Splatoon 3

Tenacity Effects, Gear, and Brand Rarity

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Tenacity is a Gear Ability available in Splatoon 3. Read on to find out Tenacity's Effects, best weapons to use, brand rarity, and all the Gear that come equipped with Tenacity!

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Tenacity Effects

Splatoon 3 TenacityTenacity Fills special gauge automatically if your team has fewer active players than the enemy.

Additional Effects

  • The effect of Tenacity increases depending on the number of players active in your team compared to the enemy team.

Best Weapons for Tenacity

Best Used on Long Ranged Weapons

Splatoon 3 E-liter 4K ScopeE-liter 4K Scope Splatoon 3 REEF LUX 450REEF LUX 450

Since this ability only activates during situations where you're outnumbered, it's best to use weapons that allow you to fight from a safe distance to survive longer than your team, such as Chargers or Stringers with a powerful special weapon.

List of All Weapons

Tenacity Brand Rarity

Common and Uncommon Brands

Common Brand(s)
None
Uncommon Brand(s)
None

Certain Gear Abilities are more likely to appear in specific brands while others are less likely to appear. Take this into consideration when deciding what gear you want to purchase.

All Gear Brands and Compatible Abilities

Gear With Tenacity

Headgear

BlobMob MaskBlobMob Mask Wharfside CapWharfside Cap Air Gills DXAir Gills DX
Armor Helmet ReplicaArmor Helmet Replica

The following Gear have this ability by default. However, other Gear can gain this ability through leveling up or talking to Murch.

All Gear and Equipment

Splatoon 3 Related Guides

Splatoon 3 Gear Abilities

All Gear Abilities and Effects

List of All Gear Abilities

Ability DoublerAbility Doubler ComebackComeback Drop RollerDrop Roller
HauntHaunt Ink Recovery UpInk Recovery Up Ink Resistance UpInk Resistance Up
Ink Saver (Main)Ink Saver (Main) Ink Saver(Sub)Ink Saver (Sub) Intensify ActionIntensify Action
Last-Ditch EffortLast-Ditch Effort Ninja SquidNinja Squid Object ShredderObject Shredder
Opening GambitOpening Gambit Quick RespawnQuick Respawn Quick Super JumpQuick Super Jump
Respawn PunisherRespawn Punisher Run Speed UpRun Speed Up Special Charge UpSpecial Charge Up
Special Power UpSpecial Power Up Special SaverSpecial Saver Stealth JumpStealth Jump
Sub Power UpSub Power Up Sub Resistance UpSub Resistance Up Swim Speed UpSwim Speed Up
TenacityTenacity Thermal InkThermal Ink -

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