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The Reefslider is a Special weapon in Splatoon 3. Once activated, the player rides an inflatable toy shark floatie towards a straight path, and the shark explodes at the end of the road.

Appearance[]

The Reefslider is similar to an inflatable pool shark toy that has soda bottles attached to its tail with several scratches on its body and a muzzle. The Reefslider's color changes based on the player's ink color.

When activated, a straight path that resembles that resembles the wake of a jet ski appears, with bright white rings in the front and back of the Reefslider.

Version history[]

Version Adjustments
2.0.0
  • ▲ Damage from the rush attack and from being caught up in the explosion at short range has been increased from 180.0 to 220.0.
    • This change is intended to increase the damage done to Big Bubbler and Rainmaker shields and to allow players to defeat opponents armored due to Squid Roll or Squid Surge.
  • Fixed an issue where the explosion animation would not be triggered on a player's screen when another player used the Reefslider.
  • Adjusted the color of the attack-area indicator to fix an issue where certain ink-color combinations made it easy to be mistaken for the enemy team's color.
  • Fixed an issue where explosions from the Reefslider or Splat Bombs could not deal damage to a Big Shot or a Cohock.
2.1.0
  • Adjusted the amount of time for the invulnerability window, which occurs after exploding until you are able to move, to about 28/60 of a second.
3.1.0
  • ▲ Increased the amount of damage dealt from 60.0 to 70.0 when getting caught in an explosion at long range, and increased the radius of that area by roughly 17%.
  • ▲ Increased the radius of the ink splatter from an explosion by roughly 21%.

Quotes[]

SRL here on Weapon Wednesday with new info about the Reefslider special. To call it an "exploding shark motorcycle" would be reductive, but... annoyingly accurate. Hop on, aim in the direction of what you want to splat, and let it rip. Press ZR at any time for early detonation!


Linguistics just informed us that "Weapon Wednesday" isn't a thing. To make up for this misstep, here's footage of the Reefslider in action! Notice the brief moment of vulnerability at activation, followed by invulnerability until detonation. And no steering! Aim carefully...

 
— @SplatoonNA Twitter

Weapons with Reefslider[]

Main Sub Special
S3 Weapon Main Aerospray MG Flat
Aerospray MG
S3 Weapon Sub Fizzy Bomb
Fizzy Bomb
S3 Weapon Special Reefslider
Reefslider
S3 Weapon Main Dapple Dualies Nouveau Flat
Dapple Dualies Nouveau
S3 Weapon Sub Suction Bomb
Suction Bomb
S3 Weapon Special Reefslider
Reefslider
S3 Weapon Main Dark Tetra Dualies Flat
Dark Tetra Dualies
S3 Weapon Sub Autobomb
Autobomb
S3 Weapon Special Reefslider
Reefslider
S3 Weapon Main Undercover Brella Flat
Undercover Brella
S3 Weapon Sub Ink Mine
Ink Mine
S3 Weapon Special Reefslider
Reefslider

Gallery[]

Videos[]

A demonstration of the Reefslider


Trivia[]

  • According to Google Translate, the Japanese name of the Reefslider is the Shark Ride.
  • The special seems to resemble Shiver's boss fight, however, it's currently unknown and quite unlikely the two are heavily tied together.
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