Card

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Tableturf Battle Cards of the Splattershot Jr., Dynamo Roller and Splat Charger shown during the Splatoon 3 Direct.

Cards, also referred to as Tableturf Battle Cards, are a type of collectible in Splatoon 3. They are the focus of Tableturf Battles, where they are used to place ink patterns on the stage grid.

Description

Main article: List of Tableturf Battle cards in Splatoon 3

There are 266 cards to collect as of Sizzle Season 2024. Each card corresponds to an ink pattern based on individual weapons, characters, enemies, brands and objects from Splatoon 3.

Attributes

The face of every card has:

  • a name at the top,
  • a cartoon illustration or 3D render graphic in the center,
  • an 8-by-8 square grid showing its ink pattern in the lower-right corner,
  • a number inside a diamond shape in the lower-left corner equal to the number of squares the pattern covers, and
  • a Special Point spend, indicated by the number of Special Space squares that are shown at the bottom.

The ink pattern depicted in the grid is added to the board when the card is played. Most card patterns contain exactly one Special Space, indicated by their orange color.

A card's Special Point spend is typically proportionate to its size, roughly equal to one Special Point per three spaces (rounded up). Cards that do not feature a Special Space have a lower Special Point spend than other cards of the same size.

Each card has a sequence number that is not shown on the card but can be used for sorting. For example, the .52 Gal card is No. 7.

Rarity and level

There are three levels of card rarity: Common, Rare, and Fresh. The color of the card's name and the diamond in the lower-left corner correspond to this rarity, being either purple, yellow, or multi-colored respectively.

Each card has an upgrade level that affects the card's appearance. The level is indicated using one, two, or three stars.

Acquiring cards

Players mainly obtain cards through packs of cards, which contain five random cards. In rare cases, players can receive a fresh card pack, which containst at least one fresh card.

There are multiple ways to aquire cards in Splatoon 3:

  • Receiving the Starter Deck from the Staff at the Tableturf Battle Dojo upon speaking to them for the first time. This deck is always comprised of the same 15 cards.
  • Raising a new season's catalog level gives the player 14 card packs, with one being a fresh card pack.
  • Obtaining capsules from the Shell-Out Machine has a 4% chance to dispense normal card packs, but currently does not offer the opportunity to dispense fresh card packs.
  • Exploring Alterna in Return of the Mammalians gives the player multiple card packs that can be recieved at the Lobby Terminal.
  • Increasing the Tableturf Rank
    • Normal card packs at ranks 3, 9, 16, 23 and 33.
    • Fresh card packs at ranks 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 and 999.

Players cannot own more than one copy of a card; duplicates are converted to a certain number of card bits based on their rarity. Players can spend card bits to acquire new cards or upgrade the appearance of existing cards.

Card bits

An instance of receiving only duplicate cards , having them be converted into card bits.

Card bits are given to players as a refund for duplicate cards. Additionally, after reaching Tableturf Rank 50, every fifth rank up, excluding every 100th rank, and rank 999 gives the player 20 card bits. The maximum number of card bits a player can have at once is 999, after which any further card bits will be discarded.

The amount of card bits the player receives from duplicate cards depends on the rarity of the card:

  • Common cards give 1 card bit
  • Rare cards give 5 card bits
  • Fresh cards give 20 card bits

Card-Bit Exchange

The Card-Bit Exchange in Splatoon 3.

Through the Card-Bit Exchange, spare card bits can be used to create cards that are not in the player's collection or to upgrade the level of obtained cards.

Each obtained card starts at one star ★ upgrade level and can only be further upgraded via the Card-Bit Exchange. Upgrading a card produces a purely cosmetic change and does not affect the card's abilities in gameplay.

Card upgrading cost
Rarity Cost
Creating card Upgrading card
★★ ★★★
Common 5 10 20
Rare 15 20 40
Fresh 40 30 60
Card upgrade effect
Common Rare Fresh Effects
Default
★★ Backgrounds updated; rare and fresh cards' backgrounds are more saturated
★★★ Backgrounds updated and holographic foil effect applied

Decks

Deck redirects here. For card decks used by rivals, see List of rival decks in Splatoon 3.

