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[[File:S3 Tableturf Battle Cards promo.png|thumb|Tableturf Battle Cards of the [[Splattershot Jr.]], [[Dynamo Roller]] and [[Splat Charger]] shown during the [[Nintendo Direct#Splatoon 3 Direct|''Splatoon 3'' Direct]].]]

'''Cards''', also referred to as '''Tableturf Battle Cards''', are a type of collectible in ''[[Splatoon 3]]''. They are the focus of [[Tableturf Battle]]s, where they are used to place [[ink]] patterns on the stage grid.

==Description==
{{Main|List of Tableturf Battle cards in Splatoon 3}}
There are 266 cards to collect as of [[Sizzle Season 2024]]. Each card corresponds to an ink pattern based on individual [[weapons]], [[characters]], [[enemy|enemies]], [[brand]]s and objects from ''Splatoon 3''.

===Attributes===
The face of every card has:
* a name at the top,
* a cartoon illustration or 3D render graphic in the center,
* an 8-by-8 square grid showing its ink pattern in the lower-right corner,
* a number inside a diamond shape in the lower-left corner equal to the number of squares the pattern covers, and
* a Special Point spend, indicated by the number of Special Space squares that are shown at the bottom.

The ink pattern depicted in the grid is added to the board when the card is played. Most card patterns contain exactly one Special Space, indicated by their orange color.

A card's Special Point spend is typically proportionate to its size, roughly equal to one Special Point per three spaces (rounded up). Cards that do not feature a Special Space have a lower Special Point spend than other cards of the same size.

Each card has a sequence number that is not shown on the card but can be used for sorting. For example, the .52 Gal card is No. 7.

===Rarity and level===
There are three levels of card rarity: Common, Rare, and Fresh. The color of the card's name and the diamond in the lower-left corner correspond to this rarity, being either purple, yellow, or multi-colored respectively.

Each card has an upgrade level that affects the card's appearance. The level is indicated using one, two, or three stars.

==={{Anchor|Pack of cards}}{{Anchor|Fresh card pack}}Acquiring cards===
Players mainly obtain cards through packs of cards, which contain five random cards. In rare cases, players can receive a fresh card pack, which containst at least one fresh card.

There are multiple ways to aquire cards in ''Splatoon 3'':
*Receiving the Starter Deck from the [[Staff]] at the [[Tableturf Battle Dojo]] upon speaking to them for the first time. This deck is always comprised of the same 15 cards.
*Raising a new season's [[catalog]] level gives the player 14 card packs, with one being a fresh card pack.
*Obtaining capsules from the [[Shell-Out Machine]] has a 4% chance to dispense normal card packs, but currently does not offer the opportunity to dispense fresh card packs.
*Exploring [[Alterna]] in [[Return of the Mammalians]] gives the player multiple card packs that can be recieved at the [[Lobby Terminal]].
*Increasing the Tableturf Rank
**Normal card packs at ranks 3, 9, 16, 23 and 33.
**Fresh card packs at ranks 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 and 999.

Players cannot own more than one copy of a card; duplicates are converted to a certain number of card bits based on their rarity. Players can spend card bits to acquire new cards or upgrade the appearance of existing cards.

===Card bits===
[[File:S3 Tableturf Battle - Card Bits.jpg|thumb|An instance of receiving only duplicate cards , having them be converted into card bits.]]
'''Card bits''' are given to players as a refund for duplicate cards. Additionally, after reaching Tableturf Rank 50, every fifth rank up, excluding every 100th rank, and rank 999 gives the player 20 card bits. The maximum number of card bits a player can have at once is 999, after which any further card bits will be discarded.

The amount of card bits the player receives from duplicate cards depends on the rarity of the card:
*Common cards give 1 card bit
*Rare cards give 5 card bits
*Fresh cards give 20 card bits
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===Card-Bit Exchange===
[[File:S3 Tableturf Battle - Card-Bit Exchange.jpg|thumb|The Card-Bit Exchange in ''Splatoon 3''.]]
Through the '''Card-Bit Exchange''', spare card bits can be used to create cards that are not in the player's collection or to upgrade the level of obtained cards. 

