Sting Ray

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The Sting Ray is a special weapon in Splatoon 2.

Splatoon 2

Sting Ray

Sting Ray

Category Special
Class
Sub
Special
Special points
Special depletion
Range
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Level
Cost
Requirement
Added in Specifications
Weight
Base damage 1.8 per frame
Base duration 7.17 seconds
Ink consumption
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

When activated, it allows the Inkling or Octoling to fire a continuous laser that shoots through walls. To balance this, its turning is slow and delayed by 0.7 seconds. However, the user can stop firing the weapon to move the camera freely. When not firing, the player can see silhouettes of opponents on the map. The player can then continue firing.

The Sting Ray shoots a laser-like beam of ink that pierces walls, which deals 1.8 damage per frame while it makes contact with a player. While it has excellent range and can hurt players hiding behind cover, the beam is narrow and easy to evade. Players using the Sting Ray can move normally while firing it, but they turn very slowly when doing so. After about three seconds, the Sting Ray's range gets larger and it moves even slower. This is reset after the player stops firing or turns into a squid or octopus.

When the Sting Ray is readied, the silhouettes of opponents become visible through walls as if Thermal Ink was active, ostensibly for ease in targeting.

Use

  • Before starting the Sting Ray, it is advised to keep a safe distance from battles, as firing a Sting Ray too close to an enemy can leave one vulnerable to attack.
  • The Sting Ray has poor ink coverage, and is generally better for splatting enemies.
  • The player can change into squid or octopus form while using the Sting Ray, allowing more mobility. This can help to escape from Tenta Missiles or other players. However, it is impossible to Super Jump while the Sting Ray is active.

Strategy

As a Sting Ray user

  • The Sting Ray excels on stages that are long, narrow, closed, and relatively flat, especially Port Mackerel and Walleye Warehouse. A Sting Ray can also come in handy on both closed stages and large stages, depending on the mode. The wider and more open a stage is, the less effective the Sting Ray will usually be.
  • Using the Sting Ray on an enemy player either riding the Tower or carrying the Rainmaker, or on the Rainmaker shield, allows better objective control. If a team has a lead near the end of Tower Control or Rainmaker and one of its members has a Sting Ray, they can focus on building up their Special gauge to provide an instant win. Note that if the Rainmaker carrier is hiding in their ink, the user cannot see the Mode Icon Ranked Battle 2.png Ranked Battle symbol on their screen.
  • The Sting Ray is less effective against an enemy carrying a Power Clam than against a Tower rider or Rainmaker carrier because of the greater mobility of the former. A single Sting Ray will also have trouble stopping multiple Power Clams.

Versus a Sting Ray user

  • The most effective way to counter Sting Ray is to prevent it from being fired. Recognize which player(s) on the enemy team have a Sting Ray in their weapon sets and focus attacks on them when making a Tower or Rainmaker push.
  • The S2 Weapon Special Inkjet.png Inkjet is an effective special against the Sting Ray. A properly launched and piloted Inkjet can splat an enemy Sting Ray user while being relatively safe from the beam.
  • S2 Weapon Special Tenta Missiles.png Tenta Missiles are a quick way to either counter or dissuade a Sting Ray user if the attack is anticipated. The Sting Ray user will be forced to either delay or interrupt the Sting Ray to avoid getting splatted by the missiles.
  • Quickly swimming away from the Sting Ray's beam is generally the best way to avoid getting splatted without using Specials, as users turn relatively slowly while the Sting Ray is active.

