Ink Recovery Up

Ink Recovery Up increases the player's Ink Tank's refill rate. Tentatek gear has a 5x chance of rolling this ability.

In-Depth Ability

This ability can improve the user's Ink refill rate by up to 40%. This effect is only active while in squid form, though it is not necessary to be swimming. If the player finds their ink running out 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.

Use

Ink recovery Up has good use for heavy ink users such as chargers and rollers who will spend up a lot of their ink tank before refilling. The increased ink recovery from this ability means that less time is needed in squid form to refill, making it particularly useful in Turf war where covering lots of area in ink is needed, or in fierce battle where squid form puts you in risk. Ink Recovery Up in use with Ink saver serves similar purpose; to allow the player more use time for weapons by either prolonging the tank or refilling it quicker.

Gear

Ink Recovery Up is the main ability of:

Headgear with Ink Recovery Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Bike Helmet	Skalop	4800	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Blowfish Bell Hat	Firefin	850	Ink Recovery Up		3.0.0
	Hockey Mask	SquidForce	Nintendo Switch News	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Long-Billed Cap	Krak-On	9800	Ink Recovery Up		3.0.0
	Squidlife Headphones	Forge	7070	Ink Recovery Up		2.0.0
	Studio Octophones	Cuttlegear	Octo Expansion	Ink Recovery Up		8 March 2018
	Treasure Hunter	Forge	3000	Ink Recovery Up		2.0.0
	White Headband	SquidForce		Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)

Clothing with Ink Recovery Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Aloha Shirt	Forge	700	Ink Recovery Up		2.0.0
	Black Urchin Rock Tee	Rockenberg	850	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	FA-01 Jacket	Forge	10100	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Forest Vest	Inkline	11000	Ink Recovery Up		3.0.0
	Grape Tee	Skalop	400	Ink Recovery Up		2.0.0
	Hero Hoodie Replica	Cuttlegear	Octo Canyon	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Ink-Wash Shirt	Toni Kensa	4900	Ink Recovery Up		3.0.0
	Khaki 16-Bit FishFry	Firefin	3750	Ink Recovery Up		3.0.0
	Logo Aloha Shirt	Zekko	2900	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Navy Striped LS	Splash Mob	1050	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Rockenberg White	Rockenberg	2500	Ink Recovery Up		2.0.0
	School Uniform	amiibo	Inkling Girl (Splatoon)	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	White LS	SquidForce	600	Ink Recovery Up		3.0.0
	White Shirt	Splash Mob	7500	Ink Recovery Up		2.0.0

Shoes with Ink Recovery Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Hunter Hi-Tops	Krak-On	500	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Inky Kid Clams	Rockenberg	10500	Ink Recovery Up		3.0.0
	Marinated Slip-Ons	amiibo	Marina	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Mawcasins	Splash Mob	2400	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	N-Pacer Ag	Enperry	4900	Ink Recovery Up		2.0.0
	New-Day Arrows	Takoroka	Nintendo Switch News	Ink Recovery Up		15 April 2019
	Suede Gray Lace-Ups	Zekko	1200	Ink Recovery Up		3.0.0
	Trail Boots	Inkline	7500	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	White Seahorses	Zink	600	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)

Headgear with Ink Recovery Up in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Bike Helmet	Skalop	11000	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Blowfish Bell Hat	Firefin	700	Ink Recovery Up		2.0.0
	Treasure Hunter	Forge	3000	Ink Recovery Up		2.3.0
	White Headband	SquidForce		Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)

Clothing with Ink Recovery Up in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Aloha Shirt	Forge	700	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Forest Vest	Inkline	11000	Ink Recovery Up		2.3.0
	Grape Tee	Skalop	400	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Logo Aloha Shirt	Zekko	2900	Ink Recovery Up		2.0.0
	Rockenberg White	Rockenberg	2500	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	School Uniform	amiibo	Inkling Girl (Splatoon)	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	White LS	SquidForce	600	Ink Recovery Up		2.3.0
	White Shirt	Splash Mob	1800	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)

Shoes with Ink Recovery Up in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Hunter Hi-Tops	Krak-On	500	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Mawcasins	Splash Mob	750	Ink Recovery Up		2.3.0
	Trail Boots	Inkline	2800	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	White Seahorses	Zink	600	Ink Recovery Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)

Stacking

A graph showing the effects of stacking Ink Recovery Up.

Abilities				Frames saved to refill full tank
None				0
Main: 0, Sub: 1				7
Main: 0, Sub: 2				15
Main: 0, Sub: 3				22
Main: 1, Sub: 0				24
Main: 0, Sub: 4				28
Main: 1, Sub: 1				30
Main: 0, Sub: 5				34
Main: 1, Sub: 2				36
Main: 0, Sub: 6				40
Main: 1, Sub: 3				42
Main: 2, Sub: 0				44
Main: 0, Sub: 7				46
Main: 1, Sub: 4				47
Main: 2, Sub: 1				49
Main: 0, Sub: 8				51
Main: 1, Sub: 5				52
Main: 2, Sub: 2				54
Main: 0, Sub: 9				55
Main: 1, Sub: 6				57
Main: 2, Sub: 3				58
Main: 3, Sub: 0				60
Main: 1, Sub: 7				61
Main: 2, Sub: 4				62
Main: 3, Sub: 1				64
Main: 1, Sub: 8				65
Main: 2, Sub: 5				66
Main: 3, Sub: 2				67
Main: 1, Sub: 9				68
Main: 2, Sub: 6				69
Main: 3, Sub: 3				70
Main: 2, Sub: 7				72
Main: 3, Sub: 4				73
Main: 2, Sub: 8				74
Main: 3, Sub: 5				75
Main: 2, Sub: 9				76
Main: 3, Sub: 6				77
Main: 3, Sub: 7				79
Main: 3, Sub: 8				80
Main: 3, Sub: 9				81

Version history

Splatoon

2.6.0

• ▲ Increased the maximum possible ink recovery rate: 67.0% → 82.0%