Ink Saver (Main)

Ink Saver (Main)

Applicable gear

Any

Favored by

Splash Mob
Toni Kensa

Unfavored by

SquidForce

Ink Saver (Main) is an ability in the Splatoon series. It reduces the ink consumption of main weapons, effectively allowing most weapons to fire continuously for longer than without this ability.

The number of ability points for Ink Saver (Main) can be temporarily increased by the following:

• Last-Ditch Effort
• Comeback

Splatoon

This ability decreases the ink usage of the main weapon.

Stacking

AP Equivalent	AP	Ink Used
Main ×0 + Sub ×0	00	100.000%
Main ×0 + Sub ×1 -2AP	01	98.527…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×1 -1AP	02	97.078…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×1	03	95.654…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×2 -2AP	04	94.254…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×2 -1AP	05	92.878…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×2	06	91.527…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×3 -2AP	07	90.200…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×3 -1AP	08	88.897…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×3	09	87.619…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×0	10	86.364…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×4 -1AP	11	85.135…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×4	12	83.929…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×1	13	82.748…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×5 -1AP	14	81.591…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×5	15	80.458…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×2	16	79.350…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×6 -1AP	17	78.266…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×6	18	77.206…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×3	19	76.171…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×0	20	75.159…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×7	21	74.173…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×4	22	73.210…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×1	23	72.272…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×8	24	71.358…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×5	25	70.468…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×2	26	69.603…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×9	27	68.762…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×6	28	67.945…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×3	29	67.153…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×0	30	66.384…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×7	31	65.641…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×4	32	64.921…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×1	33	64.226…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×8	34	63.555…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×5	35	62.908…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×2	36	62.286…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×9	37	61.688…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×6	38	61.114…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×3	39	60.565…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×7 -1AP	40	60.040…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×7	41	59.539…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×4	42	59.062…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×8 -1AP	43	58.610…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×8	44	58.182…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×5	45	57.778…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×9 -1AP	46	57.399…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×9	47	57.044…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×6	48	56.713…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×7 -2AP	49	56.407…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×7 -1AP	50	56.125…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×7	51	55.867…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×8 -2AP	52	55.633…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×8 -1AP	53	55.424…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×8	54	55.239…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×9 -2AP	55	55.078…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×9 -1AP	56≤	55.000…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×9	57≤	55.000…%

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

• 

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

• 

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

• 

  Number of times a brush or roller can flick with Ink Saver (Main).

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

• 

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

• 

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

Gear

Ink Saver (Main) is the main ability of:

Headgear with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power
	Bamboo Hat	Inkline	2200	Ink Saver (Main)
	Jungle Hat	Firefin	9000	Ink Saver (Main)
	Short Beanie	Inkline	600	Ink Saver (Main)
	Studio Headphones	Forge	2800	Ink Saver (Main)

Clothing with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power
	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	2000	Ink Saver (Main)
	White Sailor Suit	Forge	3000	Ink Saver (Main)

Shoes with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon

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

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.6.0	▲ Increased the maximum possible ink saved: 40% → 45%

Splatoon 2

This ability decreases the ink usage of the main weapon.

Some weapons receive a stronger effect than others:

Category	Weapon
Mid	All other weapons
High	All variants of the following weapons: Dynamo Roller E-liter 4K H-3 Nozzlenose Hydra Splatling Luna Blaster Splattershot Pro Tenta Brella

