Splatoon 2 - Game Awareness Guide (Tips & Tricks) 

One tip a lot of people tend to forget (and I even sometimes forget this myself) is to try and position yourself safely if you notice a teammate super-jumping to you. When a teammate is jumping to you, you will see this little arrow with their name pointing to you. Try to stay safe until they land, and protect their landing spot. This ultimate teamwork right here, I do this to show I care about my teammates.

Every sentence of this guide is gold. But my favorite parts were definitely the dope Tri-Slosher plays featured, I've got to step my game up

The Tri-slosher god came out of hibernation.

So many different things to be aware of! But def an amazing guide, I do need to work more on teammate awareness in solo

a few more of these and i might actually get good at the game cheers mate

imagine knowing how much damage you've done to your opponents *this post was made by the tenta brella gang*

I always get happy when I play as a backliner and teammates would super jump to me after getting splatted instead of super jumping just to splatted again.

The Map. Here's why Splatoon will remain the best version ever. Splatoon was a game perfectly designed for the Gamepad. Your map at any given time in the party.

Timestamps to skip (ik they're in the description; this is more effective) 0:00 Introduction 0:44 Map Awareness 2:10 Composition Awareness 3:10 Special Awareness 4:59 Ability Awareness 5:30 Advantage Awareness 6:42 Respawn Awareness 7:53 Teammate Awareness 8:35 Ink Awareness 9:56 Damage Awareness 10:46 Stage Awareness 11:27 Role Awareness 12:06 Weakness Awareness 13:11 Habit Awareness

Extremely interesting guide, with loads of important information. Thank you, Wadsm!

30 seconds in, and I'm in awe because I didn't notice even half the players that were eliminated and how you even knew they were there.

It's been 2 years already, and I'm only in my first week of playing this game. It is the only game of its kind that I enjoy

So much information. I can't guarantee that I will remember this all while I'm playing. I just play as I did before, but I will enhance my skills step by step.

Wadsm, I remember watching you in the Splatoon 2 World Championship. I loved watching you play because I also use Slosher class weapons. I also really love your videos! Keep up the good work!

I gotta admit man, as a newer team cap and such, I've been trying for awhile to figure out how to explain topics and such to my team but couldn't come up with the words for it. I really appreciate you making this video and I'll be sure to spread it around as well

i swear i find myself watching your kills and skills in these vids more than actually listening sometimes lmao.. your content is gold man 😭👌🏽

Yay, a guide I was actually waiting for! Thank you!

Loved the video but you forgot to mention how some items increase awareness, I'm thinking thermal ink and point senor. Two vastly underutilized tools.

just got a switch ; n just started this game- realized its headed towards final splatfest, there's so much happening I can't keep up with anything haha so much to learn and keep aware of

Thanks for this guide, Wadsm. It was very helpful !

Amazingly done! This video is such a good guide for approaching and working on your skills as a player and it gives an excellent overview on the key elements of top level play. I‘m again and again stoked about the deepness of the competitive aspects of the game and I‘m really looking forward to future guides!

This is a really great video. It really validated my skill, and gave me confidence. The respawn-awareness really helped

Damn this is really informative video especially with the good clips you added. Definitely worth the wait 👍

Excellent video as always, thank you for all your help 👌🏻.

ive been obsessed of splatoon for like... 5 years now, and I never have once played it, but laid my eyes on getting the best fighting technique with my roller. Already tipp number one is extremely useful, I see great location power in the way the paint patterns differ and occur, thank you.

I swear, I just rewatched your other guide videos last night before I went to bed, then went to sleep and woke up to this. I still have a lot to learn with regards to actually getting good, but guides like yours help more than I can probably put into words (although, if the rank system works like it's supposed to, the fact that I'm finally knocking on the door of X-rank after months in low-to-mid S+ might say something), so my thanks for putting so much effort into teaching others! I look forward to your next "The Art Of" video and more detailed guides in future!

I'm not even half-way through and i'm already overwhelmed

I wish I could be good like you Wadsm! It's like your my game teacher!

