Harvester

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HISTORY

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Event Content

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Harvester has been made unobtainable from the game as of the 20th of November 2024 as it was part of the Hexscape Event.
Players with the item in question can continue using it, but you cannot obtain this item anymore, outside of limited-time promotional sales.

Harvester
Unlock Cost	Triumph Failed Gateway, The Nightmare Realm & Containment on Hard difficulty
Role	Defense
Placement	Ground
Placement Limit	5
Statistics
Base Cost	$1,750
Base Selling Cost	$583
Base Damage	18
Damage Method	Single
Base Firerate	1.758
Base Range	20
Hidden Detection	Level 5
Lead Detection	N/A
Flying Detection	Level 0+
Placement Footprint	Average (1.5)
Tooltips
A mid-game long range tower that fires piercing crossbow bolts. Can also summon thorns on the path to damage and slow down hordes of enemies.
Capable of detecting flying enemies.

"A haunted scarecrow that fires piercing bolts and can summon thorns to slow enemies."

―Inventory Description

Description

The Harvester is a tower which fires projectiles at enemies. It could have been obtained by triumphing all Hexscape Event maps on the Hard difficulty. Most recently, it was brought back through a limited time gamepass priced at 799.

The Harvester deals DPS with its projectile. It has an ability to create thorns along with the path of two segments, which slow and deal damage to enemies periodically. These thorns only last for a few seconds on the path. During later levels, the Harvester gains high damage and firerate, and the thorns are enhanced to deal more damage, receive an extended lifespan, cover a larger area, and have more slowdown.

The Harvester's Thorns ability also has an effect on another tower, the Farm. All Farms in its range will create additional thorns on the path. These thorns use the same statistics as the Harvester, except that they are halved at Level 0, with each Level increasing their power by 10%, up to 100%.

The Harvester is considerably a mid-late game tower as its main DPS can be effective during the mid-game while its Thorns ability can be great against weaker and higher health hoards later on.

The Harvester has a placement limit of five per player.

Upgrades

Level 1 - Thorns - $650

1.758 > 1.208 Firerate

+3 Thorn Damage

Sell Price changes to $800

Level 2 - Early Harvest - $1,800

+12 Damage

+2 Thorn Damage

+2 Thorn Range

4.5 > 5 Thorn Duration

15% > 20% Slowness

Sell Price changes to $1,400

Level 3 - Nature's Vengence - $4,750

+35 Damage

+15 Thorn Damage

+4 Thorn Range

Sell Price changes to $2,983

Level 4 - Cold-Hearted Scarecrow - $10,000

+3.5 Range

1.208 > 1.008 Firerate

+40 Damage

+10 Thorn Damage

5 > 5.5 Thorn Duration

20% > 25% Slowness

Sell Price changes to $6,316

Level 5 - Harvesting Season - $37,500

1.008 > 3.508 Firerate

+4 Range

+770 Damage

+5 Thorn Damage

+2 Thorn Range

5.5 > 6 Thorn Duration

25% > 40% Slowness

Sell Price changes to $18,816

Ability

Thorns

Level 0+

40s Cooldown

On use, the selected area will produce thorns that deal damage and slow enemies. All Farms that are both in the range of the Harvester and the track also generate thorns with halved statistics through its Nature's Bond.

Stat Table

To see the statistics without the Firerate Bug, visit the Firerate Bug page.

Harvester Stats
Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Range	Projectile Speed	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	$1,750	18	1.758	20	45	10.24	$170.9
1	$2,400	18	1.208	20	45	14.9	$161.07
2	$4,200	30	1.208	20	45	24.83	$169.15
3	$8,950	65	1.208	20	45	53.81	$166.33
4	$18,950	105	1.008	23.5	45	104.17	$181.91
5	$56,450	875	3.508	27.5	45	249.43	$226.32

Thorns Stats
Level	Total Price	Thorns Damage	Thorns Range	Thorns Duration	Thorns Slowdown	Thorns Tick	Total Elapsed Damage	Thorns DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	$1,750	5	10	4.5	15%	0.5	45	10	$175
1	$2,400	8	10	4.5	15%	0.5	72	16	$150
2	$4,200	10	12	5	20%	0.5	100	20	$210
3	$8,950	25	16	5	20%	0.5	250	50	$179
4	$18,950	35	16	5.5	25%	0.5	385	70	$270.71
5	$56,450	40	18	6	40%	0.5	480	80	$705.63

Skins

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

Skin	Wasteland	Lunar
Rarity	Event	Legendary
Daily Store Cost	N/A	N/A
Obtained From	Dark Harvest Mission Quest	Lunar Skincrate

