Nintendo documents three tank roles and three difficulty settings; loot stays the same when difficulty changes.
Splatoon Raiders has Speed, Power, and Tactical tank roles, upgradeable gadgets, more than 100 weapon variations, and Tourist, Raider, and Survivalist difficulty settings. Difficulty can be changed on the hideout ship, and Nintendo says loot remains the same.
The role names describe a decision space rather than a tier list. Speed favors movement, Power emphasizes direct force, and Tactical supports more situational play. Gadgets and upgrades can change how a kit works across raids. The correct choice therefore depends on the objective, team, and player comfort—not the most dramatic official trailer clip.
Choose Tourist if repeated failure is blocking exploration, Raider for the intended middle setting, or Survivalist for greater challenge. Because the loot is the same, lowering difficulty is not surrendering a documented reward multiplier.
This reference does not name a “best weapon” from Nintendo's marketing descriptions. A useful ranking needs the released build, upgrade state, enemy type, raid objective, and repeatable comparison. Those details belong in a later evidence-based guide.
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What tank types are in Splatoon Raiders?
Speed, Power, and Tactical tanks.
What difficulty settings are available?
Tourist, Raider, and Survivalist.
Does higher difficulty give better loot?
Nintendo says the loot is the same across the three settings.
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