Sledger

Sledger

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Sledger has been made unobtainable from the game as of the 4th of December 2021 as it was part of the Frost Invasion 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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Sledger
Unlock Cost	Triumph Outpost 32
Base Cost	$950
Base Selling Cost	$316
Type	Offensive Support
Placement	Ground
Placement Limit	6
Statistics
Base Damage	8
Damage Method	Pierce
Base Firerate	1.208
Base Range	6.5
Hidden Detection	N/A
Lead Detection	Level 0+
Flying Detection	N/A
Placement Footprint	Small (1)

"Bash zombies with powerful blows and freeze them."

―Inventory Description

Description

The Sledger is a melee ground tower, formerly unlocked by triumphing Outpost 32 as part of the Frost Invasion Event. During the Frost Invasion Event, the Sledger was purchasable via a limited time gamepass for 500. Most recently, it was available through a limited time gamepass due to it receiving complete rework. The Sledger is currently on sale, costing 749 to purchase.

The Sledger attacks enemies by bashing them with its hammer. This applies a chillness slowness effect, which stacks up to 45% at Level 0. At Level 3+, when the slowness is higher than max slowness, it will freeze the enemy instead. Enemies immune to freeze cannot be frozen or slowed down, while larger enemies get frozen for a shorter amount of time than average sized enemies. At Level 4+, it deals double damage to frozen and chilled enemies through its Ice Breaker passive ability, whether they are frozen/chilled from the Sledger or any other tower that inflicts these effects (like the Freezer). At Level 5, it now has an Aftershock passive ability, which, every single time the Sledger attacks, a large frost shard pattern will trail in the direction the Sledger hit, dealing 20% of the Sledgers damage. This damage always rounds up, no matter the decimal. Do note, it has a 0.4 second delay before it deals damage. It also applies chillness, which has identical stats to the base attack. Starting from Level 0, it has the ability to hit two enemies in a single swing (though due to a bug, it is currently infinite), which increases with upgrades. It also gains lead detection on level 0, but never hidden or flying detections.

The Sledger is considered a viable mid-late game tower due to its average cost and good DPS. In later waves, its DPS is overshadowed by many other towers, but it makes up for this by having the ability to freeze enemies at Level 3+, being able to deal double damage to frozen enemies at Level 4+, and having amazing splash range at Level 5. The Sledger pairs well with other Sledgers and the Commander.

The Sledger has a placement limit of six per player.

Upgrades

Level 1 - Heavier Swings - $400
+4 Damage +1 Max Hits 15% > 25% Slowdown per Hit Sell Price changes to $450

Level 2 - Better Sledge - $1,650
+0.5 Range +13 Damage +1 Max Hits Sell Price changes to $1,000

Level 3 - Freezing Point - $3,200
+20 Damage 25% > 30% Slowdown per Hit 45% > 60% Max Slowdown Freezes enemies on max chill •1.5 Freeze Time Sell Price changes to $2,066

Level 4 - Ice Breaker - $8,250
+0.5 Range +30 Damage 30% > 45% Slowdown per Hit 60% > 65% Max Slowdown 4 > 5 Slowdown Time Deals double damage to frozen and chilled enemies Sell Price changes to $4,816

Level 5 - Arctic Aftershocks - $16,000
+65 Damage +2 Max Hits 0.4 Aftershock Delay 20% of its base damage Applies chill 45% > 80% Slowdown per Hit 65% > 80% Max Slowdown 1.5 > 1.75 Freeze Time 5 > 6 Slowdown Time Sell Price changes to $10,150

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.

Level	Total Price	Damage	Frozen Damage	Aftershock Damage	Swingrate	Aftershock Delay	Range	Max Hits	Slowdown per Hit	Max Slowdown	Slowdown Time	Freeze Time	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	$950	8	N/A	N/A	1.208	N/A	6.5	3	15%	45%	4	N/A	6.62	$143.5
1	$1,350	12	N/A	N/A	1.208	N/A	6.5	4	25%	45%	4	N/A	9.93	$135.95
2	$3,000	25	N/A	N/A	1.208	N/A	7	5	25%	45%	4	N/A	20.7	$144.93
3	$6,200	45	N/A	N/A	1.208	N/A	7	5	30%	60%	4	1.5	37.25	$166.44
4	$14,450	75	150	N/A	1.208	N/A	7.5	5	45%	65%	5	1.5	62.09	$232.73
5	$30,450	140	280	28	1.208	0.4	7.5	7	80%	80%	6	1.75	139.07	$218.95

