Version 5.1.0 (Splatoon 2)

Version 5.1.0
For Splatoon 2

5.0.1 ⟶ 5.1.0 ⟶ 5.2.0 Version history

Version 5.1.0 is an update for Splatoon 2 that was released on 6 January 2020 at 02:00 UTC.

Balance changes

“	With this update, we have made adjustments to the abilities of certain weapons to effectively hold the line of battle or to ink turf from afar. However, we have limited these adjustments in such a way that they should not affect weapon selection for players experienced with using these weapons. Following this update, we plan to consider similar adjustments for many other weapons going forward. Additionally, we will continue to watch for and analyze weapons that appear to have few or no drawbacks, and that also perform well against all other weapons. We plan to distribute the next update in late April 2020.	”
— Nintendo

Main weapons

Specifications for some of the main weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Change
Splattershot Tentatek Splattershot Kensa Splattershot Hero Shot Replica Octo Shot Replica	▲ Decreased ink consumption by roughly 8%.
Luna Blaster Luna Blaster Neo Kensa Luna Blaster	▲ Decreased amount of time after firing before being able to take further actions by roughly 4/60 of a second. ▲ Decreased ink consumption by roughly 17%.
L-3 Nozzlenose L-3 Nozzlenose D Kensa L-3 Nozzlenose	▼ Increased ink consumption by roughly 15%. ▼ Reduced the effect of the Main Power Up gear ability. Changed the amount of gear ability required to deal up to 33.3 damage from 1.8 times to 2.4 times the amount of the primary gear ability. Each secondary gear ability is worth 0.3 of the primary gear ability.
Splat Charger Firefin Splat Charger Kensa Charger Hero Charger Replica	▼ Slightly narrowed the area covered by ink droplets from fired shots.
Splatterscope Firefin Splatterscope Kensa Splatterscope	▼ Slightly narrowed the area covered by ink droplets from fired shots.
Bamboozler 14 Mk I Bamboozler 14 Mk II Bamboozler 14 Mk III	▼ Reduced the effect of the Main Power Up gear ability. Changed the amount of gear ability required to deal up to 99.9 damage from 4.1 times to 4.4 times the amount of the primary gear ability. Each secondary gear ability is worth 0.3 of the primary gear ability.

Special weapons

Specifications for some of the special weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Change
Splashdown	▲ Extended the area within which damage is dealt upward. This change makes it easier to deal damage to mid-air opponents from even a moderate distance. There is no change to the damage area for opponents standing near but lower than the epicenter of the blast. ▲ Increased damage dealt to opponent Ballers by roughly 21%.
Baller	▼ Decreased duration of active time from roughly 7 to roughly 6 seconds.

Special gauge

Points required to fill the special gauge for some weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Adjustment
Tentatek Splattershot Octo Shot Replica	▲ 210 → 200
Octobrush Herobrush Replica	▲ 180 → 170
Enperry Splat Dualies	▲ 210 → 200
L-3 Nozzlenose	▼ 190 → 210
L-3 Nozzlenose D	▼ 180 → 200
Bamboozler 14 Mk I	▼ 180 → 200
Soda Slosher	▼ 200 → 210
Tenta Camo Brella	▼ 200 → 210

Trivia

• There were multiple minor discrepancies between the original Japanese patch notes and the English translation.
  • The update information for the Splatterscope and its variants was missing.
  • The North American website incorrectly listed the update as releasing on 8 January 2020, when it actually released on 6 January 2020. This was later corrected.
• A Japanese data miner found a string of text in this update (Msg_EndCalico) that hints at SplatNet 2's termination.
  • The text reads: "The SplatNet 2 service has been discontinued" when translated from Japanese.

External links

• Nintendo support page for Splatoon 2 updates
• Nintendo JP support page for Splatoon 2 updates