Ink Mine

Ink Mine is a sub weapon in the SS undefined. They are hidden in ink and explode if an opponent gets too close or the mine gets inked over, damaging and tracking any opponents hit.

Appearance
The Ink Mine is invisible to opponents once placed. To the user and the user's teammates, the Ink Mine appears to be a collection of round black dots arranged in a circular pattern as well as some dots bearing the team's ink color floating in the air around it. When the Ink Mine is activated, the area around it glows brightly before the mine explodes.

Splatoon
The Ink Mine is an explosive that can be placed on the floor directly under the Inkling who placed it. They cannot be placed on uninkable surfaces nor on grates. Placed mines are practically invisible to enemies unless they have the Bomb Sniffer ability. If any members of the opposing team walk on or stand near the Ink Mine, it explodes in a burst of ink. After a period of time, if no enemies have come near the Ink Mine, it explodes. It also explodes if it is covered in the enemy's ink.

Ink Mines last ten seconds before detonating on their own and detonate in one second if triggered. Each Ink Mine uses 50% of the ink tank's capacity. It deals 180 damage to opponents caught directly in the blast and 30 damage to those near the blast.

Data

 * When placed on the ground, a patch of ink appears at where the Ink Mine was placed. This patch has an area of 10 units.
 * The Ink Mine activates if any amount of enemy ink lands within 5 units from the very center of the mine, or if an enemy player walks within 20 units from the very center of the mine.
 * The radius in which the Ink Mine deals 180 damage is 40 units.
 * The radius in which the Ink Mine deals 30 damage is 80 units.
 * When the Ink Mine explodes, it covers an area with a radius of 50 units.

Quotes
"These devices are placed on the ground and remain in place until they explode. Ink Mines are triggered by enemy movement, but they will also explode on their own if enemy movement hasn't been detected within approximately ten seconds. Drop Ink Mines in high-traffic chokepoints where enemy movement is guaranteed - paths leading out of the opposing team's spawn point are effective. They're also effective when dropped at the top of heavily traversed walls. To avoid getting surprised by enemy Ink Mines, stay within friendly ink. When coated with your team's ink, an enemy Ink Mine will become visible and explode, spreading enemy ink over a wide area. So keep your distance from these mines, even when you've uncovered one."

- Splatoon Prima guide

Splatoon 2
Up to two Ink Mines can now be active and placed at any time, though they deal much less damage and use 60% of the ink tank's capacity. Players can now keep track of Ink Mines that they have placed via a slightly transparent Ink Mine icon that wraps around the screen. When an Ink Mine detonates, the icon becomes opaque and is crossed out. The detection radius of Ink Mines is also now visible to both the user and their teammates. Any additional Ink Mines cannot be placed within this radius.

Ink Mines explode when an opponent gets too close or when enemy ink covers it. When a third Ink Mine is placed and there are two undetonated mines, the Ink Mine placed earliest will explode. Once triggered, Ink Mines detonate in 0.75 seconds. Opponents caught directly in the blast are dealt 45 damage while those on the edge of the blast are dealt 35 damage. Anyone within range of the blast, even if they are behind walls or are not dealt damage to, is temporarily marked for a base duration of 5 seconds.

Data

 * When placed on the ground, a patch of ink appears at where the Ink Mine was placed. This patch has an area of 25 units.
 * The Ink Mine activates if any amount of enemy ink lands within 10 units from the very center of the mine, or if an enemy player walks within 30 units from the very center of the mine.
 * The radius in which the Ink Mine deals 45 damage is 40 units.
 * The radius in which the Ink Mine deals 35 damage is 80 units.
 * When the Ink Mine explodes, it covers area with a radius of 50 units.

Quotes
"Place this trap on the ground, and it will explode when an enemy comes too close. It will also mark that enemy for a short time. If covered with enemy ink, it will detonate.

You can place up to two at a time."

- Splatoon 2 Sub & Special Guide

Splatoon 3
The Ink Mines return in Splatoon 3. They act similarly like how they did in Splatoon 2.

They appear in the following Return of the Mammalians mission:


 * Don't Tease with the Keys

Strategy
For competitive tips about the Ink Mine

Trivia
In :
 * Ink Mines resemble real-life land mines.
 * There are no sloshers paired with Ink Mines, nor are they paired with the Killer Wail or Echolocator as their special weapon.
 * Ink Mines are the least common sub weapon, included in just five weapon sets.

In :
 * There are no sloshers paired with Ink Mines, nor are they paired with the Tenta Missiles, Bubble Blower and Booyah Bomb as their special weapon.
 * If the player hacks Ink Mines into the Octo Expansion and tries to use one, their game will crash.