Burst Bomb

The Burst Bomb is a sub weapon in the Splatoon series. It is a weak bomb with a low ink cost that explodes on impact.

Appearance

Burst Bombs are spherical balloons that change color to match the user's ink. They have white horizontal stripes going across them and a knot on top that leaves the end sticking up. The Burst Bombs used by Agent 3 in Octo Valley are a much darker version of Agent 3's ink color with a rim highlight matching the ink color. They have horizontal lights around them as opposed to white lines, and are tied with a clip rather than a knot. The lights change color depending on the upgrade level.

Splatoon

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Splatoon

Burst Bomb

Category	Sub
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	25 (Min. Splash) 35 (Splash) 60 (Direct hit)
Base duration
Ink consumption	40%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

Burst Bombs are spherical balloons filled with ink that explode on contact with any surface, like a wall or floor. They use less ink than Splat Bombs and Suction Bombs, and therefore cause less damage.

Octo Valley

Burst Bombs are one of three usable sub weapons in Octo Valley, unlocked with Power Eggs and selected via once available. They cannot be used in amiibo challenges, making Splat Bombs the only usable sub weapon for the Hero Roller and Hero Charger. They can also be used during the credits.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.7.0	▼ Ink consumption: 25% → 40% ▼ Weakened the knockback effect. ▼ Radius for dealing minimum damage reduced by 20%. ▲ Minimum damage: 20.0 → 25.0 ▲ Radius for dealing medium damage (35.0) increased by about 14%. ▲ Painting radius increased by about 43%.

Quotes

“	Think of these sub weapons as water balloons filled with ink. Although they lack the blast radius of Splat Bombs, Burst Bombs explode on contact. But they inflict very little damage, even when scoring a direct hit. This makes Burst Bombs best suited for spreading ink and applying touch-ups. But unlike Splat Bombs, Burst Bombs consume less ink, allowing you to deploy them with greater frequency. You can toss two or three Burst Bombs in quick succession without depleting your ink tank. This comes in handy when you need to make a quick escape. Toss a few Burst Bombs in the direction of your opponent before swimming to safety.	”
— Splatoon Prima Guide

Sets

Main weapons with Burst Bomb in Splatoon

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Depletion	Level	Price	Class	Introduced​​​​​
	Aerospray PG	32	Burst Bomb	Kraken	Light	20	20000	Shooter	8 June 2016 (2.8.0)​​​
	Bamboozler 14 Mk III	2052	Burst Bomb	Inkstrike	Heavy	20	9100	Charger	13 April 2016 (2.7.0)​​​​
	Carbon Roller	1000	Burst Bomb	Inkzooka	Medium	10	6600	Roller	27 June 2015​​​​​​​​​
	Custom Jet Squelcher	101	Burst Bomb	Kraken	Light	15	7900	Shooter	28 May 2015 (1.0.0)​​​​
	E-liter 3K(NA) E-Litre 3K(EU/OC)	2030	Burst Bomb	Echolocator	Medium	18	12500	Charger	28 May 2015 (1.0.0)
	E-liter 3K Scope(NA) E-Litre 3K Scope(EU/OC)	2040	Burst Bomb	Echolocator	Medium	19	13400	Charger	22 July 2015​​​
	Grim Range Blaster	222	Burst Bomb	Killer Wail	Light	20	14000	Shooter	8 June 2016 (2.8.0)​​​​​​​
	Hero Shot Replica	45	Burst Bomb	Bomb Rush	Light	3	1200	Shooter	28 May 2015 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​
	L-3 Nozzlenose D	301	Burst Bomb	Kraken	Medium	13	6600	Shooter	29 August 2015​​​​​​
	Neo Splash-o-matic	21	Burst Bomb	Inkzooka	Light	9	6200	Shooter	22 July 2015​​​​​​​​​​​
	Refurbished Mini Splatling	4002	Burst Bomb	Bomb Rush	Light	20	13400	Splatling	13 April 2016 (2.7.0)
	Slosher	3000	Burst Bomb	Inkstrike	Light	5	5600	Slosher	6 August 2015 (2.0.0)​​​​​​​​
	Splattershot	40	Burst Bomb	Bomb Rush	Light	2	500	Shooter	28 May 2015 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​

Gallery

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  A Burst Bomb

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  An Inkling boy throwing a Burst Bomb.

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  Another Inkling boy throwing a Burst Bomb.

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  Burst Bomb in Octo Valley.

