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"Eyes up, it's all yours. An early-game specialist that boosts other Operators in range and can see into others' sightlines when upgraded."

―Store Description

Description

The Operator, internally referred to as EvolvedOperator, is the evolved version of the Scout, unlocked by reaching Level 20 on the Scout tower, either by getting the experience or by skipping the need to get it by paying 499. Once done, it can be bought for 4,500 and 15,000. As it is an evolved tower, only some of its upgrades are unlocked at the start. All other have to be unlocked by reaching higher evolution levels on the tower.

The Operator fires in bursts, with a moderate delay between each one. Starting from Level 2, it gains a Coordination damage buff for each Operator that has Coordination unlocked placed to it in a small radius. At Level 5, it gains Shared Optics, which lets it attack enemies in the range of another Operator with Shared Optics that is in its range. If the Operator in its range has other Operators in their range, then it will be able to fire from these Operator ranges too.

The Operator has hidden detection from Level 1 and flying detection from Level 2. It has a placement limit of 16.

Upgrades

Tactical Gear

Level 1 • Evolution Level: 0 • Cost: $325

+1 Damage

+Hidden Detection

Sell Price changes to $208

Convergent Forces

Level 2 • Evolution Level: 0 • Cost: $700

+1 Damage

+1.5 Range

1.4 > 1 Burst Cooldown

+Flying Detection

Gains and applies a Coordination damage buff to nearby Operators

•4 Coordination Radius

•10% Coordination Damage Boost

Sell Price changes to $441

Cyber-Enforcer

Level 3 • Evolution Level: 0 • Cost: $1,250

+1 Damage

0.12 > 0.1 Firerate

6 > 9 Burst Count

Sell Price changes to $858

Threat Detection Sentinel

Level 4 • Evolution Level: 0 • Cost: $1,950

+2 Damage

+1.5 Coordination Radius

Sell Price changes to $1,508

Synchronized Vision

Level 5 • Evolution Level: 10 • Cost: $3,500

0.1 > 0.16 Firerate

+0.5 Range

1 > 0 Burst Cooldown

"Target spotted. Now everyone sees it."

Operator now can target enemies in the range of other Operators if that Operator is in its range

Sell Price changes to $2,675

1000-THR E.M.

Level 6 • Evolution Level: 20 • Cost: $7,000

+4 Damage

+1 Range

Sell Price changes to $5,008

Statistics

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Operator Stats
Level	Cost	Total Cost	Damage	Burst Count	Firerate	Burst Cooldown	Range	Coordination Damage Boost	Coordination Radius	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	$300	$300	1	6	0.12	1.4	14	N/A	N/A	2.83	$106.01
1	$325	$625	2	6	0.12	1.4	14	N/A	N/A	5.66	$110.42
2	$700	$1,325	3	6	0.12	1	15.5	10%	4	10.47	$126.55
3	$1,250	$2,575	4	9	0.1	1	15.5	10%	4	18.95	$135.88
4	$1,950	$4,525	6	9	0.1	1	15.5	10%	5.5	28.42	$159.22
5	$3,500	$8,025	6	N/A	0.16	0	16	10%	5.5	37.5	$214
6	$7,000	$15,025	10	N/A	0.16	0	17	10%	5.5	62.5	$240.4

Coordination Stats
Level	4x Boost Percentage	4x Boost Damage	4x Boost DPS	8x Boost Percentage	8x Boost Damage	8x Boost DPS	12x Boost Percentage	12x Boost Damage	12x Boost DPS	16x Boost Percentage	16x Boost Damage	16x Boost DPS
2	40%	4	13.95	80%	5	17.44	120%	6	20.93	160%	7	24.42
3	40%	5	23.68	80%	7	33.16	120%	8	37.89	160%	10	47.37
4	40%	8	37.89	80%	10	47.37	120%	13	61.58	160%	15	71.05
5	40%	8	50	80%	10	62.5	120%	13	81.25	160%	15	93.75
6	40%	14	87.5	80%	18	112.5	120%	22	137.5	160%	26	162.5

Levels
Level	Exp	Total Exp
0	0 EXP	0 EXP
1	75 EXP	75 EXP
2	80 EXP	155 EXP
3	86 EXP	241 EXP
4	93 EXP	334 EXP
5	100 EXP	434 EXP
6	107 EXP	541 EXP
7	115 EXP	656 EXP
8	124 EXP	780 EXP
9	133 EXP	913 EXP
10	143 EXP	1,056 EXP
11	154 EXP	1,210 EXP
12	166 EXP	1,376 EXP
13	178 EXP	1,554 EXP
14	192 EXP	1,746 EXP
15	206 EXP	1,952 EXP
16	221 EXP	2,173 EXP
17	238 EXP	2,411 EXP
18	256 EXP	2,667 EXP
19	275 EXP	2,942 EXP
20	296 EXP	3,238 EXP

