Accelerator

Accelerator

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Accelerator
Unlock Cost	2,500
Level Requirement	Level 50
Base Cost	$5,000
Base Selling Cost	$1,666
Type	Offensive
Placement	Ground
Placement Limit	8
Statistics
Base Damage	12
Damage Type	Burst
Base Firerate	0.208
Base Range	17.5
Hidden Detection	Level 1+
Lead Detection	Level 0+
Flying Detection	N/A
Immunities	None
Placement Footprint	Average (1.5)

"Charge a laser and release massive damage at deadly rates!"

―Store Description

Description

The Accelerator is a hardcore tower that attacks in delayed bursts. It has a charge-up that happens before the burst and a cooldown that happens after the burst. During the burst, it can deal massive amounts of damage in a short period of time, but does no damage in between bursts. It can be purchased from the store for 2,500 and has a level requirement of Level 50.

The Accelerator must charge-up its plasma gun before it can attack enemies. During its attack, it will fire in quick, high damaging bursts, remaining focused on one enemy unless that enemy is killed, leaves the Accelerator's range or the overcharge ends. The Accelerator can deal with a specific amount of damage before cooling down with its left hand, indicating that the plasma gun has overcharged. After this, there will be a cooldown lasting a couple of seconds, after which it charges up again. The amount of damage needed for the Accelerator to overcharge can be seen above its tower icon in the upgrade box or when you hover your cursor over it. Damage can go above this threshold, though the Accelerator will stop attacking immediately once it does so. For example, if the Accelerator deals 238 damage out of 240 and has 12 damage, it will deal 250 damage total in that burst, assuming the enemy it attacks has at least 12 health. The Accelerator can damage Lead enemies from Level 0 and detect Hidden enemies from Level 1.

The Accelerator is considered a mid to late-game tower because of its high damage capabilities but expensive cost.

The Accelerator has a placement limit of eight per player.

Upgrades

Level 1 - Extra Juice - $1,200
+8 Damage +Hidden Detection Sell Price changes to $2,066

Level 2 - Second Energy Canister - $2,250
+1.5 Range 240 > 420 Overcharge Sell Price changes to $2,816

Level 3 - Powerhouse Armor - $4,000
+10 Damage 420 > 600 Overcharge Sell Price changes to $4,150

Level 4 - Supercharger - $9,500
+1.5 Range 0.208 > 0.158 Tick 600 > 1,050 Overcharge 2.5 > 1.5 Charge-Up Time Sell Price changes to $7,316

Level 5 - Vessel Of Infinite Destruction - $30,000
0.158 > 0.108 Tick +1.5 Range +10 Damage 1,050 > 4,800 Overcharge Sell Price changes to $17,316

Stats Table

To see all the previous statistics of this tower, see the history page, while for the statistics without the Firerate Bug, visit the Firerate Bug page.

Level	Total Price	Damage	Tick	Charge-Up	Cooldown	Overcharge	Range	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	$5,000	12	0.208	2.5	2.5	240	17.5	26.2	$190.84
1	$6,200	20	0.208	2.5	2.5	240	17.5	32.01	$193.69
2	$8,450	20	0.208	2.5	2.5	420	19	44.83	$188.49
3	$12,450	30	0.208	2.5	2.5	600	19	65.5	$190.08
4	$21,950	30	0.158	1.5	2.5	1,050	20.5	110.18	$199.22
5	$51,950	40	0.108	1.5	2.5	4,800	22	283.02	$183.56

