Businessman

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Businessman
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Token Cost	N/A
Placement Cost	650
Information
Type	Offensive Support Economy (Per wave, X-X to 4-X, and X-4)
Damage Type	Single-Target
Placement Limit	16
Requirement	Beat 6 maps on Expert difficulty
Initial Statistics
Cooldown	2
Damage	4
Range	28
DPS	2
Flying Detection	Yes (X-X)
Defense Piercing	-100%

Description

The Businessman is an economic, support, and offensive tower that generates cash at the start of each wave. Path 1 generates more money and can reduce ability cooldowns, while Path 2 allows it to shoot in other Businessmen range, grant upgrade discounts and sabotage health of newly spawned enemies.

Businessman has -100% defense piercing, which means if an enemy has 1 defense, Businessman will deal 2 less damage to it instead of 1. Fortunately as you upgrade Businessman, it does get increased defense pierce, even bypassing 100%.

Path	Defense Piercing
X-X	-100%
3-X	0%
4-X	150%
X-3	100%
X-4	150%

Appearance

The Businessman, as you would guess, has an appearance of a businessman. It wears a bowler hat and tie, while also wielding a Deagle. It wears a light grey suit with exceptionally tall collar.

Lore

"After the invasion, the economies of various countries buckled up for a crash far greater than the Great Depression. Stocks dipped below their historic lows. Various people drowned under the pressure, but some stayed up. Businessmen, you could say? These are unaffiliated with the Command and come in various forms - with some having luxurious amounts to spend on quite inefficient weaponry and jetpacks."

Upgrades

• Path 1
• Path 2

Path 1 ( 12,600)

Top Path

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Briefcase 100 cash per wave Changes   Cash per wave increased from 40 to 100 per wave (+60).

$250

Strapped for Cash 250 cash per wave Changes   Cash per wave increased from 100 to 250. (+150)

$750

Stimulus Booster Reduces global ability cooldowns (not global cooldowns) by 5% (stacks to 30%) Changes   Damage increased from 4 to 12 (+8) (6 DPS) Defense Piercing increased from -100% to 0% (+100%) Cash per wave increased to from 250 to 400 (+150) Gives 5% ability cooldown reduction (Does not reduce global cooldowns), stacks up to 30%

$4,000

Sleazy Operation Cash buff heavily increased and boosted damage. Changes   Damage increased from 12 to 75 (+63) (52 DPS) Defense Piercing increased from 0% to 150% (+150%) Cash per wave increased from 400 to 800 (+400)

$7,500

Path 2 ( 6,820)

Bottom Path

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AP Rounds Increased damage Changes   Damage increased from 4 to 6 (+2) (3 DPS)

$200

Professional Increase to all stats Changes   Damage increased from 6 to 7 (+1) Cooldown decreased from 2 to 1.5 (-0.5) (4.66 DPS) Range increased from 28 to 32 (+4)

$600

Discount Seeker Ranges extend to other Businessmen, grants a 5% discount buff Changes   Grants ability to shoot in the ranges of other Businessmen. Now Grants a discount buff to tier 3 towers or below by 5% (stacks to 20%) Range increased from 32 to 42 (+10) Damage increased to from 7 to 15 (10 DPS) +8 Defense Piercing increased from -100% to 100% (+200%) Price increases by 5% with every X-3 currently placed on the map (Affected by discount)

$4500

The Omni Ability: reduces spawn health by 30%. Max of 2,500 HP loss Changes   Damage increased from 15 to 30 (+15) (20 DPS) Cash per wave increased from 40 to 90 (+50) Now Grants a discount buff to tier 4 towers or below by 5% (stacks to 20%) Range increased from 42 to 45 (+3) Attrition ability, costs 2,000, has a 75 seconds cooldown. Sabotages the enemy spawns by decreasing their HP by 30% for 20 seconds (Max 2,500 HP). Doesn't affect shield health. Price increases by 5% with every X-4 currently placed on the map (Affected by discount)

$11,500

Stats Table

• Path 1
• Path 2

Level	Total Price	Damage	Cooldown	Range	DPS	Cash per wave
0-0	650	4	2	28	2	40
1-0	900	4	2	28	2	100
2-0	1,650	4	2	28	2	250
2-2	2,550	7	1.5	32	~4.67	250
3-2	6,550	15	1.5	32	~10	400
4-2	14,720	78	1.5	32	52	800

Level	Total Price	Damage	Cooldown	Range	DPS	Cash per wave
0-0	650	4	2	28	2	40
0-1	850	6	2	28	3	40
0-2	1,450	7	1.5	32	~4.67	40
2-2	2,550	7	1.5	32	~4.67	250
2-3	7,050	15	1.5	42	10	250
2-4	18,550	30	1.5	45	20	300

Abilities

3-X

Stimulus Booster Reduces all ability cooldowns by 5%, stacks up to 30%. Does not reduce global cooldowns. Statistics   Reduces 5% global ability cooldowns Stacks up to 30%.

Passive

X-3

Seeker Can shoot in other Businessmen range. Statistics   Businessman Are able to shoot enemies in other Businessman range.

