Blaster

For the main weapon type, see Blaster (weapon class).

The Blaster is a main weapon in the Splatoon series, created by Custom.

The weapon shoots special ink rounds that burst like fireworks after traveling a certain distance. These bursts can deal damage in a wide area, allowing its user to attack opponents hiding behind obstacles and around corners. The explosive round does enough damage to splat opponents with only one direct hit or two indirect hits. The firing rate is faster than the Range Blaster, and slower than the Luna Blaster.

Appearance

The Blaster's appearance is based on the idea of a "hot rod", or custom, car. The rear of the weapon is a spray can, the kind of spray can that would be used to custom-paint a car. The middle of the weapon exposes the internals of the weapon as if to make it easier for the owner to tweak and maintain any custom parts inside. The exposed spring resembles the coil springs in car suspensions. The front of the weapon features a flame design characteristic of custom-painted cars, which is painted on an object that resembles a muffler. As of Splatoon 3, the front of the weapon also features a handle, resembling ones seen on paint cans.

Splatoon

Splatoon

Blaster

Basic information
Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Disruptor
Special	Killer Wail
Special points
Special depletion	40%
Range	25 / 100
Damage
Impact	70 / 100
Fire rate	20 / 100
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Obtainable at
Level	9
Cost	3,500
Requirement
Specifications
Weight
Base damage	25–40 (Splash) 50–80 (Blast) 125 (Direct hit)
Base duration
Ink consumption	8%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant	Custom Blaster

The Blaster comes in a set with the Disruptors and Killer Wail. The weapon consumes 8% of the ink tank's capacity with each shot, and the ink tank refills 1.67% of its capacity between each shot, allowing for 15 shots to be fired before needing to refill on ink.

Data

• The Blaster is a middleweight weapon.
• Each shot consumes 8% of the ink tank capacity.
  • This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).
• When firing continuously, it shoots a bullet every 50 frames (1.2 shots per second).
• When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.45 units per frame.
• After firing, there is a 40 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
• Each shot has a base damage of 125.
• Shots travel straight for 9 frames.
• Shots have a radius of 2 units.
• Shots cannot ever deviate from the inner reticle while on the ground.
• The angle its shots can deviate while in the air is 10 degrees.
• The outer reticle immediately expands after jumping. The outer reticle will finish shrinking after 60 frames.
• When jumping, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle is immediately set to 40%.
• Shots initially travel straight at a rate of 9.4 units per frame for 9 frames. Shots travel straight for 84.59999658 distance units.
• Ink droplets occur every 11 units.
• The frequency at which ink drips from a shot occurs at a rate of 9 droplets per shot.
• There are a total of 1 different droplet patterns that can be created while firing this weapon.
• Droplets that occur within 11 units of the player have a radius of 19.2 units.
• Droplets that occur when they travel past 200 units of the player have a radius of 18 units.
• All other ink droplets have a radius of 13.5 units.
• The shot explodes 13 frames after being fired.
• The far damage radius of the explosion is 37.5 units.
• When the shot explodes on the ground or wall, the far damage radius is 18.75 units.
• The near damage radius of the explosion is 10 units.
• Damage from the explosion scales from 50 at the far damage radius to 80 at the near damage radius.
• When the shot explodes on the ground or wall, the damage scales from 25 at the far damage radius to 40 at the near damage radius.
• When the shot explodes in the air, it creates a splash of paint with a radius of 34 units.
• The wall impact painting radius is 20 units.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.2.0	▼ Blast wave maximum damage: 125.0 → 80.0 (99.9 with Damage Up)
2.7.0	▲ Special gauge loss: 50% → as low as 40%

Quotes

Sheldon's Introduction The Blaster fires ink shots that explode a short while after they've been shot. It's specialised in offense! Rapid fire and range aren't its strong points, but the powerful shots can damage anyone within their blast! Use the included Disruptors to disable your foes before you take them down. Great for coolheaded fighters!(NA)

Sheldon's Introduction The Blaster fires ink shots that explode a short while after they've been shot. It's specialised for offence! Rapid fire and range aren't its strong points, but the powerful shots can damage anyone within their blast! Use the included Disruptors to disable your foes before you take them down. Great for cool-headed fighters!(EU/OC)

“

Fires a special ink shot that explodes in mid-air. This explosion can be used to attack a wide area.

