Demolitionist

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Demolitionist
Prices
Token Cost	3,500
Placement Cost	900
Information
Type	Offensive
Damage Type	Multi-Target (Splash)
Placement Limit	16
Initial Statistics
Cooldown	3
Damage	5
Range	34
DPS	1.66
Flying Detection	Indirectly
Defense Piercing	75%

• Current
• Version 1

"Crowd control is the on the way." - Shop Description (removed)

"Wreck the invaders with dangerous explosives!" - Former Shop Description

Description

The Demolitionist is a crowd control tower viable at any part of the game, at any difficulty, easily being able to kill weak groups of enemies due to its explosive attacks, while also being able to kill high-defense enemies like the Cosmil, due to its defense piercing. It can also be used for killing tanky groups of enemies mid-late game once maxed on either path.

Path 1 Demolitionist heavily increases main damage, range and blast radius, allowing it to kill even hordes of tanky enemies with ease, if decently spammed.

Path 2 Demolitionist focus more on cooldown decrease, but doesn't increase damage as much, or even increases its range and blast radius. But it has an airstrike ability, which if used right, can demolish some mid-game waves.

Path	Defense Piercing
0-0	75%
X-2	95%
3-X	100%
3-2	120%

Appearance

The Demolitionist has a baseball cap on their head and wears a blue-grey shirt with black rings at the end of its sleeves and a black zipper. It also wears dark grey pants and black shoes. The Demolitionist wields a blue-grey M79 Thumper to blast enemies.

Lore

"Every platoon needs their specialist. Who would better fill this position than a Demolitionist? With various armaments that can crucially eliminate enemy vehicles and armaments, this soldier finds heavy use within the UEC. Cloned for maximum efficiency and performance, they are one of the few examples of true firepower - and often fill a crucial role in communications and intelligence on the field, commanding various airstrikes and other aerial platforms."

Upgrades

• Path 1
• Path 2

Path 1 ( 19,805)

Top Path

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Ironsights Increased range Changes   Range increased from 34 to 36 (+2)

$80

Big Blasts Increased radius Changes   Blast radius increased. Damage increased from 5 to 6 (+1) (2 DPS) Radius increased from 14 to 16 (+2

$325

Artilleryman Rocket launcher boosts range and explosive effectiveness, but increases cooldown(doesn't actually) Changes   Damage increased from 6 to 41 (+35) (~13.66 DPS) Damage increased from 16 to 18. (+2) Range increased from 36 to 52 (+16) Now has 100% defense piercing. (+25%)

$5,000

Bunker Buster Increase to all stats Changes   Damage increased from 41 to 126 (+85) Firerate increased from 3 to 3.3 (+0.3) (~38.18 DPS) Range increased from 52 to 62 (+10) Damage increased from 18 to 28 (+10)

$13,500

Path 2 ( 17,775)

Bottom Path

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Gloves Increased firerate Changes   Decreased firerate from 3 to 2.8 (-0.2) (~1.78 DPS)

$325

Strong Shells Increased damage Changes   Increased damage from 5 to 7 (+2) (~2.33 DPS) Now has 95% defense piercing. (+20%)

$550

Lock and Load Call in an airstrike; deals 800 damage in a large radius, high cooldown Changes   Firerate decreased from 2.8 to 1.1 (-1.7) Increased damage from 7 to 17 (+10) (~15.45 DPS) Calls in an airstrike that deals 800 damage in a large radius. Costs 300 to use, has a cooldown of 50 seconds and a global cooldown of 1 second.

$4,000

Strike Force One Airstrike ability buffed Changes   Airstrike damage increased from 800 to 1500 (+700) Airstrike Global Cooldown increased from 1 to 6 (+5) Damage increased from 17 to 21 (+4) Firerate decreased from 1.1 to 0.75 (-0.35) (28 DPS)

$12,000

Stats Table

• Path 1
• Path 2

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Range	DPS	Explosion Range	DPS Cost Efficiency
0-0	900	5	3	34	~1.66	14	540
1-0	980	5	3	36	~1.66	14	588
2-0	1,305	6	3	36	2	16	652.5
2-2	2,180	8	2.8	36	~2.85	16	763
3-2	7,180	43	2.8	52	~15.35	18	~467.53
4-2	20,680	128	3.1	62	~41.29	28	~500.84

