Ink Storm

The Ink Storm is a special weapon in Splatoon 2.

Splatoon 2
When thrown, the Ink Storm creates a rain cloud of ink. The rain cloud gradually drifts above the map and sprinkles the ground in ink. It is very similar to the Inkstrike.

Use

 * This special is infinite, meaning you can walk with this special without it disappearing, this gives you a lot of time to relocate and aim it.
 * Ink Storm damages opponents at a rate 24 damage per second and takes 4.17 seconds to splat from full health. The Ink Storm moves at a slow enough speed that if an opponent does not move as it passes over them it may splat them, which can be used to disrupt Charger positions.
 * This special can be seen as a pressurizer and a damage dealing AoE.
 * There is not much you can do to stop an Ink Storm, because it deploys very quickly. Exit the Ink Storm as quickly as you can, as the damage can stack quickly, you can't regenerate your health in the Ink Storm.

Trivia

 * The weapons with the smallest special gauges for Ink Storm are the Custom Splattershot Jr and Carbon Roller with 160p each. While the largest is the Ballpoint Splatling Nouveau at 220p.
 * Every sub weapon except the Torpedo and Burst Bomb appears paired with Ink Storm at least once.
 * The Ballpoint Splatling Nouveau had the highest Ink Storm special gauge in Splatoon 2's history at 230p from v4.4 to v4.6.
 * This was tied with the Tentatek Splattershot's Inkjet and the Custom Explosher's Baller for most special points.
 * This is not the case with the Octoshot, despite it having the same stats and weight as the Tentatek Splattershot. The Tentatek Splattershot was buffed to 210 before the Octoshot came out.