Last-Ditch Effort

Last-Ditch Effort

Applicable gear

  Headgear

Last-Ditch Effort is an ability in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

Last-Ditch Effort boosts ink recovery rate and weapon ink efficiency for the last 30 seconds of battle or if the enemy team's score drops below 30 in ranked mode. This ability is restricted to headgear as a main ability.

The player is much less likely to run out of ink, ideal for making aggressive last-second pushes. Last-Ditch Effort is especially useful for getting an advantage in ranked battles where overtime is expected, as the effect of this ability lasts the whole overtime duration or when the opposing team has 30 seconds or less before winning.

Mutual exclusivity

This ability is found as the main ability only on headgear, so other abilities found only on headgear are mutually exclusive with it; in other words players cannot have them together. These abilities are , , and .

Splatoon

As of Version 2.6.0, the ability also decreases respawn time when active. In Ranked Battles, Last-Ditch Effort will also be applied during Overtime, or if the other team's score reaches 30 or less.

Gear

Last-Ditch Effort is the main ability of:

Headgear with Last-Ditch Effort in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	18K Aviators	Rockenberg	12000	Last-Ditch Effort		2.0.0
	Octoglasses	Firefin	8800	Last-Ditch Effort		2.3.0
	Safari Hat	Forge	2300	Last-Ditch Effort		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Tinted Shades	Zekko	350	Last-Ditch Effort		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Visor Skate Helmet	Skalop	10000	Last-Ditch Effort		Initial Release (1.0.0)

Data

Last-Ditch Effort gives an effect equal to wearing five subs of , , , and .

2.6.0

• ▲ In Ranked Battle, Last-Ditch Effort will activate when the opposing team’s counter reaches 30, and remain active until the end of battle.
• ▲ In Ranked Battle, Last-Ditch Effort can now be activated during overtime.
• ▲ While active, Last-Ditch Effort will now also shorten the amount of time players take to respawn after being splatted.

Splatoon 2

Gear

Last-Ditch Effort is the main ability of:

Headgear with Last-Ditch Effort in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	18K Aviators	Rockenberg	12000	Last-Ditch Effort		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Octoglasses	Firefin	8800	Last-Ditch Effort		3.0.0
	Octoling Shades	Cuttlegear	Octo Expansion	Last-Ditch Effort		3.1.0
	Orange Novelty Visor	Tentatek	Nintendo Switch News	Last-Ditch Effort		15 April 2019
	Safari Hat	Forge	2300	Last-Ditch Effort		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Swim Goggles	Zink	100	Last-Ditch Effort		3.0.0
	Tinted Shades	Zekko	350	Last-Ditch Effort		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Visor Skate Helmet	Skalop	8000	Last-Ditch Effort		Initial Release (1.0.0)

Data

Last-Ditch Effort gives an effect equal to wearing six subs of , , , and .

In the v1.4.0 update, this will be increased to the equivalent of eight subs of each ability.

Version history

1.4.0

• ▲ During its active period, the effect of is now multiplied by 2.4 times the number of times it is equipped as a main gear ability (was previously multiplied by 1.8).