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"A cheap and effective burst tower. Great for beginners!"
―Store Description
"A cheap and effective burst tower."
―Former Store Description

Description

The Soldier is a starter ground tower that fires in bursts. It can be bought for   350 in the store.

The Soldier fires in bursts, with a short delay between each burst. It is a fairly cheap tower, making it recommended for use in earlier waves. It gains hidden detection at Level 2 and flying detection at Level 4 (Level 0 for PVP), so it is an effective counter against Hidden and Flying enemies.

The Soldier is considered an early to mid-game tower. Later on during the game, its effectiveness dwindles against high health enemies, being outclassed by other towers with higher DPS.

Upgrades

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Stats Table

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.

Level Total Price Damage Burst Count Firerate[1] Cooldown Range DPS[2] Cost Efficiency
0  $400 1 3 0.158 0.55 17 2.93  $136.52
1  $450 1 3 0.133 0.55 17 3.16  $142.4
2  $1,100 2 4 0.133 0.55 19 7.39  $148.85
3  $2,450 3 8 0.133 0.4 19 16.39  $149.48
4  $7,450 8 12 0.133 0.4 22 48.1  $154.89
Level Total Price Damage Burst Count Firerate[1] Cooldown Range DPS[2] Cost Efficiency
0  $450 1 4 0.158 0.4 17 3.88  $115.98
1  $650 1 6 0.128 0.3 17 5.62  $115.66
2  $1,450 2 6 0.128 0.3 19 11.24  $129
3  $4,450 5 8 0.128 0.3 21 30.21  $147.3
4  $12,450 10 10 0.108 0.2 21 78.13  $159.35

Skins

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

       
Skin Blue Red Cold Soldier Party
Rarity Common Common Uncommon Exclusive
Daily Store Cost   1,250   1,250   105 N/A
Obtained From Basic Skincrate Basic Skincrate Premium Skincrate Party Skincrate
       
Skin Toy Doughboy Golden Valentines
Rarity Common Common Golden Common
Daily Store Cost   850   85   50,000   4,000
Obtained From Toy Skincrate Premium Skincrate Golden Skincrate Valentines 2026 Skincrate,
Lovestruck Skincrate,
Lovely Skincrate,
Season of Love Season
       
Skin Ducky Grand Theft Holiday Beast Slayer
Rarity Common Common Event Event
Daily Store Cost   3,000   255   5,000 N/A
Obtained From Ducky Skincrate,
Hunting Season 		Deluxe Skincrate,
Philips x TDS Season 		Jolly Skincrate,
Violent Night Season 		Krampus' Revenge Season
       
Skin Liberator Toilet Stealth Ops Aerobics
Rarity Rare Legendary Rare Common
Daily Store Cost   120   190   120 N/A
Obtained From Premium Skincrate Premium Skincrate (Formerly)[3] Premium Skincrate Hexscape Event Regular Battle Pass
       
Skin Dark Frost Korblox Bunny Null
Rarity Uncommon Event Uncommon Uncommon
Daily Store Cost N/A N/A N/A N/A
Obtained From Operation I.C.E Regular Battle Pass The Hunt: Mega Edition Event Easy Difficulty Ducky Revenge Regular Battle Pass Null & Void Regular Battle Pass

Strategy

  • The Soldier is an effective early-game tower at Level 2, having high DPS for a cheap price.
    • By mid-game, you should have multiple Level 3–4 Soldiers, as they can effectively kill enemies that appear there, such as the Dark Necromancer or Slow Boss.
      • However, it loses value as the waves progress due to its DPS being too low to deal with high health enemies that appear later on during the game.
      • It should not be relied on late-game if you have better towers and can be replaced by towers like the Minigunner or Ranger.
  • The Soldier is able to change targets between bursts if another enemy enters its range.
    • This avoids the need to swap targets from time to time.
  • The Soldier's firerate can be boosted by the Commander.
    • However, the Soldier's cooldown cannot be decreased.
    • However, it is not recommended to prioritize this tower over higher DPS alternatives such as the Minigunner and Turret.

Trivia

  • When the game was in Alpha, the Soldier's upgrade stats were not displayed on its upgrade description. It was simply referred to as "sans gun".
  • The Soldier's name and function is very loosely based on the Soldier from Tower Battles.
  • The Soldier, along with the Turret, are the first towers to have toys made based on them.
  • Prior to the Solar Eclipse Update, the Soldier alongside the Commander used to appear on the triumph screen.

Update History

For previous cosmetic variations, see the gallery page.

