The Ink Mine is a Sub Weapon in Splatoon, Splatoon 2, and Splatoon 3.
Description
An Ink Mine is placed on the floor directly under the user. It is invisible to the enemy team except for a glowing light the color of the Ink Mine's team. It is triggered by members of the opponent team and will create an explosion of ink if they get close to it or splatter the area it is located in withink. If an opposing Inkling is within range, it will glow for a moment and then explode, possibly splatting the Inkling if they fail to get out of the way in time. In Splatoon 2, it does not kill but instead deal a lot of damage and puts a tracker on them.
Tips
- The player can place an Ink Mine before being splatted, as the opponent will not be able to see it and will be splatted by it, earning the player a splat.
- Ink Mines can also be placed near the opponent's spawn, as they will generally be in the area it will explode in, earning the player a quick splat and a chance to take more ground around the enemy's Respawn Point.
- This only works in Splatoon 1 because the Ink Mine was nerfed in Splatoon 2.
- A popular strategy is to place a mine on the Tower in Tower Control. When an opponent hops on, the mine goes off, earning you a splat and stopping the other team from moving the tower.
- This is still a valid counter in Splatoon 2 because instead of insta-splatting, you will damage the opponent, making way for easier killing.
Countering
- The Bomb Sniffer Ability will reveal where Ink Mines and other explosives are hidden, making them easily avoidable.
- Because they take several seconds to blow up, once the player notices the Ink Mine being activated they can avoid being splatted by running or swimming away in ink.
Sets
| Main | Sub | Special |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospray RG | Ink Mine | Inkstrike |
| Rapid Blaster | Ink Mine | Bubbler |
| New Squiffer | Ink Mine | Inkzooka |
| Luna Blaster | Ink Mine | Inkzooka |
| Inkbrush Nouveau | Ink Mine | Bubbler |
Gallery
An Inkling near an ally Ink Mine
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | トラップ | Trap |
| French (NA) | Mine d'encre | Ink mine |
| French (EU) | Mine | Landmine |
 Shooters
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• Splattershot Jr. (Custom, Kensa) • Splash-o-matic (Neo) • Aerospray MG (RG, PG) • Splattershot (Hero, Tentatek, Octo, Kensa, Order) • .52 Gal (Deco, Kensa) • N-ZAP '85 ('89, '83) • Splattershot Pro (Forge, Kensa) • Splattershot Nova • .96 Gal (Deco) • Jet Squelcher (Custom) |
 Blasters
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• Blaster (Hero, Custom) • Range Blaster (Custom, Grim) • Clash Blaster (Neo) • Rapid Blaster (Deco, Kensa) • Rapid Blaster Pro (Deco) L-3 Nozzlenose (D, Kensa) • H-3 Nozzlenose (D, Cherry) • Squeezer (Foil) • S-BLAST '92 ('91) |
 Rollers
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• Carbon Roller (Deco) • Splat Roller (Hero, Krak-On, Kensa, Order) • Dynamo Roller (Gold, Kensa) • Flingza Roller (Foil) |
 Sloshers
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• Tri-Slosher (Nouveau) • Sloshing Machine (Neo, Kensa) • Bloblobber (Deco) • Explosher (Custom) • Dread Wringer (D) |
 Brushes
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• Octobrush (Hero, Nouveau, Kensa) • Painbrush (Nouveau) |
 Chargers
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• Splat Charger (Hero, Firefin, Kensa, Z+F, Order) • Splatterscope (Firefin, Kensa, Z+F) • E-liter 4K (Custom) • E-liter 4K Scope (Custom) • Bamboozler 14 Mk I (II, III) • Goo Tuber (Custom) • Snipewriter 5H (5B) |
 Splatlings
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• Heavy Splatling (Hero, Deco, Remix, Order) • Hydra Splatling (Custom) • Ballpoint Splatling (Nouveau) • Nautilus 47 (79) • Heavy Edit Splatling |
 Dualies
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• Splat Dualies (Hero, Enperry, Kensa, Order) • Glooga Dualies (Deco, Kensa) • Dualie Squelchers (Custom) • Dark Tetra Dualies (Light) • Douser Dualies FF |
 Brellas
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• Tenta Brella (Sorella, Camo) • Undercover Brella (Sorella, Kensa) • Recycled Brella 24 Mk I |
 Stringers
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• REEF-LUX 450 (Deco) |
 Splatanas
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• Splatana Stamper (Nouveau, Order) |
| Rare weapons | • Grizzco Brella • Grizzco Charger • Grizzco Dualies • Grizzco Slosher • Grizzco Stringer • Grizzco Splatana |
| Sub weapons | • Autobomb • Burst Bomb • Curling Bomb • Fizzy Bomb • Ink Mine • Point Sensor • Splash Wall • Splat Bomb • Sprinkler • Squid Beakon • Suction Bomb • Torpedo • Toxic Mist |
| Special weapons | • Bomb Launcher • Bomb Rush • Booyah Bomb • Bubbler (Big) • Bubble Blower • Crab Tank • Echolocator • Ink Armor • Inkjet • Ink Storm • Inkstrike • Ink Vac • Inkzooka • Killer Wail (5.1.) • Kraken (Royale) • Splattercolor Screen • Splashdown (Triple) • Sting Ray • Super Chump • Reefslider • Tacticooler • Tenta Missiles • Triple Inkstrike • Trizooka • Ultra Stamp • Wave Breaker • Zipcaster |