Skins

Skin	Pirate
Rarity	Uncommon
Daily Store Cost	4,000
Obtained From	Pirate Crate

Strategy

• The Operator is best used in the early to mid-game.
• At Level 2, it gains Coordination, which makes it apply and receive a damage boost from other nearby Operators that have Coordination.
  • The area in which it is applied is very small, meaning the tower has to be placed in a tight group for this to work well.
• At Level 5, it gains Shared Optics, which will make it target enemies in the range of other Operators with Shared Optics in its range.
  • This slightly conflicts with its Coordination, as that requires Operators to be placed close to each other while Shared Optics benefits from them being spread out.
    • One way to benefit from both is to have one main group of Operators where one of them can see an Operator that is at the edge of their range, extending all their ranges. Afterwards, another Operator can be put in the range of the one at the edge, extending it even further. This can be repeated until you hit the placement limit.
    • Another method is to have a few groups of Operators placed together apart from each other, but close enough that one group has another group in its range.

Trivia

• The Operator is one of the first three evolved towers revealed in 2020 prior to the release of the Overhaul Update, the other two being Juggernaut and Kingpin.
• The Operator's Level 3 design and upgrade name may be a reference to Robocop.
• The Operator's Level 6 upgrade name, 1000-THR E.M is a reference to the name of the 1000-THR Earthmover from ULTRAKILL
  • The Level 6 mask design is also possibly based on it.
• The Operator's Level 4 upgrade name, Threat Detection Sentinel, can be abbreviated to TDS, which happens to be the abbreviation for Tower Defense Simulator.

Update History

• 19 June 2026 - v2.1.0
  • Operator added.
• 17 July 2026 - v2.3.0
  • Level 5 and 6 now use their upgrade names in the research menu instead of Automatic Weapons for Level 5 and Smart Optics for Level 6.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Burst cooldown decreased from 1.6 to 1.5.
    • Level 2
      • Cost increased from $500 to $700.
      • Range decreased from +2 to +1.5.
      • Burst cooldown changed from 1.6 > 1.4 to 1.5 > 1.
      • Coordination radius decreased from 5 to 3.75.
      • Coordination damage boost increased from 5% to 10%.
    • Level 3
      • Damage decreased from +2 to +1.
    • Level 4
      • Cost increased from $2,100 to $2,575.
      • Damage decreased from +2 to +1.
      • Coordination radius increased from +0 to +1.75.
    • Level 5
      • Cost decreased from $3,350 to $3,125.
      • Damage increased from +0 to +1.
      • Firerate changed from to .
      • Range decreased from +1 to +0.5.
      • Burst cooldown changed from 1.4 > 0 to 1 > 0.
    • Level 6
      • Cost decreased from $6,400 to $4,250.
      • Damage decreased from +5 to +0.
      • Firerate changed from 0.16 to .
      • Range increased from +0 to +1.
      • Coordination damage boost changed from 5% > 7.5% to 10%.
  • New skin: Pirate
• 31 July 2026 - v2.4.0
  • Placement limit decreased from 20 to 16.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Placement limit decreased from 20 to 16.
      • Burst cooldown decreased from 1.5 to 1.4.
    • Level 2
      • Burst cooldown changed from 1.5 > 1 to 1.4 > 1.
      • Coordination radius increased from 3.75 to 4.
    • Level 4
      • Cost decreased from $2,575 to $1,950.
      • Damage increased from +1 to +2.
      • Coordination radius decreased from +1.75 to +0.75.
      • Shared Optics removed.
      • Name changed from Synchronized Vision to Threat Detection Sentinel.
    • Level 5
      • Cost increased from $3,125 to $3,500.
      • Firerate changed from to .
      • Coordination radius increased from +0 to +0.75.
      • Shared Optics added, moved from Level 4.
      • Name changed from Threat Detection Sentinel to Synchronized Vision.
    • Level 6
      • Cost increased from $4,250 to $7,000.
      • Damage increased from +0 to +4.
      • Firerate changed from to 0.16.
      • Coordination radius decreased from +0 to -0.75.
  • Bug: Level 4 and 6 have incorrect coordination radius.
  • Bug: Level 4 will visually have other Operator ranges appear when selected as if Shared Optics was active.
• 7 August 2026 - v2.5.0
  • Bugfix: Level 4 and 6 now have the correct coordination radius of 4.75, now it is 5.5.

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