EVERY Fresh Season Weapon Ranked From Worst To Best 

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I feel like stamp needs a lot of buffs/changes right now because if it doesn’t get anything, it’s going to be stuck as a worse version of kraken and will be outclassed in every way except the throw mode

Tri Slosher Nouveau is surprisingly great. It gets a great sub for paint and it gets Tacticooler which helps it be the extreme aggressive weapon that it deserves to be.

I've been an L-3 main since Splatoon 2, and I gotta say, I am pretty satisfied with how the L-3 D is placed. It doesn't really have inherent flaws in its design like the Neo Clash, it just has a weak special. Something that could easily be changed with a buff, which I think is really likely since Stamp is already on so many weapons, and Nintendo seems aware that it needs something, going by the latest patch. I am pretty optimistic about the future of the L-3 D, and even if it never gets buffed, it'll still be a blast to play for me, and that's all I need.

Gotta love big brain Octo Kraken, truly a great Special that makes up for the general weakness of the Krak-on

As a 96 Gal main I'm so happy with 96 Deco, kraken is amazing, splash wall rlly helps the weapon. Out with that crappy sprinkler and Ink Vac!

It’s surreal to hear Chara’s voice talking about a VPN sponsor, really shows how far he’s come on youtube

I call the new brand "ZekkoFin" personally, rolls more smoothly on the tongue than "Z+F"

“Yes yes. We’ll give the exact same splatoon 1 kraken kits to you Krak On Roller and 96D… yes yes….” “What about L3D with burst bomb and kraken we could bring that ba-“ “Stamp go stomp stomp”

Yo I would find a splatoon 3 ability tier list really interesting! Especially with the change to Sub resistance and intensify action. As well as the differences between splatoon 2 and 3

Tbh, these weapons are prolly the quickest meta to come into this game, like I've been seeing double nzap and krak on for going on 2 weeks now. At least 96 gal is actually an option, cus even tho it's rng is down horrendous, I can appreciate the splash wall and kraken kit.

Rapid Blaster Deco may have gotten Inkjet (which is weak rn), but it still has the cool Torpedo combos that's very good to use. Wish this weapon had gotten more use since the Main-Sub combo is really good.

Im glad Krak-On Roller got the place it did, I've been really excited to use it in the few map mode combos I plan to use it on in comp!

I feel the same about Custom Jet, it seems like a lot of people are writing it off b/c of no burst bomb and having mist instead + ink storm, but honestly it's the most fun out of all the new weapons for me. Ink Storm pairs so well with it and basically turns it into a 3-shot, it can threaten DURING the inkstorm, and mist can help it hit its already really accurate shots better and help deny others places to move. I don't think it's going to be game-breaking or anything but it's very strong and possibly my new main now lol

timestamps for no particular reason: 0:23 Clash Blaster Neo 1:19 Sploosh-O-Matic Neo 2:11 L-3 Nozzlenose D 3:25 Krak-On Splat Roller 5:42 Tri-Slosher Nouveau 7:02 Rapid Blaster Deco 8:12 Custom Jet Squelcher 9:18 Splash-O-Matic Neo 10:08 N-ZAP '89 12:24 .96 Gal Deco 13:22 Z+F Splat Charger

Really interesting list! I've been loving the tri nouveau casually! Oh, I don't think this'll change any rankings, but I believe Super Chump actually shoots out 12 decoys, not 9.

N zap 89 so far has been so much fun for me. Jumping with the super chumps to surprise attack enemies is my favorite way to use it!! Overall, so much more fun then n zap 85, which is what I maimed up till this point

I think that Tri Slosher Nouveau and Neo Splash would be quite high. Both have decent kill times, Subs that help with painting and Dmg and Specials that have multiple uses.

Didn’t realize Z+F charger was that good. I thought it would be #3 at best but I guess that makes sense about it’s kit synergy (I’m not a comp player) (Also I call Z+F Zekkofin considering the brands that are collabed In the making of it)

Great we got this out of the way but we need to see a tier list for the mode that really matters. TABLETURF BATTLE!

tri nouveau is def my personal fav from this season, it’s been a while since a weapon just perfectly clicked with me like that. it’s unbelievably fun on maps with a lot of verticality like flounder or manta

Absolutely loving tri-slosher as a means of becoming more comfortable fighting constantly. I feel it's helped me discover the value of measured aggression and patience just by being a very aggressive weapon where dying can be part of your plan. Before I was always scared of being aggressive because I might throw. After zombie bucket I realize how many times I threw by giving the enemy too much time and space.

