Archer/History

This is the history subpage for the Archer/History. It contains every revision of the tower's statistics.

To see the statistics of this tower without the Firerate Bug, visit the Firerate Bug page.

7 April 2023 – Present

Base Stats

Archer/History

Cost

$600

Placement Footprint
{{{Footprint}}}

Sell Price

$200

Placement Type
Ground

Damage

4

Damage Method
Single Pierce
Fire (Level 3+)

Firerate

2.508

Hidden Detection

Level 2+

Range

20

Lead Detection

Level 3+ (Fire only)

Placement Limit
N/A

Flying Detection

Level 0+

Max Hits
2

Upgrades

Faster Reloading

Level 1 • Cost: Faster Reloading -

$100

2.508 > 2.008 Firerate

+2 Range

Sell Price changes to $233

Deadshot

Level 2 • Cost: Deadshot -

$700

2.008 > 2.258 Firerate

+4 Damage

+Hidden Detection

Sell Price changes to $466

Ammo Mods

Level 3 • Cost: Ammo Mods -

$1,500

+2 Damage

+3 Max Hits

+Flame Arrows

•2 Burn Damage

•1 Tick

•3 Burn Time

Sell Price changes to $966

Mechanical Bow

Level 4 • Cost: Mechanical Bow -

$3,000

+10 Damage

+2 Range

2.258 > 1.508 Firerate

+2 Burn Damage

Sell Price changes to $1,966

Professional Archer

Level 5 • Cost: Professional Archer -

$7,500

+2 Range

+10 Damage

+3 Max Hits

+6 Burn Damage

3 > 8 Burn Time

Sell Price changes to $4,466

Stats Table

Level	Total Price	Normal Damage	Burn Damage^[1]	Firerate^[2]	Range	Burn Time	Max Hits	Total Elapsed Damage^[3]	DPS^[4]	Cost Efficiency
0	$600	4	N/A	2.508	20	N/A	2	N/A	1.59	$377.36
1	$700	4	N/A	2.008	22	N/A	2	N/A	1.99	$351.76
2	$1,400	8	N/A	2.258	22	N/A	2	N/A	3.54	$466.66
3	$2,900	10	2	2.258	22	3	5	6	6.63^[5]	$483.33
4	$5,900	20	4	1.508	24	3	5	12	17.26^[6]	$347.05
5	$13,400	30	10	1.508	26	8	8	80	29.89^[7]	$462.06

Entity System Update (12 March 2022) – 7 April 2023

Base Stats

Archer/History

Cost

$400

Placement Footprint
{{{Footprint}}}

Sell Price

$133

Placement Type
Ground

Damage

3

Damage Method
Single
Single Pierce (Level 3+)

Firerate

4.008

Hidden Detection

Level 2+

Range

20

Lead Detection
N/A

Placement Limit
N/A

Flying Detection

Level 0+

Max Hits
1

Upgrades

Faster Reloading

Level 1 • Cost: Faster Reloading -

$100

4.008 > 3.208 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $166

Hawkeye

Level 2 • Cost: Hawkeye -

$250

+2 Range

+Hidden Detection

Sell Price changes to $250

Sharp Shooter

Level 3 • Cost: Sharp Shooter -

$400

+5 Damage

+2 Max Hits

Sell Price changes to $383

Mechanical Bow

Level 4 • Cost: Mechanical Bow -

$1,000

+2 Range

3.208 > 2.008 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $716

Professional Archer

Level 5 • Cost: Professional Archer -

$3,500

+2 Range

+17 Damage

+2 Max Hits

Sell Price changes to $1,883

Stats Table

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate^[2]	Range	Max Hits	DPS^[8]	Cost Efficiency
0	$400	3	4.008	20	1	0.75	$533.33
1	$500	3	3.208	20	1	0.94	$537.63
2	$750	3	3.208	22	1	0.94	$806.45
3	$1,150	8	3.208	22	3	2.49	$461.85
4	$2,150	8	2.008	24	3	3.98	$540.2
5	$5,650	25	2.008	26	5	12.45	$453.82

