Grendel

Grendel

Sniper
Sniper
Mech
Mech
A

PVE

S

PVP (SEA)

S

PVP (GLB)

Profile

Personal information
Character ID
#1219
Full Name
Grendel
Alt names
Faction / Title
The Northern Convention
Combat information
Rarity
SSR
Deployment Cost
4
Movement Type
Ground
Attack Type
Ground
Availability
Regions
KR, SEA, Global
KR Release Date
June 7th, 2022
GLB Release Date
January 12th, 2023
SEA Release Date
November 2nd, 2022
Specialities
-

Skills

Basic Attack
Basic1 valid hits

When an enemy is detected, she enters stationary mode and fires her railgun at the target. If the enemy comes within her melee range, she will strike it with her leg, resulting in a knockback.


At level 2: DMG +5%

At level 3: DMG +5%

At level 4: DMG +5%

At level 5: DMG +5%

Laser Bullet
Passive2 valid hits

After activating her Special Skill, basic attacks are enhanced for 3 seconds (Max 1 attack). Strike enemies on the laser’s trajectory causing Barrier Reflux by 50%, and nullifying enemies’ Barrier for 12 seconds.


At level 2: ASPD +3%

At level 3: ASPD +3%

At level 4: ASPD +6%

At level 5: Increase Barrier Reflux to 75%.

VLS
Special3 valid hits 30 seconds

Can only be used in stationary mode. Fires a barrage of missiles, dealing AoE damage to the target and nearby enemies.


At level 2: DMG +5%

At level 3: DMG +5%

At level 4: DMG +15%

At level 5: Cooldown -5 s

Four-legged Machine of Destruction
Passive

Permanent immunity to Hitstun from Special or lower skills.


At level 2: HP +5%

At level 3: HP +5%

At level 4: HP +10%

At level 5: HP +15%

Stats

Analysis

Review

We had to wait for a long time for another Sniper Mech to be added to the game and oh boy, all that waiting was worth it. Compared to Estaque, who even after the buff takes ages to deploy and actually do something, Grendel swaps between walking and fighting modes nearly instantly.

When comparing Grendel to other Snipers, her DPS is a bit worse than base Xiao Lin, but this still puts her close to the top. Still, Grendel provides way more utility than base Xiao. She's the second employee in the game that can Reflux Barriers (which means that she not only removes them from enemies but also deals additional damage based on the value of the barrier).

She also has permanent Hitstun Immunity allowing her to constantly damage her enemies, but she's pretty squishy herself and this combined with 0 Evasion makes her an easy target for roadrager Kang and Elizabeth.

Ratings
S

Story

A

Raids

A

Guild Coop

S

Shadow Palace

A

Danger Close

A

Dive 45-50

A

Relic Dungeons

S

PVP (SEA)

S

PVP (GLB)

Pros & Cons
Pros

- great DPS,

- Barrier Reflux makes her a great counter to the current meta,

- hitstun immunity.

Cons

- squishy.

Gear Recommendation
PVE gear

Set: Spectral Blaze / Cooldown Reduction


Anti-Ground > Anti-Striker; Cooldown set for anti-barrier

PVP gear

Set: Spectral Blaze


Anti-Ground > Anti-Striker

Skins

Dialogue