This tier list ranks all the best gear abilities you can use in Splatoon 3. Read on to check out which gear abilities are the best, the explanation behind them, and which gear ability is best suited for each weapon type.
| Tier List Articles | ||
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 Weapons Tier List |
 Specials Tier List |
 Sub Weapons Tier List |
 Gear Abilities Tier List |
 Best Beginner Weapons |
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List of Contents
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| ・Evaluating the ability based on its benefits. ・How much of an advantage it gives during matches. ・Amount of weapons it can be attached to. ・Frequency in which the ability is used. |
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Swim Speed Up
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Increases your mobility, allowing you to easily dodge your opponent's attacks and lets you navigate through the map quickly. Overall, very useful in most situations. Recommended Weapons: ▶︎Any Weapon |
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Stealth Jump
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Makes your Super Jump landing invisible, allowing you to Super Jump to your allies without much risk of getting camped by long-range weapons like the Splat Charger. Useful when pushing back your enemies in the frontline, allowing you to get a jump on them and put pressure on the enemy team. Recommended Weapons: ▶︎ Close to Mid Range Weapons |
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Ink Resistance Up
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Easily the best ability if you're fighting in the frontline as it improves your survivability against opponents by reducing damage taken and letting you walk through enemy ink faster. Recommended Weapons: ▶︎Any Weapon |
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Special Saver
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Recommended if you're usually in the frontline where dying is very common, especially in anarchy battles. This allows you to minimize your loss when dying and quickly charge your special faster. Recommended Weapons: ▶︎Close-Ranged Weapons |
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Quick Super Jump
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Generally useful to travel around the map faster. Combine it with Quick Respawn and your enemies will have a hard time pushing your team back. Recommended Weapons: ▶︎Any Weapon |
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Comeback
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For a certain amount of time, you get benefits by dying from this ability, and useful for those who usually engage in fights. Use it with Quick Super Jump, and you'll be able to maximize the time spent using Comeback. Recommended Weapons: ▶︎Mid to Closed-Ranged Weapons |
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Run Speed Up
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More mobility means you can dodge more of your opponent's attacks. Recommended for those who want to rush your opponents and when fighting on un-inkable surfaces. Recommended Weapon: ▶︎Close-Ranged Weapons |
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Ninja Squid
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High outplay potential when using this skill as it removes ink splashes when moving around in squid mode. Recommended for those who usually engage in fights at close range. Recommended Weapon: ▶︎Close-Ranged Weapons |
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Ink Saver (Sub)
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Since it allows you to lower the ink consumption of your sub-weapon, you can potentially increase its use or allow you to shoot more ink after using your sub-weapon. Recommended for sub-weapons that cost a lot of ink to use. Recommended Weapons: ▶︎Weapons with high cost sub-weapon |
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Ink Saver (Main)
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A useful ability that can be applied to every main weapon. Mostly focuses on weapons with high ink usage to help lessen the cost, allowing you to shoot more. Recommended Weapons: ▶︎Chargers, Splatlings, Blasters |
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Intensify Action
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An ability recommended for aggressive players who utilize Squid Rolls and Squid Surges. Makes it easy to perform said actions to easily outmaneuver your enemy. Recommended Weapons: ▶︎Dualies |
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Special Charge Up
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A useful ability to get when having weapons that focus on specials to fill up gauges easily. If you're the type of player to die a lot, consider using Special Saver instead. Recommended Weapons: ▶︎Weapons with powerful specials |
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Quick Respawn
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Reduces your respawn time to allow you to get back in the fight fast. Useful if you're trying to rush your opponents to push them back, especially if you pair it up with Quick Super Jump. Recommended Weapons: ▶︎Close-Ranged Weapons |
Tips and Tricks: Beginner's Guide to Splatoon
Best Abilities: Gear Ability Tier List
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Stringers
Splatanas
Blasters
Chargers
Rollers
Brushes
Sloshers
Splatlings
Dualies
Brellas
Thank you for pointing that out! We have already included the Opening Gambit ability on our tier list. It's currently ranked at B tier!