Golden Cowboy/History

Golden Cowboy
(Regular • **Golden Perk**)
	ARTICLE		GALLERY		HISTORY

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

Only tracks changes made to the golden perk. For the Golden skin, go to the Cowboy/History page.

Missions Quests Update (5 April 2024) – Present

Base Stats

Base Stats

Cost $600	Type Offensive Economy
Sell Price $200	Placement Type Ground
Damage 3	Damage Method Single
Firerate 1.008	Hidden Detection Level 3+
Range 14	Lead Detection N/A
Placement Limit 12	Flying Detection N/A
Income $30	Cash Shot 6
Spin Time 1.75

Upgrades

Level 1 - Headshot Practice - $225

1.008 > 0.708 Firerate

+2 Range

1.75 > 1.35 Spin Time

Sell Price changes to $275

Level 2 - Gold Shot - $500

+1 Damage

$30 > $50 Income

Sell Price changes to $441

Level 3 - Faster Instincts - $2,000

+2 Range

+8 Damage

+Hidden Detection

1.35 > 1 Spin Time

Sell Price changes to $1,108

Level 4 - Double Tap II - $5,850

0.708 > 0.308 Firerate

$50 > $150 Income

6 > 12 Cash Shot

Sell Price changes to $3,508

Level 5 - Wildest Of The West - $17,500

+12 Damage

+2 Range

0.308 > 0.208 Firerate

$150 > $250 Income

1 > 0.75 Spin Time

Sell Price changes to $8,891

Stats Table

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Spin Time	Cash Shot	Income	Range	DPS^[1]	Cost Efficiency	Income per Second^[2]	Income Efficiency^[3]
0	$600	3	1.008	1.75	6	$30	14	2.65	$226.42	$4.42	$2.67
1	$825	3	0.708	1.35	6	$30	16	3.68	$224.18	$6.13	$2.67
2	$1,325	4	0.708	1.35	6	$50	16	4.91	$269.86	$10.22	$3.08
3	$3,325	12	0.708	1	6	$50	18	15.86	$209.65	$11.01	$1.69
4	$9,175	12	0.308	1	12	$150	18	32.82	$279.56	$34.18	$2.04
5	$26,675	24	0.208	0.75	12	$250	20	94.8	$281.38	$82.29	$1.87

Unwavering Tides Update (5 August 2023) – Missions Quests Update (5 April 2024)

Base Stats

Base Stats

Cost $700	Type Offensive Economy
Sell Price $233	Placement Type Ground
Damage 2	Damage Method Single
Firerate 0.708	Hidden Detection Level 3+
Range 12	Lead Detection N/A
Placement Limit N/A	Flying Detection N/A
Income $25	Cash Shot 6
Spin Time 1.7

Upgrades

Level 1 - Headshot Practice - $250

+2 Range

+1 Damage

Sell Price changes to $316

Level 2 - Gold Shot - $500

+2 Range

0.708 > 0.608 Firerate

+1 Damage

$25 > $45 Income

Sell Price changes to $483

Level 3 - Faster Instincts - $2,250

0.608 > 0.508 Firerate

+2 Range

+6 Damage

+Hidden Detection

1.7 > 1.3 Spin Time

Sell Price changes to $1,233

Level 4 - Double Tap - $6,650

0.508 > 0.283 Firerate

+2 Damage

$45 > $115 Income

6 > 12 Cash Shot

Sell Price changes to $3,450

Level 5 - Wildest Of The West - $12,000

+8 Damage

$115 > $160 Income

1.3 > 1 Spin Time

Sell Price changes to $7,450

Stats Table

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Spin Time	Cash Shot	Income	Range	DPS^[1]	Cost Efficiency	Income per Second^[2]	Income Efficiency^[3]
0	$700	2	0.708	1.7	6	$25	12	2.29	$305.68	$4.77	$3.08
1	$950	3	0.708	1.7	6	$25	14	3.44	$276.16	$4.77	$2.39
2	$1,450	4	0.608	1.7	6	$45	16	5.06	$286.56	$9.49	$2.88
3	$3,700	10	0.508	1.3	6	$45	18	15.63	$236.72	$11.72	$1.75
4	$10,350	12	0.283	1.3	12	$115	18	32.63	$317.19	$26.06	$1.8
5	$22,350	20	0.283	1	12	$160	18	58.35	$383.03	$38.9	$1.67