Thank you so much Wadsm

You make the best practical guides for Splatoon 2 hands down. No fluff, just knowledge. Thank you !!

6:03 Splatted RICKROLLED

I’m not a regular subscriber but your splatoon videos are very to-the-point and clear and advanced so these are amazing!!

That map-checking trick in the beginning of the match is gonna be a game changer for me

I really like the tri -slosher it helps me a lot in battles but thanks for this video because you taught me how to use good it well like other weapons

I have been waiting for this video! Oh yeah yeah!

Yes! I really needed to see this!! Thank you very much!

Nice video as always !

Awesome Splatoon tips. I'll more than likely try to incorporate all of these while playing. But just to add. If for whatever reason you feel like if you're in a rut and can't seem to improve your awareness skills or Splatoon is starting to feel like a grind.... Try playing other games that also require situational awareness. Maybe like RTS Games, FPS Games and even some Fighter and Simulator games. I can't tell you how many I jump back into Splatoon after a while and somehow feel like I gained Ultra Instinct out of now where. Plus other games can help you with what your lacking with. For example: Not looking at the map? Try an Real Time Strategy (RTS) or Strategy game. One game I use is "They Are Billions." You don't necessarily need to play They Are Billions if you don't like the game or that type of game. There are many other RTS games and other games in general that can help with map management. In my case, when playing They Are Billions, I constantly check the map to see what areas I constantly need scouted. Also can see where the all the zombies are located and where my biggest threat may come from. I rarely do anything without checking the map first. This is good because you start building that map checking mentality and can incorporate it into Splatoon. May not work for you but it works for me. Just make sure to watch where you're going... because for whatever reason... when i check the map while swimming to where i want to go... i somehow run head first into rollers, bombs, ink walls, specials, and even enemy players. Basically, you can build habits from other games if you don't see yourself building in Splatoon and can incorporate them in later. Need to be a better sniper but can't get over missing all the time? Fast paced FPS. Need to help with keeping track of every player? Try a strategy game. Feel like your fingers are sluggish and can't keep up? Fighting game or button mashing game. Need help with your field of view and seeing people from the corner of you eye? Try a fast paced game. (try open hexagon it's free) Wanna learn how to outsmart people and think outside of the box while under pressure? Try fast paced puzzle game. And by puzzle im not talking about those phone app games that require you to finish a puzzle in under 30 sec. No, i'm talking about stuff like Hotline Miami Although, mixing things up from time to time can bring a new breath of fresh air, It's best to work on the game you really want to improve on. Especially if you want to polish your splatting and inking skills. Just be sure to work on what you need the most help with. Even if it means you need to look at it from an other angle, standpoint, or even from other game's point of view. Just make sure to have fun when playing, Yeah?

I’m loving your teaching skills.

Nice video man keep it up!

WOW. This helped a lot, man!

Awsome video! This was very informative and will probably help me get a bit better!

This guy is actually good for guides

For real man, been working on using the tips found in this and I can already tell my game's gone up. No longer stagnating on S+9 and Low X. ESP the tips with the map helped. Being able to predict which weapons are going where in the beginning has helped me to get a lot of early picks and stop a lot of flanks mid game.

Fantastic guide!

thank you Wadsm! Great guide! (and great music too~!) I like how you pointed out that playing every weapon for experience is hard, and wanted to expand on that. I consider myself a flex between support and anchor, but one fateful day I was craving burst bomb combos and played Splattershot after dropping 30 QR chunks to get pure QR shoes. Not only do I enjoy the weapon now (although I'll usually satisfy my burst bomb cravings with CJS these days), but I learned to think like an aggressive player, and after watching this video, I've realized how little I've exploited that. Getting inside players' heads seems so difficult when you have so much more like execution, decision making, and positioning to worry about, but down here in S+ where I am I see a lot of the same things over and over again by aspiring Kensa Dualies tryhards, and that gives me hope. Got some questions, though: You didn't mention in Man Advantage Awareness anything about trades. Does man advantage play into that, and how? How far is too far to push in? At what point do pushers begin to overextend, and how can that be avoided/exploited? To connect ink management and comp awareness, watching for specific subs like the Fizzy Bomb on the KSM can provide information on opponent's ink tanks. Would that be good to take into account, to attack opponents when they're low on ink or recovering ink, or is it a waste of time? What should I do if my team has two backliners and I'm one of them? Should I change my playstyle or not? but finally WHY were you wearing 2 mains of special saver at the world cup? Thanks again, amazing video! :D

