Ranger

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Description

The Ranger is a starter tower that wields an M16A2 and fires periodically in bursts. He is meant to introduce beginners to the game's dual-path system, and shows how each path has a purpose. Despite him being a starter tower, he is capable of soloing Easy Mode and Intermediate Mode all by himself. However, he is easily outclassed by most towers, especially by his golden counterpart and Operator. The Ranger can be used as bait in later gamemodes due to his cheap placement cost, but other towers like Sentry can serve the same purpose while also being more efficient or versatile.

Upgrades

The Top Path for the Ranger grants him Stealth Detection, more DPS than the Bottom Path, and has his final upgrade allow him to fire continuously rather than in bursts. He is a great tower for dealing with enemies on Easy Mode, but he will tend to struggle with large crowds of enemies, which is what the Bottom Path excels at.

His Bottom Path grants him the ability to Ignore Bullet Resistance, throw a grenade that deals Explosive damage in an area, and throw an incendiary that leaves a wall of fire that stays on the path for a short time. These abilities allow him to easily clear hordes of enemies (and hit bullet-resistant ones) for a cheaper price than his Top Path. However, he lacks Stealth Detection, though he can indirectly attack them with his abilities.

• Top Path
• Bottom Path

$165

LASER SIGHT

+10 Health

+1 Burst Size

+3.0 Range

$350

ADVANCED TRAINING

+25 Health

+0.5 Damage

-0.10s Reload Time

+1 Burst Size

+1.0 Range

$750

STEALTH SIGHT

+50 Health

-0.40s Reload Time

+1 Burst Size

Stealth Detection

$2,500

HEAVY CALIBER

+20 Health

+6.0 Damage

+2.0 Range

$8,750

LMG

+125 Health

+8.0 Damage

Auto Conversion: Burst Size Removed

Auto Conversion: Reload Time set to 0.15s

+3.0 Range

$250

AP AMMO

+10 Health

+1.5 Damage

$425

INTERNAL UPGRADES

+25 Health

-0.25s Reload Time

+2.0 Range

$1,400

ASSAULT LOADOUT

+50 Health

+3.0 Damage

-0.25s Reload Time

+1 Burst Size

+1.0 Range

Ignore Bullet Resistance

$2,400

EXPLOSIVE POINTS

+100 Health

+3.0 Damage

+3 Burst Size

+2.0 Range

Ability: Grenade (I)

$7,250

DIRECT ASSAULT

+325 Health

+7.0 Damage

+1 Burst Size

Passive Ability: M203 Incendiary

Ability: Grenade (I) → Grenade (II)

Abilities

• Level 1
• Level 2

GRENADE

TYPE: INTERACTIVE

LEVEL UNLOCKED: X-4

COOLDOWN: 8.00s

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Throws a grenade at its current target.

• 75.0 Damage
• 3.0 Splash Radius

GRENADE

TYPE: INTERACTIVE

LEVEL UNLOCKED: X-5

COOLDOWN: 5.00s

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Throws a grenade at its current target.

• 100.0 Damage
• 4.0 Splash Radius

M203 INCENDIARY

TYPE: PASSIVE

LEVEL UNLOCKED: X-5

COOLDOWN: 10.00s

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Launches a 40mm incendiary grenade from its M203 that creates a pool of fire on the path.

• Burn (4.0 DPS for 5s)

Stats Table

• Linear Path
• Cross Path

• Top Path
• Bottom Path

Level	Total Cost	Health	Damage	Reload Time	Burst Size	Burst Interval	Range	DPS	Cost : DPS
0-0	$250	90	1.0	1.75s	2	0.15s	9.0	1.1	227.2 : 1
1-0	$415	100	1.0	1.75s	3	0.15s	12.0	1.5	276.6 : 1
2-0	$765	125	1.5	1.65s	4	0.15s	13.0	2.9	263.7 : 1
3-0	$1,515	175	1.5	1.25s	5	0.15s	13.0	4.1	369.5 : 1
4-0	$4,015	195	7.5	1.25s	5	0.15s	15.0	20.3	197.7 : 1
5-0	$12,765	320	16.5	0.15s	N/A	N/A	18.0	110.0	116.0 : 1

