I hope this becomes a series, we’ve gotten no bomb weapons this season so I think people would need these guides… Curious to see what you would say about sprinkler, other than just “throw it on the ground lol”

Very good video make more please

I’d like to see your opinion on sprinkler. Hitzel developed a playstyle with nzap 83 in Splatoon 2 where it would use the sprinkler to help it stubbornly paint forwards. Throwing the sprinkler out almost like its a torpedo (something else for the enemy to shoot at).

One other thing: Toxic mist can be a great area denial tool for any movement that requires a jump to be made (Ex: the jump on Sturgeon RM). There, it just completely nullifies the ability for the enemy to access certain areas.

As someone who has mostly gave up on zink mini splatling, thank you! this sub has been so confusing for me to use since I'm more used to the disruptor variant in splat 1

I’m glad you’re using the term “utility sub” rather than the more common “nonlethal sub”. It paints it in a more positive “this has uses outside of simply making the opponents cease to exist” rather than “this is an inherently poor sub because it can’t easily splat or threaten a splat”. That’s why I’m a fan of Angle Shooter. It rarely kills, but the range, chip damage, and location tracking makes it ideal for pressuring backlines away from their preferred positions, even if only for a second or two. That can be all you need in many instances.

Would also love to see one on sprinkler but angle shooter definitely is more underrated I think.

I've played tri-slosher in S and S+ and people avoid and are more hindered by mist in S or lower ranks. The debuff is kinda avoidable with a squid roll or relocating elsewhere. But it is possible to spam it on a good snipe point or another choke point. This won't work as well on every map but you can really prevent the enemy from advancing really well sometimes. Though I gotta say at higher levels people know how to counter it better and play around it to not get hindered by it as much, and the teams being more organized can strike you better.

you forgot one very important thing: Squid rolling. At a low level it won't matter but the only reason it worked in that particular clip on inkblot was the left and right chokepoints to spawn make it so you have no momentum to squid roll. Otherwise a booyah + tristrike would have succeeded in that push with plenty of time. Not here to be a negativist but I do agree with the sentiment that bombs are (generally) better sub weapons than utility subs (with exception to disrupter, I absolutely loved disrupter.) But the reason I bring that up though is that when using toxic mist to stall a chokepoint you need to also plan ahead to not allow the enemy to squid roll through 3/4 of your mist. If you have jet then you would have to pressure the area near chokepoint for example but on zini you would need your teammates to help with that. Toxic mist is my favorite of the utility subs though and this guide covers basically everything I learned from my 1500 or so hours of splatoon 2 and 3 about it (I mostly used L3, L3D, Bamboo mk1, and mk3 but i did use mk2 to about 150k and it worked surprisingly well with mist.) I hope Nintendo does 2 things to it in the future 1. Toxic mist has an additional affect where there is a perimeter (about one unit away from mist) and beyond that unit you cannot squid roll (this will make it so a weapon with about 2 mains of swim speed should be able to only squid roll through about half the mist) 2. Sub power up increases radius on top of throwing range. This would help it keep up with non-utility subs as while you are right that it is a good tool, it falls short to what a burst bomb or fizzy bomb can do to almost every weapon in the cast

Not only was this video amazing, but CrossCode AND Eastward music at the same time? Definitely worth the sub.

Thank you! Please continue this series - its great!

Curling Bomb is fun! People don't consider it as a "Lethal" Bomb but when fully charged it is larger than a Splat bomb, if you made a guide on it that would be cool.

thank you so much for making this video! i don't know why so many players are so quick to underrate the ability to create terrain in a movement based shooter

That was an enlightening experience! Would love to hear more about the other utility subs as well!

i love your videos pika i definitely agree with you that not all weapons that don’t have bombs are bad. as someone who loves “bad kits” weapons and specials you inspire me a lot.

