Ranger

Ranger

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Ranger
Unlock Cost	12,000
Base Cost	$4,500
Base Selling Cost	$1,500
Type	Offensive Support
Placement	Cliff
Placement Limit	7
Statistics
Base Damage	80
Damage Type	Single Splash (Level 4)
Base Firerate	4.508
Base Range	50
Hidden Detection	N/A
Lead Detection	Level 0+
Flying Detection	Level 0+
Immunities	Stun
Placement Footprint	Average (1.5)

• Current
• Version 2
• Hardcore Testing
• Original

"A long-range cliff tower that deals heavy damage."

―Store Description

"A long-range cliff tower that deals heavy damage with a railgun."

―Former Store Description

"A long-range tower that can be placed on cliffs and deals heavy damage with a railgun."

―Former Store Description

"A long-range tower that can be placed on cliffs and deals heavy damage."

―Former Store Description

Description

The Ranger, formerly known as the Outlaw, is an advanced cliff tower with long range that can be purchased in the store for 12,000.

The Ranger deals high damage with very long range but has a slow firerate. As a cliff tower, it can detect Flying enemies, but cannot detect hidden enemies at any level. The Ranger can also damage lead enemies at any level. Additionally, it is immune to all stuns by default. At Level 2, it gains the ability to give towers a 15% range buff within its inner radius at the start of every wave for 20 seconds. At Level 4, it also deals splash damage.

The Ranger deals extremely high damage at higher levels, but is expensive to upgrade to these levels. Due to these reasons, it is considered a mid-to-late game tower and is most effective for harder gamemodes.

The Ranger has a placement limit of seven per player.

Upgrades

Level 1 - Faster Reloading - $1,500
4.508 > 3.508 Firerate Sell Price changes to $2,000

Level 3 - Trained Outlaw - $13,500
+160 Damage 3.508 > 3.258 Firerate Sell Price changes to $8,000

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.

Level	Total Price	Damage	Splash Damage	Firerate	Range	Buff Range	Explosion Range	Range Buff	Buff Time	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	$4,500	80	N/A	4.508	50	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	17.75	$253.52
1	$6,000	80	N/A	3.508	50	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	22.81	$263.04
2	$10,500	140	N/A	3.508	50	12	N/A	15%	20	39.91	$263.09
3	$24,000	300	N/A	3.258	50	12	N/A	15%	20	92.08	$260.64
4	$54,000	1,050	150	7.008	50	12	5	15%	20	171.23	$315.37

Skins

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

Skin	Railgunner	Wraith	Green	Blue
Rarity	Legendary	Rare	Common	Common
Cost	N/A	120	1,250	1,250
Obtained From	Mission Quests	Premium Skincrate	Basic Skincrate	Basic Skincrate
Skin	Black Ops	Partisan	Valentines	Bunny
Rarity	Common	Uncommon	Event	Event
Cost	85	105	N/A	N/A
Obtained From	Premium Skincrate	Premium Skincrate	Valentine Skincrate	Bunny Skincrate
Skin	Gun Gale	Dark Matter	Frost	Eclipse
Rarity	Legendary	Rare	Event	Event
Cost	560	120	N/A	N/A
Obtained From	Deluxe Skincrate	Premium Skincrate	Frost Skincrate	Solar Eclipse Season
Skin	Classic	Pumpkin	Phantom	Beast Slayer
Rarity	Rare	Exclusive	Rare	Event
Cost	120	5,000	N/A	N/A
Obtained From	Premium Skincrate	Halloween Skincrate	Phantom Skincrate	Krampus' Revenge Season
Skin	Propellars	Badlands	Steampunk	5ouls
Rarity	Legendary	Rare	Uncommon	Rare
Daily Store Cost	4,500	N/A	105	3,000
Obtained From	Daily Skin Store	Mission Quests	Premium Skincrate	Daily Skin Store
Skin	Frankenstein
Rarity	Uncommon
Daily Store Cost	N/A
Obtained From	Hexscape Event Premium Battle Pass

