Main weapon

A variety of main weapons

“	Your go-to weapon can be short-range, long-range, or just plain messy (like the Splat Roller). Each has its own benefits and weaknesses, so there's something for every play style!	”
— Splatoon's official website,

The main weapon is the primary type of weapon players use in Splatoon and Splatoon 2. Each main weapon has its own set of sub weapons and special weapons.

List of main weapons

Shooters

A shooter in action.

Shooters are guns that fire small blobs of ink in quick succession. Most shooters will continuously fire when the player holds the trigger, but some have semi-automatic operation, requiring users to tap the trigger repeatedly instead of holding it.

Blasters are an unofficial subclass of shooters that are able to fire large globs of ink with a delayed explosion. The explosion allows users to attack opponents located behind obstacles or around corners.

Series	Description	Variants	Games
Sploosh-o-matic	A mid-damage, close-range shooter with a high rate of fire. It features the highest damage output per second in its class, at the cost of having the shortest range.	Sploosh-o-matic
		Neo Sploosh-o-matic
		Sploosh-o-matic 7
Splattershot Jr.	The first weapon given to the player upon starting the game. It is a low-damage, close-range shooter with a high rate of fire. Its fire rate and ink efficiency ensure that new players will be able to accomplish something.	Splattershot Jr.
		Custom Splattershot Jr.
Splash-o-matic	A low-damage, close-range shooter with a high rate of fire. It features near-perfect accuracy, the best among all automatic shooters.	Splash-o-matic
		Neo Splash-o-matic
Aerospray	A low-damage, close-range shooter with a high rate of fire. It has the widest shot spread and the fastest firing rate in its class, allowing it to excel at covering turf.	Aerospray MG
		Aerospray RG
		Aerospray PG
Splattershot	A mid-damage, mid-range shooter with a middling rate of fire. Has no real weaknesses and can adapt to any situation.	Splattershot
		Tentatek Splattershot
		Hero Shot Replica
		Octo Shot Replica
		Wasabi Splattershot
.52 Gal	A high-damage, mid-range shooter with a slow rate of fire. This weapon suffers from low accuracy.	.52 Gal
		.52 Gal Deco
N-ZAP	A low-damage, mid-range shooter with a fast rate of fire.	N-ZAP '85
		N-ZAP '89
		N-ZAP '83
Splattershot Pro	A mid-damage, long-range shooter with a slow rate of fire. Notably, this weapon has very high ink consumption.	Splattershot Pro
		Forge Splattershot Pro
		Berry Splattershot Pro
.96 Gal	A high-damage, long-range shooter with a slow rate of fire. As a trade-off for its power and range, this weapon suffers from low accuracy, and it consumes more ink per shot than any other weapon in its class.	.96 Gal
		.96 Gal Deco
Dual Squelcher	A low-damage, long-range shooter with a middling rate of fire.	Dual Squelcher
		Custom Dual Squelcher
Jet Squelcher	A low-damage, long-range shooter with a slow rate of fire. It has the longest range in its class.	Jet Squelcher
		Custom Jet Squelcher
Luna Blaster	A high-damage, close-range blaster with a middling rate of fire.	Luna Blaster
		Luna Blaster Neo
Blaster	A high-damage, close-range blaster with a slow rate of fire.	Blaster
		Custom Blaster
		Hero Blaster Replica
Range Blaster	A high-damage, mid-range blaster with a slow rate of fire.	Range Blaster
		Custom Range Blaster
		Grim Range Blaster
Clash Blaster	A low-damage, close-range blaster with a fast rate of fire.	Clash Blaster
		Clash Blaster Neo
Rapid Blaster	A mid-damage, long-range blaster with a fast rate of fire.	Rapid Blaster
		Rapid Blaster Deco
Rapid Blaster Pro	A mid-damage, long-range blaster with a middling rate of fire.	Rapid Blaster Pro
		Rapid Blaster Pro Deco
L-3 Nozzlenose	A low-damage, mid-range shooter. It is burst-fire, firing three bullets after a pull of the trigger. Well-timed button presses are required to maintain an optimal rate of fire.	L-3 Nozzlenose
		L-3 Nozzlenose D
H-3 Nozzlenose	A mid-damage, long-range shooter. It is burst-fire, firing three bullets after a pull of the trigger.	H-3 Nozzlenose
		H-3 Nozzlenose D
		Cherry H-3 Nozzlenose
Squeezer	A shooter with two firing modes. Pulling the trigger once will squirt out a single long range, low spread, high-power ink shot. Holding the button leads to successive low range, high spread, lower-powered shots. The trigger can be tapped repeatedly to maintain the high-power mode.	Squeezer
		Foil Squeezer

Rollers

Spreading ink with the Splat Roller.

Rollers can be pushed along the ground, leaving a trail of ink. Users can attack by flinging ink, and damage is also dealt if enemies come into contact with the weapon while it is being pushed, sometimes crushing the opponent in one hit. As of Splatoon 2, rollers can do a vertical swing.

