Ink Saver (Sub) is an ability in Splatoon and Splatoon 2. Firefin gear has a 5× chance of rolling this ability, while Forge gear has a 1/2× chance. The chance of rolling this ability can be increased by purchasing Sub-Saver Berry from the Crust Bucket.
Ink Saver (Sub) decreases the ink usage of sub weapons. In Splatoon 2, the revised ink usage of the sub weapon is indicated by the red arrow icon on the ink-tank.
▲ Increased the maximum possible ink saved: 25% → 35%
Trivia
Prior to version 2.6.0, players could only throw a single Splat Bomb, Suction Bomb or Sprinkler, no matter how much Ink Saver (Sub) was stacked. Latter to 2.6.0, it is possible to throw 2 bombs by stacking 3 mains and 2 subs of Ink Saver Sub.
Prior to version 2.7.0 it was possible to throw out not only 4 Burst Bombs, but also 5 or 6, depending on how much Ink Saver Sub was stacked. Latter to 2.7.0, it will not be possible to throw out more than 3 Burst Bombs without having to refill.
Splatoon 2
Ink Saver (Sub) was tweaked in Splatoon 2 to have a different strength for certain sub weapons. The ability's multiple strength types are detailed in the following table. Thresholds for throwing an extra sub weapon without having to refill the ink tank are also shown.
The following table shows the percent decrease in ink consumed by sub weapons with every possible amount of Ink Saver (Sub). There is a column for each of the ability's strength tiers.[1]
Abilities
A
B
C
D
None
0%
0%
0%
0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1
1.9%
2.9%
3.4%
3.9%
Main: 0, Sub: 2
3.8%
5.6%
6.6%
7.5%
Main: 0, Sub: 3
5.5%
8.3%
9.6%
11%
Main: 1, Sub: 0
6.1%
9.1%
10.6%
12.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 4
7.1%
10.7%
12.5%
14.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 1
7.7%
11.5%
13.4%
15.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 5
8.7%
13%
15.2%
17.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 2
9.2%
13.8%
16.1%
18.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 6
10.1%
15.2%
17.7%
20.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 3
10.6%
15.9%
18.5%
21.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 0
11%
16.6%
19.3%
22.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 7
11.5%
17.2%
20.1%
23%
Main: 1, Sub: 4
11.9%
17.9%
20.8%
23.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 1
12.3%
18.5%
21.6%
24.7%
Main: 0, Sub: 8
12.7%
19.1%
22.3%
25.5%
Main: 1, Sub: 5
13.1%
19.7%
23%
26.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 2
13.5%
20.3%
23.6%
27%
Main: 0, Sub: 9
13.9%
20.8%
24.3%
27.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 6
14.2%
21.4%
24.9%
28.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 3
14.6%
21.9%
25.5%
29.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 0
14.9%
22.4%
26.1%
29.9%
Main: 1, Sub: 7
15.3%
22.9%
26.7%
30.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 4
15.6%
23.4%
27.3%
31.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 1
15.9%
23.8%
27.8%
31.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 8
16.2%
24.3%
28.3%
32.4%
Main: 2, Sub: 5
16.5%
24.7%
28.8%
33%
Main: 3, Sub: 2
16.8%
25.1%
29.3%
33.5%
Main: 1, Sub: 9
17%
25.5%
29.8%
34.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 6
17.3%
25.9%
30.2%
34.6%
Main: 3, Sub: 3
17.5%
26.3%
30.7%
35.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 7
18%
27%
31.5%
36%
Main: 3, Sub: 4
18.2%
27.3%
31.8%
36.4%
Main: 2, Sub: 8
18.6%
27.9%
32.5%
37.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 5
18.8%
28.1%
32.8%
37.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 9
19.1%
28.6%
33.4%
38.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 6
19.2%
28.9%
33.7%
38.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 7
19.6%
29.4%
34.3%
39.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 8
19.9%
29.8%
34.8%
39.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 9
20%
30%
35%
40%
Graph showing ink consumed by sub weapons when stacking Ink Saver (Sub).
Version history
Version
Adjustments
Base game
▼ Decreased the maximum possible ink saved for Burst Bombs: 35% → 30%