My favourite weapon from S2 was the vsplash. I always liked the mist on it. One of my favourite uses was cutting off movement options when dueling someone around a cushion or other small piece of cover. It’s very affirming to hear you mention a lot of the same uses i had discovered for it. My main takeaway is a reminder that it survives booyah bombs and ink strikes Edit: forgot to mention, i appreciate the Custom Robo bgm

Great video! I can't wait to watch the rest of this series!! Oh man, angle shooter tips from the person pushing slosher deco, very excited!!! I'm also looking forward to your sprinkler vid, since I recall on stream you were a bit negative on it. Keep up the great work!

Man improved my opinion on this sub single handedly really interesting video!

Utility sub can be very good, my favourite use of one is nova's point sensor. Since the nova is best played as a support at mid to front line for its inking speed while having good range you can reveal enemies from far away on the map and allow your more aggressive players reach the enemy easily but also doesn't have to search for them

base tri stringer has been my main weapon since my first game of the demo, but I was just starting to get worn down by the general opinion that bombs are the superior subs before I decided to check her people actually use mist just playing my usual casual games while watching this, I immediately started to make games so much more interesting and fun! thank you!

I came here after the angle shooter video, and had a visceral reaction to hearing everhood music in the first minute or so lmao. Haven’t finished the video yet but I’m sure if it’s anywhere near as in-depth as the angle shooter one it’ll be a great one too.

So excited for this series!

I feel if the toxic mist effects were just a little stronger or maybe lingered for a second after leaving its area it would be a lot better but by no means is it the absolute trash people make it out to be.

Thanks for this! I'm a trip-stringer main so it's great to see how to use toxic mist better.

Coming back to this now that we've got neo stamper in our hands, super useful when trying to best use mist

Good video. I found that I've consciously or subconsciously using many of the examples you gave, but I wasn't sure how effective it was at actually doing the thing lol.

CROSSCODE MUSIC DETECTED. you have great taste in osts mr. pika :)

This as a series would be a great thing! I'm hoping for beakons since we're getting two very useful ones next season :)

Toxic mist is kinda bad at blocking paths after squid roll introduction And also players can use toxic mist where *enemies want to stay* The same tower checkpoint mentioned in the video Snipes and perches Narrow sections where fights go

Good video, subscribed

Wow, great guide! I never knew about how string toxic mist could be when used right! Also, since this’ll hopefully be a series, I wanted to ask if you could make a guide about all the uses for sprinkler, if that’s possible. Regardless, I’ll definitely be watching your next guide! Again, amazing guide.

Very informative video! Also the cross code music 😚

Rewatching this again so I can prep myself for the new Recycled brella kit. Still such a great video. 👍

EVERHOOD SOUNDTRACK SPOTTED in the wild!

as someone who spent a lot of time on the original trislosher, studying its build, i can agree with every point you make. most people who slander it are turf war mains, which is probably its worst applications due to lack of enemy prediction

Very good video!!!

I've seen several comments about squid rolls "countering" toxic mists so I'll just put my thoughts here: simply put I don't think that's all that true in context LOL. It's certainly true that you can squid roll from outside of mists into them and preserve your momentum, though that's rarely going to get you through all the way so long as the mist user is smart about when and where their mists are placed, just another reason why I placed such a large emphasis on those concepts in the first place. You're still likely to get caught halfway into the mist given how wide they can be if placed right, and you'll still activate the audio giving away your approach + your escape route out against anyone on the other side will be cut off by the mist that's still there. It's a neat trick for sure, but if the mist user has a proper plan/setup with how they're using mists it shouldn't change the outcome of any fights/pushes very often. Definitely should've mentioned it in the vid though

good to know that I wasnt the only one who decided to wear the cowboy hat when using the tri stringer

Using Toxic Mist on the person with the Rainmaker, or just slapping it on a freshly-popped Rainmaker, makes this sub so good in that mode alone. I'm honestly surprised how few people do it because of how many games my teams have won because I just said "no" to the enemy's push.

I'd love to see something on Beakon, I like playing Dapples and I'm looking forward to Wiper Deco and Custom Squelchers, but I don't know how to best use the sub for them. Great guide by the way!