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tri slosher kit is surprisingly synergistic, honestly expected to be mediocre but it's now one of my mains. I'm happy that there's a new aggressive tacticooler weapon and it's really beneficial

I'm sad they didn't give us new kits in other classes. But hey at least we'll be getting them in the next season right? *proceeds to get 3rd & 4th kits for all shooters next season*

I've been having SO much fun with the new Tri Nouveau. The bombs help compensate for the short range and help you dive in when you get you tacticooler. Basically everything feels like it senergizes with each other to make a really fun slayer kit that also provides a good amount of support for allies

Love your videos Chara! You put so much work in your videos and it really shows ☺️ incorporating splatoon with the sponsor segment was really clever and cute

I honestly like some of the kits we got this season, feels nice to have some weapons get their S1 kits back and or some having a new kit Cjet feels pretty nice with mist and storm, not as aggressive like the rest but still does a decent job

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I’ve bounced back and forth between “Maining” the Vanilla Splattershot Jr. and Sploosh, and NEO Sploosh not having Zipcaster just feels like a missed opportunity. I actually quite like the Beakons, the recon effect helps their “I am in your base in 30 seconds” playstyle, and Zipcaster would mean they get to enter your precious home even QUICKER! It’s the ultimate melee shooter, after all! I’ll TRY to do something with NEO Spooosb since it is a fun kit, but it could have been MORE fun.

Fun fact, Super Chump is affected by stealth Jump as well :D

Hey look, that's me 12:47 ! Forever gonna remember the day I 1v1 traded with Chara as an E-liter at close range. Regardless of how bad my aim was the entire game 😅

L-3D and Rapid Deco are easily my favorite weapons of this season, so I do hope their specials get buffed. Especially since, IMO, Stamp and Ink Jet are two of the most fun specials in Splatoon 3. They just need to be a little less likely to get you killed.

The new Tri-Slosher is probably one of my new main weapons. It’s an effective slayer with a kit that not only enables itself, but assists the team as well! It feels like what I wanted the Dapple Dualies to be with their base kit, and I’m LOVING it!

Off topic but I really like your music choices for your videos, a lot of Pokemon Sonic and what not, good stuff

I recently picked up the Krak-on roller and while it definitely does have some issues in getting in, I feel like it's a more effective sharking & sneak attack weapon due to the beakons allowing it to super jump anywhere on the map. Though I think it works best on maps with flanks, like manta or flounder. Unfortunately, most maps in splatoon 3 don't have flanks, so it's hard to get value sometimes, which sucks. I find it works best as a mix between support and frontline. Beakons to get your team in faster, especially with sub power up, and kraken to force a push or keep a backline like an E-liter or Hydra away/distracted from the fight so your team has a better chance of getting an upper hand.

I wouldn't mind some sliiiight buffs to splat roller. I wish the horizontal ink coverage was a little better, also to clear out the large amount of RNG (sometimes you can straight-up miss people dead in front of you). I also wouldn't mind if the either vertical flick was *sliiightly* faster or alternatively there was an effective way to horizontal flick out of a squid roll… OR if they sped up the regular roll (maybe starting at the faster speed rather than have to roll for a second first?). Really anything that gives the main weapon a hint more mobility or consistency.

11:02 well with that information in mind, I fell for it a lot lol

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Kraken feels a bit too good in ranked modes tower and clams esspecially I like that there is a counter to booyah bomb but honeslty vac could do the same thing if it wasnt for the fact Vac is just either filled too quickly or not used at a good time. kraken kinda runis solo queue tower in my opinion because all it takes is 1-2 krakens and the enemy gets a free 30-40 points i could see somthing like the big bubbler ttreatment of your time degrading faster when on tower being nice but right now all a team has to do is win the first exchange push 20-30 points which is usally quite easy then take its another 30-40 with Krakens and its and easy half way point I love the special it feels amazing to use and its nice and clean but it takes up so many reasorces to deal with and straight up negats the use of most utiliy against it in some modes

had an idea to improve reefslider it's a fairly simple one adding mini sharks to the sides of the slider that continue after it explodes basically, they'd be mini curling bombs that don't explode but move very fast and rebound all over the place for minor damage allowing for more coverage, softening, and messing up enemy movement. doubt it make it top tier, but it be more useful since you could stop it early to launch the minis at people and go in for a kill with the main or sub. oh and in my head im seeing it as 2 to 3 on each side so 4 or 6 projectiles total.

