E-liter 3K

The E-liter 3K^(NA), or E-Litre 3K^(EU/OC), is a main weapon in Splatoon. The E-liter 3K is a type of charger. It has a long charge time but has a very impressive range, and can instantly splat, with a high enough charge.

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E-liter 3K

Category	Main
Class	Charger
Sub	Burst Bomb
Special	Echolocator
Level	18
Cost	12,500
Availability
Base damage	40–80 (Partial charge) 180 (Full charge)
Base duration
Ink consumption	2.6% (No charge) 30% (Full charge)
Special points
Special depletion	60%
Range	97 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed	23 / 100
Ink speed
Mobility	13 / 100
Durability
Handling
Other variant	Custom E-liter 3K

The E-liter 3K comes with the Burst Bomb sub and the Echolocator special.

Data

• The E-liter 3K is a heavyweight weapon.
• Ink consumption scales from 2.55% to 30% depending on the charge level.
  • The full-charge ink consumption of 30% allows players to fire 3 shots before needing to refill the ink supply.
  • This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).
• The E-liter 3K cannot store its charge.
• It takes 1.57 seconds to fully charge the weapon.
  • When charging a shot with an empty tank, the charge rate is 33.33%, permitting the player to fully charge a shot in 4.7 seconds.
• Shots cannot pierce through enemies.
• When charging while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.15 units per frame.
• Damage scales from 40 to 100 depending on the charge level. At full charge, the damage is 180.
• Shot velocity scales from 12 to 49.86 units per frame depending on the charge level. At full charge, the velocity is 64 units per frame.
• Shot distance scales from 90 to 272 depending on the charge level. At full charge, the distance is 340.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.2.0	▼ Maximum damage without full charge: 120.0 → 100.0
2.7.0	▼ Special gauge loss: 50% → up to 60% ▼ Swim speed decreased by about 10%. ▼ Range when not fully charged reduced by about 20%. ▲ Time taken to fully charge reduced by about 6%.

Quotes

Sheldon's Introduction The E-liter 3K is designed to withstand extreme pressure, allowing you to charge it up even further! As a result, it has incredible range and truly fearsome attack power! It's great for forging a path forward. Hit nearby foes with Burst Bombs, and then make sure they've got nowhere to hide with the Echolocator! (NA)

“

A charger with a high-capacity tank. By packing a lot of ink into each shot, it can strike from a great distance... at the cost of long charge time and ferocious ink consumption.

”

— In-Game Description

“

The longest-ranged weapon in the game, and thus truly terrifying on stages that allow sniping from afar. The Echolocator special helps with picking off unwary enemies and avoiding attackers from behind. The weapon suffers when engaging at close range, however, so abilities that emphasize mobility (like Run Speed Up and Swim Speed Up) are recommended.

”

— Splatoon Prima Guide

Gallery

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  Promo image

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  Showing the full range of the E-liter 3K at Arowana Mall.

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  Official art of an Inkling holding the E-liter 3K.

Trivia

• The E-liter 3K is designed to look like a gas pump.
• Its name is a reference to the Nintendo E3 Engine.
• Its name is also a pun between elite and liter (the metric measurement), as it has the best-capacity tank.
• A disassembled E-liter 3K can be seen in Splatoon 2's Shooting Range.
• The E-liter 3K and E-liter 3K Scope are the only main weapons that have ever consumed more ink than their sub weapon (Prior to 2.7.0 Burst Bombs consumed 1/4 of an ink tank, which is less than the 30% for full charges).

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	リッター3K rittā 3K	Liter 3K
French (NOA)	X-traceur	X-tracer
French (NOE)	Extraceur	Ex-tracer
German	E-liter 3K	E-Liter 3K
Italian	Tinter a carica	Inker Charger
Spanish	Entintador 3K	Inker 3K