Competitive:Sprinkler

Unofficial

Splatoon 2
Returning from the original, the Sprinkler has been slightly modified in. Upon deployment, it now has three phases of ever-decreasing strength. Otherwise, it still serves the same purpose it served in the original Splatoon: automatic turfing, temporary shielding, and distraction of opponents.

Use
The Sprinkler can be used in a few ways to help its user:
 * They can used to turf areas that are either out of reach or unsafe to approach.
 * They can help maintain turf onto highly contested areas, such as around mid. A Sprinkler placed high on a wall or ceiling can also be a distraction for an opponent.
 * They can also act as a light shield in a pinch. Sprinklers have 120 hit points but are easily destroyed by opponents armed with Object Shredder.

Synergy
While a Sprinkler can contribute to a team's map control, it cannot zone out or poke at opponents or deny space as well as a bomb, such as a Splat or Suction Bomb, which is usually just as effective at turfing. A team with lethal bombs in its composition has many advantages over another team that has no lethal bombs:
 * 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 turf inked by the resulting explosion contributes to both maintaining map control and building up the special gauge.

Countermeasures

 * If an opponent's Sprinkler is present nearby, make sure that no opponents are hiding nearby before attempting to destroy it.