Ink Tanks

Ink Tanks are containers that hold and show your ink level in matches. Weapons consume ink in order to be used, and ink tanks can be refilled by either swimming in your own ink, and/or staying off enemy ink. Using Specials will refill your ink tank to 100%, regardless of it's current level or special weapon used.

## Managing Ink Levels

### Main Weapons

Each main weapon type uses a different amount of ink. Using the Ink Saver Main perk allows you to decrease the consumption of ink when firing your main weapon. Your ink level is decreased when the following occurs with your main weapon:

* **Shooters:** The weapon is fired with *Right Click*.
* **Chargers:** The weapon is fired upon releasing *Right Click*.
* **Blasters:** The weapon is fired with *Right Click*.
* **Rollers:** The weapon is flung using *Right Click*.
The weapon is used to roll by holding *Right Click*.
* **Brushes:** The weapon is flung using *Left Click*.
The weapon is used to roll by holding *Right Click*.
* **Splatlings:** The weapon is fired upon releasing *Right Click*.
* **Sloshers:** The weapon is used to fling ink with *Right Click*.
* **Bows:** The weapon fires arrows upon releasing *Right Click*.

### Sub Weapons

Some sub weapons take different amounts of ink to use than others, with bombs typically taking the most. Using the Ink Saver Sub perk allows you to decrease the consumption of ink when using your sub weapon. Your ink level is decreased when the following occurs with your sub weapon (values used do not take the usage of Ink Saver Sub into consideration):

* **Splat Bomb**: The bomb is thrown, taking **65%** of your ink tank.
* **Burst Bomb**: The bomb is thrown, taking **35%** of your ink tank.
* **Curling Bomb**: The bomb is thrown, taking **65%** of your ink tank.
* **Autobomb**: The bomb is thrown, taking **55%** of your ink tank.
* **Suction Bomb**: The bomb is thrown, taking **65%** of your ink tank.
* **Sprinkler**: The sub weapon is thrown, taking **65%** of your ink tank.
* **Squid Beakon**: The sub weapon is placed, taking **75%** of your ink tank.
* **Ink Mine**: The sub weapon is placed, taking **65%** of your ink tank.
* **Toxic Mist**: The sub weapon is thrown, taking **65%** of your ink tank.
* **Point Sensor**: The sub weapon is thrown, taking **45%** of your ink tank.

### Refilling Ink

Being in your ink while in Squid Form allows you to recover ink. It's a lot faster than recovering ink in Human Form, and the recovery speed can be increased with the Ink Recovery Up perk. Your ink will refill at all times, unless the following is true:

* You are stuck in the enemy's ink.
* You are not in your ink, and it has been less than 3 seconds since a condition listed above has been met.

Once neither of the above conditions are true, the speed at which your ink recovers is as follows, excluding Ink Recovery Up:

* **15%** per second when not in ink.
* **35%** per second when in ink.

## Ink Tank Skins

In the Weapon Shop, there is a second NPC that you are able to purchase Ink Tank skins from. Skins change the look of your ink tank in battles for all players, however do not provide any benefits, they are only for style. The following is a list of the currently available Ink Tank skins:

 **Hero Ink Tank** | A replica of the Ink Tank used in Splatoon's Hero Mode.
 **Cyber Ink Tank** | A futuristic-looking Ink Tank featuring numerous computer components and lights, allowing the Ink Tank to even glow.
 **Ink Tank Octo** | A replica of the Ink Tank used in the Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion DLC.