7 April 2023 – Unwavering Tides Update (5 August 2023)

Base Stats

Base Stats

Cost $700	Type Offensive Economy
Sell Price $233	Placement Type Ground
Damage 2	Damage Method Single
Firerate 0.708	Hidden Detection Level 3+
Range 12	Lead Detection N/A
Placement Limit N/A	Flying Detection N/A
Income $25	Cash Shot 6
Spin Time 1.7

Upgrades

Level 1 - Steady Hand - $250

+2 Range

+1 Damage

Sell Price changes to $316

Level 2 - Lucky Shot - $500

+2 Range

0.708 > 0.608 Firerate

+1 Damage

$25 > $40 Income

Sell Price changes to $483

Level 3 - Faster Instincts - $2,250

0.608 > 0.508 Firerate

+2 Range

+6 Damage

+Hidden Detection

1.7 > 1.3 Spin Time

Sell Price changes to $1,233

Level 4 - Double Tap - $6,650

0.508 > 0.283 Firerate

+2 Damage

$40 > $65 Income

6 > 12 Cash Shot

Sell Price changes to $3,450

Level 5 - Gold Rush - $12,000

+8 Damage

$65 > $100 Income

1.3 > 1 Spin Time

Sell Price changes to $7,450

Stats Table

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Spin Time	Cash Shot	Income	Range	DPS^[1]	Cost Efficiency	Income per Second^[2]	Income Efficiency^[3]
0	$700	2	0.708	1.7	6	$25	12	2.29	$305.68	$4.77	$3.08
1	$950	3	0.708	1.7	6	$25	14	3.44	$276.16	$4.77	$2.39
2	$1,450	4	0.608	1.7	6	$40	16	5.06	$286.56	$8.44	$2.67
3	$3,700	10	0.508	1.3	6	$40	18	15.63	$236.72	$10.42	$1.67
4	$10,350	12	0.283	1.3	12	$65	18	32.63	$317.19	$14.73	$1.45
5	$22,350	20	0.283	1	12	$100	18	58.35	$383.03	$24.31	$1.42

Halloween 2022 Update (31 October 2022) – 7 April 2023

Base Stats

Base Stats

Cost $700	Type Offensive Economy
Sell Price $233	Placement Type Ground
Damage 3	Damage Method Single
Firerate 1.008	Hidden Detection Level 3+
Range 13	Lead Detection N/A
Placement Limit N/A	Flying Detection N/A
Income $35	Cash Shot 6
Spin Time 1.7

Upgrades

Level 1 - Steady Hand - $300

+2 Range

1.008 > 0.808 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $333

Level 2 - Lucky Shot - $450

+2 Damage

+3 Range

$35 > $65 Income

Sell Price changes to $466

Level 3 - Faster Instincts - $2,250

+7 Damage

+2 Range

0.808 > 0.608 Firerate

+Hidden Detection

1.7 > 1.3 Spin Time

Sell Price changes to $1,233

Level 4 - Double Tap - $5,500

+3 Damage

0.608 > 0.358 Firerate

$65 > $90 Income

Sell Price changes to $3,066

Level 5 - Outlawed - $12,000

+15 Damage

$90 > $120 Income

1.3 > 1 Spin Time

Sell Price changes to $7,066

Stats Table

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Spin Time	Cash Shot	Income	Range	DPS^[1]	Cost Efficiency	Income per Second^[2]	Income Efficiency^[3]
0	$700	3	1.008	1.7	6	$35	13	2.67	$262.17	$5.19	$2.94
1	$1,000	3	0.808	1.7	6	$35	15	3.14	$318.47	$6.1	$2.94
2	$1,450	5	0.808	1.7	6	$65	18	5.23	$277.25	$11.32	$3.17
3	$3,700	12	0.608	1.3	6	$65	20	16.59	$223.03	$14.98	$1.9
4	$9,200	15	0.358	1.3	6	$90	20	29.12	$315.93	$14.98	$2
5	$21,200	30	0.358	1	6	$120	20	64.52	$328.58	$29.13	$1.67

