Competitive:Painbrush
| Abbreviations | Brush, Pain |
| Sub |  Curling Bomb
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| Special |  Wave Breaker
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| Base damage | 60 (Flinging ink) 30 (Sliding) |
| Ink consumption | 4.8% (Flinging ink) 10.8% (Sliding) |
| Special points | 190p |
| Role | Slayer/Anchor |
| Strengths | Works well for fast-paced and aggressive/supportive playstyles and can gatekeep areas with high damage, long range, and decent mobility, also allowing it to poke enemies on grates, good special combo potential |
| Weaknesses | Long windup, bad ink efficiency for the main and sub weapon, Curling Bomb is not good for finishing off enemies, has a very weak special |
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The Painbrush is a weapon that was introduced in Sizzle Season 2023 and is a weapon in the class of brushes. The weapon has the ability to fling ink and slide across a stage. It plays a hybrid of support slayer as it can kill at a distance and also paint well. With the Painbrush's range unlike the Inkbrush or Octobrush, the Painbrush can hit farther away whereas a weapon such as other brushes would have to be fairly close to the opponent to hit them.
Use
The Painbrush is a brush that has two main mechanics: flinging ink and sliding. These two mechanics are similar to those of its class, except the Painbrush has the highest damage and range in its class.
- The flinging attack can splat an enemy after 2-4 hits pointed at the player making it the most reliable brush for combo damage.
- Ink consumption while sliding for Painbrush is 10.8% to compare the Octobrush consumes 9% ink while sliding and the Inkbrush consumes 8.1%.
- Painbrush sliding is the second fastest brush (with Inkbrush coming in first).
- The weapon has a 23 frame delay when the ZR button is pressed, after which it can be swung every 15 frames (4 times per second) to compare the Inkbrush can be swung every six frames (10 per second) and the Octobrush can be swung every 10 frames (6per second)
- The brush deals a base damage of 60 and minimum damage of 31. In comparison, the Octobrush deals a base damage of 40 and the Inkbrush deals a base damage of 30.
- The Painbrush is similar to Sloshing Machine with its range and damage so competitive Sloshing Machine tips may also apply.
- The Painbrush has high fall off damage.
Compared to the Inkbrush and the Octobrush the Painbrush requires much more ink and has a slower speed, but deals almost double the damage compared to others in its category. It can be seen as the brush version of Dynamo Roller.
Synergy
- The Curling Bomb can help the Painbrush as a mobility tool and to poke at enemies from a distance. However, it consumes a lot of ink, which makes it hard to use with the main weapon, but swimming through the ink of the Curling Bomb refills the ink tank. It can be used to go around un-inked areas or enemy ink.
- Wave Breaker can help it to combo up close and help locate enemies. It can also act as an ink refill tool as ink will be refilled upon using it.
- Because the Painbrush is a slow weapon, it is good to sneak up on players whilst distracted or injured, it will take them longer to react and defend themselves.
- Painbrush's range is equivalent to that of an Aerospray so keep that in mind when fighting opponents.
- The Painbrush's range and high damage makes it good for popping the Rainmaker's shield.
Countermeasures
The Painbrush consumes a lot of ink, so it would not have much ink left after using a Curling Bomb. Attempting to splat one when it has less ink to fight with is more favorable compared to rushing it head on while it still has a full tank. If the player has more range, they can try to splat the Painbrush at a distance so it cannot damage them.
- The Painbrush's reaction is also very slow; if a player wields a quicker weapon, they'll have a higher chance at survival compared to a slower weapon.
- The Painbrush takes a long time to start rolling; if a Painbrush is trying to back away and run, that is one of the best times to attempt to splat it.
- When the Painbrush begins swinging, its strafing speed is extremely slow. Easy splat backline weapons should try to attack it; weapons like E-liter 4K or its scoped variant; they will be an easy splat.
Gear abilities[1]
Helps combat the main weapon's low ink efficiency.
Helps combat the sub weapon's low ink efficiency. Not needed as much since Version 5.1.0.
Helps recover ink quicker, especially helpful considering the white-ink frames that come from using a sub weapon.
Pairs well with Curling Bomb, increases mobility. Also allows you to move into other parts of the map quickly to help with things like objective and enemy control.
Makes it easier to sneak up on enemies, also allows you to move into sharking positions without being noticed.
Stealth Jump helps with stealth. Both Stealth Jump and Drop Roller will help prevent immediate attacks upon landing from a Super Jump, as Painbrush has a long windup time before it can swing and cannot defend itself easily.
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