Ink Saver (Main)

Ink Saver (Main)
Applicable Gear	Any
Likely Brand	Splash Mob
Unlikely Brand	SquidForce
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The Ink Saver (Main) ability decreases ink usage of the main weapon by a maximum of 45%. Splash Mob gear has a 5x chance of rolling this ability.

Use

Generally, the ability is great in Turf War, allowing 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. In Ranked Battles, a player may want to use Ink Saver (Main) with Ink Saver (Sub) to make aggressive use of both the main weapon and sub weapon without running out of ink.

The ability is also useful when using roller-based weapons, as it increases the distance the player can roll before needing to refill their Ink Tank.

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.

Stacking

Abilities				Decrease in ink consumed by main weapon
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				45.0%

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  The amount of shots fired by shooters when stacking Ink Saver (Main).

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  The length of time each shooter can shoot with Ink Saver (Main).

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  The distance a brush or roller can roll with Ink Saver (Main).

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  How many times a brush or roller can flick with Ink Saver (Main).

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  The length of time that a brush or roller can roll with Ink Saver (Main).

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  The number of blasts and sloshes blasters and sloshers can deal out with Ink Saver (Main).

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  The number of full charges chargers and splatlings can fire with Ink Saver (Main).

Gear

The Ink Saver (Main) is the main ability of:

List of Gear with Ink Saver (Main)

Image	Name	Brand	Unlock	Main Ability	Rarity
	Bamboo Hat	Inkline	2,200	Ink Saver (Main)	2
	Jungle Hat (NA) Safari Hat (EU/OC)	Firefin	9,000	Ink Saver (Main)	3
	Short Beanie	Inkline	600	Ink Saver (Main)	1
	Studio Headphones	Forge	2,800	Ink Saver (Main)	2
	Black Layered LS	SquidForce	500	Ink Saver (Main)	1
	Lumberjack Shirt	Rockenberg	800	Ink Saver (Main)	1
	Rainy-Day Tee (NA) Rainy Day Tee (EU/OC)	Krak-On	300	Ink Saver (Main)	1
	Red-Check Shirt (NA) Red Check Shirt (EU/OC)	Zekko	2,000	Ink Saver (Main)	2
	Red Vector Tee	Takoroka	500	Ink Saver (Main)	1
	White Sailor Suit	Forge	3,000	Ink Saver (Main)	2
	Armor Boot Replicas (NA) Armour Boot Replicas (EU/OC)	Cuttlegear	Level 35	Ink Saver (Main)	3
	Orange Arrows	Takoroka	700	Ink Saver (Main)	1
	Power Boots	amiibo	Squid	Ink Saver (Main)	2
	Red Hi-Horses	Zink	800	Ink Saver (Main)	1

Version history

Splatoon

2.6.0

• ▲ Increased the maximum possible ink saved: 40.0% → 45.0%

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)
French	Encrémenteur (pr.)	Ink Saver (Main)
Italian	Eco-colore principale	Roughly means "Main Ink Saver"
Spanish (NOA)	Ahorro tinta (ppal.)	Ink Saving (Main)
Spanish (NOE)	Tintahorro (ppal.)	Ink save (main) ["ppal." is an abbreviation of principal]

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