Combatant

Stats

Base Cost

300 (Brawler), 100 (Combatant)

Base Damage

2

Damage Type

Single

Fire Rate

1.025 (Brawler), 0.875 (Combatant)

Hidden Detection

Level 2+

Immune

None

Placement

Ground

Range

5

Selling Price

100 (Brawler), 33 (Combatant)

Unlock Cost

Exclusive

Description

The Combatant or Brawler was an unused tower from 2021 that was originally meant to be a starter tower and the replacement for the Paintballer. It is effectively an early version of the Brawler. This tower appears to have two names, Combatant and Brawler, both with slightly different statistics and appearance. The Brawler was used in the Main Lobby while the Combatant was used in matches. To differentiate it from the current Brawler, the tower will be referred to as the Combatant, and anything specific to the Brawler will be referred to as such. The Combatant would punch enemies with its fists, dealing damage to them. Its statistics were mostly copied from the Gladiator, with even the ability being carried over, though that most likely did nothing. The Combatant version specifically also has a sound and particles for crits, suggesting it could or was planned to make crits, though it is unclear if these ever worked. The crit effects are not present on the Brawler.

Statistics

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.

Strategy

As the Combatant reuses the Gladiator's statistics, it ends up mostly being an early-game tower.

Update History

For previous cosmetic variations, see the gallery page. 22 September 2021 - Overhaul v1.4.1 Combatant added. 12 March 2022 - v1.1.0 Firerate decreased as the severity of the Firerate Bug was reduced. Statistical changes (Brawler): Base Firerate decreased from 1.03 to 1.025. Level 3 Firerate decreased from to. Statistical changes (Combatant): Base Firerate decreased from 0.88 to 0.875. Level 3 Firerate decreased from to. 21 March 2023 - v1.6.3e Combatant removed.