”

— In-Game Description(NA)

“

Fires a special ink shot that explodes in mid-air. This explosion can be used to attack a wide area at once.

”

— In-Game Description(EU/OC)

“

We've just confirmed that this weapon is called a Blaster. It shoots special ink rounds that burst like fireworks once they've traveled a certain distance! Apparently these bursts can deal damage in a pretty wide area, so this weapon is great for exposing hidden foes.

”

— Live from the Squid Research Lab

Notes

Gallery

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  Promo image of the Blaster.

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  3D art of the Blaster.

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  An Inkling firing a Blaster shot.

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  A Blaster shot exploding in mid-air.

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  Promo for Forge, with a male Inkling (center) holding the Blaster.

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  Official art of an Inkling holding the Blaster.

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  Official art of several Inklings - the center one is holding a Blaster.

• 

  Concept art of various weapons, with the Blaster at the upper left.

• 

  A promotional image for a LINE sticker pack that features Toad holding a Blaster in the bottom left.

Demonstration

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Splatoon 2

Blaster

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Basic information
Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Toxic Mist
Special	Splashdown
Special points	170p
Special depletion
Range	27 / 100
Damage
Impact	70 / 100
Fire rate	20 / 100
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Obtainable at
Level	5
Cost	3,000
Requirement
Specifications
Weight
Base damage	25–35 (Splash) 50–70 (Blast) 125 (Direct hit)
Base duration
Ink consumption	10%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variants	Custom Blaster Hero Blaster Replica

The Blaster returns in Splatoon 2 with the same appearance and slightly changed performance. It comes with Toxic Mist and Splashdown. The weapon consumes 10% of the ink tank's capacity with each shot, allowing for 10 shots to be fired before needing to refill ink.

It appears in six Octo Expansion Stations:

• A06 Bounce with Me Station
• B16 Pop Rock Station
• C09 Bodacious 8-Ball Station
• F05 Popalicious Station
• H03 Sweet Ride Station
• J03 D08 Girl Power Station (Canned

Data

• The Blaster is a middleweight weapon.
• The matchmaking range is 133. The game's matchmaking system looks at a team's average matchmaking range value, and matches them against a team with a similar average.
• The ink consumption of 10% and ink tank capacity of 100% allows players to fire 10 shots before needing to refill the ink supply.
  • This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).
• When initially firing the weapon in humanoid form, the first shot takes 14 frames to come out.
• When firing from swim form, the first shot takes 24 frames to come out.
• The interval between firing and when the player is able to enter swim form or use a sub weapon is 23 frames.
• When firing continuously, it shoots a bullet every 50 frames (1.2 shots per second).
• When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.45 units per frame.
• After firing, there is a 60 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
• Each shot has a base damage of 125.
• The bullet hitbox has a radius of 2 units.
• Shots cannot ever deviate from the inner reticle while on the ground.
• The angle its shots can deviate while in the air is 10 degrees.
• The outer reticle immediately expands after jumping. After 25 frames, the outer reticle will start shrinking, and will finish shrinking after 70 frames.
• When jumping, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle is immediately set to 50%.
• Shots initially travel straight at a rate of 9.45 units per frame for 9 frames. Shots travel straight for 85.05 distance units.
  • After that, the shot's velocity is set to 9.131 units per frame if it is not already lower than the listed value, and decreases further as it travels.
• Ink droplets occur every 15 units.
• The frequency at which ink drips from a shot occurs at a rate of 7 droplets per shot.
• There are a total of 1 different droplet patterns that can be created while firing this weapon.
• Ink droplets have a radius of 13.5 units.
• Droplets have their radius multiplied by a value ranging from 1 if they fell from a height above 100 units to 1.2 if they fell from a height below 30 units.
• The shot explodes 13 frames after being fired.
• The far damage radius of the explosion is 33 units.

