Drop Roller

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Drop Roller is a gear primary ability in Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 3. The ability is exclusive to shoes and cannot be rolled as a secondary gear ability.

Drop Roller allows the player to roll immediately after performing a Super Jump or returning to an Inkjet or Zipcaster's starting point by tilting in the desired direction before landing. The roll is similar to the one provided by the dualie-type weapons, albeit much further and without any immobility after the roll. After a drop roll, the user will get 30 AP of Run Speed Up, Swim Speed Up, and Ink Resistance Up for about three seconds.

Tactics

This ability is useful for surviving a Super Jump or a return from an Inkjet or Zipcaster from a dangerous location. When a player Super Jumps or uses an Inkjet or Zipcaster, a marker is normally visible to show their landing location. As a result, opponents are liable to attempt to splat the player as soon as they land. Drop Roller allows the player to dodge enemy fire and possibly return fire to punish the opponent. Drop Roller is particularly useful for Inkjet and Zipcaster users, as their return points cannot be hidden with Stealth Jump and so are always visible to opponents.

Splatoon 2

Drop Roller
Drop Roller
Tilting the L Stick during a Super Jump allows you to perform a roll in that direction when landing.
Applicable gear

Gear

Drop Roller is the primary ability of:

Shoes with Drop Roller in Splatoon 2
Name Brand Availability Ability Star power Added in

Amber Sea Slug Hi-Tops Amber Sea Slug Hi-Tops Tentatek Tentatek Cash 11000 Drop Roller 2.0.0
Arrow Pull-Ons Arrow Pull-Ons Toni Kensa Toni Kensa Cash 10000 Drop Roller Initial Release (1.0.0)
Bubble Rain Boots Bubble Rain Boots Inkline Inkline Cash 450 Drop Roller 2.0.0
Mint Dakroniks Mint Dakroniks Zink Zink Cash 1200 Drop Roller Initial Release (1.0.0)
New-Leaf Leather Boots New-Leaf Leather Boots Rockenberg Rockenberg Cash 5000 Drop Roller 3.0.0
Null Boots Replica Null Boots Replica Cuttlegear Cuttlegear Octo Expansion Octo Expansion Drop Roller 3.1.0
Orange Iromaki 750s Orange Iromaki 750s Tentatek Tentatek Cash 1050 Drop Roller 3.0.0
Pearlescent Squidkid IV Pearlescent Squidkid IV Enperry Enperry Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch News Drop Roller Initial Release (1.0.0)
Polka-dot Slip-Ons Polka-dot Slip-Ons Krak-On Krak-On Cash 1500 Drop Roller 2.0.0
Sunset Orca Hi-Tops Sunset Orca Hi-Tops Takoroka Takoroka Cash 3800 Drop Roller Initial Release (1.0.0)

Version history

Version Adjustments
1.4.0
  • ▲ Enabled rolls in all directions. Previously, players could only roll forward or slightly to the side.
  • ▲ Removed the period of immobility immediately after rolling.
  • — Fixed an issue in which players returning to their starting point after using the Inkjet special were unable to roll when going into squid form just before landing.
3.0.0
4.1.0
  • — Added a sound effect that plays when someone drop rolls.

Splatoon 3

Drop Roller
Drop Roller
Tilting the Left Stick during a Super Jump lets you perform a roll in that direction when landing.
Applicable gear

Gear

Drop Roller is the primary ability of:

Shoes with Drop Roller in Splatoon 3
Name Brand Availability Ability Star power Added in

Amber Sea Slug Hi-Tops Amber Sea Slug Hi-Tops Tentatek Tentatek Cash 11,000 Drop Roller Fresh Season 2024 (7.0.0)
Arrow Pull-Ons Arrow Pull-Ons Toni Kensa Toni Kensa Cash 10,000 Drop Roller Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
Bubble Rain Boots Bubble Rain Boots Inkline Inkline Cash 450 Drop Roller Fresh Season 2023 (3.0.0)
Cyan Dakroniks Cyan Dakroniks Zink Zink Cash 1,200 Drop Roller Fresh Season 2024 (7.0.0)
Dappled Hammertreads Dappled Hammertreads Annaki Annaki Cash 9,500 Drop Roller Sizzle Season 2023 (4.0.0)
Knotty Bois Knotty Bois amiibo amiibo amiibo Inkling (Yellow) Inkling (Splatoon 3) Drop Roller 11 November 2023
New-Leaf Leather Boots New-Leaf Leather Boots Rockenberg Rockenberg Cash 5,000 Drop Roller Fresh Season 2024 (7.0.0)
Orange Iromaki 750s Orange Iromaki 750s Tentatek Tentatek Cash 1,050 Drop Roller Fresh Season 2024 (7.0.0)
Polka-Dot Slip-Ons Polka-Dot Slip-Ons Krak-On Krak-On Cash 1,500 Drop Roller Fresh Season 2024 (7.0.0)
Sunset Orca Hi-Tops Sunset Orca Hi-Tops Takoroka Takoroka Cash 3,800 Drop Roller Drizzle Season 2022 (1.1.0)
Swirled DC Toejamz Swirled DC Toejamz Z+F Z+F Switch News Channel Drop Roller 5 April 2024
Trifecta Duck Boots Trifecta Duck Boots Barazushi Barazushi Switch News Channel Drop Roller 5 April 2024
Wooden Sandals Wooden Sandals Grizzco Grizzco Silver Fish Scales 15 Drop Roller Sizzle Season 2024 (8.0.0)

Additionally, Murch or Spyke can replace the primary ability on a pair of shoes with Drop Roller by using 15 of each of the following ability chunks:

Gallery

  • A player using Drop Roller

    A player using Drop Roller

Trivia

  • In Splatoon 3, when landing after use of the Inkjet or Zipcaster, the player can still perform a dodge roll using this ability even if the match has ended (between the display of "Game!" and the following fade-out).

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese 受け身術
ukemi-jutsu		 Ukemi Technique
Netherlands Dutch Rolmodel From rol (roll) and rolmodel (role model)
CanadaFrance French Super roulade Super roll
Germany German Tricklandung Trick landing
Italy Italian Atterraggio stiloso Stylish landing
Russia Russian Акробат
Akrobat		 Acrobat
Mexico Spanish (NOA) Aterrizaje rodante Rolling landing
Spain Spanish (NOE) Amortiguador Shock absorber
China Chinese (Simplified) 受身术
shòushēn shù (Mandarin)		 -
Hong Kong Chinese (Traditional) 受身術
shòushēn shù (Mandarin)		 -
South Korea Korean 낙법
nakbeop		 Breakfall
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