Each obtained card starts at one star ★ upgrade level and can only be further upgraded via the Card-Bit Exchange. Upgrading a card produces a purely cosmetic change and does not affect the card's abilities in gameplay. 

{|class="wikitable sitecolor-s3" style="text-align:center"
!colspan=4 |Card upgrading cost
|-
!rowspan=3 |Rarity
!colspan=3 |Cost
|-
!Creating card
!colspan=2 |Upgrading card
|-
!★
!★★
!★★★
|-
|Common
|5
|10
|20
|-
|Rare
|15
|20
|40
|-
|Fresh
|40
|30
|60
|}
{|class="wikitable sitecolor-s3" style="text-align:center"
!colspan=5 |Card upgrade effect
|-
!
!Common
!Rare
!Fresh
!Effects
|-
!★
|[[File:S3 Tableturf Battle card Splattershot Jr no upgrade.png|100px]]
|[[File:S3 Tableturf Battle card Trizooka no upgrade.png|100px]]
|[[File:S3 Tableturf Battle card Hero Shot no upgrade.png|100px]]
|Default
|-
!★★
|[[File:S3 Tableturf Battle card Splattershot Jr upgrade.png|100px]]
|[[File:S3 Tableturf Battle card Trizooka upgrade.png|100px]]
|[[File:S3 Tableturf Battle card Hero Shot upgrade.png|100px]]
|Backgrounds updated; rare and fresh cards' backgrounds are more saturated
|-
!★★★
|[[File:S3 Tableturf Battle card Splattershot Jr upgrade MAX.png|100px]]
|[[File:S3 Tableturf Battle card Trizooka upgrade MAX.png|100px]]
|[[File:S3 Tableturf Battle card Hero Shot upgrade MAX.png|100px]]
|Backgrounds updated and holographic foil effect applied
|}
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==Decks==
{{Redirect|Deck|card decks used by rivals|List of rival decks in Splatoon 3}}
A '''Deck''', also known as '''Card Deck''' or '''Tableturf Deck''', consists of 15 cards. A player can save up to 32 decks, assigning a name and a card sleeve design to each one. When selecting or editing a deck, the total number of spaces covered by the ink patterns of cards in the deck is shown.

When the player receives the Starter Deck, it is automatically saved to their first deck slot with the name "Starter Deck" and the default card sleeves.

{{TableturfDeck|name=Starter Deck
|card1=Splattershot
|card2=Slosher
|card3=Zapfish
|card4=Blaster
|card5=Splat Dualies
|card6=Flooder
|card7=Splat Roller
|card8=Tri-Stringer
|card9=Chum
|card10=Splat Charger
|card11=Splatana Wiper
|card12=SquidForce
|card13=Heavy Splatling
|card14=Splat Bomb
|card15=Marigold
}}

===Edit Deck===
Through the '''Edit Deck''' menu, players are able to create a deck by assigning 15 cards to it. Up to 32 decks can be created and renamed. It is also possible to change obtained card sleeves.

==Card sleeves==
'''Card sleeves''' can be unlocked by reaching certain Tableturf Ranks or by defeating a rival 30 times on Lv. 3, with the exception of Baby Jelly, Cool Jelly, Aggro Jelly and Clone Jelly. [[Crusty Sean]]'s card sleeves are unlocked through completing Journey 1's Location 6 in [[Wandercrust]] on [[SplatNet 3]].

