Damage Up

Damage Up

Applicable gear

Any

Favored by

SquidForce

Unfavored by

Inkline

Damage Up increases damage of the player's main, sub, and special weapons by up to 30%. SquidForce gear has a 5x chance of rolling this ability.

In-depth Ability

Although having damage seems like it may give a player an advantage in combat, it is programmed into the game that no weapon can pass their innate "number of hits to splat" threshold. For example, the Aerospray MG has a base damage of 24.5, meaning that it takes five hits to splat an enemy Inkling. The game will not allow the Aerospray to splat in less than five hits. Therefore, Damage Up will cap the Aerospray's damage at 24.9, so it will still take five hits to splat. This rule applies to all weapons that take more than one hit to splat and deal fixed damage.

Use

Due to this rule programmed into the game, Damage Up has very limited use. However, it is possible for the ability Defense Up to actually allow an Inkling to take an extra hit from certain weapons. This makes Damage Up ideal for countering opponents with Defense Up, but only if the weapon the player is using is on the lower threshold of the "number of hits to splat." If the weapon is higher on that threshold, or if the weapon kills in one hit, then Defense Up would not matter anyway, making Damage Up useless.

Damage Up can, however, reduce the effort needed to splat with variable-damage weapons. For instance, it allows chargers to splat with less charging. For instance, an E-liter 3K requires an 100% charge to splat opponents, but a full set of Damage Up gear can reduce this to 65%.

Gear

Damage Up is the main ability of:

Headgear with Damage Up in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	CoroCoro Cap	Zekko	8700	Damage Up		2.8.0
	Legendary Cap	Cuttlegear	Level 50	Damage Up		2.0.0
	Samurai Helmet	amiibo	Inkling Boy (Splatoon)	Damage Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Snorkel Mask	Forge	3000	Damage Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Squash Headband	Zink	400	Damage Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)

Clothing with Damage Up in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	FC Albacore	Takoroka	800	Damage Up		2.3.0
	Navy College Sweat	Splash Mob	800	Damage Up		2.0.0
	Navy Striped LS	Splash Mob	2300	Damage Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Part-Time Pirate	Tentatek	800	Damage Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Rockenberg Black	Rockenberg	800	Damage Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	SQUID GIRL Tunic	The SQUID GIRL	2000	Damage Up		2.0.0
	Varsity Jacket	Zekko	12000	Damage Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Zink Layered LS	Zink	600	Damage Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)

Shoes with Damage Up in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Bubble Rain Boots	Inkline	450	Damage Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Cyan Trainers	Tentatek	700	Damage Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Plum Casuals	Krak-On	2000	Damage Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)

Stacking

Abilities				Increase in damage output
None				0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1				2.9%
Main: 0, Sub: 2				5.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 3				8.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 0				9.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 4				10.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 1				11.5%
Main: 0, Sub: 5				13.0%
Main: 1, Sub: 2				13.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 6				15.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 3				15.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 0				16.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 7				17.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 4				17.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 1				18.5%
Main: 0, Sub: 8				19.1%
Main: 1, Sub: 5				19.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 2				20.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 9				20.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 6				21.4%
Main: 2, Sub: 3				21.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 0				22.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 7				22.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 4				23.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 1				23.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 8				24.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 5				24.7%
Main: 3, Sub: 2				25.1%
Main: 1, Sub: 9				25.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 6				25.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 3				26.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 7				27.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 4				27.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 8				27.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 5				28.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 9				28.6%
Main: 3, Sub: 6				28.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 7				29.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 8				29.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 9				30.0%

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  Damage Up reduces the lethal charge time of chargers.

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  Damage Up increases the damage for blasters, having greater effect closer to center of the blast.

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  Damage Up increases the 1-hit splatting range of rollers, especially the Dynamo Roller.

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  Damage Up increases the damage per hit of 2-hit+ splat weapons to limits of 24.9, 33.3, 49.9, or 99.9.

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  Damage Up increases the damage of sub weapons.

Calculating Damage

a = Ability Points of Damage Up = 10 × [Number of Damage Up Main Slots] + 3 × [Number of Damage Up Sub Slots]
d = Ability Points of Defense Up = 10 × [Number of Defense Up Main Slots] + 3 × [Number of Defense Up Sub Slots]
A = (0.99 × a - (0.09 × a) ^ 2) / 100
D = (0.99 × d - (0.09 × d) ^ 2) / 100
When Damage Up ≥ Defense Up
Damage = [base damage] × [1 + (A - D)]
When Damage Up < Defense Up
Damage = [base damage] × [1 + (A - D) / 1.8]

Gallery

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  A set of gear popularized for its Damage Up abilities.

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  An Inkling with 3 mains and 9 subs of Damage Up.