Skins

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

Skin	Brave Soul	Phantom	Fallen	Chocolatier
Rarity	Legendary	Legendary	Legendary	Rare
Daily Store Cost	4,500	N/A	N/A	N/A
Obtained From	Cold Front Skincrate	Phantom Skincrate	Mission Quests	Lovestruck Skincrate, Heart Smasher Mission Quest

Strategy

• The Sledger does not gain hidden detection at any level, meaning it cannot detect Hidden enemies, such as the Shadow.
  • However, if another detectable enemy is in range and the Sledger is at Level 1+, then a Hidden enemy may be indirectly hit by the Sledger.
    • The Hidden enemy can also be frozen, so long as the Sledger is Level 3+.
  • A Level 4+ Ace Pilot near the Sledger will grant permanent hidden detection but it requires the Sledger to be in its secondary orange range.
• The Sledger can slowdown enemies from Level 0 and freeze enemies at Level 3+, when the enemy slowdown is higher than the Sledger's max slowdown.
  • This makes it useful as a support tower, letting your towers deal more damage to enemies.
    • This is especially effective against hordes of slow enemies, like the Slow Boss.
  • At Level 5, it instantly freezes enemies when hit, making it even better at freezing.
  • The Sledger can be useful against fast high-health enemies like the Fallen Tank or the Amalgamation due to their fast speed getting negated by the Sledger's freeze and slowdown.
    • Be aware that enemies with Freeze Immunity cannot be frozen or slowed down, such as the Summoner Boss.
    • While Boss enemies are immune to freeze by default, they are not immune to the chillness effect entirely unless they also have the Freeze Immunity. They can be slowed down, however, the effect will be much weaker than other enemies.
    • You can also use stunning towers like the Electroshocker and Warden to slow them down even further, though this is generally not necessary.
  • Be aware that enemies that are already frozen do not have their freeze times increased when hit by the Sledger.
• At Level 4, the Sledger can deal double damage to frozen and chilled enemies, allowing it to deal high amounts of damage.
  • Due to this, the Sledger works very well with other freezing towers, along with other Sledgers nearby.
  • Combining the Sledger with the Commander will also allow it to hit frozen enemies several times in a short period of time, which can result in high amounts of damage being dealt in a short period of time.
  • While damage buffs can increase this damage, their effectiveness is halved on it. For example, a Level 5 Sledger will only deal 308 damage to frozen and chilled enemies instead of 336 when its damage is increased by 20%.
    • However, enemies that have Freeze Immunity cannot be frozen or chilled, meaning they are not able to take the extra damage from Sledger.
• The Sledger creates a trail of ice when it attacks at Level 5 with its Aftershock. In most cases, this just acts as additional damage, though it has its own additional uses.
  • This makes it quite effective against breaker enemies, as its main attack can damage the breaker while its Aftershock attack can damage the other breaks it summons.
  • The Aftershock can hit enemies that come into its attack range later, allowing them to be receive some damage even if they were not hit by the initial attack.
  • The Aftershock damage is increased by the same amount as the main attack. This means that it gets massively higher damage buffs than regular, making damage buffs a great way to boost the damage of the Sledger.
• The Sledger has a small placement footprint, meaning that it can squeeze in beside other towers quite easily, if space is a problem.
• It is best when the Sledger is placed near by corners because it maximizes its range.
  • Clumping Sledgers close together is a good method for maximizing damage output.
    • It is best to clump Sledgers near towers that deal high DPS, like the Accelerator (which also gives it time to charge up) and Ranger.
  • To slow the most enemies down for the longest period of time, it is best to spread out Sledgers.