Skins

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

Skin	Mage	Eclipse	Cupid	Ice Witch
Rarity	Rare	Event	Legendary	Legendary
Daily Store Cost	360	N/A	7,000	4,500
Obtained From	Deluxe Skincrate	Solar Eclipse Season	Lovely Skincrate Season of Love Season	Cold Front Skincrate
Skin	Navy	Red	Ducky	Vigilante
Rarity	Rare	Rare	Legendary	Legendary
Daily Store Cost	2,000	2,000	4,500	5,000
Obtained From	Basic Skincrate	Basic Skincrate	Ducky Skincrate	Vigilante Skincrate
Skin	Plushie	Ghost Buster	Legend	Elite
Rarity	Exclusive	Exclusive	Event	Legendary
Daily Store Cost	N/A	5,000	N/A	4,500
Obtained From	Plushie Code	Halloween Skincrate	Krampus' Revenge Season	Daily Skin Store
Skin	Speaker Titan	Nuclear	Senator	Dank
Rarity	Legendary	Rare	Legendary	Legendary
Daily Store Cost	560	N/A	560	4,500
Obtained From	Deluxe Skincrate	Mission Quests	Deluxe Skincrate (Formerly)	Daily Skin Store
Skin	Fallen	Patient Zero	Disco
Rarity	Legendary	Exclusive	Legendary
Daily Store Cost	N/A	N/A	N/A
Obtained From	Mission Quests	Plushie Code	Hexscape Event Regular Battle Pass

Strategy

• For the mid and late-game, the Accelerator can be very powerful.
  • Multiple Level 3-4 Accelerators are a cost-efficient way to get through the mid-game.
  • The Farm or other towers that generate income like the Golden Cowboy are recommended, as the Accelerator's upgrades are quite expensive.
  • The Commander and DJ Booth are always great support towers to use with the Accelerator, increasing its DPS and range and reducing its expensive upgrade prices.
    • Do note that the Commander only boosts the Accelerator's tick, not the charge-up or cooldown times. When using the Commander's Call to Arms, make sure it is used when it starts firing to maximize the effect.
      • Alternatively, you can chain the Commander's Call to Arms using three Commanders.
• The Accelerator's lock-on mechanic can be a disadvantage. For example, if the Accelerator locks onto a strong enemy like the Fallen Giant, it will stay locked on until the strong enemy is defeated, leaves its range or the Accelerator charges up again. This can result in the Accelerator leaking faster enemies.
  • Other towers should be used to defeat the faster enemies.
  • This is generally not an issue if the Accelerator can defeat the strong enemy very quickly.
• The Accelerator's lengthy charge-up and cooldown times hinders it greatly, with enemies getting out of range before the Accelerator can defeat them in the worst cases.
  • The Level 5 Accelerator's charge-up and cooldown times are not as lengthy as the lower levels, making them less of an issue.
    • Due to this and some other factors, it is generally unfeasible to use the Accelerator for early game, with its sluggish charge-up of the lower levels resulting in some fast enemies leaking.
  • The Accelerator should be allowed to cover large amounts of the path. The DJ Booth and Ranger are great here for boosting the Accelerator's range.
  • Slowing towers like the Electroshocker or Cryomancer can be used to support the Accelerator, slowing the enemy down and giving the Accelerator enough time to charge-up and attack them.
  • Other towers can help clear up the enemies from the Accelerator's leaks.
• Try to ensure the Accelerator does not get stunned by placing it a good distance away from the path, letting it avoid stuns from enemies like the Fallen Honor Guard or Fallen Guardian, so that it does not have to charge-up again.
  • The Accelerator, when stunned, will charge-up but not attack and instead immediately perform its cooldown.
  • Some enemies like the Templar or Void Reaver may have long-ranged stuns that cannot be avoided. The Medic's Cleansing ability can be used to cleanse stuns from the Accelerator in these cases.
• The Accelerator can be used to defeat Lead enemies from Level 0.
  • Due to the Accelerator's high cost, it should not be used to deal with early game Leads and Lead Bosses.

