Clam Blitz is an Anarchy Battle mode in Splatoon 3 in which players attempt to score points on the enemy's goal by gathering and tossing golden clams found around the arena. The rules of Clam Blitz are not as straightforward as the other three Anarchy Battle modes in Splatoon 3, which can make it hard to get started with.
Related: Splatoon 3 - Anarchy Battle Guide
Doing well in Clam Blitz means working well with your team. As such, this mode can be frustrating for solo players. Let's take a look at the basic rules of Clam Blitz, and some tips for getting better at this ranked mode.
In Clam Blitz, thirty clams will be scattered around the arena. Your objective is to gather up these clams and throw them into the enemy's basket, which is located near their spawn base. Before you can throw clams into their basket, you will need to break the barrier around the basket, which is done by throwing a Power Clam at it.
Power Clams are generated when you gather eight regular clams. When a player gains a Power Clam, they will have a marker above their head, indicating to both teams that they have the Power Clam. Throwing the Power Clam at the enemy's barrier will break it for ten seconds, allowing all players on the attacking team to throw in regular clams to score points.
If you are splatted while holding a Power Clam, you will drop it, and it can be picked up by another player on your team. Similarly, getting splatted while holding regular clams will drop them at your location, but players on either team can pick them up. Both dropped Power and regular clams will disappear a few seconds after dropping.
When player breaks the enemy team's barrier with a Power Clam, their own basket's barrier will become invulnerable, meaning both
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