Been waitin for this

Splatterscope player here! My thoughts on the new Z+F kit: its really, really good. The wall is great for allowing you to be more aggressive without dying, and has definitely saved my life in quite a number of situations. The safety it gives when fighting a longer ranged weapon is unmatched. E-Liter pressuring you? Now instead of having to peek out to throw a bomb and risk getting hit, you can throw a wall first, and get 1-2 shots out depending on your gear, pressuring it instead! Though, i definitely find myself missing the bomb quite a bit, since the area denial and small amount of displacement it gives is also really important. It's definitely map and mode dependent for me, with maps like TC Manta Maria making much better use of the bomb on defense and offense due to the chokepoints. But then again, this could be partly due to my inexperience with wall, seeing that i didnt use firefin in 2, and one-tricked vcharger due to the strength of both splat bomb and stingray. Speaking of special, obviously tri-strike is much better than ink vac in most situations. When on tower, popping ink vac is better of course. But in basically every other mode, tri strike will be your preferred option for both pushing and for defending. It has much mote utility, impact, and you are in a better position to use it as opposed to vac. Overall, 10/10 kit, and i'll be using it a lot more than i did firefin in 2. Its basically a straight upgrade in almost every way, and as a splatterscope main, im very satisfied. Not 100% sure i agree with it taking top spot as the best kit this season, considering how broken Kraken is rn, but it is very, very good. Thank you for the high-quality and informative video as always Chara!

So happy to finally have a good kit for tri slosher!

I personally call the Z+F Charger the "Z-Frick Charger" because of how scary it is as a support/skirmisher player.

Ghost Town in a Chara video is a welcome surprise. Tnx a lot Logi!

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even tho stamp is bad i rlly like it on l3. it gives u that option to kill someone up close if u miss ur shots with the main weapon, and throwing it makes up for l3's range and can even get a pick off.

i didn't realize how much fun i was having with the new tri slosher until i had a 9 game win streak with some friends,,,i never touched a tri slosher in my life before this...

I used to solo main the zapper in splat 2, im so happy they bought my weapon back

Im so exited for next season since i know we can get 3 shooter kits maximum

Ooo, I thought I was cooling down on splatoon but that zap kit looks tasty.

I initially dismissed Super Chump, but that ended when I finally ran into a decent solo queue team in my grind to get back X rank. Specials like Crab, Kraken, and Tri-Strike are good for making openings to start pushes. Super Chump gets its value by assisting or extending an already ongoing push. Especially in games like Clam Blitz and Splat Zones with static objectives, having the additional threat can really make or break those short-range brawls that determine if a push is successful.

thank you so much for pointing out that super chump is more about distraction than displacement. nobody sees it i swear! i also really like using wave breaker as a distraction/defensive tool to get quick picks on others

9:07 everyone point and laugh

Krak-on roller has amazing special synergy, as you usually end kraken where an aggressive weapon such as a splat roller would want to be .96 gal is usually more passive and can’t always utilise kraken outside of a “get off me” tool

the custom jet squelcher is TOO MUCH fun omg

Curling bomb isnt just a movement sub weapon btw. Like i use it while bainting enemys who chase me. While i run away, i throw it perpendicular to the way i run and it acts as an explosive dividing likne

I know it may not be very impressive when I did this in a C Rank Splash Zones lobby, but I had a great time with the Tri-Slosher Nouveau where after activating the Tacticooler and taking my share of the temporary buffs it gives, I straight up rushed the opposing team and got past a .96 Gal Deco's Inkwall and splatted the first two and snuck up on a Splattershot Jr. and a Z+F Splatterscope and splatted them as well, and it was fast enough to make it a Wipeout. It's my favorite moment I've ever been able to pull off!

vclash being mediocre with SPLAT BOMB and zooka should show just how bad nclash is when stuck with a curling

I feel like most of the second weapon kits they added could have worked well with chump or kraken, like kraken and L3D, tri and chump (maybe?) or sploosh and chump

11:36 So that's why it's called "Chump" - it sounds like "jump"

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A particular strength I found in Neo Splash (that makes it worth using over Ttek) is its ability to stall out the zone on Hagglefish and other similar maps. LDE Suction + Triple Inkstrike spam is kinda busted there

I will say that the new clash blaster does work a lot better and the big hit box allows me to pull off for crazy corner blasts

I've been cooking up some theoretical patch notes centered around sub and special balance after being inspired by a vod I saw from you awhile ago. You seem to be reading comments so I'll leave an excerpt in a reply since I'm curious what you think of the ones I made for ultra stamp :)

Absolutely loving the new trislosher. Tacticooler isn't meta but unfortunately all the weapons I like have it (nzap, dapples, and now trislosher nouveau). I'm gonna get the gold tacticooler badge real soon I think. XD

Super chump is like torpedo but as a special. It's main function is to distract and possibly give you damage to combo off of. It's not supposed to be tenta missiles.

