Why Is Haunt So Good in Splatoon 3?

[@SustenanceConsumer]

You forgot to mention that it can stack up to 4 opponents, so you can technically respawn punish all 4 enemies if they all killed you. Sooo my only gripe with Haunt is the fact that your team can kill the haunted user and the effect will be gone. If that wasn’t the case it would’ve been so much better

[@Chase247]

You are correct about this!

[@HappyBunny150K]

It’s already pretty powerful as it is, so I guess they probably wouldn’t change that otherwise it might be a bit too OP

[@kristopherhayes1957]

Wait it goes away after they are killed?

[@meta4240]

@@kristopherhayes1957 yes.

[@Chase247]

@@kristopherhayes1957 Yes. But if they kill you again, it will be back

[@bignoob24]

It's a combination between the open map design and the lack of cover on most maps that makes Haunt good, plus it's great for identifying your opponents your often gonna get killed by Slayers and backlines so knowing where they're positioning makes the game a lot easier.

[@SimoneBellomonte]

Open? How are the maps open if there’s literally only 1 way through??? If anything it’s closed map design.

[@Handleneeds3ormorecharacters9]

"Open map design" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@noelleonhart]

I personally wish that haunt could counter the current ninja squid meta. If you could see enemies swimming in their ink as well as see their outline behind objects, then I think it would be highly worth using.

[@lilykittygaming684]

I keep get spotted by people even when I’m using ninja squid so I really hope not but that’s just my opinion

[@faetalfaerie]

@@lilykittygaming684 good players tend to notice the lines you make while swimming in ink even if you have ninja on; if you’re trying to ninja in front of someone be aware that they might be able to still track you if you’re moving in their LOS

[@lilykittygaming684]

@@faetalfaerie thank you for the advice I still get shot by scope though so to me the ninja squid doesn’t need to be counter anymore then it all ready is but that’s just what I think it’s fine if you think otherwise :)

[@iplxel7888]

@@lilykittygaming684 because the people that you're playing against have actual game awareness and aren't oblivious to their surroundings

[@lilykittygaming684]

@@iplxel7888 that was slightly hurtful but it’s understandable I have trouble with noticing my surroundings because of my adhd so I know I’m pretty oblivious that’s why I have absent minded on my splat tag lol

[@thoopsy]

I always feel bad about carrying abilities that make other players' lives harder, because I know how annoyed I get when I'm respawn punished. So I'm torn about if I wanna use this new knowledge for evil.

[@macd-man3787]

I remember you briefly mentioning Haunt functions in a previous video (while explaining your gear) , so I started looking it up but no one actually made a comprehensive video at the time which was a bummer. Thanks for uploading information on why you could use haunt

[@darkz1k]

haunt is crazy good, been using it on tetra for a while now and it's so strong especially when going for a trade or killing a tough opponent or someone that has respawn punisher. being able to track enemies through walls without having to throw an autobomb is really nice as well

[@OlmiOP]

Haunt was kind of in my radar recently because i had seen a lot more people use it. I thought about it at one point, but this video gave me the push to actually try it out for myself (on wiper), and honestly it feels like it clicked INSTANTLY for me. Def making my wiper build around this!

[@naniwa_gusto]

Haunt is definitely a decent ability, but I wouldn’t say get it for free as you mentioned @2:58 , you might not even get to splat the enemy yourself, which would render the effect useless Congrats on 15k though, I really appreciate the effort you put into your videos. your videos are always very informative and easy to understand, which is great for newer players

[@Chase247]

When I say for free, I meant that there's no penalty for dying yourself

[@naniwa_gusto]

@@Chase247 ahh gotcha. I misunderstood, thanks for clearing that up :-)

[@Iciest_Ice]

Now I understand why when I get killed by someone with haunt (only happened on splat 2 yet) the game marks the haunt ability from their gear like it does with punisher. I always wondered why does the game say it does something to you (like puniser), yet it didn't seem to do anything. I had asked about this in the past but I never got an answer. Thank you

[@misahelrodriguez5131]

It actually makes sense about this sub ability. I Really don't used that ability but I'm gonna practice with it and even grain that ability with quick respond. Thanks for the tip!

[@FRIDAYWAVE]

it's like you read my mind, i put it on YESTERDAY to try out a tetra build and now i'm like how in the hell have i been feeding all this time without it, it personally helps so much and leaves me way less clueless respawning, tho i didn't know about the respawn punishing ability that's even crazier actually

[@isaacgates5859]

Also, thermal ink is insanely good on tri stringer. Not sure why more people don't use it.

