Splatoon 3 | Boss Salmonids - Defeat Priority Guide

Boss Salmonids in Splatoon 3. Know about the different final bosses and how to defeat them including boss fight tips, which boss you should prioritize, and more in this boss guide.

Table of Contents

Best Boss Salmonids To Defeat
How To Defeat Boss Salmonids

Best Boss Salmonids To Defeat

Boss Salmonids To Prioritize

First Priority
Second Priority
Minor Priority

First Priority Boss Salmonids

Big Shot

Flyfish

Stinger

The enemies that should be defeated with the highest priority are Flyfish that fires tenta missiles and Stingers that fire lasers, all of which attack from a distance or from the coast. If you are far away from them, it will take time to defeat them, and your allies will suffer more and more damage, so be the first to defeat them.

Second Priority Boss Salmonids

Although they may not be as powerful than the main priority boss salmonids, these second priority boss salmonids have a wide attack range, and their actions are restricted by spreading ink around them. If left unchecked, they will slowly drive you into a corner, so give priority to defeating them.

Boss Salmonids With Minor Priority

All of the above are Boss Salmonids that either have a narrow attack range or have only short-range means of attack. Even if left somewhat unattended, the damage will not spread much, so it can be done later.

How To Defeat Boss Salmonids

How To Defeat The New Boss Salmonids

Salmonid	Video
Flipper-Flopper	Cover the ring in your own ink before it can dive to leave it flopping out in the open then splat it.
Big Shot	Just jump over the shockwaves from the cannonballs. Launch an egg towards the egg basket.
Slammin' Lid	Dodge the force fields then climb on top of it and take out the pilot.
Fish Stick	Climb up the pillar and splat them all.

How To Beat Other Boss Salmonids

Salmonid	Video
Flyfish	Toss a bomb into both of its missile launchers to take it down from the inside out.
Drizzler	Take your shot when the Drizzler peeks out from under its umbrella. You can also hit its rockets to knock them back.
Stinger	Attack the stack of dirty cooking pots to cut it down tosize. When all the pots are done, the Stinger will be too.
Scrapper	The trick is to get behind it, either by distracting it or attacking it until it's stunned.
Steelhead	Shoot the bomb on its head as it expands to pop it early and cook the Steelhead in its own juices.
Steel Eel	The slimy pilot is sitting in the tail end. Sneak behind to take it out!
Maws	Place a bomb on the spot it'll appear so it chews on that instead of you.