A Deck, also known as Card Deck or Tableturf Deck, consists of 15 cards. A player can save up to 32 decks, assigning a name and a card sleeve design to each one. When selecting or editing a deck, the total number of spaces covered by the ink patterns of cards in the deck is shown.

When the player receives the Starter Deck, it is automatically saved to their first deck slot with the name "Starter Deck" and the default card sleeves.

Starter Deck
Splattershot

8

Splattershot
Slosher

6

Slosher
Zapfish

9

Zapfish
Blaster

8

Blaster
Splat Dualies

8

Splat Dualies
Flooder

14

Flooder
Splat Roller

9

Splat Roller
Tri-Stringer

11

Tri-Stringer
Chum

5

Chum
Splat Charger

8

Splat Charger
Splatana Wiper

5

Splatana Wiper
SquidForce

10

SquidForce
Heavy Splatling

12

Heavy Splatling
Splat Bomb

3

Splat Bomb
Marigold

15

Marigold

Edit Deck

Through the Edit Deck menu, players are able to create a deck by assigning 15 cards to it. Up to 32 decks can be created and renamed. It is also possible to change obtained card sleeves.

Card sleeves

Card sleeves can be unlocked by reaching certain Tableturf Ranks or by defeating a rival 30 times on Lv. 3, with the exception of Baby Jelly, Cool Jelly, Aggro Jelly and Clone Jelly. Crusty Sean's card sleeves are unlocked through completing Journey 1's Location 6 in Wandercrust on SplatNet 3.

Tableturf Rank

Rivals

* Only available after purchase of the Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass.
** Only available after purchase of the Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass and completion of the main story of Side Order.

Gallery

Trivia

Names in other languages

Pack of cards
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese カードパック
Kādo-pakku
Pack of cards
Netherlands Dutch Pakje kaarten Pack of cards
CanadaFrance French Jeu de cartes Card game
Germany German Kartenpäckchen Card pack
Italy Italian Bustina di carte Packet of cards
Russia Russian Колода карт
Koloda kart
Card deck
SpainMexico Spanish Paquete de cartas Pack of cards
China Chinese (Simplified) 卡片包
Hong Kong Chinese (Traditional) 卡包
South Korea Korean 카드 팩 Card Pack
 Internal CardPack[1] -
Fresh card pack
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese フレッシュカードパック
Furesshu-kādo-pakku
Fresh pack of cards
Netherlands Dutch Vers pakje kaarten Fresh pack of cards
Canada French (NOA) Jeu de cartes cool Cool card game
France French (NOE) Jeu de cartes classe Fresh card game
Germany German Spritziges Kartenpäckchen Fresh Card pack[a]
Italy Italian Bustina mitica Mythical packet
Russia Russian Свежая колода карт
Svezhaya koloda kart
Fresh card deck
SpainMexico Spanish Paquete de cartas exclusivo Exclusive pack of cards
China Chinese (Simplified) 新鲜卡片包
Hong Kong Chinese (Traditional) 新鮮卡包
South Korea Korean 프레시 카드 팩 Fresh Card Pack
 Internal CardPackFresh[1] -
Card sleeves
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese カードスリーブ
Kādo-surību
Card sleeves
Netherlands Dutch Kaartenhoesjes Card covers
CanadaFrance French Motifs de cartes Card patterns
Germany German Kartenhüllen Card sleeves
Italy Italian Stili per il dorso delle carte Styles for card backs
Russia Russian Кармашки для карт
Karmashki dlya kart
Card sleeves
SpainMexico Spanish Funda para carta Card sleeve
China Chinese (Simplified) 卡片套
Hong Kong Chinese (Traditional) 卡套
South Korea Korean 카드 슬리브 Card sleeve
 Internal CardSleeve[1] -

Translation notes

  1. A more literal translation is "Energized Card pack", but Spritzig is used throughout the German version of the Splatoon series as a translation for "fresh".

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