Bubble Blower

This page is about the bubble-blowing special weapon in Splatoon 2. For the similarly-named special from Splatoon, see Bubbler. For the similarly-named special in Splatoon 3, see Big Bubbler.

The Bubble Blower is a special weapon in Splatoon 2.

Appearance

The Bubble Blower, when activated, gives the user a bubble wand that is about the same size as them. Said bubble wand is simply a black stick with a large, flimsy, circular part with bubble material in it at the top. There is a canister of bubble material attached to the wand that changes color to match the user's ink. The bubbles that are blown with the wand are transparent with swirls of the user's ink in them. The more the user or the user's teammates shoot the bubbles, the larger they grow and the more ink is put into them. The more the opposing team shoots the bubbles, the smaller they grow and the more ink is removed from them.

Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2

Bubble Blower

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	0.5 per frame (Contact) 50 (Splash, far) 250 (Splash, near)
Base duration	Wand: 8 seconds Bubble: 14 seconds
Ink consumption
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

The Bubble Blower allows players to create three large bubbles. The bubbles slowly move and bounce in the direction the player fired them. As the bubbles move, they grow when hit by the user's ink and shrink when hit by the opposing team's ink. If the player or their team pops the bubble, a lethal blast of ink splats any enemy close to the bubble and inks the area. If too much time passes without a bubble being popped, or if the enemy pops one, it fizzles away without a deadly blast of ink.

Special Power Up

Main article: Special Power Up

Equipping Special Power Up with Bubbler Blower increases the size and blast radius of the bubbles.

Data

Bubble damage:

Weapon	Ally multiplier	Enemy multiplier
Main weapon
Brush (crush)	0.024×	0.02x
Roller (crush)	0.024×	0.02x
Dualies	1.2×	1×
Shooter	1.2×	1×
Splatling	1.2×	1×
Charger	1.56×	1.3×
Brush (splash)	1.8×	1.5×
Roller (splash)	1.8×	1.5×
Brella (shot)	1.8×	1.5×
Slosher	1.8×	1.5×
Blaster	1.8×	1.5×
Brella (shield)	1.8×	1.5×
E-liter 4K E-liter 4K Scope	1.92×	1.6×
Explosher	3×	2.5×
Sub weapon
Splash Wall	0.24×	0.2×
Sprinkler	0.48×	0.4×
Curling Bomb (touch)	1.2×	1×
Autobomb Burst Bomb Curling Bomb Ink Mine Splat Bomb Suction Bomb	1.56×	1.3×
Fizzy Bomb	2.88×	2.4×
Torpedo	3.84×	3.2×
Special weapon
Baller (touch)	0.48×	0.4×
Bubble Blower	1.2×	1×
Tenta Missiles	1.2×	1×
Sting Ray	1.8×	1.5×
Inkjet	1.8×	1.5×
Baller (explosion)	2.4×	2×
Booyah Bomb	2.4×	2×
Ultra Stamp (Swinging)	2.4×	2×
Ink Storm	3.6×	3×
Ultra Stamp (Throwing)	4.2×	3.5×
Splashdown	24×	20×

• Damage values: 250, 50.
• Touch damage: 0.5 per frame
• Special use duration: 8 seconds.
• Bubble max duration: 14 seconds.
• Bubble HP for allies: 400 HP.
  • HP doubled for enemies.
• For allies, bubbles take 40 damage per second while they heal that amount for enemies instead. However, bubbles can only be popped if they are attacked.
• Allies deal 20% more damage to their own team's bubbles.
• Enemies deal more damage to shrunken bubbles.
• Object Shredder: Increases damage the bubble deals to objects, and increases damage dealt to the bubble by 30%.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
1.4.0	▲ Increased damage dealt to the bubbles by allied players by roughly 20%, making them easier to burst. ▲ Decreased time to switch back to main weapon after creating three bubbles by 20/60 of a second. ▲ Increased damage dealt to opposing Ballers by roughly 100%. ▼ Bubbles from the Bubble Blower that burst after the end of a match will no longer ink the stage. — Fixed an issue causing movement speed while firing the Bubble Blower to vary depending on which main weapon was equipped.
2.2.0	▼ Made it easier for bubbles to be popped by opponents' attacks when they have shrunken by a certain amount.
4.3.1	▼ Decreased the radius within which 250.0 damage is dealt by roughly 8%. ▼ Decreased amount of time before bubbles disappear on their own by 6 seconds.
4.6.0	▲ Painting radius when bubbles touch the ground increased by about 8%. ▲ Firing interval when in human form shortened by about 5/60 of a second. ▲ Special Power Up effectiveness increased with fewer gear slots.
5.2.0	▲ Extended the time until a bubble pops naturally by roughly 2 seconds. ▼ Reduced the size of the first and second bubbles. The first bubble is the smallest, the second is slightly larger, and the third bubble onward will be the same size as before. The area over which damage is dealt and the area which is inked by an exploding bubble depends on the size of the bubble.

