Haunt

Haunt

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Haunt is an ability in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

Haunt tracks the opponent that defeated the player. In Splatoon, the player with Haunt will get a boost in mobility and damage when marked. In Splatoon 2, if the player with Haunt splats the opponent that splatted them in their last death, the opponent will take longer to respawn and get a larger special penalty, similar to Respawn Punisher. Haunt is restricted to clothing as a main ability.

Splatoon

Haunt marks the opponent that defeated the player with a position-tracking mark for 9 seconds. This mark can be seen by the player with the ability and their team, similar to Point Sensor or Echolocator. Haunt activates automatically if the player gets splatted by another Inkling. Its effect is reduced by Cold Blooded.

Haunt also has a Damage Up, Defense Up, and Run Speed Up effect when the player with Haunt is marked by Point Sensor, Echolocator, or Haunt.

Mutual exclusivity

This ability is found as the main ability only on clothing, so other abilities found only on shoes are mutually exclusive with it; in other words players cannot have them together. These abilities are Cold Blooded, Ninja Squid, and Recon. In addition, since wearing the Splatfest Tee is mandatory during a Splatfest, these abilities cannot be used for the duration of those events.

Use

Haunt is good for players who usually play on the flanks or run support, or try and stop enemies from out-flanking their team. This is because if a flank or back is lost, then the team is notified that an enemy may be coming up from the behind.

Teammates should be able to avenge their fallen allies much more easily.

Because of its interaction with Point Sensor and Echolocator, Haunt can be considered a pseudo-counter ability for these sub and special weapons.

Gear

Haunt is the main ability of:

Clothing with Haunt in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Rarity
	Forge Octarian Jacket	Forge	2,700	Haunt
	Ivory Peaks Tee	Inkline	400	Haunt
	Octo Tee	Cuttlegear	Level 45	Haunt
	Squidmark LS	SquidForce	600	Haunt
	Vintage Check Shirt	Rockenberg	9,000	Haunt
	Yellow Urban Vest	Firefin	3,000	Haunt

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.6.0	▲ Haunt will now also increase attack power, defense, and Inkling movement speed while being marked by the enemy.
2.7.0	▼ Duration reduced: 12s → 9s

Splatoon 2

“	Once you've respawned, reveals the position of the player who splatted you.	”
— In-game Description

Haunt shows the location of the opponent that defeated the player until they themselves are defeated. The opponent is shown as a white silhouette that can be seen through opaque objects (even when they are submerged in ink) to the player that got defeated when they are a certain distance away from each other. Bomb Defense Up DX helps increase that distance. The white silhouette effect looks similar to that of Thermal Ink and Sting Ray.

If the Haunt user splats the opponent that triggered the ability, that opponent will suffer the penalties of Respawn Punisher, increasing their respawn time from 8.5 to 9.2 seconds and forcing them to lose an an extra 15% of their special gauge. The penalties that would normally apply if the player were to wear Respawn Punisher and be splatted by an opponent do not apply in this case.

Mutual exclusivity

This ability is found as the main ability only on clothing, so other abilities found only on shoes are mutually exclusive with it; in other words players cannot have them together. These abilities are Ability Doubler, Ninja Squid, Respawn Punisher, and Thermal Ink. In addition, since wearing the Splatfest Tee is mandatory during a Splatfest, these abilities cannot be used for the duration of those events.

Gear

Haunt is the main ability of:

Clothing with Haunt in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Rarity
	Annaki Red Cuff	Annaki	4,800	Haunt
	Forge Octarian Jacket	Forge	2,700	Haunt
	Ivory Peaks Tee	Inkline	400	Haunt
	Negative Longcuff Sweater	Toni Kensa	11,800	Haunt
	Neo Octoling Armor	Cuttlegear	Octo Expansion	Haunt
	Octo Tee	Cuttlegear	8,888	Haunt
	Squidmark LS	SquidForce	600	Haunt
	Varsity Baseball LS	Splash Mob	700	Haunt
	Vintage Check Shirt	Rockenberg	9,000	Haunt
	White King Tank	Enperry	600	Haunt
	Yellow Urban Vest	Firefin	4,100	Haunt
	Zekko Long Radish Tee	Zekko	1,450	Haunt
	Zekko Redleaf Coat	Zekko	2,600	Haunt

Version history

Version	Adjustments
1.4.0	▲ Opponents behind stage objects will be revealed when the Haunt’s effective range is roughly 23% further away from them than it was previously.
3.0.0	▲ Opposing players marked with Haunt will now incur the penalties of Respawn Punisher when splatted by the player that they splatted. — When an opponent who splats the player, that activation will stand out clearly on the screen while waiting to respawn.
4.6.0	▲ The duration has been increased from 30 seconds to infinite. If the target afflicted with Haunt is splatted, the effect will disappear as normal. ▲ Number of targets that can be afflicted with Haunt at once increased to four. Even if another player were to splat someone with Haunt equipped, the previous player afflicted with Haunt will still have the effect apply.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	リベンジ (Splatoon 2) うらみ (Splatoon) Ribenji (Splatoon 2) Urami (Splatoon)	Revenge Rancor
Dutch	Revanche	Revenge
French	Revanche (Splatoon 2) Vengeance (Splatoon)	Revenge Vengence
German	Vertgeltung (Splatoon 2) Rache (Splatoon)	Retaliation Revenge
Italian	Rappresglia (Splatoon 2) Vendetta (Splatoon)	Retaliation Revenge
Russian	Вендетта Vendetta	Vendetta
Spanish (NOA)	Resentimiento	Resentment
Spanish (NOE)	Represalia (Splatoon 2) Venganza (Splatoon)	Retaliation Revenge