War Machine Sentry

War Machine Sentry

ARTICLE

GALLERY

---

Similar Article

This article is about War Machine Sentry. You may be looking for the War Machine, Turret, Gatling Gun or other uses of Sentry.

War Machine Sentry
Associated Tower	Engineer
Type	Sentry
Statistics
Health	250
Lifespan	60s
Scrap Meter	250
Damage Method	Single Splash
Damage	8 (Single) 35x2 (Rocket)
Firerate	0.128 (Single) 4 (Rocket)
Range	24 5 (Rocket exp. Range)
Hidden Detection	Yes
Lead Detection	Yes
Flying Detection	No
Special Attributes	Bubble Shield

Description

The War Machine Sentry is the fourth and last sentry that is spawned by the Engineer. It spawns when the Engineer is at Level 6. It does not spawn on the path and instead on a ground spot in the Engineer's sentry placement range. It takes about 1.75 second to build the War Machine Sentry.

Before the War Machine Sentry starts firing, it needs to rev-up its miniguns. The rev-up time is 1.5 seconds. It has a rocket launcher, which fires two rockets in a quick burst. The War Machine Sentry also has a shield. This shield prevents the War Machine Sentry from being damaged by any enemy's ability. This shield is only active when the Engineer itself is not stunned.

There is a limit of four units per Engineer when it is at Level 6, limiting the amount of War Machine Sentries it can spawn.

Appearance

The War Machine Sentry is a quadpod device constructed out of metal, colored black and white. It is a sentry that uses a mounted minigun to attack enemies, which spins when attacking enemies. It has a red laser and two rocket launchers which fire missiles mounted on top. It also has a red shield, which disappears when the Engineer that spawned the War Machine Sentry is stunned.

There is also a 5% chance that the War Machine Sentry will spawn with a cosmetic teddy bear on it.

Skins

Skin	Grave Digger	Plushie	Phantom	Fallen
Obtained From	Lunar Overture Season	Code	Phantom Skincrate	Mission Quests
Skin	Dark Frost
Obtained From	Operation I.C.E Premium Battle Pass

Strategy

• The War Machine Sentry can do well against high health enemies that appear later on, such as the Fallen Titan or Summoner Boss.
• The War Machine Sentry has Hidden detection, making it very useful against high health hidden enemies like the Shadow Boss and Soul Boss.
• The War Machine Sentry is not affected by any buff or debuff.
• Due to the War Machine Sentry's shield, it is very effective against enemies that have abilities that damage units, as their shield makes them invulnerable to damage.
  • Do note that if the Engineer is stunned, the War Machine Sentry will lose its shield, making it vulnerable due to its very low health.
    • For example, if the Fallen King uses its The Foil, the Épée and the Sabre attack, and a War Machine Sentry is caught in the attack, it will lose most of its health.
    • The Medic can be very useful, as its ability can cleanse the stun from the Engineer, bringing back the War Machine Sentry's shield. This can make it practically invulnerable to stuns.
• The War Machine Sentry can damage Lead enemies, as both its missiles and main gun can damage them.

Trivia

• The War Machine Sentry's name might be a reference to the exclusive tower, the War Machine, which is given to anyone who is an moderator or a higher rank based on the game's group.
  • Additionally, the former and the latter both have miniguns and rocket launchers.
• The Level 6 upgrade name for the Engineer, "Illegal Gun Parts", may be a reference to the fact that the War Machine, a moderator or higher tower, is only usable by normal players with the use of exploits.
  • It may also be a reference to the Terraria item Illegal Gun Parts which is an item used to make advanced weaponry in the game.
• There is a 5% chance that the War Machine Sentry will spawn with a cosmetic teddy bear on it. The shooting sound will also change.
  • The teddy bear is the Teddy Bloxpin gear from the Roblox catalog.
  • This is a reference to the now removed Sentry tower. Before the MEGA Update, there was a 30% chance that the Sentry would have a teddy bear on it when upgraded to Level 5.
    • This, at one point, allowed the Sentry to detect hidden enemies. This is, however, not the case for the War Machine Sentry.
• The War Machine Sentry's shield is based on Team Fortress 2's Wrangler shield.

Update History

• 17 April 2022
  • War Machine Sentry added.
  • Bug: War Machine Sentry missiles can collide with players.
  • Bug: War Machine Sentry's range can be increased by the DJ Booth.
• 23 April 2022
  • War Machine Sentry no longer collides with enemies.
  • War Machine Sentry now has a shield that prevents it from being damaged.
• 13 May 2022
  • Bugfix: War Machine Sentry missiles no longer collide with players.
• 21 May 2022
  • Bug: War Machine Sentry can be damaged by towers that use hitboxes.
• 22 May 2022
  • Bugfix: War Machine Sentry can no longer be damaged by towers that use hitboxes.
• 5 August 2022
  • Bugfix: War Machine Sentry's range can no longer be increased by the DJ Booth.
• 21 December 2022
  • War Machine Sentry firerate increased from 0.128 to 0.15 due to Firerate Bug getting more severe for units.
• 9 January 2023
  • War Machine Sentry firerate decreased from 0.15 to 0.128 due to Firerate Bug getting less severe for units.
• 31 October 2023
  • New skin: Grave Digger
• 24 November 2023
  • New skin: Plushie
• 21 December 2023
  • New skin: Phantom
• 10 February 2024
  • War Machine Sentry now has hidden detection.
• 12 February 2024
  • War Machine Sentry no longer has hidden detection.
• 24 February 2024
  • Damage decreased from 12 to 8.
  • Splash damage increased from 15x2 to 33x2.
  • Range increased from 22 to 24.
  • Scrap meter increased from 100 to 300.
• 17 May 2024
  • War Machine Sentry now has hidden detection.
  • Damage increased from 8 to 9.
  • Splash damage increased from 33x2 to 35x2.
  • Firerate decreased from 0.128 to 0.123
• 21 June 2024
  • Bug: Splash damage is now affected by damage buffs.
• 2 August 2024
  • Damage decreased from 9 to 8.
  • Firerate increased from 0.123 to 0.128.
  • Health increased from 120 to 250.
  • Scrap meter increased from 300 to 250.
• 21 August 2024
  • New skin: Fallen
• 16 December 2024
  • New skin: Dark Frost
• 15 January 2025
  • Lead detection added to the main gun.

Notes