31 October 2020 – Entity System Update (12 March 2022)

Base Stats

Archer/History

Cost

$400

Placement Footprint
{{{Footprint}}}

Sell Price

$133

Placement Type
Ground

Damage

3

Damage Method
Single
Single Pierce (Level 3+)

Firerate

4.03

Hidden Detection

Level 2+

Range

20

Lead Detection
N/A

Placement Limit
N/A

Flying Detection
N/A

Max Hits
1

Upgrades

Faster Reloading

Level 1 • Cost: Faster Reloading -

$100

4.03 > 3.23 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $166

Hawkeye

Level 2 • Cost: Hawkeye -

$250

+2 Range

+Hidden Detection

Sell Price changes to $250

Sharp Shooter

Level 3 • Cost: Sharp Shooter -

$400

+5 Damage

+2 Max Hits

Sell Price changes to $383

Mechanical Bow

Level 4 • Cost: Mechanical Bow -

$1,000

+2 Range

3.23 > 2.03 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $716

Professional Archer

Level 5 • Cost: Professional Archer -

$3,500

+2 Range

+17 Damage

+2 Max Hits

Sell Price changes to $1,883

Stats Table

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate^[2]	Range	Max Hits	DPS^[8]	Cost Efficiency
0	$400	3	4.03	20	1	0.74	$540.54
1	$500	3	3.23	20	1	0.93	$537.63
2	$750	3	3.23	22	1	0.93	$806.45
3	$1,150	8	3.23	22	3	2.47	$465.59
4	$2,150	8	2.03	24	3	3.94	$545.69
5	$5,650	25	2.03	26	5	12.32	$458.6

Overhaul Update (29 October 2020) – 31 October 2020

Base Stats

Archer/History

Cost

$400

Placement Footprint
{{{Footprint}}}

Sell Price

$133

Placement Type
Ground

Damage

3

Damage Method
Single
Single Pierce (Level 3+)

Firerate

4.03

Hidden Detection

Level 2+

Range

20

Lead Detection
N/A

Placement Limit
N/A

Flying Detection
N/A

Max Hits
1

Upgrades

Faster Reloading

Level 1 • Cost: Faster Reloading -

$100

4.03 > 3.23 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $166

Hawkeye

Level 2 • Cost: Hawkeye -

$250

+2 Range

+Hidden Detection

Sell Price changes to $250

Sharp Shooter

Level 3 • Cost: Sharp Shooter -

$400

+5 Damage

+2 Max Hits

Sell Price changes to $383

Mechanical Bow

Level 4 • Cost: Mechanical Bow -

$1,350

+2 Range

3.23 > 2.03 Firerate

+Special Arrows

Sell Price changes to $833

Professional Archer

Level 5 • Cost: Professional Archer -

$3,500

+2 Range

+17 Damage

Sell Price changes to $2,000

Stats Table

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate^[2]	Range	Max Hits	DPS^[8]	Cost Efficiency
0	$400	3	4.03	20	1	0.74	$540.54
1	$500	3	3.23	20	1	0.93	$537.63
2	$750	3	3.23	22	1	0.93	$806.45
3	$1,150	8	3.23	22	3	2.47	$465.59
4	$2,500	8	2.03	24	3	3.94	$634.52
5	$6,000	25	2.03	26	3	12.32	$487.01

4 March 2020 – Overhaul Update (29 October 2020)

Base Stats

Base Stats

Cost $400	Placement Footprint {{{Footprint}}}
Sell Price $133	Placement Type Ground
Damage 1	Damage Type Single Pierce
Firerate 2.05	Hidden Detection N/A
Range 25	Max Hits 2
Placement Limit N/A

