Splatoon 2: these are the best weapons
In Splatoon 2, the right weapons and adequate equipment contribute to victory or defeat. We present the best weapons in the colorful shooter for the Nintendo Switch in this practical tip.
Splatoon 2: The weapon system explained
Unlock weapons as you level up in Arty's shop. You can then purchase them with coins and use them in the territorial combat, ranked battle, league fight and Splatfest modes.
- First, get an overview of the structure of the weapons in Splatoon 2. Each primary weapon is linked to a secondary and special weapon.
- Secondary weapons are mostly types of bombs. The special weapons have to be charged first and can quickly cause high damage or hinder your opponents.
- You cannot exchange secondary and special weapons for a primary weapon, they are defined from the outset.
The best weapons in Splatoon 2
Which weapon is best depends on your playing style. All weapons can be classified into certain categories. Below we list the strongest and most useful of the different categories.
- Blobs are suitable for both coloring and fighting opponents. The best are: berry professional blob, .96 gallon decoration, airbrush MG, professional blob and S3 ink jet cherry.
- With blasters, you become a feared enemy because you shoot special ink projectiles that detonate after a certain distance. The top three include: Luna Blaster Neo, Fern-Blaster Inferno and Turbo-Blaster Plus Deko.
- Concentrators are ranged weapons and fire a concentrated, powerful shot. The best are: blob concentrator, blob concentrator Natura, Klotzer 14-B and sepator β.
- The easiest way to paint across the board is with rollers and brushes. The following are particularly suitable: Dynaroller, Dynaroller Tesla, carbon roller, CoroCoro blob roller and calligrapher.
- Splatlings charge up first, until they fire numerous ink cartridges in rapid succession. You should choose these models: Splatling, Sagitron-Klecks-Splatling, Hydrant and Hydrant SE.
- Sloshers are buckets that splash a lot of ink with a swing that even overcomes cover. We recommend these sloshes: slosh, drum slosh, drum slosh Neo and 3R slosh.
- The Doppler is completely new in Splatoon 2. Their peculiarity is that you can shoot with both hands and additionally perform a dodge roll in different directions. Only a few are available so far: blob Doppler, dual splash, Enperry blob Doppler.
In the next article we will show you all amiibo figures that are compatible with Splatoon 2.