[@slantedhorizon1021]

Tri-Stringer is definitely one of the weapons that can take advantage of the Exclusive Abilities like Respawn Punisher and Thermal Ink to make you more threatening, Last-ditch Effort to be able to spam half charges and hold areas for extended duration and Object Shredder to take down Object based specials quickly from a safe distance. People should really use the exclusives more with how versatile Tri-Stringer builds can be.

[@isaacgates5859]

@Slanted Horizon Absolutely. It's definitely so satisfying to run thermal ink on maps with lots of walls. I've gotten so many sneaky kills with it when I otherwise would have been able to spot the other players.

[@Cheezmonka]

If Splattershot Nova didn't already have Point Sensor, it would be my top candidate for Thermal Ink.

[@matt2027]

Thermal Ink is good on tri-stringer, but personally I think thermal ink could use a buff. It should activate based on the tri-stringer bolt popping, not just a direct. Also, it should activate from an indirect from a blaster.

[@Cheezmonka]

@@matt2027 With the way movement works now and how prevalent Ninja Squid is, I agree. It would make using up a whole main ability on Thermal Ink worthwhile on a wider variety of weapons.

[@ladyyy_rosa]

I never knew about this! That’s pretty useful actually, especially for me (who used it in Splatoon 1).

[@adriancardona2172]

I will also note, since it's the person who kills you that gets haunted, it means that the more prevalent threats are the ones getting respawn punished, provided you kill them of course. Your death becomes less of a setback, and more of a scouting method that just naturally happens in gameplay

[@matt2027]

In a similar line of thinking, it helps you avoid that one player on the other team that's getting a huge number of kills

[@ju5t_champ]

really good vid man, been waiting for someone to explain what makes this amazing ability so good and u did such a good job, and big congrats on ur 15k man!

[@Chase247]

Thank you!

[@teaundreyarrington9391]

Well this is going back into my main gear! This is so good. I didn't know of the respawn punish effect and no drawbacks for dying. This is very useful information. :) Awesome video.

[@Tylorean]

1:20 that should have been in the reefslider compilation

[@CheesyLizzy]

This was informative, thank you ^^

[@marginaliia]

off topic but I LOVE YOUR BANNERS WTH

[@Chase247]

Thank you!

[@ElieDGames]

I didn't know the secret ability about haunt! Thanks for making this!

[@lucasm.thomas5976]

Amazing thumbnail on this one

[@Kylemsguy]

It really seems like all of the secondary abilities added through balance patches in Splatoon 2 are confusing everyone who’s new. I really don’t know why they didn’t update the ability descriptions.

[@Chase247]

Same here

[@agent8151]

For real, as someone new to the series, I get most of my info now from Chase, ProChara, and Squid School, not Sheldon😂

[@ryooooya]

ive been using haunt for a while now and i never knew of this, now i feel smart but stupid at the same time

[@DSmith3279]

Somewhat related question: how come so many Slayer and Support players are using Respawn Punisher? Not just in Turf War, but in Ranked and high level matches, too? Don't they know the drawbacks? Why not just use Haunt instead? It punishes player's respawn time, but with no drawbacks.

[@Chase247]

I've never seen any comp players use it on slayer and support weapons. Anyone using it on those weapons probably don't really know what they're doing

[@general.catallion_8054]

not having ninja squid in favor of haunt doesn't matter for weapons with a charge hold, since the glow would give you away anyways, pretty sure only nautilus, gootuber, and squiffer could really make use of it though, but still, running a tetra set for those weapons are dumb but fun.

[@ayetrigga5691]

I did not know that chase and it is helpful and I play a game with you before and I had a long way to go to be at pro level and thank you for the tip on how to get better at the game.

[@Catch93Prod]

I recently tried it with Comeback on the Tentatek and it feels so much better. It helps me flush out enemies with Triple Inkstrike so I can get them.

[@AdrianRodriguez-gq1pf]

I never knew this… thank you!

[@levthelion71810]

Ohhhh, so this is why Haunt will glow when you get killed by someone with it, similar to how Respawn Punisher does

[@Chase247]

Yep!

[@tandem2003]

def gonna look into putting it in my clam blitz gear set

[@niksooxyz]

I was wondering what the reason was for you running haunt in your founder heights video… I had decided to slap haunt on my splatfest tee just a while ago and then you upload this video lol, gonna give it a shot now!

[@angelthingjenny]

Oh my god, is that why I see the haunt icon pulsing on gear sometimes when I die??? I had absolutely no idea

[@Chase247]

Yep!

