Splatoon 3: Salmon Run with a side of salt 

For me, the worst part of Salmon Run is getting a group of randoms that I have _complete synergy_ with and then getting a connection error

Salmon Run can easily turn from a fun co-op game into an intense Touhou nightmare

4:58 Best executed big shot joke in any Splatoon 3 video by far

I once heard someone say that the small fry’s in salmon run bullied our small fry, and that is the perfect justification for not feeling bad about beating up the small fry enemy’s in salmon run

Salmon run is literally the "either you have the best time of your life or you want to jump off a window" mode of the game

Anytime a Splatoon game comes out this channel becomes a Splatoon channel for the next few months.

Important note that not enough people talk about: DO NOT leave Slammin' lids unattended, sometimes you have to cut your losses and kill them, or else they'll block of pathways, and if multiple are out there, they can box you in. Also sometime it's worth sacrificing yourself by jumping under the Slammin's barrier to make it drop on a boss that's under it, even if it kills you (don't do that every time though, it's better if you're not dead)

I feel like drizzler can be much more of a pain than people realize ESPECIALLY in fog.

The [[BIG SHOT]] part caught me by surprise. It was perfect.

I love how Scott almost felt obligated to do a Spamton bit with the Bigshot.

That moment when you barely pass the final wave. Then 2 employees spam their specials while going “Wahooo!” Salmon run is great…

The worst part of dealing with flyfish is that even when you have a chance to get both cans on launch 1, a random salmonid will get right in front of you and deflect the bomb

I hope a lot of people see this-PLEASE use "This way!" more often. I cannot stress how many times the entire team does not no where the Salmonids are spawning because one player is deciding to stick out on their own and everyone else is still trying to *find* the spawning enemies.

Calling the tenta missile salmon Satan is so accurate

Another smaller tip for weapon roles: brushes and rollers, **you are on revive duty, ESPECIALLY if you're down two or three players.** You can move while inking, and in terms of brushes you also have extra maneuverability. Actually, on the topic of brushes: Brushes, you can run over grates by inking. This is incredibly useful for smthn like Spawning Grounds. And for anyone else: if your teammates need a revive and you're being chased, try chucking a bomb in their general direction. They'll thank you later.

I like to call glowfly waves : Cloaker Time, because they basically become the enemy with the same name from Payday 2

You could really hear Scott’s League of legends side come out whenever he actually expects Random children to play the game min maxed

“Gets to experience being a streamer at twitch con as an energized wave of freaks will relentlessly stalk and attack you” I have never laughed at something this true

Hey, some little things you missed. Flyfish's two Missile launchers actually *do different things.* Left targets random players and Right targets the closest one. Take the Left one out first. Also, there can only be a maximum of 3 Flyfish, and it might actually be better to only take out the left canister than actually killing them. Three crippled Flyfish is significantly easier to deal with than one full power one. If you see a Fish Stick show up in Cohozuna, KILL IT BEFORE IT LANDS. The Cohozuna can jump up and land on it, making it damn near impossible for a lot of weapons to shot it. Speaking of Cohozuna, the Hydra Splatling and E-Liter deal extra damage to him. Don't even bother throwing eggs if you have those weapons, just shoot him. I'm not fully sure about this, but I've heard some people say that Cohozuna takes more damage if you shoot it's belly. No idea if this is true but it's worth a shot? Big Shots are higher priority targets than you made them out to be. Having them around can completely wipe a team, and tons of weps *hate* jumping. That damage adds up, and killing them first gives you a cannon that makes the rest of the wave significantly easier. The Explosher has bomb properties, but Blasters *do not.* This makes no sense they literally explode what the fuck And that's about it.

4:57 my favorite interpretation of Spamton's quirky speech mannerisms so far

Wasn’t expecting an actual salmon run crash course guide but this is actually super helpful

The only tip I can give for salmon run is to always ink walls as well as the floor. They can often be the best possible escape and save a precious few seconds. Also when it gets dark and you have no idea what the gimmick might be. GET TO HIGH GROUND. If you get glow flies or grillers you will have a slight advantage. Also, if there is only a couple seconds remaining and the quota is filled. Focus entirely on survival and reviving should be 2nd priority. Do not worry about eggs of killing Edit: since this is also getting a lot more traction than I expected. I thought I’d add one more tip I forgot. Do not think the top of the fish stick is safe. If you are in a place they can’t get to, the salmonids will jump to get to your location. Also during low tide, retreating can be a very solid choice after quota is filled. Especially if your getting over run, it won’t work forever so make sure your prepared to fight for at least a bit

