Ink Saver (Main)

Ink Saver (Main)

Applicable Gear	Any
Favored By	Splash Mob
Unfavored By	SquidForce

Ink Saver (Main) is an Ability in Splatoon and Splatoon 2. Splash Mob gear has a 5× chance of rolling this ability, while SquidForce gear has a 1/2× chance.

Ink Saver (Main) reduces the ink consumption of main weapons.

The ability allows the player to ink with fewer interruptions, and to fight another player without running out of ink. For example, the Splattershot Jr. can fire continuously for 30 seconds with maximum Ink Saver (Main), up from 17 seconds. To make aggressive use of both the main weapon and sub weapon without running out of ink, a player may want to use Ink Saver (Main) with Ink Saver (Sub). The ability is useful when using roller-based weapons, as it increases the distance the player can roll before needing to refill their ink-tank.

Splatoon

This ability decreases ink usage of the main weapon by up to 45%.

The ability is particularly helpful for the most ink-hungry weapons in the game: the Splattershot Pro, the E-liter 3K, and the Dynamo Roller.

Gear

Ink Saver (Main) is the main ability of:

Headgear with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability
Bamboo Hat	Inkline	2,200	Ink Saver (Main)
Jungle Hat	Firefin	9,000	Ink Saver (Main)
Short Beanie	Inkline	600	Ink Saver (Main)
Studio Headphones	Forge	2,800	Ink Saver (Main)

Clothing with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability
Black Layered LS	SquidForce	500	Ink Saver (Main)
Lumberjack Shirt	Rockenberg	800	Ink Saver (Main)
Rainy-Day Tee	Krak-On	300	Ink Saver (Main)
Red Vector Tee	Takoroka	500	Ink Saver (Main)
Red-Check Shirt	Zekko	2,000	Ink Saver (Main)
White Sailor Suit	Forge	3,000	Ink Saver (Main)

Shoes with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability
Armor Boot Replicas	Cuttlegear	Level 35	Ink Saver (Main)
Orange Arrows	Takoroka	700	Ink Saver (Main)
Power Boots	amiibo	Inkling Squid	Ink Saver (Main)
Red Hi-Horses	Zink	800	Ink Saver (Main)

Stacking

The following table shows the percent decrease in ink consumed by main weapons when using Ink Saver (Main).

Abilities				Change
None				0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1				4.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 2				8.5%
Main: 0, Sub: 3				12.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 0				13.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 4				16.1%
Main: 1, Sub: 1				17.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 5				19.5%
Main: 1, Sub: 2				20.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 6				22.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 3				23.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 0				24.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 7				25.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 4				26.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 1				27.7%
Main: 0, Sub: 8				28.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 5				29.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 2				30.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 9				31.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 6				32.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 3				32.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 0				33.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 7				34.4%
Main: 2, Sub: 4				35.1%
Main: 3, Sub: 1				35.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 8				36.4%
Main: 2, Sub: 5				37.1%
Main: 3, Sub: 2				37.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 9				38.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 6				38.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 3				39.4%
Main: 2, Sub: 7				40.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 4				40.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 8				41.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 5				42.2%
Main: 2, Sub: 9				43.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 6				43.3%
Main: 3, Sub: 7				44.1%
Main: 3, Sub: 8				44.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 9				45.2%

The amount of shots fired by shooters when stacking Ink Saver (Main).
The length of time each shooter can shoot with Ink Saver (Main).
The distance a brush or roller can roll with Ink Saver (Main).
How many times a brush or roller can flick with Ink Saver (Main).
The length of time that a brush or roller can roll with Ink Saver (Main).
The number of blasts and sloshes blasters and sloshers can deal out with Ink Saver (Main).
The number of full charges chargers and splatlings can fire with Ink Saver (Main).

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.6.0	▲ Increased the maximum possible ink saved: 40.0% → 45.0%

Splatoon 2

Ink Saver (Main) was tweaked in Splatoon 2 to have a stronger effect for certain weapons. The ability's two strength tiers are detailed in the following table.