Trivia

• The Accelerator is loosely based on the Sparky from Clash Royale.
  • The Accelerator's plasma gun is loosely based on the Gluon Gun from Half-Life.
• Prior to the 12th of March 2022, the Accelerator was the only tower that could receive cash from summoned enemies.
  • After the update, the Accelerator is no longer able to receive cash from these enemies in most gamemodes.
• The Accelerator used to have hidden detection at Level 0, however, as of the Unwavering Tides Update this is no longer the case.
  • Currently, only the Golden Pyromancer has hidden detection at Level 0.
  • Prior to the Overhaul Update, the only towers to have hidden detection at Level 0 were the Outlaw and Paintballer.
• The current Accelerator Level 5 upgrade name is an acronym for the word "VOID" (Vessel Of Infinite Destruction).
  • This name may be a tribute to the Level 5 upgrade name used before the 5th of May 2023, "Energy from the Void".
• The Accelerator is currently the only tower to have the lock-on mechanic.
  • The only other tower that had this mechanic was the Sentry, but it was removed in the Overhaul Update.
  • The Demoman has a similar mechanic, but it works differently than the Accelerator's lock-on.
• The Accelerator was originally supposed to have drones.
  • The drones can be seen on some images released around the release of Hardcore Testing BETA, such as the icon used for Tower Defense Simulator at the time.
• Prior to the Frost Invasion Update, it was possible to see some of the Accelerator's statistics from private testing sessions in the lobby. These were:
  • Damage: 3
  • Firerate: 0.2
  • Range: 18
  • Placement limit: 5
• Prior to the 5th of May 2023, the Accelerator had its damage statistic vary per firerate.
  • The Accelerator was originally supposed to increase its damage over time by gaining a damage buff.
    • This was most likely changed because it was very similar to the Phaser from Tower Battles.
• Prior to the 28th of October 2023, the Accelerator had the most expensive placement cost in the game.

Update History

For previous cosmetic variations, see the gallery page.