“ya! You know little buddy? Now you can kill his family!” Got me laughing way too hard 🤣

2:26 one of my most prideful moments in salmon run with randos was during one of these. i was the last person alive and of course, had the glowflies on me. there was three seconds left and we needed one more egg so i went down, grabbed the egg and did that turning thing as fast as i possibly could, getting the last egg in before time ran out. if i never get a heart attack in my life, that moment will be the closest i ever experience to it

this feels more like a guide/tutorial than a side of salt

That Spamton impression was phenomenal

I felt that ending part of the Big Shot bit so much :') I've had to fight hordes of lessers and some bosses all by myself while juggling a bunch of eggs into the cannon only to still lose the wave anyways because no one else was putting them in the basket, and because I was alone I got overwhelmed and splatted.

I think you're REALLY underselling how important inking walls is. When doing hazard level max waves, it was everyone's immediate priority to get all of the walls inked since you're constantly having to move and keep your distance from how much garbage gets thrown at you. From what I've read, if you beat HLM you instantly unlock the full shop if you haven't already. Also one more crucial tip, golden eggs shot from the egg cannon have bomb properties and can damage Satan's launchers.

One time me and some friends were playing and we all decided to get on a fish stick because things were getting hectic. We uttered the words “what are they gonna do, get us?” A maws came to answer that question.😊

4:57 I love how into-character he gets XDD

The horrible thing is the spamton joke is actually pretty faithfull to spamton and funny lol

The fact that Cohozuna will only spawn when at least two people have the big meter full is rather helpful. Although everyone involved in the wave will have their Cohozuna meter reset to zero, regardless if yours or the others is not full or full. Also do not fret if you use all your specials in Waves 1 to 3 and Cohozuna is on the way, you will get a refill one charge of your special once the Xtrawave starts. And a little extra bit of advice, be sure to listen carefully to the jingles at the end of Wave 3 to determine whether you will have to fight Cohozuna or it's over. They have distinct jingles to listen for closely, it would be your time to panic or hold your weapon close to you as you fight.

The big shot segment of this was so well done, props to you Scott the voice acting was terrific!

Big Note for the Killer Wail special: Although the time period is short, you can have the special target multiple bosses at once. Just spin around/aim a bit until one set of the speakers goes off, then you can target the next. So you can take out a Flyfish and then perhaps kill off a Steelhead as well.

i love that everyone has thier own nicknames for all the bosses

You know, I was half-expecting a [BIG SHOT] but I didn't expect you to go full spamton. Kudos to you, Scott.

The Big Shot explanation went exactly the way I wanted it too. Thank you. I laughed way to hard at it.

3:05 NOWS YOUR CHANCE TO BE A BIG SHOT

4:58 This made me smile. Nice voice acting!

As I saw on Twitter, "Salmon Run solo is just babysitting duty."

That Big Shot section was phenomenal. Just what I've come to expect.

The Big Shot part was easily the best thing I’ve ever seen

The Extra Wave gives you a special, so don't worry about depleting them all before hand. Also though, if you have two left it depletes it to one, so again, don't be afraid to use them prior.

Yes! Spread the word about the slamming lid! When I discovered that it can kill other bosses, it became my new favorite way of dealing with the boss that chase you to either kill them or make a quick vertical escape. They're so useful!!

After you get the required eggs... STAY ALIVE. And if gets overwhelming at the beach/dock area, you can move to the spawn area to get some heat off of you. Also the grates are your best friend. You can phase through grates if the water levels are down. It's definitely gotten me out of really overwhelming situations.

1:28 I SWEAR I’m the ONLY one of my group who will EVER ink the walls.

the big shot segment is so strong. going all in on the bit, especially his cries of despair

I am desperately after the Big Shot badge. Spamton G. Spamton has absolutely ruined that particular Samonid and I am all for it having happened. It’s my favourite Samonid because of this. Update: I DID IT [ladies and gentlemen] OF THE [Add a comment]. I REACHED [heaven] AND HAVE BECOME A [BIG SHOT].