• When the shot explodes on the ground or wall, the far damage radius is 16.5 units.
• The near damage radius of the explosion is 9.4 units.
• Damage from the explosion scales from 50 at the far damage radius to 70 at the near damage radius.
• When the shot explodes on the ground or wall, the damage scales from 25 at the far damage radius to 35 at the near damage radius.
• When the shot explodes in the air, it creates a splash of paint with a radius of 32 units.
• The radius of wall dripping paint is 10 units.
• The wall impact painting radius is 22 units.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
Base game	▼ Max damage dealt by splash damage reduced: 80 → 70 ▼ Explosion splash radius: 34 units → 32 units ▼ Blast radius reduced by about 7% ▼ Ink consumption per shot: 8.0% → 10.0% ▼ Time taken to begin recovering ink after shooting: 0.67 seconds → 1 second ▼ Shooting while jumping now causes shots to deviate.
1.2.0	▲ Reduced duration of wobble time when firing after jumping by 1/4 of a second. Salmon Run worker's Blaster: ▲ Increased damage dealt by shot explosions by approximately 40%. ▲ Decreased ink consumption of each shot by approximately 20%.
1.3.0	▲ Points to fill special gauge: 180 → 170
2.0.0	▲ Increased radius of ink at the player's feet, and revised the coverage to extend behind the player more than it did previously. ▲ Increased radius of ink coverage when shots hit a wall.
2.1.0	▲ Reduced movement penalty after firing by 7/60 of a second.
3.0.0	▼ Points to fill special gauge: 170 → 190
3.1.0	▼ Decreased damage radius of exploding shots by 6%
4.8.0	▲ Points to fill special gauge: 190 → 180
5.0.0	▲ Points to fill special gauge: 180 → 170

Quotes

Sheldon's Introduction The Blaster main in this set is a relative of the shooter family, but it fires balls of ink that explode in midair! It's a bit lacking in the range and fire-rate departments, but when it hits...it HITS. Even near misses deal damage thanks to the ink explosion! Pin the enemy down with the Toxic Mist sub, then hit 'em like BLAM! If they escape the mist, drop the hammer on 'em with Splashdown! This high-octane set is perfect for battlers who like to bring it on!

Gallery

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  Promo image.

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  An Inkling Girl firing the Blaster

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  An Inkling Boy holding a Blaster in-between shots.

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Splatoon 3

Splatoon 3

Blaster

Basic information
Category	Main
Class	Blaster
Sub	Autobomb
Special	Big Bubbler
Special points	180p
Special depletion
Range	27 / 100
Damage
Impact	70 / 100
Fire rate	20 / 100
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Obtainable at
Level	3
Cost
Requirement
Specifications
Weight
Base damage	25–35 (Splash) 50–70 (Blast) 125 (Direct hit) 50-70 ( SRNW Splash) 100-140 ( SRNW Blast) 200 ( SRNW Direct hit)
Base duration
Ink consumption
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

The Blaster returns in Splatoon 3 with a slightly updated design. It has Autobombs and the Big Bubbler as its kit.

