Bomb Sniffer

Bomb Sniffer

Applicable gear

  Shoes

Bomb Sniffer is an ability in Splatoon.

Mechanics

With this ability active, all opponent bombs within a certain distance have skull icons appear on top of them, which can be seen through objects.

This ability also decreases splash damage from bombs:

• 20% decrease: Burst Bombs
• 40% decrease: Splat Bombs, Suction Bombs, Seekers, Ink Mines

Tactics

Bomb Sniffer allows players to easily spot opponents' bombs. It also helps surviving a Bomb Rush.

Gear

The following gear items have Bomb Sniffer as their main ability. Bomb Sniffer is exclusive to shoes and cannot be rolled as a sub ability.

Shoes with Bomb Sniffer in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Banana Basics	Krak-On	400	Bomb Sniffer		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Pro Trail Boots	Inkline	9800	Bomb Sniffer		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Punk Cherries	Rockenberg	9000	Bomb Sniffer		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Soccer Cleats	Takoroka	9600	Bomb Sniffer		2.0.0
	Yellow Seahorses	Zink	1500	Bomb Sniffer		Initial Release (1.0.0)

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.6.0	▲ Bomb Sniffer will now also reduce the first 100 points of damage dealt by Splat Bombs, Suction Bombs, Seekers, and Ink Mines by 40%, and damage dealt by Burst Bombs by 20%. Damage values do not include the effects of Damage Up or Defense Up.

Gallery

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  Bomb Sniffer spotting a Splat Bomb.

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  Another view.