5:04 Don t you wanna be a [[BIG SHOT]]

5:44 fun fact: the drop, *it can kill bosses, too*

Something I’d like to add that wasn’t mentioned about Satan (aka Flyfish) is if your dealing with it alone, but if your quick enough with your ink recovery, you can bomb both buckets in one attack cycle. The timing’s pretty tight though, and of course as Scott said, the hitboxes are kinda wonky, so don’t rely on it too hard.

The Spamton gag was very well done Great work as a whole, hopefully this will help newer hires, so I can suffer slightly less Also also, egg-tossing can damage a little, kind of a good way to make an escape in a pinch, thought it's risky

Here's a tip for trying to reach higher Salmon Run ranks: If you are constantly losing match after match, take a break from Salmon Run. Seriously it helps. Back in Splatoon 2 I would play Salmon Run almost non-stop when it was open, but it led to my rank constantly tanking as I would go on losing streaks where I would lose in the 1st wave. Some of the time that was due to me not knowing everything that I probably should have to play the mode efficiently, however other times it was due to the rotation of weapons not being the most balanced for playing with randoms (needing more tight knit team communication to be effective). Sometimes it was simply that the stage itself wasn't best suited for the weapons available, balanced or not (more often than not it was Spawning Grounds). Whatever the reason, after taking a break and coming back when the rotations were more in my favor, I would easily beat waves and rank up. Take it from someone who's tried the brute force way of ranking up in Salmon Run, if Grizzco's giving you trouble, then take a break. Either because it's the weapons, the stage, the randoms, or even your own lack of skill, it helps to wait a while until things calm down a bit and you feel more confident that you'll do better. ...and if at all possible, avoid playing on Spawning Grounds. That stage is deceptively hard and punishing to work with.

knowing when to backoff and revive your teammates is crucial people forget to do that and everyone often just dies because of this.

3:24 ngl steal eel driver looks like the most chill guy at the party who you will most likely go for a drink with afterwards

You show wall-clinging to the side of the tower on Sockeye Station during glowflies, and this is what randoms always do. It basically guarantees you lose the wave, as eggs become completely impossible to retrieve safely. You can instead just put everyone right next to the basket, on the lip closer to the tower, and the spawns have to run through a massive exposed stretch to reach you, goldies drop their eggs literally on the basket, you have easy chokes to hold, and if things go south you can just flee to the tower and up the wall to revive everyone.

5:23 this is so relatable why doesn't my team put the eggs in there.

I’ve just accepted that I’m going to lose every time I get glowflies with randos. Yesterday, I got two glow fly levels at high tide in a row. I’m not okay.

10:10 YOU HAD A 3 SUPER JUMP SPEED UP ABILITY HAT WHY DID YOU SWAP FOR CHUNKS 😭😭😭

A bunch of really incredible tips. I didn’t know Golden Eggs could kill Normal Bosses during Codzilla, so that’s definitely good to know. I don’t have friends with Splat so I’ve just been stuck on Profreshional without really going up to the 100 ranks. Also, bombs on the ground KEEP A ROUND GOING. EVEN IF ALL PLAYERS ARE DOWNED, A BOMB ON THE GROUND CAN REVIVE YOU OR OTHERS AND CONTINUE THE RUN.

A few tips ive learned from 1300 hours of spoon2 and 100 of spoon3: (reached profresh999 on 2, am currently eggsecutive) -On high tide, better to focus on killing all bosses the moment they spawn instead of eggs. On high tide, the eggs are all relatively close to the basket, so once you reach like 30 seconds before the end and all the bosses are gone youre free to hoard the eggs -don't die. Literally the best salmon tip. When you die, your teammates have to save you, which is usually a p big time loss. They also have more bosses focusing on them now that you're dead; and they also have one less person to kill the salmons and get eggs. Running away is better than dying!! -on glowflies or gushers, the dynamo can make the goldie drop ungodly amount of eggs by rolling on it, if positioned on the goldies path -the grizzco shosher can kill satan, one shot towers if aiming at the top from the bottom, as well as one or two shot enemies with shields!!! One shot steelheads and drizzlers!! Just make sure to count your shots so you dont run out of ink! -ink walls. It saves lives. -there is actually an order to opening the gushers that makes it very easy to find the goldie. If you're interested, i can link you to the Salmon Run discord server :) -on low tide, never forget you have a lot of space to back up or escape to if needed. Don't stay too far on the shore when killing towers or big shots (even to hoard eggs), because it makes it harder for you to escape tricky situations if enemies spawn and you can die very far from your teammates, making it very hard for people to revive you. Same when your teammates start dying and you're busy in the corner of the map, because all the enemies will go towards you and you'll have no escape! -always mind weapon roles on each rotation. As scott stated, some weapons can kill satan (useful). Some weapons are better for killing towers, some only shoot one pot at a time. The backlines should focus on killing enemies, the fast weapons should gather eggs, the rollers can roll on lesser enemies to help during nightime, dont send a sniper to kill the fishstick, etc, etc. Obviously these are examples and you can find yourself the better ways to use each weapons ! -some weapons like eliters, hydras or the grizzco stringer to a lot of damage to cohozuna, so if you get one, just focus him the entire wave !! Just make sure the rest of your team kills the other bosses -i ran out of tips, i'll update this if this message gets seen at all. good luck :)