4 October 2022 – Halloween 2022 Update (31 October 2022)

Base Stats

Base Stats

Cost $700	Type Offensive Economy
Sell Price $233	Placement Type Ground
Damage 3	Damage Method Single
Firerate 1.008	Hidden Detection Level 3+
Range 13	Lead Detection N/A
Placement Limit N/A	Flying Detection N/A
Income $35	Cash Shot 6
Spin Time 1.7

Upgrades

Level 1 - Steady Hand - $300

+2 Range

1.008 > 0.808 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $333

Level 2 - Lucky Shot - $400

+2 Damage

+3 Range

$35 > $65 Income

Sell Price changes to $466

Level 3 - Faster Instincts - $2,150

+7 Damage

+2 Range

0.808 > 0.608 Firerate

+Hidden Detection

1.7 > 1.3 Spin Time

Sell Price changes to $1,183

Level 4 - Double Tap - $5,500

+3 Damage

0.608 > 0.358 Firerate

$65 > $90 Income

Sell Price changes to $3,016

Level 5 - Outlawed - $12,000

+15 Damage

$90 > $120 Income

1.3 > 1 Spin Time

Sell Price changes to $7,016

Stats Table

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Spin Time	Cash Shot	Income	Range	DPS^[1]	Cost Efficiency	Income per Second^[2]	Income Efficiency^[3]
0	$700	3	1.008	1.7	6	$35	13	2.67	$262.17	$5.19	$2.94
1	$1,000	3	0.808	1.7	6	$35	15	3.14	$318.47	$6.1	$2.94
2	$1,400	5	0.808	1.7	6	$65	18	5.23	$267.69	$11.32	$3.17
3	$3,550	12	0.608	1.3	6	$65	20	16.59	$213.98	$14.98	$1.9
4	$9,050	15	0.358	1.3	6	$90	20	29.12	$310.78	$29.13	$2
5	$21,050	30	0.358	1	6	$120	20	64.52	$326.26	$43.01	$1.67

Wanted Dead Update (30 September 2022) – 4 October 2022

Base Stats

Base Stats

Cost $700	Type Offensive Economy
Sell Price $233	Placement Type Ground
Damage 3	Damage Method Single
Firerate 1.008	Hidden Detection Level 3+
Range 13	Lead Detection N/A
Placement Limit N/A	Flying Detection N/A
Income $35	Cash Shot 6
Spin Time 1.7

Upgrades

Level 1 - Steady Hand - $300

+2 Range

1.008 > 0.808 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $333

Level 2 - Lucky Shot - $400

+2 Damage

+3 Range

$35 > $65 Income

Sell Price changes to $466

Level 3 - Faster Instincts - $1,750

+7 Damage

+2 Range

0.808 > 0.608 Firerate

+Hidden Detection

1.7 > 1.3 Spin Time

Sell Price changes to $1,050

Level 4 - Double Tap - $5,500

+3 Damage

0.608 > 0.358 Firerate

$65 > $90 Income

Sell Price changes to $2,883

Level 5 - Outlawed - $12,000

+15 Damage

$90 > $120 Income

1.3 > 1 Spin Time

Sell Price changes to $6,883

Stats Table

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Spin Time	Cash Shot	Income	Range	DPS^[1]	Cost Efficiency	Income per Second^[2]	Income Efficiency^[3]
0	$700	3	1.008	1.7	6	$35	13	2.67	$262.17	$5.19	$2.94
1	$1,000	3	0.808	1.7	6	$35	15	3.14	$318.47	$6.1	$2.94
2	$1,400	5	0.808	1.7	6	$65	18	5.23	$267.69	$11.32	$3.17
3	$3,150	12	0.608	1.3	6	$65	20	16.59	$189.87	$14.98	$1.9
4	$8,650	15	0.358	1.3	6	$90	20	29.12	$297.05	$29.13	$2
5	$20,650	30	0.358	1	6	$120	20	64.52	$320.06	$43.01	$1.67

