Special Saver
Applicable gear
Favored by
Unfavored by
Special Saver is an ability in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.
Each time a player gets splatted, their special gauge is reduced by a certain amount; Special Saver reduces that amount.
The effectiveness of Special Saver can be temporarily decreased by Respawn Punisher used by any player.
Tactics
Special Saver tends to be helpful when players get splatted just before earning a special, or after earning it but before having a chance to use it.
Splatoon
Tactics
Special Saver can be useful with weapons that have a hard time covering turf such as blasters and some long-range shooters, and for special weapons that require a lot of ink to charge such as the Inkzooka, Kraken, and Echolocator.
Stacking
Points Lost (relative to Special Gauge filled amount) for each Depletion class:
Abilities
|
Light |
Medium |
Heavy
|
None
|
|
|
|
40.0000% |
60.0000% |
75.0000%
|
Main: 0, Sub: 1
|
|
|
|
35.1715% |
55.1715% |
70.1715%
|
Main: 0, Sub: 2
|
|
|
|
30.5860% |
50.5860% |
65.5860%
|
Main: 0, Sub: 3
|
|
|
|
26.2435% |
46.2435% |
61.2435%
|
Main: 1, Sub: 0
|
|
|
|
24.8500% |
44.8500% |
59.8500%
|
Main: 0, Sub: 4
|
|
|
|
22.1440% |
42.1440% |
57.1440%
|
Main: 1, Sub: 1
|
|
|
|
20.8315% |
40.8315% |
55.8315%
|
Main: 0, Sub: 5
|
|
|
|
18.2875% |
38.2875% |
53.2875%
|
Main: 1, Sub: 2
|
|
|
|
17.0560% |
37.0560% |
52.0560%
|
Main: 0, Sub: 6
|
|
|
|
14.6740% |
34.6740% |
49.6740%
|
Main: 1, Sub: 3
|
|
|
|
13.5235% |
33.5235% |
48.5235%
|
Main: 2, Sub: 0
|
|
|
|
12.4000% |
32.4000% |
47.4000%
|
Main: 0, Sub: 7
|
|
|
|
11.3035% |
31.3035% |
46.3035%
|
Main: 1, Sub: 4
|
|
|
|
10.2340% |
30.2340% |
45.2340%
|
Main: 2, Sub: 1
|
|
|
|
9.1915% |
29.1915% |
44.1915%
|
Main: 0, Sub: 8
|
|
|
|
8.1760% |
28.1760% |
43.1760%
|
Main: 1, Sub: 5
|
|
|
|
7.1875% |
27.1875% |
42.1875%
|
Main: 2, Sub: 2
|
|
|
|
6.2260% |
26.2260% |
41.2260%
|
Main: 0, Sub: 9
|
|
|
|
5.2915% |
25.2915% |
40.2915%
|
Main: 1, Sub: 6
|
|
|
|
4.3840% |
24.3840% |
39.3840%
|
Main: 2, Sub: 3
|
|
|
|
3.5035% |
23.5035% |
38.5035%
|
Main: 3, Sub: 0
|
|
|
|
2.6500% |
22.6500% |
37.6500%
|
Main: 1, Sub: 7
|
|
|
|
1.8235% |
21.8235% |
36.8235%
|
Main: 2, Sub: 4
|
|
|
|
1.0240% |
21.0240% |
36.0240%
|
Main: 3, Sub: 1
|
|
|
|
0.2515% |
20.2515% |
35.2515%
|
Main: 1, Sub: 8
|
|
|
|
0.0000% |
19.5060% |
34.5060%
|
Main: 2, Sub: 5
|
|
|
|
0.0000% |
18.7875% |
33.7875%
|
Main: 3, Sub: 2
|
|
|
|
0.0000% |
18.0960% |
33.0960%
|
Main: 1, Sub: 9
|
|
|
|
0.0000% |
17.4315% |
32.4315%
|
Main: 2, Sub: 6
|
|
|
|
0.0000% |
16.7940% |
31.7940%
|
Main: 3, Sub: 3
|
|
|
|
0.0000% |
16.1835% |
31.1835%
|
Main: 2, Sub: 7
|
|
|
|
0.0000% |
15.0435% |
30.0435%
|
Main: 3, Sub: 4
|
|
|
|
0.0000% |
14.5140% |
29.5140%
|
Main: 2, Sub: 8
|
|
|
|
0.0000% |
13.5360% |
28.5360%
|
Main: 3, Sub: 5
|
|
|
|
0.0000% |
13.0875% |
28.0875%
|
Main: 2, Sub: 9
|
|
|
|
0.0000% |
12.2715% |
27.2715%
|
Main: 3, Sub: 6
|
|
|
|
0.0000% |
11.9040% |
26.9040%
|
Main: 3, Sub: 7
|
|
|
|
0.0000% |
10.9635% |
25.9635%
|
Main: 3, Sub: 8
|
|
|
|
0.0000% |
10.2660% |
25.2660%
|
Main: 3, Sub: 9
|
|
|
|
0.0000% |
10.0000% |
25.0000%
|
-
Graph showing special points lost when the player is splatted with a full special gauge.
