Ink Saver (Sub) decreases the ink usage of each sub weapon by up to 35%.
Use
The Ink Saver (Sub) ability is great for sub weapons that consume a lot of the user's ink such as Seekers or Splash Walls. The ability allows the user to deploy such sub weapons more frequently, as less ink is used per sub weapon because of Ink Saver (Sub). With six sub slots of Ink Saver (Sub), an extra Burst Bomb can be thrown before refilling ink. With one main slot and 5 sub slots, an extra Splat Bomb can be thrown.
▲ Increased the maximum possible ink saved: 25% → 35%
Trivia
Prior to version 2.6.0, players could only throw a single Splat Bomb or Suction Bomb, no matter how much Ink Saver (Sub) was stacked. Update 2.6.0 changed this.
Splatoon 2
Ink Saver (Sub) was tweaked in Splatoon 2 to have a weaker effect for certain sub weapons. The ability's three strength tiers are detailed in the following table. Thresholds for throwing an extra sub weapon without having to refill the ink-tank are also shown.
The following table shows the percent decrease in ink consumed by sub weapons with every possible amount of Ink Saver (Sub). There is a column for each of the ability's three strength tiers.
Abilities
Weak
Middle
Strong
None
0%
0%
0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1
1.9%
2.9%
3.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 2
3.8%
5.6%
6.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 3
5.5%
8.3%
9.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 0
6.1%
9.1%
10.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 4
7.1%
10.7%
12.5%
Main: 1, Sub: 1
7.7%
11.5%
13.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 5
8.7%
13%
15.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 2
9.2%
13.8%
16.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 6
10.1%
15.2%
17.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 3
10.6%
15.9%
18.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 0
11%
16.6%
19.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 7
11.5%
17.2%
20.1%
Main: 1, Sub: 4
11.9%
17.9%
20.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 1
12.3%
18.5%
21.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 8
12.7%
19.1%
22.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 5
13.1%
19.7%
23%
Main: 2, Sub: 2
13.5%
20.3%
23.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 9
13.9%
20.8%
24.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 6
14.2%
21.4%
24.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 3
14.6%
21.9%
25.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 0
14.9%
22.4%
26.1%
Main: 1, Sub: 7
15.3%
22.9%
26.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 4
15.6%
23.4%
27.3%
Main: 3, Sub: 1
15.9%
23.8%
27.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 8
16.2%
24.3%
28.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 5
16.5%
24.7%
28.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 2
16.8%
25.1%
29.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 9
17%
25.5%
29.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 6
17.3%
25.9%
30.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 3
17.5%
26.3%
30.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 7
18%
27%
31.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 4
18.2%
27.3%
31.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 8
18.6%
27.9%
32.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 5
18.8%
28.1%
32.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 9
19.1%
28.6%
33.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 6
19.2%
28.9%
33.7%
Main: 3, Sub: 7
19.6%
29.4%
34.3%
Main: 3, Sub: 8
19.9%
29.8%
34.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 9
20.1%
30.1%
35.1%
Graph showing ink consumed by sub weapons when stacking Ink Saver (Sub).
Version history
Version
Adjustments
Base game
▼ Decreased the maximum possible ink saved for Burst Bombs: 35% → 30%