Ink Storm

For the 2015 tournament, see Competitive:Inkstorm.

The Ink Storm is a special weapon in Splatoon 2.

Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2

Ink Storm

Category	Special
Class
Sub
Special
Special points
Special depletion
Range
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Level
Cost
Requirement
Added in		Specifications
Weight
Base damage	0.4 per frame
Base duration	8 seconds
Ink consumption
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

When thrown, the Ink Storm creates a rain cloud of ink. The rain cloud gradually drifts above the map and sprinkles the ground in ink. It is very similar to the Inkstrike.

Use

• This special is infinite, meaning you can walk with this special without it disappearing, this gives you a lot of time to relocate and aim it.
• Ink Storm damages opponents at a rate 24 damage per second and takes 4.17 seconds to splat from full health. The Ink Storm moves at a slow enough speed that if an opponent does not move as it passes over them it may splat them, which can be used to disrupt Charger positions.
• This special can be seen as a pressurizer and a damage dealing AoE.
• There is not much you can do to stop an Ink Storm, because it deploys very quickly. Exit the Ink Storm as quickly as you can, as the damage can stack quickly, you can't regenerate your health in the Ink Storm.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
1.3.0	▲ Increased radius of affect by roughly 13%. ▲ Decreased points required to use the Ink Storm special for most main weapons it is paired with.
1.4.0	▲ Increased damage dealt to opposing Ballers by the storm by roughly 150%. — Fixed an issue causing the predicted range of the sub weapon to incorrectly display when readying an Ink Storm special while also equipped with either a Point Sensor or Toxic Mist sub weapon. — Fixed an issue causing the inking effect of an Ink Storm special to occur unnaturally when the storm intersected with a roof or other similar object in a stage.
2.0.0	▼ Reduced the frequency with which it inks the ground by roughly 20%.

Sets

Weapons with Ink Storm in Splatoon 2

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Points	Level	Price	Class	Introduced​​​​​​​​
	Ballpoint Splatling Nouveau	4031	Squid Beakon	Ink Storm	220p	28	15800	Splatling	5 December 2018 (4.3.0)​​​​
	Bloblobber	3030	Splash Wall	Ink Storm	180p	11	10000	Slosher	1 August 2018​
	Carbon Roller	1000	Autobomb	Ink Storm	160p	7	6200	Roller	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​
	Custom Dualie Squelchers	5031	Splat Bomb	Ink Storm	220p	16	12900	Dualie	1 June 2018​​​​​​​
	Custom Splattershot Jr.	11	Autobomb	Ink Storm	160p	4	1900	Shooter	9 September 2017​
	Dapple Dualies Nouveau	5001	Toxic Mist	Ink Storm	170p	29	17500	Dualie	13 January 2018​​​
	E-liter 4K	2030	Ink Mine	Ink Storm	190p	20	13900	Charger	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)
	E-liter 4K Scope	2040	Ink Mine	Ink Storm	190p	30	23200	Charger	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Hero Brella Replica	6002	Sprinkler	Ink Storm	190p	9	9000	Brella	12 August 2017​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Kensa Luna Blaster	202	Fizzy Bomb	Ink Storm	170p	26	16600	Shooter	3 October 2018 (4.1.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	N-ZAP '83	62	Sprinkler	Ink Storm	170p	19	11100	Shooter	3 April 2019 (4.6.0)​​​​​​​​​​​
	Range Blaster	220	Suction Bomb	Ink Storm	200p	14	9300	Shooter	21 October 2017​​
	Rapid Blaster Pro	250	Toxic Mist	Ink Storm	180p	22	12800	Shooter	23 September 2017​​​​​​​​
	Splat Brella	6000	Sprinkler	Ink Storm	190p	9	8300	Brella	12 August 2017​​​​​​
	Splattershot Pro	70	Point Sensor	Ink Storm	170p	10	13800	Shooter	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​
	Tri-Slosher Nouveau	3011	Splat Bomb	Ink Storm	170p	17	11700	Slosher	14 April 2018​​
	Zink Mini Splatling	4001	Curling Bomb	Ink Storm	180p	26	15400	Splatling	24 March 2018

Gallery

• Ink Storm promo image.

  Ink Storm promo image.

• 

  The Ink Storm as it is pouring ink on the map and splatting enemy inklings in Starfish Mainstage.

• 

  The Ink Storm's cloud as viewed from the ground.

• 

  An Inkling preparing to throw the Ink Storm itself.

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