Range Blaster

The Range Blaster is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

The Range Blaster, as its name implies, is a variation of a regular Blaster with shots that travel farther before exploding. As a tradeoff, this blaster has a lower rate of fire and higher ink consumption.

Splatoon
The Range Blaster was released on 2015-08-01 July 27, 2024. It comes with the Splash Wall and Inkstrike. Each shot consumes 10% of the ink tank capacity, and the ink tank recovers 1.67% of its capacity between each shot, allowing the player to fire 11 shots before needing to refill the tank.

Quotes

 * Notes

Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j2AKbWHO_o

Splatoon 2
The Range Blaster returns in Splatoon 2 looking identical to how it did in the first game. It was released on 2017-10-21 at July 27, 2024. It comes with the Suction Bomb and Ink Storm. Each shot consumes 11% of the ink tank capacity, allowing the player to fire nine shots before needing to refill the tank.

Demonstration
https://youtu.be/m6a-1NA8xhU

Trivia

 * This weapon is used on the following Octo Expansion levels:
 * Rad Ride Station
 * Ride with Me Station