Ink Storm

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For the 2015 tournament, see Competitive:Inkstorm.

The Ink Storm is a special weapon in Splatoon 2.

Splatoon 2

Ink Storm

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

Ink Storm is an area of effect (AoE) special weapon that creates a rain cloud of ink, which gradually drifts above the map and sprinkles ink onto inkable non-vertical surfaces and opponents.

Use

  • Immediately upon activating the special, its user will be holding the Ink Storm device. While this phase of the special is untimed, allowing its user to relocate and aim it, they are vulnerable to attack. Therefore, do not activate the special while being attacked, and make sure to throw it before an opponent can splat you.
  • The Ink Storm device needs to be thrown onto a surface in order to work. Throwing the device ether into water or out-of-bounds will waste the special altogether.
  • The Ink Storm cloud will begin directly above the exact point where the device struck a surface and travel in the direction that it was thrown.
  • The ink drops from the storm will inflict damage at a rate of 0.4 HP per frame, or 24 HP per second. Therefore, it will take 4.17 seconds of exposure to splat an opponent at full health. Slower, less mobile opponents – especially those carrying the Rainmaker – are the most adversely affected by Ink Storm since they are less capable of escaping its AoE.
    • This rate of damage also applies against opponents protected with Ink Armor, making it a great counter against Ink Armor. If equipped, Object Shredder will triple the damage inflicted onto armored opponents, including from Ink Storm.
    • Ink Storm's damage on the opponent becomes more effective whenever the opponent has less space to maneuver around, such as in an alley or on the Tower.
  • Defensively, Ink Storm can slow or disrupt the opponents' push by either altering their intended attack routes or weakening any opponents within the storm.
  • Offensively, Ink Storm can soften opposing defenses by forcing opponents out of optimal positions and inflicting chip damage onto those caught in the ink rain.
  • Besides potentially damaging opponents, Ink Storm also gradually turfs any non-vertical surface it travels over, allowing its user's team to gain map control and push further into the opponents' territory, such as under the opponent's Clam basket.
    • The damaging and turfing effects of Ink Storm are slower and more gradual than those of Booyah Bomb but last longer and affect a larger area, due to its drift.
    • While an Ink Storm may not be enough to capture an entire zone or two by itself, it can still help capture zones.
  • An Ink Storm above the Rainmaker can either weaken its shield to pop it or prevent the opponent from popping it.

Countermeasures

When facing an opponent's Ink Storm, assess where is a safe place to either reroute an attack or reposition on defense:

  • In general, avoid getting caught under an opponent's Ink Storm for an extended time, but also be wary of opponents waiting to pick off anyone fleeing the Storm.
  • If you must travel under an opponent's Ink Storm, move in a direction that is either perpendicular to its path or in the opposite direction to minimize damage.
  • Even while avoiding an opponent's Ink Storm, it is still possible to turf or otherwise influence the area underneath. Long-ranged weapons, thrown sub weapons, and other special weapons (such as a counter-Ink Storm or Bomb Launcher) can splat opponents or dissuade them from occupying the turf underneath.

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 S2 Weapon Special Baller.png 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 S2 Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensor or S2 Weapon Sub Toxic Mist.png Toxic Mist sub weapon (S Weapon Main Splattershot Pro.png Splattershot Pro or S Weapon Main Rapid Blaster Pro.png Rapid Blaster Pro).
  • — 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%.
4.5.0
  • ▼ Decreased area of effect radius by roughly 6%.

Quotes

“ Throw this device to generate a rain cloud of ink. The cloud gradually moves away from where the device was thrown. ”
— Splatoon 2 Sub & Special Guide(NA/OC)[a]
“ Throw a device that generates a rain cloud of ink. The cloud will slowly drift along, raining ink as it goes. ”
— Splatoon 2 Sub & Special Guide(EU)[b]
Notes
  1. ↑ North America and Oceania
  2. ↑ Europe