===Tableturf Rank===
<gallery>
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve.png|Default
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Rank 20.png|[[Tableturf Battle#Rank and rewards|Rank 20]]
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Rank 40.png|[[Tableturf Battle#Rank and rewards|Rank 40]]
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Rank 49.png|[[Tableturf Battle#Rank and rewards|Rank 49]]
</gallery>

===Rivals===
<gallery>
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Cap'n Cuttlefish.png|{{Character|RotM|Cuttlefish}}
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Callie.png|{{Character|S3|Callie|icononly}} [[Callie|Agent 1]]
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Marie.png|{{Character|S3|Marie|icononly}} [[Marie|Agent 2]]
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Shiver.png|{{Character|RotM|Shiver}}
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Frye.png|{{Character|RotM|Frye}}
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Big Man.png|{{Character|RotM|Big Man}}
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Sheldon.png|{{Character|S3|Sheldon}}
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Gnarly Eddy.png|[[File:S3 Icon Naut Couture.png|frameless|24px|link=Gnarly Eddy and Nails]] [[Gnarly Eddy and Nails|Gnarly Eddy]]
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Jel La Fleur.png|{{Character|S3|Jel La Fleur}}
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Mr Coco.png|{{Character|S3|Mr. Coco}}
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Harmony.png|{{Character|S3|Harmony}}
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Staff.png|{{Character|S3|Staff}}
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Judd.png|{{Character|S3|Judd}}
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Li'l Judd.png|{{Character|S3|Li'l Judd}}
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Murch.png|{{Character|S3|Murch}}
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Crusty Sean.png|[[Crusty Sean]]
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Shelly.png|[[File:S3 Icon Shelly Donny Duo.png|frameless|24px|link=Shelly and Donny]] [[Shelly and Donny|Shelly]]'''*'''
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Annie.png|[[File:S3 Icon Cooler Heads.png|frameless|24px|link=Annie and Moe]] [[Annie and Moe|Annie]]'''*'''
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Jelonzo.png|{{Character|S3|Jelonzo}}'''*'''
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Fred Crumbs.png|{{Character|S3|Fred Crumbs}}'''*'''
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Spyke.png|{{Character|S3|Spyke}}'''*'''
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Flow.png|[[File:S3 Icon Headspace.png|frameless|24px|link=Flow and Craymond]] [[Flow and Craymond|Flow]]'''**'''
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Jelfonzo.png|{{Character|S3|Jelfonzo}}'''**'''
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Bisk.png|{{Character|S3|Bisk}}'''**'''
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Pearl.png|{{Character|S3|Pearl}}'''**'''
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Marina.png|{{Character|S3|Marina}}'''**'''
S3 Tableturf Battle Sleeve Acht.png|{{Character|S3|Acht}}'''**'''
</gallery>
:'''*''' Only available after purchase of the ''[[Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass]]''.
:'''**''' Only available after purchase of the ''[[Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass]]'' and completion of the main story of ''[[Side Order]]''.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
S3 Pack of Cards.png|A pack of cards
S3 Fresh Card Pack.png|A fresh card pack
S3 Tableturf Battle card list JP.jpg|Card List screen
S3 Tableturf Battle results JP.jpg|Results screen
S3 Tableturf Battle Illustrations.jpg|Promotional image showcasing certain Card illustrations
S3 Tableturf Battle - Card-Bit Exchange - Creating a Card.jpg|Opting to create the E-liter 4K card.
S3 Tableturf Battle - Card-Bit Exchange - New Card.jpg|The result
Deep Cut Tableturf.jpg|[[Deep Cut]] playing Tableturf Battle, from the Winter 2022 issue of ''Nintendo Magazine''.
S3 Tableturf player NPCs.jpg|A group of player avatars stood by the Tableturf Battle Dojo.
S3 Tableturf player NPC cards.jpg|The cards held by player avatars in a hub.
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* All cards based on [[special weapon]]s share three characteristics: their area is exactly 12 spaces, their Special Point spend is three points, which is lower than other cards of the same size, and they are the only cards to lack a Special Space.
*There are only six cards in the base game that do not appear in any rival's deck: [[Sploosh-o-matic]], [[Splash-o-matic]], [[.52 Gal]], [[Jet Squelcher]], [[H-3 Nozzlenose]], and [[Glooga Dualies]].
*CPU-controlled players that the player may choose to face appear holding the [[Tri-Stringer]], [[Splatana Stamper]], [[Smallfry (character)|Smallfry]], and [[Trizooka]] cards in their hands.

