Ink Recovery Up
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Ink Recovery Up is an ability in Splatoon and Splatoon 2 that increases the refill rate of the user's ink tank .
The number of ability points for Ink Recovery Up can be temporarily increased by the following:
Tactics
If the player finds themselves running out of ink quickly, this ability should be considered. Depending on the cause of the ink consumption, Ink Saver (Main) or Ink Saver (Sub) may also be good candidates; Ink Recovery Up in use with Ink Savers serves a similar purpose, allowing the player to spend more time using weapons by either prolonging the tank or refilling it quicker. The increased ink recovery from this ability means that less time is needed in squid or octopus form to refill, making it particularly useful in Turf Wars where covering lots of turf with ink is needed. Ink Recovery Up is generally recommended for heavy ink weapons such as chargers and splatlings , which use a lot of ink before refilling.
Splatoon
This ability improves the user's ink tank refill rate only while submerged in ink.
Gear
Ink Recovery Up is the main ability of:
Headgear with Ink Recovery Up in Splatoon
Clothing with Ink Recovery Up in Splatoon
Shoes with Ink Recovery Up in Splatoon
Stacking
Time required to recover ink:
AP Equivalent
AP
Time
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
86.365%
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
75.160%
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
66.385%
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%
[1]
A graph showing the effects of stacking Ink Recovery Up.
Version history
Version
Adjustments
2.6.0
▲ Increased the maximum possible ink recovery rate: 67% → 82%
Splatoon 2
This ability improves the user's ink tank refill rate while submerged in ink and while standing in kid form. (Note that ink recovery does not occur while firing a weapon.)
Gear
Ink Recovery Up is the main ability of:
Headgear with Ink Recovery Up in Splatoon 2
Clothing with Ink Recovery Up in Splatoon 2
Shoes with Ink Recovery Up in Splatoon 2
Stacking
Time required to recover ink:
AP Equivalent
AP
Time
Time (not submerged)
Main ×0 + Sub ×0
00
100.000%
333.333…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×1 -2AP
01
98.854…%
326.423…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×1 -1AP
02
97.727…%
319.628%
Main ×0 + Sub ×1
03
96.620…%
312.946…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×2 -2AP
04
95.531…%
306.378…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×2 -1AP
05
94.461…%
299.925%
Main ×0 + Sub ×2
06
93.410…%
293.585…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×3 -2AP
07
92.378…%
287.359…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×3 -1AP
08
91.364…%
281.248%
Main ×0 + Sub ×3
09
90.370…%
275.250…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×0
10
89.395%
269.366…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×4 -1AP
11
88.438…%
263.597%
Main ×0 + Sub ×4
12
87.500…%
257.941…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×1
13
86.582…%
252.399…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×5 -1AP
14
85.682…%
246.972%
Main ×0 + Sub ×5
15
84.801…%
241.658…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×2
16
83.939…%
236.458…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×6 -1AP
17
83.096…%
231.373%
Main ×0 + Sub ×6
18
82.271…%
226.401…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×3
19
81.466…%
221.543…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×0
20
80.680%
216.800%
Main ×0 + Sub ×7
21
79.912…%
212.170…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×4
22
79.163…%
207.654…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×1
23
78.434…%
203.253%
Main ×0 + Sub ×8
24
77.723…%
198.965…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×5
25
77.031…%
194.791…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×2
26
76.358…%
190.732%
Main ×0 + Sub ×9
27
75.704…%
186.786…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×6
28
75.068…%
182.954…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×3
29
74.452…%
179.237%
Main ×3 + Sub ×0
30
73.855%
175.633…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×7
31
73.276…%
172.143…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×4
32
72.716…%
168.768%
Main ×3 + Sub ×1
33
72.176…%
165.506…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×8
34
71.654…%
162.358…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×5
35
71.151…%
159.325%
Main ×3 + Sub ×2
36
70.667…%
156.405…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×9
37
70.202…%
153.599…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×6
38
69.755…%
150.908%
Main ×3 + Sub ×3
39
69.328…%
148.330…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×7 -1AP
40
68.920%
145.866…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×7
41
68.530…%
143.517%
Main ×3 + Sub ×4
42
68.159…%
141.281…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×8 -1AP
43
67.808…%
139.159…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×8
44
67.475…%
137.152%
Main ×3 + Sub ×5
45
67.161…%
135.258…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×9 -1AP
46
66.866…%
133.478…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×9
47
66.590…%
131.813%
Main ×3 + Sub ×6
48
66.332…%
130.261…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×7 -2AP
49
66.094…%
128.823…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×7 -1AP
50
65.875%
127.500%
Main ×3 + Sub ×7
51
65.674…%
126.290…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×8 -2AP
52
65.492…%
125.194…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×8 -1AP
53
65.330…%
124.213%
Main ×3 + Sub ×8
54
65.186…%
123.345…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×9 -2AP
55
65.061…%
122.591…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×9 -1AP
56≤
65.000%
122.222…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×9
57≤
65.000%
122.222…%
[2]
A graph showing the effects of stacking Ink Recovery Up.
Version history
Version
Adjustments
3.0.0
▲ Increased effect when in kid form by roughly 6%.
Names in other languages
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References