• 28 August 2020 - Hardcore Testing BETA
  • Accelerator added as a public tower.
  • Skin: Hazmat
  • Bug: Accelerator can gain cash from summoned enemies.
  • Bug: While stunned, Accelerator will still charge up, but performs its cooldown animation immediately after.
• 29 October 2020 - Overhaul v1.0.0
  • Accelerator added.
  • Removed skin: Hazmat
• 4 July 2021 - Overhaul v1.4.0
  • New skin: Mage
• 4 December 2021 - v1.0.0
  • New skin: Eclipse
• 13 February 2022 - v1.0.2
  • New skin: Cupid
• 12 March 2022 - v1.1.0
  • Firerate decreased due to the Firerate Bug being made less severe.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Tick decreased from 0.23 to 0.208.
    • Level 4
      • Tick changed from 0.23 > 0.13 to 0.208 > 0.108.
    • Level 5
      • Tick changed from 0.13 > 0.08 to 0.108 > 0.058.
  • Bugfix: Accelerator can no longer gain cash from summoned enemies.
• 29 July 2022
  • Bug: When affected by the range debuff, the Accelerator will not stop attacking the enemy it was targeting, even if the range debuff caused the enemy to be out of range.
• 21 December 2022 - v1.6.0
  • Skin rarity added to all skins.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Damage decreased from 10 to 8.
      • Range increased from 12 to 13.
      • Burst Time increased from 4 to 6.
      • Charge-Up decreased from 4 to 3.
    • Level 2
      • Burst Time changed from 4 > 6.5 to 6 > 8.5.
    • Level 3
      • Damage increased from +6 to +7.
    • Level 5
      • Cost increased from $25,000 to $30,000.
      • Damage increased from +9 to +20.
      • Range decreased from +2 to +1.
      • Tick changed from 0.108 > 0.058 to 0.108.
      • Burst Time changed from 6.5 > 12 to 8.5 > 12.
      • Charge-Up changed from 4 > 2 to 3 > 2.
• 14 February 2023 - v1.6.2
  • Cupid skin rarity changed from Event to Legendary.
  • New skin: Ice Witch
• 5 May 2023 - v1.7.2
  • Damage values no longer fluctuate.
  • Burst Time replaced with Overcharge.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base:
      • Cost increased from $3,500 to $4,250.
      • Damage increased from 6-8 to 10.
      • Range increased from 13 to 17.5.
      • Overcharge of 180 added, replacing Burst Time.
    • Level 1
      • Cost increased from $600 to $800.
      • Damage increased from +0 to +4
      • Range decreased from +3 to +0.
      • Name changed from Focused Aiming to Extra Juice.
    • Level 2
      • Cost increased from $1,200 to $1,350.
      • Overcharge change of 180 > 280 added.
      • Burst Time change of 6 > 8.5 removed.
      • Name changed from Extra Juice to Second Energy Canister.
    • Level 3
      • Cost increased from $3,200 to $3,300.
      • Damage increased from +7 to +11.
      • Overcharge change of 280 > 425 added.
    • Level 4
      • Cost increased from $9,500 to $10,000.
      • Damage increased from +0 to +11.
      • Range decreased from +3 to +0.
      • Tick changed from 0.208 > 0.108 to 0.208.
      • Overcharge change of 425 > 1,080 added.
      • Name changed from Super Charged to Supercharger.
    • Level 5
      • Damage decreased from +20 to +14.
      • Range increased from +1 to +5.
      • Tick changed from 0.108 to 0.208 > 0.108.
      • Overcharge change of 1,080 > 3,000 added.
      • Burst Time change of 8.5 > 12 removed.
      • Name changed from Energy From The Void.. to Vessel Of Infinite Destruction.
  • New skins: Navy, Red
  • Bug: Accelerator's Overcharge does not increase if it is dealing damage to an enemy's health that was regenerated from the Toxic's and Super Toxic's Acid Bath puddles.
  • Bug: Damage buffs do not increase the Accelerator's damage.
• 12 May 2023 - v1.7.3
  • New skin: Ducky
• 24 June 2023 - v1.8.2
  • New skin: Vigilante
• 5 August 2023 - v1.8.4
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Hidden detection moved to Level 1.
    • Level 1
      • Damage increased from +4 to +5.
      • Hidden detection added.
    • Level 2
      • Overcharge changed from 180 > 280 to 180 > 375.
    • Level 3
      • Damage decreased from +11 to +10.
      • Overcharge changed from 280 > 425 to 375 > 625.
    • Level 4
      • Damage increased from +11 to +20.
      • Overcharge changed from 425 > 1,080 to 625 > 1,350.
    • Level 5
      • Damage decreased from +14 to +5.
      • Range decreased from +5 to +2.5.
      • Overcharge changed from 1,080 > 3,000 to 1,350 > 3,000.
      • Cost increased from $30,000 to $34,000.
• 22 September 2023 - v1.8.5
  • New skin: Plushie
• 28 October 2023 - v1.9.0
  • New skin: Ghost Buster
