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Hunter
Tower • Enemy
Version 2
Version 1
- "Deal medium damage to enemies with a rifle."
- ―Store Description
- "Deal medium damage to enemies with a rifle. Thanks for following @BelowNatural on twitter!"
- ―Former Inventory Description
See Also
Crook Boss
- "Thanks for following @BelowNatural on twitter!"
- ―Former Inventory Description
Contents
- 1 Description
- 2 Upgrades
- 3 Stats Table
- 4 Skins
- 5 Strategy
- 6 Trivia
- 7 Update History
- 8 Notes
Description
The Hunter is a starter tower that can be purchased from the store for 
300. It could have also been obtained from a now expired code.
The Hunter has a long-range and deals a decent amount of damage, however has a slow firerate. Uniquely, it requires time to aim before it can start attacking. It can attack flying enemies at Level 0, and gains hidden detection at Level 2. Therefore, the Hunter is a fairly decent early to mid-game tower but is overshadowed by better towers in late-game.
The Hunter has a placement limit of twelve per player.
Upgrades
Level 1 - Faster Hands -  $200 |
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 2.258 > 1.758 Firerate
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| Level 2 - Experienced - $800 |
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 +4 Range +6 Damage +Hidden Detection
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| Level 3 - Better Gear - $3,250 |
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 1.758 > 1.608 Firerate +3 Range +22 Damage
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| Level 4 - Deadliest Hunter - $9,400 |
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 1.608 > 2.008 Firerate +3 Range +84 Damage
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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 | Firerate | Range | DPS |
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| 0 | $750 | 8 | 2.258 | 18 | 3.54 |
| 1 | $950 | 8 | 1.758 | 18 | 4.55 |
| 2 | $1,750 | 14 | 1.758 | 22 | 7.96 |
| 3 | $5,000 | 36 | 1.608 | 25 | 22.39 |
| 4 | $14,400 | 120 | 2.008 | 28 | 59.76 |
Skins
To see all the upgrades of a skin, see the gallery page.
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| Skin | Halloween | Blue | Vampire Slayer | Ducky |
| Rarity | Exclusive | Common | Event | Common |
| Daily Store Cost | 5,000 | 1,250 | N/A | 3,000 |
| Obtained From | Halloween Skincrate Code: TRICKORTREAT[1] | Basic Skincrate | Solar Eclipse Season | Ducky Skincrate Hunting Season |
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| Skin | Pirate | |||
| Rarity | Uncommon | |||
| Daily Store Cost | 4,000 | |||
| Obtained From | Pirate Skincrate |
Strategy
- Place the Hunter where it could maximize its range.
- The Hunter has relatively cheap hidden detection. Placing multiple Level 2 Hunters can be effective against the Hidden or Shadow.
- You might want to use the Commander to decrease the Hunter's slow firerate.
- The Hunter can be effective at dealing with flying enemies, such as the Balloon and Balloon Kid.
Trivia
- The original name for the Hunter was going to be called Clout God and it had a different design.
- The name and design were changed as some people felt it was too similar to the Tweeter from Tower Battles.
- The first version of the Blue skin for the Hunter looks similar to the original design.
- The Hunter is the first tower that is not a cliff or air-based tower which can detect flying enemies.
Update History
For previous cosmetic variations, see the gallery page.
- 13 October 2019
- Hunter added.
- 18 October 2019
- New skin: Halloween
- 12 January 2020
- New skin: Blue
- 29 October 2020
- Firerate decreased due to the Firerate Bug being made less severe.
- Skin rarity added to Basic Skincrate and Premium Skincrate skins.
- Statistical changes:
- Base
- Firerate decreased from 2.05 to 2.03.
- Level 3
- Cost decreased from
$1,000 to $900.
- Cost decreased from
- Level 4
- Range increased from +1 to +2.
- Damage decreased from +4 to +2.
- Firerate changed from 2.05 > 1.7 to 2.03 > 1.68.
- Level 5
- Firerate changed from 1.7 > 1.05 to 1.68 > 1.03.
- Base
- Hunter no longer obtainable (code expired).
- 4 December 2021
- Appearance changed.
- Now unlockable in the store for 850.
- New skin: Vampire Slayer
- Statistical changes:
- Base
- Placement cost increased from $475 to $500.
- Firerate changed from 2.03 to 2.53.
- Flying detection added.
- Placement cost increased from
- Level 1
- Damage decreased from +1 to +0.
- Firerate changed from 2.03 to 2.53 > 1.83.
- Renamed from Hunter's Attire to Fast Hands.
- Level 2
- Cost decreased from $650 to $600.
- Damage increased from +1 to +3.
- Hidden detection added (Moved from Level 3).
- Firerate changed from 2.03 > 1.68 to 1.83.
- Renamed from Remington to Experienced.
- Cost decreased from
- Level 3
- Cost increased from $900 to $1,000.
