After rolling, there is a 0.33 second cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.When rolling on an uninkable surface or with a depleted ink tank, the player's movement speed is set to 0.96 units per frame.When rolling, the player's movement speed is set to 1.2 units per frame.When attacking, it takes 20 frames to lift the roller (0.33 seconds).Rolling with a depleted ink tank will not leave a trail or damage opponents.The weapon can attack with a depleted ink tank, but the damage of that attack is reduced to 40% of the normal amount.
This allows players to attack 11 times before needing to refill the ink supply.This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).Ink consumption while rolling is 6% per second.The Splat Roller is a middleweight weapon.In Splatoon 3, the appearance continues to remain laregly unchanged, with the frame being black, and the ink tank being connected to the frame via a wavy yellow strap. In Splatoon 2, the appearance changes slightly, with the frame now being purple and the handle grips being black, along with the ink tank which is now on the left side of the weapon. The roller cover is connected to the frame by the right side. There is a small ink tank located in the middle of the frame, connected to the frame via a yellow-green strap with the frame going behind the ink tank. The frame of the weapon is mostly dark green with the handle grips being yellow-green, along with the joint that connects the top part of the roller to the rest of the frame. The Splat Roller is reminiscent of a paint roller commonly used to paint walls.