Upgrades

Improved Handling

Level 1 • Cost: Improved Handling -

$100

+2 Range

Sell Price changes to $166

Sharper Arrows

Level 2 • Cost: Sharper Arrows -

$250

+1 Damage

+2 Max Hits

Sell Price changes to $250

Even Sharper Arrows

Level 3 • Cost: Even Sharper Arrows -

$325

+2 Range

+5 Damage

+3 Max Hits

Sell Price changes to $358

Rapid Fire

Level 4 • Cost: Rapid Fire -

$800

+1 Range

2.05 > 1.05 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $625

Sword Arrows

Level 5 • Cost: Sword Arrows -

$3,000

+2 Range

+20 Damage

+1 Max Hits

Sell Price changes to $1,625

Stats Table

Level	Total Price	Damage^[9]	Firerate	Range	Max Hits	DPS^[8]
0	$400	1	2.05	25	2	0.49
1	$500	1	2.05	27	2	0.49
2	$750	2	2.05	27	4	0.98
3	$1,075	7	2.05	29	7	3.41
4	$1,875	7	1.05	30	7	6.67
5	$4,875	27	1.05	32	8	25.71

26 January 2020 – 4 March 2020

Base Stats

Base Stats

Cost $400	Placement Footprint {{{Footprint}}}
Sell Price $133	Placement Type Ground
Damage 1	Damage Type Single Pierce
Firerate 2.05	Hidden Detection N/A
Range 25
Placement Limit N/A

Upgrades

Improved Handling

Level 1 • Cost: Improved Handling -

$100

+2 Range

Sell Price changes to $166

Sharper Arrows

Level 2 • Cost: Sharper Arrows -

$250

+1 Damage

Sell Price changes to $250

Even Sharper Arrows

Level 3 • Cost: Even Sharper Arrows -

$325

+2 Range

+5 Damage

Sell Price changes to $358

Rapid Fire

Level 4 • Cost: Rapid Fire -

$800

+1 Range

2.05 > 1.05 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $625

Sword Arrows

Level 5 • Cost: Sword Arrows -

$3,000

+2 Range

+20 Damage

Sell Price changes to $1,625

Stats Table

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Range	DPS^[8]
0	$400	1	2.05	25	0.49
1	$500	1	2.05	27	0.49
2	$750	2	2.05	27	0.98
3	$1,075	7	2.05	29	3.41
4	$1,875	7	1.05	30	6.67
5	$4,875	27	1.05	32	25.71

12 January 2020 – 26 January 2020

Base Stats

Base Stats

Cost $350	Placement Footprint {{{Footprint}}}
Sell Price $116	Placement Type Ground
Damage 1	Damage Type Single Pierce
Firerate 2.05	Hidden Detection N/A
Range 25
Placement Limit N/A

Upgrades

Improved Handling

Level 1 • Cost: Improved Handling -

$100

+2 Range

Sell Price changes to $150

Sharper Arrows

Level 2 • Cost: Sharper Arrows -

$250

+2 Damage

Sell Price changes to $233

Even Sharper Arrows

Level 3 • Cost: Even Sharper Arrows -

$325

+2 Range

+6 Damage

Sell Price changes to $341

Rapid Fire

Level 4 • Cost: Rapid Fire -

$800

+1 Range

2.05 > 1.05 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $608

Sword Arrows

Level 5 • Cost: Sword Arrows -

$3,000

+2 Range

+15 Damage

Sell Price changes to $1,608

Stats Table

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Range	DPS^[8]
0	$350	1	2.05	25	0.49
1	$450	1	2.05	27	0.49
2	$700	3	2.05	27	1.46
3	$1,025	9	2.05	29	4.39
4	$1,825	9	1.05	30	8.57
5	$4,825	24	1.05	32	22.86

1 January 2020 – 12 January 2020

Base Stats

Base Stats

Cost $200	Placement Footprint {{{Footprint}}}
Sell Price $66	Placement Type Ground
Damage 1	Damage Type Single Pierce
Firerate 2.05	Hidden Detection N/A
Range 25
Placement Limit N/A