Ink Saver (Main) in *Splatoon 2*
Tier	Max effect	Weapons
High	50%	Dynamo Roller E-liter 4K H-3 Nozzlenose Hydra Splatling Luna Blaster Splattershot Pro Tenta Brella Any variants of the above weapons
Standard	45%	All other weapons

Gear

Ink Saver (Main) is the main ability of:

Headgear with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon 2

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability
Annaki Beret & Glasses	Annaki	7,850	Ink Saver (Main)
Bamboo Hat	Inkline	2,200	Ink Saver (Main)
Eminence Cuff	Enperry	CoroCoro Comic	Ink Saver (Main)
Jungle Hat	Firefin	9,000	Ink Saver (Main)
Short Beanie	Inkline	600	Ink Saver (Main)
Squid Facemask	SquidForce	300	Ink Saver (Main)
Studio Headphones	Forge	2,800	Ink Saver (Main)

Clothing with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon 2

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability
Black Layered LS	SquidForce	500	Ink Saver (Main)
Hula Punk Shirt	Annaki	5,000	Ink Saver (Main)
Lumberjack Shirt	Rockenberg	800	Ink Saver (Main)
Navy Deca Logo Tee	Zink	1,200	Ink Saver (Main)
Navy Eminence Jacket	Enperry	10,500	Ink Saver (Main)
Octo Layered LS	Cuttlegear	Octo Expansion	Ink Saver (Main)
Octobowler Shirt	Krak-On	2,100	Ink Saver (Main)
Rainy-Day Tee	Krak-On	300	Ink Saver (Main)
Red Vector Tee	Takoroka	500	Ink Saver (Main)
Red-Check Shirt	Zekko	2,000	Ink Saver (Main)
Short Knit Layers	Toni Kensa	9,850	Ink Saver (Main)
White Sailor Suit	Forge	3,000	Ink Saver (Main)
White Urchin Rock Tee	Rockenberg	850	Ink Saver (Main)

Shoes with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon 2

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability
Armor Boot Replicas	Cuttlegear	Marie	Ink Saver (Main)
Blue Iromaki 750s	Tentatek	1,050	Ink Saver (Main)
Navy Enperrials	Enperry	11,000	Ink Saver (Main)
Navy Red-Soled Wingtips	Rockenberg	4,600	Ink Saver (Main)
Orange Arrows	Takoroka	1,100	Ink Saver (Main)
Power Boots	amiibo	Inkling Squid	Ink Saver (Main)
Red Hi-Horses	Zink	800	Ink Saver (Main)
Suede Nation Lace-Ups	Zekko	4,200	Ink Saver (Main)
Toni Kensa Soccer Shoes	Toni Kensa	10,500	Ink Saver (Main)

Stacking

The following table shows the percent decrease in ink consumed by main weapons in the standard Ink Saver tier.

Abilities				Change
None				0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1				4.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 2				8.5%
Main: 0, Sub: 3				12.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 0				13.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 4				16.1%
Main: 1, Sub: 1				17.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 5				19.5%
Main: 1, Sub: 2				20.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 6				22.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 3				23.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 0				24.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 7				25.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 4				26.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 1				27.7%
Main: 0, Sub: 8				28.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 5				29.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 2				30.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 9				31.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 6				32.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 3				32.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 0				33.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 7				34.4%
Main: 2, Sub: 4				35.1%
Main: 3, Sub: 1				35.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 8				36.4%
Main: 2, Sub: 5				37.1%
Main: 3, Sub: 2				37.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 9				38.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 6				38.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 3				39.4%
Main: 2, Sub: 7				40.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 4				40.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 8				41.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 5				42.2%
Main: 2, Sub: 9				43.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 6				43.3%
Main: 3, Sub: 7				44.1%
Main: 3, Sub: 8				44.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 9				45.2%

The amount of shots fired by shooters when stacking Ink Saver (Main).
How many times a brush or roller can swing with Ink Saver (Main).
The number of shots blasters, brellas, and sloshers can fire with Ink Saver (Main).
The number of full charges chargers and splatlings can fire with Ink Saver (Main).

Version history

Version	Adjustments
1.4.0	▲ Increased effectiveness when using lesser quantities of the ability for the following weapons. Stacking the maximum amount of the ability will continue to have the same effect. Splattershot Pro Forge Splattershot Pro Luna Blaster H-3 Nozzlenose Dynamo Roller E-liter 4K E-liter 4K Scope Tenta Brella

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	インク効率アップ（メイン） Inku Kōritsu Appu (Mein)	Ink Efficiency Up (Main)
Dutch	Hoofdspaarder	Main saver
French	Encrémenteur (pr.)	Ink saver (main) (pr. is an abbreviation of primaire (primary))
German	Hauptverbrauch	Main consumption
Italian	Eco-colore princ. (Splatoon 2) Eco-colore principale (Splatoon)	Roughly means "Main ink saver" (princ. is an abbreviation of principale (primary))
Russian	Основной баллон X Osnovnoy ballon X	Main tank X
Spanish (NOA)	Ahorro tinta (ppal.)	Ink saving (main) (ppal. is an abbreviation of principal (primary))
Spanish (NOE)	Tintahorro (ppal.)	Ink save (main) (ppal. is an abbreviation of principal (primary))