13 May 2022 – Wanted Dead Update (30 September 2022)

Base Stats

Base Stats

Cost $700	Type Offensive Economy
Sell Price $233	Placement Type Ground
Damage 4	Damage Method Single
Firerate 1.508	Hidden Detection Level 3+
Range 14	Lead Detection N/A
Placement Limit N/A	Flying Detection N/A
Income $10 - $60^[4]	Cash Shot 6

Upgrades

Level 1 - Quick Shot - $250

+2 Range

1.508 > 1.308 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $316

Level 2 - Gold Shot - $300

6 > 4 Cash Shot

Sell Price changes to $416

Level 3 - Dualing Instincts - $1,750

+4 Damage

+4 Range

1.308 > 1.008 Firerate

+Hidden Detection

Sell Price changes to $1,000

Level 4 - Double Tap - $5,500

+7 Damage

1.008 > 0.558 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $2,833

Level 5 - Gunslinger of Death - $11,500

+10 Damage

0.558 > 0.408 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $6,666

Stats Table

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Cash Shot	Range	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	$700	4	1.508	6	14	2.65	$264.15
1	$950	4	1.308	6	16	3.06	$310.46
2	$1,250	4	1.308	4	16	3.06	$408.5
3	$3,000	8	1.008	4	20	7.94	$377.83
4	$8,500	15	0.558	4	20	26.88	$316.22
5	$20,000	25	0.408	4	20	61.27	$326.42

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 DPS is calculated as (Damage × Cash Shot) ÷ (Spin Time + (Firerate × (Cash Shot - 1))).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 This is calculated as Income ÷ (Spin Time + (Firerate × (Cash Shot - 1))).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 Money generated per 1 damage is calculated as (Income + Cash Shot × Damage) ÷ (Cash Shot × Damage).
↑ The max amount of cash gotten is increased by $1 each wave

Towers
Starter	Scout • Sniper • Paintballer • Demoman • Hunter • Soldier
Intermediate	Militant • Medic • Freezer • Farm • Shotgunner • Rocketeer • Trapper • Ace Pilot • Pyromancer • Military Base • Crook Boss
Advanced	Electroshocker • Commander • Warden • Cowboy • DJ Booth • Minigunner • Ranger • Pursuit • Gatling Gun • Turret • Mortar • Mercenary Base
Hardcore	Brawler • Necromancer • Accelerator • Engineer
Golden Perks	Golden Minigunner • Golden Crook Boss • Golden Pyromancer • Golden Scout • Golden Cowboy • Golden Soldier
Exclusive	Gladiator • Commando • Slasher • Frost Blaster • Archer • Swarmer • Toxic Gunner • Sledger • Executioner • Elf Camp • Jester • Cryomancer • Hallow Punk • Harvester • Snowballer • Elementalist • Firework Technician • War Machine • Mecha Base
Removed	Sentry

