Wave Breaker

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The Wave Breaker is a special weapon in Splatoon 3. It is a device that releases up to three expanding shock waves that damage and track opponents that touch them.

Appearance

The Wave Breaker consists of a conical device resembling a pop-and-catch toy. The sphere rests in an indentation in the cone and is connected to it via a wire. After being thrown, the sphere will start bouncing up and down, releasing circular shock waves of black squids.

Splatoon 3

Wave Breaker

Wave Breaker

Category Special
Class
Sub
Special
Special points
Special depletion
Range
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Level
Cost
Requirement
Introduced Specifications
Weight
Base damage 30 per half second (Device)
45 per wave (Wave)
Base duration Wave: 6 sec
Track: 7 sec
Ink consumption
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

When activated, the user will hold the Wave Breaker above their head, which can then be thrown with . It can be held for an unlimited amount of time. Once the device lands, it marks nearby opposing players for less than a second. Right afterwards, the sphere starts bouncing up and down, releasing damaging shock waves that expand from the base of the cone with a wider area of effect than the one when landing. These shock waves follow the ground and go through walls, including barriers such as Big Bubbler.
Over its duration, the Wave Breaker will unleash a total of three shock waves before breaking. Opponents that come into contact with the shock wave are dealt damage and marked for a longer period of time. Opponents can also be damaged from contact with a Wave Breaker. The shock waves can be avoided by jumping over them, and opponents can only be hurt by each shock wave once. The Wave Breaker can be destroyed by dealing damage to it, as it has 400 HP and with different damage multipliers against different weapons, or by it getting crushed by moving platforms such as the tower in Tower Control or the rotating platforms on Museum d'Alfonsino. It takes three waves to splat an undamaged opponent.

This special is one of the nine available specials in Salmon Run Next Wave.

It appears in 2 Return of the Mammalians missions:

Special Power Up

Main article: Special Power Up

Equipping Special Power Up with Wave Breaker increases the travel distance of its shock waves without increasing speed.

Version history

Version Adjustments
1.2.0
  • Fixed an issue where its waves would not be visible if placed in a location with a height difference, even in the area of effect.
  • Fixed an issue where it would not activate when placed on terrain at a certain angle, rather than catching and falling.
  • Fixed an issue where placing a Wave Breaker overlapping an opponent's Splash Wall would cause the Wave Breaker to disappear on the opponent's screen.
2.1.0
  • Fixed an issue where it immediately vanishes from other players' screens if the elevation of its placement is close to the waterline.
  • Fixed an issue where if it is placed at a specific elevation, its waves do not display in adjacent lower spaces within the area of effect.
  • Fixed an issue where if it is placed at a specific elevation, adjacent lower spaces may or may not come within the area of effect due to slight differences in position by slightly increasing the area of effect in the lower area.
2.1.1
  • Fixed an issue where there could be a delay in recovering from existing damage if you were within range of an attack from a Wave Breaker or Big Shot and avoided taking damage by jumping or other means.
3.0.0
  • Fixed an issue that sometimes sent a player's Wave Breaker far away when they tried placing it on an edge.
5.1.0
  • Fixed an issue where an enemy's Wave Breaker would sometimes still appear on their own screen even if another player used an Ink Vac to suck up and extinguish it.
  • Salmon Run Next Wave:
    • Fixed an issue where the Wave Breaker would sometimes remain without vanishing when a player threw it at a Flyfish's cockpit.
6.1.0
  • When placed, enemies around it will be marked for a short period of time.


Quotes

Deploys a device that generates sonic waves to drive hidden opponents out into the open. Waves expand along the ground, marking and dealing damage to any opponents they touch. To avoid damage, simply jump over each wave.
— In-game description
SRL here with breaking news about the Wave Breaker, a new special weapon! This tactical marvel sends out a fast-moving shock wave that both marks opponents' positions and deals a bit of damage too. Try tossing it into a spot with lots of traffic, and watch chaos theory in action!

Of course, no special weapon is perfect, and the Wave Breaker can be "defeated" by the advanced strategy of… rechecking video… jumping over the waves it sends out? Huh. Still, making an opponent jump from a hidden position could lead to a win. And that makes it win adjacent!

