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

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

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Cold Blooded
Cold Blooded
Applicable gear

Mechanics

Cold Blooded shortens the duration of position tracking by 50% of the normal tracking time.

Weapon Cold Blooded
Before 2.2.0 2.2.0 to 2.6.0[1] 2.7.0
Inactive Active Inactive Active Inactive Active
S Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensor 10 2.5 8 2 8 4
S Weapon Special Echolocator.png Echolocator* 12 3 12 3 9 4.5
S Ability Haunt.png Haunt 12 3 12 3 9 4.5

Times are in seconds and are approximate.
*Can change because of Special Duration Up

Gear

Clothing with Cold Blooded in Splatoon

Version history

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

Gallery

Splatoon 2

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

In Splatoon 2, Cold-Blooded was a stackable ability that was available on any gear type. It could shorten the tracking effects of Point Sensors, Ink Mines, Thermal Ink, Haunt, and the Sting Ray.

In version 4.3.0, Cold-Blooded was retired, and its effects were combined with Bomb Defense Up to make a new ability: Bomb Defense Up DX. The default ability of all gear with Cold-Blooded (except the Gray FA-11 Bomber, Pearlescent Crown and Fringed Loafers, which are not available in SplatNet 2 to have alternate main abilities) was changed to Main Power Up, while existing gear with the Cold-Blooded ability was overwritten with Bomb Defense Up DX.

Stacking

Abilities Decrease in tracking time (approx.)
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 Thermal Ink, Haunt, and the Sting Ray.
4.3.0
  • Removed. Effects integrated with Bomb Defense Up into Bomb Defense Up DX.
  • Preexisting mains changed to Bomb Defense Up DX.
    • Items originally with Cold-Blooded as a main can be repurchased with Main Power Up (aside from gear unobtainable from SplatNet 2, which have Bomb Defense Up DX).
  • Preexisting subs, ability chunks, and drink tickets changed to Bomb Defense Up DX.

Tactics

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 and mobile weapon, such as the Carbon Roller or Octobrush as it can enhance the sneakiness of a weapon, facilitating ambushes. A loud or otherwise conspicuous weapon may give itself away to surrounding enemies with no tracking needed.

Trivia

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

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese マーキング時間短縮 (Splatoon 2)
Mākingu Jikan Tanshuku
マーキングガード (Splatoon)
Mākingu Gādo
Marking Time Shortening

Marking Guard
Netherlands Dutch Stoorzender Jammer
CanadaFrance French Furtivité Furtivity
Germany German Phantom Phantom
Italy Italian Batteria difettosa (Splatoon 2)
Nascondino (Splatoon)
Defect battery
Hide-And-Seek
Russia Russian Кальмар 004
Kal'mar 004
Squid 004 (could be a reference to Agent 007 and Agent 4)
Mexico Spanish (NOA) Sangre fría Cold blood
Spain Spanish (NOE) Invisibilidad Invisibility

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