Defense Up

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Defense Up
Defense Up
Applicable gear
Favored by
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Defense Up is an ability in Splatoon that reduces damage taken from all attacks by up to 30%. Inkline gear has a 5x chance of rolling this ability.

Use

Unlike Damage Up, Defense Up can lower thresholds on certain enemy weapons. For example, the .52 Gal does 52 base damage, which is a two-shot splat on normal Inklings. Defense Up can drop the weapon's damage to below 50, making it a three-shot splat with the .52 Gal. This allows players to take extra hits from certain weapons. However, if an opponent has Damage Up, then the effect is canceled out, as the damage boost will again bring the weapons' "shots-to-splat" back up to normal.

.52 Gal and .96 Gal become 3-hit splats at 3 subs. Sploosh-o-matic becomes a 4-hit splat at 3 mains. Splattershot and Hydra Splatling become 4-hit splats at 1 main. L-3 Nozzlenose becomes a 5-hit splat at 3 mains and 2 subs. Dual Squelcher, Splash-o-matic, N-ZAP '85, Splattershot Jr., Inkbrush, Mini Splatling, and Heavy Splatling become a 5-hit splat at 1 main and five subs. Octobrush becomes a 4-hit splat at 1 main and 4 subs.

Gear

Defense Up is the main ability of:

Headgear with Defense Up in Splatoon
Shoes with Defense Up in Splatoon

Stacking

Abilities Damage reduction when Defense Up > Damage Up
None 0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1 S Ability Defense Up.png 1.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 2 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 3.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 3 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 4.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 0 S Ability Defense Up.png 5.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 4 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 6.0%
Main: 1, Sub: 1 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 6.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 5 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 7.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 2 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 7.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 6 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 8.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 3 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 8.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 0 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 9.2%
Main: 0, Sub: 7 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 9.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 4 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 9.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 1 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 10.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 8 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 10.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 5 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 10.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 2 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 11.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 9 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 11.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 6 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 11.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 3 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 12.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 0 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 12.5%
Main: 1, Sub: 7 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 12.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 4 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 13.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 1 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 13.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 8 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 13.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 5 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 13.7%
Main: 3, Sub: 2 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 14.0%
Main: 1, Sub: 9 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 14.2%
Main: 2, Sub: 6 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 14.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 3 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 14.6%
Main: 2, Sub: 7 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 15.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 4 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 15.2%
Main: 2, Sub: 8 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 15.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 5 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 15.6%
Main: 2, Sub: 9 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 15.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 6 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 16.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 7 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 16.3%
Main: 3, Sub: 8 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 16.6%
Main: 3, Sub: 9 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 16.7%
Abilities Damage reduction when Defense Up ≤ Damage Up
None 0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1 S Ability Defense Up.png 2.9%
Main: 0, Sub: 2 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 5.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 3 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 8.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 0 S Ability Defense Up.png 9.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 4 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 10.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 1 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 11.5%
Main: 0, Sub: 5 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 13.0%
Main: 1, Sub: 2 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 13.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 6 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 15.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 3 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 15.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 0 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 16.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 7 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 17.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 4 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 17.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 1 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 18.5%
Main: 0, Sub: 8 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 19.1%
Main: 1, Sub: 5 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 19.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 2 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 20.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 9 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 20.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 6 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 21.4%
Main: 2, Sub: 3 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 21.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 0 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 22.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 7 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 22.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 4 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 23.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 1 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 23.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 8 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 24.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 5 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 24.7%
Main: 3, Sub: 2 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 25.1%
Main: 1, Sub: 9 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 25.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 6 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 25.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 3 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 26.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 7 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 27.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 4 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 27.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 8 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 27.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 5 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 28.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 9 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 28.6%
Main: 3, Sub: 6 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 28.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 7 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 29.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 8 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 29.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 9 S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png S Ability Defense Up.png 30.0%

Calculating damage

a = Ability Points of Damage Up = 10 × [Number of Damage Up Main Slots] + 3 × [Number of Damage Up Sub Slots]
d = Ability Points of Defense Up = 10 × [Number of Defense Up Main Slots] + 3 × [Number of Defense Up Sub Slots]
A = (0.99 × a - (0.09 × a) ^ 2) / 100
D = (0.99 × d - (0.09 × d) ^ 2) / 100
When Damage Up ≥ Defense Up
Damage = [base damage] × [1 + (A - D)]
When Damage Up < Defense Up
Damage = [base damage] × [1 + (A - D) / 1.8]

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese 防御力アップ
Bōgyoryoku Appu
Defense Up
Canada and France French Buvard Blotting paper
Germany German Verteidigung +
Italy Italian Difesa +
Mexico Spanish (NOA) Defensa mejorada Improved Defense
Spain Spanish (NOE) Superdefensa Superdefense