Drew Sebastino
Inkling Cadet
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I don't know why I'm making a thread over this just now, because I've always thought that Ninja Squid was a highly underrated ability, and wanted to hear other people's thoughts on it. I was legitimately surprised that this was not removed like Damage Up in Splatoon 2's bid to be "more competitive," because I felt that it was ridiculous even in the first game, where it wasn't even as useful as it is here. It's definitely one of the things that helped me finally get to S+ in that game; maybe my playstyle just lends well to Ninja Squid, but after making it something I would regularly equip, I was playing noticeably better.
I think what makes it very valuable is that it, quite frankly, it allows you to survive in situations where you really shouldn't be able to, and survival is one of the most important things in either game. There have been numerous times where I've been surprised, which normally leads to death 99% of the time, but I actually escaped, albeit with 1% health, because my attacker couldn't find where I went. In addition, if you have a shorter range weapon, it is good for getting you past the "ideal range" of a longer range weapon in scenarios where it would normally be impossible to otherwise. Ninja Squid also pretty much invalidates Chargers for the fact they can't hit what they can't see.
I think what makes it very valuable is that it, quite frankly, it allows you to survive in situations where you really shouldn't be able to, and survival is one of the most important things in either game. There have been numerous times where I've been surprised, which normally leads to death 99% of the time, but I actually escaped, albeit with 1% health, because my attacker couldn't find where I went. In addition, if you have a shorter range weapon, it is good for getting you past the "ideal range" of a longer range weapon in scenarios where it would normally be impossible to otherwise. Ninja Squid also pretty much invalidates Chargers for the fact they can't hit what they can't see.