Stacking

AP Equivalent	AP	Ink Used (Mid)	Ink Used (High)
Main ×0 + Sub ×0	00	100.000%	100.000%
Main ×0 + Sub ×1 -2AP	01	98.527…%	95.977…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×1 -1AP	02	97.078…%	93.336…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×1	03	95.654…%	91.070…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×2 -2AP	04	94.254…%	89.029…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×2 -1AP	05	92.878…%	87.149…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×2	06	91.527…%	85.394…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×3 -2AP	07	90.200…%	83.740…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×3 -1AP	08	88.897…%	82.174…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×3	09	87.619…%	80.683…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×0	10	86.365%	79.259…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×4 -1AP	11	85.135…%	77.896…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×4	12	83.929…%	76.589…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×1	13	82.748…%	75.333…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×5 -1AP	14	81.591…%	74.124…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×5	15	80.458…%	72.960…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×2	16	79.350…%	71.838…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×6 -1AP	17	78.266…%	70.756…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×6	18	77.206…%	69.712…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×3	19	76.171…%	68.704…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×0	20	75.160%	67.730…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×7	21	74.173…%	66.790…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×4	22	73.210…%	65.883…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×1	23	72.272…%	65.006…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×8	24	71.358…%	64.160…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×5	25	70.468…%	63.343…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×2	26	69.603…%	62.554…%
Main ×0 + Sub ×9	27	68.762…%	61.793…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×6	28	67.945…%	61.059…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×3	29	67.153…%	60.352…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×0	30	66.385%	59.671…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×7	31	65.641…%	59.015…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×4	32	64.921…%	58.384…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×1	33	64.226…%	57.778…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×8	34	63.555…%	57.196…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×5	35	62.908…%	56.638…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×2	36	62.286…%	56.103…%
Main ×1 + Sub ×9	37	61.688…%	55.591…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×6	38	61.114…%	55.101…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×3	39	60.565…%	54.635…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×7 -1AP	40	60.040%	54.190…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×7	41	59.539…%	53.768…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×4	42	59.062…%	53.367…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×8 -1AP	43	58.610…%	52.988…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×8	44	58.182…%	52.630…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×5	45	57.778…%	52.294…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×9 -1AP	46	57.399…%	51.978…%
Main ×2 + Sub ×9	47	57.044…%	51.684…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×6	48	56.713…%	51.410…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×7 -2AP	49	56.407…%	51.157…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×7 -1AP	50	56.125%	50.924…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×7	51	55.867…%	50.711…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×8 -2AP	52	55.633…%	50.519…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×8 -1AP	53	55.424…%	50.347…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×8	54	55.239…%	50.196…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×9 -2AP	55	55.078…%	50.064…%
Main ×3 + Sub ×9 -1AP	56≤	55.000%	50.000%
Main ×3 + Sub ×9	57≤	55.000%	50.000%

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

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  Number of times a brush or roller can swing with Ink Saver (Main).

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  Number of shots blasters, brellas, and sloshers can fire with Ink Saver (Main).

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

Gear

Ink Saver (Main) is the main ability of:

Headgear with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power
	Anglerfish Mask	SquidForce	Nintendo Switch News	Ink Saver (Main)
	Annaki Beret & Glasses	Annaki	7850	Ink Saver (Main)
	Bamboo Hat	Inkline	2200	Ink Saver (Main)
	Eminence Cuff	Enperry	CoroCoro Comic	Ink Saver (Main)
	Enchanted Hat	amiibo	Octoling Girl	Ink Saver (Main)
	Jungle Hat	Firefin	9000	Ink Saver (Main)
	Sennyu Headphones	Forge	CoroCoro Comic	Ink Saver (Main)
	Short Beanie	Inkline	600	Ink Saver (Main)
	Squid Facemask	SquidForce	300	Ink Saver (Main)
	Studio Headphones	Forge	2800	Ink Saver (Main)

Clothing with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power
	Black Layered LS	SquidForce	500	Ink Saver (Main)
	Hula Punk Shirt	Annaki	5000	Ink Saver (Main)
	Lumberjack Shirt	Rockenberg	800	Ink Saver (Main)
	Navy Deca Logo Tee	Zink	1200	Ink Saver (Main)
	Navy Eminence Jacket	Enperry	10500	Ink Saver (Main)
	Octo Layered LS	Cuttlegear	Octo Expansion	Ink Saver (Main)
	Octobowler Shirt	Krak-On	2100	Ink Saver (Main)
	Rainy-Day Tee	Krak-On	300	Ink Saver (Main)
	Red Vector Tee	Takoroka	500	Ink Saver (Main)
	Red-Check Shirt	Zekko	2000	Ink Saver (Main)
	Short Knit Layers	Toni Kensa	9850	Ink Saver (Main)
	White Sailor Suit	Forge	3000	Ink Saver (Main)
	White Urchin Rock Tee	Rockenberg	850	Ink Saver (Main)

Shoes with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power
	Armor Boot Replicas	Cuttlegear	Marie	Ink Saver (Main)
	Blue Iromaki 750s	Tentatek	1050	Ink Saver (Main)
	Navy Enperrials	Enperry	11000	Ink Saver (Main)
	Navy Red-Soled Wingtips	Rockenberg	4600	Ink Saver (Main)
	Orange Arrows	Takoroka	1100	Ink Saver (Main)
	Pearl Punk Crowns	Rockenberg	Nintendo Switch News	Ink Saver (Main)
	Power Boots	amiibo	Inkling Squid (Splatoon)	Ink Saver (Main)
	Red Hi-Horses	Zink	800	Ink Saver (Main)
	Suede Nation Lace-Ups	Zekko	4200	Ink Saver (Main)
	Toni Kensa Soccer Shoes	Toni Kensa	10500	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

Splatoon 3

This ability decreases the ink usage of the main weapon.