Gear
Special Saver is the main ability of:
Headgear with Special Saver in Splatoon
Clothing with Special Saver in Splatoon
Shoes with Special Saver in Splatoon
Splatoon 2
Stacking
Points Lost (relative to Special Gauge filled amount) for when getting splatted after using but not completing a Splashdown, and every other case:
Abilities
|
Points Lost |
Points Lost for Incomplete Splash Down
|
None
|
|
|
|
50.000% |
25.000%
|
Main: 0, Sub: 1
|
|
|
|
41.070…% |
16.070…%
|
Main: 0, Sub: 2
|
|
|
|
35.394…% |
10.394…%
|
Main: 0, Sub: 3
|
|
|
|
30.683…% |
5.683…%
|
Main: 1, Sub: 0
|
|
|
|
29.259…% |
4.259…%
|
Main: 0, Sub: 4
|
|
|
|
26.589…% |
1.589…%
|
Main: 1, Sub: 1
|
|
|
|
25.333…% |
0.333…%
|
Main: 0, Sub: 5
|
|
|
|
22.960…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 1, Sub: 2
|
|
|
|
21.838…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 0, Sub: 6
|
|
|
|
19.712…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 1, Sub: 3
|
|
|
|
18.704…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 2, Sub: 0
|
|
|
|
17.730…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 0, Sub: 7
|
|
|
|
16.790…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 1, Sub: 4
|
|
|
|
15.883…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 2, Sub: 1
|
|
|
|
15.006…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 0, Sub: 8
|
|
|
|
14.160…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 1, Sub: 5
|
|
|
|
13.343…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 2, Sub: 2
|
|
|
|
12.554…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 0, Sub: 9
|
|
|
|
11.793…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 1, Sub: 6
|
|
|
|
11.059…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 2, Sub: 3
|
|
|
|
10.352…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 3, Sub: 0
|
|
|
|
9.671…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 1, Sub: 7
|
|
|
|
9.015…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 2, Sub: 4
|
|
|
|
8.384…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 3, Sub: 1
|
|
|
|
7.778…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 1, Sub: 8
|
|
|
|
7.196…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 2, Sub: 5
|
|
|
|
6.638…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 3, Sub: 2
|
|
|
|
6.103…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 1, Sub: 9
|
|
|
|
5.591…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 2, Sub: 6
|
|
|
|
5.101…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 3, Sub: 3
|
|
|
|
4.635…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 2, Sub: 7
|
|
|
|
3.768…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 3, Sub: 4
|
|
|
|
3.367…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 2, Sub: 8
|
|
|
|
2.630…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 3, Sub: 5
|
|
|
|
2.294…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 2, Sub: 9
|
|
|
|
1.684…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 3, Sub: 6
|
|
|
|
1.410…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 3, Sub: 7
|
|
|
|
0.711…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 3, Sub: 8
|
|
|
|
0.196…% |
0.000%
|
Main: 3, Sub: 9
|
|
|
|
0.000% |
0.000%
|
-
Graph showing special points lost when the player is splatted with a full special gauge.
Gear
Special Saver is the main ability of:
Headgear with Special Saver in Splatoon 2
Clothing with Special Saver in Splatoon 2
Shoes with Special Saver in Splatoon 2
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
- Special Saver is the only ability that is unfavored by two brands.
- Special Saver is the only ability that appears in both games where a piece of gear that had it in Splatoon has a different ability in Splatoon 2.
Names in other languages
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