Passive

X-3

Discount (Level 1) Reduces discounts for tower upgrades within tower range. Statistics   Provides 5% to T3 upgrades and below. Stacks up to 20%.

Passive

X-4

Discount (Level 2) Reduces discounts for tower upgrades within tower range. Statistics   Provides 5% to T4 upgrades and below. Stacks up to 20%. Can stack with T3 Upgrades Discount.

Passive

X-3

Attrition Sabotages the enemy spawns, by decreasing their HP by 30%. Statistics   Decreases Health of enemy spawns by 30%, maximum of 2,500. Ignores Shield Health, Defense and Maximum Damage . Lasts for20s. Cooldown of75s.

$2,000

Comparison

4-2 Businessman (14,720) 78 Damage 1.5 Cooldown 800 Cash per wave 32 Range 150% Defense Pierce Up to -30% Ability Cooldown Reduction 52 DPS

2-4 Businessman (18,550) 30 Damage 1.5 Cooldown 300 Cash per wave 45 Range Can attack on other Businessman range 150% Defense Pierce Sabotage ability Up to 20% Discount Buff to nearby towers 20 DPS

Skins

To see all upgrades of each skin, see the gallery page.

Name	Noir	Kugelblitz	G-Man	Scrooge
Cost	6	20	28	240
Obtainment	Daily Store	Kugelblitz Crate	Daily Store	Cold Construct 2021 Battlepass

Tactics

• Businessman can serve as an alternative for early game defense due to its decent DPS for its cost and the fact that it could generate you some money with a few upgrades. It is recommended to place multiple 2-1 Businessmen for early game defense as this allows you to both profit a moderate amount of cash per wave, and be able to fend off most early game enemies.
  • But be sure to place down different towers in later waves, as Businessman has horrible defense piercing until 3rd upgrades.
• Path 1 Businessman is recommended for use as a main source of income and a viable damage dealer. In terms of DPS it competes with Sniper; having less range and damage but shoots more frequently, can reduce ability cooldowns, and generates cash every wave.
  • Unlike Market however, it is better to focus on quantity over quality when wanting to generate income using Businessman, as later upgrades are too expensive to be able to profit within a few waves.
  • It is recommended to place down at least 6 3-X Businessmen to aid in reducing ability cooldowns for towers such as Bugler, Demolitionist, Elite, Recon Base, Gunslinger, Freezer, and Businessman himself, as this reaches the maximum cooldown reduction of 30%.
• Path 2 Businessman’s Sabotage ability:
  • Cons: It is not recommended for damage use as it has low DPS, low income, and its passive range seeking ability is not that useful when you could just use something else. Its ability is also very underwhelming to use, as it is expensive to activate, and only reduces the health of newly spawned enemies for a short time. It is capped to reducing up to 2,500 HP only making it ineffective to most late-game bosses. And most importantly, the biggest offender is that it makes your entire team gain less money from enemies, as their HP is reduced.
  • Pros: In later waves in Expert mode where hordes of high HP enemies like Nulls and Tranquils spawn, even though a 2,500 HP decrease may seem small for major bosses, against hordes of non-boss enemies this ability is quite useful. With 6 3-X Businessmen, this ability can be chained with 3 X-4 Businessmen to make it last a long time. Ignoring the cash loss, this ability is equal to making infinite amounts of enemies have less health at the price of 3,000. In addition, in multiplayer Expert, a lot of income also comes from Markets and money earned during late game is already a lot so this ability shouldn’t make as much of an impact on money.
  • The ability has its pros and cons, and you have to use it in a way that will benefit as much as possible, to get most advantages out of the ability.
• With 16 4-0 Businessman, the cash gained per wave is 12,800. While 6 4-2 Markets only generates up to 15,840 every wave. Though the cost of the 16 4-0 Businessmen will be 214,400, which is not worth to use Businessman for farming if using Market tower since 6 4-2 of them is for a price of 78,660.
• X-3 and X-4 Businessman can reduce upgrade costs for T3 and T4 by 5% respectively, stacking up to 20% with four Businessmen on said upgrades.
  • This can reduce upgrade costs for T3 and T4 on expensive towers such as Electricizer, Lightbeamer and Recon Base.
  • Keep in mind that the upgrade costs increase per new X-3 and X-4 Businessmen.
    • To combat this, it is recommended to get only four X-4 Businessmen in optimal positions so the range can reach existing and future towers and provide a 20% discount on both T3 and T4 upgrades.
      • Do note that X-3 and X-4 Businessmen ability to shoot in other Businessmen range does not increase its discount range, as well as Bugler range buffs.
  • X-3 and X-4 Businessman cannot grant discounts to itself; however, it can still get discounts from other X-3 and X-4 Businessmen.
    • This can help with X-3 and X-4 upgrade costs increasing per new X-3 and X-4 Businessmen.

