Elf Camp

Elf Camp

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Elf Camp has been made unobtainable from the game as of the 4th of February 2023 as it was part of the Violent Night Event.
Players with the item in question can continue using it, but you cannot obtain this item anymore, outside of limited-time promotional sales.

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Elf Camp
Unlock Cost	Triumph Cold Ambush
Base Cost	$300
Base Selling Cost	$100
Type	Offensive
Placement	Ground
Placement Limit	2
Statistics
Base Damage	N/A
Damage Method	Collision Single (Level 2+) Splash (Level 3+) Burst (Level 5)
Base Firerate	N/A
Base Range	1.5 (Elf)
Base Spawnrate	15s
Hidden Detection	Level 0+
Lead Detection	Level 0+ (Collision & Splash Damage only)
Flying Detection	N/A
Immunities	Debuff
Placement Footprint	Average (1.5)

"Elf army.. ATTACK! Send out elf units to defend your base."

―Inventory Description

Description

The Elf Camp is a tower that could be unlocked by triumphing Cold Ambush. After a player had returned to the lobby, it was claimed through the Gift Box menu. It could also have been obtained through a limited time gamepass for 500 during the Violent Night Event and for a limited time after on Christmas 2023.

The Elf Camp is a spawner tower that summons elves. These elves are based on the enemies that appear in the Violent Night Event. At Level 0, it only summons the Elf. However, with later Levels, it can spawn multiple units at once instead of just one. The functionality of these units varies, making each unit unique. With Levels, some units will be replaced by their stronger variants.

For the first two upgrades, the Elf Camp only summons Elves, which can only collide with enemies. This unit is later replaced with the Guardian Elf, which can also damage enemies with its sword. At Level 2, it can spawn an additional unit, the Snowball Elf, that throws snowballs at enemies from a distance, dealing damage. It is replaced by the Cannoneer Elf at Level 4, which always spawns twice and deals more DPS, and by the Gunner Elf at Level 5, which also always spawns twice and fires in bursts, dealing even more DPS. At Level 3, it can also spawn the Bomber Elf, which explodes upon death, dealing damage to enemies in its explosion radius. It is replaced by the Gift Bomber at Level 5, which instead throws present bombs and flies in a sleigh, allowing it to avoid colliding with smaller enemies. It does not explode upon death. At Level 5, it can also spawn its final unit, the Ripped Elf, which throws a large snow boulder at enemies, dealing a large amount of damage to any caught in the explosion radius.

The Elf Camp is considerably an early to mid-game tower as its cheap cost and units such as the Snowball Elf or Bomber Elf can be quite useful in the early-game, while its later units like the Ripped Elf or Gunner Elf can be quite useful in the mid-game.

There is a limit of two Elf Camps per player.

Upgrades

Level 1 - Winter Training- $150
15 > 12 Elf Spawnrate Sell Price changes to $150

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.

Total Cost
Level 0	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5
$300	$450	$775	$2,275	$5,775	$15,275

Melee Elves
Level	Minion	Health	Damage	Spawnrate	Firerate	Range	Limit	DPS
0-3	Elf	8	N/A	15 (Level 0) 12 (Level 1+)	N/A	1.5	10	N/A
4-5	Guardian Elf	60	15	25	0.508	6	4	29.53

Ranged Elves
Level	Minion	Health	Damage	Burst Count	Spawnrate	Firerate	Cooldown	Range	Limit	DPS
2-3	Snowball Elf	12	3	N/A	20	3.008	N/A	18	4	0.99
4	Cannoneer Elf	20	4	N/A	25	0.508	N/A	20	4	7.87
5	Gunner Elf	25	6	6	25	0.208	1	25	4	16.01

Splash Elves
Level	Minion	Health	Splash Damage	Spawnrate	Firerate	Range	Explosion Range	Limit	DPS
3-4	Bomber Elf	14	35	25	N/A	1.5	8	10	N/A
5	Gift Bomber	100	40	50	2.008	14	8	2	19.92
5	Ripped Elf	800	140	80	4.008	40	12	2	34.93

