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This article is about Vulcan. You might be looking for Vulcan, a Randomizer enemy. |
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Description[]
Vulcan, formerly known as the Mounted Minigun, is a mid to late game fast-firing DPS tower that initially deals low damage and has medium range but becomes incredibly strong at later upgrades. Path 1 allows it to shoot more frequently and hit multiple enemies at once, while Path 2 allows it to deal heavy damage and gain full defense pierce.
Path | Defense Piercing |
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4-X | 60% |
X-3 | 30% |
X-4 | 100% |
Appearance[]
The Vulcan wears clothing that has a primarily black / dark grey color scheme, it additionally wears a backpack. It is seen to be operating a stationary minigun which it uses to attack enemies that similarly shares the same color scheme as its attire.
Lore[]
"Often considered to be the backbone of the UEC army, 'Vulcan' is the codename for a group of Troopers (note their armor) that operate close to base. This includes operation of vehicles, turrets, and various other equipment. What makes them different from your standard UEC trooper, however, is the fact that they are all cloned. Vulcans were one of the first few test-cases of cloning technology actively working, and it proved to be successful in battle—potentially being able to replace the currently drafted population of troopers fighting in the war. However, due to the expenses of cloning at the time, Vulcans were never actively deployed until now."
Upgrades[]
Path 1 (
12,400)

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Faster Spinup
Spinup time reduced
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$300 |
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Quicker Rotations
Increased firerate
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$700 |
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Double Tap
Two cannons now fire. Increased firerate
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$2,400 |
Path 2 (
18,125)

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Gloves
Increased Range
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$325 |
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Heavy Armor
Increased damage
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$800 |
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Better Structure
Increased damage
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$3,000 |
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Plasma Reactor
Increased damage. And gives full defense piercing
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$14,000 |
Stats Table[]
Comparison[]
4-2 Vulcan (![]() 10 Damage |
2-4 Vulcan (![]() 18 Damage |
Skins[]
To see all upgrades of each skin, see the gallery page.
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Name | Red | Green | Pink | Leader |
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Obtainment | Colored Crate
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Colored Crate
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Colored Crate
Daily Store |
Daily Store |
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Name | Kugelblitz | Coolguy | Santa | Night Raider |
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Obtainment | Kugelblitz Crate | Daily Store | Cold Construct 2021 Battlepass | Cold Construct 2022 Battlepass |
Tactics[]
- Vulcan is a mid-late game offensive tower with a high DPS output, having among the highest DPS in the game and a high placement limit compared to other DPS towers, while being cheap and very cost-efficient.
- Path 1 Vulcan focuses on fast firerate and the capability to pierce through 3 targets on 4-X, allowing some crowd control capabilities.
- To maximize its pierce mechanic, it is recommended to place Path 1 Vulcan at the end of a straight path and setting its target to Last.
- While the piercing triples Path 1 Vulcan's overall DPS, it suffers from low defense piercing, making it less viable in Expert Mode.
- Path 2 Vulcan focuses on dealing the maximum damage output with 100% defense piercing, making it unaffected by defense.
- Path 2 Vulcan has one of the highest DPS values in-game, even outclassing Electricizer (except 5-X) but only being overshadowed by Lightbeamer, with its main advantages being over half as cheap compared to them, as well as a comparatively higher placement limit.
- However, Vulcan suffers from low range and spin-up time, making it extremely vulnerable to stuns from enemies such as Unstable Vessel.
- Path 1 Vulcan focuses on fast firerate and the capability to pierce through 3 targets on 4-X, allowing some crowd control capabilities.
- Due to Vulcan's cheap total cost, relatively low placement limit, low range, and high DPS, it is a good option to micro (selling and replacing it to another location) during boss waves to maximize their damage dealt against enemies. This method was proven to be effective for the last wave of Expert mode, with Vulcan being viable for solo loadouts.
- It's heavily recommended to upgrade Vulcan to 3-2 or 2-3 before placing another Vulcan. The 3rd tier for both paths are significantly more cost efficient than putting another low tier Vulcan. 3-2 nearly triples Vulcan DPS and is very cheap, and 2-3 more than triples Vulcan DPS.
- 3-2 is better for mid-game in Hard Mode due to the lack of enemies with high defense and having a very powerful upgrade (4-X) for crowd control. Meanwhile 2-3 is better for mid-game Expert Mode, due to its higher damage and its upgrade (X-4) being able to completely pierce through defense, which is common in the said mode.
Trivia[]
- The Vulcan was formerly called the "Mounted Minigun", and there remain a few instances where it is still referred to as such.
- A tip in the start screen still refers it as "Mounted Minigunner"
- The All Flying Modifier description mentions the Vulcan as "Mounted Minigun"
- Pressing F9 In game will show that Vulcan is still named "Mounted Minigun", similar to the Slinger being referred to as the Conscript.
- The current upgrade icons for the Vulcan are from the Mounted Minigun.
- The Lore for Vulcan is also referred to as "Mounted Minigun"
- Vulcan, alongside Electricizer, share the second largest placement hitbox of any tower, only going behind Recon Base.
- However, it used to be way smaller, as Vulcan used to have half the placement hitbox of most towers before the Cold Construct 2021 Event.
- Vulcan used to be seen wearing blue clothing, but this was later changed in the Ode To Autumn update.
- Vulcan is the revamped version of Mounted Minigun, which will return as a skin in the near future, similar to Conscript returning as a skin for the Slinger.
- The Vulcan’s minigun and helmet appear to resemble the Heavy Machine Gun Turret and the CH252 Helmet from the Halo series of games.
- The Heavy Machine Gun Turret is infamous for its appearance on the Warthog in Halo.
- Vulcan makes a quick apparition in another game created by the same team named Evade, as a daily cosmetic named "Boxed Vulcan".
- The old Vulcan can be seen in the game lobby, on a building roof.
- Vulcan ties with Slinger for having the most skins in the game, having a total of 8 skns.
- When excluding admin-exclusive skins, Vulcan has the highest skin count.
Update History[]
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Towers | |
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Slinger • Crossbower • Gunslinger • Freezer • Demolitionist • Techblade • Sniper • Sharpshooter • Market • Vulcan • Electricizer • Trapper • Bugler • Recon Base |
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Elite • Businessman • Mechanic • Lightbeamer • Surveyor |
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Units | |
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Mercenary • Operative • Ghoul • Ghoul M2 • Missile Truck • Tank • Lightstriker • Javelin • Scyther Tank • T2 Operative • Operative Squad • Private Squad • Phantom • Fireteam Solemn • Bliss of Finality • Burst Drone • Radar Drone • Cryo Drone • Sentinel Drone • Bomber Drone |
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Burst Drone • Radar Drone • Cryo Drone • Sentinel Drone • Bomber Drone |
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bobo • tell • untell • friendly ok |
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Slinger • Crossbower • Gunslinger • Freezer • Demolitionist • Techblade • Sniper • Sharpshooter • Market • Vulcan • Electricizer • Trapper • Bugler • Recon Base • Elite • Businessman • Mechanic • Lightbeamer • Surveyor |
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