— @SplatoonNA on Twitter[1][2]

Sets

Weapons with Wave Breaker in Splatoon 3
Main #ID Sub Special Special Points Level Price Class Introduced​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
S3 Weapon Main Custom Splattershot Jr. 2D Current.png Custom Splattershot Jr. 11 S3 Weapon Sub Torpedo Flat.png Torpedo S3 Weapon Special Wave Breaker.png Wave Breaker 190p 6 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Shooter.png Shooter Version 2.0.0 (Chill Season 2022)​​​​​
S3 Weapon Main Dread Wringer D 2D Current.png Dread Wringer D 3051 S3 Weapon Sub Squid Beakon Flat.png Squid Beakon S3 Weapon Special Wave Breaker.png Wave Breaker 190p 18 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Slosher.png Slosher Version 7.0.0 (Fresh Season 2024)
S3 Weapon Main Dualie Squelchers 2D Current.png Dualie Squelchers 5030 S3 Weapon Sub Splat Bomb Flat.png Splat Bomb S3 Weapon Special Wave Breaker.png Wave Breaker 200p 8 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Dualie.png Dualie Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​
S3 Weapon Main E-liter 4K 2D Current.png E-liter 4K 2030 S3 Weapon Sub Ink Mine Flat.png Ink Mine S3 Weapon Special Wave Breaker.png Wave Breaker 210p 18 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Charger.png Charger Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)
S3 Weapon Main E-liter 4K Scope 2D Current.png E-liter 4K Scope 2040 S3 Weapon Sub Ink Mine Flat.png Ink Mine S3 Weapon Special Wave Breaker.png Wave Breaker 210p 27 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Charger.png Charger Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​​​​​​​​​​​​
S3 Weapon Main Heavy Splatling 2D Current.png Heavy Splatling 4010 S3 Weapon Sub Sprinkler Flat.png Sprinkler S3 Weapon Special Wave Breaker.png Wave Breaker 200p 4 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Splatling.png Splatling Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
S3 Weapon Main Order Splatling Replica 2D Current.png Order Splatling Replica 4015 S3 Weapon Sub Sprinkler Flat.png Sprinkler S3 Weapon Special Wave Breaker.png Wave Breaker 200p 1 S3 Icon Splatling.png Splatling Version 7.0.0 (Side Order)​​
S3 Weapon Main Painbrush 2D Current.png Painbrush 1120 S3 Weapon Sub Curling Bomb Flat.png Curling Bomb S3 Weapon Special Wave Breaker.png Wave Breaker 200p 14 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Brush.png Brush Version 4.0.0 (Sizzle Season 2023)​
S3 Weapon Main Range Blaster 2D Current.png Range Blaster 220 S3 Weapon Sub Suction Bomb Flat.png Suction Bomb S3 Weapon Special Wave Breaker.png Wave Breaker 200p 11 Sheldon License 1 S3 Icon Blaster.png Blaster Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Badges

Main article: Badge#Special Weapon Wins

Winning a certain number of battles with the Wave Breaker will reward the player with special badges that they can use on their Splashtag.

Wave Breaker Badges
S3 Badge Wave Breaker 30.png 30 wins with Wave Breaker
S3 Badge Wave Breaker 180.png 180 wins with Wave Breaker
S3 Badge Wave Breaker 1200.png 1,200 wins with Wave Breaker

Gallery

Strategy

For competitive tips about the Wave Breaker

Click to view the strategy for Wave Breaker. View the strategy page.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese ホップソナー
Hoppu sonā
Hop Sonar
Netherlands Dutch Golfbeker From golfbreker ("breakwater") and beker ("cup")
CanadaFrance French Sonar paf "Paf" is an onomatopoeia for an explosion
Germany German Schauerwelle Shower wave
Italy Italian Sonar esplosivo Explosive sonar
Russia Russian Волноплюхер
Volnoplyukher
Wave splatter
SpainMexico Spanish Emiteondas Wave-emitter
China Chinese (Simplified) 弹跳声呐
Tántiào shēngnà (Mandarin)
Jump Sonar
Hong Kong Chinese (Traditional) 彈跳聲納
Tántiào shēngnà (Mandarin)
Jump Sonar
South Korea Korean 홉 소나
Hob Sona
Hop Sonar
Portugal Portuguese Wave Breaker -
Translate logo.svg Internal SpShockSonar[3] Sp for special weapon. ShockSonar is in reference to the shock wave emitted as a sonar ping.

See also

References