Last-Ditch Effort

Last-Ditch Effort

Applicable gear

  Headgear

Last-Ditch Effort is an ability in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

Splatoon

Mechanics

When active, Last-Ditch Effort provides 15 AP each of the following:

• Ink Saver (Main)
• Ink Saver (Sub)
• Ink Recovery Up
• Quick Respawn

Last-Ditch Effort is active when any of the following conditions are met:

• The time remaining on the timer is 30 seconds or less (overtime included).
• The opponent team's counter is 30 or less.

Gear

Last-Ditch Effort is the main ability of:

Headgear with Last-Ditch Effort in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	18K Aviators	Rockenberg	12000	Last-Ditch Effort		2.0.0
	Octoglasses	Firefin	8800	Last-Ditch Effort		2.3.0
	Safari Hat	Forge	2300	Last-Ditch Effort		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Tinted Shades	Zekko	350	Last-Ditch Effort		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Visor Skate Helmet	Skalop	10000	Last-Ditch Effort		Initial Release (1.0.0)

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.6.0	▲ In Ranked Battle, Last-Ditch Effort will activate when the opposing team's counter reaches 30, and remain active until the end of battle. ▲ In Ranked Battle, Last-Ditch Effort can now be activated during overtime. ▲ While active, Last-Ditch Effort will now also shorten the amount of time players take to respawn after being splatted.

Splatoon 2

Mechanics

The number of ability points provided by Last-Ditch Effort for each of the following abilities is determined as follows:

• Ink Saver (Main)
• Ink Saver (Sub)
• Ink Recovery Up

In Turf War matches, if the time remaining on the timer is 30 seconds or less, then 24 AP is provided.

In Ranked Battles, when the opposing team's counter is 50 or less, the ability points are provided gradually (which maxes at 24 AP when the counter is 30 or less, including overtime) as detailed by the following table.

Opposing team's counter	AP
≥51	00
50	01
49	02
48	03
47	04
46	05
45	06
44	08
43	09
42	10
41	11
40	12
39	13
38	14
37	16
36	17
35	18
34	19
33	20
32	21
31	22
≤30	24

Gear

Last-Ditch Effort is the main ability of:

Headgear with Last-Ditch Effort in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	18K Aviators	Rockenberg	12000	Last-Ditch Effort		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Octoglasses	Firefin	8800	Last-Ditch Effort		3.0.0
	Octoling Shades	Cuttlegear	Octo Expansion	Last-Ditch Effort		3.1.0
	Orange Novelty Visor	Tentatek	Nintendo Switch News	Last-Ditch Effort		15 April 2019
	Safari Hat	Forge	2300	Last-Ditch Effort		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Swim Goggles	Zink	100	Last-Ditch Effort		3.0.0
	Tinted Shades	Zekko	350	Last-Ditch Effort		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Visor Skate Helmet	Skalop	8000	Last-Ditch Effort		Initial Release (1.0.0)

Version history

Version	Adjustments
Base game	▲ Ink Saver (Main), Ink Saver (Sub), and Ink Recovery Up provided by this ability was increased to 18 AP (from 15 AP). ▼ No longer provides Quick Respawn.
1.4.0	▲ During its active period, the effect of Last-Ditch Effort is now multiplied by 2.4 times the number of times it is equipped as a main gear ability (was previously multiplied by 1.8).
4.7.0	▲ When playing a Ranked Battle match, in addition to the benefits it previously provided, Last-Ditch Effort's benefits will improve when the opposing team's counter is 50 or below, and continue to improve gradually as the counter continues to decrease. This benefit will max out once the counter has reached 30. There are no changes to the benefits this gear ability provides in Turf War matches.