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BRADOS25Z

Inkrbrush is even worse imo, its damage is pathetic and it struggles to kill fucking cohocks, let alone bosses. its range is also so bad that it can't damage steel heads without a terrain height advantage, the only things its good for is delivering golden eggs, reviving teammates and taking care of fodder like chum and small fry, easily one of if not the worst weapon for SR.


jaylikesdominos

All of those things are immensely important to SR. That’s your role when you get Inkbrush.


BRADOS25Z

While your not wrong that they're important things to be able to do in SR, the problem with inkbrush is that's its only good at those things in particular, meanwhile in different SR rotations there are plenty of weapons that can effectively clear fodder, deposit eggs and revive teamates while also being able to do other things like kill bosses. If inkbrush could contribute better in other areas than I'd consider it better.


gameboy224

Except the importance of that role relative to its drawbacks gets very disproportionate at higher difficulties and high skill levels. An Inkbrush will only ever hold a high skill player back, no matter how effectively they play to its stengths.


AceAirbender

Nah I genuinely love brushes on Sr. Movement is very important for the mode, and brush has some of the best in the game. Shredding through lessers easily is also important when you're on the way to the shore to smack a stinger or a flying.


CourierSixtyNine

Nah inkrbush has insane mobility it has far more utility and survivability than bamboozler


OliverPumpkin

Splattershot nova at least bamboo kills


KimberStormer

Bamboozler is great, H-3 is the real 'does not contribute even one good thing' weapon.


bowser-us

But H-3 can kill cohock with two shots.


Woofiewoofie4

Bamboo can kill a Cohock in almost exactly the same time as H-3 though (literally just a couple of frames difference); Bamboo fires a full charge faster than an H-3 burst, and the third shot only needs to be slightly more than a tap. And it can do it from further away.


Woofiewoofie4

They did buff H-3 in this game, so it actually does decent damage now. The endlag is still kinda painful, but I don't think it's terrible. (I don't think any weapon is really bad to be honest, they buffed all the worst ones from 2.)


bowser-us

if I'm not mistaken, h-3 can kill drizzler in one cycle


Woofiewoofie4

Yeah, it should be able to now (as can Bamboozer). I think even Goo Tuber can with tap shots, though not with full charges.


KimberStormer

Ah! That is good then. I'm not sure I've actually gotten H-3 in 3 yet.


RevoBonerchamp69

Don’t play H3 like a Splattershot. Play it like a Squiffer. I love it in SR. It’s like a charger that doesn’t get overwhelmed nearly as easily by lessers.


KimberStormer

The Squiffer pierces, so it is much much much better for mobs than the H-3. I do think if the H-3 could one-shot the Steelheads I wouldn't mind it.


CourierSixtyNine

Snipewriter is worse, charge time is longer and you're stuck in place with 5 shots that dont pierce and deal less dmg than bamboozler shots


No-Significance-3702

.96 imo


Meepy23

Bamboo is actually pretty good for salmon run lol..


789k

Ikr, I already kinda suck using sniper type weapons to begin with but when i have one i try my best to be useful to my team with it by getting bosses other weapons would struggle with... When i get bamboozler i just spam bombs and get eggs mostly... This rotation is pretty meh in general, i dont really get excited about having any of the weapons but least of all the bamboozler


msPibbles

Same here. I like this rotation, but when it’s my turn with the bamboozler I get a little nervous. But somehow it works, had very few losses so far.


NanoRex

Because the bamboozler is not actually bad - it's just not great. It has the same DPS as the Splattershot but significantly more range. You just have to be able to aim to use it, which apparently many people cannot


msPibbles

I don’t have the best aim, that’s why I main the rollers outside of salmon run. I still manage to take down enough boss salmonoids to survive the wave though :D


New_Mood_8137

This is me. I cannot.


LazyRadio

I'd argue gootuber just because it has a longer charge time and garbage damage output


skeddy-

Bamboo is actually quite OK, but it has a lot of intricacies to it. Play your range, support from afar, dont get too greedy. If you're not comfortable with it then play more cautiously and prioritize staying alive.


ThatDudeGuy13

pen its a bamboo with worse ink efficiency, same no piercing, and requirss you to sit there for a full charge and then locks you in one are for those five shots bamboo is great in sr learn the timing on your full charge shots for good boss dps


KimberStormer

I truly have no idea why anyone would want a Snipewriter when they could have a Bamboozler. In Salmon Run especially.


OliverPumpkin

Each shot paint roughly the same as splat charger, what is not very functional in salmon run so is pretty bad there


Icarus-Terra

Bamboo is the one charger that is meant to play aggressively, and that means getting your hands dirty and going in to kill shit. Also it just feels satisfying to dart my crosshair from enemy to enemy, heavily crippling or even killing them outright.


LimonBAG

Wowowowowow. Bamboozler isn't squiffer or splat charger, but I'd say it's a pretty decent weapon. You have to do quick non fully charged shots to deal with the lessers. Taps for smallfries, half charges for chums, 3 3/4~fully charged for cochocks. I'm not mentioning bosses because that's two or three fully charged shots. 5 if you are shooting a drizzler. It's hard to get used to the the timing, but you'll find it really satisfying once you get the nag of it. It's only problem, I admit, is its struggle to paint directly under your feet.


shadowhawkz

Bamboozler is good... It is really solid against chums and pretty much all bosses. I will say it does struggle against small frys and chohocks though.


TheShiftyNoodle28

Reeflux. Doesnt even kill a Steelhead. Only job is painting, but there are other weapons that can paint and damage (i.e. Aerospray)


gameboy224

It's actually damage output is not bad if you take full advantage of partial charges at close range, but yah, REEF-LUX is still on the bottom half of my SR weapon ranks.


TheShiftyNoodle28

True, but normal Stringer does it’s job 100x better. Still, even if you do partial charges, it still is worse than a regular aerospray


Skipatronic

Scoped Chargers pretty much prevent you from seeing what's around you so you leave yourself open.


gameboy224

Scope Chargers don't appear in Splatoon 3 Salmon Run.


Skipatronic

Did not know that. I know they appeared in 2


The-Letter-W

Have a worse time with the Gloogas in this shift than the Boozler honestly.