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Range	DPS	Explosion Range	DPS Cost Efficiency
0-0	900	5	3	34	~1.66	14	540
0-1	1,225	5	2.8	34	~1.78	14	686
0-2	1,775	7	2.8	34	2.5	14	710
2-2	2,180	8	2.8	36	~2.85	16	763
2-3	6,180	18	1.1	36	~16.36	16	~377.67
2-4	18,180	22	0.75	36	~29.33	16	~619.66

Abilities

X-3

Airstrike Call in an airstrike that deals high damage with a high cooldown. Statistics   Does 800. Has explosion radius of ???. Cooldown of 50 Global cooldown of 1

$300

X-4

Airstrike Call in an airstrike that deals high damage with a high cooldown. Statistics   Does 1500. Has explosion radius of ???. Cooldown of 50 Global cooldown of 6

$800

Comparison

4-2 Demolitionist (20,680) 128 Damage 3.1 Firerate 62 Range Splash Damage 28 Explosion Radius 120% Defense Piercing

2-4 Demolitionist (18,180) 22 Damage 0.75 Firerate 36 Range Splash Damage 16 Explosion Radius 95% Defense Piercing Airstrike ability

Skins

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

Name	Red	Green	Black Ops	Kugelblitz
Cost	3	3	8	20
Obtainment	Colored Crate Daily Store	Colored Crate Daily Store	Daily Store	Kugelblitz Crate
Name	Night Raider	Classic
Cost	105	4thanniversaryblitz
Obtainment	Cold Construct 2022 Battlepass	Code

Tactics

• Demolitionist's unique role is in dealing explosive damage to enemies; while it is not that good against single targets, it makes up for its large explosion radius and defense pierce for cheap upgrade prices.
  • This makes it useful for Expert Mode when there are swarms of enemies with defense, such as several Truck M2s and Cosmils.
  • It is also very effective against enemies that can summon such as the MK-13 Device and Summoner.
• 0-3 Demolitionist is the most cost efficient upgrade. It is highly recommended to upgrade it this way if you intend to use it for early game, as you are able to save 780 when compared to 3-2, with Demolitionist being able to deal more DPS at a faster interval, allowing it to easily deal with Trucks and the soldiers it spawns.
• Demolitionist can indirectly hit flying enemies with its explosions if there is a ground enemy nearby. It is recommended to skip on waves before flying enemies come to be able to take advantage of this. Examples can be Wave 8 of Hard Mode, and Wave 11 of Expert Mode.
• The Airstrike ability takes 6 seconds before it can land. Be sure to time it correctly to hit enemies.
  • Although using the 4th tier ability costs 800, dealing atleast 800 damage to enemy health allows you to regain your spent money back.
  • But in reality 1500 airstrike damage is just as worth as 12 4-2 Demolitionist explosions. So getting 2-4 might not be worth it, as you are able to spend less money with Path 1 spam in the long term.
  • Its recommended to use X-3 airstrike in mid-game instead of X-4. It deals more than half of the damage of X-4 Airstrike and costs almost three times less. The 800 damage threshold is perfect to deal with mid-game enemies.
    • You should upgrade X-3 to X-4 after wave 40 in Expert Mode just to get the higher airstrike damage.
  • In late-game you should have between 1 to 4 2-4 Demolitionists to deal massive damage with airstrikes, and rest 4-2 for consistency.
• If you have 5-X Recon Base, bottom path Demolitionist is the best path to use, as Top Path spam is just outclassed by Recon Base 5-X upgrade, but bottom path still has the advantage for being best for mid-game, not requiring to be spammed, and you can select where the airstrike will land, unlike the units which will always attack "first".

Trivia

• The Demolitionist's 4-X upgrade resembles a Davy Crockett tactical recoiless nuclear device.
• The Demolitionist's firing sounds (except 4-X) are the same ones used as the Demoman from Team Fortress 2.
• In-game X-3, and X-4 upgrade titles had a misspelling. Instead of (X-3) Master Sergeant, and (X-4) Commander Chief Master Sergeant. The word "sergeant" is misspelled as "seargant".
• The Classic skin is the 3rd to be obtained from a code.
  • The first two being Humanblade and Green Future.

