Understand Gourmand
Useful when…
- Use when you want Glutton to grant more Armor per enemy.
- Consider it when you prefer Feast’s cast cost to come from Health rather than Energy.
What changes when you equip it?
Gourmand augments Feast: casting it consumes Health instead of Energy. The cost falls as the mod is ranked, from 300 Health at rank 0 to 200 at rank 3. Glutton also grants an additional 75 Armor per enemy at rank 0, rising to 150 at rank 3. These values are the augment’s stated effects; the input does not specify other Feast or Glutton mechanics.
When is it useful?
The augment suits a Grendel setup that uses Feast and wants the added per-enemy Armor from Glutton. Its Health cost means each Feast cast draws on Health rather than Energy, so consider whether that cost fits how you manage Grendel’s Health. No additional recovery or cost-reduction effect is specified here.
How much should you rank it?
Gourmand is a three-rank Rare standard mod for Grendel, with Zenurik polarity and base drain 6. Ranking lowers Feast’s Health cost and raises Glutton’s added Armor per enemy. The listed fusion steps rise from 30 Endo and 1,449 Credits for the first rank to 120 Endo and 5,796 Credits for the final rank. Rank it further when the lower cast cost and larger Armor bonus are worth those increasing costs and mod capacity investment.
How does it compare with Grendel’s other augments?
Gastroparesis adds Extra Gas Damage to Primary and Secondary Weapons for each enemy consumed, while Catapult modifies Pulverize and occupies an Exilus slot. Gastro modifies Regurgitate with bouncing enemies and Gas clouds. These augment different abilities or provide different effects; they are not direct replacements for Gourmand’s Feast cost and Glutton Armor changes.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Feast uses Health instead of Energy when cast.
- Ranking requires progressively more Endo and Credits, in exchange for lower Health cost and more added Armor per enemy.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Treating the mod as an Energy-saving cast that has no resource cost; Feast instead consumes Health.
- Expecting the rank 3 values while the mod is unranked.