Range Blaster

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The Range Blaster is a main weapon in the Splatoon series.

The Range Blaster, as its name implies, is a variation of a regular Blaster with shots that travel farther before exploding. As a tradeoff, this blaster has a lower rate of fire and higher ink consumption.

Splatoon

Range Blaster

Range Blaster

Basic information
Category Main
Class Shooter
Sub S Weapon Sub Splash Wall.png Splash Wall
Special S Weapon Special Inkstrike.png Inkstrike
Special points
Special depletion Special gauge 40%
Range
35 / 100
Damage
Impact
60 / 100
Fire rate
10 / 100
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Obtainable at
Level 14
Cost Cash 8,000
Requirement
Introduced
Specifications
Weight
Base damage 50–80 (Splash)
125 (Direct hit)
Base duration
Ink consumption 10%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy

MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variants Custom Range Blaster Custom Range Blaster
Grim Range Blaster Grim Range Blaster

The Range Blaster was released on 1 August 2015 02:00 UTC.[1] It comes with the Splash Wall and Inkstrike. Each shot consumes 10% of the ink tank capacity, and the ink tank recovers 1.67% of its capacity between each shot, allowing the player to fire 11 shots before needing to refill the tank.

Data

Template:Shooter data s[2]

Version history

Version Adjustments
2.2.0
2.7.0
  • Special gauge loss: 50% → as low as 40%

Quotes

S Sheldon Artwork.png
Sheldon's Introduction

As the name suggests, the Range Blaster is a S Weapon Main Blaster.png Blaster with shots that travel farther before exploding. Its fire rate is reduced, but the combination of explosive power and range can be positively deadly! Complemented by the S Weapon Sub Splash Wall.png Splash Wall and S Weapon Special Inkstrike.png Inkstrike, it's perfect for distance fighters!(NA)[a]

A modified S Weapon Main Blaster.png Blaster with a shot that travels farther before exploding. The ability to attack opponents who are farther away comes at the cost of short-range power.
— In-Game Description(NA)[a]
A modified S Weapon Main Blaster.png Blaster with a shot that travels further before exploding. The ability to attack opponents who are further away comes at the cost of short-range power.
— In-Game Description(EU/OC)[b]
As the name suggests, the Range Blaster is a S Weapon Main Blaster.png Blaster with shots that travel farther before exploding. It has a lower rate of fire, but who cares when you’re taking people out from clear across the battle field!? The Range Blaster comes complete with the S Weapon Sub Splash Wall.png Splash Wall and S Weapon Special Inkstrike.png Inkstrike.
Notes
  1. 1.0 1.1 North America
  2. Europe and Oceania

Gallery

Demonstration

Splatoon 2

Range Blaster

Range Blaster

Basic information
Category Main
Class Shooter
Sub S2 Weapon Sub Suction Bomb.png Suction Bomb
Special S2 Weapon Special Ink Storm.png Ink Storm
Special points 200p
Special depletion
Range
56 / 100
Damage
Impact
70 / 100
Fire rate
10 / 100
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Obtainable at
Level 14
Cost Cash 9,300
Requirement
Introduced
Specifications
Weight
Base damage 50–70 (Splash)
125 (Direct hit)
Base duration
Ink consumption 11%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy

MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variants Custom Range Blaster Custom Range Blaster
Grim Range Blaster Grim Range Blaster

The Range Blaster returns in Splatoon 2 looking identical to how it did in the first game. It was released on 21 October 2017 at 02:00 UTC[3]. It comes with the Suction Bomb and Ink Storm. Each shot consumes 11% of the ink tank capacity, allowing the player to fire nine shots before needing to refill the tank.

Data

Template:Shooter data[4][5]

Version history

Version Adjustments
Base game
  • Max damage dealt by splash damage reduced: 80 → 70
  • Ink consumption per shot: 10.0% → 11.0%
  • Time taken to begin recovering ink after shooting: 0.83 seconds → 1.17 seconds
  • Angle of shot deviation while jumping: 0 degrees → 8 degrees
2.0.0
2.1.0
  • Points to fill special gauge: 190 → 200
5.0.0
  • Salmon Run worker's Range Blaster:
    • Reduced ink consumption by roughly 8%.

Quotes

S2 Sheldon Artwork.png
Sheldon's Introduction

The Range Blaster delays the oxidization of ink, which extends the range before it explodes! Its special construction reduces the fire rate slightly, but its long range and S2 Weapon Sub Suction Bomb.png Suction Bombs let you put the squeeze on your opponents! The S2 Weapon Special Ink Storm.png Ink Storm helps cover the surrounding area, too, so I'd recommend this for players that are on the hunt for ink!

Gallery

Demonstration

Splatoon 3

The Range Blaster returns in Splatoon 3 with a new design. It has been modified so that the end part of the blaster is less-cylinder like and much bigger. It is currently unknown if it will keep its attributes from the previous games, or what its set will be. It appears to have the Unnamed Laser Beam Special in its set.

Gallery

Trivia

Names in other languages

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References

  1. Splatoon Squid Research Lab on Tumblr. SplatoonUS (2015-07-31). Retrieved on 2015 July 31.
  2. Splatoon - NormalShotExplosionLong.params
  3. Twitter SplatoonJP on Twitter
  4. Splatoon 2 - Parameter Database
  5. Splatoon 2 - Weapon and Gear Database