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Elementalist
	ARTICLE		GALLERY		HISTORY

To see the statistics of this tower without the Firerate Bug, visit the Firerate Bug page.

Archer Update (15 January 2025) – Present

Base Stats

Base Stats

Cost $2,000	Placement Footprint Average (1.5)
Sell Price $666	Placement Type Ground
Damage 3	Damage Method Burst Fire Single (Ice Turret)
Firerate 0.208 0.608 (Burst Cooldown)	Hidden Detection Level 2+
Range 12	Lead Detection Level 0+ (Burn only)
Placement Limit 5	Flying Detection N/A
Burn Damage 5	Burn Tick 0.5
Slowdown per Hit 5%	Max Slowdown 45%

Upgrades

Level 1 - Elemental Armory - $1,500

+2 Damage

+3 Range

3 > 4 Burst Size

+3 Burn Damage

2 > 3 Burn Time

5% > 7.5% Slowdown per Hit

Sell Price changes to $1,166

Level 2 - Experimental Tech - $4,000

+5 Damage

+2 Range

+Hidden Detection

3 > 4 Burn Time

45% > 50% Max Slowdown

Creates a heatwave that deals damage, applies burn and knockbacks enemies

•150 Damage

•10 Burn Damage

•0.5 Burn Tick

•5 Burn Time

•12.5 Range

•20 Knockback Force

•40 Ability Cooldown

Creates an Ice Turret in the selected spot, which freezes enemies on max chillness

•10 Damage

•0.458 Firerate

•10 Range

•1,000 Health

•45 Second Lifespan

•25% Slowdown per Hit

•50% Max Slowdown

•5 Slowdown Time

•2 Freeze Time

•50 Ability Cooldown

Sell Price changes to $2,500

Level 3 - Improved Exhaust Systems - $8,000

+3 Damage

4 > 5 Burst Size

0.608 > 0.508 Burst Cooldown

+2 Burn Damage

4 > 2 Burn Time

0.5 > 0.25 Burn Tick

7.5% > 10% Slowdown per Hit

+100 Damage

+5 Burn Damage

+1 Range

+2.5 Knockback Force

+10 Damage

+2.5 Range

0.458 > 0.358 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $5,166

Level 4 - Frost Fire Specialist - $15,000

+5 Damage

5 > 7 Burst Size

0.208 > 0.133 Burst Cooldown

0.508 > 0.408 Burst Cooldown

2 > 4 Burn Time

10% > 12.5% Slowdown per Hit

50% > 60% Max Slowdown

+150 Damage

+5 Burn Damage

+1.5 Range

+2.5 Knockback Force

+10 Damage

+2.5 Range

0.358 > 0.308 Firerate

25% > 30% Slowdown per Hit

50% > 60% Max Slowdown

Sell Price changes to $10,166

Abilities

Heatwave

Level 2+	40s Cooldown
	Creates a shockwave, which deals damage to enemies, knocks them back and sets them on fire.

Ice Turret

Level 2+	50s Cooldown
	Creates an Ice Turret in the selected spot, which chills and freezes enemies.

Stats Table

Fire Mode
Level	Total Price	Damage	Burn Damage	Burst Size	Firerate	Burst Cooldown	Burn Tick	Range	Burn Time	Total Elapsed Damage^[1]	DPS^[2]	Cost Efficiency
0	$2,000	3	5	3	0.208	0.608	0.5	12	2	20	18.79^[3]	$106.44
1	$3,500	5	8	4	0.208	0.608	0.5	15	3	48	32.23^[4]	$108.59
2	$7,500	10	8	4	0.208	0.608	0.5	17	4	64	48.47^[5]	$154.73
3	$15,500	13	10	5	0.208	0.508	0.25	17	2	80	88.51^[6]	$175.12
4	$30,500	18	10	7	0.133	0.408	0.25	17	4	160	144.48^[7]	$211.1

Frost Mode
Level	Total Price	Damage	Burst Size	Firerate	Burst Cooldown	Range	Slowdown per Hit	Max Slowdown	Slowdown Time	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	$2,000	3	3	0.208	0.608	12	5%	45%	2	8.79	$228.31
1	$3,500	5	4	0.208	0.608	15	7.5%	45%	2	16.23	$215.65
2	$7,500	10	4	0.208	0.608	17	7.5%	50%	2	32.47	$230.98
3	$15,500	13	5	0.208	0.508	17	10%	50%	2	48.51	$319.52
4	$30,500	18	7	0.133	0.408	17	12.5%	60%	2	104.48	$291.92