Demonstration

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Version history

Version Adjustments
Base game
1.3.0
  • ▲ Firing the Sting Ray continuously for 1.5 seconds will cause a shock wave to appear around the ink blast, significantly increasing its damage radius.
  • ▲ Extended firing duration by .5 seconds (firing duration when using the maximum amount of S2 Ability Special Power Up.png Special Power Up remains unchanged).
  • ▼ Ink splats will no longer appear on players submerged in ink when hit by a S2 Weapon Special Sting Ray.png Sting Ray fired by one of their allies.
1.4.0
  • ▲ Opponents behind stage objects will be revealed when the Sting Ray’s beam is roughly 23% further away from them than it was previously.
  • ▲ Increased damage dealt to opposing S2 Weapon Special Baller.png Ballers when shooting ink by roughly 100%.
2.0.0
  • ▼ Reduced the duration of the beam effect by roughly 15/60 of a second.
3.0.0
  • ▼ Reduced damage dealt by roughly 10%.
  • ▼ Players will now be pushed out of the spawn point's barrier when using Sting Ray from inside the barrier.
4.0.0
  • ▼ Now blocked not only by the opponent's spawn point barrier, but also by the barrier of user's spawn point as well.
4.3.0
  • ▼ Decreased duration by roughly 35/60 of a second.
  • ▼ Decreased effect granted by the Special Power Up gear ability.
  • ▼ Decreased damage dealt to opponents using Ink Armor by roughly 56%.
  • ▼ Decreased damage dealt to opponents using a Baller by roughly 25%.
  • ▼ Decreased ability to knock back opponents using a Baller.

Sets

Weapons with Sting Ray in Splatoon 2
Main #ID Sub Special Special Points Level Price Class Introduced​
S2 Weapon Main .52 Gal Deco.png .52 Gal Deco 51 S2 Weapon Sub Curling Bomb.png Curling Bomb S2 Weapon Special Sting Ray.png Sting Ray 190p 22 Cash 12700 Shooter 20 January 2018​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Clash Blaster.png Clash Blaster 230 S2 Weapon Sub Splat Bomb.png Splat Bomb S2 Weapon Special Sting Ray.png Sting Ray 180p 30 Cash 18200 Shooter 7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Custom Jet Squelcher.png Custom Jet Squelcher 91 S2 Weapon Sub Burst Bomb.png Burst Bomb S2 Weapon Special Sting Ray.png Sting Ray 190p 27 Cash 15900 Shooter 3 November 2017​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Dynamo Roller.png Dynamo Roller 1020 S2 Weapon Sub Ink Mine.png Ink Mine S2 Weapon Special Sting Ray.png Sting Ray 180p 20 Cash 24500 Roller 7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Heavy Splatling.png Heavy Splatling 4010 S2 Weapon Sub Sprinkler.png Sprinkler S2 Weapon Special Sting Ray.png Sting Ray 200p 8 Cash 7800 Splatling 7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Hero Charger Replica.png Hero Charger Replica 2013 S2 Weapon Sub Splat Bomb.png Splat Bomb S2 Weapon Special Sting Ray.png Sting Ray 220p 3 Cash 2700 Charger 7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Hero Splatling Replica.png Hero Splatling Replica 4013 S2 Weapon Sub Sprinkler.png Sprinkler S2 Weapon Special Sting Ray.png Sting Ray 200p 8 Cash 8600 Splatling 7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Sloshing Machine.png Sloshing Machine 3020 S2 Weapon Sub Autobomb.png Autobomb S2 Weapon Special Sting Ray.png Sting Ray 190p 13 Cash 12600 Slosher 26 August 2017​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Splat Charger.png Splat Charger 2010 S2 Weapon Sub Splat Bomb.png Splat Bomb S2 Weapon Special Sting Ray.png Sting Ray 220p 3 Cash 2200 Charger 7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​
S2 Weapon Main Splatterscope.png Splatterscope 2020 S2 Weapon Sub Splat Bomb.png Splat Bomb S2 Weapon Special Sting Ray.png Sting Ray 220p 15 Cash 11400 Charger 7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Squeezer.png Squeezer 400 S2 Weapon Sub Splash Wall.png Splash Wall S2 Weapon Special Sting Ray.png Sting Ray 180p 16 Cash 9400 Shooter 22 December 2017​​​​​​​​​

Gallery

Quotes

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Trivia

  • Sting Ray is made by the Custom Custom brand.
  • The Sting Ray's English name is a reference to the real life marine animal of the same name. It could also be a reference to a ray gun, which would shoot a laser-like projectile.
  • The Sting Ray appears to be based on a water jet cutter, particularly a gas powered one, hinted at by the ambient sounds the weapon makes when not firing.
  • There are no dualies or brellas that have Sting Ray as their special.

Names in other languages

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