Splat Bomb

The Splat Bomb is a type of Sub Weapon in Splatoon.

Description
When thrown, a second after touching a surface, the Splat Bomb explodes and coats the area in its respective team's color. Splat Bombs will not explode in mid-air; they can only explode after touching an object.

Tips

 * The Splat Bomb's deployment timer begins counting down when it initially touches an object. This countdown is paused when it is falling, and resumes when it lands. When throwing a Splat Bomb down at an opponent, it is recommended to first bounce the Splat Bomb off a ledge to begin the countdown timer, thereby giving the opponent less time to react when the Bomb touches the ground.
 * Splat Bombs can force enemy players to come out of hiding from behind walls or on top of a ledges.

Analytics
At a range of .75 or closer, this weapon will do 180 damage. Below 1.5 it deals a significantly lower damage of 30. Any distance beyond that will not hurt the enemy.

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Splat Bombs are also one of 3 switchable subs for the Hero Shot during Octo Valley and are the only sub weapon available for the Hero Shot, Hero Charger and Hero Roller during the amiibo challenges. Octolings also use Splat Bombs with their Octoshots.

Ink Management In-depth
As Splat Bombs can be used to herd an opponent into a vulnerable position, it is important to be able to continue firing after using the bomb and fully capitalize on the battlefield control provided by the Splat Bomb. The 70% ink consumed by the Splat Bomb makes it desirable to use the ink management abilities Ink Saver (Main) and Ink Saver (Sub). The charts below show the combinations needed to achieve particular shot counts after using a Splat Bomb. Alternatively, a combination of Ink Recovery Up and Ink Saver (Sub) is useful if the player just wants to throw more bombs, as opposed to throwing a bomb and then using the main weapon. After deploying a Splat Bomb, there is a 1 second delay before ink can be refilled again. With 3 mains and 2 subs of Ink Saver (Sub), 2 Splat Bombs may be deployed with one full ink tank.

Ink-Hungry Weapons

Trivia

 * Splat Bombs are the most common Sub Weapon, included in 16 weapon sets. (17 if including the Hero weapons)
 * The Splat Bomb was the first playable Sub Weapon, available during the 2014 E3 Demo.
 * The Splat Bomb was originally called the "Splatter Bomb."