Gunslinger

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Gunslinger
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Token Cost	300
Placement Cost	300
Information
Type	Offensive
Damage Type	Multi-Target (Gunslinger) Single-Target, Collision (Mercenary)
Placement Limit	25
Initial Statistics
Cooldown	2.5
Damage	6
Range	15
DPS	2.4
Flying Detection	3-X
Defense Piercing	0%

Description

The Gunslinger is a short range tower capable of hitting multiple enemies at once. Path 1 makes it have longer range, flying detection and the ability to spawn in Mercenaries, while Path 2 increases its blast radius, burst rate, and damage, making it a good crowd control tower with the drawback of having short range.

Path	Defense Piercing
X-X	0%

Appearance

The Gunslinger wears a black hat, a black suit with a belt, and wields a double barrel shotgun to attack enemies.

Lore

"The last vestiges of frontier life, the Gunslinger is generally agreed to be another militia unit akin to the Sharpshooter. Deeply unorganized, these units stray from long-range precision weapons and are biased towards closer-ranged shotguns, perhaps for their use in dealing with deadly wildlife out in remote locations. Gunslingers either live solitary or with close family and are generally agreed to not always ally with the UEC. However, both have one thing in common - stopping the aliens."

Upgrades

• Path 1
• Path 2

Path 1 ( 3,080)

Top Path

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Shades Increased range Changes   Range increased from 15 to 18 (+3)

$80

Gloves Increased firerate Changes   Cooldown decreased from 2.5 to 2.2 (-0.3) (~2.27 DPS)

$200

Marksman Increased range, grants flying detection. Changes   Damage increased from 6 to 7 (+1) (~3.18 DPS) Range increased from 18 to 26 (+8) Grants flying detection

$500

Reinforcements Unit ability; call in reinforcements Changes   Reinforcements ability. Summons in a Mercenary. Damage increased from 7 to 11 (+4) (5 DPS) Range increased from 26 to 28 (+2)

$2,300

Path 2 ( 6,920)

Bottom Path

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Bigger Blast Increased radius Changes   Radius increased from 1 enemy hit to 2 enemies hit per shot. (+1) Radius range increased from 5 to 7.2. (+2.2)

$230

AP Rounds Increased damage Changes   Damage increased from 6 to 10 (+4) (4 DPS)

$440

Quad-Barrel Shots fire in 2 quick bursts Changes   Damage increased from 10 to 11. (+1) Burst increased from 1 to 2 (8.8 DPS) (+1 Burst)

$750

Wasteland Ravager Explosive shots are now fired. Increased damage and radius Changes   Fires explosive shots, damage increased from 11 to 30 (+19) Range increased from 15 to 17 (+2) Cooldown decreased from 2.5 to 2.3 (-0.2) Burst increased from 2 to 3 (+1 Burst) (~39.13 DPS).

$5,500

Stats Table

• Path 1
• Path 2

Level	Total Price	Damage	Cooldown	Burst	Range	DPS	DPS Cost Efficiency
0-0	300	6	2.5	1	15	2.4	125
1-0	380	6	2.5	1	18	2.4	~158.33
2-0	580	6	2.2	1	18	~2.73	~212.45
2-2	1,250	10	2.2	1	18	~4.55	~274.73
3-2	1,750	11	2.2	1	26	5	350
4-2	4,050	15	2.2	1	28	~6.81	~594.71

Level	Total Price	Damage	Cooldown	Burst	Range	DPS	DPS Cost Efficiency
0-0	300	6	2.5	1	15	2.4	125
0-1	530	6	2.5	1	15	2.4	~220.83
0-2	970	10	2.5	1	15	4	242.5
2-2	1,250	10	2.2	1	18	~4.55	~274.4
2-3	2,000	11	2.2	2	18	11	~181.9
2-4	7,500	30	2	3	20	45	~166.66

Abilities

4-X

Reinforcements Summon a Mercenary unit. Statistics   Mercenary Stats: 30 Health 4 Damage(16 DPS) 0.25 Firerate 24 Range Cooldown of 40s. Global cooldown of 3s. Ability can be toggled to activate automatically.

$200

Comparison

4-2 Gunslinger ( 4,150) 15 Damage 2.2 Cooldown 1 Burst 28 Range Shotgun Pellets 0% Defense Piercing Reinforcements ability Has Flying Detection

2-4 Gunslinger (7,600) 30 Damage 2 Cooldown 3 Burst 20 Range Explosive Shots 0% Defense Piercing No Flying Detection

Skins

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

Name	Blue	Green	Pink	Ranger
Cost	2	2	3	11
Obtainment	Colored Crate Daily Store	Colored Crate Daily Store	Colored Crate Daily Store	Daily Store
Name	Vampire	Night Raider	Jeff
Cost	70	135	N/A
Obtainment	Terror Blitz Battlepass	Cold Construct 2022 Battlepass	Admin Exclusive