Upgrades

Improved Handling

Level 1 • Cost: Improved Handling -

$100

+2 Range

Sell Price changes to $100

Sharper Arrows

Level 2 • Cost: Sharper Arrows -

$250

+2 Damage

Sell Price changes to $183

Even Sharper Arrows

Level 3 • Cost: Even Sharper Arrows -

$325

+2 Range

+6 Damage

Sell Price changes to $281

Rapid Fire

Level 4 • Cost: Rapid Fire -

$800

+1 Range

2.05 > 1.05 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $558

Sword Arrows

Level 5 • Cost: Sword Arrows -

$3,000

+2 Range

+15 Damage

Sell Price changes to $1,558

Stats Table

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Range	DPS^[8]
0	$200	1	2.05	25	0.49
1	$300	1	2.05	27	0.49
2	$550	3	2.05	27	1.46
3	$875	9	2.05	29	4.39
4	$1,675	9	1	30	8.57
5	$4,675	24	1.05	32	22.86

25 December 2019 – 1 January 2020

Base Stats

Base Stats

Cost $200	Placement Footprint {{{Footprint}}}
Sell Price $66	Placement Type Ground
Damage 2	Damage Type Single Pierce
Firerate 2.05	Hidden Detection N/A
Range 25
Placement Limit N/A

Upgrades

Improved Handling

Level 1 • Cost: Improved Handling -

$100

+2 Range

Sell Price changes to $100

Sharper Arrows

Level 2 • Cost: Sharper Arrows -

$250

+2 Damage

Sell Price changes to $183

Even Sharper Arrows

Level 3 • Cost: Even Sharper Arrows -

$325

+2 Range

+10 Damage

Sell Price changes to $281

Rapid Fire

Level 4 • Cost: Rapid Fire -

$800

+1 Range

2.05 > 1.05 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $558

Sword Arrows

Level 5 • Cost: Sword Arrows -

$3,000

+2 Range

+15 Damage

Sell Price changes to $1,558

Stats Table

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Range	DPS^[8]
0	$200	2	2.05	25	0.98
1	$300	2	2.05	27	0.98
2	$550	4	2.05	27	1.95
3	$875	14	2.05	29	6.83
4	$1,675	14	1.05	30	13.33
5	$4,675	29	1.05	32	27.62

24 December 2019 – 25 December 2019

Base Stats

Base Stats

Cost $200	Placement Footprint {{{Footprint}}}
Sell Price $66	Placement Type Ground
Damage 2	Damage Type Single Pierce
Firerate 2.05	Hidden Detection N/A
Range 25
Placement Limit N/A

Upgrades

Improved Handling

Level 1 • Cost: Improved Handling -

$100

+2 Range

Sell Price changes to $100

Sharper Arrows

Level 2 • Cost: Sharper Arrows -

$250

+2 Damage

Sell Price changes to $183

Even Sharper Arrows

Level 3 • Cost: Even Sharper Arrows -

$325

+2 Range

+10 Damage

Sell Price changes to $281

Rapid Fire

Level 4 • Cost: Rapid Fire -

$800

+1 Range

2.05 > 1.05 Firerate

Sell Price changes to $558

Sword Arrows

Level 5 • Cost: Sword Arrows -

$3,000

+2 Range

+30 Damage

Sell Price changes to $1,558

Stats Table

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Range	DPS^[8]
0	$200	2	2.05	25	0.98
1	$300	2	2.05	27	0.98
2	$550	4	2.05	27	1.95
3	$875	14	2.05	29	6.83
4	$1,675	14	1.05	30	13.33
5	$4,675	44	1.05	32	41.9

Notes

↑ Burn damage has a tick of 1.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Firerate is seperated into two parts, loading the bow, and aiming and firing the bow. The firerate is halved if the bow is already loaded.
↑ Total Elapsed Damage is calculated as Burn Damage × Burn Time.
↑ DPS assumes one arrow successfully hits one enemy only.
Total DPS is calculated as Normal DPS + Burn DPS.
Burn DPS is calculated as Burn Damage ÷ Tick.
↑ 4.43 Normal DPS + 2 Burn DPS
↑ 13.26 Normal DPS + 4 Burn DPS
↑ 19.89 Normal DPS + 10 Burn DPS
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 ^8.5 ^8.6 ^8.7 ^8.8 DPS assumes one arrow successfully hits one enemy only.
↑ Damage decreases as the arrow pierces through enemies.

