Kensa Octobrush

The Kensa Octobrush is a main weapon in Splatoon 2. It is a Toni Kensa-branded variant of the Octobrush.

Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2

Kensa Octobrush

Category	Main
Class	Roller
Sub	Suction Bomb
Special	Ultra Stamp
Level	20
Cost	13,200
Availability
Base damage	40 (Splash) 25 (Roll)
Base duration
Ink consumption	3.2% (Splash) 0.18% per frame (Roll)
Special points	180p
Special depletion
Range	23 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed	80 / 100
Mobility
Durability
Handling	85 / 100
Other variants	Octobrush Octobrush Nouveau Herobrush Replica

The Kensa Octobrush was released on 7 November 2018 at 02:00 UTC. It comes with Suction Bombs and the Ultra Stamp.

Data

• The Kensa Octobrush is a middleweight weapon.
• The matchmaking range is 105. Splatoon 2 matchmaking looks at a team's average matchmaking range value, and matches them against a team with a similar average.
• Ink consumption per second while rolling is 10.8%.
  • This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).
• The Kensa Octobrush can be swung every 10 frames (6 swings per second).
• When rolling, the player's movement speed is set to 1.68 units per frame. Main Power Up increases rolling speed up to 1.8816 units per frame.
• The Kensa Octobrush does not have a dash feature.
• After rolling, there is a 0.33 second cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
• Hitting an opponent while rolling deals 25 damage.
• When rolling, the Kensa Octobrush leaves an ink trail that is 18 units wide. Main Power Up increases ink trail width up to 28.8.

Flinging ink

• The ink consumption of 3.2% allows players to attack 31 times before needing to refill the ink supply.
  • This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).
• When attacking with a nearly depleted ink tank, the ink consumption of that attack is reduced to 1.6%. The damage of that attack is reduced to 50% of the normal amount.
• When attacking while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.24 units per frame.
• After swinging, there is a 0.5 second cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
• Attacks have a base damage of 40.
• For normal attacks, ink loses damage based on distance traveled. Ink starts losing damage at 30 units and stops losing damage at 140 units. The minimum damage is 20.
• In situations where ink falls down, the ink will lose damage as it falls. The minimum damage for falling ink is 10.
• Damage does not change based on the angle of the ink.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
4.3.0	▲ Points to fill special gauge: 190 → 180
4.3.1	▲ Increased the effect of the Main Power Up gear ability. ▲ The increase to movement speed while inking with the maximum number of Main Power Up gear abilities equipped has been raised from roughly 10% to roughly 12%. ▲ The effect provided by Main Power Up is now more easily triggered, even with fewer instances of the gear ability equipped.
4.6.0	▲ Main Power Up will also improve painting while rolling.

Quotes

Sheldon's Introduction The Kensa Octobrush is a limited edition Octobrush created in collaboration with Toni Kensa! Keep distant foes on lock down with the Suction Bomb sub, and wipe nearby foes off the map with the Octobrush! Use the running speed of your main to sow chaos in enemy turf, then bring down the hammer on foes you'll find with the Ultra Stamp! This set is for the splat artist who's eager to ink master pieces with clever brush strokes and well-placed stamp marks.

Gallery

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  Promo render.

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  An Inkling boy (far left) with the Kensa Octobrush.

Strategy

For competitive tips about the Kensa Octobrush

View the strategy page.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ホクサイベッチュー Hokusai Betchū	Hokusai (Japanese name of Octobrush) Bespoke
Dutch	Toni Kensa Octokwast	Toni Kensa Octobrush
French	Épinceau brosse K	Thick Swordbrush K
Italian	Tinturicchio Nero Marlin	A portmanteau of the words Tinta (Ink) and Pinturicchio, an Italian painter + "Nero Marlin" Italian version of Toni Kensa
Russian	Арт-кисть от С.Кусаки Art-kist' ot S.Kusaki	Art-brush from S.Kusaki
Spanish (NOA)	Pincel caligrafía Tonken	Toni Kensa caligraphy brush