Heatwave
Level	Damage	Burn Damage	Range	Burn Tick	Burn Time	Knockback Force	Speed	Total Elapsed Damage^[1]	Ability DPS
2	150	10	12.5	0.5	5	20	2	100	23.75^[8]
3	250	15	13.5	0.5	5	22.5	2	150	36.25^[9]
4	400	20	15	0.5	5	25	2	200	50^[10]

Ice Turret
Level	Health	Damage	Firerate	Range	Slowndown per Hit	Max Slowdown	Slowdown Time	Freeze Time	Lifespan	DPS
2	1,000	10	0.458	10	25%	50%	5	2	45	21.83
3	1,000	20	0.358	12.5	25%	50%	5	2	45	55.87
4	1,000	30	0.308	15	30%	60%	5	2	45	97.4

20 December 2024 – Archer Update (15 January 2025)

Base Stats

Base Stats

Cost $2,000	Placement Footprint Average (1.5)
Sell Price $666	Placement Type Ground
Damage 3	Damage Method Burst Fire Single (Ice Turret)
Firerate 0.208 0.608 (Burst Cooldown)	Hidden Detection Level 2+
Range 12	Lead Detection Level 0+ (Burn only)
Placement Limit 5	Flying Detection N/A
Burn Damage 5	Burn Tick 0.5
Slowdown per Hit 5%	Max Slowdown 45%

Upgrades

Level 1 - Elemental Armory - $1,500

+2 Damage

+3 Range

3 > 4 Burst Size

+3 Burn Damage

2 > 3 Burn Time

5% > 7.5% Slowdown per Hit

Sell Price changes to $1,166

Level 2 - Experimental Tech - $4,000

+5 Damage

+2 Range

+Hidden Detection

3 > 4 Burn Time

45% > 50% Max Slowdown

Creates a heatwave that deals damage, applies burn and knockbacks enemies

•150 Damage

•10 Burn Damage

•0.5 Burn Tick

•5 Burn Time

•12.5 Range

•20 Knockback Force

•40 Ability Cooldown

Creates an Ice Turret in the selected spot, which freezes enemies on max chillness

•10 Damage

•0.458 Firerate

•10 Range

•1 Health

•45 Second Lifespan

•25% Slowdown per Hit

•50% Max Slowdown

•5 Slowdown Time

•2 Freeze Time

•50 Ability Cooldown

Sell Price changes to $2,500

Level 3 - Improved Exhaust Systems - $8,000

+3 Damage

4 > 5 Burst Size

0.608 > 0.508 Burst Cooldown

+2 Burn Damage

4 > 2 Burn Time

0.5 > 0.25 Burn Tick

7.5% > 10% Slowdown per Hit

+100 Damage

+5 Burn Damage

+1 Range

+2.5 Knockback Force

+10 Damage

+2.5 Range

0.458 > 0.358 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $5,166

Level 4 - Frost Fire Specialist - $15,000

+5 Damage

5 > 7 Burst Size

0.208 > 0.133 Burst Cooldown

0.508 > 0.408 Burst Cooldown

2 > 4 Burn Time

10% > 12.5% Slowdown per Hit

50% > 60% Max Slowdown

+150 Damage

+5 Burn Damage

+1.5 Range

+2.5 Knockback Force

+10 Damage

+2.5 Range

0.358 > 0.308 Firerate

25% > 30% Slowdown per Hit

50% > 60% Max Slowdown

Sell Price changes to $10,166

Abilities

Heatwave

Level 2+	40s Cooldown
	Creates a shockwave, which deals damage to enemies, knocks them back and sets them on fire.

Ice Turret

Level 2+	50s Cooldown
	Creates an Ice Turret in the selected spot, which chills and freezes enemies.