It has been a year, even a year later, this is still helpful Thanks!

I know I'm in the right place when I'm watching a Splatoon 2 video with Pokemon music in the background

This is golden, also just picked up slosher deco again mid week and watching your plays is amazing! I thought my average of 18 kills was good lmaooo

I spent 5 hrs with every weapon, helped a lot! I now know most of the weaknesses of each weapon and how to counter them with my main (Ink Brush) which has been bringing me really far in X rank :D Plus with the other tips from your other guides I’ve gotten pretty good, and I spent like 1-3 hrs in the training area whenever I played the game.. It’s insane how much hours you need to dump into this game to get good but it’s definitely worth it, especially when you become this thing of pure DESTRUCTION.. But besides that thanks man.

Thanks for all your vids !! It definitely helps a lot !!!

Thank you Wadsm you have taught me so much! I thank you

Great Guide my dear splatterino sir, I saw my gameplay improve instantly.

This is really great; thanks for sharing !

This is a lot of awareness ! As a perfectionnist player I know I will take a lot of time to master everything you mentioned! Haha. Which awareness should we begin to train ? I don't think there is one more important than another, but maybe some are easier to master in the first place? Thank you for this amazing guide ! ♡

I’ve been using this a lot! This helps me know where the people are so I know where to focus defending (I use charger)

Thank you for making this video!!

😊 some of these tips people should already know. good video

This dude : calculates 100 eqations before heading into a 1v1 Me : oh god oh god oh god oh god

Remember to keep track of where your teammates are so you know if it’s worth it to deal as much damage as you can and get splatted, and then super jump back into the fight, if you should super jump away or if you’ll be forced to run to avoid losing significant ground with a super jump. It can mean the difference if you can make it trivial for a teammate to splat someone close to getting a super and thus preventing a game winning push.

I have played this game over 2300 Hours, and I still have no clue how HP recovery works

As an offensive player who rushes in a lot mindlessly, I’ve learned some things that would be a lot better than well, rushing in mindlessly. • staying with defensive Teamates (mini guns, splat brella, etc.) with boost the chance of you surviving. An offensive player working with a defensive player gives attack and defense all at once • playing weapon roles correctly helps. Me being a former sniper main, I used to just run in without knowing the actual role snipers played (killing from a distance) and got splatted a lot. • figuring out what weapon works best for you is always helps. I’m a slosher main now, and the two-hit-lots-of-inking is exactly how I want my gameplay. So find a weapon class that works with you! These are just some tips I thought :/

Waiting for Part 6 of this very useful series

Hey Wadsm, I know this is not related to this video, but can you try making a video about the sub weapons? The tips and tricks you can do with them.

That first clip is amazing- i can only one man army like that when im using the N-Zap 89’ which is SUPER overpowered in my opinion

I have a tip no one tends to use, but if you see an enemy super jumping, check the special status of the enemy. If you see a splashdown charged, do not super jump camp. Easy way to do this is to try to capture the position of the other enemies

im always so damn motivated after i watch your videos, thank you tho!

Thanks for explaining a few things I never really payed attention to. Like what weapons other team has.

There are two things that prevent me from getting to X rank 1. My aim. I tend to miss several kills a game due to my aim not being good enough. 2. My awareness. I'm not that aware of specials and map things, and team awareness is my weakest point. Sometimes I'll lose a game when I did better than anyone else, but because I wasn't helping my teammates we couldn't push the objective or stop it properly.

