Competitive:Bloblobber Deco

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Splatoon 2
The Bloblobber Deco is the only variant of the Bloblobber. The weapon itself with its long range is great for the anchor role while the kit can also help provide a supportive role.

Use
The Bloblobber Deco is a long-ranged weapon with high damage, making it a quick splat if all bubbles land.
 * Like other sloshers, tapping the will allow the user to launch a trail of ink.
 * Unlike other sloshers, the Bloblobber Deco launches four, delayed bubbles of ink, each dealing 30 damage.
 * To splat opponents quickly, a Bloblobber Deco user will have to time shots as hitting an opponent with only one bubble will deal only 30 damage, allowing an opponent to quickly splat the user.
 * The Bloblobber Deco has a few notable strengths
 * Most notably is its turfing, which can contest areas and take map control quickly.
 * With its range, the Bloblobber Deco user can stay safely from behind and still turf the front lines.
 * Its turfing allows the user to quickly build up the special gauge, allowing for more frequent Suction-Bomb Launchers.
 * Be sure to not just aim aimlessly to turf, as opponents can easily take advantage of this.
 * With its delayed shots, the user can hold an area extremely well.
 * The delayed shots will force opponents out. The four bubbles can easily splat an opponent or deal damage to them quickly.
 * A Bloblobber Deco user should also take advantage of bouncing its projectiles off walls. On stages like Walleye Warehouse and Port Mackerel, this can be used to maintain map-control or force some engaging opponents to flee.
 * The Bloblobber Deco has a few notable drawbacks.
 * The user will have to be careful of their surroundings, as they can easily be rushed down.
 * While flinging ink, the user has a low run speed which can be exploited.
 * The Bloblobber Deco's ink consumption can punish the user if caught unaware
 * Flinging ink aimlessly should be avoided. The user can easily waste ink and get caught with no ink when in a confrontation
 * Ink Saver (Main) can help reduce the chance of being caught without ink.

The Sprinkler can be used in a variety of ways to help its user: When used at the right time, the Suction-Bomb Launcher can turn the tide of a battle:
 * Turfing areas that are either out of reach or unsafe to approach, building up the special gauge.
 * Maintaining turf onto highly contested areas, such as on the Tower. A Sprinkler placed high on a wall or ceiling can also be a distraction for an opponent.
 * Acting as a light shield in a pinch. Sprinklers have 120 hit points but are easily destroyed by opponents armed with Object Shredder.
 * Using any Bomb Launcher too close to an opponent will leave its user vulnerable to attack, so activate it outside the opponents' range.
 * Suction-Bomb Launcher can either capture or hold onto a zone or another important area of the map, such as around the opponents' clam basket.
 * It can also stall or stop an opponent's Tower push in a more direct manner than Sting Ray does. Note that attempting to stop the Tower in this manner forces you to be closer to the Tower, whereas Sting Ray can be used from a further, safer distance.
 * Suction-Bomb Launcher can quickly pop the Rainmaker shield to instantly start or restart a Rainmaker push.
 * An opponent's Splashdown or Booyah Bomb will defuse any Suction Bombs it comes in contact with. If possible, hold off activating Suction-Bomb Launcher until after the opponents have exhausted their special weapons first.

Synergy
The Bloblobber Deco is best paired with slayers with short range like Kensa Splattershot or Clear Dapple Dualies to help deal pressure and maybe deal damage.
 * Because of the Bloblobber Deco's high range, a Bloblobber Deco user can stay back and keep control while the rest of the weapons with short range can go to the frontlines.
 * A Bloblobber Deco user can still be offensive in the backlines. Because of their delayed shots, the shots can get to the opponent's area while traveling and apply pressure.

The Bloblobber Deco's lack of lethal bombs – particularly either Splat or Suction Bombs – generally necessitates its user's teammates to equip weapons that include them. Lethal bombs provide their user's team a couple advantages over another team that has no lethal bombs in its composition:
 * Their one-hit-splat offers its user's team chances of instantly gaining a numbers advantage, from which a game-winning push can arise.
 * Their lethal explosion provides space for its user's team to either push into an area held by the opponent or stall an opponent's push.

