Special Saver

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Special Saver
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Special Saver is an ability in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

Each time a player gets splatted, their special gauge is reduced. Special Saver reduces the special gauge loss after death.

Splatoon

Zekko Zekko gear has a 5× chance of rolling this ability, while Skalop Skalop gear has a 1/2× chance.

The maximum amount a player can avoid losing due to this ability is 50% of the level of their special gauge at the time they are splatted (e.g. if a player has a full S Weapon Special Echolocator.png Echolocator charge of 200 points, the player can keep up to 100 points on top of what they would have kept ordinarily). Normally players lose 40%, 60%, or 75% (depending on the special depletion class of their weapon) of their special gauge upon getting splatted, but if they stack Special Saver they can lose as little as nothing.

Use

This ability is very helpful for times when players get splatted just before earning a special, or after earning it but before having a chance to use it.

Special Saver tends to be useful at weapons that have hard time covering turf like Blasters and some long range shooters, and specials that require a lot of Ink to fill charge like S Weapon Special Kraken.png Kraken, S Weapon Special Inkzooka.png Inkzooka, and S Weapon Special Echolocator.png Echolocator.

Note that Special Saver preserves an additional percentage of the Special Gauge regardless of the special depletion level of the weapon. For instance, with maximum Special Saver (50% preserved) and a Medium Depletion weapon (60% lost), a player would lose a total of 10% of their Special Gauge. This means that there is no point in stacking more than 40% worth of Special Saver if a player is using a Light Depletion weapon.

Gear

Special Saver is the main ability of:

Headgear with Special Saver in Splatoon
Name Brand Availability Ability Star power Added in

Jet Cap Jet Cap Firefin Firefin Cash 700 S Ability Special Saver.png Special Saver Star-full.pngStar-empty.pngStar-empty.png Initial Release (1.0.0)
Skate Helmet Skate Helmet Skalop Skalop Cash 2500 S Ability Special Saver.png Special Saver Star-full.pngStar-full.pngStar-empty.png Initial Release (1.0.0)
Skull Bandana Skull Bandana Forge Forge Cash 1550 S Ability Special Saver.png Special Saver Star-full.pngStar-full.pngStar-empty.png 2.3.0
Two-Stripe Mesh Two-Stripe Mesh Krak-On Krak-On Cash 700 S Ability Special Saver.png Special Saver Star-full.pngStar-empty.pngStar-empty.png Initial Release (1.0.0)
Shoes with Special Saver in Splatoon
Name Brand Availability Ability Star power Added in

Cream Basics Cream Basics Krak-On Krak-On S Ability Special Saver.png Special Saver Star-full.pngStar-empty.pngStar-empty.png Initial Release (1.0.0)
Octoling Boots Octoling Boots Cuttlegear Cuttlegear Octo Valley Octo Valley S Ability Special Saver.png Special Saver Star-full.pngStar-full.pngStar-empty.png Initial Release (1.0.0)
Punk Yellows Punk Yellows Rockenberg Rockenberg Cash 3000 S Ability Special Saver.png Special Saver Star-full.pngStar-full.pngStar-empty.png Initial Release (1.0.0)
Red Sea Slugs Red Sea Slugs Tentatek Tentatek Cash 8000 S Ability Special Saver.png Special Saver Star-full.pngStar-full.pngStar-full.png Initial Release (1.0.0)

Stacking

Heavy Depletion weapons start at saving 25%, Medium Depletion weapons start at saving 40%, and Light Depletion weapons start at saving 60%. The percentages in the table below are added when stacking the ability.

Abilities Change
None 0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1 S Ability Special Saver.png 4.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 2 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 9.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 3 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 13.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 0 S Ability Special Saver.png 15.2%
Main: 0, Sub: 4 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 17.9%
Main: 1, Sub: 1 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 19.2%
Main: 0, Sub: 5 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 21.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 2 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 22.9%
Main: 0, Sub: 6 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 25.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 3 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 26.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 0 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 27.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 7 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 28.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 4 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 29.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 1 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 30.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 8 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 31.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 5 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 32.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 2 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 33.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 9 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 34.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 6 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 35.6%
Main: 2, Sub: 3 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 36.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 0 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 37.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 7 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 38.2%
Main: 2, Sub: 4 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 39.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 1 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 39.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 8 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 40.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 5 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 41.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 2 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 41.9%
Main: 1, Sub: 9 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 42.6%
Main: 2, Sub: 6 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 43.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 3 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 43.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 7 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 45.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 4 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 45.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 8 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 46.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 5 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 46.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 9 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 47.7%
Main: 3, Sub: 6 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 48.1%
Main: 3, Sub: 7 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 49.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 8 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 49.7%
Main: 3, Sub: 9 S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png S Ability Special Saver.png 50.2%

Splatoon 2

Zekko Zekko gear has a 5× chance of rolling this ability, while Annaki Annaki and Skalop Skalop gear have a 1/2× chance.

Compared to how the ability stacked in Splatoon, Special Saver became weaker in small amounts while retaining the same maximum additive effect of 50%.

Gear

Special Saver is the main ability of:

Headgear with Special Saver in Splatoon 2

Stacking

The following table shows the additional percentage of the special gauge saved when stacking Special Saver.

Abilities Change
None 0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1 S2 Ability Special Saver.png 8.9%
Main: 0, Sub: 2 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 14.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 3 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 19.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 0 S2 Ability Special Saver.png 20.7%
Main: 0, Sub: 4 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 23.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 1 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 24.7%
Main: 0, Sub: 5 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 27.0%
Main: 1, Sub: 2 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 28.2%
Main: 0, Sub: 6 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 30.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 3 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 31.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 0 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 32.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 7 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 33.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 4 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 34.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 1 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 35.0%
Main: 0, Sub: 8 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 35.9%
Main: 1, Sub: 5 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 36.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 2 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 37.5%
Main: 0, Sub: 9 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 38.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 6 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 39.0%
Main: 2, Sub: 3 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 39.7%
Main: 3, Sub: 0 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 40.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 7 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 41.0%
Main: 2, Sub: 4 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 41.6%
Main: 3, Sub: 1 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 45.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 8 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 42.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 5 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 43.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 2 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 43.9%
Main: 1, Sub: 9 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 44.4%
Main: 2, Sub: 6 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 44.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 3 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 45.4%
Main: 2, Sub: 7 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 46.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 4 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 46.6%
Main: 2, Sub: 8 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 47.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 5 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 47.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 9 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 48.3%
Main: 3, Sub: 6 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 48.6%
Main: 3, Sub: 7 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 49.3%
Main: 3, Sub: 8 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 49.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 9 S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png S2 Ability Special Saver.png 50.0%

Version history

Version Adjustments
3.0.0
  • Increased effectiveness when using lesser quantities of Special Saver.
    • Effect when stacked with maximum amount is the same.

Trivia

  • In Splatoon 2, Special Saver is the only stackable ability that's unfavored by two brands.

Names in other languages

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References