In Turf War, it’s all about coverage. So instead of hunting down your opponents, focus on covering as much horizontal territory with ink as you can. While most fighting gravitates around the stage’s center, don’t overlook the importance of completely coating your team’s side of the stage with ink. Also, look for opportunities to sneak into your enemy’s territory, using the opponent’s corridor. But, as in most game modes, a victory will usually come down to controlling the stage’s center. Maintain the high ground and keep the center free of enemies. In close matches, save specials like Inkstrike or Inkzooka to make a last-second push—activate these specials in the final second of a match to help secure a victory.
Remember, every little inch of territory counts. So when using a roller-based weapon, be sure to coat every horizontal surface, paying close attention to inking those corners, particularly in less-contested areas around your team’s spawn point.
Hide in your ink and look for opportunities to ambush opponents traversing the ramps in the center. Sending Seekers up and over ramps is also an effective way of taking out opponents on the other side.
Even if carrying a roller-based weapon, you can use this ledge at the end of your team’s corridor to splat ink across the stage’s center. Consider planting Squid Beakons along this corridor to maintain a spawn location near the center of the stage.