Snipewriter 5H

Splatoon 3

Snipewriter 5H

Basic information
Category	Main
Class	Charger
Sub	Sprinkler
Special	Tacticooler
Special points	200p
Special depletion
Range	91 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed	43 / 100
Ink speed
Mobility	80 / 100
Durability
Handling
Obtainable at
Level	14
Cost
Requirement
Added in
Specifications
Weight
Base damage	40–68 (Partial charge) 68 (Full charge)
Base duration
Ink consumption
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

The Snipewriter 5H is a main weapon in Splatoon 3, created by the weapon brand Nouveau. It is a charger with the unique property of, when fully charged, loading five low-damage rounds that it can fire consecutively.

In addition to its full-charge mechanic, the Snipewriter has long range equal to the Splatterscope, good mobility, and a charge speed only slightly below average. However, unlike most chargers, it can not splat with a single fully charged shot (with the lowest damage of any charger), it cannot store a fully charged shot in swim form (losing any remaining loaded rounds), and a fully charged shot can not pierce through opponents. To compensate for its ability to fire consecutively, the ink trail it leaves is incredibly thin, similar to the Bamboozler.

It was revealed in the Chill Season 2022 trailer on 14 November 2022. It was released on 1 December, 2022.

Appearance

The Snipewriter 5H is designed to look like an eraser pencil held in a drawing compass. A window cut into its side facing the user shows its internals are shaped like the points of a stacking-point pencil.

Splatoon 3

The Snipewriter 5H has a Sprinkler and the Tacticooler for its set. When is held, five charges of hardened ink are stored, which can be released in rapid succession by releasing and pressing. Each shot's power is low, making it more suited for suppression and support roles. Its range is comparable to that of the Splatterscope, and it charges at about the same speed as the Splat Charger. It also does not have a charge hold. It was added along with Chill Season 2022 on 1 December 2022.

Version History

Version	Adjustments
3.1.0	▲ Maximum damage has been increased from 60.0 to 68.0.

Quotes

Sheldon's Introduction If you use chargers but wish they were a little more... prolific... enter the Snipewriter 5H! It's a charger-style weapon that can fire shots in quick succession. Hold down to charge, and then release to fire. Then you can press to fire again and again - up to five shots on a single charge! Now, there's always a catch, and here's the catch on this weapon - each shot is a bit less powerful than some other chargers, and you can't store a charge. But when you have the Sprinkler to help with coverage and a Tacticooler to power up your friends, those may be catches you can live with.

“

SRL Ballistics again! We're done with Real Estate drama and here to talk about the Snipewriter 5H, a new charger that holds up to five shots. Its projectiles look like pencil lead but splat like ink - and the high-capacity mag can help YOU write the ending you want for your battle!

”

— @SplatoonNA on Twitter

Badges

Main article: Badge#Weapon freshness

Reaching certain Freshness levels with the Snipewriter 5H will reward the player with special badges that they can use on their Splashtag.

Snipewriter 5H Badges
	4★ Snipewriter 5H User
	5★ Snipewriter 5H User

Gallery

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  Promo image

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  An Octoling holding the Snipewriter 5H.

• File:S3 Weapon Main Snipewriter 5H Flat.png

  2D icon

• File:S3 Tableturf Card Snipewriter 5H.png

  The Tableturf card icon of the Snipewriter 5H.

• Promotional video (link to file)

Strategy

For competitive tips about the Snipewriter 5H

View the strategy page.

Trivia

• As it first appears in Splatoon 3, the Snipewriter 5H is one of seven main weapons (besides reskins) to have no canonical variants, the others being the Splatana Stamper, Splatana Wiper, Tri-Stringer, REEF-LUX 450, Splattershot Nova and Big Swig Roller.
• In Splatoon 3, it shares its kit with the Dynamo Roller, both having Sprinkler and Tacticooler.
• The Snipewriter 5H, along with the Splattershot Nova and Big Swig Roller are not included in Return of the Mammalians due to being added post-release.
• The Snipewriter 5H is the only charger that can splat a Drizzler on a single charge before it ducks back beneath its armor.

Etymology

"Snipewriter" is a portmanteau composed of "snipe" (as in "sniper") and "writer" (referring to the pencil). It is also a pun on the word "typewriter".

"5H" refers to the pencil grading of the same name, signifying a very hard graphite, and also is likely short for "5 hits", the maximum number of shots in one full charge.