Stacking

Abilities				Ink used
None				100.00%
Main: 0, Sub: 1				95.65%
Main: 0, Sub: 2				91.53%
Main: 0, Sub: 3				87.62%
Main: 1, Sub: 0				86.37%
Main: 0, Sub: 4				83.93%
Main: 1, Sub: 1				82.75%
Main: 0, Sub: 5				80.46%
Main: 1, Sub: 2				79.35%
Main: 0, Sub: 6				77.21%
Main: 1, Sub: 3				76.17%
Main: 2, Sub: 0				75.16%
Main: 0, Sub: 7				74.17%
Main: 1, Sub: 4				73.21%
Main: 2, Sub: 1				72.27%
Main: 0, Sub: 8				71.36%
Main: 1, Sub: 5				70.47%
Main: 2, Sub: 2				69.60%
Main: 0, Sub: 9				68.76%
Main: 1, Sub: 6				67.95%
Main: 2, Sub: 3				67.15%
Main: 3, Sub: 0				66.39%
Main: 1, Sub: 7				65.64%
Main: 2, Sub: 4				64.92%
Main: 3, Sub: 1				64.23%
Main: 1, Sub: 8				63.56%
Main: 2, Sub: 5				62.91%
Main: 3, Sub: 2				62.29%
Main: 1, Sub: 9				61.69%
Main: 2, Sub: 6				61.11%
Main: 3, Sub: 3				60.57%
Main: 2, Sub: 7				59.54%
Main: 3, Sub: 4				59.06%
Main: 2, Sub: 8				58.18%
Main: 3, Sub: 5				57.78%
Main: 2, Sub: 9				57.04%
Main: 3, Sub: 6				56.71%
Main: 3, Sub: 7				55.87%
Main: 3, Sub: 8				55.24%
Main: 3, Sub: 9				55.00%

Gear

Ink Saver (Main) is the main ability of:

Headgear with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon 3

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power
	Annaki Beret & Glasses	Annaki	7,850	Ink Saver (Main)
	Bamboo Hat	Inkline	2,200	Ink Saver (Main)
	Enchanted Hat	amiibo	Octoling Girl	Ink Saver (Main)
	Ocho OctoPhones Blancos	Forge	3,000	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 3

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power
	Barazushi Wrap	Barazushi	7,200	Ink Saver (Main)
	Chaos Commander Suit	amiibo	Smallfry	Ink Saver (Main)
	Cream Tundra Fleece	Inkline	3,500	Ink Saver (Main)
	Hula Punk Shirt	Annaki	5,000	Ink Saver (Main)
	Lumberjack Shirt	Rockenberg	800	Ink Saver (Main)
	Octobowler Shirt	Krak-On	2,100	Ink Saver (Main)
	Patchwork Bomber	Emberz	12,500	Ink Saver (Main)
	Red Vector Tee	Takoroka	500	Ink Saver (Main)
	Tentatek Tandem	Tentatek	960	Ink Saver (Main)

Shoes with Ink Saver (Main) in Splatoon 3

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power
	Armor Boot Replicas	Cuttlegear	Marie	Ink Saver (Main)
	Fuzzy Boots	Barazushi	3,600	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 (Splatoon)	Ink Saver (Main)
	Red Hammertreads	Annaki	10,999	Ink Saver (Main)
	Red Hi-Horses	Zink	800	Ink Saver (Main)
	Slamgerine Slip-Ons	Takoroka	7,980	Ink Saver (Main)

Version history

Version	Adjustments
1.2.0	— Fixed an issue where the ability was not being activated when using brushes and holding to ink while moving.

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 & 3) 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))
Chinese	提升墨汁效率（主要武器） tíshēng mòzhī xiàolǜ (zhǔyào wǔqì) (Mandarin)	Increased Ink Efficiency (Main Weapon)
Korean	잉크 효율 업 (메인) ingkeu hyoyul eop (mein)	Ink Efficiency Up (Main)