Splatoon 3, Nintendo’s latest entry in the ink-blasting multiplayer shooter franchise, is a largely familiar experience. It features most of your favourite weapons from the previous two games, alongside a handful of new options. Chances are, if your favourite weapon from the first or second performed well there, it will also do so here. However, we’re here to take the guesswork out of that, with our Splatoon 3 tier list.
In this here guide, we’re going to rank all of the Splatoon 3 weapons from S rank (the best) to D rank (the worst). Naturally, this is somewhat subjective by nature, but we’ll draw from a number of different sources when determining this list. We’ll talk about that at the bottom of the article too, so if you’re curious about how we decided on placements, scroll down to the bottom of this article.
Or, if you’re looking for something new to play, we recommend checking out our Gunfire Reborn tier list, HoloCure tier list, and T3 Arena tier list.
Splatoon 3 Tier List
Here’s how our tier list will work: we’ll rank the weapons from S tier to D tier, with S being best and D being worst. Weapons that appear in the top tier should perform better for the average player than a weapon in a lower tier. We’ll include an explanation at the bottom of this article.
S Tier
These weapons are the best in the game, and should help you compete with players of all skill levels.
.52 Gal
- Sub: Splash Wall
- Special: Killer Wail 5.1
- Damage: 52
- Range: 2.7
Dualie Squelchers
- Sub: Splat Bomb
- Special: Wave Breaker
- Damage: 28
- Range: 3.3
Hero Shot Replica
- Sub: Suction Bomb
- Special: Trizooka
- Damage: 36
- Range: 2.5
N-ZAP ’85
- Sub: Suction Bomb
- Special: Tacticooler
- Damage: 28
- Range: 2.5
Sloshing Machine
- Sub: Fizzy Bomb
- Special: Booyah Bomb
- Damage: 76
- Range: 3.3
Splattershot
- Sub: Suction Bomb
- Special: Trizooka
- Damage: 36
- Range: 2.5
Splattershot Jr.
- Sub: Splat Bomb
- Special: Big Bubbler
- Damage: 28
- Range: 2.2
E-Liter 4K
- Sub: Ink Mine
- Special: Wave Breaker
- Damage: 180
- Range: 6.2
Heavy Splatling
- Sub: Sprinkler
- Special: Wave Breaker
- Damage: 30
- Range: 4.3
Range Blaster
- Sub: Suction Bomb
- Special: Wave Breaker
- Damage: 125
- Range: 3.5
Slosher
- Sub: Splat Bomb
- Special: Triple Inkstrike
- Damage: 70
- Range: 2.7
Splash-O-Matic
- Sub: Burst Bomb
- Special: Crab Tank
- Damage: 28
- Range: 2.4
Squeezer
- Sub: Splash Wall
- Special: Trizooka
- Damage: 38
- Range: 4.1
Splatoon 3 Tier List – A Tier
Solid weapons that might require a bit of mastery to beat the best.
Blaster
- Sub: Autobomb
- Special: Big Bubbler
- Damage: 125
- Range: 2.5
Dapple Dualies
- Sub: Squid Beakon
- Special: Tacticooler
- Damage: 36
- Range: 1.9
Dark Tetra Dualies
- Sub: Autobomb
- Special: Reefslider
- Damage: 30
- Range: 2.3
E-Liter 4K Scope
- Sub: Ink Mine
- Special: Wave Breaker
- Damage: 180
- Range: 6.5
Flingza Roller
- Sub: Ink Mine
- Special: Tenta Missiles
- Damage: 180
- Range: 4.0 Vertical / 2.0 Horizontal
Glooga Dualies
- Sub: Splash Wall
- Special: Booyah Bomb
- Damage: 36
- Range: 3.1
L-3 Nozzlenose
- Sub: Curling Bomb
- Special: Crab Tank
- Damage: 29
- Range: 3.1
Rapid Blaster
- Sub: Ink Mine
- Special: Triple Inkstrike
- Damage: 85
- Range: 3.5
REEF LUX 450
- Sub: Curling Bomb
- Special: Tenta Missiles
- Damage: 135
- Range: 3.5
Splat Dualies
- Sub: Suction Bomb
- Special: Crab Tank
- Damage: 28
- Range: 2.8
Splat Roller
- Sub: Curling Bomb
- Special: Big Bubbler
- Damage: 180
- Range: 2.8 Vertical / 2.2 Horizontal
Tri-Slosher
- Sub: Toxic Mist
- Special: Inkjet
- Damage: 62
- Range: 2.2
Splatoon 3 Tier List – B Tier
You’re not going to struggle with these weapons, but nor will they guarantee you a win.