Trivia

• The Sledger old Level 2 icon used to be the same as the Archer's Level 3 icon.
• The Sledger used to share most of its upgrade icons with the Gladiator.
• The Sledger is the third melee tower to be added to the game, with the first being Gladiator, the second being Slasher, then Warden and Brawler were added after.
• The sound of the Sledger that hits an enemy was the same sound as the Vindicator when towers caught hit when using ability.
• The Sledger old Level 4 and 5 upgrade names are references to the Frost Invasion Event.
  • The old Level 4 upgrade name, Outpost 32 Research, is a reference to the Outpost 32, a research facility used as a map for the Frost Invasion Event and the Operation I.C.E Event.
  • The old Level 5 upgrade name, Into The Frost Dimension, is a reference to the dimension enemies from the Frost Invasion Event came from.

Update History

For previous cosmetic variations, see the gallery page.

• 8 May 2021 - Overhaul v1.3.0
  • Sledger added.
  • Bug: Does not gain lead detection at Level 2.
  • Bug: Level 2 upgrade description does not mention that the Sledger gains lead detection.
• 4 December 2021 - v1.0.0
  • Sledger is now unobtainable.
• 12 March 2022 - v1.0.0
  • Sledger will now attack enemies more accurately.
  • Firerate decreased due to the Firerate Bug being made less severe.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Swingrate decreased from 2.03 to 2.008.
    • Level 2
      • Swingrate changed from 2.03 > 1.78 to 2.008 > 1.758.
    • Level 4
      • Swingrate changed from 1.78 > 1.53 to 1.758 > 1.508.
    • Level 5
      • Swingrate changed from 1.53 > 1.28 to 1.508 > 1.258.
• 30 May 2022 - v1.2.4a
  • Sledger is available through a gamepass for 600.
• 1 June 2022 - v1.2.4b
  • Gamepass offsale, Sledger is now unobtainable.
• 31 October 2022 - v1.4.2
  • Bugfix: Sledger now gains lead detection at Level 2.
• 21 December 2022 - v1.6.0
  • Skin rarity added to default skin.
  • Bug: Sledger has broken animations in its portview icon.
• 14 February 2023 - v1.6.2
  • New skin: Brave Soul
• 21 March 2023 - v1.6.3e
  • Bugfix: Level 2 upgrade description now mentions that the Sledger gains lead detection.
• 5 May 2023 - v1.7.2
  • Placement footprint size increased.
    • Placement footprint size was decreased later the same day.
• 28 October 2023 - v1.9.0
  • The Sledger can no longer freeze enemies if it was set on fire by a tower.
• 12 November 2023 - v1.9.0l
  • Bug: Sledger permanently stops enemies from moving after being frozen.
• 12 November 2023 - v1.9.0m
  • Bugfix: Sledger no longer permanently stops enemies from moving after being frozen.
• 21 December 2023 - v1.11.0
  • Now slows down enemies when attacking enemies, only freezing them when at Level 3 when slowdown is higher than max slowdown.
  • Sledger is available through a gamepass for 600.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Damage increased from 4 to 8.
      • Range increased from 6 to 6.5.
      • Swingrate decreased from 2.008 to 1.758.
      • Cost increased from $350 to $800.
      • Slowdown per Hit of 30% added.
      • Max Slowdown of 80% added.
    • Level 1
      • Damage increased from +2 to +7.
      • Max Hits increased from +0 to +1.
      • Cost increased from $250 to $550.
    • Level 2
      • Damage increased from +2 to +5.
      • Swingrate changed from 2.008 > 1.758 to 1.758 > 1.508.
      • Range increased from +0 to +0.5.
      • Cost increased from $500 to $2,250.
    • Level 3
      • Damage increased from +7 to +20.
      • Slowdown per Shot change of 30% to 50% added.
      • Now freezes enemies when slowdown is higher than Max Slowdown instead of every hit.
      • Freeze Time decreased from 2 to 1.5.
      • Cost increased from $1,500 to $3,750.
      • Name changed from Freezing Strikes to Frost Strike.
    • Level 4
      • Swingrate changed from 1.758 > 1.508 to 1.508.
      • Max Hits increased from +0 to +1.
      • Now also deals double damage to chilled enemies.
      • Cost increased from $2,500 to $7,500.