Units
Military Base	Humvee • Humvee 2 • Humvee 3 • Tank • Railgun Tank • Motorcycle (Removed) • Truck1 (Removed) • Truck2 (Removed) • Truck3 (Removed)
Engineer	Sentry • Rifle Sentry • Minigun Sentry • War Machine Sentry
Crook Boss	Pistol Goon • Tommy Goon 1 • Tommy Goon 2 • Body Guard (Removed) • Body Guards 1 (Removed) • Body Guards 2 (Removed) • Golden Crook (Removed) • Golden Mafia (Removed) • Crook (Removed) • Mafia (Removed)
Golden Crook Boss	Golden Pistol Goon • Golden Tommy Goon 1 • Tommy Goon 2 • Golden Body Guard (Removed) • Golden Body Guards 1 (Removed) • Golden Body Guards 2 (Removed)
Commander	Gunner APC • Missile APC
Mercenary Base	Rifleman • Grenadier • Riot Guard • Field Medic
Elf Camp	Elf • Snowball Elf • Bomber Elf • Guardian Elf • Cannoneer Elf • Ripped Elf • Gift Bomber • Gunner Elf
Necromancer	Skeleton • Sword Skeleton • Giant Skeleton • Skeleton Knight • Hallow Guard • Executioner Skeleton
Elementalist	Ice Turret
Consumables	Molten Monster
Enforcer	SWAT Van (Removed)
Mecha Base	Mark I • Mark II • Mark III • Mark IV • Mark V • XR600 (Removed) • Armored XR600 (Removed) • XR700 (Removed) • XR900 (Removed) • XR901 (Removed)
Trick or Threat Town	Citizen 1 (Removed) • Citizen 2 (Removed)
Commands Only	Monster

Tower Gallery Pages
Starter	Scout • Sniper • Paintballer • Demoman • Hunter • Soldier
Intermediate	Militant • Medic • Freezer • Farm • Shotgunner • Rocketeer • Trapper • Ace Pilot • Pyromancer • Military Base • Crook Boss
Advanced	Electroshocker • Commander • Warden • Cowboy • DJ Booth • Minigunner • Ranger • Pursuit • Gatling Gun • Turret • Mortar • Mercenary Base
Hardcore	Brawler • Necromancer • Accelerator • Engineer
Golden Perks	Golden Minigunner • Golden Crook Boss • Golden Pyromancer • Golden Scout • Golden Cowboy • Golden Soldier
Exclusive	Gladiator • Commando • Slasher • Frost Blaster • Archer • Swarmer • Toxic Gunner • Sledger • Executioner • Elf Camp • Jester • Cryomancer • Hallow Punk • Harvester • Snowballer • Elementalist • Firework Technician • War Machine • Mecha Base
Removed	Sentry

Unit Gallery Pages
Military Base	Humvee • Humvee 2 • Humvee 3 • Tank • Railgun Tank
Engineer	Sentry • Rifle Sentry • Minigun Sentry • War Machine Sentry
Crook Boss	Pistol Goon • Tommy Goon 1 • Tommy Goon 2
Golden Crook Boss	Golden Pistol Goon • Golden Tommy Goon 1 • Golden Tommy Goon 2
Commander	Gunner APC • Missile APC
Mercenary Base	Rifleman • Grenadier • Riot Guard • Field Medic
Necromancer	Skeleton • Sword Skeleton • Giant Skeleton • Skeleton Knight • Hallow Guard • Executioner Skeleton
Elementalist	Ice Turret

History Pages
Starter	Scout • Sniper • Paintballer • Demoman • Hunter • Soldier
Intermediate	Militant • Medic • Freezer • Farm • Shotgunner • Rocketeer • Trapper • Ace Pilot • Pyromancer • Military Base • Crook Boss
Advanced	Electroshocker • Commander • Warden • Cowboy • DJ Booth • Minigunner • Ranger • Pursuit • Gatling Gun • Turret • Mortar • Mercenary Base
Hardcore	Brawler • Necromancer • Accelerator • Engineer
Golden Perks	Golden Minigunner • Golden Crook Boss • Golden Pyromancer • Golden Scout • Golden Cowboy • Golden Soldier
Exclusive	Gladiator • Commando • Slasher • Frost Blaster • Archer • Swarmer • Toxic Gunner • Sledger • Executioner • Elf Camp • Jester • Snowballer • Elementalist • War Machine • Mecha Base
Removed	Sentry

[DPS-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 DPS is calculated as (Damage × Cash Shot) ÷ (Spin Time + (Firerate × (Cash Shot - 1))).

[IPS-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 This is calculated as Income ÷ (Spin Time + (Firerate × (Cash Shot - 1))).

[IE-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 Money generated per 1 damage is calculated as (Income + Cash Shot × Damage) ÷ (Cash Shot × Damage).

[4] The max amount of cash gotten is increased by $1 each wave

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