Defense Up

Defense Up

Applicable gear

Any

Favored by

Inkline

Unfavored by

Krak-On

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

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power
	Cycle King Cap	Tentatek	2400	Defense Up
	Power Mask	amiibo	Inkling Squid (Splatoon)	Defense Up
	Splash Goggles	Forge	2800	Defense Up
	Takoroka Mesh	Takoroka	400	Defense Up

Clothing with Defense Up in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power
	Baby-Jelly Shirt	Splash Mob	2200	Defense Up
	Black 8-Bit FishFry	Firefin	600	Defense Up
	Carnivore Tee	Firefin	500	Defense Up
	Cycle King Jersey	Tentatek	8900	Defense Up
	Mint Tee	Skalop	400	Defense Up
	Retro Sweat	SquidForce	9000	Defense Up
	Slipstream United	Takoroka	1800	Defense Up
	Zekko Baseball LS	Zekko	800	Defense Up

Shoes with Defense Up in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power
	Blue Lo-Tops	Zekko	800	Defense Up
	Roasted Brogues	Rockenberg	700	Defense Up
	Squid-Stitch Slip-Ons	Krak-On	1500	Defense Up

Stacking

Abilities				Damage reduction when Defense Up > Damage Up
None				0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1				1.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 2				3.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 3				4.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 0				5.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 4				6.0%
Main: 1, Sub: 1				6.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 5				7.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 2				7.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 6				8.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 3				8.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 0				9.2%
Main: 0, Sub: 7				9.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 4				9.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 1				10.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 8				10.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 5				10.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 2				11.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 9				11.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 6				11.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 3				12.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 0				12.5%
Main: 1, Sub: 7				12.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 4				13.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 1				13.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 8				13.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 5				13.7%
Main: 3, Sub: 2				14.0%
Main: 1, Sub: 9				14.2%
Main: 2, Sub: 6				14.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 3				14.6%
Main: 2, Sub: 7				15.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 4				15.2%
Main: 2, Sub: 8				15.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 5				15.6%
Main: 2, Sub: 9				15.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 6				16.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 7				16.3%
Main: 3, Sub: 8				16.6%
Main: 3, Sub: 9				16.7%

Abilities				Damage reduction when Defense Up ≤ Damage Up
None				0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1				2.9%
Main: 0, Sub: 2				5.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 3				8.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 0				9.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 4				10.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 1				11.5%
Main: 0, Sub: 5				13.0%
Main: 1, Sub: 2				13.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 6				15.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 3				15.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 0				16.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 7				17.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 4				17.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 1				18.5%
Main: 0, Sub: 8				19.1%
Main: 1, Sub: 5				19.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 2				20.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 9				20.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 6				21.4%
Main: 2, Sub: 3				21.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 0				22.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 7				22.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 4				23.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 1				23.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 8				24.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 5				24.7%
Main: 3, Sub: 2				25.1%
Main: 1, Sub: 9				25.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 6				25.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 3				26.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 7				27.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 4				27.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 8				27.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 5				28.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 9				28.6%
Main: 3, Sub: 6				28.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 7				29.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 8				29.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 9				30.0%

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  Graph showing the effect of stacking Defense Up to defend against 2-hit+ splat weapons.

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

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  An Inkling wearing an outfit with all Defense Up mains.

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  Squid Bumpers in the Shooting Range with one, two, and three mains of Defense Up.

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  Squid Bumpers showing the difference in Damage from one shot of an N-ZAP '89 between one, two and three mains of Defense Up.

Names in other languages

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