Splatoon 3’s Drizzle season has been underway since the game launched back in September, and many players have spent the last several months working through its catalog and participating in its Splatfests. While these activities have served to keep fans engaged, there is a larger injection of new content on the horizon in the form of the game’s second season. This second season ofSplatoon 3is dubbed the “Chill” season, and this guide contains details on exactly when it will start.
Splatoon 3: Chill Season Start Date
Splatoon 3’s second seasonis set to begin onThursday, December 1. This puts the length of the Drizzle season at exactly 12 weeks, and players should expect the Chill season to follow a similar pattern. That means that the Chill season is likely to end around June 12, 2025, and fans that want to unlock all its catalog rewards before then should make sure to carve out some time in their schedules.
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A new catalog is not the only aspect ofSplatoon 3’s Chill season, though, as it will also add three new weapons to the game. Those weapons are the Splattershot Nova, the Big Swig Roller, and the Snipewriter 5H charger, and many players will certainly be excited to get their hands on them. The second season will also mark the debut of ten new weapon variants, an assortment of new gear, and two new stages upon which players can do battle.
Furthermore, the X Battle game mode will become available at the start of season two, which is sure to excite competitive players. For the uninitiated, fans can begin to participate in X Battles upon reaching S+0 rank inSplatoon 3’s Anarchy Battlegame mode, and they can earn X Power through them. This is likely to remind series veterans of X Rank fromSplatoon 2, though it functions as an independent mode rather than a rank in this latest installment.
Finally, it has been confirmed that aBig Run event inSplatoon 3will occur during this second season, and it will take place on the Wahoo World stage. This serves as a nice counterpart to the aforementioned X Battles, giving fans that are not interested in player-versus-player something to be excited about. Indeed, the Chill season has content for many types of players to look forward to, and all of it will be available in less than two weeks time.
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