Combatant

Removed Content

Combatant has been removed from the game as of the 21st of March 2023.
Combatant may still exist in the game's code, though it is no longer officially used in-game. This page has been preserved for historical purposes.

Unreleased Content

Combatant was never properly released and was only left unused in-game.
Because of this, not all information on the item in question is known and certain information may not be entirely accurate. Additionally, whenever it will be added in the future is not always clear.

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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.

Upgrades

Warrior Armor

Level 1 • Cost: Warrior Armor -

$250

+1 Damage

Sell Price changes to $183

Dangersense

Level 2 • Cost: Dangersense -

$500

+2 Damage

+Hidden Detection

Sell Price changes to $350

Extra Protection

Level 3 • Cost: Extra Protection -

$1,500

+5 Damage

+Warrior's Call Ability

Sell Price changes to $850

Illumina

Level 4 • Cost: Illumina -

$2,500

+15 Damage

1.025 > 0.775 Swingrate

Sell Price changes to $1,683

Darkheart Swordsman

Level 5 • Cost: Darkheart Swordsman -

$6,000

+1 Range

+15 Damage

0.775 > 0.525 Swingrate

Sell Price changes to $3,683

Warrior Armor

Level 1 • Cost: Warrior Armor -

$250

+1 Damage

Sell Price changes to $116

Dangersense

Level 2 • Cost: Dangersense -

$500

+2 Damage

+Hidden Detection

Sell Price changes to $283

Extra Protection

Level 3 • Cost: Extra Protection -

$1,500

+5 Damage

+Warrior's Call Ability

Sell Price changes to $783

Illumina

Level 4 • Cost: Illumina -

$2,500

+15 Damage

0.875 > 0.775 Swingrate

Sell Price changes to $1,616

Darkheart Swordsman

Level 5 • Cost: Darkheart Swordsman -

$6,000

+1 Range

+15 Damage

0.775 > 0.525 Swingrate

Sell Price changes to $3,616

Ability

Warrior's Call

Level 3+ • 30s Cooldown

Ability carried over from the Gladiator as its statistics were copied for the Combatant. If this did anything is unknown, though it likely had no function.

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.

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Level	Cost	Total Cost	Damage	Swingrate	Range	DPS^[1]	Cost Efficiency
0	$300	$300	2	11.025	5	21.95	$150$153.85
1	$250	$550	3	11.025	5	32.93	$183.33$187.71
2	$500	$1,050	5	11.025	5	54.88	$210$215.16
3	$1,500	$2,550	10	11.025	5	109.76	$255$261.27
4	$2,500	$5,050	25	0.750.775	5	33.3332.26	$151.52$156.54
5	$6,000	$11,050	40	0.50.525	6	8076.19	$138.12$145.03

Level	Cost	Total Cost	Damage	Swingrate	Range	DPS^[1]	Cost Efficiency
0	$300	$300	2	0.850.875	5	2.352.29	$127.66$131
1	$250	$550	3	0.850.875	5	3.533.43	$155.81$160.35
2	$500	$1,050	5	0.850.875	5	5.885.71	$178.57$183.89
3	$1,500	$2,550	10	0.850.875	5	11.7611.43	$216.84$223.1
4	$2,500	$5,050	25	0.750.775	5	33.3332.26	$151.52$156.54
5	$6,000	$11,050	40	0.50.525	6	8076.19	$138.12$145.03

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^[2] - 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 1.03 > 0.78 to 1.025 > 0.775.
- Statistical changes (Combatant):
  - Base
    - Firerate decreased from 0.88 to 0.875.
  - Level 3
    - Firerate decreased from 0.88 > 0.78 to 0.875 > 0.775.
21 March 2023 - v1.6.3e
- Combatant removed.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 DPS assumes that only one enemy is hit per swing.
Ability is not taken into account.
↑ Date estimated from the first mentions of it being added.

Towers
Starter	Scout • Sniper • Paintballer • Demoman • Boomerang • Slime Trooper • Soldier
Intermediate	Freezer • Assassin • Militant • Shotgunner • Hunter • Pyromancer • Ace Pilot • Medic • Farm • Electroshocker • Rocketeer • Trapper • Pulse Trooper • 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 • 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 • Pulse Trooper • 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
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 • Pulse Trooper • 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

[dref-1] 1.0 ^1.1 DPS assumes that only one enemy is hit per swing.
Ability is not taken into account.

[2] Date estimated from the first mentions of it being added.

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