[@arjunbaweja7755]

I think grey hoodie would be the best way to build this for slayers, already has quick respawn prio and sub powerup is really good on splatanas and other weapons on the mean time.

[@seapop311]

Haunt has one drawback: I wouldn’t get my ninja squid :(

[@tiller3777]

I've been using Haunt since SP1 and I'm glad people are starting to recognize its value

[@delicioushitlist]

Watching this video made me realize I seriously fell off with the tetras after the update

[@nimroddafny7125]

It makes sense that it won't be very popular right now considering that Ninja Squid is broken but in hindsight it's kind of odd how it went under the radar after all the buffs it got in 2.

[@SnoFitzroy]

the respawn punish for haunt was added in S2

[@endame90]

Just subscribed, I play a lot with dualies too, but I'm not too good with it, I get a lot more splats with the splattershot

[@katelynuwu]

the best weapon right now for haunt in my opinion is splattershot nova. Not only can you spot them if they kill you, but you can track them down and hit them with a point sensor so that the team knows where they are as well. and since HAUNT STACKS TO ALL 4 ENEMY PLAYERS, it can be incredibly evil

[@MoyShepard]

I've known about the secondary effect of haunt since I would constantly run it on 1 and 2. It works exactly like the one on Splatoon 2, and the game tells you that haunt does this. I definitely like running this on my Squiffer.

[@witheesoul]

that seems like a really fun ability. definitely will try out!

[@Naatx.]

Hey bro nice video as Always 💯 Just wanted to ask because i just watched your video about Gear how to farm chuncks fast?

[@Chase247]

lots of salmon run

[@Naatx.]

@@Chase247 ohh ok thx ♥️

[@micaiuslucian]

I remember it being like this in Splatoon 2 but they mentioned the respawn punisher in the description, and then they omitted it in 3 so that's really confusing. Thank you for letting us know it's still there.

[@Chase247]

It was never in the in game description. Even for 2. They only said it in the patch notes

[@micaiuslucian]

@@Chase247 Oh really? My mistake, I thought it was. That's so weird they never mention it in game.

[@nightmaregoesboom1058]

Because the default main ability for my amiibo shirt is haunt, and as someone who wants to main brushes, I can confirm haunt is good.

[@karenzaytseva]

the whole time I'm just mesmerized with how he's dodging, rolling and shooting very fast LOL

[@Chase247]

haha thank you, glad i can be mesmerizing 🤣

[@karenzaytseva]

@@Chase247 LOL if we're ever on the same battle, I wish we're on the same team! wouldn't have it any other way.

[@Chase247]

@@karenzaytseva I would hope so too!

[@BunnaBean]

I have worshipped haunt since splatoon 2. and i LOVE IT.

[@AmazingIceCube]

as ai charger main in splatoon 2 i would always use haunt because the people who would kill me tend to be the more aggressive players (usually) in a match im playing and with being a charger im almost always behind a wall in the games so it helps me scout out where that player is and makes it easier for me to snipe/hit them

[@Tuwanina19]

Mooooooore gloogas plox. Been getting more into them, but would like to see more high level play.

[@Chase247]

Noted!

[@TMS-Oddbot]

I currently have a Splatana freshest fit that has a shirt with Super Jump Up as a main. Idk, just came with the shirt. Thought about running a Haunt shirt sometimes, but just didn't see enough reason to really worry about it since I prefer this shirt to any with Haunt. FYI, I mainly run that along with Comeback and Stealth Jump. My very idea is to make it so I get in faster and deal more damage if i died. Now I know I absolutely should be using Haunt for my main though. So much so that I am probably just going to get the ability chunks so I can overwrite the main on this shirt.

[@chebas_]

i put it on carbon and i feel like it’s really good for it! especially since i play extra aggressive with all my weapons

[@FriedFoodlover]

I’m Splatoon 2, I remember when I mained thermal ink. But I never realized it doesn’t work with many blasters, and Luna blaster was one of my mains.. 💀

[@jamespilgrim3774]

I'll definitely give this one a try next time I use the brushes

[@pax10m]

I'm a roller main and I spent a lot to put thermal ink on my favorite jacket.. But this is really convincing

[@MaoRatto]

It's funny using the punisher on the roller though.

[@quinndepatten4442]

reeflux is gonna be disgusting with this. Not sure what other people classify it as, but I play it like a slayer. Seeing people is really busted not because you can arc your shots over the wall (that's good, but hard to pull off), it's because you can get the jump on them with a curling bomb + 2 piece. Or you can 3 piece them. Another sick thing about respawn punishing is that I always farm special after I die as well so add that onto the list of things that help with a kill too. Really cool tip.

