Trapper

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Trapper
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Token Cost	1,000
Placement Cost	500
Information
Type	Offensive
Damage Type	Single-Target Multi-Target (X-4)
Placement Limit	8
Requirement	Level 10+
Initial Statistics
Cooldown	3
Damage	4
Range	17
DPS	1.33
Flying Detection	None
Defense Piercing	0%

Description

The Trapper is a unique offensive tower that throws traps along the path for enemies to walk on. Its main role is to catch any enemies that get past main defenses. Path 1 enables Trapper to place spikes that permanently stay on the path until they run out of health, and Path 2 allows it to quickly place down explosive landmines that can deal triple damage to enemies with over 750 health. This tower is purchasable at Level 10+.

Path	Defense Piercing
X-X	0%
1-X	100%
1-4	135%

Appearance

The Trapper has pale white skin similar to most other towers. It wears grey and black clothing. The Trapper is holding a shining serrated spike that is white in color in its hands. It additionally has a heavy black backpack being worn on its back, likely serving as storage for its traps.

Lore

"What's the best way to disrupt a tank if you don't have any infantry? Laying mines and hoping for the best. Therefore, the UEC has enlisted the Trapper, a name classified for a group of different units that lay down, well, traps. These traps are mainly designed to catch ground-based alien vehicles and prevent them from moving. However, because the Trapper is based on a legacy battle tactic (armor movement through the ground), and due to the aliens' reliance on air-based transport, Trappers don't see much use and are relegated to a niche option."

Upgrades

• Path 1
• Path 2

Path 1 ( 9,750)

Defense Piercing Damage ignores enemy defense Changes   Grants 100% defense piercing.

$300

Super Spikes Traps last longer Changes   Trap health increased from 4 to 6 (+2) Trap Lifespan increased from 30 seconds to 45 (+15)

$500

Hi-Tec Spikes Traps have even more health Changes   Spike health increased from 6 to 47 (+41) Trap limit increased from 12 to 22 (+10)

$2,100

Perma-spike Traps lasts permanently. Increased trap count and damage per trap Changes   Spike health increased from 47 to 87 (+40) Throwing cooldown increased from 3 to 3.5 (+0.5) Traps last forever until they run out of health. Trap limit increased from 22 to 62 (+40)

$6,500

Path 2 ( 12,300)

Bigger Spikes Increased spike health Changes   Spike health increased from 4 to 7 (+3)

$400

Gloves Decreased spike reload Changes   Throwing cooldown decreased from 3 to 2.5 (-0.5)

$350

Research & Development Traps shred enemies enemies with 750+ health Changes   Spike health increased from 7 to 11 (+4) Throwing cooldown decreased from 2.5 to 1.5 (-1) Range increased from 17 to 20 (+3) Traps deal triple damage to enemies with 750 HP or more. (up to 33 damage) Trap limit increased from 12 to 13 (+1)

$3,800

Explosive Mines Mines explode on contact Changes   Landmine health increased from 11 to 43 (+32) Landmines explode and deal 84 AoE damage when an enemy walks on them. Does triple damage to enemies with 750 HP or more. (up to 210 damage) Increase defense piercing by 35%

$6,500

Stats Table

• Path 1
• Path 2

Level	Total Price	Trap Health	Cooldown	Range	DPS	Trap Lifespan	Trap Limit	DPS Cost Efficiency
0-0	500	4	3	17	~1.33	30	12	375
1-0	750	4	3	17	~1.33	30	12	562.5
2-0	1,350	6	3	17	2	45	12	675
2-2	2,200	9	2.5	17	3.6	45	12	~611.11
3-2	4,600	50	2.5	17	20	45	22	230
4-2	11,100	90	3	17	30	Indefinite	62	370

Level	Total Price	Trap Health (Shred Damage)	Cooldown	Range	DPS	Splash Damage (Shred Damage)	Trap Lifespan	Trap Limit	DPS Cost Efficiency
0-0	500	4	3	17	~1.33	N/A	30	12	375
0-1	1,000	7	3	17	~2.33	N/A	30	12	~428.57
0-2	1,350	7	2.5	17	2.8	N/A	45	12	~482.14
2-2	2,200	9	2.5	17	3.6	N/A	45	12	~611.11
2-3	6,400	13 (13)	1.5	20	20.5	N/A	45	13	~312.2
2-4	13,650	45 (90)	1.5	20	30 (60)	40 (120)	45	13	455 (227.5)

Comparison

4-2 Trapper (11,100) 90 Damage 3 Firerate 17 Range Single-Target 100% Defense Piercing Indefinite Trap Lifespan 62 Trap Limit

2-4 Trapper (22,580) 45+40 Damage (Explosive Damage) 90+120 Damage (Enemies with 750+ HP) 1.5 Firerate 20 Range Multi-Target 135% Defense Piercing 45 Second Trap Lifespan 13 Trap Limit

Skins

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

Name	Inverted	Steampunk	Feceser	Krampus
Cost	4	13	-10	120
Obtainment	Colored Crate Daily Store	Daily Store	Daily Store	Cold Construct 2021 Battlepass

