Curling Bomb

The Curling Bomb is a sub weapon in Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3. It is a bomb that slides forward, leaving behind an ink trail, until it explodes.

Appearance

The Curling Bomb is a short black cylinder with a gray handle on top and panels on the side that change color to match the user's ink. It bears a strong resemblance to a curling stone. There are green lights on the top that turn red when the Curling Bomb is about to explode. The Curling Bombs used by Agent 4 in Octo Canyon have a darker handle and blue, oval-shaped lights instead of rectangular green ones.

Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2

Curling Bomb

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Category	Sub
Class
Sub
Special
Special points
Special depletion
Range
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Level
Cost
Requirement
Added in		Specifications
Weight
Base damage	20 (contact) 30 (splash) 180 (direct hit)
Base duration	Explodes after 4s with no charge Explodes after 2s with full charge
Ink consumption	70%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

When deployed, the Curling Bomb travels straight across the floor, leaving a trail of ink and bouncing off any wall or obstacle it encounters. It explodes after it has traveled its maximum distance. The maximum distance of the Curling Bomb may be shortened by charging, or 'cooking' it with before release - unless it is coming from a Curling-Bomb Launcher, in which case, this increases its travel distance. 'Cooking' the Curling Bomb also causes it to grow larger, increasing the amount of turf it inks as it travels and the size of its blast radius.

While traveling, the Curling Bomb deals 20 damage to enemies it comes into contact with. Upon detonation, it deals 180 damage to enemies in the main blast radius and 30 damage to enemies in the outer blast radius.

The Curling Bomb is comparable to the Seeker from Splatoon, though it excels in path-making as it cannot be 'distracted' by enemy Inklings and Octolings. The wall-bouncing and cooking capabilities of the Curling Bomb also hold versatility over the Seeker.

It appears in two Octo Expansion Stations:

• B06 Notorious Station
• J03D08 Girl Power Station

Notes

• The circle on the top of the Curling Bomb displays the amount of time left before it detonates.
• As it approaches its maximum distance, the Curling Bomb makes the same sound effect as a primed Splat Bomb.
• The Curling Bomb slows down as it approaches its maximum distance.
• LEDs surrounding the handle of the Curling Bomb light up as the bomb is 'cooked'.
• If the player remains idle after deploying the Curling Bomb, the player remains in a weaponless stance and performs a fist pump and nods upon the bomb exploding.
• If the player is low on ink and tries to release a Curling Bomb, they look down at their hand to see nothing, instead of looking back like other sub weapons.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
1.4.0	— Fixed an issue causing Curling Bombs to lose speed inappropriately when thrown on sloping surfaces.
2.0.0	— Slightly increased the volume of the pre-detonation effects.
2.2.0	▼ Extended the interval between use and when ink begins refilling by 15/60 of a second. ▼ Reduced the radius at which the blast can deal 30.0 damage to an opponent by roughly 13%.
3.0.0	▼ Decreased radius of ink coverage and damage dealt by Curling Bomb explosion when is pressed and immediately released. ▲ Bomb now grows in size the longer is held, increasing ink coverage while traveling and area of ink coverage and damage dealt when it explodes. ▲ Decreased amount of time before ink recovery begins after use in proportion to how long is held.
4.6.0	▲ Reduced the time to begin recovering ink after shooting by roughly 5/60 to 15/60 of a second depending on how long is held. If is released immediately, time is reduced by 5/60 of a second. If is held for the full duration, time is reduced by 15/60 of a second.
4.9.0	▲ Increased the explosion's maximum damage from 150.0 to 180.0.

Quotes

“	A bomb that slides along the ground, inking it as it goes, before finally exploding. It bounces back if it hits a wall. Pressing and holding allows you to adjust the time to detonation. The longer you hold , the sooner the bomb will detonate.	”
— Splatoon 2 Sub & Special Guide

Sets

Weapons with Curling Bomb in Splatoon 2

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Points	Level	Price	Class	Introduced​
	.52 Gal Deco	51	Curling Bomb	Sting Ray	190p	22	12700	Shooter	20 January 2018​​​​​​​
	Bamboozler 14 Mk I	2050	Curling Bomb	Tenta Missiles	200p	18	9500	Charger	7 October 2017​​​​​​​​​
	Clash Blaster Neo	231	Curling Bomb	Tenta Missiles	180p	30	20500	Shooter	7 April 2018​​​​​​​
	Custom Goo Tuber	2061	Curling Bomb	Inkjet	170p	28	19300	Charger	9 February 2018​​
	Custom Range Blaster	221	Curling Bomb	Bubble Blower	170p	18	11400	Shooter	21 April 2018​​​​​​​​
	Enperry Splat Dualies	5011	Curling Bomb	Inkjet	200p	11	9000	Dualie	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Hero Roller Replica	1013	Curling Bomb	Splashdown	170p	3	2300	Roller	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	L-3 Nozzlenose	300	Curling Bomb	Baller	220p	18	10400	Shooter	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Splat Roller	1010	Curling Bomb	Splashdown	170p	3	1800	Roller	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​
	Sploosh-o-matic	0	Curling Bomb	Splashdown	160p	10	9700	Shooter	5 August 2017​​​​​​​​​​
	Zink Mini Splatling	4001	Curling Bomb	Ink Storm	180p	26	15400	Splatling	24 March 2018

Gallery

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  Promotional render of Curling Bomb.