[@matt2027]

Haunt+Comeback+Stealth Jump+Quick Respawn+Special Saver

[@FlameLFH]

I've encountered you a couple of times in this game before and wondered why you were using Respawn Punisher, considering I don't see it very often.

[@Inhaledcorn]

I feel like Haunt needs another buff where, if you get killed again by the guy(s) you're Haunting, you get Quick Respawn. You already have to die once for Haunt to take effect, so it only seems fair.

[@tomas_iss7469]

Considering my playstyle is get killed by e-liter, forget about objective and go kill e-liter this will likely help me

[@evanstar]

Haunt with qr is crazy

[@Yk-Josh]

I actually asked this question to myself when I went on sendou ink and saw it on tetras thanks for answering it

[@mrnicebrice]

Wish I had any splatoon game haha, watching things like this makes me even more interested in the series

[@cweoweo8838]

i"ve used haunt on tetras even in splat2 and i love it

[@Miles_77]

I was kind of thinking about running haunt, but I don’t really have any abilities to switch out, the main ability on my shirt is ink recovery up, and I have a couple of sub abilities of quick respawn, so dying is less punishing, I also run comeback and stealth jump so I wouldn’t switch out any of those for ink recovery. And I also have most of by build set around mobility, which I really need with a lightweight weapon.

[@ekubo954]

This is actually insane but now I'm sorta split on which to use. On one hand with thermal, I can track multiple people for a bit, but with haunt I can track (likely) one person indefinitely with the added punisher ability 🤔🤔

[@Chase247]

Both of these abilities are good on certain weapons

[@umbreonfan0369]

Thermal can only be used when the other person is not in squid form so there is a weakness.

[@slantedhorizon1021]

Thermal Ink is a yes for Tri-Stringer and Bloblobber other weapons that use it are a lot more niche since most of the weapons have a quick kill time anyway. Anything that's slow enough to kill, can lose their target behind cover after getting a hit, is reliable enough to hit a directs(AOE doesn't count) and can take advantage of stage geometry can benefit from it. The only other weapons I heard that use it in very niche builds are splatlings or shooters either because of their shot velocity or shots to kill.

[@chrisr.5647]

good on guns that aren’t very gear dependent like tetras or gloogas, but if you’re using something like dualie squelchers, sloshing machine, or splash it probably isn’t worth the gear space

[@MidX4]

I personally prefer comeback to haunt just a preference I just run stealth jump anyway with a absurd amount or qr

[@whymiipres5618]

I mean I just mainly use haunt for tri stringer for the range and angles it can have

[@Zendayy21]

Why is the music so eerie damn

[@jevildeltarune6222]

So it’s not a tangible change on Haunt but rather the current environment? Cool

[@nnoxx_PK]

if only i could have ninja squid and haunt at the same time it would make a crazy dapples build

[@CapriGaming24]

If this ability has a secret function to it, couldn’t imagine what other abilities actually might as well.

[@Chase247]

If you want to check out each ability, go to their Inkipedia page. That will tell you everything you need to know. splatoonwiki.org/wiki/Ability

[@CapriGaming24]

@@Chase247 I see it says what you mentioned about Haunt for Splatoon 2, but not 3, unless it just carried over?

[@Chase247]

@@CapriGaming24 it did carry over. Yes

[@CapriGaming24]

@@Chase247 I see now, makes sense. Neat.

[@trooper309]

I play 52 and zink mini and I’ll totally make a new shirt for both of these after watching this! But I’ll only use it sometimes

[@mystic5175]

I KNEW IT

[@light6666]

tbh respawn punisher does need a nerf (the ability) a the longer range your *main* is the harsher the downsides are on you and the lighter the effect is on enemies

[@Tuwanina19]

Hey Chase, another rqst. I would love a new opinion video on dream dualie kits. I know you dropped one before Splat3 dropped, but now the game is out and we have all felt the specials for ourselves. Would love a new opinion video

[@Chase247]

I planned on doing this soon!

[@ChuppoYt]

Underrated channel spotted

[@gamatwilit6538]

For me, the trade off with not having ninja squid just isn't worth it. Especially since ninja squid is always active, whereas haunt is only around if you die. And not having ninja squid as a slayer, would mean I would probably die more (which ik would make haunt more useful, but it's better just not dying). This is just my opinion as a brush main, tho

[@creeperking8666]

i actually used haunt for a while but with everyone else using ninja squid and myself feeling like im caught to much i switched

[@CasaIndie]

Do you have a video talking about the other hidden abilities?

