Ink Saver (Main)

Template:InfoboxAbility Ink Saver (Main) is an ability in the Splatoon series. It reduces the ink consumption of main weapons, effectively allowing most weapons to fire continuously for longer than without this ability.

The number of ability points for Ink Saver (Main) can be temporarily increased by the following:

Splatoon

This ability decreases the ink usage of the main weapon.

Stacking

AP Equivalent	AP	Ink Used
Main ×0 + Sub ×0	00	100.000%
Main ×0 + Sub ×1 -2AP	01	98.527…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×1 -1AP	02	97.078…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×1	03	95.654…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×2 -2AP	04	94.254…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×2 -1AP	05	92.878…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×2	06	91.527…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×3 -2AP	07	90.200…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×3 -1AP	08	88.897…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×3	09	87.619…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×0	10	86.364…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×4 -1AP	11	85.135…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×4	12	83.929…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×1	13	82.748…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×5 -1AP	14	81.591…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×5	15	80.458…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×2	16	79.350…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×6 -1AP	17	78.266…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×6	18	77.206…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×3	19	76.171…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×0	20	75.159…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×7	21	74.173…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×4	22	73.210…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×1	23	72.272…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×8	24	71.358…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×5	25	70.468…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×2	26	69.603…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×9	27	68.762…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×6	28	67.945…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×3	29	67.153…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×0	30	66.384…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×7	31	65.641…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×4	32	64.921…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×1	33	64.226…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×8	34	63.555…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×5	35	62.908…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×2	36	62.286…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×9	37	61.688…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×6	38	61.114…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×3	39	60.565…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×7 -1AP	40	60.040…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×7	41	59.539…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×4	42	59.062…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×8 -1AP	43	58.610…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×8	44	58.182…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×5	45	57.778…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×9 -1AP	46	57.399…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×9	47	57.044…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×6	48	56.713…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×7 -2AP	49	56.407…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×7 -1AP	50	56.125…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×7	51	55.867…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×8 -2AP	52	55.633…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×8 -1AP	53	55.424…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×8	54	55.239…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×9 -2AP	55	55.078…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×9 -1AP	56≤	55.000…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×9	57≤	55.000…%

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Number of shots fired by shooters when stacking Ink Saver (Main).
Amount of time each shooter can shoot with Ink Saver (Main).
Distance a brush or roller can roll with Ink Saver (Main).
Number of times a brush or roller can flick with Ink Saver (Main).
Amount of time that a brush or roller can roll with Ink Saver (Main).
Number of blasts and sloshes of blasters and sloshers can deal out with Ink Saver (Main).
Number of full charges chargers and splatlings can fire with Ink Saver (Main).

Gear

Ink Saver (Main) is the main ability of:

Headgear with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Bamboo Hat	Inkline	2200	Ink Saver (Main)	2.0.0
Jungle Hat	Firefin	9000	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Short Beanie	Inkline	600	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Studio Headphones	Forge	2800	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)

Clothing with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Black Layered LS	SquidForce	500	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Lumberjack Shirt	Rockenberg	800	Ink Saver (Main)	2.3.0
Rainy-Day Tee	Krak-On	300	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Red Vector Tee	Takoroka	500	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Red-Check Shirt	Zekko	2000	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)
White Sailor Suit	Forge	3000	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)

Shoes with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Armor Boot Replicas	Cuttlegear	Level 35	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Orange Arrows	Takoroka	700	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Power Boots	amiibo	Inkling Squid (Splatoon)	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Red Hi-Horses	Zink	800	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.6.0	▲ Increased the maximum possible ink saved: 40% → 45%

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Splatoon 2

This ability decreases the ink usage of the main weapon.

