Octobrush Guide: How to Use, Stats, and Best Gear Abilities

The Octobrush is a Brush weapon in Splatoon 3. Read on to see its stats, including its sub, special, damage, and range, as well as our analysis and tips on how to use Octobrush and the best gear abilities to go with it.

Octobrush Info and How to Get

Octobrush Overview

Weapon	Sub	Special
Octobrush	Suction Bomb	Zipcaster
Points for Special	Type
200	Brush
Unlock Level
Octobrush will be available for purchase from Ammo Knights upon reaching Level 4.

Octobrush Tier Ranking

	Octobrush currently is considered a C Tier weapon. Octobrush is severely outclassed by other weapons available and doesn't really do any better. Try this weapon for fun but it will be hard to win with Octobrush.

Best Weapons Tier List: Main Weapons Ranked

Octobrush Stats: Damage and Range

Octobrush Analysis, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Octobrush Analysis

Overall Ranking
Turf Wars	Splat Zones	Tower Control	Rainmaker	Clam Blitz

Octobrush Characteristics

Ratings of Individual Characteristics
Inking Potential		Ease of Use
Offense		Defense
Utility		Shield Penetration

Octobrush Strengths and Weaknesses

Octobrush Strengths	Octobrush Weaknesses
Decent at close-quarters combat.	Has trouble inking in a forward direction.

Best Gear Abilities for Octobrush

Gear Ability	Effect
Comeback	Boosts some of your abilities for a short time after respawning.
Drop Roller	Tilting the Left Stick during a Super Jump lets you perform a roll in that direction when landing.
Ink Resistance Up	Reduces damage taken and improves mobility when walking through enemy ink.
Ink Saver (Main)	Decreases the amount of ink consumed by your main weapon.
Ink Saver (Sub)	Decreases the amount of ink consumed by your sub weapon.
Ninja Squid	Leaves no trace when swimming in inked ground but slightly reduces swim speed.
Quick Super Jump	Increases Super Jump speed.
Special Charge Up	Increases special-gauge fill rate.
Special Saver	Reduces special-gauge decrease after getting splatted.
Stealth Jump	Hides your Super Jump landing point from distant players.
Swim Speed Up	Increases movement speed in swim form.

All Gear Abilities and Effects

How to Use Octobrush Effectively

Sneak behind enemies and splat them up close. Force the enemy to reposition with the Suction Bomb. Use the Zipcaster to get close to enemies.

Get close to an opponent without being noticed for an ambush attack.

Use Squid Swim paired with the Ninja Squid gear ability to leave no trace while swimming behind enemy lines.

Force the enemy to reposition with the Suction Bomb.

If the enemy manages to get in a good unbreakable position, you can throw Suction Bombs to scatter them; opening a chance for your team to push forward.

Use the Zipcaster to invade the enemy's position and catch them by surprise from behind.

The Octobrush will only be effective at close-quarters combat as with all brushes. Start painting areas with ink once you spawn to fill up your Special-Gauge to gain access to the Zipcaster. Use the Zipcaster to quickly get behind the enemy team and start swinging your brush at them.

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