Splat Charger CAM-O

Chargers · Sub: Sprinkler · Special: Crab Tank

The standard Charger, with a solid balance of long range, one-shot kills, and a charge that's fast for its range. The basic game plan is to fine-tune your position with charge hold and move your sniping spot along with your team. It struggles against the longer-range E-liter 4K family, and its trump card changes by kit: Ink Vac, Triple Inkstrike, or Crab Tank.

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

Best stages / Worst stages

Strengths

• About 1 second to charge, which is fast for its range, so you can fire again right after a miss
• One-shot kills from a range longer than almost every weapon except the E-liter 4K and Snipewriter families
• Charge hold and low end lag make it nimble for a long-range weapon
• Rapid uncharged shots paint an even straight line, so it paints fairly well for a long-range weapon
• Just showing your laser keeps enemies from approaching, so you protect your team even without getting splats

Watch out for

• Against the longer-range E-liter 4K family, any spot you can shoot from is also a spot they can hit you from, which puts you at a disadvantage
• If enemies close in while strafing left and right and you're surrounded by enemy ink, you can't keep up up close
• Your laser and charge glow give away your position, leaving you open to ambushes from below your perch or from behind
• No arcing shots, so it's hard to touch Blasters and Sloshers hiding behind cover or below ledges
• When you're not getting splats you contribute less, so your aim directly decides your results

Tips

• Charge behind walls or ledges to hide your laser, and only peek out the moment you fire
• When your teammates move, move your sniping spot too. Don't keep firing from the same place
• Use charge hold for small adjustments, like dodging bombs at your feet or finding a clear line of fire. Don't wander around holding a charge for long
• When enemies get close, drop a Splat Bomb at your feet and back off. Until you're comfortable, retreating beats fighting it out

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)
• 11.0.0: Special points 210→200 (Z+F Splat Charger) (source 9)
• 11.2.0: Special change, Crab Tank: cannon blast radius reduced by about 14% (Splat Charger CAM-O) (source 10)
• 11.3.0: Special change, Ink Vac: absorbs about 9% less enemy ink (Splat Charger, Order Charger Replica) (source 11)