Splatoon Raiders Endgame Tank Builds: Ranking, Loadout, and Upgrades

Endgame in Splatoon Raiders rewards movement, gadget uptime, and fast boss setup more than raw weapon damage alone. Once you are pushing post-story content like the Hidden Ruins and Bottomless Buffet, the best builds lean hard into Gadget Part Slots, Gadget Damage, and relics that keep your tank abilities active.

There are strong setups for all three tanks, but they are not equal in comfort. Ultra Speed Tank has the highest ceiling because it turns mobility into damage, ink access, and escape tools, while Ultra Tactical Tank plays steadier and Ultra Power Tank asks you to commit harder for burst damage.

Endgame tank build ranking

Ultra Speed Tank is the overall winner because its best gadgets let you attack, reposition, trigger tank abilities, and recover cooldowns in the same loop. Ultra Tactical Tank is the safer control option when you want ink coverage and steady multi-hit damage, while Ultra Power Tank is still viable but less forgiving in the hardest rooms because its strongest attacks carry charge and wind-up pressure.

Ultra Speed Tank Flywire build

The Ultra Speed Tank build is built around Flywire and Blast Boot stacking Damage Surge. Flywire is the opener: snap to a target, create space, trigger your tank ability, and start your damage window before the room fully collapses around you. It also helps that Flywire can lock onto a target in front of you quickly, which pairs especially well with close-range weapons like brushes.

KEY!Damage Surge is the reason this setup gets silly. Strong rolls can give 50%, 60%, or higher damage boosts, and the Flywire and Blast Boot boosts stack. Since Damage Surge has a 5-second cooldown, Double Trouble on Flywire is huge: the extra charge helps you keep the damage boost rolling instead of waiting around exposed.

Tank-Ability Activation is just as important. It triggers your tank ability when you use the gadget, which means you do not have to spend two seconds swimming underground to turn it on in a high-pressure room. With Speed Pro, that activation lets you move faster, create ink as you swim, pass through enemy ink more safely, and keep your gadget loop alive.

Blast Boot is your burst, freeze, and emergency exit button. Use it to jump into packed enemies, freeze priority targets, refill a little ink with Ink Resupply, or hop out when you are cornered. A small jump boost is usually enough for wall clears, while Faster Jump makes the move come out sooner and Explosive Jump adds a close-range blast at your feet.

Shot Pot fills the gaps by handling enemies you do not want to chase, especially flying threats. Explosive Placement turns throws into grenade-like pressure, while Auto Trigger on Hit keeps the gadget firing through normal attacks instead of forcing another manual input. If you roll Other-Gadget Cooldown on Flywire, those Flywire charges also help bring Blast Boot and Shot Pot back sooner.

The play loop is simple: open with Flywire, stack Damage Surge, keep moving, then use Blast Boot for freeze, burst, or escape. In chaotic endgame fights, delete ranged attackers and flying enemies first; letting them chip away while you deal with the crowd is how Speed Tank runs fall apart.

Ultra Tactical Tank Choice-Fiver build

Ultra Tactical Tank is the control build. It does not get the Speed Tank’s effortless ink trail, so it leans on Hi-Fiver for damage and ink, Shot Pot for pressure, and Splatellites for coverage that keeps your escape paths open.

Hi-Fiver works like a close-range shotgun. Jump with your bot, fire downward, and use the multi-hit line damage to refill ink through Ink Resupply while shredding enemies in front of you. Freeze is strong here because the gadget hits multiple times, so even a 20% freeze chance gets more rolls than it looks like on paper.

Splatellites are what make Tactical feel safe instead of stiff. Increase their area, add More Splatellites, and run Auto Trigger on Hit so they keep appearing while you attack. Duration Up can push the uptime close to permanent on good rolls, and Scorch adds extra burn pressure while the orbiting ink keeps routes open.

The one trap is Orbital Range Up. It can push the Splatellites pattern far enough away that swimming through your own coverage becomes less comfortable, which hurts the exact survivability this build is trying to create.

Ultra Power Tank burst build

Ultra Power Tank can absolutely clear endgame content, but it is the least comfortable of the three when enemy damage spikes. Its best tools hit hard, yet Splatchet and Shellacker both ask you to survive during committed attack animations.

Splatellites do the same job here that they do for Tactical: they create ink space around a tank that cannot rely on Speed Pro movement. Keep the orbiting coverage active, then use Splatchet as the more comfortable burst tool by stacking damage and Reduced Damage Taken.

Shellacker is the greedier pick. It has the highest damage ceiling, and the charge can be protected heavily, but taking only 10% damage still hurts when high-level Salmonids are hitting hard. Use it when you know the timing of the room or boss phase; otherwise, Splatchet is easier to weave into real fights.

Shiver, brushes, rollers, and brellas

Shiver is the best general bot buddy for these endgame builds because Shiver’s Showstopper freezes a large area and sets bosses up for boosted damage. Freeze lines up perfectly with Damage Surge, Blast Boot, and weapon relics that increase damage against frozen targets, which is why Shiver works across Speed, Tactical, and Power.

Big Man’s Showstopper with Manta Dance can apply Scorch, and Frye can fit offense-heavy clears, especially if you prefer broader damage pressure. For these setups, though, Shiver is cleaner because freeze gives you a safer boss window instead of asking for extra setup.

For weapons, Touring Brush is the easiest match for Speed Tank because it behaves like a close-range shotgun and can be held to create paint when you need to escape. Fast rollers are just as strong if the swing speed feels good; Prime Engine Roller is especially nasty when you can chain jump attacks in a straight line, then roll into a boss when you are already in its face.

Splattershots are the comfort pick if you want something simple and reliable. Food-Stall Brella is also strong because it fires like a tighter shotgun and can launch a shield forward, letting you shoot from behind it as it pushes through danger. Steam Blaster is a valid AoE choice for clustered enemies, while dualies, sloshers, and splatlings work if their rhythm fits you.

Upgrade priorities for endgame builds

HP is useful, but it should not eat your early endgame investment unless the Limiter forces balance. The better plan is to kill, freeze, refill ink, and move before enemies get extended hits on you.

Set builds from Gear > Tanks on the Hideout ship between raids, then save finished loadouts in Gear > Presets with - and swap them with L/R. Once the three post-game tank Pro relics are unlocked by clearing the post-game islands with different tanks, work Speed Pro, Tactical Pro, and Power Pro into the presets that benefit from their tank abilities.

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