I really appreciate the section on using it aggressively - I play a lot of Cjet, and tend to play it more as a midline that can switch to anchor if neccecary, and a tip for this is to use mist to space enemies - Cjet has pretty solid DPS and can outrange a lot of frontline threats, and mist can discourage people from getting in that ideal range quite well - either when slayers try to take you out, or you are playing more frontline.

i main both stampers and with stamp neo, i found i hardly use so it (mist) since i have zero clue how to use it. found this guide to extremely helpful, i’ll be applying this to my games :3

Toxic mist my beloved

I have been playing with the Custom Jet a lot recently, and I find that using toxic mist aggressively like the tri helps lessen the likelihood of opponents swimming out of my range, considering that the Custom Jet has a slower kill time than many fellow shooters. As a more anchor-y weapon, using throwing toxic mist at popular flank routes (when they exist) also helps inform me if there is anyone trying to flank the team. I think the Custom Jet is a really fun kit, and probably it is going to be my first 5-star weapon

When I started to use Stringer I could tell pretty quickly that Mist was a very useful sub, which surprised me, because I always saw pros talking about how its "one of the worst subs in the game." But here It is, giving me all the ground control I asked for.

This is why I hope splatbrella gets toxic mist in its next kit, stally weapon + stally sub would be so fun to play and fight with.

I know it's technically a bomb, but as most people consider curling a utility sub I'd love to see a guide on that one as well! I know you touched on it a little in your Clash neo vid, but would love to hear more in depth!

Loved this! I had no idea the mist could go through walls O_O. That's so useful. I've mostly been using it to harass backliners and tower riders. The difference in opinion of bombs and utility subs is fascinating from a game design perspective. I don't know how good or bad they are in practise, but bombs have an advantage over utility subs in being very clear in what they do. Creating immediate and satisfying results. So whenever you design something more passive or complicated, it's a question of "how do I make this as satisfying as a bomb". I remember throwing a Toxic Mist the first time and going "well, what's that do?". Even after reading the description it didn't feel satisfying to utilize, and you encounter it so rarely in casual play that you don't notice the effects. It's only now that I've picked up the Jet and Stringer (I'm just B rank, so have mercy) that I'm noticing how fun it can be. Throwing out ideas here, but I wonder if this sub would like an UI effect. Like how the screen blots out when taking damage, there could be a slight fade for mist. Not enough to impair vision, but enough to make players uncomfortable and hammer home that "you don't wanna stand here". Another idea is to make them more prominent in the hero campaign.

I'd love to see a video about the Curling Bomb, it's not strictly a utility sub but it's rarely used for the bomb aspects of it. It would be interesting to see what you have to say about it.

I’ll have to try these tips with zimi!

I've been saying this for years! Finally someone agrees.

as a tri stringer main, i think the main thing about this sub is that its kinda redundant. the thing tri stringer does most well is hold a line. if theres an area where a tri stringer can get a single shot off, a good tri stringer can stop pretty much any weapon in its tracks with partial charges. toxic mist does the same thing but without the splat threat. it helps with wail combos, but beyond that, its main use is a lot weaker. it still helps when people get on top of you, but its nothing that couldnt be accomplished better by a splat bomb

love this

Honestly thank you for this guide, I've been trying to secondary Tri-Stringer and I just cant deal with it anymore bc I dont know how to use my tools super well. This has helped me tho!

Mist on Zini is cool because it can use it aggressively and defensively due to its midrange/support playstyle

Finally, it can be tiring to see such skewed views on utility subs especially when you are AWARE how good it can be! I believe opinions would change if the radius got buffed 12-15%

You can also throw out a mist then use ink vac to drain people's ink faster

Awesome video, although I already loved toxic mist as a Custom Jet Squelcher main. What I really need to know about is how and why sprinkler can be good... for reasons... :D

Honestly I'd like to see an Ink Mines vid, as currently I don't see much viability to it outside of eLiter that can use the information aspect of the sub, and with the Annaki Nova incoming and being a big Annaki fan in-game...would like someone with more knowledge to help me see wtf can I do with Mines outside of defensive stuff, especially due to the ink cost.

would kill to hear your opinions on Point Sensor or Tacticooler too

Tri-Stringer main here. I almost never use Toxic Mist. If I want to prevent enemies from moving through a chokepoint or in a particular area, I just shoot explosive bolts there, which costs a whole lot less ink and do damage. I am confused why I would generally use a 60% sub that doesn't do damage, doesn't fully prevent them from moving through, and realistically doesn't do that much ink drain either. I think the only places it makes sense are grates and uninkable chokes like the art academy ramp as shown by the CJet in the video. Particularly grates since you can't shoot explosive bolts onto them.