Wadsm: "Every Inkling in the game only has 100 health." Agent 3: "Allow me to introduce myself."

Will you be at the splatoon invitational 2019?

A lot of stuff to think about at once. I'm just gonna completely focus on one of these at a time every few days

Nice video this help me very much and wadsm van you make guide where can you train your aim , movement etc.

I have a suggestion for your next video. Working on your mindset. Such as doing what actaully works over doing what someone thinks would work in their mind, or learning to overcome small things like getting bagged someone when an opponent kills you. Stuff like that. Great video by the way

One more thing about special awareness I don't think you mentioned is that the players' hair starts flaming when they have their special. You can use it in conjunction with the team comp. Or in a 1v1 to know when they get their special. Weapon set knowledge is also important of course, since just knowing that your enemies have their special isn't too useful if you don't know what it is. Furthermore, knowing what sub weapons your enemies have is important. You can learn to be cautious of sneaky succ bombs by your drop, for example. You can use this along with the enemies abilities to know whether the sub weapon they just used will have drained their ink tank (ie do they have ink saver sub?)

All I gotta say...thank you for this

Nice tips, I'll definitely try to brush up on these skills!

I’ll use this to improve my skill thanks for this btw

Dadsm has every time good tips

Cooool Video my friend 😉

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Wadsm sharing his wisdom 💖💖

Thatsrb2dude at 11:30 haha nice clip wadsm :)

This helped me win more often that deserves a subscribe

Splatoon 2 very epic change my mind

Wadsm your guides are so In depth when your talking about said subject. So I was wondering if you could make guides on how to handle or outplay a certain weapon or class kind of like how thatSrb2Dude did with the clash blaster. Just an idea 😎

People saying Brella is bad: *Using it as a frontliner* Me with role awareness: *Actually uses the shield feature with good intent and protects teammates when i get a chance*

Good video for beginners. Actually, even as a decent player myself, I need to be a little more aware of ink quantities. You could also make a point about certain weapons having weak spots in their frame data (e.g. after a charger shoots, there MUST be a minimum of X frames before they can shoot again. As a front liner you can sometimes take advantage of small bits of info like this).

Thanks for getting me to x with your tips :)

Thanks chief

There is only one time I remembered me doing a flank successfully, using my Kensa Undercover Brella ❤️ Team wipe ~

Man… even as an “A Rank Player” (which I had been having some problems in there). I didn’t realize of all of this. It seems that all this time, I just jump in with Blind Luck and take it up to Chance, and take a Gamble.

Nice boiiii

I always say learn and adapt. Maybe that's habit awareness

8:51 ehi Mom, I'm famous (even if I got splatted😅) Btw this guide is ibcredibly helpful, so thank you a lot

TFW you're a Slosher main and you're watching the sick Tri plays in awe while desperately trying to work out what abilities they're using but then you realise... thanks to splatnet shop and chunks that gear could have ANYTHING :/

I recently got to rainmaker S+0, and everyone ive seen so far has all same abilities in their gear or close to that- i dont even have one piece of gear like that for my gear sets lol- im already used to watching for abilites (like ninja squid) need awareness now. Rollers with ninja squid are so common in S rank lol- And octobrush with ninja squid are annoying Im also getting a bit better at tracking ninja squids and spotting splashes in the ink as the enemies swim. I look at my map at the start of the game and see if theres a ninja squid- like when the brush ninja squid was 1v1ing me in a area inked in their color, they turned into an octopus so i started inking the turf around me so they couldnt surprise me. Oh GOD theres 3 ninja squids- Fr tho im really good at spotting splashes in the ink in the corner of my eye- i saw a roller going into the ink hiding in a corner and i saw the splash and managed to splat them.

this is just crazy, your brain move like 100x faster than mine

I am now big brain thanks a lot wadsm

I actually have a suggestion… “Tips for those who play which way - TV and or Handheld or Tabletop”… especially for those who are limited to just one, like me with the Switch Lite.