  • 14 June 2019 - BETA v1.0.0
    • Soldier added.
  • 15 August 2019 - BETA v1.10.0
    • Unlock cost increased from   100 to   250.
  • 13 October 2019 - Release v1.0.0
    • Statistical changes:
      • Base
        • Range increased from 8 to 12.
      • Level 2
        • Damage decreased from +1 to +0.
      • Level 3
        • Damage decreased from +3 to +2.
    • New skins: Red, Blue, Cold Soldier
  • 9 November 2019 - Release v1.2.0
    • Commander now reduces cooldown four-fold.
    • Bug: Level 4 firerate decrease does not occur.
  • 1 January 2020 - Release v1.5.1
    • New skin: Party
  • 4 March 2020 - Release v1.8.0
    • New SFX.
  • 18 March 2020 - Release v1.8.1
    • New skin: Toy
  • 29 October 2020 - Overhaul v1.0.0
    • Unlock cost increased from   250 to   350.
    • Upgrade names added.
    • Commander now reduces cooldown by stated percentage.
    • Firerate decreased due to the Firerate Bug being made less severe.
    • Skin rarity added to Basic Skincrate and Premium Skincrate skins.
    • Statistical changes:
      • Base
        • Range decreased from 12 to 10.
        • Firerate decreased from 0.25 to 0.23.
        • Cooldown increased from 1 to 1.2.
      • Level 1
        • Range increased from +1 to +2.
      • Level 2
        • Range decreased from +2 to +1.
      • Level 3
        • Firerate changed from 0.25 to 0.23 > 0.18.
        • Damage decreased from +2 to +1.
        • Cost decreased from  $1,500 to  $1,400.
        • Cooldown decreased from 1 to 1.2 > 0.85.
      • Level 4
        • Firerate changed from 0.2 > 0.15 to 0.15.
        • Damage increased from +2 to +3.
        • Burst count increased from +0 to +1.
        • Cost increased from  $3,100 to  $5,500.
      • Level 5 removed
        • Original statistics:
          • Cost:  $5,500
          • +3 Damage
          • +2 Range
    • New skins: Doughboy, Golden
  • 8 May 2021 - Overhaul v1.3.0
    • Level 2 upgrade name changed from Radio to Radio Communications.
  • 13 February 2022 - v1.0.2
    • Statistical changes:
      • Base
        • Cost decreased from  $375 to  $350.
        • Range increased from 10 to 13.
        • Firerate decreased from 0.23 to 0.18.
        • Cooldown decreased from 1.2 to 1.
      • Level 1
        • Name changed from Laser Sight to Better Vision.
      • Level 2
        • Cost increased from  $300 to  $500.
        • Name changed from Radio Communications to Better Aiming.
        • Damage increased from +0 to +1.
      • Level 3
        • Name changed from Up Skill to Equipment Upgrades.
        • Cost increased from  $1,400 to  $1,500.
        • Range decreased from +1 to +0.
        • Burst changed from 3 > 4 to 3 > 5.
        • Cooldown changed from 1.2 > 0.85 to 1.
        • Firerate changed from 0.23 > 0.18 to 0.18.
      • Level 4
        • Cost decreased from  $5,500 to  $3,750.
        • Range increased from +1 to +2.
        • Burst changed from 4 > 5 to 5 > 8.
        • Firerate changed from 0.18 to 0.18 > 0.13.
    • New skin: Valentines
    • Golden skin burst increase decreased on Level 3 from +4 to +2, and Level 4 from +10 to +4.
    • Bug: Statistics in the lobby are not updated.
    • Bug: Cooldown animation is sligthly longer than the cooldown statistic.
  • 12 March 2022 - v1.1.0
    • Firerate decreased due to the Firerate Bug being made less severe.
    • Commander can no longer decrease its cooldown.
    • Statistical changes:
      • Base
        • Firerate decreased from 0.18 to 0.158.
      • Level 4
        • Cost increased from  $3,750 to  $4,000.
        • Burst changed from 5 > 8 to 5 > 7.
        • Firerate changed from 0.18 > 0.13 to 0.158 > 0.133.
    • Golden skin burst increase decreased on Level 4 from +4 to +3.
  • 17 April 2022 - v1.2.0
    • New skin: Ducky
  • 13 May 2022 - v1.2.2
    • Golden skin buffs removed.
    • Statistical changes:
      • Level 4
        • Cost increased from  $4,000 to  $5,000.
  • 30 September 2022 - v1.4.0