4:59 As soon as this segment started a Big Shot spawned in my Salmon Run game 😂

6:11 Quick tip: when you spot another teammate getting ready to throw a bomb as well, move to one side of the missiles and jump to get their attention. Usually they get the hint and throw to the side your not on.

Still better than Clam Blitz

the spamton bit was FLAWLESS

3:04 BIG SHOT 4:48 Pft ok you knew.

6:50 I did not know. What other weapons have bomb properties? I must know, the flyfish must die.

That was actually REALLY helpful. I knew a lot of the general stuff but I didn't know a lot of the more clever strategies or the best ways to use certain weapons. Definitely didn't know the part about not getting demoted if its wave 3. I hate losing but I hate feeling like it was my fault even more, so thank you for this very informative and entertaining video Scott!

Can't wait to have a new race of Salmonlings in a Splatoon 3 DLC just to make Scott's statement age perfectly.

I love it when the randoms I get refuse to launch eggs in big shot cannon and instead walk their happy asses to the basket

I’ve only managed to beat Cohozuna once and it was the very first one I encountered Edit: I’ve managed to beat Cohozuna twice

I honestly didn't know you could use the egg cannon on Boss Salmonoids, that certainly would have been good to know all this time. Thanks dude I learned something new.

One thing with the "Uber Driver", and I've seen people do this a lot, is that you never, ever land on top of it.. it will deal DPS so fast that it will feel like you got splatted instantly (note it's actually a 3 tap from full health.) Also, the top face can be registered as a shield hit so you can use high vantage ground to stun it as it's face planting against a wall in an attempt to reach you.

0:49 That scream is pure Mythbusters nostalgia to me.

“If your team immediately drops it, congrats! You’re probably gonna lose.” That’s every single one of my teams. I can’t tell them to keep them alive; all they know is “Salmon Must DIE!”

That big shot section was amazing, 10/10 bro

Awesome guide Scott! I have some Extra Tips regarding both the Flyfish (Satan) and Stingers (Pothead) though. On super high Hazard Levels (that I have yet to get to myself because I suck), where you'll be constantly overrun with bosses, it's actually considered a good strategy to "Cripple" the Flyfish rather than kill them outright. This is because there can only be 3 of each type of Boss Salmonid on the map at once (for example there can't be more than 3 Steel Eels), so if you're at a Hazard Level where bosses will be spawning constantly splatting the Flyfish will just make room for a new one with both baskets. Speaking of the baskets, the Blue and Red baskets actually have unique behavior. The Red one targets the players closest to it, and the Blue one targets a random player further away from it. Knowing this, you can make the Flyfish more predictable in who it targets by targeting the Blue basket first. Now onto the Stingers, they typically target the players furthest away from them and, like the Flyfish, are especially nasty if there are multiple of them so as Scott says in the video it's best to just kill them immediately before they have a chance to pile up. The best weapons for them are rapid fire weapons and weapons with bomb/burst properties (Shooters, Splatlings, Dualies, Blasters, Exploshers and Brushes), DO NOT try killing them with Chargers or Rollers unless you absolutely need to be the one to do it, these weapons are incredibly ill suited for the job and really you're better off using said weapons to take out the Hammerheads (Bag Brain). Using the ol' Splat Bomb is good too if you have the ink for it, it'll take out a chunk of segments at the bottom and help you kill it faster. Some other general tips include: Never charge into a group of Chums/Cohocks or you'll be batted around and insta-killed, Always keep an eye on which teammates are down and revive them ASAP, no matter how dead weight and ally seems and extra pair of hands can come in handy, if you've been splatted never sit bellow a Slammin Lid as it's shield will block ally shots and make you impossible to revive, Low Priority targets like Scrappers (Uber Drivers) and Drizzlers (Drizzle me Timbers) still shouldn't be ignored, try not to go off on your own as it's best to stick with the team and help with whatever they're doing, getting splatted while off doing your own thing on the other side of the map will just split your team's attention and waste time. Also, Spawning Grounds is the worst Salmon Run map. Like THE WORST. That is all.