I'd like to see what he has to say about ink mine next

The ability to restrict movement using mist with the TriStringer is my favorite gut punch to over zealous tteks trying to rush me every 2 seconds Because I get to Mist and then tap shot them since theyve likely already taken first charge chip damage from me :)

Ways toxic mist would describe itself in one sentence Every so often, you get that one little b-ch that camps a choke point with me ready to pop other people’s sh-. Rainmaker carriers hate me, because it makes them move like molasses thanks to them already being slow.

I know shadow covered this a bit but the concept of retake beacons, utilizing their location effect is very interesting to me.

the everhood song :O !!!

i want to see sprinkler! gotta up my dynamo gameplay, hehe.

Nothing new for me, but I love Toxic Mist since Splatoon 2. I am a huge fan of utility subs and the best Splash-o-Matic for me is from Splatoon 2 with Toxic Mist and Inkjet. To be honest I don't play in comps and I don't care about the opinions from "pro" players. I hear about pro and cons about the subs, but mostly you hear only cons about a utility sub. I think with Splatoon 3 weird kits, pro players slowly start to think differently about this subs, but bombs are easier to use, so less thinking and less adjustment of old playstyle habits. That's my "casual" hot take about that. 😜

I like point sensors, if I can’t get the kill I hope my team mates can. Being marked makes player react and forced to retreat or fight.

Stamper Nouveau

CUSTOM JET SQUELCHER’S KIT IS AWESOME!

Roller i believe is a scarily good combo with mist: mist lowers movement and lowers ink and roller can BRING DA PAIN!

Do you think it's worth running a sub saver with LDE? I'm a custom jet player for specific reference

Definitely Line Marker next, it's such a good idea but needs more love from the devs and players.

I love me Mist and Sensor. Why have boom, when I can be max annoying to the enemy team?

pleeease angle shooter next i want to like it so bad

more tips on beakons

Hot utility sub take but line marker is better than sprinkler

what about curling bomb, is that gonna be in this series?

mist is one of those things thats underrated and can be broken in the right place. sadly it only feels good on rm

7:58 Will you make a guide if agressive weapons receive mist? Answered it. I think that he can read minds

I know I'm late, but does ink resistance actually do anything against mist?

Line Marker next please. I absolutely adore it and yet I see top level players dismissing it's use left and right and that breaks my heart.

The splatoon comp scene has some of the most stubborn narrow minded people, especially at the lower levels. So we need more top players encouraging people to try new things and experiment. Thanks for the awesome video!

no lie, toxic mist is so helpful in stopping clam carriers, i can throw up to 3 in a tank and just lock down the entire approach toxic mist my beloved Edit: I can only do two, but I still love throwing them

no mention of zimi :(

Hot take here but Mist should also degrade your special charge up meter down. Lol.

Where is rapid pro 😢

How is it a utility and not a bomb? It does a deffinite amount of dammage, and debuff. Sounds like a bomb to me

First I’m so happy you covered the uses of toxic mist and some mechanics that some players might not know of. Second I’m genuinely tired of people in the community dogging on utility subs, people only going over the negatives and discourage people from using weapons with said sub. Third im also glad you covered both defensive and offensive uses of toxic mist, giving insight to the versatility of the sub. Lastly the usage of toxic mist on specials like tri-strike and booya bomb was something I’ve never thought of and something I will definitely try out in future games. Overall I love how you covered toxic mist and looked at all the uses for it and I’m super excited to see more videos on utility subs since I play a lot of weapons with them!! :]

Point sensor guide would be cool.

no shot you use Crosscode music

the fact that you dont mention squidrolling thru toxic mist makes this feel like a biased incomplete guide

zimi users fuming rn