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  3D art

• 

  An Inkling throwing a Curling Bomb

• 

  Curling Bomb when holding

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  Curling Bomb in Octo Canyon.

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  The Curling Bomb mem cake.

Demonstration

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Splatoon 3

Splatoon 3

Curling Bomb

Category	Sub
Class
Sub
Special
Special points
Special depletion
Range
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Level
Cost
Requirement
Added in		Specifications
Weight
Base damage	20 (contact) 30 (splash) 180 (direct hit)
Base duration	Explodes after 4s with no charge Explodes after 2s with full charge
Ink consumption	65%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

Curling Bombs return in Splatoon 3, functioning the same as they did in the previous game.

Curling Bombs appear several times in the Return of the Mammalians and are available as an upgrade for the Hero Suit. The missions that they appear as not part of the Hero Suit are:

• 0109 The String's The Thing
• 0302 They Said We'd Have Flying Cars, and We Do! Kinda!
• 0304 Try Curling! Alterna's 11th Most Popular Athleisure Activity!
• 0411 Stamp 'Em Out

Notes

• The facial expressions of the player when remaining idle as the Curling Bomb explodes has changed to be more expressive, now having the player smile with closed eyes.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
Base game	▼ Reduced the radius at which the blast can deal maximum damage to an opponent by 20% to 8% depending on how long is held: 20-50 units → 16-46 units
5.1.0	▲ Reduced the amount of ink consumed when using a standard ink tank from 70% to 65%.

Quotes

“

A bomb that moves in a straight line, inking the ground before it explodes. It also bounces off walls! You can adjust the length of time until detonation by holding down .

”

— In-game description

Sets

Weapons with Curling Bomb in Splatoon 3

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Points	Level	Price	Class	Introduced​
	.52 Gal Deco	51	Curling Bomb	Splattercolor Screen	190p	14	1	Shooter	Version 7.0.0 (Fresh Season 2024)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Clash Blaster Neo	231	Curling Bomb	Super Chump	170p	25	1	Blaster	Version 3.0.0 (Fresh Season 2023)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Enperry Splat Dualies	5011	Curling Bomb	Triple Splashdown	200p	10	1	Dualie	Version 6.0.0 (Chill Season 2023)​​​​​​​​​​​
	Heavy Edit Splatling	4050	Curling Bomb	Tacticooler	200p	13	1	Splatling	Version 5.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2023)​​​​​​​​​
	L-3 Nozzlenose	300	Curling Bomb	Crab Tank	190p	13	1	Shooter	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Order Roller Replica	1015	Curling Bomb	Big Bubbler	180p	1		Roller	Version 7.0.0 (Side Order)​​​​​​
	Painbrush	1120	Curling Bomb	Wave Breaker	200p	14	1	Brush	Version 4.0.0 (Sizzle Season 2023)​​​​​​​
	REEF-LUX 450	7020	Curling Bomb	Tenta Missiles	210p	10	1	Stringer	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Splat Roller	1010	Curling Bomb	Big Bubbler	180p	2	1	Roller	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​​​​​​​​
	Sploosh-o-matic	0	Curling Bomb	Ultra Stamp	180p	9	1	Shooter	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​​​​​​​​​​​

Gallery

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  A Curling Bomb seen in Museum d'Alfonsino from the Return of the Mammalians trailer

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  Promotional image

Strategy

For competitive tips about the Curling Bomb

View the strategy page.

Trivia

The message.

• On most stages, Curling Bombs can be thrown over certain walls and barriers by standing very close and then throwing them over at maximum jump height.
• In Splatoon 3, there is a unique splat message for when the player gets splatted by the bomb's contact damage, showing "Hit by Curling Bomb!".
• The Curling Bomb is the only Sub weapon not to have an associated weapon brand.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	カーリングボム kāringu bomu	Curling Bomb
Dutch	Curlingbom	Curling Bomb
French	Bombe curling	Curling bomb
German	Curling-Bombe	Curling Bomb
Italian	Bomba curling	Curling bomb
Russian	Керлинг-бомба Kerling-bomba	Curling-Bomb
Spanish	Bomba deslizante	Sliding bomb
Chinese (Simplified)	冰壶炸弹 bīnghú zhàdàn (Mandarin)	Curling Bomb
Chinese (Traditional)	冰壺炸彈 bīnghú zhàdàn (Mandarin)	Curling Bomb
Korean	컬링 밤 keolling bam	Same as Japanese name
Internal	Bomb_Curling