Splatana Stamper Nouveau

Splatanas · Sub: Toxic Mist · Special: Crab Tank

The Splatana with the longest projectile range, able to send its 70-damage charged slash from far away. The charged slash → horizontal slash "cross-slash" and combos with Burst Bomb let it splat quickly, and it has very high object damage. On the other hand, its slow projectiles and heavy handling mean it takes practice to land hits and manage spacing, so it's a weapon for advanced players.

Role: Midline slayer (chip damage and third-partying with long-reaching projectiles, plus fast splats from combos) · Difficulty: hard

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

Mode	C–A	S–S+2	S+3 and up	X Battle	Regular
Splat Zones	B +0.2	A +1.6	A +2.6	B +0.4	—
Tower Control	Few games +0.1	Few games -0.2	Few games +1.1	Few games -0.6	—
Rainmaker	Few games +1.0	Few games +0.8	Few games +1.7	Few games +0.0	—
Clam Blitz	Few games +0.5	Few games +1.1	Few games +1.8	Few games +0.3	—
Turf War	—	—	—	—	Few games -3.1

Best stages / Worst stages

Splat Zones

★Gorge +2.3 ★Springs +1.7 Track -3.6

Tower Control

No clear standouts

Rainmaker

No clear standouts

Clam Blitz

No clear standouts

Turf War

Market -1.1

Strengths

Long projectile range; the charged slash reaches almost as far as the Jet Squelcher, outranging many mid-range weapons
Land a 70-damage charged slash and you can finish right away with one horizontal slash or a Burst Bomb blast
A point-blank charged slash blade hit splats in one hit, and you lunge forward as you slash
Very high object damage, so it quickly breaks Splash Walls, Wave Breakers, Big Bubblers, Booyah Bombs and Crab Tanks
You can also hug the bottom of a ledge and wait for enemies to come to you

Watch out for

Slow projectiles; you need to lead your shots on far-away enemies, which makes them hard to land
Heavy charging and swinging with a slowish TTK, so it's not great in fights once you've been spotted
Shots fly straight, so you need a clear line of fire; enemies hiding behind pillars or cover are out of reach
Ink-heavy, and horizontal slash paint is patchy, so it's bad at making quick footing
Struggles against Chargers that outrange it, Blasters and Sloshers whose area attacks flush you out from under ledges, and Splash Wall users

Tips

Play from just behind your frontline, and "place" charged slashes on enemies fighting your teammates to chip them
When a charged slash lands, finish immediately with a horizontal slash or a Burst Bomb
When you pick a close-range fight yourself, take away the enemy's footing with a Burst Bomb first, then land the charged slash
Holding the stick forward during a charged slash makes you lunge automatically, so jump while charging until you're used to it. Mixing in squid form makes back-to-back slashes faster

Common gear

Comeback, Stealth Jump, Ink Saver (Main), Sub Power Up, Swim Speed Up, Quick Respawn, Quick Super Jump, Ink Resistance Up

This kit

Toxic Mist slows enemies and drains their ink so your projectiles land more easily, and Crab Tank attacks one-sidedly from a safe spot.

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 12)
11.2.0: Special change, Zipcaster: about 33% less ink used when zipping (Splatana Stamper, Order Splatana Replica) (source 13)
11.2.0: Special change, Booyah Bomb: about 30% less damage taken from Splatanas while armored (Stickerz Splatana Stamper) (source 13)
11.2.0: Special change, Crab Tank: cannon blast radius about 14% smaller (Splatana Stamper Nouveau) (source 13)