Strategy

• Having an Elf Camp at Level 2–3 can be useful in clearing out enemies early on.
• The Elf Camp can be an effective counter against defense enemies, as its units deal full damage when colliding with enemies.
  • Splash Damage from the Bomber Elf or Ripped Elf is also not affected by defense.
  • Damage from the Guardian Elf and ranged elves like the Snowball Elf or Gunner Elf is still affected.
• It is best advised to place the Elf Camp away from the main path, as it has no use close to it.
• The Elf Camp can be very useful against hidden enemies due to all of its units having Hidden Detection.
• The Elf Camp cannot be stunned, which can make it useful against enemies that stun towers.
  • Do note that some enemies can damage units. As most of the Elf Camp units have low health, they will often be killed instantly.
    • Despite being a flying unit, the Gift Bomber is affected by enemy abilities that damage units, even if it does not look like was not hit by it.
• The Bomber Elf's splash damage can be quite useful at clearing out hordes of enemies that appear early on.
  • Later on, the Ripped Elf and Gift Bomber can also prove useful for the stronger hordes of Giant Bosses, although it takes a while for the projectiles to hit, meaning they could miss faster enemies.
    • The Ripped Elf's snowballs may not hit the path most of the time.
• The Electroshocker, Frost Blaster, Freezer and Toxic Gunner pair well with the Elf Camp as they slow down enemies before colliding with units, allowing the units to survive longer.
• Units spawned by the Elf Camp are not affected by any buffs or debuffs.
• Units spawned by the Elf Camp are useless against flying and ghost enemies as they cannot detect or collide with them.
  • The Gift Bomber, despite being a flying unit, cannot collide with or detect flying enemies.
  • However, they are effective against lead enemies, as collision and splash damage deals damage to lead enemies.
• As the Gift Bomber is a flying unit, it cannot collide with most enemies. It can only collide with larger enemies, like the Molten Warlord or Fallen King.
• The two Cannoneer Elves and Gunner Elves that spawn are not one unit but two.
  • This means the DPS of both units is effectively doubled.

Trivia

• The elves spawned by this tower are based on multiple enemies that appear in the Violent Night Event.
  • The Elf is based on the Basic Elf.
  • The Bomber Elf is based on the enemy of the same name.
  • The Guardian Elf is based on the Cookie Guard
  • The Gift Bomber is based on the Sleigh.
  • The Ripped Elf is based on the enemy of the same name.
    • The Ripped Elf is the first humanoid unit to use a body similar to R15.
  • The Snowball Elf, Cannoneer Elf and Gunner Elf do not appear to be based on any enemies from the event.
    • Though the Gunner Elf does use the same accessories as the Builder Elf.
• This is the first tower that can spawn multiple different units at once.
  • It is also the first event tower to spawn units.
• Despite having no skins, the skins button exists in the inventory menu for the Elf Camp.

Update History

For previous cosmetic variations, see the gallery page.

• 21 December 2022 - v1.6.0
  • Elf Camp added.
  • Bug: Elf Camp uses the Military Base's icon in profile cards.
  • Bug: Cannoneer Elf stops spawning after some time.
  • Bug: Upgrading an Elf Camp to Level 4-5 sometimes creates one second timers which do not spawn anything.
  • Bug: Cannoneer Elf stops moving and attacking in sight after Gunner Elf spawns in Level 5 Elf Camp.
• 9 January 2023 - v1.6.0f
  • Firerate decreased for units due to the Firerate Bug getting less severe for units.
    • Level 2
      • Snowball Elf firerate decreased from 3.03 to 3.008.
    • Level 4
      • Guardian Elf firerate decreased from 0.53 to 0.508.
      • Cannoneer Elf firerate decreased from 0.53 to 0.508.
    • Level 5
      • Ripped Elf firerate decreased from 4.03 to 4.008.
      • Gunner Elf firerate decreased from 0.23 to 0.208.
      • Gift Bomber firerate decreased from 2.03 to 2.008.
• 4 February 2023 - v1.6.1
  • Elf Camp can no longer be obtained by triumphing Cold Ambush.
• 9 March 2023 - v1.6.3c
  • Gamepass offsale, Elf Camp is now unobtainable.
  • Bug: Elf Camp can still be seen in the in-game shop.
• 7 April 2023 - v1.7.0
  • Bug: Guardian Elf is incorrectly called Warrior Elf in-game instead of Guardian Elf.
  • Bug: Elf Camp has a firerate of 0.02.
• 5 May 2023 - v1.7.2
  • Bugfix: Elf Camp no longer has a firerate of 0.02.
  • Bug: Placement footprint does not show up when the Elf Camp is selected.
• 28 October 2023 - v1.9.0
  • Bug: Elf Camp's units when colliding with an enemy give money equal to the enemy's health.
• 31 October 2023 - v1.9.0e
  • Bugfix: Elf Camp's units now give the correct amount of money.
• 12 November 2023 - v1.9.0l
  • Bug: Elf Camp units start going backwards after reaching the entrance, disappearing after reaching the exit.
• 1 December 2023 - v1.9.4b
  • Bugfix: Elf Camp units no longer move backwards after reaching the entrance, they now disappear there instead.
• 25 December 2023 - v1.11.0c
  • Elf Camp is available through a gamepass for 500.
• 29 December 2023 - v1.11.0d
  • Elf Camp gamepass taken offsale.
• 8 March 2024 - v1.15.0
  • Bug: First spawn's spawnrate appears as random when placed down, despite actually being the full duration, which is fixed upon deselecting and selecting the tower again.
  • Bug: Level 1 spawnrate decrease visually resets the spawnrate.
• 19 April 2024 - v1.19.0
  • Bugfix: First spawn's firerate is now displayed correctly.
• 10 May 2024 - v1.21.0
  • Bug: Gunner Elf no longer spawns.
• 18 May 2024 - v1.22.0
  • Bugfix: Gunner Elf now spawns again.
• 31 May 2024 - v1.23.5
  • Bug: Splash damage no longer bypasses defense.

Notes