Stats Table

Fire Mode
Level	Total Price	Damage	Burn Damage	Burst Size	Firerate	Burst Cooldown	Burn Tick	Range	Burn Time	Total Elapsed Damage^[1]	DPS^[2]	Cost Efficiency
0	$2,000	3	5	3	0.208	0.608	0.5	12	2	20	18.79^[3]	$106.44
1	$3,500	5	8	4	0.208	0.608	0.5	15	3	48	32.23^[4]	$108.59
2	$7,500	10	8	4	0.208	0.608	0.5	17	4	64	48.47^[5]	$154.73
3	$15,500	13	10	5	0.208	0.508	0.25	17	2	80	88.51^[6]	$175.12
4	$30,500	18	10	7	0.133	0.408	0.25	17	4	160	144.48^[7]	$211.1

Frost Mode
Level	Total Price	Damage	Burst Size	Firerate	Burst Cooldown	Range	Slowdown per Hit	Max Slowdown	Slowdown Time	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	$2,000	3	3	0.208	0.608	12	5%	45%	2	8.79	$228.31
1	$3,500	5	4	0.208	0.608	15	7.5%	45%	2	16.23	$215.65
2	$7,500	10	4	0.208	0.608	17	7.5%	50%	2	32.47	$230.98
3	$15,500	13	5	0.208	0.508	17	10%	50%	2	48.51	$319.52
4	$30,500	18	7	0.133	0.408	17	12.5%	60%	2	104.48	$291.92

Heatwave
Level	Damage	Burn Damage	Range	Burn Tick	Burn Time	Knockback Force	Speed	Total Elapsed Damage^[1]	Ability DPS
2	150	10	12.5	0.5	5	20	2	100	23.75^[8]
3	250	15	13.5	0.5	5	22.5	2	150	36.25^[9]
4	400	20	15	0.5	5	25	2	200	50^[10]

Ice Turret
Level	Health	Damage	Firerate	Range	Slowndown per Hit	Max Slowdown	Slowdown Time	Freeze Time	Lifespan	DPS
2	1	10	0.458	10	25%	50%	5	2	45	21.83
3	1	20	0.358	12.5	25%	50%	5	2	45	55.87
4	1	30	0.308	15	30%	60%	5	2	45	97.4

Operation I.C.E Update (16 December 2024) – 20 December 2024

Base Stats

Base Stats

Cost $2,000	Placement Footprint Average (1.5)
Sell Price $666	Placement Type Ground
Damage 3	Damage Method Burst Fire Single (Ice Turret)
Firerate 0.208 0.608 (Burst Cooldown)	Hidden Detection Level 2+
Range 12	Lead Detection Level 0+ (Burn only)
Placement Limit 5	Flying Detection N/A
Burn Damage 5	Burn Tick 0.5
Slowdown per Hit 5%	Max Slowdown 45%

Upgrades

Level 1 - Elemental Armory - $1,500

+2 Damage

+3 Range

3 > 4 Burst Size

+3 Burn Damage

2 > 3 Burn Time

5% > 7.5% Slowdown per Hit

Sell Price changes to $1,166

Level 2 - Experimental Tech - $4,000

+5 Damage

+2 Range

+Hidden Detection

3 > 4 Burn Time

45% > 50% Max Slowdown

Creates a heatwave that deals damage, applies burn and knockbacks enemies

•150 Damage

•10 Burn Damage

•0.5 Burn Tick

•5 Burn Time

•12.5 Range

•20 Knockback Force

•40 Ability Cooldown

Creates an Ice Turret in the selected spot, which freezes enemies on max chillness

•10 Damage

•0.458 Firerate

•10 Range

•1 Health

•45 Second Lifespan

•25% Slowdown per Hit

•50% Max Slowdown

•5 Slowdown Time

•2 Freeze Time

•50 Ability Cooldown

Sell Price changes to $2,500

Level 3 - Improved Exhaust Systems - $8,000

+2 Damage

4 > 5 Burst Size

0.608 > 0.508 Burst Cooldown

+2 Burn Damage

4 > 2 Burn Time

0.5 > 0.25 Burn Tick

7.5% > 10% Slowdown per Hit

+100 Damage

+5 Burn Damage

+1 Range

+2.5 Knockback Force

+10 Damage

0.458 > 0.358 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $5,166

Level 4 - Frost Fire Specialist - $15,000

+3 Damage

5 > 7 Burst Size

0.208 > 0.133 Burst Cooldown

0.508 > 0.408 Burst Cooldown

2 > 4 Burn Time

10% > 12.5% Slowdown per Hit

50% > 60% Max Slowdown

+150 Damage

+5 Burn Damage

+1.5 Range

+2.5 Knockback Force

+10 Damage

0.358 > 0.308 Firerate

25% > 30% Slowdown per Hit

50% > 60% Max Slowdown

Sell Price changes to $10,166

Abilities

Heatwave

Level 2+	40s Cooldown
	Creates a shockwave, which deals damage to enemies, knocks them back and sets them on fire.