Honestly I started maining 96 in addition to splatana stamper and this is the most fun I've had in Splatoon since a long time, maybe ever

On the contrary The clash neo is very useful in anarchy imo, especially tower control and rainmaker. Great sub curling bomb to get around and the splash damage is great with splatting. The super chump can keep opponents at bay like the missiles it had in the last game or at least distract them. Additionally, the Krak-on is just really good imo and it has a way better kit than the vanilla splat roller.

13:23 Petition to make this weapons' nickname the zekkofin charger

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Love L3 I feel like once they get stamp working properly it will probably be fine if not good. Burst bomb combos are so fun.

I wonder if the Kraken and Super Chump were made either between or at the end of development for the kits. There are only two kraken and chump kits even though a few other weapons that could really use Kraken (L-3D, CJet). Perhaps these kits were made before the idea of putting Kraken back in the game. Maybe even before the Crab nerfs, explains why Drapid isn’t the Crabpid we wanted

the 96 gal deco has been my main since the update released

I pretty much agree with the N-Zap placement. I immediately grabbed it and went into ranked for Splat Zones and Rainmaker. The Super Chump really helps distract opponents and works well in shielding the rainmaker or allowing you to sneak up on unsuspecting enemies. It also works well in Splat Zones since you can also use it to distract one side of a split zone while charging the other, allowing you to pick off one side without worrying about enemy reinforcements. It’s a really fun kit to play, especially in ranked. You can even combo auto bomb with the Super Chump to try and have the auto bomb kill while the enemy is distracted. Overall, I love the new N-Zap and it’s a great choice for ranked modes like Splat Zones and Rainmaker. I haven’t tried out the weapon in Clam Blitz or Tower Control, so I don’t really know how well the N-Zap will do in either of those modes, but it’s a lot of fun to use.

This season has been a lesson to not judging a book by its cover, there have been many kits that we looked at and either recoiled in fear or wallowed in disappointment over. Like, if a new kit it doesn't get a bomb (specifically a splat bomb) and doesn't get any of the good specials like tri strike or crab or booyah bomb and so on, then immediately written off as being bad and unviable, although I feel like the chill season has set our expectations that way considering how many duds that season gave us.

As a tri slosher main I’m rly happy about its new kit

Can you do a dedicated video on the Tacticooler? I still honestly have no idea what kind of impact it has when used since unlike most other specials which have direct feedback, Tacticooler is an incremental buff with weak explanation. The only buff I ever notice when using it is the quick respawn.

as a Z+F splatcharger main i 100% agree with this list

I did not expect cjet to be so fun but it is

There is only one thing I don't like about the tri slosher nouveau... They should have given that kit to soda slosher! It is such a huge missed opportunity!

It hurts being a L-3 Nozzlenose main :(

Also, I feel like once people actually start to figure out how to play and capitalize of chump, it can be really good in the meta

Chara got a sponsor, idk if I'm late but either way it's impressive

I love l3d.. it would have been top teir if it just got waive breaker or wail to combo kill with the 3shot burst.

Shoutout to using PBR music. Not often I see it acknowledged 👀

happy to see the charger love

My only problem with the super chump is that it requires the right trigger to deploy it instead of just the right bumper like other deployable specials like tacticooler and wavebreaker it gets very confusing in the heat of battle

I have fell off my game cuz I have no friends to play with (solo q only)but you always bring me back

11:44 I wonder if using both zaps would work since they both help with getting in in their own ways

