Ink Saver (Sub)

Ink Saver (Sub) is an ability in Splatoon and Splatoon 2. gear has a 5× chance of rolling this ability, while gear has a 1/2× chance. The chance of rolling this ability can be increased by purchasing Sub-Saver Berry from the Crust Bucket.

Ink Saver (Sub) decreases the ink usage of sub weapons. The revised ink usage of the sub weapon is indicated by the red arrow icon on the ink-tank.

Splatoon
Ink Saver (Sub) decreases the ink usage of each sub weapon by up to 35%.

Use
The Ink Saver (Sub) ability is great for sub weapons that consume a lot of the user's ink such as s or s. The ability allows the user to deploy such sub weapons more frequently, as less ink is used per sub weapon because of Ink Saver (Sub). With six sub slots of Ink Saver (Sub), an extra can be thrown before refilling ink. With one main slot and 5 sub slots, an extra can be thrown.

Gear
Ink Saver (Sub) is the main ability of:

Stacking
The following table shows the percent decrease in ink consumed by sub weapons with every possible amount of Ink Saver (Sub).

Trivia

 * Prior to version, players could only throw a single or , no matter how much Ink Saver (Sub) was stacked. Latter to 2.6.0, it is possible to throw 2 bombs by stacking 3 mains and 2 subs of Ink Saver Sub.
 * Prior to version 2.7.0 it was possible to throw out not only 3 s, but also 4, 5, or 6, depending on how much Ink Saver Sub was stacked. Latter to 2.7.0, it will not be possible to throw out more than 3 Burst Bombs without having to refill.

Splatoon 2
Ink Saver (Sub) was tweaked in Splatoon 2 to have a weaker effect for certain sub weapons. The ability's three strength tiers are detailed in the following table. Thresholds for throwing an extra sub weapon without having to refill the ink-tank are also shown.

Gear
Ink Saver (Sub) is the main ability of:

Stacking
The following table shows the percent decrease in ink consumed by sub weapons with every possible amount of Ink Saver (Sub). There is a column for each of the ability's three strength tiers.