      • Name changed from Ice Breaker to Outpost 32 Research.
    • Level 5
      • Damage increased from +15 to +55.
      • Swingrate changed from 1.508 > 1.258 to 1.508 > 1.358.
      • Range increased from +0 to +0.5.
      • Max Hits increased from +1 to +2.
      • Freeze Time changed from 2 to 1.5 > 2.5.
      • Cost increased from $8,500 to $22,500.
      • Name changed from Arctic Commando to Into The Frost Dimension.
  • New skin: Phantom
• 28 January 2024 - v1.12.0
  • Bugfix: Sledger no longer has broken animations in its portview icon as they were replaced by image icons.
• 21 June 2024 - v1.25.0
  • Bug: Damage is no longer boosted by damage buffs.
• 19 July 2024 - v1.26.0
  • Bug: Sledger no longer deals double damage to frozen and chilled enemies.
• 2 August 2024 - v1.27.0
  • Bugfix: Sledger now deals double damage to frozen and chilled enemies.
  • Bugfix: Damage is now boosted by damage buffs.
• 21 August 2024 - v1.28.0
  • Sledger is available through a gamepass for 649.
  • New skin: Fallen
• 27 August 2024 - v1.28.7
  • Gamepass offsale, Sledger is now unobtainable.
• 23 October 2024 - v1.37.0
  • Sledger now can freeze enemies that are set on fire.
• 20 December 2024 - v1.47.0
  • Now has Aftershock passive ability, which creates a frost trail dealing additional damage.
  • Updated attack method, now showcases its attack area with a cone.
  • Sledger is available through a gamepass for 749.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Cost increased from $800 to $950.
      • Swingrate decreased from 1.758 to 1.208.
      • Slowdown per hit decreased form 30% to 15%.
      • Max slowdown decreased form 80% to 45%.
      • Slowdown time increased from 3 to 4.
      • Max hits increased from 1 to 2.
      • Now has lead detection.
    • Level 1
      • Cost decreased from $550 to $400.
      • Damage decreased from +7 to +4.
      • Slowdown per hit changed from 30% to 15% > 25%.
    • Level 2
      • Cost decreased from $2,250 to $1,650.
      • Damage increased from +5 to +13.
      • Firerate changed from 1.758 > 1.508 to 1.208.
    • Level 3
      • Cost decreased from $3,750 to $3,200.
      • Slowdown per hit changed from 30% > 50% to 25% > 30%.
      • Max slowdown changed from 80% to 45% > 60%.
      • Renamed from Frost Strikes to Freezing Point.
    • Level 4
      • Cost increased from $7,500 to $8,250.
      • Damage increased from +20 to +30.
      • Range increased from +0 to +0.5.
      • Max hits decreased from +1 to +0.
      • Slowdown per hit changed from 50% to 30% > 45%.
      • Max slowdown changed from 80% to 60% > 65%.
      • Slowdown time increased from 3 to 4 > 5.
      • Renamed from Outpost 32 Research to Ice Breaker.
    • Level 5
      • Cost decreased from $22,500 to $16,000.
      • Damage increased from +55 to +65.
      • Range decreased from +0.5 to +0.
      • Firerate changed from 1.508 > 1.358 to 1.208.
      • Max hits increased from +1 to +2.
      • Slowdown per hit changed from 50% to 45% > 80%.
      • Max slowdown changed from 80% to 65% > 80%.
      • Slowdown time increased from 3 to 5 > 6.
      • Freeze time changed from 1.5 > 2.5 to 1.5 > 1.75.
      • Aftershock added.
        • Deals 20% of its base damage.
        • Has a 0.4 second delay.
        • Applies chill.
      • Renamed from Into The Frost Dimension to Arctic Aftershocks.
  • Bug: Max hits does not work, allowing it to hit an infinite number of enemies.
  • Bug: Sledger can directly hit units and also apply a chilliness effect or freeze and damage nearby.
• 21 December 2024 - v1.47.2
  • Bugfix: Max hits now works, making it hit a limited number of enemies, though it is higher than the one stated in the upgrade description by one.
• 8 January 2025 - v1.48.0
  • Bug: No longer deals damage to Lead enemies when it has lead detection.
• 15 January 2025 - v1.49.0
  • Bugfix: Now damages Lead enemies.
• 12 February 2025 - v1.53.0
  • Sledger is now available through a gamepass for 749.
  • New skin: Chocolatier

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