Towers
Starter	Scout • Sniper • Paintballer • Demoman • Boomerang • Slime Trooper • Soldier
Intermediate	Freezer • Assassin • Militant • Shotgunner • Hunter • Pyromancer • Ace Pilot • Medic • Farm • Electroshocker • Rocketeer • Trapper • Military Base • Crook Boss
Advanced	Commander • Warden • Cowboy • DJ Booth • Tesla • Saboteur • Minigunner • Ranger • Pursuit • Gatling Gun • Turret • Mortar • Mercenary Base
Hardcore	Brawler • Necromancer • Accelerator • Engineer • Hacker
Evolved	Operator • Enforcer • Kingpin • Juggernaut
Golden Perks	Golden Minigunner • Golden Crook Boss • Golden Pyromancer • Golden Scout • Golden Cowboy • Golden Soldier • Golden Demoman • Golden Snowballer
Exclusive	Gladiator • Commando • Slasher • Frost Blaster • Archer • Swarmer • Toxic Gunner • Sledger • Executioner • Elf Camp • Jester • Cryomancer • Hallow Punk • Harvester • Snowballer • Elementalist • Firework Technician • Biologist • Warlock • Spotlight Tech • War Machine • Mecha Base
Unavailable	Mine • Sentry • Moderator • Railgunner • Twitgunner • Void Miner • Combatant • Crystallizer • Pulse Trooper • Time Dilator

Units
Military Base	Humvee • Humvee 2 • Humvee 3 • Tank • Railgun Tank • Motorcycle (Removed) • Truck1 (Removed) • Truck2 (Removed) • Truck3 (Removed)
Engineer	Sentry • Rifle Sentry • Minigun Sentry • War Machine Sentry
Crook Boss	Pistol Goon • Tommy Goon 1 • Tommy Goon 2 • Body Guard (Removed) • Body Guards 1 (Removed) • Body Guards 2 (Removed) • Golden Crook (Removed) • Golden Mafia (Removed) • Crook (Removed) • Mafia (Removed)
Golden Crook Boss	Golden Pistol Goon • Golden Tommy Goon 1 • Tommy Goon 2 • Golden Body Guard (Removed) • Golden Body Guards 1 (Removed) • Golden Body Guards 2 (Removed)
Commander	Gunner APC • Missile APC
Mercenary Base	Rifleman • Grenadier • Riot Guard • Field Medic
Enforcer	Swat Van • Swat Van Gunner
Kingpin	Lackey • Money Runner • Bouncer • Contractor
Elf Camp	Elf • Snowball Elf • Cannoneer Elf • Bomber Elf • Guardian Elf • Gunner Elf • Gift Bomber • Ripped Elf
Necromancer	Skeleton • Sword Skeleton • Giant Skeleton • Skeleton Knight • Hallow Guard • Executioner Skeleton
Elementalist	Ice Turret
Biologist	Sunflower • Ivy • Nightshade
Consumables	Molten Monster • Fire Ducky • Confusion Ducky • Ice Ducky • Poison Ducky • Shock Ducky • Crab
Enforcer	SWAT Van (Removed)
Mecha Base	Mark I • Mark II • Mark III • Mark IV • Mark V • XR600 (Removed) • Armored XR600 (Removed) • XR700 (Removed) • XR900 (Removed) • XR901 (Removed)
Trick or Threat Town	Citizen 1 (Removed) • Citizen 2 (Removed)
Commands Only	Monster • Jeep (Removed) • Soldier (Removed)

