Painbrush BRN-Z
ThePainbrush BRN-Z is amain weapon inSplatoon 3. It is aBarazushi-branded variant of thePainbrush.
Appearance
- Main article:Painbrush#Appearance
The Painbrush BRN-Z looks similar to the Painbrush, however it has dark grey bristles and a bronze composition with traces of characteristic green copperpatina. Whitish text is stamped under the joint of the swiveling brush head in a hyphenated format, possibly resembling a serial number. A packet resembling afield ration packet stamped with Barazushi's logo is attached to the side of the weapon, and the small ring separating the handle from the rest of the weapon is a dark green. This small ring never changes color to match the user's ink, unlike the original Painbrush.
Splatoon 3
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Category | Main |
| Class |  Brush |
| Sub |  Splash Wall |
| Special |  Trizooka |
| Special points | 190p |
| Special depletion | |
| Range | 33 / 100 |
| Damage | |
| Impact | |
| Fire rate | |
| Charge speed | |
| Ink speed | 85 / 100 |
| Mobility | |
| Durability | |
| Handling | 60 / 100 |
| Obtainable at | |
| Level | 18 |
| Cost | |
| Requirement | |
| Added in | Splatlands Collection (10.0.0) |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | |
| Base damage | 31-60 (Splash) 30 (Roll) |
| Base duration | |
| Ink consumption | 4.8% (Flinging ink) 10.8% per second (Sliding) |
| Base range | |
| Rate of fire | |
| Muzzle velocity | |
| Base accuracy | |
| MPU effect | |
| SPU effect | |
| SPU effect | |
| Other variants |  Painbrush Painbrush Nouveau |
The Painbrush BRN-Z was added as part of theSplatlands Collection on12 June 2025. It comes with theSplash Wall sub andTrizooka special weapon.
Data
- The Painbrush BRN-Z is amiddleweight weapon.
- The matchmaking range is 13.1. The game's matchmaking system looks at a team's average matchmaking range value, and matches them against a team with a similar average.
- Ink consumption per second while sliding is 10.8%.
- While sliding, the player's movement speed is set to 0.18 units per frame.
- After sliding, there is a 20 frame second cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
- Hitting an opponent while sliding deals 30 damage.
- While sliding, the Painbrush BRN-Z leaves an ink trail that is 2.6 units wide.
Flinging ink
- The ink consumption of 4.8% allows players to attack 20 times before needing to refill the ink supply.
- When attacking, it takes 23 frames to start swinging the brush.
- The weapon can be swung every 13 frames (4.62 times per second).
- When attacking while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.024 units per frame.
- After swinging, there is a 50 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
- Attacks have a base damage of 60.
- For normal attacks, ink loses damage based on distance traveled. Ink starts losing damage at 5.0 units and stops losing damage at 13.0 units. The minimum damage before time-based falloff is applied is 31.
- If a glob of ink is in the air for more than 24 frames after being flung, it loses damage each frame until frame 45, at which point it will deal 50% of its original damage. Thus, the minimum damage that can be dealt per glob is 15.5.
- Damage does not change based on the angle of the ink.
Version history
| Version | Adjustments |
|---|---|
| 10.1.0 |
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| 11.0.0 |
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Quotes
 | Sheldon's Introduction ThePainbrush BRN-Z fromBarazushi features a stunning bronze design, but this is not aweapon that's willing to accept third place! With theSplash Wallsub weapon to stake out a safe spot and theTrizookaspecial to add range and power, this loadout is well-balanced and reliable. If you can patiently wait for the right moment to turn the tables all at once, I'd recommend that you give this set a try! |
| “ | ThePainbrush BRN-Z is a weapon made with newly-researched materials coming fromBarazushi in theSplatlands Collection. Establish your dominance with theSplash Wall andTrizooka. | ” | — @SplatoonNA on Twitter[3] | ||
Weapon freshness rewards
| Icon | Name | Type | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Sheldon License | Currency | 1★Freshness Rating |
 | Painbrush BRN-Z sticker | Sticker | 2★Freshness Rating |
 | Painbrush BRN-Z holo sticker | Sticker | 3★Freshness Rating |
 | 4★ Painbrush BRN-Z User | Badge | 4★Freshness Rating |
 | 5★ Painbrush BRN-Z User | Badge | 5★Freshness Rating |
 | 6★ Painbrush BRN-Z User | Badge | 6★Freshness Rating |
 | 7★ Painbrush BRN-Z User | Badge | 7★Freshness Rating |
 | 8★ Painbrush BRN-Z User | Badge | 8★Freshness Rating |
 | 9★ Painbrush BRN-Z User | Badge | 9★Freshness Rating |
 | 10★ Painbrush BRN-Z User | Badge | 10★Freshness Rating |
Gallery
Promotional render
2D icon
Holographic sticker
Promotional image of theSplatlands Collection - Barazushi weapons
Another promotional image, with Painbrush BRN-Z down
The Painbrush BRN-Z on the Splatlands Collection first trailer
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Promotional video(link to file)
Strategy
 | View the strategy page. |
Trivia
- The original tweet announcing this weapon accidentally refers to it as thePaintbrush BRN-Z.
- The Painbrush BRN-Z shares its rusty design and its Barazushi field ration with other weapons in theSplatlands Collection: theTri-Slosher ASH-N and theSplatana Wiper RUS-T.
Etymology
The suffix "BRN-Z" is a stylized spelling of the wordbronze, referencing the weapon's design.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese | フィンセントBRNZ finsento BRNZ | Vincent BRNZ[a] |
 Dutch | Kwistkwast BRN-S | From eitherkwist ("annihilation, torture") orkwisten ("to squander") andkwast ("brush"), and BRN-Z |
 French | Épinceau écaïe BRN-Z | Fromécaille ("fish scale") andaïe ("ouch") brush BRN-Z |
 German | Fächerfärber BRN-Z | Fan painter BRN-Z |
 Russian | Веерокисть «БРОН-З» Veerokist' «BRON-Z» | Fan brush «BRON-Z»[b] |
 Spanish (NOA) | Pincel abanico BNC | Fan brush BNC[c] |
 Spanish (NOE) | Brocha abanico BNC | Fan brush BNC[c] |
 Korean | 빈센트 BRNZ Binsenteu BRNZ | Vicent BRNZ[d] |
 Internal | Brush_Heavy_02 | Brush is the respective class, Heavy means that it is heavyweight, and 02 means it is the third variant. |
