Gold Dynamo Roller

Rollers · Sub: Splat Bomb · Special: Super Chump

Of the ranked modes, Gold Dynamo Roller wins most in Clam Blitz in version 11.3, where it is S tier at S–S+2. Its best stages there: Track and Shipyard. Estimated from stat.ink battle data through November 9, 2026.

Data through November 9, 2026

A heavyweight Roller. It moves very slowly, but the reach, damage and painting of each swing are overwhelming. Ver. 11 greatly buffed its reach and painting, making it a top meta pick that keeps short-range weapons away and pushes up the front line. Rather than hunting splats, its main job is pressuring from the very front to make enemies back off.

Strength by modeTier and score (win-rate points vs. an average weapon).

Best stages / Worst stages

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Strengths

• The horizontal swing's one-hit area is huge, and the arcing splash can splat enemies behind cover or up on ledges (one-hit range is about 2.6 lines, roughly the same as the Splattershot's range)
• Chip damage from the vertical flick reaches about 4.8 lines, so you can wear enemies down from outside many weapons' range
• One swing paints a wide area, so re-inking and charging your special are fast
• Easy to gain the upper hand on short-range Shooters and Dualies by keeping them from getting close
• The base version's Tacticooler makes up for your sluggishness while buffing the whole team

Watch out for

• The windup is very slow, and if someone gets inside your guard, you're splatted before your swing comes out
• Among the least mobile weapons in the game; without Swim Speed Up it's easy to get caught trying to escape
• Ink-hungry, and enemies can see when you're out of ink, which invites bombs
• Has almost no answer to Charger or Stringer snipes, and also struggles against things that slightly outrange it, like the Squeezer and long-range Blasters
• Weak to Splat Bombs rolled at you during your windup

Tips

• Don't force splats. Chip enemies with vertical flicks to make them back off, and set the stage for your team to push up
• For horizontal swings, jump out of a swim so your momentum carries into the swing. Don't dive in head-on across flat ground
• Your feet aren't painted after a swing, so roll a little to make footing before you move
• When a long-range weapon camps high ground, stick right underneath it and pressure it with arcing swings to pin it down

Recent changes

• 11.0.0: System change for all weapons: main weapons get bigger hitboxes against players (the shorter the range, the bigger the boost), squid form gets a smaller hurtbox, and the game adds "Flow Aura" (a temporary power-up when you keep performing well) plus a remaining-health display (source 10)
• 11.0.0: Main weapon: bigger paint from horizontal and vertical swing droplets, longer reach for 100+ damage, about 17% more ink per swing (source 10)
• 11.1.0: Main weapon: Ink Saver (Main) effect reduced (source 11)
• 11.1.0: Special points 190→200 (Dynamo Roller) (source 11)