Tower Gallery Pages
Starter	Scout • Sniper • Paintballer • Demoman • Boomerang • Slime Trooper • Soldier
Intermediate	Freezer • Assassin • Militant • Shotgunner • Hunter • Pyromancer • Ace Pilot • Medic • Farm • Electroshocker • Rocketeer • Trapper • Military Base • Crook Boss
Advanced	Commander • Warden • Cowboy • DJ Booth • Tesla • Saboteur • Minigunner • Ranger • Pursuit • Gatling Gun • Turret • Mortar • Mercenary Base
Hardcore	Brawler • Necromancer • Accelerator • Engineer • Hacker
Evolved	Operator • Enforcer • Kingpin • Juggernaut
Golden Perks	Golden Minigunner • Golden Crook Boss • Golden Pyromancer • Golden Scout • Golden Cowboy • Golden Soldier • Golden Demoman • Golden Snowballer
Exclusive	Gladiator • Commando • Slasher • Frost Blaster • Archer • Swarmer • Toxic Gunner • Sledger • Executioner • Elf Camp • Jester • Cryomancer • Hallow Punk • Harvester • Snowballer • Elementalist • Firework Technician • Biologist • Warlock • Spotlight Tech • War Machine • Mecha Base
Unavailable	Sentry • Moderator • Railgunner • Twitgunner • Void Miner • Combatant

Unit Gallery Pages
Military Base	Humvee • Humvee 2 • Humvee 3 • Tank • Railgun Tank
Engineer	Sentry • Rifle Sentry • Minigun Sentry • War Machine Sentry
Crook Boss	Pistol Goon • Tommy Goon 1 • Tommy Goon 2
Golden Crook Boss	Golden Pistol Goon • Golden Tommy Goon 1 • Golden Tommy Goon 2
Commander	Gunner APC • Missile APC
Mercenary Base	Rifleman • Grenadier • Riot Guard • Field Medic
Kingpin	Lackey • Money Runner • Bouncer
Elf Camp	Elf • Snowball Elf • Cannoneer Elf • Bomber Elf • Guardian Elf • Gunner Elf • Gift Bomber • Ripped Elf
Necromancer	Skeleton • Sword Skeleton • Giant Skeleton • Skeleton Knight • Hallow Guard • Executioner Skeleton
Elementalist	Ice Turret

History Pages
Starter	Scout • Sniper • Paintballer • Demoman • Slime Trooper • Soldier
Intermediate	Freezer • Assassin • Militant • Shotgunner • Hunter • Pyromancer • Ace Pilot • Medic • Farm • Electroshocker • Rocketeer • Trapper • Military Base • Crook Boss
Advanced	Commander • Warden • Cowboy • DJ Booth • Tesla • Saboteur • Minigunner • Ranger • Pursuit • Gatling Gun • Turret • Mortar • Mercenary Base
Hardcore	Brawler • Necromancer • Accelerator • Engineer • Hacker
Evolved	Operator • Kingpin • Juggernaut
Golden Perks	Golden Minigunner • Golden Crook Boss • Golden Pyromancer • Golden Scout • Golden Cowboy • Golden Soldier • Golden Snowballer
Exclusive	Gladiator • Commando • Slasher • Frost Blaster • Archer • Swarmer • Toxic Gunner • Sledger • Executioner • Elf Camp • Jester • Cryomancer • Hallow Punk • Harvester • Snowballer • Elementalist • Firework Technician • Biologist • Warlock • Spotlight Tech • War Machine • Mecha Base
Unavailable	Sentry • Twitgunner • Combatant

[1] Burn damage has a tick of 1.

[firerate-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Firerate is seperated into two parts, loading the bow, and aiming and firing the bow. The firerate is halved if the bow is already loaded.

[3] Total Elapsed Damage is calculated as Burn Damage × Burn Time.

[4] DPS assumes one arrow successfully hits one enemy only.
Total DPS is calculated as Normal DPS + Burn DPS.
Burn DPS is calculated as Burn Damage ÷ Tick.

[5] 4.43 Normal DPS + 2 Burn DPS

[6] 13.26 Normal DPS + 4 Burn DPS

[7] 19.89 Normal DPS + 10 Burn DPS

[dps-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 ^8.5 ^8.6 ^8.7 ^8.8 DPS assumes one arrow successfully hits one enemy only.

[9] Damage decreases as the arrow pierces through enemies.

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