Cold-Blooded

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Cold-Blooded is an ability in Splatoon, and a retired ability in Splatoon 2.

Cold-Blooded shortens the duration of any position-tracking effects inflicted on the wearer.

Cold-Blooded is rather versatile, as any weapon or play style can benefit from not being tracked. However, it reaches its full potential when used with a stealthy, mobile weapon, such as the S Weapon Main Carbon Roller.png Carbon Roller; it can enhance the sneakiness of a weapon, facilitating ambushes. A loud or otherwise conspicuous weapon may give itself away to surrounding enemies, no tracking needed.

Splatoon

Cold Blooded
Cold Blooded
Applicable gear

Cold Blooded shortens the duration of position-tracking to 50% of normal tracking time. It is restricted to clothing as a main ability, and cannot be rolled as a sub ability.

Mutual exclusivity

This ability is found as the main ability only on clothing, so other abilities found only on clothing are mutually exclusive with it; in other words players cannot have them together. These abilities are Recon, Haunt, and Ninja Squid. In addition, since wearing the Splatfest Tee was mandatory during a Splatfest, these abilities could not be used for the duration of those events.

Gear

The following gear items have Cold Blooded as their main ability.

Clothing with Cold Blooded in Splatoon

Data

Cold Blooded reduces tracking duration by 50%. This applies to all forms of tracking:

  • S Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensors normally lasts 8 seconds, but this is reduced to 4 seconds.
  • S Ability Haunt.png Haunt normally lasts 9 seconds, but is reduced to roughly 4.5 seconds.
  • The S Weapon Special Echolocator.png Echolocator's duration can vary if the user has S Ability Special Duration Up.png Special Duration Up equipped. Without any, it will have its tracking time reduced from 9 seconds to 4.5 seconds. With the maximum amount of Special Duration Up equipped, it will last 12.6 seconds normally and 6.3 seconds on a target with Cold Blooded.
Weapon Cold Blooded
Before 2.2.0 2.2.0 to 2.6.0 2.7.0
Inactive Active Inactive Active Inactive Active
Point Sensor 10 2.5 8 2 8 4
Echolocator 12 3 12 3 9 4.5
Haunt 12 3 12 3 9 4.5

Times are in seconds

[1]

Version history

Version Adjustments
2.7.0
  • Tracking time reduction decreased by 33%: up to 75% → up to 50%

Splatoon 2

Cold-Blooded
Cold-Blooded
Applicable gear
Favored by
Unfavored by

In Splatoon 2, Cold-Blooded was changed from a mutually exclusive ability to a stackable ability that was available on any gear type. Annaki and Toni Kensa gear had a 5x chance of rolling this ability. Inkline gear had a 1/2x chance of rolling this ability. It could stop the tracking effects of Point Sensors, Ink Mines, Thermal Ink, Haunt, and Sting Ray.

In version 4.3.0, Cold-Blooded was retired. The default ability of all gear with Cold-Blooded (except the Pearlescent Crown) became Main Power Up. Players can still get the effect of Cold-Blooded with Bomb Defense Up DX, an ability that was introduced in the same update.

Stacking

Abilities Decrease in tracking time
None 0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 8.7%
Main: 0, Sub: 2 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 16.9%
Main: 0, Sub: 3 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 24.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 0 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 27.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 4 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 32.1%
Main: 1, Sub: 1 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 34.5%
Main: 0, Sub: 5 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 39.1%
Main: 1, Sub: 2 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 41.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 6 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 45.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 3 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 47.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 0 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 49.7%
Main: 0, Sub: 7 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 51.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 4 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 53.6%
Main: 2, Sub: 1 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 55.5%
Main: 0, Sub: 8 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 57.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 5 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 59.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 2 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 60.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 9 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 62.5%
Main: 1, Sub: 6 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 64.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 3 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 65.7%
Main: 3, Sub: 0 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 67.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 7 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 68.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 4 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 70.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 1 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 71.5%
Main: 1, Sub: 8 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 72.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 5 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 74.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 2 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 75.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 9 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 76.6%
Main: 2, Sub: 6 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 77.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 3 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 78.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 7 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 80.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 4 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 81.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 8 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 83.6%
Main: 3, Sub: 5 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 84.4%
Main: 2, Sub: 9 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 85.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 6 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 86.6%
Main: 3, Sub: 7 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 88.3%
Main: 3, Sub: 8 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 89.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 9 S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png S2 Ability Cold-Blooded.png 90.3%

Version history

Version Adjustments
Base game
  • Tracking time reduction increased by 50%: up to 50% → up to 75%
1.4.0
  • Tracking time reduction increased by 20%: up to 75% → up to 90%
  • Cold-Blooded now also increases the area in which the player is immune to the revealing effects of S2 Ability Thermal Ink.png Thermal Ink, S2 Ability Haunt.png Haunt, and the S2 Weapon Special Sting Ray.png Sting Ray.
4.3.0

Gallery

Trivia

  • In Splatoon 2, Cold-Blooded was the only stackable ability that was favored by two brands.
  • In real life, all squids are ectothermic, or "cold-blooded", which the Cold-Blooded ability is likely a reference to.

Names in other languages

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References