Ice Turret

Level 2+	50s Cooldown
	Creates an Ice Turret in the selected spot, which chills and freezes enemies.

Stats Table

Fire Mode
Level	Total Price	Damage	Burn Damage	Burst Size	Firerate	Burst Cooldown	Burn Tick	Range	Burn Time	Total Elapsed Damage^[1]	DPS^[2]	Cost Efficiency
0	$2,000	3	5	3	0.208	0.608	0.5	12	2	20	18.79^[3]	$106.44
1	$3,500	5	8	4	0.208	0.608	0.5	15	3	48	32.23^[4]	$108.59
2	$7,500	10	8	4	0.208	0.608	0.5	17	4	64	48.47^[5]	$154.73
3	$15,500	12	10	5	0.208	0.508	0.25	17	2	80	84.78^[11]	$182.83
4	$30,500	15	10	7	0.133	0.408	0.25	17	4	160	127.06^[12]	$240.04

Frost Mode
Level	Total Price	Damage	Burst Size	Firerate	Burst Cooldown	Range	Slowdown per Hit	Max Slowdown	Slowdown Time	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	$2,000	3	3	0.208	0.608	12	5%	45%	2	8.79	$228.31
1	$3,500	5	4	0.208	0.608	15	7.5%	45%	2	16.23	$215.65
2	$7,500	10	4	0.208	0.608	17	7.5%	50%	2	32.47	$230.98
3	$15,500	12	5	0.208	0.508	17	10%	50%	2	44.78	$346.14
4	$30,500	15	7	0.133	0.408	17	12.5%	60%	2	87.06	$350.33

Heatwave
Level	Damage	Burn Damage	Range	Burn Tick	Burn Time	Knockback Force	Speed	Total Elapsed Damage^[1]	Ability DPS
2	150	10	12.5	0.5	5	20	2	100	23.75^[8]
3	250	15	13.5	0.5	5	22.5	2	150	36.25^[9]
4	400	20	15	0.5	5	25	2	200	50^[10]

Ice Turret
Level	Health	Damage	Firerate	Range	Slowndown per Hit	Max Slowdown	Slowdown Time	Freeze Time	Lifespan	DPS
2	1	10	0.458	10	25%	50%	5	2	45	21.83
3	1	20	0.358	10	25%	50%	5	2	45	55.87
4	1	30	0.308	10	30%	60%	5	2	45	97.4

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Total Elapsed Damage is calculated as Burn Damage × (Burn Time ÷ Tick).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 DPS is calculated as (Damage x Burst Size) ÷ ([Burst Size - 1] x Firerate + Burst Cooldown) + Burn Damage ÷ Burn Tick.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 8.79 Normal DPS + 10 Burn DPS
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 16.23 Normal DPS + 16 Burn DPS
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 32.47 Normal DPS + 16 Burn DPS
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 48.51 Normal DPS + 40 Burn DPS
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 104.48 Normal DPS + 40 Burn DPS
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 3.75 Normal DPS + 20 Burn DPS
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 6.25 Normal DPS + 30 Burn DPS
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 10 Normal DPS + 40 Burn DPS
↑ 44.78 Normal DPS + 40 Burn DPS
↑ 87.06 Normal DPS + 40 Burn DPS


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Removed	Sentry

[TED-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Total Elapsed Damage is calculated as Burn Damage × (Burn Time ÷ Tick).

[DPS-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 DPS is calculated as (Damage x Burst Size) ÷ ([Burst Size - 1] x Firerate + Burst Cooldown) + Burn Damage ÷ Burn Tick.

[BDPS1-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 8.79 Normal DPS + 10 Burn DPS

[BDPS2-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 16.23 Normal DPS + 16 Burn DPS

[BDPS3-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 32.47 Normal DPS + 16 Burn DPS

[BDPS4-6] 6.0 ^6.1 48.51 Normal DPS + 40 Burn DPS

[BDPS5-7] 7.0 ^7.1 104.48 Normal DPS + 40 Burn DPS

[DPS1-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 3.75 Normal DPS + 20 Burn DPS

[DPS2-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 6.25 Normal DPS + 30 Burn DPS

[DPS3-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 10 Normal DPS + 40 Burn DPS

[11] 44.78 Normal DPS + 40 Burn DPS

[12] 87.06 Normal DPS + 40 Burn DPS

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