Level	Total Cost	Health	Damage	Reload Time	Burst Size	Burst Interval	M203 Incendiary	Range	DPS	Cost : DPS
0-0	$250	90	1.0	1.75s	2	0.15s	N/A	9.0	1.1	227.2 : 1
0-1	$500	100	2.5	1.75s	2	0.15s	N/A	9.0	2.6	192.3 : 1
0-2	$925	125	2.5	1.50s	2	0.15s	N/A	11.0	3.0	308.3 : 1
0-3	$2,325	225	5.5	1.25s	3	0.15s	N/A	12.0	10.6	219.3 : 1
0-4	$4,725	285	8.5	1.25s	6	0.15s	N/A	14.0	25.5	185.2 : 1
0-5	$11,975	610	15.5	1.25s	7	0.15s	20.0 every 10.00s	14.0	52.5	228.0 : 1

Level	Total Cost	Health	Damage	Reload Time	Burst Size	Burst Interval	Range	DPS	Cost : DPS
0-0	$250	90	1.0	1.75s	2	0.15s	9.0	1.1	227.2 : 1
1-1	$635	110	2.5	1.75s	3	0.15s	12.0	3.7	171.6 : 1
2-2	$1,440	160	3.0	1.40s	4	0.15s	15.0	6.5	221.5 : 1

• Top Path
• Bottom Path

Level	Total Cost	Health	Damage	Reload Time	Burst Size	Burst Interval	Range	DPS	Cost : DPS
3-2	$2,190	210	3.0	1.00s	5	0.15s	15.0	9.4	232.9 : 1
4-2	$4,690	230	9.0	1.00s	5	0.15s	17.0	28.1	166.9 : 1
5-2	$13,440	355	18.0	0.15s	N/A	N/A	20.0	120.0	112.0 : 1

Level	Total Cost	Health	Damage	Reload Time	Burst Size	Burst Interval	M203 Incendiary	Range	DPS	Cost : DPS
2-3	$2,840	260	6.0	1.15s	5	0.15s	N/A	16.0	17.1	166.0 : 1
2-4	$5,240	320	9.0	1.15s	8	0.15s	N/A	18.0	32.7	160.2 : 1
2-5	$12,490	645	16.0	1.15s	9	0.15s	20.0 every 10.00s	18.0	63.3	204.4 : 1

Skins

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

Skin	WWII	Christmas	Freedom
Rarity	Legendary	Exclusive	Common
Obtainment Method	Basic Crate	2023 XMAS Event 325	July 4th Crate
Skin	Cardboard	Party	Dank
Rarity	Exclusive	Common	Uncommon
Obtainment Method	2024 Halloween Event	1 Year Party Crate	April Fools Crate

Strategies

Top Path

• Ranger's top path has decent DPS and range, alongside Stealth Detection, for a relatively low cost compared to other towers. However, it's weak against heavily bullet-resistant enemies, such as the Armored Heavy Zombie+ and Revived Titans.
• It's better to prioritize this path in the late game, as it is more cost efficient and has more DPS than the bottom path.

Bottom Path

• Ranger's bottom path trades DPS and cost efficiency for the ability to Ignore Bullet Resistance, as well as the ability to deal with crowds of enemies.
• Do not forget about Ranger's Grenade ability. In numbers, it can be extremely helpful against hordes of enemies such as the Plague Doctor's spawns, especially with its decent splash radius.
• Ranger's M202 Incendiary is useful for chipping down hordes, and is even effective against explosive resistant enemies such as Infiltrators.

Other

• Ranger is mainly useful in Easy Mode and Intermediate Mode. However, in the latter, it's less effective, especially with its low health compared to other towers such as Operator, Missile Trooper, and Grenadier. It still has a niche though, as it can deal with bullet resistant enemies whilst also being able to deal with Infiltrators. It is ill advised to use Ranger in higher end modes, such as Expert Mode and Events.
• You can place Rangers in large numbers to bait enemy attacks such as Predator's shots and Eradicator's missiles, keeping your more important towers alive for longer.
• Keep in mind that Ranger can not have both Stealth Detection and Ignore Bullet Resistance at the same time, causing Ranger to struggle against stealth bullet-resistant enemies, such as several enemies in Expert Mode.

Trivia

• The Ranger's burst attack and role as an early game tower is similar to the Soldier from Tower Battles.
• The Ranger is the first incendiary tower the player uses, with the second being the Mine Layer with his Thermite Mines.
• While Ranger was the first tower to be added to the game, Juggernaut was finished and shown off first in the developer updates.
• Before the game's release, the Ranger was the only tower to have Stealth Detection.
• The Ranger originally had 2D clothing, but this was changed due to it looking low quality.

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