Understand Flawed Smite Grineer
Useful when…
- Use it on a melee weapon for Grineer-focused combat if this is the available variant.
- Use its rank 3 ceiling as a modest faction bonus while directing resources elsewhere.
Effect and compatibility
This Flawed melee mod has Madurai polarity and base drain 4. Its listed effect is x1.05 damage to Grineer at rank 0, x1.15 at rank 2, and x1.2 at rank 3. It is incompatible with Smite Grineer and Primed Smite Grineer, so it cannot be combined with either variant.
Ranking and comparison
The mod stops at rank 3. Its listed rank steps cost 20, 40, and 80 Endo, with credits costs of 966, 1,932, and 3,864 respectively. Standard Smite Grineer reaches x1.3 at rank 5; Primed Smite Grineer reaches x1.55 at its listed maximum. Those alternatives are not additional slots for this mod, but different variants. Amalgam Organ Shatter provides critical damage and heavy attack wind-up speed instead, so consider it when those properties suit the melee weapon better than a Grineer-specific bonus.
When it helps
The bonus is limited to Grineer targets, so it is a poor fit when the mission's enemies are from other groups. The supplied details list no drop sources for this Flawed variant; the comparison standard mod lists multiple Grineer and other sources, but that does not establish an acquisition route for the Flawed version.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- The Flawed variant is capped at x1.2 damage to Grineer at rank 3.
- Its faction-specific benefit does not apply against other enemy groups.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Assuming this Flawed version can be equipped with standard or Primed Smite Grineer.
- Using it for a mission against another faction and expecting the Grineer bonus to apply.