Special Saver

Special Saver
Applicable Gear	Any
Likely Brand	Zekko
Unlikely Brand	Skalop
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Each time a player gets splatted, their Special Gauge is reduced. Special Saver reduces the Special Gauge loss after death. The maximum amount a player can avoid losing is 50% of the level of your Special Gauge at the time they are splatted (e.g. if a player has a full Echolocator charge of 200 points, they can keep up to 100 points on top of what you would have kept ordinarily). Zekko gear has a 5x chance of rolling this ability.

Use

Normally players lose 40%, 60%, or 75% (depending on the Special Depletion class of their weapon) of their Special Gauge upon getting splatted, but if they stack Special Saver they can lose as little as nothing. This ability is very helpful for times when players get splatted just before earning a special, or after earning it but before having a chance to use it.

Special Saver tends to be useful at weapons that have hard time covering turf like Blasters and some long range shooters, and specials that require a lot of Ink to fill charge like Kraken, Inkzooka, and Echolocator.

Note that Special Saver preserves an additional percentage of the Special Gauge regardless of the Special Depletion level of the weapon. For instance, with maximum Special Saver (50% preserved) and a Medium Depletion weapon (60% lost), a player would lose a total of 10% of their Special Gauge. This means that there is no point in stacking more than 40% worth of Special Saver if a player is using a Light Depletion weapon.

Gear

Special Saver is the main ability of:

List of Gear with Special Saver

Image	Name	Brand	Unlock	Main Ability	Rarity
	Jet Cap	Firefin	700	Special Saver	1
	Skate Helmet	Skalop	2,500	Special Saver	2
	Skull Bandana	Forge	1,550	Special Saver	2
	Two-Stripe Mesh (NA) 2-Stripe Mesh Cap (EU/OC)	Krak-On	700	Special Saver	1
	B-ball Jersey (Home) (NA) B-ball Vest (Home) (EU/OC)	Zink	2,300	Special Saver	2
	Black Pipe Tee	KOG	800	Special Saver	1
	Green Tee	Forge	1,500	Special Saver	2
	Layered Vector LS	Takoroka	2,500	Special Saver	2
	Reggae Tee	Skalop	8,200	Special Saver	3
	Shirt & Tie (NA) Shirt and Tie (EU/OC)	Splash Mob	8,400	Special Saver	3
	Splatfest Tee	SquidForce	Splatfest	Special Saver	3
	White Layered LS	SquidForce	500	Special Saver	1
	Cream Basics	Krak-On	---	Special Saver	1
	Octoling Boots	Cuttlegear	Octo Valley	Special Saver	2
	Punk Yellows	Rockenberg	3,000	Special Saver	2
	Red Sea Slugs	Tentatek	8,000	Special Saver	3

Stacking

Points needed to use a Special Weapon with Special Saver, if the player is splatted with a full Special Gauge.

Heavy Depletion weapons start at saving 25%, Medium Depletion weapons start at saving 40%, and Light Depletion weapons start at saving 60%.

Abilities				Increase in Special Saved
None				0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1				4.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 2				9.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 3				13.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 0				15.2%
Main: 0, Sub: 4				17.9%
Main: 1, Sub: 1				19.2%
Main: 0, Sub: 5				21.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 2				22.9%
Main: 0, Sub: 6				25.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 3				26.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 0				27.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 7				28.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 4				29.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 1				30.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 8				31.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 5				32.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 2				33.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 9				34.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 6				35.6%
Main: 2, Sub: 3				36.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 0				37.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 7				38.2%
Main: 2, Sub: 4				39%
Main: 3, Sub: 1				39.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 8				40.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 5				41.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 2				41.9%
Main: 1, Sub: 9				42.6%
Main: 2, Sub: 6				43.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 3				43.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 7				45%
Main: 3, Sub: 4				45.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 8				46.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 5				46.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 9				47.7%
Main: 3, Sub: 6				48.1%
Main: 3, Sub: 7				49%
Main: 3, Sub: 8				49.7%
Main: 3, Sub: 9				50.0%

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スペシャル減少量ダウン Supesyaru Gensyōryō Daun	Special Decrement Down
French	Baisse spéciale -	Special Decrease
Spanish (NOA)	Ahorro en especial	Save in (the) Special
Spanish (NOE)	Reducción especial	Special reduction

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