Last-Ditch Effort

Last-Ditch Effort

Applicable gear

  Headgear

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

Last-Ditch Effort has an Ink Saver (Main), Ink Saver (Sub), Ink Recovery Up and Quick Respawn effect for the last thirty seconds of battle. In Ranked Battles, it will start when the opposing team scores 50 points, but the effect will be much weaker. The effect will continue to grow until the opposing team scores 70 points. Last Ditch Effort is restricted to headgear as a main ability.

The player is much less likely to run out of ink, ideal for making aggressive last-second pushes. Last-Ditch Effort is especially useful for getting an advantage in ranked battles where overtime is expected, as the effect of this ability lasts the whole overtime duration or when the opposing team has thirty seconds or less before winning.

Mutual exclusivity

This ability is found as the main ability only on headgear, so other abilities found only on headgear are mutually exclusive with it; in other words, players cannot have them together. These abilities are Comeback, Opening Gambit, and Tenacity.

Splatoon

As of Version 2.6.0, the ability also decreases respawn time when active. In Ranked Battles, Last-Ditch Effort will also be applied during Overtime, or if the other 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)

Data

When active, Last-Ditch Effort gives an effect equal to wearing five subs of Ink Saver (Main), Ink Saver (Sub), Ink Recovery Up, and Quick Respawn.

The ability is active when the time renaming is thirty seconds or less (as indicated by the timer), and/or game is in overtime, and/or the opposing team's counter is 30 or less.

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

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)

Data

When active, Last-Ditch Effort has a maximum effect equal to wearing eight subs of Ink Saver (Main), Ink Saver (Sub), and Ink Recovery Up.

The ability is active when the opposing team's counter is 50 or less.

The ability is active and has maximum effect when the time renaming is thirty seconds or less (as indicated by the timer), and/or game is in overtime, and/or the opposing team's counter is 30 or less.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
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.