Stringer



Stringers are one of the main weapon classes in the SS undefined.

Stringers are bow and arrow-like charging weapons that can fire spreads of three arcing ink projectiles in horizontal or vertical configurations.

Stringers were first introduced in.

General mechanics
Stringers have similarities to both charging weapon classes introduced before them. They possess increased range when charged with, while also increasing damage (with the potential for a one-hit splat) like chargers, but they also possess two levels of charge akin to splatlings.

When charging, range increases proportionally to the amount of charge, allowing the stringer user to more finely control where their arcing shots may land. However, damage is immediately increased by a flat amount when the first charging circle is filled, meaning stringers are not as beholden as chargers to a full charge for maximum lethality.

Stringers fire in a horizontal spread when grounded, but a user may additionally choose to fire vertically at any time by jumping with (or any other means of entering a midair state). Depending on charge level, this may narrow the horizontal spread of ink considerably, but can also increase lethality when targeting enemies.

List of stringers
 Note: The series are arranged by the order of their respective Tableturf Battle cards. 

Special Stringers
The following stringer(s) are only available outside of battles as part of other modes:

Splatoon 3
Spawner pose: Victory:
 * All styles: Stands in a crouched pose with their weapon angled down and their right hand readied.
 * Flip Out and Reppin' Inkopolis: Jumping into the air while shooting the weapon downwards twice, then lands kneeling and pulls its string back while aiming into the distance.

Trivia

 * Stringers have a currently unused feature that traces the path that their projectiles will take while they charge.
 * In the English translation of the game, both weapons in the stringer class have a hyphen in their name.
 * As of Drizzle Season 2023, the Stringer class is tied with the Splatana class for having the least number of weapons in it, with only 3.
 * Stringers, along with the Splatanas, are the only weapon class to not have a hero weapon or hero replica weapon type.