Quotes

“	Generates up to three bubbles that explode across the surrounding area when inked by your team. These bubbles will shrivel up if hit by enemy ink.	”
— Splatoon 2 Sub & Special Guide

Sets

Main weapons with Bubble Blower in Splatoon 2

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Points	Level	Price	Class	Introduced​​​​​​​​​​​
	Bamboozler 14 Mk III	2052	Fizzy Bomb	Bubble Blower	190p	27	14400	Charger	3 April 2019 (4.6.0)​​​​​
	Cherry H-3 Nozzlenose	312	Splash Wall	Bubble Blower	180p	30	26600	Shooter	3 April 2019 (4.6.0)​​​​​​
	Custom E-liter 4K	2031	Squid Beakon	Bubble Blower	170p	26	17300	Charger	14 October 2017
	Custom E-liter 4K Scope	2041	Squid Beakon	Bubble Blower	170p	30	29900	Charger	14 October 2017​​​​
	Custom Range Blaster	221	Curling Bomb	Bubble Blower	170p	18	11400	Shooter	21 April 2018​​​​​​​​​
	Explosher	3040	Sprinkler	Bubble Blower	210p	18	10800	Slosher	1 July 2018​​​​
	Foil Squeezer	401	Splat Bomb	Bubble Blower	200p	25	10900	Shooter	25 April 2018 (3.0.0)
	Forge Splattershot Pro	71	Suction Bomb	Bubble Blower	190p	20	20800	Shooter	2 September 2017​​​​​​​​​
	Heavy Splatling Deco	4011	Splash Wall	Bubble Blower	180p	12	9600	Splatling	16 September 2017​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Kensa Splat Roller	1012	Splat Bomb	Bubble Blower	180p	14	12300	Roller	14 September 2018 (4.0.0)​​
	Kensa Splattershot Jr.	12	Torpedo	Bubble Blower	190p	9	8700	Shooter	7 November 2018 (4.2.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Tenta Brella	6010	Squid Beakon	Bubble Blower	200p	23	14200	Brella	30 September 2017​​​​​​​​

Gallery

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  Official render of the Bubble Blower.

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  An Inkling firing the Bubble Blower.

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  Bubbles at their normal size.

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  Bubbles with one main and three subs of Special Power Up.

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  Bubbles with two mains and six subs of Special Power Up.

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  Bubbles with three mains and nine subs of Special Power Up.

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  Render

Strategy

For competitive tips about the Bubble Blower

View the strategy page.

Trivia

• The Bubble Blower was the first special weapon in the Splatoon franchise to have been added post-release.
  • It was, however, given an official description in-game with the initial release, confirming it would be added, unlike the Booyah Bomb and Ultra Stamp.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	バブルランチャー Baburu Ranchā	Bubble Launcher
Dutch	Bellenblazer	Bubble Blower
French	Lance-bulles	Bubble Launcher
German	Blubberwerfer	Bubble thrower
Italian	Soffiabolle	Bubble blower
Russian	Пузырятор Puzyryator	Bubbler
Spanish (NOA)	Lanzaburbujas	Bubble thrower
Spanish (NOE)	Lanzapompas	Bubble blower