Update History

(13/3/21) Added Demolitionist. (17/9/21) 0-0 Cost increased from 500 to 550, Given 100% Defense Piercing. (13/11/21) Token Cost increased from 900 to 1,200. 0-0 Defense Piercing reduced from 100% to 80%. 1-X Upgrade cost reduced from 100 to 80. 3-X now adds +20% Defense Piercing. X-3 Upgrade cost increased from 800 to 1,000, Damage increased from 6 to 8, now adds +20% Defense Piercing. X-4 Upgrade cost reduced from 9,500 to 8,000, Damage increased from 8 to 13, Splash radius increased by 2. (12/2/22) Token Cost decreased from 1,200 to 1,000 (-200). (17/12/22) Demolitionist heavily reworked. 0-0 Cost increased from 550 to 750, Damage increased from 3 to 4, Cooldown increased from 2.4 to 3, Range increased from 24 to 32. 2-X Cost decreased from 400 to 325. 3-X Upgrade Name changed from "Shellshock" to "Artilleryman". 3-X Cost increased from 1,300 to 3,600, Damage increased from +6 to +15 (10 → 19), Cooldown increased from 0 to +1 (3 → 4), Range increased from 0 to +13 (34 → 47). 4-X Upgrade Name changed from "Nuclear Warfare" to "Incendiary Warfare". 4-X Cost increased from 7,000 to 8,500, Damage increased from +38 to +48 (57 → 67), Cooldown decreased from +0.5 to +0.3 (4.5 → 4.3). X-3 Upgrade Name changed from "Autoloader" to "Master Sergeant". X-3 Cost increased from 1,000 to 3,000, Cooldown increased from -1 to -0.3 (1.8 → 2.5). Airstrike ability moved from X-4 to X-3. Ability Damage decreased from 400 to 60, Ability Cost decreased from 1,200 to 300. X-4 Upgrade Name changed from "Airstrike" to "Commander Chief Master Sergeant". X-4 Damage decreased from +4 to 0 (13 → 9), Cooldown decreased from -0.5 to -0.11 (2.5 → 2.39). X-4 now increases Ability Damage from 60 to 400. (26/12/22) 2-X Damage increased from 0 to +1 (4 → 5). 3-X Cooldown decreased from +1 to +0.4 (4 → 3.4). 4-X Cooldown decreased from +0.4 to +0.2 (3.8 → 3.6). X-1 Cost increased from 200 to 325. X-3 Cooldown decreased from -0.3 to -1.7 (2.5 → 1.1). X-4 Cooldown decreased from -0.1 to -0.2 (1 to 0.9). (11/04/23) Placement limit decreased from 25 to 16 (-9). Placement cost increased from 750 to 900 (+150). 0-0 Buffed Damage increased from 4 to 7 (+3). Range increased from 34 to 36 (+2). 2-X Buffed Cost decreased from 400 to 325 (-75). 3-X Rebalanced Cost increased from 3,600 to 4,500 (+900). Damage Increase increased from +15 to +37 (+22). Firerate Increase increased from +0.4 to 0 (-0.4). Range Increase increased from +13 to +16 (+3). 4-X Rebalanced Renamed from "Incendiary Warfare" to "Bunker Buster" Cost increased from 8,500 to 11,500 Damage Increase increased from +48 to +85 (+37). Firerate Increase reduced from +0.2 to +0.3 (+0.1). X-1 Nerfed Cost increased from 200 to 325 (+125). X-3 Rebalanced Renamed from "Master Sergeant" to "Lock and Load" Cost increased from 3,000 to 4,500 (+1,000). Airstrike damage increased from 60 to 250 (+190). Damage Increase increased from +2 to +6 (+4). X-4 Rebalanced Renamed from "Commander Chief Master Sergeant" to "Strike Force One" Cost increased from 8,000 to 12,000 (+4,000). Firerate Increase increased from -0.2 to -0.35 (-0.15). Airstrike Damage Increase increased from +340 to +950 (+610). Airstrike Global Cooldown Increase increased from 0 to +5 (+5). (11/04/23) 0-0 Nerfed Damage decreased from 7 to 5 (-2). 3-X Nerfed Cost increased from 4,500 to 5,000 (+500). Damage Increase decreased from +37 to +35 (-2). 4-X Nerfed Cost increased from 11,500 to 13,500 (+2,000). X-2 Nerfed Damage Increase decreased from +3 to +2 (-1). X-3 Buffed Cost decreased from 4,500 to 4,000 (-500). Damage Increase increased from +6 to +10 (+4). X-4 Buffed Airstrike Damage Increase increased from +950 to +1250 (+300). (11/04/23) X-3 Buffed Airstrike damage increased from 250 to 800 (+550). X-4 Nerfed Airstrike Damage Increase increased from +1250 to +700 (-550). (30/03/25) Added lore description. Added Classic Skin. 0-0 Defense Piercing reduced from 80% to 75%. X-2 now adds +20% Defense Piercing 3-X now adds +25% Defense Piercing (+5).