The Suction-Bomb Launcher is very effective at contesting territory, such as Splat Zones, but is not as reliable at splatting opponents who actively avoid the bombs. Attempting to pursue certain opponents with Suction-Bomb Launcher active further risks getting splatted. Therefore, it is advised to have other special weapons available to complement Suction-Bomb Launcher, as having too many users of any Bomb Launcher variant (no more than two) in a team composition will limit a team's arsenal of weapons: Coordinating with your teammates can greatly increase the Suction-Bomb Launcher's effect during a battle:
 * Other than the launched bombs, a Bomb Launcher user has no means of protection and is particularly vulnerable to long-ranged fire.
 * Other special weapons, such as Inkjet or Sting Ray, are intended for splatting opponents and more capable at this than is a Bomb Launcher.
 * Ink Armor can increase the survivability of a Suction-Bomb Launcher user, freeing them to push the opponents further back. If a teammate has a weapon that can farm Ink Armor, it might pay off to wait until they activate it.
 * Remaining behind a teammate with an active protective special weapon, such as Baller or Bubble Blower, can also give a Suction-Bomb Launcher user room to operate.
 * Pushing forward with Suction-Bomb Launcher while a teammate is using a special designed to splat opponents, such as Sting Ray or Inkjet, can limit the opponents' escape options and even prevent them from Super Jumping to safety.

Countermeasures

 * Since the Bloblobber Deco has very long range, using something that outranges it, such as the Dynamo Roller or the Hydra Splatling, can get the Bloblobber Deco splatted.
 * The Bloblobber also has a slow fire rate and its shots are in a line and delayed, so using dualies, preferably Dualie Squelchers, or anything else with high mobility to dodge the bubbles.
 * Take advantage on how the blobs are delayed. Compared to the Slosher, it takes more time for the blobs to hit an opponent than the Slosher. The extra time can be used to splat the Bloblobber
 * A Bloblobber Deco user who is aimlessly flinging ink can easily be taken advantage of.
 * Their ink can be inked over, which can be an excellent way to build up the special gauge. Take advantage of a Bloblobber Deco's ink to build up the special gauge to counterattack.
 * The Sprinkler can also deal 20 damage, so try to destroy it as soon as possible, but beware of incoming opponents.
 * When using the Suction-Bomb Launcher, the user can use their main weapon, so be careful and try to keep a safe distance.

Gear abilities
Gear abilities provide different effects in battle that benefit the player with their equipped weapon. This is a guide to gear abilities in relation to the weapon. Strategy, synergy, viability, and purpose may be written here. This will increase the ink coverage, which is helpful because it makes the paint of the Bloblobber Deco’s projectiles more consistent and can contribute to the charging of your special.

The Bloblobber Deco consumes 8% of ink, which uses up all ink quickly. Ink Saver (Main) can be used to maintain ink levels
 * 3 ability points, or one sub can increase the amount the Bloblobber Deco can slosh from 12 to 13.

Special Charge Up accelerates building up the special gauge for Suction-Bomb Launcher. In order for a Bloblobber Deco to help support teammates, Special Charge Up can be used to have the Suction Bomb Launcher more often. The blobs from the Bloblobber Deco go far and will usually hit opponents without splatting them. Thermal Ink can use this and locate opponents who get randomly hit from the blobs.

Last-Ditch Effort activates when the timer hits 0:30 or, if in Ranked or League battles, the enemy’s point counter reaches 50 and gradually grows stronger, maxing out when the enemy’s point counter hits 30. This ability grants you 24 AP of, , and when at full effect. Bloblobber Deco can make use of this ability extremely well as all the boosts will grant you extreme ink efficiency, letting you utilize your Sprinklers and main weapon with more leniency which can prove to be helpful on either defensive situations where you must push back against the enemy team or offensive situations where you have major control against them.