Some weapons receive a stronger effect than others:

Category	Weapon
Mid	All other weapons
High	All variants of the following weapons: Dynamo Roller E-liter 4K H-3 Nozzlenose Hydra Splatling Luna Blaster Splattershot Pro Tenta Brella

Stacking

AP Equivalent	AP	Ink Used (Mid)	Ink Used (High)
Main ×0 + Sub ×0	00	100.000%	100.000%
Main ×0 + Sub ×1 -2AP	01	98.527…%	95.977…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×1 -1AP	02	97.078…%	93.336…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×1	03	95.654…%	91.070…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×2 -2AP	04	94.254…%	89.029…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×2 -1AP	05	92.878…%	87.149…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×2	06	91.527…%	85.394…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×3 -2AP	07	90.200…%	83.740…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×3 -1AP	08	88.897…%	82.174…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×3	09	87.619…%	80.683…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×0	10	86.365%	79.259…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×4 -1AP	11	85.135…%	77.896…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×4	12	83.929…%	76.589…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×1	13	82.748…%	75.333…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×5 -1AP	14	81.591…%	74.124…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×5	15	80.458…%	72.960…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×2	16	79.350…%	71.838…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×6 -1AP	17	78.266…%	70.756…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×6	18	77.206…%	69.712…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×3	19	76.171…%	68.704…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×0	20	75.160%	67.730…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×7	21	74.173…%	66.790…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×4	22	73.210…%	65.883…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×1	23	72.272…%	65.006…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×8	24	71.358…%	64.160…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×5	25	70.468…%	63.343…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×2	26	69.603…%	62.554…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×9	27	68.762…%	61.793…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×6	28	67.945…%	61.059…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×3	29	67.153…%	60.352…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×0	30	66.385%	59.671…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×7	31	65.641…%	59.015…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×4	32	64.921…%	58.384…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×1	33	64.226…%	57.778…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×8	34	63.555…%	57.196…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×5	35	62.908…%	56.638…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×2	36	62.286…%	56.103…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×9	37	61.688…%	55.591…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×6	38	61.114…%	55.101…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×3	39	60.565…%	54.635…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×7 -1AP	40	60.040%	54.190…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×7	41	59.539…%	53.768…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×4	42	59.062…%	53.367…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×8 -1AP	43	58.610…%	52.988…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×8	44	58.182…%	52.630…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×5	45	57.778…%	52.294…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×9 -1AP	46	57.399…%	51.978…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×9	47	57.044…%	51.684…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×6	48	56.713…%	51.410…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×7 -2AP	49	56.407…%	51.157…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×7 -1AP	50	56.125%	50.924…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×7	51	55.867…%	50.711…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×8 -2AP	52	55.633…%	50.519…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×8 -1AP	53	55.424…%	50.347…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×8	54	55.239…%	50.196…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×9 -2AP	55	55.078…%	50.064…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×9 -1AP	56≤	55.000%	50.000%
Main ×3 + Sub ×9	57≤	55.000%	50.000%

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Number of shots fired by shooters when stacking Ink Saver (Main).
Number of times a brush or roller can swing with Ink Saver (Main).
Number of shots blasters, brellas, and sloshers can fire with Ink Saver (Main).
Number of full charges chargers and splatlings can fire with Ink Saver (Main).

Gear

Ink Saver (Main) is the main ability of:

Headgear with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon 2

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Anglerfish Mask	SquidForce	Nintendo Switch News	Ink Saver (Main)	5 October 2018
Annaki Beret & Glasses	Annaki	7850	Ink Saver (Main)	3.0.0
Bamboo Hat	Inkline	2200	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Eminence Cuff	Enperry	CoroCoro Comic	Ink Saver (Main)	15 December 2017
Enchanted Hat	amiibo	Octoling Girl	Ink Saver (Main)	4.2.0
Jungle Hat	Firefin	9000	Ink Saver (Main)	2.0.0
Sennyu Headphones	Forge	CoroCoro Comic	Ink Saver (Main)	10 August 2018
Short Beanie	Inkline	600	Ink Saver (Main)	2.0.0
Squid Facemask	SquidForce	300	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Studio Headphones	Forge	2800	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)

Clothing with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon 2

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Black Layered LS	SquidForce	500	Ink Saver (Main)	3.0.0
Hula Punk Shirt	Annaki	5000	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Lumberjack Shirt	Rockenberg	800	Ink Saver (Main)	2.0.0
Navy Deca Logo Tee	Zink	1200	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Navy Eminence Jacket	Enperry	10500	Ink Saver (Main)	2.0.0
Octo Layered LS	Cuttlegear	Octo Expansion	Ink Saver (Main)	8 March 2018
Octobowler Shirt	Krak-On	2100	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Rainy-Day Tee	Krak-On	300	Ink Saver (Main)	2.0.0
Red Vector Tee	Takoroka	500	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Red-Check Shirt	Zekko	2000	Ink Saver (Main)	3.0.0
Short Knit Layers	Toni Kensa	9850	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)
White Sailor Suit	Forge	3000	Ink Saver (Main)	2.0.0
White Urchin Rock Tee	Rockenberg	850	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)