It appears in only 1 mission in Alterna:

• 0103 Splat You on the Flip Side

Data

• The Blaster is a middleweight weapon.
• The matchmaking range is 13.3. The game's matchmaking system looks at a team's average matchmaking range value, and matches them against a team with a similar average.
• The ink consumption is 10% per shot, allowing the user to fire 10 shots on a full ink tank.
• When firing continuously, it shoots a bullet every 50 frames (1.2 shots per second).
• When firing from humanoid form, the first shot takes 14 frames to come out. When firing from swim form, the first shot takes 24 frames to come out.
• The interval between firing the weapon and being able to enter swim form or use a sub weapon is 23 frames.
• When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.045 units per frame.
• After firing, there is a 60 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
• The damage on direct hit is 125.
• Targets within 0.94 units of the explosion center always take 70 damage. Targets outside of this radius but inside the full blast radius of 3.3 units will take between 70 and 50 damage, depending on how close to the center they are.
• The bullet hitbox for collisions with players has a radius of 0.2 units.
• The bullet hitbox for collisions with the environment has a radius of 0.2 units.
• Shots cannot ever deviate from the inner reticle while on the ground.
• The angle its shots can deviate while in the air is 10.0 degrees.
• The outer reticle immediately expands after jumping. After 25 frames, the outer reticle will start shrinking, and will finish shrinking after 70 frames.
• When jumping, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle is immediately set to 50%.
• Shots initially travel straight at a rate of 0.945 units per frame for 9 frames. Shots travel straight for 8.505 distance units.
  • After that, the shot's velocity is set to 0.9131 units per frame if it is not already lower than the listed value, and it loses 36% of its speed every frame (including the first frame after it stops traveling straight). Once the shot velocity decreases below a certain threshold, it will begin to be slowed less and fall faster.
• The bullet explodes 13 frames after being fired, covering a total distance of about 9.86 units.
  • This number may vary at different firing angles.

Quotes

Sheldon's Introduction What can I say about the Blaster other than... it blasts. HARD. When those balls of ink explode, they can even tag enemies hiding behind walls. Now, the range isn't great, and the rate of fire leaves a little to be desired, but you can always coax an enemy out of hiding with an Autobomb, can't you? On the other hand, if you're getting charged, that's when it's time to break out the Big Bubbler. Basically, if YOU want to be the one controlling the action, this is the loadout for you.

Badges

Main article: Badge#Weapon freshness

Reaching certain Freshness levels with the Blaster will reward the player with special badges that they can use on their Splashtag.

Blaster Badges
	4★ Blaster User
	5★ Blaster User

Gallery

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  An Octoling holding the Blaster. (left)

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  An Inkling using the Blaster.

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  An Inkling tossing out Autobombs while holding the Blaster.

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  2D icon.

• S3 Tableturf Card Blaster.png

  The Tableturf card icon of the Blaster.

Strategy

For competitive tips about the Blaster

View the strategy page.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The Blaster appears as Inkling's up smash attack in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, alongside a variety of other weapons that Inkling uses in their attacks.

When attacking, Inkling charges up their attack and fires the Blaster upwards to deal damage to opponents above them. This attack has a large radius, much like the blaster in the Splatoon franchise, and can sometimes deal damage to opponents around Inkling if they're close enough. This also coats opponents in ink, as do most of Inkling's attacks, but does not ink the ground. It deals much lower damage if Inkling is out of ink.

Trivia

• Concept art for the Blaster reveals that the rear of the weapon was originally designed after a gumball machine or gachapon instead of the spray can that was used in the final design.
  • This gumball machine design is similar to the Blobby Octotrooper's vehicle.
• The Blaster was one of the 26 different weapons available to use in the Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ホットブラスター Hotto Burasutā	Hot Blaster
Dutch	Klodderblaster	Blob Blaster
French (NOA)	Éclablasteur	Burst Blaster
French (NOE)	Éclablaster	Burst Blaster
German	Blaster	Same as English name
Italian	Blaster	Same as English name
Russian	Бластер Blaster	Blaster
Spanish (NOA)	Lanzamotas	Speck Thrower
Spanish (NOE)	Devastador	Devastator
Chinese (Simplified)	火热爆破枪 huǒrè bàopòqiāng (Mandarin)	Hot Blaster
Chinese (Traditional)	火熱爆破槍 huǒrè bàopòqiāng (Mandarin)	Hot Blaster
Korean	핫 블래스터 has beullaeseuteo	Same as Japanese name