==Names in other languages==
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{{Localized name
|color=Splatoon 3
|title=Pack of cards
|Jap=カードパック
|JapR=Kādo-pakku
|JapM=Pack of cards
|Dut=Pakje kaarten
|DutM=Pack of cards
|Fre=Jeu de cartes
|FreM=Card game
|Ger=Kartenpäckchen
|GerM=Card pack
|Ita=Bustina di carte
|ItaM=Packet of cards
|Rus=Колода карт
|RusR=Koloda kart
|RusM=Card deck
|Spa=Paquete de cartas
|SpaM=Pack of cards
|ChiS=卡片包
|ChiSR=
|ChiSM=
|ChiT=卡包
|ChiTR=
|ChiTM=
|Kor=카드 팩
|KorR=
|KorM=Card Pack
|Internal=CardPack<ref name="Leanny GitHub">{{GH}} [https://github.com/Leanny/splat3/blob/main/data/language/USen_full_unicode.json Leanny on GitHub]</ref>
|InternalM=-
}}
{{Localized name
|color=Splatoon 3
|title=Fresh card pack
|Jap=フレッシュカードパック
|JapR=Furesshu-kādo-pakku
|JapM=Fresh pack of cards
|Dut=Vers pakje kaarten
|DutM=Fresh pack of cards
|FreE=Jeu de cartes classe
|FreEM=Fresh card game
|FreA=Jeu de cartes cool
|FreAM=Cool card game
|Ger=Spritziges Kartenpäckchen
|GerM=Fresh Card pack<ref group="notes">A more literal translation is "Energized Card pack", but ''Spritzig'' is used throughout the German version of the {{Ss}} as a translation for "fresh".</ref>
|Ita=Bustina mitica
|ItaM=Mythical packet
|Rus=Свежая колода карт
|RusR=Svezhaya koloda kart
|RusM=Fresh card deck
|Spa=Paquete de cartas exclusivo
|SpaM=Exclusive pack of cards
|<!--Spanish (NoA) and (NoE) share the same name-->
|ChiS=新鲜卡片包
|ChiSR=
|ChiSM=
|ChiT=新鮮卡包
|ChiTR=
|ChiTM=
|Kor=프레시 카드 팩
|KorR=
|KorM=Fresh Card Pack
|Internal=CardPackFresh<ref name="Leanny GitHub"/>
|InternalM=-
}}
{{Localized name
|color=Splatoon 3
|title=Card sleeves
|Jap=カードスリーブ
|JapR=Kādo-surību
|JapM=Card sleeves
|Dut=Kaartenhoesjes
|DutM=Card covers
|Fre=Motifs de cartes
|FreM=Card patterns
|Ger=Kartenhüllen
|GerM=Card sleeves
|Ita=Stili per il dorso delle carte
|ItaM=Styles for card backs
|Rus=Кармашки для карт
|RusR=Karmashki dlya kart
|RusM=Card sleeves
|Spa=Funda para carta
|SpaM=Card sleeve
|<!--Spanish (NoA) and (NoE) share the same name-->
|ChiS=卡片套
|ChiSR=
|ChiSM=
|ChiT=卡套
|ChiTR=
|ChiTM=
|Kor=카드 슬리브
|KorR=
|KorM=Card sleeve
|Internal=CardSleeve<ref name="Leanny GitHub"/>
|InternalM=-
}}</div>

===Translation notes===
{{Note list}}

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Splatoon 3]]
[[Category:Tableturf Battle]]