Ink Saver (Sub)

Ink Saver (Sub)
Applicable Gear	Any
Likely Brand	Firefin
Unlikely Brand	Forge
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The Ink Saver (Sub) ability decreases ink usage of your sub weapon up to 65% of its normal usage. Firefin gear has a 5x chance of rolling this ability.

In-Depth Ability

The sub weapon's revised ink usage is indicated by the red arrow icon on your Character's Ink Tank. This Ability allows you to deploy sub weapons like Splat Bombs and Burst Bombs, with greater frequency.

Use

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The Ink Saver Sub ability is great for sub weapons that consume a lot of the user's ink such as seekers or Splash Walls. The ability allows the user to deploy such sub weapons more frequently, as less ink is used per sub weapon because of Ink Saver Sub.

Stacking

Graph showing % ink consumed by sub weapons when stacking Ink Saver (Sub).

Abilities				Decrease in ink consumed by sub weapon
None				0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1				3.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 2				6.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 3				9.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 0				10.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 4				12.5%
Main: 1, Sub: 1				13.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 5				15.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 2				16.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 6				17.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 3				18.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 0				19.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 7				20.1%
Main: 1, Sub: 4				20.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 1				21.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 8				22.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 5				23.0%
Main: 2, Sub: 2				23.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 9				24.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 6				24.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 3				25.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 0				26.1%
Main: 1, Sub: 7				26.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 4				27.3%
Main: 3, Sub: 1				27.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 8				28.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 5				28.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 2				29.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 9				29.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 6				30.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 3				30.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 7				31.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 4				31.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 8				32.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 5				32.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 9				33.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 6				33.7%
Main: 3, Sub: 7				34.3%
Main: 3, Sub: 8				34.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 9				35.0%

Gear

Ink Saver (Sub) is the main ability of:

List of Gear with Ink Saver (Sub)

Image	Name	Brand	Unlock	Main Ability	Rarity
	Designer Headphones (NA) Colourful Heaphones (EU/OC)	Forge	2,500	Ink Saver (Sub)	2
	Jogging Headband	Zekko	400	Ink Saver (Sub)	1
	Paisley Bandana	Krak-On	750	Ink Saver (Sub)	1
	Streetstyle Cap (NA) Fashion Cap (EU/OC)	Skalop	600	Ink Saver (Sub)	1
	B-ball Jersey (Away) (NA) B-ball Vest (Away) (EU/OC)	Zink	800	Ink Saver (Sub)	1
	Blue Peaks Tee	Inkline	400	Ink Saver (Sub)	1
	Choco Layered LS	Takoroka	1,800	Ink Saver (Sub)	2
	Octoling Armor (NA) Octoling Armour (EU/OC)	Cuttlegear	Octo Valley	Ink Saver (Sub)	2
	Pearl Tee	Skalop	400	Ink Saver (Sub)	1
	Round-Collar Shirt	Rockenberg	600	Ink Saver (Sub)	1
	White Tee	SquidForce	400	Ink Saver (Sub)	1
	Blueberry Casuals	Krak-On	700	Ink Saver (Sub)	1
	LE Lo-Tops (NA) Ltd Edition Lo-Tops (EU/OC)	Zekko	8,000	Ink Saver (Sub)	3
	School Shoes	amiibo	Girl	Ink Saver (Sub)	2
	Strapping Whites	Splash Mob	8,700	Ink Saver (Sub)	3

Version history

2.6.0

• ▲ Increased the maximum possible ink saved: 25.0% → 35.0%

Trivia

• Prior to Version 2.6.0, players could only throw a single Splat Bomb or Suction Bomb, no matter how many Ink Saver (Sub) you stack to your gear, this has been changed due to the update of increasing maximum possible ink saved so you can throw 2 Splat Bombs or Suction Bombs if you stack: 1 main, 9 subs or 2 mains, 5 subs or 3 mains, 2 subs.

• The red arrow on your Ink Tank will go down when you have Ink Saver (Sub) and show you how much ink is necessary to use the Sub Weapon.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	インク効率アップ（サブ） Inku Kōritsu Appu (Sabu)	Ink Efficiency Up (Sub)
French	Encrémenteur (sec.)	Ink Saver (Sub)
Italian	Eco-colore secondario	Roughly means "Secondary Ink Saver"
Spanish (NOA)	Ahorro tinta (sec.)	Ink Saving (Sub)
Spanish (NOE)	Tintahorro (sec.)	Ink save (secondary) [sec. is an abbreviation of secundario]

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