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  Agent 3's version of the Burst Bomb.

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  Early Burst Bomb

Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2

Burst Bomb

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Category	Sub
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	25 (Min. Splash) 35 (Splash) 60 (Direct hit)
Base duration
Ink consumption	40%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

Burst Bombs return to Splatoon 2, but are not usable in Octo Canyon.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.0.0	▼ Reduced the Ink Saver (Sub) effect by roughly 33%.

Quotes

“	A bomb that explodes as soon as it hits anything. The explosion is small and not that powerful, but these bombs can be thrown repeatedly without consuming too much ink.	”
— Splatoon 2 Sub & Special Guide

Sets

Main weapons with Burst Bomb in Splatoon 2

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Points	Level	Price	Class	Introduced​​​​​
	Aerospray PG	32	Burst Bomb	Booyah Bomb	190p	29	19000	Shooter	3 April 2019 (4.6.0)​​​​​​​​​​
	Carbon Roller Deco	1001	Burst Bomb	Autobomb Launcher	190p	10	8500	Roller	1 June 2018​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Custom Jet Squelcher	91	Burst Bomb	Sting Ray	190p	27	15900	Shooter	3 November 2017​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Grim Range Blaster	222	Burst Bomb	Tenta Missiles	190p	23	14900	Shooter	3 April 2019 (4.6.0)​​​​​​​​
	Hero Dualie Replicas	5013	Burst Bomb	Tenta Missiles	180p	4	3100	Dualie	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​
	Hero Shot Replica	45	Burst Bomb	Splashdown	170p	2	1500	Shooter	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	L-3 Nozzlenose D	301	Burst Bomb	Inkjet	200p	23	12500	Shooter	6 January 2018​​​
	Mini Splatling	4000	Burst Bomb	Tenta Missiles	210p	23	12300	Splatling	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​
	Neo Splash-o-matic	21	Burst Bomb	Suction-Bomb Launcher	210p	27	16800	Shooter	25 April 2018 (3.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Splat Dualies	5010	Burst Bomb	Tenta Missiles	180p	4	2400	Dualie	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​
	Splattershot	40	Burst Bomb	Splashdown	170p	2	900	Shooter	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​
	Tri-Slosher	3010	Burst Bomb	Ink Armor	190p	15	10200	Slosher	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​

Gallery

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  Promotional render of Burst Bomb

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  The Burst Bomb mem cake

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  A LINE sticker featuring a Burst Bomb being thrown

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  The Burst Bomb icon in-game

Octo Expansion

• B13 Phat Splatz Station
• B14 Breakdance Station
• C03A08 Bumpin' 8-Ball Station
• C11 Abracadabra Station
• D10 Labyrinth Station
• E04 Heinous 8-Ball Station
• E09 Squee-G Funk Station
• E11 Bodacious Rotation Station
• F02 Slow Ride Station
• F06 Duh-Oh Station
• F09 Bring It Station
• G04B10 Ink 'n' Slide Station
• I01G01 Toastmaster Station
• I04 Can't Touch This Station
• I07G07 Ride with Me Station
• I08 Radio Station
• J03D08 Girl Power Station
• J05C14 Stick 'n' Move Station

Splatoon 3

Splatoon 3

Burst Bomb

Category	Sub
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	25 (Min. Splash) 35 (Splash) 60 (Direct hit)
Base duration
Ink consumption	45%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

Burst Bombs return in Splatoon 3 and remain the same as they were in the previous games.

Return of the Mammalians

In the single player mode, Return of the Mammalians, they are an unlockable part of the Hero Gear, costing 4 Sardinium and 5 Upgrade Points. They can also be found on a variety of weapons throughout the missions in Alterna.

Side Order

Splat Bombs appear in Side Order as the base sub weapon of Callie's Palette. They also appear as a purchasable sub weapon on Vending-Machine Corner Floors, costing 500 Membux by default.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
Base game	▼ Reduced the radius at which the blast can deal 35 damage to an opponent by roughly 13%: 3.2 → 2.8 units.
1.2.0	— Fixed an issue where the bombs would disappear without activating when hitting certain terrain.
3.0.0	▼ Increased the amount of time it takes for ink to begin recovering after being used by about 0.16 seconds: 50 frames → 60 frames.
3.1.0	▼ Increased the amount of ink consumed from a standard ink tank from 40% to 45% if the player doesn't have the Ink Saver (Sub) ability equipped. The amount of ink consumed when the maximum number of abilities are equipped will not change.

