You get the Deep Cut badges in Splatoon 3 by playing Splatfest and specifically participating in special 10x Battle matches that appear during the event.

How Deep Cut Badges Work

  • The badges are tied to 10x Battles that occur in Splatfests, not to which team (Shiver/Frye/Big Man) you pick.
  • There are standard Deep Cut badges and shiny gold versions for each member.

Requirements

  1. Regular Deep Cut badges (Shiver, Frye, Big Man)
    • Take part in 3 separate 10x Battles during Splatfests.
 * You do not need to win these 10x matches, just participate in them.

 * When you hit this requirement, you unlock **all three** Deep Cut badges at once, regardless of which Splatfest team you chose.
  1. Gold Deep Cut badges
    • Win 10 different 10x Battles in Splatfest.
 * Progress carries across multiple Splatfests (it doesn’t have to be done in a single event), starting from when this feature was added.

 * Again, it doesn’t matter which idol’s team you’re on; the wins count toward all three gold badges together.

Think of it like a long-term Splatfest challenge: just keep queueing for Splatfest, hope for 10x Battles, and slowly rack up participation and wins over time.

Tips to Grind 10x Battles

  • Play during peak Splatfest hours (mid-event, not right at the start or very end) to see more 10x Battles appear.
  • Squad up with a consistent team so your chances of winning 10x Battles are higher once they pop.
  • Remember that past 10x wins from before the system started tracking for these badges don’t count —only battles from after that update onward matter.

Quick HTML Table (for reference)

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      <th>Badge Type</th>
      <th>Requirement</th>
      <th>Notes</th>
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      <td>Regular Deep Cut badges (all three)</td>
      <td>Participate in 3 Splatfest 10x Battles</td>
      <td>No wins required; all 3 unlock at once; team choice doesn’t matter.[web:1][web:3][web:7]</td>
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      <td>Gold Deep Cut badges (all three)</td>
      <td>Win 10 Splatfest 10x Battles</td>
      <td>Tracks across multiple Splatfests; all 3 unlock together; earlier 10x wins don’t retroactively count.[web:3][web:5][web:7]</td>
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Mini Story Flavor

Imagine you’re grinding a weekend Splatfest: you queue for what feels like your hundredth match, and suddenly that 10x Battle splash appears. Your team barely scrapes a win, and you think it’s just another clutch victory—until, after your third 10x, you back out to your lobby and see all three Deep Cut idols now sitting proudly as badges. Keep pushing through more 10x wins over future Splatfests and those regular badges will quietly glow up into their gold variants, turning your banner into a subtle flex that says, “Yeah, I live in Splatfest.” TL;DR: Play Splatfest, take part in 3 different 10x Battles to get the regular Deep Cut badges, and win 10 10x Battles (over multiple Splatfests) to upgrade them to gold.

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