- Damage increased from +0 to +3.
- Renamed from Falconer to Better Gear.
- Cost increased from
- Level 4
- Damage increased from +2 to +12.
- Cost increased from $1,500 to $2,500.
- Renamed from Professional Hunter to Deadliest Hunter.
- Level 5 removed
- Statistics:
- Name: Ultimate Survival Pack
- Cost: $3,250
- +2 Range
- +8 Damage
- 1.68 > 1.03 Firerate
- Statistics:
- Base
- 12 March 2022
- Firerate decreased due to the Firerate Bug being made less severe.
- Statistical changes:
- Base
- Firerate decreased from 2.53 to 2.508.
- Level 1
- Firerate changed from 2.53 > 1.83 to 2.508 > 1.808.
- Base
- 17 April 2022
- New skin: Ducky
- 21 December 2022
- Skin rarity added to all skins.
- 7 April 2023
- Statistical changes:
- Base
- Damage increased from 3 to 4.
- Range increased from 15 to 17.
- Level 1
- Cost decreased from $300 to $200.
- Cost decreased from
- Level 2
- Cost increased from $600 to $800.
- Range increased from +1 to +3.
- Damage increased from +3 to +4.
- Cost increased from
- Level 3
- Cost increased from $1,000 to $1,900.
- Firerate changed from 1.808 to 1.808 > 1.608.
- Range decreased from +3 to +2.
- Damage increased from +6 to +8.
- Cost increased from
- Level 4
- Cost increased from $2,500 to $5,200.
- Firerate changed from 1.808 to 1.608 > 1.408.
- Range increased from +2 to +4.
- Damage increased from +12 to +16.
- Cost increased from
- Base
- Statistical changes:
- 5 August 2023
- New skin: Pirate
- 21 December 2023
- Unlock cost decreased from 850 to 300.
- Unlock cost decreased from
- 21 June 2024
- Bug: Damage is no longer boosted by damage buffs.
- 19 July 2024
- Placement limit of 12 added.
- Statistical changes:
- Base
- Cost increased from $500 to $750.
- Damage increased from 4 to 8.
- Firerate decreased from 2.508 to 2.258.
- Cost increased from
- Level 1
- Firerate changed from 2.508 > 1.808 2.258 > 1.758.
- Level 2
- Range increased from +3 to +4.
- Damage increased from +4 to +6.
- Level 3
- Cost increased from $1,900 to $3,250.
- Range increased from +2 to +3.
- Damage increased from +8 to +22.
- Firerate changed from 1.808 > 1.608 1.758 > 1.608.
- Cost increased from
- Level 4
- Cost increased from $5,200 to $9,400.
- Range decreased from +4 to +3.
- Damage increased from +16 to +84.
- Firerate changed from 1.608 > 1.408 1.608 > 2.008.
- Cost increased from
- Base
- 2 August 2024
- Bugfix: Damage is now boosted by damage buffs.
Notes
- ↑ Expired
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| Starter | Scout • Sniper • Paintballer • Demoman • Hunter • Soldier |
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| Starter | Scout • Sniper • Paintballer • Demoman • Hunter • Soldier |
| Intermediate | Militant • Medic • Freezer • Farm • Shotgunner • Rocketeer • Trapper • Ace Pilot • Pyromancer • Military Base • Crook Boss |
| Advanced | Electroshocker • Commander • Warden • Cowboy • DJ Booth • Minigunner • Ranger • Turret • Mortar • Pursuit • Mercenary Base |
| Hardcore | Brawler • Accelerator • Engineer |
| Golden Perks | Golden Minigunner • Golden Crook Boss • Golden Pyromancer • Golden Scout • Golden Cowboy • Golden Soldier |
| Exclusive | Gladiator • Commando • Slasher • Frost Blaster • Archer • Swarmer • Toxic Gunner • Sledger • Executioner • Elf Camp • Necromancer • Jester • Cryomancer • War Machine • Mecha Base |
| Removed | Sentry |
| History Pages | |
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| Starter | Scout • Sniper • Paintballer • Demoman • Hunter • Soldier |
| Intermediate | Militant • Medic • Freezer • Farm • Shotgunner • Rocketeer • Trapper • Ace Pilot • Pyromancer • Military Base • Crook Boss |
| Advanced | Electroshocker • Commander • Warden • Cowboy • DJ Booth • Minigunner • Ranger • Turret • Mortar • Pursuit • Mercenary Base |
| Hardcore | Brawler • Accelerator • Engineer |
| Golden Perks | Golden Minigunner • Golden Crook Boss • Golden Pyromancer • Golden Scout • Golden Cowboy • Golden Soldier |
| Exclusive | Gladiator • Commando • Slasher • Frost Blaster • Archer • Swarmer • Toxic Gunner • Sledger • Executioner • Elf Camp • Necromancer • Jester • War Machine • Mecha Base |
| Removed | Sentry |