Trivia

• The Businessman mainly takes inspiration from the Tower Battles Tweeter and Tower Battles: Battlefront Tweeter, both being games OsterDog contributed to and created, respectively.
• The G-Man skin for Businessman is a reference to the G-Man from the Half Life series.
• The Scrooge skin for Businessman is a reference to Ebenezer Scrooge from the short novel A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
• The Businessman is most likely a reference to the C.O.B.R.A from BTD Battles as they both have a cash generation per wave mechanic and have the same upgrade name of "attrition".
  • Cobra from BTD Battles being 2-X.
  • Businessman being X-4.
• There was a bug that allowed you to get Businessman for free, go to any 6 maps and after dying in expert mode, it still counts as a win. This bug has been patched in the Ode of Autumn update and no longer works.
• Businessman is the one of the two towers to have flying detection by default, the other tower being Surveyor.
  • Previously it's flying detection was moved to X-2 in 2023 but it was moved back to Default in the Eternal Update.

Update History

(17/9/21) Added Businessman. (19/9/21) Buffed Businessman Path 1. (20/9/21) 4-X upgrade cost decreased from 14,000 to 8,200, damage increased from 33 to 85, cash bonus increased from 500 to 550 (-6,000, +52 damage, +50). (21/9/21) Path 2 buffed: X-3 increases 3 damage and 3 range (+3 damage and range). X-4 cost decreased from 9,000 to 6,000 (-3,000). (22/10/21) Path 2 buffed: X-3 cost decreased by 200, increases 5 range instead of 3 (-200, +2 range). X-4 cost decreased by 1,000, Attrition ability max damage increased from 1,500 to 1,800 (-1,000, +300 damage). (13/11/21) 2-X damage increased from 5 to 6. 3-X cash gain increased from 200 to 220, damaged increased from 6 to 7, now grants 20% defense piercing. 4-X cost increased from 8,200 to 8,500, now adds 20% more defense piercing. X-3 now gives 20 cash gain, now grants 20% defense piercing. X-4 range increased from 39 to 40, damage increased from 16 to 17, cash gain increased from 160 to 170, "Attrition" ability max damage increased from 1,800 to 2,500, now adds 30% defense piercing. (26/12/21) 1-X: Cost 320 → 250 (-70) 2-X: Cost 800 → 700 (-100) 3-X: Damage 7 → 8 (+1) 4-X: Cost 8,500 → 8,200 (-300) X-3: Cost 1,600 → 1,500 (-100) X-4: Damage 17 → 18 (+1); Defense pierce 50% → 60% (+10%) (15/1/22) 3-X: Damage 2 → 3 (+1); Cash gain 40 → 50 (+10); Defense pierce 20% → 30% (+10%) 4-X: Cost 8,200 → 7,800 (-400) X-4: Damage 5 → 8 (+3) (19/6/22) 3-X: Damage 9 → 10 (+1). 4-X: Cost 7,800 → 7,500 (-300) X-3: Range 37 → 38 (+1). X-4: Damage 20 → 22 (+2). (17/12/22) 1-X: Cash gain 80 → 100 (+20) 2-X: Cash gain 180 → 250 (+70) 3-X: Cash gain 230 → 400 (+170) 4-X: Damage 89 → 43 (-46); Cooldown 2.6 to 2 (-0.6); Cash gain 580 → 880 (+220) X-2: Cooldown 1.7 → 1.5 (-0.2) X-3: Damage 12 → 9 (-3); Cash gain 20 → 0 (-20) X-4: Damage 22 → 19 (-3); Cash gain 170 → 150 (-20) (3/7/24) 4-X: Appearance updated, renamed from "The Omni" to "Sleazy Operation" (30/3/25) Businessman has been reworked. Added lore description. Businessman now has -100% Defense Piercing (-100%) Placement cost decreased from 800 → 650 (-150) Base level damage decreased from 5 → 4 (-1) Base level range decreased from 32 → 28 (-4) Businessman now has flying detection on base level. Businessman now gains cash on base level X-X: Cash gain 0 → 40 (+40) 1-X: Cash gain 100 → 60 (-40) 1-X: Cost 300 → 250 (-50) 2-X: Cost 800 → 750 (-50) 2-X: Damage decreased from 1+ to +0 (-1 Damage). 3-X: Damage increased from 4+ to +10 (+6 Damage). 3-X: Businessman now has 0% defense piercing instead of -100% (+100%) 4-X: Businessman now has 150% defense piercing instead of 0% (+150%) X-1: Cost decreased from 220 → 200 (-20) X-1: Damage decreased from 3+ to +2 (-1 Damage). X-2: Cost decreased from 1100 → 600 (-500) X-2: Range +2 → +4 (+2). X-3: Cost increased from 500 → 4500 (+4000) X-3: Damage increased from 5+ to +8 (+3 Damage). Now grants discount for towers tier 3 upgrades X-3: Discount for tier 3 upgrades and below 0% → 5% (+5%) Stacks up to 20% X-4: Cost increased from 5000 → 11,500 (+6500) X-4: Damage increased from 15+ to 24 (+9 Damage). Now grants discount for towers tier 4 upgrades X-4: Discount for tier 4 upgrades and below 0% → 5% (+5%) Stacks up to 20% Can stack with X-3 Discount