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Best Abilities: Gear Ability Tier List

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Last updated on: September 26, 2022 10:31 PM

Splatoon 3 - Best Gear Abilities Tier List
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.

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Best Gear Abilities Tier List
Explanation of Recommended Abilities
Best Gear Abilities for Each Weapon
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Best Gear Abilities Tier List

Tier	Abilities

Ranking Criteria

・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.

Explanation of Recommended Abilities

SS Tier Explanation

Ability	Explanation
Swim Speed Up	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
Stealth Jump	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
Ink Resistance Up	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
Special Saver	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
Quick Super Jump	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
Comeback	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

S Tier Explanation

Ability	Explanation
Run Speed Up	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
Ninja Squid	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
Ink Saver (Sub)	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
Ink Saver (Main)	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
Intensify Action	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
Special Charge Up	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
Quick Respawn	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

Best Gear Abilities for Each Weapon

Weapon	Best Gear Abilities
Stringers	Ink Saver (Main)	Special Power Up	Special Charge Up
Splatanas	Ink Saver (Main)	Ink Resistance Up	Ninja Squid
Shooters	Intensify Action	Ninja Squid	Ink Resistance Up
Blasters	Ink Saver (Main)	Intensify Action	Run Speed Up
Chargers	Respawn Punisher	Ink Saver (Main)	Tenacity
Rollers	Quick Super Jump	Comeback	Ink Resistance Up
Brushes	Ink Resistance Up	Ink Saver (Main)	Ink Saver (Sub)
Sloshers	Ink Resistance Up	Ink Saver (Main)	Thermal Ink
Splatlings	Run Speed Up	Ink Resistance Up	Ink Saver (Main)
Dualies	Intensify Action	Ninja Squid	Swim Speed Up
Brellas	Ink Resistance Up	Sub Resistance Up	Ink Saver (Main)

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Comment

3 Splatoon 3 Guides Team@Game8about 2 years

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!

2 Titanskullabout 2 years

*tier

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