Splatoon 2: the best tips and tricks

In Splatoon 2 for the Nintendo Switch, you fight color battles in teams. We'll tell you the best tips and tricks for the colorful shooter here.

Splatoon 2: Tips for the fight

The aim in the territorial battles, an elementary mode of the game, is to color as much area as possible. It's not about doing most kills.

• Use your ink sensibly and make it your task to cover all empty floor areas with paint. The most effective way is to paint over enemy ink. Not only do you get points, the opposing team also loses points.
• Coloring walls gives no points. You can still paint some walls to swim up them.
• Also memorize abbreviations. There are paths on each map that lead to the center faster or are used little. In this way you can color in peace and at best run around your opponents and surprise them from behind.
• Use the super jump that allows you to instantly move to a team member. This works if you start again at the starting point after a hit by calling up the map, selecting a teammate and confirming.
• Protect your teammates: you can take out nearby enemies or save your comrades if they are in enemy ink, slow down and take damage. Just shoot your way with paint.
• In the ranked battle, depending on the mode, separate rules apply again. Protecting your comrades is especially important in the "Operation Goldfish" and "Tower Command" modes.
• Both in the district and in the rank battle counts: never leave the game out of frustration. In the first mode you can get a temporary lock, in the second you can cost your progress to the next rank.

Gun tips and ticks in Splatoon 2

Familiarize yourself with the different types of weapons and try out as many weapons as possible. The quickest way to find out which weapon suits you best.

• When you collect a certain number of points, your special weapon activates. This varies depending on the primary weapon and can be offensive or defensive.
• Adjust the appropriate time and use the special weapon to put your opponents out of action with swarm rockets, for example.
• The Doppler weapons are new in Splatoon. These are weapons that are ambidextrous and allow you to perform an evasive role in different directions. This is particularly beneficial in a duel to confuse the opponent.

Splatoon 2: Tips outside of combat

• Play hero mode and "Salmon Run" to get new weapons, equipment and bonuses away from online matches.
• Change your clothes and unlock as many skill slots as possible. Good equipment is particularly important for success in high ranks.
• You can empty the slots for effects at Sid in front of the lobby and assign them new effects with fragments. How to create your own individual equipment.
• You can get coupons in hero mode, among other things. Buy snacks with coupons from Shrimpson that can increase your experience and money in matches for 20 rounds.

In the next article you will find an overview of all amiibo figures that you can use in Splatoon 2.