Tactics

• The Gunslinger is a short-range tower used by beginners in the early stages of the game, having mediocre DPS and no defense piercing.
  • Path 1 Gunslinger has flying detection and summons Mercenaries to assist, allowing for higher DPS and collision damage.
    • Spawning in several Mercenaries at short intervals is best as it allows them to survive for longer due to their combined DPS.
      • However, they're less effective on maps with multiple pathways (Canyon Crossing, Molten Cliffs, etc.), as they can only go one path.
      • They are more effective on roads with multiple turns, as this allows more time to attack enemies before they can get to Mercenaries.
    • Path 1 Gunslinger has flying detection, both on the Gunslinger itself and the Mercenaries it summons.
    • As Path 1 Gunslinger's effectiveness mostly relies on the Mercenaries it summons, it is generally not recommended to use this path on maps with multiple pathways or fewer curves.
  • Path 2 Gunslinger has a high damage output and crowd control capabilities, as well as good cost efficiency.
    • Due to Path 2 Gunslinger's short range, it is recommended to place them near loops or corners to get maximum coverage.
      • Similarly, its low range means it is more vulnerable to stuns from bosses and enemies such as Unstable.
    • While Path 2 Gunslinger cannot detect flying enemies, its explosions can hit them if another non-flying enemy is nearby.
    • Spamming Path 2 Gunslinger is a viable form of DPS.
  • Unfortunately, Gunslinger is outclassed by other beginner towers such as Crossbower and Sharpshooter due to its mediocre DPS and no defense piercing, and slowly loses use later in the game, effectively being useless in Expert Mode.
• Placing 0-0 Gunslingers is more cost efficient than every other upgrade, but due to the nature of it having low range and low cost, be sure to have it backed up by a medium/long range tower to handle crowds.
  • This strategy can be used to defend early waves, allowing the player to save up for better towers. 3-4 Gunslingers can defend the first few waves, only needing 900 to 1,200
• Gunslinger can beat Normal Mode by itself, being the cheapest Normal Mode solo alongside Sharpshooter.

Trivia

• The description of Gunslinger used to read: "Annihilates enemies at a close range."
• The Gunslinger is the only tower to have a proper reloading mechanic.
• It is required to deal 50,000 damage with the Gunslinger's Mercenaries for the Recon Base's Bliss of Finality quest.
• The Jeff skin is based off the Jeff tower from Zombie Madness, another Tower Defense game.

Update History

(13/3/21) Added Gunslinger. (17/9/21) Starting cost increased from 350 to 380 (+30). 1-X cost increased from 75 to 80 (+5). 2-X cost increased from 190 to 200 (+10). 3-X cost decreased from 800 to 750 (-50). X-1 cost increased from 225 to 230 (+5). X-2 cost increased from 450 to 460 (+10). X-3 cost decreased from 1,150 to 1,050 (-100). X-4 cost decreased from 4,250 to 4,000 (-250). (29/9/21) X-4 cost increased from 4,000 to 5,000; damage bonus increased from 12 to 16 (+1,000, +4 damage). (13/11/21) 0-0 cooldown increased from 2.2 to 2.5 (+0.3). 3-X cost decreased from 750 to 700, damage increased from 5 to 6 (-50, +1 damage). 4-X cost decreased 3000 to 2800, range increased from 22 to 24, damage increased from 6 to 9 now grants 40% defense piercing (-200, +2 range, +3 damage). X-3 cost decreased from 1050 to 900 (- X-4 cost decreased from 5000 to 4600, damage increased from 24 to 25, now grants 30% defense piercing (-400, +1 damage). (26/11/21) Mercenary cost decreased from 200 to 150(-50), Now has flying detection. X-2 damage increased from +3 to +4(+1). X-3 cost decreased from 900 to 800(-100). X-4 cost increased from 4600 to 5000(+400) Damage increased from +17 to +24(+7) Defense piercing increased from 30% to 40%(+10%). (26/12/21) 3-X cost decreased from 700 to 650. 4-X cost decreased from 2,800 to 2,500, damage increased from 3 to 4. X-3 cost decreased from 800 to 750 X-4 cost decreased from 5,000 to 4,200, damage increased from 24 to 26, cooldown increased by 0.2s. (12/2/22) Token Cost decreased from 800 to 500 (-300). (26/12/22) 0-0 damage was increased from 5 to 6 (+1). Increased mercenary damage from 3 to 4 (+1). X-4 price was decreased from 6,500 to 5,500 (-1,000). X-4 range was increased from 15 to 17 (+2). (27/12/22) X-4 Damage decreased from 63 to 43 (-20). (29/12/22) X-4 Damage decreased from 43 to 33 (-10). (30/03/25) Added lore description. Now grants flying detection at 3-X X-4 now fires in 3 bursts instead of 2 bursts (+1). The mercenary unit is visually invisible when using skins.