Strategy

• The Ranger is a cliff tower. Its viability changes depending on the map's available cliffs and their locations.
  • It is important to know a map's layout before using the Ranger. Some maps, like Abandoned City, have many cliff spots in good locations, while others, like Dead Ahead have very few of them.
• Being a cliff tower, the Ranger is immune to almost all stuns. It is recommended to deal with enemies like the Vindicator and especially bosses like the Fallen King and Void Reaver.
  • The Ranger is only not immune to some stuns from event enemies, like the Jack-o-Bot.
  • However, it is not immune to debuffs.
• The Ranger is a very expensive tower to use. As such, the Ranger should not be used as an early game option, due to its high cost and weakness against hordes. It should be reserved for mid-to-late game.
  • Economy towers like the Farm or Golden Cowboy are highly recommended to afford the Ranger's expensive upgrades.
  • The DJ Booth provides upgrade discounts, effectively making it cheaper to upgrade the Ranger.
• The Ranger grants a range boost to nearby towers at higher levels, so it is recommended to place towers near the Ranger.
  • The range buff stacks with the DJ Booth's.
  • Other expensive towers like the Turret may not be as viable as you may not have enough cash to use both towers in tandem, though this depends on the gamemode and how you use your Farms and/or Cowboys.
  • When a support tower, like the DJ Booth or Commander, is affected by this range buff, the towers in the buffed range will keep their buff even when the range buff ends, making it quite close to a permanent buff, which is especially useful for the DJ Booth.
    • If a support tower is upgraded after the range buff ends, towers in the buffed range will not receive the stronger buff until the range buff is applied to the support tower again.
    • Selling a support tower will remove the buffs from towers in the buffed range, even if the range buff is not active.
    • For the Commander, the Call to Arms ability only affects towers in the buffed range while the range buff is active. If it not active, the firerate buff will not be applied to them, only making the passive firerate buff active.
• The Ranger's slow firerate makes it struggle against some fast enemies and especially hordes.
  • Towers with a fast firerate or towers that can damage multiple enemies at once should be used. The Commander should also be used to help boost the Ranger's firerate.
  • The Ranger's firerate is heavily increased at Level 4, making it arguably even worse against hordes or fast enemies. Be wary of this when upgrading Rangers.
    • The added splash damage somewhat makes up for this against enemies such as Breakers.
• The Ranger has splash damage at Level 4, making it somewhat useful against hordes of enemies.
• The Ranger should be set to Strongest in most scenarios to ensure it does its maximum damage.
  • This is a poor strategy if the strongest enemy in question has the Tank attribute. Additionally, enemies with the Aggro attribute will force targeting onto them regardless of the target setting on the Ranger.
  • Beware of other weaker, but faster enemies that may slip through. Keeping some Rangers on First, or using other towers, is highly recommended.
• The Ranger has flying detection and lead detection, making it useful against enemies such as the Lead Balloon.
• The Ranger does not have hidden detection, meaning it is ineffective against enemies like the Shadow Boss and Soul Boss. While the splash damage from Level 4 Rangers can indirectly damage them, it is usually too weak to have a major effect on them, requiring multiple Rangers as well as detectable enemies nearby.
  • A Level 4+ Ace Pilot can grant it permanent hidden detection, but it must be close to do so.
  • The UAV can grant it hidden detection plus extra range, but only for 30 seconds and with a limit of 4 uses.