[@Shefinanigans]

I run respawn punisher on dualie squelches cuz it’s really effective on the current meta people put a shit ton of quick respawn and I normally super jump anyways so it doesn’t really matter

[@ari_anon]

i play splash and lowkey now im gonna run haunt (i die a lot / am still working on improving my death count, so haunt would be more useful to me than most splash users)

[@ajdude9]

Haunt has no drawbacks *but it has no benefits if you're doing well. The main issue with haunt is that if you want to respawn punish someone, you need to die, respawn, hunt them down and then kill them to trigger it once. You always need to die to them first in order to trigger Haunt's punishment. However, if you're doing well and not dying nearly as much as you are getting kills, Haunt isn't helping you as much as Respawn Punisher would. If anything, you get punished just as much as using Respawn Punisher yourself (if not more) because you need to both wait to die, wait to reach your opponent and then hope you're the one to secure a kill on them without them killing you *again* in order for Haunt to do anything. Essentially, if you're doing bad, Haunt gives you an edge against your opponents as a consolation. If you're doing well, Respawn Punisher would be far more effective. Haunt is a crutch version of Respawn Punisher.

[@Chase247]

You are 100% correct. This is why i said that Haunt is mainly good on weapons that die a lot naturally, like Tetra Dualies. Even if you're doing your job correctly, Tetras will naturally die a lot due to how the weapon functions. Running a lot of Quick Respawn and combining this with Haunt and Stealth Jump is a recipe for success, because now you'll have an even greater advantage when coming back from death.

[@BlackF0x_]

"You can respawn-punish people for free" -- except instances, when you can't)) In my eyes it is still too inconsistent if your teammates do at least a bit of killing themselves during the game. It would be as good as you describe IF punish effect persisted till YOU kill enemy even after he was killed by your team few times. Only great players like you and better can gain anything from it aand still it is not guaranteed..

[@Chase247]

I mean, if your teammates are also killing the enemy that's fine too. Think of it as just a little bonus/safety net IF you are able to kill them. For weapons that die a lot, Haunt is 100% worth it

[@NotSnak]

Ive been using haunt ever since splatoon 2 on tri slosher and octoshot! In this game i havent used it much but thats just because i havent found any cool shirts i want to have it on i definitely plan on using it for stuff like wiper the tri the ttek

[@sawsandra_]

It could better than Respawn Punisher. Pretty much a revenge perk. Not sure Haunt is Good for Zink Mini Splatling.

[@Chase247]

Probably not good for mini.

[@slantedhorizon1021]

Mini probably wants to stay alive so it can have good Bubbler output.

[@cowboythorn138]

Hey chase what tram are you gonna be in for the upcoming splatfest

[@Chase247]

sour

[@VaniSpl]

I knew haunt was really good on tetra in this game

[@d-jams]

I was already using it but on Tri Stringer mostly. Guess when I play Wiper I should run that.

[@cardboardleaf7971]

Would Haunt be good to run using the Light Tetras? Or is there more value to having a main of QR since there are more special-related abilities it needs to run than the Darks??

[@Chase247]

I personally don't think lights have room for haunt

[@ICE_woomy]

How do you manage to have the prettiest rendered thumbnails on youtube

[@bluesquid1090]

Idk if it's good but i will try this with the new brella on drizzle season. I think it's could be cool to haunt people who kill you when you're in inkjet or at the landpoint. And .... It's brella soo i think i will die a lot + i rarely play this weapon 😂

[@Nightbot_yep]

If i have gear with 1 haunt and 3 qr does haunts effect change if i get haunt four timed?

[@Hydroelectirc]

I have a question i played alot of splatoon 2 and i was hopeing there was going to be alot more new weapons so should i buy splatoon 3 why or why not

[@Nightbot_yep]

My suspicion was correct i saw haunt and i thought is haunt good with tetras and now that im seeing this video i will say definently

[@RellekEarth]

I am still meh about it. I certainly would be unable to focus on the silhouette and be unable to punish

[@7ElevenKevinNG]

R E V E N G E, that’s why

[@kristopherhayes1957]

Wouldn't the ability be useless if the state of the meta was more aggressive since the ability goes away if the other player dies?

[@Chase247]

Not really. I mean I guess? But overall it would still definitely be viable

[@delor42]

This game really loves to hide stuff from you

[@xavierharris8935]

Haunt also gets removed when someone else kill your haunt opponent

[@Chase247]

I said that in the video

[@xavierharris8935]

@@Chase247 you did

[@xavierharris8935]

@@Chase247 Hold up

[@xavierharris8935]

@@Chase247 ohhhh you did nvm