Shoes with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon 2

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Armor Boot Replicas	Cuttlegear	Marie	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Blue Iromaki 750s	Tentatek	1050	Ink Saver (Main)	3.0.0
Navy Enperrials	Enperry	11000	Ink Saver (Main)	2.0.0
Navy Red-Soled Wingtips	Rockenberg	4600	Ink Saver (Main)	2.0.0
Orange Arrows	Takoroka	1100	Ink Saver (Main)	3.0.0
Pearl Punk Crowns	Rockenberg	Nintendo Switch News	Ink Saver (Main)	15 April 2019
Power Boots	amiibo	Inkling Squid (Splatoon)	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Red Hi-Horses	Zink	800	Ink Saver (Main)	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Suede Nation Lace-Ups	Zekko	4200	Ink Saver (Main)	3.0.0
Toni Kensa Soccer Shoes	Toni Kensa	10500	Ink Saver (Main)	3.0.0

Version history

Version	Adjustments
1.4.0	▲ Increased effectiveness when using lesser quantities of the ability for the following weapons. Stacking the maximum amount of the ability will continue to have the same effect. Splattershot Pro Forge Splattershot Pro Luna Blaster H-3 Nozzlenose Dynamo Roller E-liter 4K E-liter 4K Scope Tenta Brella

Splatoon 3

This ability decreases the ink usage of the main weapon.

Stacking

Abilities				Ink used
None				100.00%
Main: 0, Sub: 1				95.65%
Main: 0, Sub: 2				91.53%
Main: 0, Sub: 3				87.62%
Main: 1, Sub: 0				86.37%
Main: 0, Sub: 4				83.93%
Main: 1, Sub: 1				82.75%
Main: 0, Sub: 5				80.46%
Main: 1, Sub: 2				79.35%
Main: 0, Sub: 6				77.21%
Main: 1, Sub: 3				76.17%
Main: 2, Sub: 0				75.16%
Main: 0, Sub: 7				74.17%
Main: 1, Sub: 4				73.21%
Main: 2, Sub: 1				72.27%
Main: 0, Sub: 8				71.36%
Main: 1, Sub: 5				70.47%
Main: 2, Sub: 2				69.60%
Main: 0, Sub: 9				68.76%
Main: 1, Sub: 6				67.95%
Main: 2, Sub: 3				67.15%
Main: 3, Sub: 0				66.39%
Main: 1, Sub: 7				65.64%
Main: 2, Sub: 4				64.92%
Main: 3, Sub: 1				64.23%
Main: 1, Sub: 8				63.56%
Main: 2, Sub: 5				62.91%
Main: 3, Sub: 2				62.29%
Main: 1, Sub: 9				61.69%
Main: 2, Sub: 6				61.11%
Main: 3, Sub: 3				60.57%
Main: 2, Sub: 7				59.54%
Main: 3, Sub: 4				59.06%
Main: 2, Sub: 8				58.18%
Main: 3, Sub: 5				57.78%
Main: 2, Sub: 9				57.04%
Main: 3, Sub: 6				56.71%
Main: 3, Sub: 7				55.87%
Main: 3, Sub: 8				55.24%
Main: 3, Sub: 9				55.00%

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Gear

Ink Saver (Main) is the main ability of:

Headgear with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon 3

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Annaki Beret & Glasses	Annaki	7,850	Ink Saver (Main)	Chill Season 2022 (2.0.0)
Bamboo Hat	Inkline	2,200	Ink Saver (Main)	Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
Barrelfish Baseball Hat	Skalop	11,500	Ink Saver (Main)	Fresh Season 2024 (7.0.0)
Coral Cap	Skalop	1,000	Ink Saver (Main)	Sizzle Season 2024 (8.0.0)
Enchanted Hat	amiibo	Octoling Girl	Ink Saver (Main)	Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
Flounder Flap Cap	Rockenberg	9,000	Ink Saver (Main)	Chill Season 2023 (6.0.0)
Jungle Hat	Firefin	9,000	Ink Saver (Main)	Fresh Season 2023 (3.0.0)
Ocho OctoPhones Blancos	Forge	3,000	Ink Saver (Main)	Chill Season 2022 (2.0.0)
Seafoam 'Phones	Z+F	9,000	Ink Saver (Main)	Fresh Season 2023 (3.0.0)
Short Beanie	Inkline	600	Ink Saver (Main)	Chill Season 2022 (2.0.0)
Squid Facemask	SquidForce	300	Ink Saver (Main)	Chill Season 2022 (2.0.0)
Studio Headphones	Forge	2,800	Ink Saver (Main)	Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)