Brushes are an unofficial subclass of rollers. Brushes can be pushed especially fast, but leave a narrow trail of ink. They do not deal nearly as much contact damage, making crushing enemies virtually impossible. However, instead of flinging large waves of ink, brushes quickly swipe from side to side, flicking many smaller globs. This rapid-fire flick is their primary means of spreading ink and attacking enemies, making them ideal for fast, close-combat action.

Series	Description	Variants	Games
Carbon Roller	A light and mobile roller. Users can push it along the ground at a fast pace thanks to its lightweight design. It has an extremely fast flick that can splat opponents in one hit. However, it is lacking in range, and it is unable to crush opponents in one hit.	Carbon Roller
		Carbon Roller Deco
Splat Roller	The standard roller. It has decent range and mobility.	Splat Roller
		Krak-On Splat Roller
		CoroCoro Splat Roller
		Hero Roller Replica
Dynamo Roller	A heavy roller. It can throw ink farther than all the other rollers, but it impairs mobility and takes a while to wind up before every flick.	Dynamo Roller
		Gold Dynamo Roller
		Tempered Dynamo Roller
Flingza Roller	A roller that changes shape when performing a vertical swing. It moves and flings horizontally in a manner similar to the Carbon Roller, while its vertical swings are slow and heavy like a Dynamo Roller.	Flingza Roller
		Foil Flingza Roller
Inkbrush	A fast but short-ranged brush. When pushed along the ground, the user moves at extremely high speed, and leaves behind a narrow trail of ink. Damage is low, as the user needs to land four globs of ink to splat an opponent.	Inkbrush
		Inkbrush Nouveau
		Permanent Inkbrush
Octobrush	A slower brush with decent range. Movement speed while pushing it along the ground is a bit slower compared to the Inkbrush. Only three hits are needed to splat an opponent.	Octobrush
		Octobrush Nouveau
		Herobrush Replica

Chargers

Aiming a charger.

Chargers can instantly splat opponents at long range, once charged up. Uncharged shots do not have enough range or damage to be used effectively for attacking, but they can be used for covering turf. Precision aim is required, and a laser shows where the shot will land.

Series	Description	Variants	Games
Squiffer	A quick charger. Its light nature allows users to strafe quickly while charging. It has the lowest range in its class. As of Splatoon 2, this weapon has the ability to store its charge.	Classic Squiffer
		New Squiffer
		Fresh Squiffer
Splat Charger	The standard charger. It has good range and a decent charge time. As of Splatoon 2, this weapon has the ability to store its charge.	Splat Charger
		Kelp Splat Charger
		Bento Splat Charger
		Firefin Splat Charger
		Hero Charger Replica
Splatterscope	A Splat Charger with a scope, for extra range and precision.	Splatterscope
		Kelp Splatterscope
		Bento Splatterscope
		Firefin Splatterscope
E-liter	A charger with extreme range. However, it has a slow charge time and heavy ink consumption. As of Splatoon 2, this weapon has the ability to store its charge.	E-liter 3K
		Custom E-liter 3K
		E-liter 4K
		Custom E-liter 4K
E-liter Scope	An E-liter with a scope, for extra range and precision.	E-liter 3K Scope
		Custom E-liter 3K Scope
		E-liter 4K Scope
		Custom E-liter 4K Scope
Bamboozler 14	A charger with a charge time even quicker than the Squiffer. Its damage output is weaker than the other chargers, so users will need to land two hits to splat an opponent. It lacks the ability to store charge, an ability present in all other non-scoped chargers in Splatoon 2, but it compensates with the ability to charge in mid-air.	Bamboozler 14 Mk I
		Bamboozler 14 Mk II
		Bamboozler 14 Mk III
Goo Tuber	A charger that can hold its charge for an exceptionally long time in comparison with the other chargers.	Goo Tuber
		Custom Goo Tuber

Sloshers

Flinging ink from a Slosher.

Sloshers can hurl ink over obstacles to hit opponents.

Series	Description	Variants	Games
Slosher	A standard Slosher, with balanced performance.	Slosher
		Slosher Deco
		Soda Slosher
		Hero Slosher Replica
Tri-Slosher	The Tri-Slosher throws ink in three directions simultaneously. Compared to the standard Slosher, it has a higher firing rate, but less damage output and less range.	Tri-Slosher
		Tri-Slosher Nouveau
Sloshing Machine	The Sloshing Machine launches a small mortar-like glob that is trailed by a vortex of ink. The vortex has a small splash damage radius, while the glob itself does higher damage, with a smaller hit box.	Sloshing Machine
		Sloshing Machine Neo
Explosher	The Explosher shoots an accurate, slow, long-range projectile that explodes on impact with solid surfaces. Uniquely, the projectile can keep moving even after hitting an enemy.	Explosher
Bloblobber	The Bloblobber is a long-ranged slosher. This bathtub of a slosher fires a line of four bubbles which will bounce along the ground.	Bloblobber

Splatlings

A Mini Splatling being fired.