Tactics

• Trapper is regarded as a backline defense tower to catch leaks, placing traps on the path that can do lots of damage.
  • As Trapper does not attack like regular towers, requiring time to place traps, it is not recommended to use Trapper as your main defense as well as that it lacks flying detection, meaning it cannot catch leaks with flying attribute.
  • Path 1 Trapper focuses on building a pile of traps over time, doing lots of single target damage.
    • Typically, it is not recommended to use Path 1 Trapper over Path 2 Trapper as it deals significantly less damage in a short period of time and requires lots of time and patience to build up its pile of traps.
    • However, with enough accumulation of spikes, a single 4-2 Trapper can deal a whooping 5,580 damage if all 62 spikes are placed. This will take quite a while and requires good frontline defense to not have leaking enemies slowly chip through the spikes, though at that point Trapper would be useless if the frontline defense is already good.
  • Path 2 Trapper can quickly place down traps which scale to enemy health, as well as gaining explosive damage on its final level.
    • As Path 2 Trapper can quickly place and replace traps, it is fine to place it at the front.
    • At X-4, Path 2 Trapper's traps are replaced by mines, allowing insane crowd control potential.
      • With all 8 Trappers on X-4, they can do insane explosive damage, essentially shredding enemies at spawn.
      • Bugler can help to place its mines even faster.
• Trapper can be placed before a game starts to allow it to place traps on the path before any enemies arrive.
  • Trapper should be placed at the middle of the path, so it does not get backlined at the back or lose traps quickly at the front.
  • Not skipping waves can also allow more traps to be placed before enemies spawn the next wave.

Trivia

• Due the fact that it doesn't need an enemy in its range to do its intended action, stuns do not affect Trapper.
  • Trapper is also the only tower that can attack without needing an enemy to be within its range.
• The Trapper is one of the few towers to have a cheaper upgrade after a more expensive one.
  • The other towers being Sharpshooter, Mechanic, and Lightbeamer.
• The Trapper is likely based on Spike Factory from the Bloons Tower Defense series.
  • The 4-X upgrade name and functionality is also based on the Perma-Spike upgrade for Spike Factory.
  • The X-4’s explosive mines are based on the Spiked Mines and Super Mines upgrades for Spike Factory.
• The Trapper has the record for the smallest placement box compared to other towers, even smaller than pre-Cold Construct 2021 Vulcan which had a hitbox half the size of a standard tower.
• The Feceser skin is a reference to Trapper's nickname Crapper, as the tower is considered a terrible and useless tower, despite being powerful when used correctly.
  • It's also the first skin to reward Points instead of taking your Points
    • It's also the first legendary skin that is only exclusive to April Fools 2025.
      • Technically It's the 3rd legendary skin to be added since it was added 1 day later after the Eternal Update
  • As a result, the senior moderator Pineapple from the Tower Blitz Discord has made December 4th "Trapper Appreciation Day".

Update History

(1/4/21) Scrapped Trapper. (17/9/21) Added Trapper . (20/9/21) 0-0 Cooldown increased from 2 to 3, trap damage increased from 3 to 4. 3-X Upgrade changed to trap health instead of 3x damage. 4-X Maximum trap increased from 25 to 40, Damage bonus increased from 6 to 8. X-3 Upgrade cost increased from 4,200 to 4,500, Cooldown bonus increased from -0.6 to -1. (22/9/21) 4-X Damage bonus increased from 8 to 20. X-4 Explosive damage increased from 16 to 40. (22/10/21) 4-X Cooldown increased heavily but maximum trap count has been increased significantly. (13/11/21) 1-X Upgrade cost reduced from 280 to 250. 2-X Upgrade cost reduced from 650 to 600, now grants +2 Damage bonus. 3-X Upgrade cost reduced from 3,000 to 2,600, Trap damage bonus increased from 21 to 26, Trap count increased from 8 to 10. 4-X Upgrade cost reduced from 9,800 to 8,000, Trap count bonus increased from 20 to 30, Trap damage bonus increased from 20 to 35. X-1 Upgrade cost reduced from 580 to 500. X-2 Upgrade cost reduced from 400 to 350. X-3 Damage bonus increased from 2 to 3. X-4 Upgrade cost increased from 6,000 to 7,000, Raised maximum damage potential, now grants a base +5 damage to traps. (26/11/21) Token Cost decreased from 1,500 to 1,000. (26/12/21) Placement cost decreased from 650 to 500 ( -150) X-4 Upgrade cost decreased from 7,000 to 6,500 ( -500), trap health increased from +5 to +6 (+1) 4-X Upgrade cost decreased from 8,000 to 7,000 ( -1,000) (15/1/22) 3-X cost decreased from 2,600 to 2,400. 4-X cost decreased from 7,000 to 6,500. X-3 damage increased from 3 to 4. X-4 cost decreased from 6,500 to 6,200. (19/06/22) 4-X damage increased from 67 to 72 +5. X-3 cost decreased from 4,500 to 4,200. X-4 cost decreased from 6,200 to 6,000. In some maps with wide path such as Snowy Avenue, the traps may not be able to hit the enemies if it's too close to the side. (19/06/24) Trapper rebalance idk (30/03/25) X-4 gains defense piercing of 35%