Sets

Weapons with Ink Storm in Splatoon 2
Main #ID Sub Special Special Points Level Price Class Introduced​​​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Ballpoint Splatling Nouveau.png Ballpoint Splatling Nouveau 4031 S2 Weapon Sub Squid Beakon.png Squid Beakon S2 Weapon Special Ink Storm.png Ink Storm 220p 28 Cash 15800 Splatling 5 December 2018 (4.3.0)​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Bloblobber.png Bloblobber 3030 S2 Weapon Sub Splash Wall.png Splash Wall S2 Weapon Special Ink Storm.png Ink Storm 180p 11 Cash 10000 Slosher 1 August 2018​
S2 Weapon Main Carbon Roller.png Carbon Roller 1000 S2 Weapon Sub Autobomb.png Autobomb S2 Weapon Special Ink Storm.png Ink Storm 160p 7 Cash 6200 Roller 7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Custom Dualie Squelchers.png Custom Dualie Squelchers 5031 S2 Weapon Sub Splat Bomb.png Splat Bomb S2 Weapon Special Ink Storm.png Ink Storm 220p 16 Cash 12900 Dualie 1 June 2018​​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Custom Splattershot Jr..png Custom Splattershot Jr. 11 S2 Weapon Sub Autobomb.png Autobomb S2 Weapon Special Ink Storm.png Ink Storm 160p 4 Cash 1900 Shooter 9 September 2017​
S2 Weapon Main Dapple Dualies Nouveau.png Dapple Dualies Nouveau 5001 S2 Weapon Sub Toxic Mist.png Toxic Mist S2 Weapon Special Ink Storm.png Ink Storm 170p 29 Cash 17500 Dualie 13 January 2018​​​
S2 Weapon Main E-liter 4K.png E-liter 4K 2030 S2 Weapon Sub Ink Mine.png Ink Mine S2 Weapon Special Ink Storm.png Ink Storm 190p 20 Cash 13900 Charger 7 July 2017 (1.0.0)
S2 Weapon Main E-liter 4K Scope.png E-liter 4K Scope 2040 S2 Weapon Sub Ink Mine.png Ink Mine S2 Weapon Special Ink Storm.png Ink Storm 190p 30 Cash 23200 Charger 7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Hero Brella Replica.png Hero Brella Replica 6002 S2 Weapon Sub Sprinkler.png Sprinkler S2 Weapon Special Ink Storm.png Ink Storm 190p 9 Cash 9000 Brella 12 August 2017​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Kensa Luna Blaster.png Kensa Luna Blaster 202 S2 Weapon Sub Fizzy Bomb.png Fizzy Bomb S2 Weapon Special Ink Storm.png Ink Storm 170p 26 Cash 16600 Shooter 3 October 2018 (4.1.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main N-ZAP '83.png N-ZAP '83 62 S2 Weapon Sub Sprinkler.png Sprinkler S2 Weapon Special Ink Storm.png Ink Storm 170p 19 Cash 11100 Shooter 3 April 2019 (4.6.0)​​​​​​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Range Blaster.png Range Blaster 220 S2 Weapon Sub Suction Bomb.png Suction Bomb S2 Weapon Special Ink Storm.png Ink Storm 200p 14 Cash 9300 Shooter 21 October 2017​​
S2 Weapon Main Rapid Blaster Pro.png Rapid Blaster Pro 250 S2 Weapon Sub Toxic Mist.png Toxic Mist S2 Weapon Special Ink Storm.png Ink Storm 180p 22 Cash 12800 Shooter 23 September 2017​​​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Splat Brella.png Splat Brella 6000 S2 Weapon Sub Sprinkler.png Sprinkler S2 Weapon Special Ink Storm.png Ink Storm 190p 9 Cash 8300 Brella 12 August 2017​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Splattershot Pro.png Splattershot Pro 70 S2 Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensor S2 Weapon Special Ink Storm.png Ink Storm 170p 10 Cash 13800 Shooter 7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Tri-Slosher Nouveau.png Tri-Slosher Nouveau 3011 S2 Weapon Sub Splat Bomb.png Splat Bomb S2 Weapon Special Ink Storm.png Ink Storm 170p 17 Cash 11700 Slosher 14 April 2018​​
S2 Weapon Main Zink Mini Splatling.png Zink Mini Splatling 4001 S2 Weapon Sub Curling Bomb.png Curling Bomb S2 Weapon Special Ink Storm.png Ink Storm 180p 26 Cash 15400 Splatling 24 March 2018

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