Opening Gambit is a gear primary ability in the Splatoon series.
Opening Gambit gives the user Run Speed Up and Swim Speed Up (and in Splatoon 2, Ink Resistance Up) for the first 30 seconds of the battle. In Splatoon 2, that time is extended by 7.5 seconds for each splat and assist the user gets while the ability is still active. In Splatoon 3, the time by which it is extended is 15 seconds instead.
Tactics
The ability is ideal for reaching objectives before opponents during the start of the match. Because of this, the ability is almost never used in Turf War.
Splatoon
Gear
Opening Gambit is the primary ability of:
Headgear with Opening Gambit in Splatoon
Mechanics
When active, the ability provides 30 AP each of the following:
The ability is active when any of the following conditions are met:
- The elapsed time indicated by the timer is 30 seconds or less.
Version history
Version |
Adjustments
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2.6.0 |
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Gallery
Splatoon 2
Gear
Opening Gambit is the primary ability of:
Headgear with Opening Gambit in Splatoon 2
Mechanics
When active, the ability provides 30 AP each of the following:
The ability is active when any of the following conditions are met:
- The elapsed time indicated by the timer is 30 seconds or less.
- When the ability is active, that amount of time is extended by 7.5 seconds for each splat and assist the user gets.
Version history
Version |
Adjustments
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1.4.0 |
- ▲ During its active period, Opening Gambit now also grants the effects of the Ink Resistance Up gear ability.
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3.0.0 |
- ▲ While active, Opening Gambit's duration will be extended by 7.5 seconds for each opponent splatted by the player or assist they are credited with.
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Splatoon 3
Gear
Opening Gambit is the primary ability of:
Headgear with Opening Gambit in Splatoon 3
Additionally, Murch or Spyke can replace the primary ability on a piece of headgear with Opening Gambit by using 15 of each of the following ability chunks:
Mechanics
The mechanics in Splatoon 3 have been indicated to be similar to those of Splatoon 2.
When active, the ability provides 30 AP each of the following:
The ability is active when any of the following conditions are met:
- The elapsed time indicated by the timer is 30 seconds or less.
- When the ability is active, that amount of time is extended by 15 seconds for each splat and assist the user gets.
Version history
Version |
Adjustments
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3.1.0 |
- ▲ If a player splats or assists in splatting an enemy while this gear ability is in effect, the effect will now be extended by roughly 15.0 seconds instead of roughly 7.5 seconds.
- ▲ Made it so that the Intensify Action gear ability will also occur when this gear ability is in effect.
- The effect is equivalent to 3.0 primary gear abilities.
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Names in other languages
Language
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Name
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Meaning
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Japanese |
スタートダッシュ sutāto dasshu |
Start Dash
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Dutch |
Vliegende start |
Flying start
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French (NOA) |
Départ toute allure |
Start with full speed
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French (NOE) |
Chapeaux de roue |
Flying start
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German |
Startvorteil |
Head start
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Italian |
Partenza a razzo |
Rocket launch
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Russian |
Стартовый спурт Stortovyy spurt |
Start spurt
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Spanish |
Acelerón de salida |
Starting speed up
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Chinese (Simplified) |
最初冲刺 zuìchū chōngcì (Mandarin) |
Initial Sprint
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Chinese (Traditional) |
最初衝刺 zuìchū chōngcì (Mandarin) |
Initial Sprint
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Korean |
스타트 대시 seutateu daesi |
Start Dash
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