Harvester

Harvester

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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
Base Cost	$1,400
Base Selling Cost	$466
Type	Offensive Support
Placement	Ground
Placement Limit	4
Statistics
Base Damage	6
Damage Method	Pierce
Base Firerate	1.208
Base Range	13
Hidden Detection	N/A
Lead Detection	N/A
Flying Detection	Level 0+
Placement Footprint	Average (1.5)

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

―Inventory Description

Description

The Harvester is a tower that can be obtained by triumphing all Hexscape Event maps on the Hard difficulty. It was most recently made obtainable again through a limited-time gamepass for 799. As it was brought back for the Lunar New Year, the player also received the Lunar skin for it.

The Harvester deals fairly high damage, although has poor main DPS. It can pierce two enemies at Level 0, three at Level 2 and four at Level 5. 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 balanced 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 four per player.

Upgrades

Level 1 - Thorns - $650
+2 Damage +2 Range +2 Thorn Damage Sell Price changes to $683

Level 2 - Early Harvest - $2,000
+2 Damage 1.208 > 0.858 Firerate +1 Max Hits +2 Thorn Damage +2 Thorn Range 8 > 10 Thorn Duration 15% > 20% Slowness Sell Price changes to $1,350

Level 3 - Nature's Vengence - $5,000
+10 Damage +6 Thorn Damage +4 Thorn Range Sell Price changes to $3,016

Level 4 - Cold-Hearted Scarecrow - $8,500
+2.5 Range 0.858 > 0.758 Firerate +10 Damage +8 Thorn Damage +2 Thorn Range 10 > 16 Thorn Duration 20% > 25% Slowness Sell Price changes to $5,850

Level 5 - Reaper - $20,000
0.758 > 1.508 Firerate +5 Range +60 Damage +1 Max Hits +10 Thorn Damage +2 Thorn Range 25% > 30% Slowness Sell Price changes to $12,516

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	Max Hits	Projectile Speed	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	$1,400	6	1.208	13	2	45	4.96	$282.26
1	$2,050	8	1.208	15	2	45	6.62	$309.67
2	$4,050	10	0.858	15	3	45	11.65	$347.64
3	$9,050	20	0.858	15	3	45	23.31	$388.25
4	$17,550	30	0.758	17.5	3	45	39.57	$443.52
5	$37,550	90	1.508	22.5	4	45	59.68	$629.19

Thorns Stats
Level	Total Price	Thorns Damage	Thorns Range	Thorns Duration	Thorns Slowdown	Thorns Tick	Total Elapsed Damage	Thorns DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	$1,400	2	10	8	15%	0.5	32	4	$350
1	$2,050	4	12	8	15%	0.5	64	8	$256.25
2	$4,050	6	12	10	20%	0.5	120	12	$337.5
3	$9,050	12	16	10	20%	0.5	240	24	$377.08
4	$17,550	20	18	16	25%	0.5	640	40	$438.75
5	$37,550	30	20	16	30%	0.5	960	60	$625.83

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	Mission Quests	Lunar Skincrate

Strategy

• The Harvester is mainly an AOE tower, used to kill crowds, with its Thorns ability making it quite effective.
  • You can usually just ignore the Harvester's pierce as the Thorns ability is already extremely good at crowd control.
• The Harvester can be used to kill both Flying and Hidden enemies, though only with specific attacks.
  • As it has flying detection, the tower itself can be used to kill Flying enemies. However, its thorns are unable to damage them, as they fly over road hazards, receiving no damage.
  • Its thorns can be placed next to Hidden enemies, allowing them to deal damage to these enemies. Its main attack can also hit them if there are other enemies nearby, though using the Thorns ability is more consistent and does not require other enemies nearby.
  • Regardless of the attack, it cannot damage 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.
• 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 DJ Booth.
• 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.

Trivia

• 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.
• 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.

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