Salmon Run Rotation Review 7/3-7/4

Strategy

Over view: Rather slow rotation that could prove difficult. Paint is good but not fast. Distance is great. Damage is good. The problem is going to be speed. Paintbrush greatly handicaps rotation.

Weapon tips Nova: One of the best painters. Not great damage but makes up for it in painting. Best to stay further away from enemies as it's DPS is low.

Stamper: One of the best weapons for the mode period. Can one shot Cohorts. Moves quickly and is the best at taking up own space and clearing out. Will be the main slayer.

Painbrush: One of the worst weapons for the mode. Slow wind up a major liability. Can easily get overran and has ink efficiency problems. Damage is good and distance is ok but each move must be thought out.

Rapid Blaster Pro: Good distance and damage. Ultimate Stinger slayer. Can somewhat take up own space but isn't the best clearer. Use AOE to advantage.

Lessers: Leave to painbrush. The others need to focus on bosses. Stamper is the best Cohort slayer in the game however.

Steel heads: Pro or Nova are best, but have weaknesses. Brush wind up too slow for one cycle.

Fly fish: Anything but Brush should be able to get to one alone long enough.

Scrappers: Painbrush can stop but may take too long to go around to slay. Stamper and Nova can kill quickly

Steel Eels: Paintbrush should roll to avoid. any of the other three can splat quickly.

Stingers: Rapid best from a distance. Stamper kills a little to slow. Nova kills quickly. don't bother with Brush.

Maws: Brush is a liability due to poor ink efficiency, even though it should be near basket. Nova is best because of great ink efficiency.

Drizzler: If timed perfectly, Stamper can take out in one cycle. Brush also might be able to do it. Nova and Blaster should take out storm.

Fish Sticks: Blaster should shoot from ground. Nova fastest to go up top. Stamper takes them out too slowly.

Flipper Flopper: Nova painsy zone fastest. Brush can also if started up early enough

Big Shot: Stamper takes out fairly quickly. Nova can clear area but takes out slow. Brush cannot go by self.

Slamming Lids: Blaster can take out in air. Brush can roll underneath and get on top.

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in SalmonRunby Stupid_Reddit419

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DoggieDMB

While brush is a liability it's also very strong if used correctly. Watch for situations of utilizing fall damage (e.g. you're up top with a drizzler or eel incoming below). Make quick work of them early before they enter your space.

I'd also add that nova should supplement lesser clearing as brush can't do it alone less they run out of ink.

snugglow

Painbrush is a great SR weapon, it's just not easy to pick up

cab7fq

I love love love using the painbrush for steel heads. It’s so satisfying. Just jump and attack and you take them out quickly.

imankitty

When you say cohorts do you mean cohocks?

Stupid_Reddit419

Yep. Autocorrect. That will be adjusted in future posts.

arkhams_alkhemist

Painbrush is a great SR weapon, nowhere near the worst. Like all weapons, you just gotta know how to use it. Yes, it's ink hungry, but you can do so much with it if you use it to its potential.

Nkyaxs

I'm with you on Paintbrush. I wouldn't go so far as to say it's one of the worst weapons, but it's definitely on the lower end. The wind up is just too slow and the ink consumption is crazy high. Mostly the windup is just brutal, especially when trying to move around crowds.

KestrelQuillPen

How do pools work? Do I join and then when I click “freelance” I get paired with pool members instead of randoms?

Stupid_Reddit419

Basically when you are in a pool, you can either do a "freelance with friends" and send invites to all members. Or you can go to your messages to see the activity and invites of the other members.

Don't expect much yet as I think only like 2 or 3 members are part of it so far, but hopefully that number grows soon.