Splatoon 3 Side Order: Best Color Chip Build

There are more than 60 Color Chips in Splatoon 3: Side Order, and players will have the opportunity to earn at least one nearly every time that they clear a Floor. While fans should certainly feel free to experiment with a variety of Color Chips, it is safe to say that some are better than others. This guide is here to highlight the most powerful of the Color Chips in Splatoon 3: Side Order, and it will help players put together a build that is extremely potent.

Splatoon 3: Side Order - Best Color Chip Build

While it is difficult to put just one Color Chip at the top of the pack, Lucky Bomb Drop makes a very good case for itself and should almost always be taken when it is available. For the uninitiated, this chip causes enemies to have a chance to drop explosives when splatted, and it is extremely helpful in clearing the large swarms that spawn at higher difficulties and Floors in Splatoon 3: Side Order. Indeed, a single Lucky Bomb Drop chip is perhaps the most important pickup that can be made in an entire run.

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With the value of Lucky Bomb Drop established, the next set of Color Chips that players should target are those that help them maintain and increase their Lucky Chain. Specifically, Lucky Chain Window, Max Lucky Chain, and Turf Lucky Chain should be prioritized, as they will ultimately cause enemies in Splatoon 3's Side Order DLC to drop Lucky Bombs more frequently.

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Improving Lucky Bomb Drop is not the only reason to focus on Lucky Chain chips, though, as they will also give players more consistent access to dropped items, including Ink Bottles and Disc-Pieces. These items can be absolute game changers, and Splatoon 3 fans are advised to take Color Chips that further increase their appearance when none of the aforementioned chips are available. This includes chips like Armor Drop, Ink-Bottle Drop, Canned-Special Drop, Drone-Battery Drop, and Disc-Piece Drop, and they are all yellow.

Finally, it is highly recommended that players supplement their Lucky Color Chips with those that are focused on enhancing Pearl. Indeed, fans should make sure to pick up Drone Splat Bomb or Drone Killer Wail as soon as the opportunity arises, and they should then take chips like Drone-Gauge Charge and Mobile Drone Gauge to make Pearl's abilities active more often. Notably, the aforementioned Drone-Battery Drop chip also plays a very important role in making the Drone effective, and players with Lucky Color Chip builds should see those batteries extremely often as they work to beat Splatoon 3: Side Order.