  • Bug: Accelerator will lock on the enemy even out of range, however it doesn't deal damage.
  • Bug: Accelerator does not generate cash properly in Lunar Overture Event.
• 28 October 2023 - v1.9.0a
  • Bugfix: Accelerator no longer locks on the enemy outside of it's range.
• 31 October 2023 - v1.9.0h
  • Bugfix: Accelerator now generates cash properly in Lunar Overture Event.
• 21 December 2023 - v1.11.0
  • New skin: Legend
• 28 January 2024 - v1.12.0
  • New skin: Elite
• 1 April 2024 - v1.17.2
  • New skin: Speaker Titan
  • Bug: Speaker Titan skin cannot be equipped in the intermission lobby.
  • Bug: Speaker Titan skin breaks the tower icon and stats in the tower hotbar.
  • Bug: Speaker Titan skin when sold still blocks placement in the area it was placed in.
• 1 April 2024 - v1.17.2a
  • Bugfix: Speaker Titan skin can now be equipped in the intermission lobby.
  • Bugfix: Speaker Titan skin tower icon and stats no longer break in the tower hotbar.
  • Bugfix: Speaker Titan no longer block placement in the area it was placed in when sold.
• 5 April 2024 - v1.18.0
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 2
      • Overcharge changed from 180 > 375 to 180 > 300.
    • Level 3
      • Cost increased from $3,300 to $4,000.
      • Damage decreased from +10 to +5.
      • Overcharge changed from 375 > 625 to 300 > 600.
    • Level 4
      • Cost increased from $10,000 to $10,500.
      • Damage decreased from +20 to +10.
      • Tick changed from 0.208 to 0.208 > 0.158.
      • Overcharge changed from 625 > 1,350 to 600 > 1,200.
    • Level 5
      • Damage increased from +5 to +15.
      • Tick changed from 0.208 > 0.108 to 0.158 > 0.108.
      • Overcharge changed from 1,350 > 3,000 to 1,200 > 3,600.
  • New skin: Nuclear
• 26 April 2024 - v1.19.2
  • Bugfix: Accelerator is now affected by damage buffs.
• 3 May 2024 - v1.20.0
  • Bug: Damage dealt to Bloated enemies sometimes does not fill up the overcharge meter.
• 4 May 2024 - v1.20.0a
  • New skin: Senator
• 16 May 2024 - v1.21.9
  • Bug: Ice Witch skin cannot be upgraded and sold.
• 23 May 2024 - v1.23.0
  • Bug: Damage no longer generates cash in Molten mode, Fallen mode and special maps.
  • Bugfix: Ice Witch skin can now be upgraded and sold.
  • Bugfix: Accelerator no longer tries to charge-up while stunned.
• 31 May 2024 - v1.23.5
  • Bugfix: Damage now generates cash properly in Molten mode, Fallen mode and special maps.
• 19 July 2024 - v1.26.0
  • New skin: Dank
• 9 August 2024 - v1.27.5
  • New skin: Fallen
• 25 September 2024 - v1.33.0
  • New skin: Patient Zero
• 11 October 2024- v1.35.0a
  • Bug: Statistical changes made in TDS Experimental have been moved over to the main game
• 11 October 2024- v1.35.0b
  • Bugfix: Accelerator no longer uses TDS Experimental stats, though the lobby still used incorrect statistics.
• 11 October 2024- v1.35.0c
  • Bugfix: Accelerator no longer uses TDS Experimental stats on the lobby.
• 16 October 2024 - v1.36.0
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Cost increased from $4,250 to $5,000.
      • Damage increased from 10 to 12.
      • Overcharge increased from 180 to 240.
      • Charge-Up decreased from 3 to 2.5.
      • Cooldown increased from 2 to 2.5.
    • Level 1
      • Cost increased from $800 to $1,200.
      • Damage increased from +5 to +8.
    • Level 2
      • Cost increased from $1,350 to $2,250.
      • Range increased from +0 to +1.5.
      • Overcharge changed from 180 > 300 to 240 > 420.
    • Level 3
      • Damage increased from +5 to +10.
      • Overcharge changed from 300 > 600 to 420 > 600.
    • Level 4
      • Cost decreased from $10,500 to $9,500.
      • Damage decreased from +10 to +0.
      • Range increased from +0 to +1.5.
      • Overcharge changed from 600 > 1,200 to 600 > 1,050.
      • Charge-Up changed from 3 to 2.5 > 1.5.
    • Level 5
      • Cost decreased from $34,000 to $30,000.
      • Damage decreased from +15 to +10.
      • Range decreased from +2.5 to +1.5.
      • Overcharge changed from 1,200 > 3,600 to 1,050 > 4,800.
        • Bug: Incorrectly listed as 4,600 in the upgrade description.
• 23 October 2024 - v1.37.0
  • Bug: Accelerator has received the following statistical changes:
    • Level 3
      • Overcharge changed from 420 > 600 to 420 > 750.
    • Level 4
      • Damage decreased from +0 to -5.
      • Overcharge changed from 600 > 1,050 to 750 > 1,050.
    • Level 5
      • Damage increased from +10 to +15.
  • New skin: Disco
• 24 October 2024 - v1.37.3
  • Bugfix: Accelerator now uses the correct statistics.

Notes