Splatlings are rotary cannons that generally have a high rate of fire and considerable range. In-game, they operate similar to chargers, but release a stream of small ink bullets instead of a single powerful one. Like chargers, a full charge is necessary to achieve the maximum potential range and firing duration.

Series	Description	Variants	Games
Mini Splatling	A light splatling with a short charge time but shorter range. It allows users to strafe quickly while charging and firing.	Mini Splatling
		Zink Mini Splatling
		Refurbished Mini Splatling
Heavy Splatling	The standard splatling. Its performance is balanced right between the Mini Splatling and Hydra Splatling, having no glaring strength or weakness.	Heavy Splatling
		Heavy Splatling Deco
		Heavy Splatling Remix
		Hero Splatling Replica
Hydra Splatling	This splatling has the longest range in its class, and can fire continuously for a lengthy period of time. When fully charged, a high-damage feature activates, allowing users to splat opponents with three hits.	Hydra Splatling
		Custom Hydra Splatling
Ballpoint Splatling	The Ballpoint Splatling has two different firing modes, an initial short ranged firing mode with a high fire rate and a secondary firing mode that has a slower fire rate but longer range and perfect accuracy. Unlike other Splatlings, it can interrupt its fire to charge. Upon completing a full charge, subsequent charges will retain the secondary mode attributes until the charge is entirely expended.	Ballpoint Splatling
Nautilus 47	The Nautilus 47 is a shorter ranged Splatling with a medium charge rate. The weapon boasts the ability to store its charge much like some weapons in the Charger category.	Nautilus 47

Dualies

Squirting Ink with the Splat Dualies.

Dualies are paired sets of pistols that give their user the ability to dodge roll. After a dodge roll, the two dualies are held together by the Inkling, enhancing their performance in various ways depending on the dualie. This weapon class was introduced in Splatoon 2.

Series	Description	Variants	Games
Dapple Dualies	These dualies have a quick dodge roll, a fast firing rate, and high-damage shots that splat opponents in three hits. However, they are quite lacking in range.	Dapple Dualies
		Dapple Dualies Nouveau
Splat Dualies	The first pair of dualies in the Splatoon series. They feature balanced performance, having no particular strength or weakness.	Splat Dualies
		Enperry Splat Dualies
		Hero Dualie Replicas
Glooga Dualies	A long-range, high-damage pair of dualies with a low fire rate. Shot damage and range increases after a dodge roll, splatting opponents with two hits.	Glooga Dualies
		Glooga Dualies Deco
Dualie Squelchers	This pair of dualies has the longest range in its class, as well as the most mobile dodge roll. The dodge roll is quick, and allows the user to continue to slide instead of being locked in place.	Dualie Squelchers
		Custom Dualie Squelchers
Tetra Dualies	These dualies put a significant emphasis on mobility. They allow up to four consecutive dodge rolls instead of the normal two, and also allow shooting while rolling.	Dark Tetra Dualies

Brellas

An unfolded Splat Brella.

Brellas are shotguns with a deployable shield. Depending on the brella model, the shield can be held in front of the user or launched forward. This weapon class was introduced in Splatoon 2.

Series	Description	Variants	Games
Splat Brella	The first brella-type weapon in the Splatoon series. It is balanced, having no particular weakness or strength.	Splat Brella
		Sorella Brella
		Hero Brella Replica
Tenta Brella	A heavier brella with a larger and more durable shield. Its shots have high range and deal enough damage to splat opponents in one hit, but fire slowly.	Tenta Brella
		Tenta Sorella Brella
Undercover Brella	A lightweight brella that can be fired while its semi-transparent shield is open. It cannot launch its shield. The rate of fire is quick compared to the other brellas, but the damage dealt by each shot is low and the shield is easily broken.	Undercover Brella
		Undercover Sorella Brella

Data

For detailed stats for main weapons, see main weapon data.

The following lists show the most essential stats for every main weapon. The lists include what sub and special are in the weapon's set, the cost of each weapon, and the level requirement to unlock the weapon.

• List of weapons in Splatoon
• List of weapons in Splatoon 2

Abilities

Abilities on a player's gear can affect main weapons. The following abilities have effects that directly improve the performance of main weapons.

Ability	Effect	Games
Damage Up	Increases damage dealt by weapons.
Ink Saver (Main)	Reduces the amount of ink consumed by main weapons.
Object Shredder	Increases damage dealt by weapons to non-player targets.

Gallery

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  Concept art of various main weapons.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	メインウェポン Mein Wepon	Main Weapon
Dutch	Hoofdwapen	Main weapon
French	Armes principales	Main weapon
German	Hauptwaffen	Main weapon
Italian	Armi principali	Main weapon
Russian	Основное оружие Osnovnoy oruzhiye	Main weapons
Spanish	Armas principales	Main weapon
Danish	Hovedvåben Normale våben	Main weapon Normal weapon
Norwegian	Hovedvåpen Vanligt våpen	Main weapon Usual weapon
Swedish	Huvudvapen	Main weapon