Custom E-liter 4K Scope

Chargers · Sub: Squid Beakon · Special: Kraken Royale

Of the ranked modes, Custom E-liter 4K Scope wins most in Tower Control in version 11.3, where it is C tier at S–S+2. Its best stages there: Capital and Bridge. Estimated from stat.ink battle data through November 9, 2026.

Data through November 9, 2026

An E-liter 4K with a scope. It gains about 0.5 test-range lines of range, making it the longest-range weapon in the game. In exchange it loses charge hold, and your view narrows while charging, so positioning and keeping an escape route matter even more than on the E-liter 4K. Uncharged and partially charged shots perform the same as the E-liter 4K.

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

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Strengths

• Longest range of any weapon, so you can outrange even long-range Splatlings and the Splat Charger family
• Fast one-shot kills. Just having your line of fire on an area keeps enemies from advancing
• The scope zooms in, making distant enemies easier to hit
• Its core survivability, like the short end lag after firing, is almost the same as the E-liter 4K

Watch out for

• No charge hold, and you can barely walk while fully charged, so adjusting your position is hard
• Your view narrows while charging, making it hard to notice flankers or enemies closing in from the side
• Against an unscoped E-liter 4K that steps in using charge hold, your range advantage is hard to use
• Once your team is down players, you can't stall or fight up close, and you often end up unable to do anything
• The charge is a bit long, so you're easy to rush while recharging after a miss

Tips

• Staying alive comes first. If you go down, the enemy will pour in all at once
• Shoot enemies your teammates are fighting from the side to thin the enemy's numbers and cover your team
• Staying in one spot makes you predictable, so rotate between several perches and strong positions
• When an unscoped E-liter closes in with charge hold, hit it before it gets in range, or punish the moment right after it releases the hold

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 9)
• 11.3.0: Main weapon: Ink Saver (Main) is less effective (source 10)
• 11.3.0: Stated intent: make it harder to keep painting the zone or applying pressure from a safe spot (source 10)
• 11.3.0 Reaction: With the Ink Saver (Main) nerf, the new benchmarks are 16 AP for 5 full-charge shots and 30 AP for 6 (before the change: 10 AP for 5, 22 AP for 6). Since 16 AP still gets you to 5 shots, running even a small amount is still considered worth it (source 1)