Trivia

• Prior to the MEGA Update, the Level 4+ Ranger (then called the Outlaw) used to deal splash damage, dealing splash damage to all enemies within the impact radius. This meant that the targeted enemy was dealt 150% of the quoted damage.
  • This was removed in the MEGA Update. It was later brought back in the Lunar Overture Update.
• The Outlaw's purple laser used to make a unique zapping sound when fired.
• The Ranger currently has the highest total damage per shot in the game.
• The Ranger currently has the longest range of any publicly available tower in the game, tied with the Level 5 and 6 Gatling Gun.
  • If exclusive towers are included, the Mecha Base's Mark IV and Mark V have a larger range of 100.
• The Ranger currently has the second highest firerate of any tower in the game, only beaten by the Trapper with Level 3 spike traps selected.
  • However, excluding this, the Ranger does have the highest firerate of any tower.
• The Ranger is the third most expensive store item that can be purchased with Coins in the game, only being beaten by the Gatling Gun and Golden Skincrate.
  • During Hardcore Testing BETA, the Bloxy Cola emote was more expensive than the Ranger, but it was removed.
• When the Ranger was added, the game thumbnail called it the Space Outlaw even though it was only called Outlaw in the game.
• Originally, the Ranger was meant to give hidden detection at the beginning of the wave. However, this was changed to a range buff when the Lunar Overture Update rework released.
  • It is unknown if the hidden detection was only given to the Ranger itself or given to towers in its range like the Ace Pilot.

Update History

For previous cosmetic variations, see the gallery page.