I mained the 89 in the first game, did the whole N-Zap series in the second, & in the third, I'm adjusting well to the 89 again. During the first game, I regularly used my sprinklers like decoys, as in I'd have them distract the other team while I either slipped by or took them out, I've even used sprinklers as shields before but in the second, I was disappointed in how much worse sprinklers got & as much as I wanted the 89 to echo its first game's kit, I half hoped it wouldn't because of how much worse sprinkler is now & autobomb being my second favorite sub, I was kinda hoping the 89 would get it again as long as it didn't have missiles this time. I feel like with this kit, I got exactly what I wanted without knowing it was what I wanted if that makes any sense. Now, I use my special as decoys instead & it's worked out so well for me. I was bummed at first because I thought my teammates could make better use of my special over me & since I play alone, there's no way for me to communicate with them to see where they are & know where to place it, I have to actually use the map & my brain to figure that stuff out but I've had times where I could use it myself, I straight up used one as a shield after seeing it in a video & it worked. The more I use that special, the more I like Super Chump. Yes, Tri Slosher is great on Flounder Heights. Funny, in the first game, I had this tradition of always using the Tri Slosher Nouveau on Flounder Heights because I can be a tad territorial when it comes to the middle (I do a ton of turf war), I don't like letting the enemy cross my lines & I can accomplish that with the old Tri Slosher Nouveau kit, sloshing over the sides, knowing where the enemies are with echo locator, & having my seekers help me out? I've had so much fun there! In the third game, it's different, fizzy bomb is alright, I'm still not use to it but I like its ink trail & I've accidentally splatted people I had no idea I threw it at so yay! Also, I am a fan of cooler, since I am an N-Zap main at heart, of course I used a ton of the 85 when 3 came out so I have experience with cooler. I do really like this kit & I adore the Tri Slosher, I just could never main a slosher because I like playing Splatoon for hours, shooters are easier on the hands so it's more of me being lazy on that part. If I wasn't allowed to play shooters anymore, sloshers are definitely my go-to & the Tri Slosher Nouveau? Love it. Not the same as in the first game but we'll probably never see seekers again (I'm like one of the few people who actually adores seekers) so I'll take what we can get.

Completely agree with how you put the Neo Sploosh. It's fun as hell, but the weapon's not gonna be doing great until it gets a kit that lets it consistently poke.

Tri nouveau seems pretty damn good and fun. Fizzy is no burst bomb but still good for paint and chip, and tacticooler lets tri be even more aggro than it already is. Only downside i see for it is not being able to run ninja squid, object damage can be SOMEWHAT remedied with fizzy.

Chara your glasses are back :D (the red one)

Krak on Splat roller is really good. Which it has kraken is really good too and beacons are helpful to support my teammates

13:26 in the german version, it's called Zekkori Charger, so maybe we can use that name

Honestly, I don't mind the L-3 Nozzlenose D. I already loved the main weapon, and the Burst Bomb has always worked well with it. Of course, the Ultra Stamp isn't very good, but I was always willing to overlook it. The .96 Gal Deco is a fun loadout and a cool throwback. The Kraken Royale feels familiar, but with a fun new learning curve. Even though the .96 has always had subpar accuracy at range, I put up with it because of how fun the main weapon is to use. The Custom Jet Squelcher is actually pretty fun. Even though the Toxic Mist has a bad reputation for basically not being a bomb (which I don't get), I saw plenty use of it with the Jet Squelcher from Splatoon 2 and the Zink Mini Splatling in Splatoon 3. The Ink Storm is a unconventional pairing for the Jet Squelcher, but a welcome one. I didn't really think it would be terrible, to be honest, and I'm glad that it isn't. I only got the Z+F Splatterscope, since I prefer scoped Chargers. All I can say is that it is indeed the spiritual successor of the Firefin Splat Charger/Splatterscope. The Triple Inkstrike is one of my favorite special weapons in the game, so that's a plus. Overall, even as a Heavy Splatling user, I can't say I'm disappointed. I'd really like to see what the Heavy Splatling Deco will be like.

Custom jet not getting burst bomb hurt but if it was a trade off for kraken keeping its invincibility, it was a well worth deal

Late, but I wanted to say that Mist is interesting. I was down on it because I mained vanilla Jet although Splatoon 2, couldn't use String-Ray properly and preferred missiles, so I was burnt out on it and it wasn't that great since I find myself using Mist and then dying because I ran out of ink at the wrong time. Now, I find Mist more useful in this game than I ever did in Splatoon 2. Probably because of the smaller and more cramped maps along with me putting more Main Savers so I have ink after throwing down a Mist and it's great for corners to verify if someone is there. Rain Storm is also one of the most annoying specials since it such a slow killer. But it syncs well with the Jet since it usually takes five shots to kill, but Rain it takes three or they die to the Rain because that took too much damage. Overall, I love the new kit since it fits more with my play-style more than the vanilla which is to control the back-to-mid line. I just wish Mist was buffed since no one respects it. I had people perfectly happy to sit in Mist and they can still kill you if they can one-shot like a Roller or a Charger. That said, Mist is good for forcing Chargers to move if my teammates take the hint and rush.