Weapon
“ | As an Inkling, you can use weapons and ink your turf. Be sure to experiment with different weapon sets! | ” |
— Splatoon official site
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Weapons are tools used in Splatoon to spread ink and splatter enemy Inklings. They can be purchased from Ammo Knights with Cash earned from online multiplayer matches. Weapons are always in a predefined set of a Main Weapon, a Sub Weapon, and a Special Weapon. Sub Weapons, or secondary weapons, consume considerably more ink than Main Weapons and usually serve specialized purposes limited to specific combat situations. Special Weapons are powerful weapons that can only be used after filling up the Special Gauge by covering enough ground with ink.
Main
All weapons have two versions: the original, and an alternate with a different Sub and Special Weapon setup and a slightly different appearance. With the addition of Sheldon's Picks, some weapons gained a third version with yet another set of Sub and Special Weapons.
Shooter
Charger
Roller
Slosher
Slosher (Type)/List of Sloshers
Splatling
Classes
Sub Classes are a way to distinguish different weapons of one weapon type. For example the Aerospray RG and the Dual Squelcher are both considered Shooter weapons but differ in many ways. A more explicit example would be the Splat Roller compared to the Inkbrush. Those are both considered Rollers, although the Inkbrush is far from being a Roller. These Sub Classes are not officially recognized in-game, but since they have noticeably different playstyles, they are worth unofficially recognizing. Thus, this section shows all types of Sub Classes existing in the game so far.
Shooter Sub Classes
Traits | Sub Class | Example(s) |
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mid range, mid accuracy, mid - high fire rate
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Standard Shooter | Splattershot, N-ZAP '85 |
short range, low accuracy, very high fire rate
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Spray | Splattershot Jr., Aerospray MG |
long range, high accuracy, low - mid fire rate
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Long Range | Splattershot Pro, Jet Squelcher |
short - mid range, very high accuracy, low - mid fire rate, projectile killing with 1 hit, explosion with 2
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Slow Blaster | Blaster, Luna Blaster |
long range, very high accuracy mid - high fire rate, projectile killing with 2 hits, explosion killing with 3
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Quick Blaster | Rapid Blaster, Rapid Blaster Pro |
mid - long range, good accuracy, fires a burst of 3 shots at the same time on one click
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Burst | L-3 Nozzlenose, H-3 Nozzlenose |
Roller Sub Classes
Traits | Sub Class | Example(s) |
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covering much turf while rolling, mid - slow running speed, strong projectiles, low splash rate
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Standard Roller | Splat Roller, Dynamo Roller |
covering little turf while rolling, quick running speed, weak projectiles, high splash rate, attack animation differs from the Roller's
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Brush | Inkbrush, Octobrush |
Charger Sub Classes
Traits | Sub Class | Example(s) |
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very long range, mid - slow charging, strong shots that don't necessarily need to be fully charged to splat, bad mobility
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Standard Charger | Splat Charger, E-liter 3K |
mid range, quick charging, weaker shots that have to be fully charged or shot twice to splat, good mobility
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Quick Charger | Classic Squiffer, Bamboozler 14 Mk I |
Slosher Sub Classes
Traits | Sub Class | Example(s) |
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mid - long range, two shots needed to splat, shoots about 3 times in 2 seconds
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Standard Slosher | Slosher |
short - mid range, hurls ink in three directions, does more damage at close range
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Tri-Slosher | Tri-Slosher |
Splatling Sub Classes
Traits | Sub Class | Example(s) |
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long range, high damage, high fire rate, long charge time
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Standard Splatling | Heavy Splatling |
short range, high damage, high fire rate, short charge time
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Quick Splatling | Mini Splatling |
Sub
- File:S Weapon Sub .png [[]] - The Burst Bomb is a water balloon-esque bomb that explodes on impact. Because it contains less ink than a Splat Bomb, multiple can be thrown quickly and two must be used in order to splat an opponent.
- File:S Weapon Sub .png [[]] - The Disruptor slows enemies down and lowers their abilities.
- File:S Weapon Sub .png [[]] - The Ink Mine can be hidden in ink, and will explode after a short amount of time or when an enemy touches it.
- File:S Weapon Sub .png [[]] - The Point Sensor reveals the locations of enemies and marks them for all teammates to see for easy tracking.
- File:S Weapon Sub .png [[]] - The Seeker is a mechanical device that follows enemies and leaves a trail of ink behind. Upon reaching its target or after a certain amount of time, it explodes into a large burst of ink.
- File:S Weapon Sub .png [[]] - The Splash Wall forms a barrier made of falling ink that prevents enemy movement and fire.
- File:S Weapon Sub .png [[]] - The Splat Bomb is the standard Sub Weapon. It is a pyramidal container filled with ink that explodes after a short period of time.
- File:S Weapon Sub .png [[]] - The Sprinkler can be thrown onto a variety of surfaces and sprays out spurts of ink in a circular motion for a short amount of time.
- File:S Weapon Sub .png [[]] - The Squid Beakon is a device that allows teammates to Super Jump directly to its location.
- File:S Weapon Sub .png [[]] - The Suction Bomb sticks to walls and other surfaces, exploding shortly after.
Special
- File:S Weapon Special .png [[]] - The Bomb Rush allows the player to use their Sub Weapon with no Ink restriction for a short time.
- File:S Weapon Special .png [[]] - The Bubbler is a spherical force field that rebounds enemy attacks and can be spread to teammates. It is available for a short amount of time.
- File:S Weapon Special .png [[]] - The Echolocator reveals the locations of all enemies for teammates to see on the field and on the map. It is available normally for twelve seconds.
- File:S Weapon Special .png [[]] - The Inkstrike can be placed using and causes a large, swirling vortex of ink to appear.
- File:S Weapon Special .png [[]] - The Inkzooka shoots tall, narrow twisters of ink in rapid succession, allowing for quick placement of linear paths and splatting of enemies.
- File:S Weapon Special .png [[]] - The Killer Wail blasts a large sound wave in a certain direction that obliterates all enemies in its path and travels through walls.
- File:S Weapon Special .png [[]] - The Kraken allows Inklings to temporarily transform into large, invincible, kraken-like creatures with enhanced mobility and power.
List of Weapon Sets
In Splatoon, each weapon comes as a predefined set. For example, the standard Splat Roller comes with the Suction Bomb and the Killer Wail as its sub and special weapons, respectively. It is impossible to have a Splat Roller with Seekers and the Inkstrike, as there is no predefined set for the Splat Roller that includes them.
However, there are alternates of every set. An example of this is the Krak-On Splat Roller, which uses the Squid Beakon and Kraken rather than the Suction Bomb and Killer Wail that the classic Splat Roller sports.
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There are 91 main weapons in Splatoon.
Notes
Trivia
- There are a total of 91 main weapons, 10 sub weapons and 7 special weapons as of Version 2.8.0.
- To purchase every weapon set, a total of Cash 20px is needed.