Clothing with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon 3

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Barazushi Wrap	Barazushi	7,200	Ink Saver (Main)	Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
Black Layered LS	SquidForce	500	Ink Saver (Main)	Fresh Season 2023 (3.0.0)
Chaos Commander Suit	amiibo	Smallfry	Ink Saver (Main)	11 November 2022
Chompers Varsity Jacket	Skalop	11,500	Ink Saver (Main)	Sizzle Season 2024 (8.0.0)
Cream Tundra Fleece	Inkline	3,500	Ink Saver (Main)	Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
Dev Uniform	Grizzco	5	Ink Saver (Main)	Fresh Season 2024 (7.0.0)
Dustcloud Hoodie	Z+F	8,920	Ink Saver (Main)	Fresh Season 2023 (3.0.0)
Hula Punk Shirt	Annaki	5,000	Ink Saver (Main)	Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
Lumberjack Shirt	Rockenberg	800	Ink Saver (Main)	Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
Navy Deca Logo Tee	Zink	1,200	Ink Saver (Main)	Fresh Season 2024 (7.0.0)
Navy Eminence Jacket	Enperry	10,500	Ink Saver (Main)	Fresh Season 2024 (7.0.0)
Octobowler Shirt	Krak-On	2,100	Ink Saver (Main)	Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
Order Suit Replica	Cuttlegear	Side Order	Ink Saver (Main)	Side Order (7.0.0)
Patchwork Bomber	Emberz	12,500	Ink Saver (Main)	Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
Rainy-Day Tee	Krak-On	300	Ink Saver (Main)	Fresh Season 2023 (3.0.0)
Red Vector Tee	Takoroka	500	Ink Saver (Main)	Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
Red-Check Shirt	Zekko	2,000	Ink Saver (Main)	Fresh Season 2023 (3.0.0)
Tentatek Tandem	Tentatek	960	Ink Saver (Main)	Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
White Sailor Suit	Forge	3,000	Ink Saver (Main)	Fresh Season 2023 (3.0.0)
White Urchin Rock Tee	Rockenberg	850	Ink Saver (Main)	Fresh Season 2024 (7.0.0)

Shoes with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon 3

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Armor Boot Replicas	Cuttlegear	Marie	Ink Saver (Main)	Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
Blue Iromaki 750s	Tentatek	1,050	Ink Saver (Main)	Fresh Season 2024 (7.0.0)
Burden of Floof	SquidForce	Wandercrust	Ink Saver (Main)	Fresh Season 2024 (7.0.0)
Chained DC Toejamz	Z+F	Switch News Channel	Ink Saver (Main)	5 April 2024
Fuzzy Boots	Barazushi	3,600	Ink Saver (Main)	Chill Season 2022 (2.0.0)
Navy Enperrials	Enperry	11,000	Ink Saver (Main)	Fresh Season 2024 (7.0.0)
Navy Red-Soled Wingtips	Rockenberg	4,600	Ink Saver (Main)	Chill Season 2022 (2.0.0)
Orange Arrows	Takoroka	1,100	Ink Saver (Main)	Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
Power Boots	amiibo	Inkling Squid (Splatoon)	Ink Saver (Main)	Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
Red Hammertreads	Annaki	10,999	Ink Saver (Main)	Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
Red Hi-Horses	Zink	800	Ink Saver (Main)	Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
Skirmish Sabots	Krak-On	1,050	Ink Saver (Main)	Sizzle Season 2024 (8.0.0)
Slamgerine Slip-Ons	Takoroka	7,980	Ink Saver (Main)	Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
Suede Nation Lace-Ups	Zekko	4,200	Ink Saver (Main)	Fresh Season 2024 (7.0.0)