Strategy

• The Harvester's high DPS allows for it to be an effective DPS for the mid to late-game.
  • Do note however, that it is a projectile tower with the potential of missing enemies. This can make it less reliable than towers like the Accelerator or Ranger, which will not miss the intended target.
  • While not particularly great against hordes, especially at Level 5, its Thorns ability can be used to compensate for this.
• The Harvester is a decent pick against mid to late-game Flying enemies, as it has flying detection from Level 0.
  • It does not, however, have any other detections until Level 5, where it gains the hidden detection, though its Thorns ability can be used to damage Hidden enemies.
    • Do note that the Thorns cannot damage either Flying or Lead enemies.
• Its Thorns ability can be an effective counter against Aggro enemies. While it may not be enough to kill stronger ones, such as the Fallen Shield with Aggro, it can be used to damage the crowds of enemies that appear alongside it on any part of the map.
• The Harvester's Thorns ability also affects the Farm through Nature's Bond. It will make all Farms in the range of the Harvester create thorns, with their statistics being half of the Harvester's thorns statistics at Level 0, becoming stronger with Levels.
  • Placing down Farms where their range covers the path while also being in the Harvester's range can significantly increase how much damage its Thorns ability deals.
    • Do note that the Farm's Level does not affect the Thorns Level as it is based on the Harvester tower itself.
  • The Farm can also be used to generate cash to help afford the Harvester's high upgrade costs.
  • Range Buffs from towers like the DJ Booth can be useful at allowing the Harvester to have more Farms in its range and to boost their damage.
• Towers that apply the Damage Buff, such as the DJ Booth or Mercenary Base can be quite useful with the Harvester, as they can not only boost its main attack but also the damage of its Thorns.
  • However, do note that the Farms are only affected if the Farm itself is in the range of the Damage Buff giver.

Trivia

• The Harvester is the first tower to be left-handed by default, the second being the Assassin.
  • All other towers are either right handed or use both of their hands from Level 0.
• During Containment, if Hard difficulty is selected, the Harvester is included in all loadouts as a sixth tower slot, even if the player had not obtained the Harvester.

Update History

For previous cosmetic variations, see the gallery page.

• 30 October 2024 - v1.39.0
  • Harvester added.
  • Skin: Wasteland
  • Bug: Projectile does not appear.
  • Bug: Thorns ability does not function properly on maps with multiple paths.
  • Bug: When sold, any thorns on the path will remain there permanently but do nothing.
• 6 November 2024 - v1.40.0
  • Bugfix: Projectile now appears.
• 20 November 2024 - v1.42.0
  • Harvester can no longer be obtained by triumphing all Hexscape Event nights on Hard difficulty.
    • Harvester is still available via its gamepass.
• 27 November 2024 - v1.43.0
  • Gamepass price decreased from 799 to 639.
• 3 December 2024 - v1.43.3
  • Gamepass price increased from 639 to 799.
• 17 December 2024 - v1.46.7
  • Harvester can no longer be obtained via its gamepass.
• 29 January 2025 - v1.51.0
  • Harvester and its Lunar skin can be obtained via its gamepass for 799.
  • New skin: Lunar
• 1 February 2025 - v1.51.1a
  • Gamepass taken offsale.
• 9 April 2025 - v1.60.0
  • Defense role added.
• 11 June 2025 - v1.67.0
  • Bug: Cloned Farms from the Hacker will still generate thorns from the Harvester's Thorns ability, even after they disappear from the map.
• 18 June 2025 - v1.67.6
  • Bugfix: Cloned Farms can no longer generate thorns after disappearing from the map.
• 18 October 2025 - v1.77.0
  • Placement limit increased from 4 to 5.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Cost increased from $1,400 to $1,750.
      • Damage increased from 6 to 18.
      • Firerate increased from 1.208 to 1.758.
      • Range increased from 13 to 20.
      • Max hits decreased from 2 to 1.
      • Thorn damage increased from 2 to 5.
      • Thorn duration decreased from 8 to 4.5.
    • Level 1
      • Damage decreased from +2 to +0.
      • Firerate changed from 1.208 to 1.758 > 1.208.
      • Range decreased from +2 to +0.
    • Level 2
      • Cost decreased from $2,000 to $1,800.
      • Damage increased from +2 to +12.
      • Firerate changed from 1.208 > 0.858.
      • Max hits decreased from +1 to +0.
      • Thorn duration changed from 8 > 10 to 4.5 > 5.
    • Level 3
      • Cost decreased from $5,000 to $4,750.
      • Damage increased from +10 to +35.
      • Thorn damage increased from +6 to +15.
    • Level 4
      • Cost increased from $8,500 to $10,000.
      • Damage increased from +10 to +40.
      • Firerate changed from 0.858 > 0.758 to 1.208 > 1.008.
      • Range increased from +2.5 to +3.5
      • Thorn damage increased from +8 to +10.
      • Thorn range decreased from +2 to +0.
      • Thorn duration changed from 10 > 16 to 5 > 5.5
    • Level 5
      • Cost increased fro $20,000 to $37,500.
      • Damage increased from +60 to +770.
      • Range decreased from +5 to +4.
      • Firerate changed from 0.758 > 1.508 to 1.008 > 3.508.
      • Max hits decreased from +1 to +0.
      • Thorn damage decreased from +10 to +5.
      • Thorn duration changed from 16 to 5.5 > 6.
      • Thorn slowdown changed from 25% > 30% to 25% > 40%.
      • Name changed from Reaper to Harvesting Season.
• 25 October 2025 - v1.78.0
  • Harvester can now be bought through a limited time gamepass for 799.
• 31 October 2025 - v1.79.0
  • Harvester can now be gifted.
• 19 November 2025 - v1.81.0
  • Harvester gamepass taken offsale.

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