1:24 Me: Remembering seeing this one tweet about 4 players going to prep up only for a high water level defeat them in one go.

Gotta love those alternative boss names.

4:50 …this is MORE close to ranked than any of the other things. It’s Splat Zones!

The most recent rotation with the explosher was quite possibly one of the best we’ve had so far. It actually helped me get to Professional +3 for the first time… and then I got cocky thinking I could use the rotation to grind to Eggsecutive. I got knocked back down to +2 and I’m still stuck there. Doesn’t help that I’m stuck in solo queue.

Although most ppl think the strat for glow flies is to hang on walls, the best strat is to actually hang near the basket. Hanging on walls doesn’t really work anymore since the salmons can jump, and in some maps the tall walls are too far from the basket and you end up not getting enough eggs. So camp the basket on glow flies!!!

I have gone back to this video TWICE now for its tips. Thank sm for making this. It's informative and funny

I was half-expecting the big shot to be Spamton but you executed it really well and it made me chuckle

With your power and influence, I really hope that more people will know how to play Salmon Run well xD

6:01 “equipped with special boosters, This crapper will crap out tenta missles every ten seconds to give reflux a run for its money” got me lmao 💀

As soon as I heard the glitching I knew what the joke was gonna be and I still loved it

8:46 GODZILLA (but he’s fat & plump)

4:38 *Twitter Stick got me so hard 🤣-*

This video was genuinely helpful. I never really played a lot of Salmon Run anyways so a lot of this information was new to me. Thanks a ton and keep up the good work

0:35 I hope so too. 😞

8:07 For the Inkjet,you could also shoot Satan between the lids to get rid of it with just one shot.

Honestly the thing I like best about Salmon Run is how a lot of the bosses have nuance beyond what’s obvious. Like how Flyfish’s baskets target different players (red basket targets the closest player in the direction where it’s facing, blue chooses a random player), Steel Eels follow the player they are looking at, stuff like that Also if you want to get good at SR LEARN HOW TO SUBSTRAFE. It saves SO much time when bringing eggs to the basket

Huge tip I don't think is talked about enough: There are no "low priority" bosses. There are no bosses that I think you can take a look at and go 'oh I'll ignore them for now' Fish sticks can completely lock out a huge segment of the map from easy movement, scrappers deal a ton of knockback on hit and usually can't be taken out solo, drizzlers will help stingers and flyfish get their kills easier and flipper flops can instantly put the "Hey all salmonids kill this guy NOW" area onto your teammates. If you see a boss, and you have the ink left, you should probably try and kill it before it becomes a problem

9:52 I’m guessing that clip was from a stream🤩

I love all the names you gave the bosses, especially Aw Crap because…aw crap. Edit: If you’re looking for tips, I’ve found it really easy to beat Stingers lately. They take a long time to start firing, so if you spot one just as it’s spawning and book it over there, you can dispatch it before it can start firing.

The thumbnail made me think that you’re surrounded by sunny side up eggs with small dashes of pepper. Put me in a breakfast mood

I'll take Spawning Grounds over Marooners Bay any day. On the note of stages, the newest one, Bonerattle Arena has an inkrail that is suspended over the lower areas. If you're targeted during Glowflies or Grillers, hide there and keep hopping, they will not be able to touch you. If you don't hop, there is a small chance a Salmonid will get a lucky shot and knock you out of the rail, which will inevitably lead to you falling into the horde who will in turn rip you a new one.

I love how you referenced Spamton during the Big Shot part XD

I’m surprised I actually learned something from this. Never realized you could shoot the balloon to prevent the sludge rain. Also very glad that it’s not just me who hates spawning grounds. High tides there are the worst…