Bomb Defense Up

Bomb Defense Up

Applicable gear

Any

Favored by

Inkline

Unfavored by

Krak-On

Bomb Defense Up is an ability in Splatoon 2. Inkline gear has a 5× chance of rolling this ability, while Krak-On gear has a 1/2× chance.

Bomb Defense Up reduces the damage taken from enemy sub weapons. Autobombs, Curling Bombs, Ink Mines, Splat Bombs, and Suction Bombs have their damage reduced by up to 50%. Burst Bombs have their damage reduced by up to 40%.

Bomb Defense Up reduces the damage taken from special weapons by up to 35%. Bomb Defense Up is known to affect Baller, Inkjet, Splashdown, and Tenta Missiles.

The ability offers players strong means of increasing survivability. For example, just one sub slot of the ability will prevent the player from being splatted by two near-miss Inkjet shots. The damage reductions are never enough to prevent a one hit splat.

Gear

Bomb Defense Up is the main ability of:

Headgear with Bomb Defense Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in

Clothing with Bomb Defense Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in

Shoes with Bomb Defense Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in

Stacking

The number of hits a weapon needs to splat the player with every threshold for Bomb Defense Up is shown in the following table. Amounts of Bomb Defense that do not cause a change are not shown in the table.

Bomb Defense Up: Hits-to-splat

			Autobomb Curling Bomb Splat Bomb Suction Bomb	Burst Bomb			Ink Mine		Baller		Inkjet Tenta Missiles		Splashdown
Mains	Subs	AP	Far	Direct	Near	Far	Near	Far	Direct	Far	Near	Far	Near	Far
0	0	0	4	2	3	4	3	5	2	2	2	4	2	2
0	1	3	4	2	3	5	4	6	3	2	3	4	2	2
0	2	6	4	2	4	5	4	6	3	2	3	4	2	2
0	3	9	4	2	4	5	4	6	3	3	3	4	2	3
0	4	12	5	2	4	5	4	7	3	3	3	4	2	3
0	5	15	5	3	4	5	4	7	3	3	3	4	2	3
0	6	18	5	3	4	6	4	7	3	3	3	5	2	3
0	7	21	5	3	4	6	5	8	3	3	3	5	2	3
2	2	26	6	3	4	6	5	8	3	3	3	5	2	3
2	3	29	6	3	5	6	5	8	3	3	3	5	2	3
1	7	31	6	3	5	6	5	9	3	3	3	5	2	3
2	5	35	6	3	5	6	5	9	3	3	3	5	3	3
3	2	36	6	3	5	7	5	9	3	3	3	5	3	3
2	7	41	7	3	5	7	6	10	3	3	3	5	3	3
2	9	47	7	3	5	7	6	10	4	3	4	6	3	3
3	9	57	7	3	5	7	6	11	4	3	4	6	3	3

Other notable thresholds:

• Main: 0, Sub: 3 — Survives one direct Burst Bomb plus two distant blasts.
• Main: 0, Sub: 4 — Ink Armor survives a Burst Bomb near blast.
• Main: 1, Sub: 4 — Survives a direct Burst Bomb plus two near blasts.

Percent change for Burst Bombs:

Abilities				Damage reduction
None				0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1				3.9%
Main: 0, Sub: 2				7.5%
Main: 0, Sub: 3				11.0%
Main: 1, Sub: 0				12.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 4				14.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 1				15.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 5				17.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 2				18.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 6				20.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 3				21.2%
Main: 2, Sub: 0				22.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 7				23.0%
Main: 1, Sub: 4				23.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 1				24.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 8				25.5%
Main: 1, Sub: 5				26.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 2				27.0%
Main: 0, Sub: 9				27.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 6				28.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 3				29.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 0				29.9%
Main: 1, Sub: 7				30.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 4				31.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 1				31.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 8				32.4%
Main: 2, Sub: 5				33.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 2				33.5%
Main: 1, Sub: 9				34.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 6				34.6%
Main: 3, Sub: 3				35.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 7				36.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 4				36.4%
Main: 2, Sub: 8				37.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 5				37.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 9				38.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 6				38.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 7				39.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 8				39.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 9				40.2%

Percent change for other bombs:

Abilities				Damage reduction
None				0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1				4.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 2				9.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 3				13.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 0				15.2%
Main: 0, Sub: 4				17.9%
Main: 1, Sub: 1				19.2%
Main: 0, Sub: 5				21.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 2				22.9%
Main: 0, Sub: 6				25.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 3				26.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 0				27.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 7				28.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 4				29.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 1				30.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 8				31.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 5				32.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 2				33.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 9				34.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 6				35.6%
Main: 2, Sub: 3				36.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 0				37.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 7				38.2%
Main: 2, Sub: 4				39.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 1				39.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 8				40.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 5				41.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 2				41.9%
Main: 1, Sub: 9				42.6%
Main: 2, Sub: 6				43.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 3				43.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 7				45.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 4				45.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 8				46.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 5				46.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 9				47.7%
Main: 3, Sub: 6				48.1%
Main: 3, Sub: 7				49.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 8				49.7%
Main: 3, Sub: 9				50.2%

Percent change for special weapons:

Abilities				Damage reduction
None				0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1				3.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 2				6.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 3				9.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 0				10.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 4				12.5%
Main: 1, Sub: 1				13.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 5				15.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 2				16.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 6				17.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 3				18.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 0				19.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 7				20.1%
Main: 1, Sub: 4				20.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 1				21.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 8				22.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 5				23.0%
Main: 2, Sub: 2				23.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 9				24.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 6				24.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 3				25.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 0				26.1%
Main: 1, Sub: 7				26.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 4				27.3%
Main: 3, Sub: 1				27.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 8				28.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 5				28.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 2				29.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 9				29.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 6				30.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 3				30.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 7				31.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 4				31.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 8				32.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 5				32.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 9				33.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 6				33.7%
Main: 3, Sub: 7				34.3%
Main: 3, Sub: 8				34.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 9				35.1%

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  A chart showing the effect of Bomb Defense Up.