Aerospray MG
- Sub: Fizzy Bomb
- Special: Reefslider
- Damage: 24
- Range: 2.1
Ballpoint Splatling
- Sub: Fizzy Bomb
- Special: Inkjet
- Damage: 30
- Range: 4.8
Clash Blaster
- Sub: Splat Bomb
- Special: Trizooka
- Damage: 60
- Range: 2.5
Classic Squiffer
- Sub: Point Sensor
- Special: Big Bubbler
- Damage: 140
- Range: 3.7
Dynamo Roller
- Sub: Sprinkler
- Special: Tacticooler
- Damage: 180
- Range: 4.2 Vertical / 3.5 Horizontal
Explosher
- Sub: Point Sensor
- Special: Ink Storm
- Damage: 90
- Range: 4.5
Goo Tuber
- Sub: Torpedo
- Special: Tenta Missiles
- Damage: 180
- Range: 4.2
H-3 Nozzlenose
- Sub: Point Sensor
- Special: Tacticooler
- Damage: 41
- Range: 3.3
Hydra Splatling
- Sub: Autobomb
- Special: Booyah Bomb
- Damage: 40
- Range: 5.2
Inkbrush
- Sub: Splat Bomb
- Special: Killer Wail 5.1
- Damage: 30
- Range: 1.5
Nautilus 47
- Sub: Point Sensor
- Special: Ink Storm
- Damage: 32
- Range: 3.5
Rapid Blaster Pro
- Sub: Toxic Mist
- Special: Ink Vac
- Damage: 85
- Range: 4.1
Splat Brella
- Sub: Sprinkler
- Special: Triple Inkstrike
- Damage: 81
- Range: 2.5
Splat Charger
- Sub: Splat Bomb
- Special: Ink Vac
- Damage: 160
- Range: 5.2
Splatana Stamper
- Sub: Burst Bomb
- Special: Zipcaster
- Damage: 35 Horizontal / 70 Charge
- Range: 3.6 Horizontal / 4.5 Charge
Splatterscope
- Sub: Splat Bomb
- Special: Ink Vac
- Damage: 160
- Range: 5.5
Tenta Brella
- Sub: Squid Beakon
- Special: Ink Vac
- Damage: 119
- Range: 3.2
C Tier
These weapons can perform well in certain game modes, but are otherwise worth avoiding.
.96 Gal
- Sub: Sprinkler
- Special: Ink Vac
- Damage: 62
- Range: 3.5
Bamboozler 14 MK 1
- Sub: Autobomb
- Special: Killer Wail 5.1
- Damage: 85
- Range: 4.0
Bloblobber
- Sub: Sprinkler
- Special: Ink Storm
- Damage: 30
- Range: 5.0
Jet Squelcher
- Sub: Angle Shooter
- Special: Ink Vac
- Damage: 32
- Range: 4.5
Luna Blaster
- Sub: Splat Bomb
- Special: Zipcaster
- Damage: 125
- Range: 2.1
Octobrush
- Sub: Suction Bomb
- Special: Zipcaster
- Damage: 40
- Range: 1.9
Splattershot Pro
- Sub: Angle Shooter
- Special: Crab Tank
- Damage: 42
- Range: 3.5
Tri-Stringer
- Sub: Toxic Mist
- Special: Killer Wail 5.1
- Damage: 105
- Range: 5.1
Undercover Brella
- Sub: Ink Mine
- Special: Reefslider
- Damage: 40
- Range: 2.5
Splatoon 3 Tier List – D Tier
Skip these ones – there are better alternatives.
Carbon Roller
- Sub: Autobomb
- Special: Zipcaster
- Damage: 120
- Range: 1.4
Mini Splatling
- Sub: Burst Bomb
- Special: Ultra Stamp
- Damage: 32
- Range: 3.1
Splatana Wiper
- Sub: Torpedo
- Special: Ultra Stamp
- Damage: 30 Slash / 60 Charge
- Range: 2.9 Slash / 3.5 Charge
Sploosh-O-Matic
- Sub: Curling Bomb
- Special: Ultra Stamp
- Damage: 38
- Range: 1.5
How Did We Pick The Rankings?
As we mentioned in the introduction, tier lists are subjective by nature, so take ours with a pinch of salt.
We’ve used the following factors when determining this tier list:
- Personal preference
- Community feedback
- General consensus from other tier lists
We’ve included details of what each of the tiers means as well, but just a basic rule of thumb, the higher the tier, the better an average player should perform. That means, a player who hasn’t spent an awful lot of time mastering all of the weapons or game modes.
Mastery can play a huge role in shifting the rankings for individual players.
But that’s going to do it for our Splatoon 3 tier list. We recommend that you bookmark this page to keep an eye on the meta and check out our related content in paragraph three.