• 29 June 2019 - BETA v1.3.0
  • Outlaw added.
• 10 July 2019 - BETA v1.4.0
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Cost increased from $1,250 to $2,000.
      • Damage increased from 4 to 10.
        • Bug: These changes are not shown in the store.
    • Level 1
      • Damage increased from +1 to +5.
    • Level 3
      • Firerate changed from 2.05 > 6.05 to 2.05 > 4.05.
    • Level 4
      • Damage increased from +25 to +35.
      • Splash damage increased from +37 to +47.
    • Level 5
      • Firerate changed from 6.05 > 3.55 to 4.05 > 3.05.
      • Damage increased from -10 to +25.
      • Splash damage increased from -5 to +13.
• 2 August 2019 - BETA v1.7.0
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 2
      • Damage increased from +5 to +15.
    • Level 4
      • Splash damage increased from +47 to +52.
        • Bugfix: Store description is now correct.
• 13 October 2019 - Release v1.0.0
  • Upgrade names added.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 2
      • Cost increased from $1,500 to $2,500.
      • Damage increased from +15 to +30.
    • Level 3
      • Cost increased from $7,500 to $8,500.
      • Damage increased from +40 to +80.
    • Level 4
      • Cost increased from $10,000 to $10,500.
      • Damage increased from +35 to +100.
      • Impact removed (explosion range decreased from 4 to 0).
    • Level 5
      • Damage increased from +25 to +65.
  • New skin: Railgunner
• 8 December 2019 - Release v1.4.1
  • New skin: Wraith
• 24 December 2019 - Release v1.5.0
  • Placement limit of ten added.
• 1 January 2020 - Release v1.5.1
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Range increased from 15 to 20.
    • Level 1
      • Range increased from +3 to +5.
    • Level 3
      • Range increased from +2 to +5.
    • Level 5
      • Range increased from +5 to +6.
        • Bug: This was not shown in the upgrade description.
• 12 January 2020 - Release v1.6.0
  • New skins: Blue, Green, Black Ops
• 26 January 2020 - Release v1.6.1
  • New skin: Partisan
• 14 February 2020 - Release v1.7.1
  • New skin: Valentines
• 4 March 2020 - Release v1.8.0
  • New SFX.
• 18 March 2020 - Release v1.8.1
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 2
      • Cost increased from $2,500 to $3,500.
    • Level 3
      • Cost decreased from $8,500 to $7,500.
• 6 April 2020 - Release v1.9.0
  • New skin: Bunny
• 29 October 2020 - Overhaul v1.0.0
  • Renamed from Outlaw to Ranger.
  • Unlock cost increased from 4,250 to 8,500.
  • Level 15 requirement added.
  • Firerate decreased due to the Firerate Bug being made less severe.
  • Skin rarity added to Basic Skincrate and Premium Skincrate skins.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Damage increased from 10 to 40.
      • Firerate increased from 2.05 to 5.03.
      • Cost increased from $2,000 to $3,500.
      • Hidden detection removed.
      • Flying detection added.
    • Level 1
      • Damage decreased from +5 to +0.
      • Renamed from Gloves to Improved Handling.
    • Level 2
      • Cost decreased from $3,500 to $1,500.
      • Damage decreased from +30 to +25.
      • Renamed from Upgraded Eye Tech to Steady Aiming.
    • Level 3
      • Cost decreased from $7,500 to $3,500.
      • Firerate changed from 2.05 > 4.05 to 5.03.
      • Damage decreased from +80 to +60.
      • Renamed from Bigger Gun to Railgunner.
      • Lead detection added.
    • Level 4
      • Damage decreased from +100 to +80.
      • Firerate changed from 4.05 to 5.03 > 4.03.
      • Renamed from Star Lord to Trained Assassin.
    • Level 5
      • Range decreased from +6 to +5.
      • Damage increased from +65 to +95.
      • Firerate changed from 4.05 > 3.05 to 4.03 > 3.53.
      • Renamed from Even Bigger Gun to Cyber Assassin.
  • Bug: Level 3 upgrade description does not mention that the Ranger gains lead detection.
  • New skins: Gun Gale, Dark Matter
• 8 May 2021 - Overhaul v1.3.0
  • New Skin: Frost
• 4 December 2021 - v1.0.0
  • New skin: Eclipse
• 12 March 2022 - v1.1.0
  • Ranger is now immune to all stuns.
  • Firerate decreased due to the Firerate Bug being made less severe.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Firerate decreased from 5.03 to 5.008.
    • Level 4
      • Firerate changed from 5.03 > 4.03 to 5.008 > 4.008.
    • Level 5
      • Firerate changed from 4.03 > 3.53 to 4.008 > 3.508.
• 17 April 2022 - v1.2.0
  • Ranger can no longer be targeted by most enemy abilities.
• 21 December 2022 - v1.6.0
  • Level requirement removed.
  • Skin rarity added to all skins.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Damage increased from 40 to 60.
    • Level 1
      • Firerate changed from 5.008 to 5.008 > 4.508.
    • Level 2
      • Cost increased from $1,500 to $1,800.
      • Damage increased from +25 to +40.
    • Level 3
      • Damage increased from +60 to +65.
    • Level 4
      • Cost increased from $10,500 to $11,500.