Sets

Main weapons with Burst Bomb in Splatoon 3

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Points	Level	Price	Class	Introduced​​​​
	Splash-o-matic	20	Burst Bomb	Crab Tank	200p	16	1	Shooter	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	S-BLAST '91	261	Burst Bomb	Booyah Bomb	190p	27	1	Blaster	Version 6.0.0 (Chill Season 2023)​
	L-3 Nozzlenose D	301	Burst Bomb	Ultra Stamp	200p	19	1	Shooter	Version 3.0.0 (Fresh Season 2023)​​​​​
	Carbon Roller Deco	1001	Burst Bomb	Trizooka	190p	22	1	Roller	Version 2.0.0 (Chill Season 2022)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Mini Splatling	4000	Burst Bomb	Ultra Stamp	190p	12	1	Splatling	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Custom Douser Dualies FF	5051	Burst Bomb	Triple Inkstrike	200p	27	1	Dualie	Version 8.0.0 (Sizzle Season 2024)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Splatana Stamper	8000	Burst Bomb	Zipcaster	210p	15	1	Splatana	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​
	Order Splatana Replica	8005	Burst Bomb	Zipcaster	210p	1		Splatana	Version 7.0.0 (Side Order)​​​​

Gallery

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  A Burst Bomb being tossed

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  Promotional image

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  Tableturf Battle card artwork for the L-3 Nozzlenose D with an Inkling holding a Burst Bomb.

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  Render from the Burst Bomb's Tableturf Battle card artwork

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  2D Burst Bomb icon.

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  Burst Bomb upgrade icon when upgrading the Hero Gear in Return of the Mammalians.

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  2D icon used in Side Order.

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  The Drone Burst Bomb ability featuring the Pearl Drone.

Strategy

For competitive tips about the Burst Bomb

View the strategy page.

Trivia

In Splatoon:

• Burst Bombs have always consumed 40% of the player's ink tank in Octo Valley. This was carried over to multiplayer in Version 2.7.0.
• It is possible to throw three Burst Bombs without having to refill ink by stacking one main and three subs of Ink Saver (Sub), and throw four with two mains and nine subs, plus Last-Ditch Effort.
  • Prior to Version 2.7.0 it was possible to throw four Burst Bombs, or even six if the player stacked enough Ink Saver (Sub). It is no longer possible to throw more than three Burst Bombs, whether or not the player stacks Ink Saver (Sub) on their gear.
• It is possible to use Burst Bombs during the credits that uses a different color of ink from the regular shooter. These Burst Bombs appear to be the regular Burst Bomb used in multiplayer instead of the special Agent 3 version.
• In the single-player reveal trailer, Burst Bombs were initially able to instantly splat opponents within its radius, in comparison to taking two hits in the final game.

In Splatoon 2:

• It is possible to throw three Burst Bombs without having to refill ink by stacking three mains and two subs of Ink Saver (Sub) (36 ability points).
• The Burst Bomb has the lowest ink consumption out of all sub weapons.

In Splatoon 3:

• The Burst Bombs of the Hero Gear have the the same design as those used in Octo Valley, however the lines do not change color with upgrades and instead match the player's ink color, and the bombs no longer have a rim highlight effect.
• Burst Bombs are the only Sub Weapon featured in an English LINE sticker.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	クイックボム Kuikku Bomu	Quick Bomb
Dutch	Ballonbom (Splatoon 2 & 3) Plofbom (Splatoon)	Balloon bomb From "plof" (a soft sound as if something hit the ground or exploded), and "bom" (bomb)
French	Bombe ballon	Balloon bomb
German	Insta-Bombe	Instant Bomb
Italian	Granata	Grenade
Russian	Разрывная бомба Razryvnaya bomba	Burst bomb
Spanish (NOA)	Globo Entintado	Inked Ballon
Spanish (NOE)	Bomba Rápida	Fast Bomb
Chinese (Simplified)	快速炸弹 kuàisù zhàdàn (Mandarin)	Quick Bomb
Chinese (Traditional)	快速炸彈 kuàisù zhàdàn (Mandarin)	Quick Bomb
Korean	퀵 밤 kwig bam	Same as Japanese name
Portuguese	Bomba rápida	Fast bomb
Internal	Bomb_Quick	Bomb is a type of sub weapon, Quick means that it explodes quickly.