      • Damage decreased from +80 to +65.
      • Firerate changed from 5.008 > 4.008 to 4.508 > 4.008.
    • Level 5
      • Cost decreased from $25,000 to $22,500.
      • Damage increased from +90 to +220.
    • Dark Matter skin rarity changed from Legendary to Rare.
  • Partisan skin rarity changed from Common to Uncommon.
• 21 March 2023 - v1.6.3e
  • Bugfix: Level 3 upgrade description now mentions that the Ranger gains lead detection.
• 28 October 2023 - v1.8.0
  • Placement limit decreased from 10 to 6.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Cost increased from $3,500 to $5,000.
      • Damage increased from 60 to 80.
      • Firerate decreased from 5.008 to 4.508.
      • Range increased from 20 to 50.
      • Lead detection added (moved from Level 3).
    • Level 1
      • Firerate changed from 5.008 > 4.508 to 4.508 > 3.508.
      • Range decreased from +5 to +0.
      • Name changed from Improved Handling to Faster Reloading.
      • Cost increased from $550 to $1,500.
    • Level 2
      • Cost increased from $1,800 to $4,500.
      • Damage increased from +40 to +60.
      • Range decreased from +5 to +0.
      • Now grants a 15% range buff to all towers in its 12 buff range for 20 seconds.
      • Name changed from Steady Aiming to Intelligence Radio.
    • Level 3
      • Cost increased from $3,500 to $17,000.
      • Damage increased from +65 to +160.
      • Range decreased from +5 to +0.
      • Firerate changed from 4.508 to 3.508 > 3.258.
      • Name changed from Railgunner to Trained Outlaw.
    • Level 4
      • Cost increased from $11,500 to $35,000.
      • Damage increased from +65 to +825.
      • Firerate changed from 4.508 > 4.008 to 3.258 > 7.008.
      • Now deals additional 125 splash damage to at max 3 enemies with 5 explosion range. Damage is always 125, regardless of how far away the enemy is.
      • Name changed from Trained Assasin to Experimental Weapon of Destruction.
    • Level 5 removed
      • Statistics:
        • Name: Cyber Assasin
        • Cost: $22,500
        • +5 Range
        • +220 Damage
        • 4.008 > 3.508 Firerate
  • New skin: Classic
  • Bug: Ranger stops firing at Level 4.
    • This was fixed later at the same day.
  • Bug: Railgunner is removed from the game.
• 31 October 2023 - v1.9.0g
  • New skin: Pumpkin
  • Bugfix: Railgunner is now in the game again.
• 21 December 2023 - v1.11.0
  • Unlock cost increased from 8,500 to 12,000.
  • New skins: Phantom, Beast Slayer
• 28 January 2024 - v1.12.0
  • New skin: Propellars
  • Bug: Beast Slayer is removed from the game.
    • This was fixed later the same day.
• 5 April 2024 - v1.18.0
  • Railgunner skin rarity changed from Uncommon to Legendary.
• 10 May 2024 - v1.21.0
  • Bug: Ranger can no longer damage Lead enemies with its main attack.
• 11 May 2024 - v1.21.5
  • Bugfix: Ranger can now damage Lead enemies with its main attack.
• 31 May 2024 - v1.23.5
  • Bug: Ranger does not attack enemies at Level 4.
  • Bug: Splash damage no longer bypasses defense.
  • Bug: Splash damage is no longer the same for each enemy hit.
• 3 June 2024 - v1.23.6
  • Bugfix: Ranger now attacks enemies at Level 4.
• 7 June 2024 - v1.24.0
  • New skin: Steampunk
• 21 June 2024 - v1.25.0
  • Bug: Regular damage is no longer boosted by damage buffs, but explosion damage still is.
• 19 July 2024 - v1.26.0
  • New skin: 5ouls
• 2 August 2024 - v1.27.0
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Cost decreased from $5,000 to $4,500.
    • Level 3
      • Cost decreased from $17,000 to $13,500.
    • Level 4
      • Cost decreased from $35,000 to $27,500.
      • Splash damage increased from 125 to 200.
      • Max hits removed from the explosion, now can hit an infinite amount of enemies.
  • Bugfix: Regular damage is now affected by damage buffs.
• 11 October 2024 - v1.35.1a
  • Bug: Statistical changes made in TDS Experimental have been moved over to the main game.
• 11 October 2024 - v1.35.1b
  • Bugfix: Now uses correct statistics during matches, though not in the lobby.
• 11 October 2024 - v1.35.1c
  • Bugfix: Now uses correct statistics in the lobby.
• 16 October 2024 - v1.36.0
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 4
      • Cost increased from $27,500 to $30,000.
      • Damage decreased from +825 to +750.
      • Splash damage decreased from 200 to 150.
• 23 October 2024 - v1.37.0
  • Bug: Ranger has received the following statistical changes:
    • Level 3
      • Cost increased from $13,500 to $14,750.
      • Damage increased from +160 to +200.
      • Firerate changed from 3.508 > 3.258 to 3.508.
    • Level 4
      • Damage decreased from +750 to +710.
      • Firerate changed from 3.258 > 7.008 to 3.508 > 7.008.
  • New skin: Frankenstein
• 25 October 2024 - v1.38.0
  • Bugfix: Reverted all the incorrect changes made, except for Level 3 firerate.
• 30 October 2024 - v1.39.0
  • Bugfix: Reverted the incorrect Level 3 firerate change.

Notes