    • New skin: Grand Theft
  • 31 October 2022 - v1.4.2
    • Bug: Golden skin uses incorrect animations in the lobby.
  • 21 December 2022 - v1.6.0
    • Skin rarity added to all skins.
    • Cold Soldier skin rarity changed from Common to Uncommon.
    • New skin: Holiday
  • 14 February 2023 - v1.6.2
    • Valentines skin rarity changed from Event to Common.
  • 21 March 2023 - v1.6.3e
    • Statistical Changes:
      • Level 4
        • Cost decreased from  $5,000 to  $3,500.
        • Name changed from Deadliest's Soldier to Deadliest Soldier.
  • 5 May 2023 - v1.7.2
    • Ducky skin rarity changed from Event to Common.
    • Bugfix: Golden skin now uses correct animations in the regular lobby.
  • 21 December 2023 - v1.11.0
    • Unlock cost increased from   350 to   400.
    • Grand Theft skin rarity changed from Legendary to Common.
    • New skin: Beast Slayer
  • 28 January 2024 - v1.12.0
    • Bug: Beast Slayer is removed from the game.
  • 28 January 2024 - v1.12.0a
    • Bugfix: Beast Slayer skin is now in the game again.
  • 31 January 2024 - v1.12.0c
    • Beast Slayer skin rarity changed from Common to Event.
  • 29 March 2024 - v1.17.0
    • New skin: Liberator
  • 1 April 2024 - v1.17.0b
    • New skin: Toilet
    • Bug: Toilet skin cannot be equipped in the intermission lobby.
    • Bug: Toilet skin breaks the tower icon and stats in the tower hotbar.
  • 1 April 2024 - v1.17.2
    • Bugfix: Toilet skin now can be equipped in the intermission lobby.
    • Bugfix: Toilet skin no longer breaks the tower icon and stats in the tower hotbar.
  • 3 May 2024 - v1.20.0
    • Statistical changes:
      • Level 2
        • Cost decreased from  $500 to  $400.
        • Burst changed from 3 to 3 > 4.
      • Level 3
        • Damage increased from +1 to +2.
        • Burst changed from 3 > 5 to 4 > 5.
        • Cooldown changed from 1 to 1 > 0.8
      • Level 4
        • Cost increased from  $3,500 to  $4,750.
        • Damage increased from +3 to +4.
        • Firerate changed from 0.158 > 0.133 to 0.158 > 0.128.
  • 21 June 2024 - v1.25.0
  • 2 August 2024 - v1.27.0
  • 11 September 2024 - v1.31.0
    • New skin: Stealth Ops
  • 23 October 2024 - v1.37.0
    • New skin: Aerobics
  • 16 December 2024 - v1.46.0
    • New skin: Dark Frost
  • 13 March 2025 - v1.57.7
    • New skin: Korblox
  • 9 April 2025 - v1.60.0
    • Offense role added.
  • 16 March 2025 - v1.61.0
    • New skin: Bunny
  • 25 June 2025 - v1.68.0
    • Unlock cost reduced from   400 to   350.
  • 23 July 2025 - v1.71.0
    • Statistical changes (PVP):
      • Base
        • Cost increased from  $350 to  $450.
        • Range increased from 13.
        • Burst increased from 3 to 4.
        • Cooldown decreased from 1 to 0.4.
        • Flying detection added.
      • Level 1
        • Cost increased from  $100 to  $200.
        • Firerate changed from 0.158 to 0.158 > 0.128.
        • Range decreased from +2 to +0.
        • Burst changed from 3 to 4 > 6.
        • Cooldown changed from 1 to 0.4 > 0.3.
      • Level 2
        • Cost increased from  $400 to  $800.
        • Range increased from +1 to +2.
        • Burst changed from 3 > 4 to 6.
      • Level 3
        • Cost increased from  $1,500 to  $3,000.
        • Damage increased from +2 to +3.
        • Range increased from +0 to +2.
        • Burst changed from 4 > 5 to 6 > 8.
        • Cooldown changed from 1 > 0.8 to 0.3.
      • Level 4
        • Cost increased from  $4,750 to  $8,000.
        • Damage decreased from +4 to +5.
        • Firerate changed from 0.158 > 0.128 to 0.128 > 0.108.
        • Range decreased from +2 to +0.
        • Burst changed from 5 > 7 to 8 > 10.
        • Cooldown changed from 0.8 to 0.3 > 0.2.
  • 18 October 2025 - v1.77.0
    • New skin: Null.
  • 28 January 2026 - v1.84.0
    • Statistical changes (Regular):
      • Base
        • Range increased from 13 to 17.
        • Cooldown decreased from 1 to 0.85.
      • Level 1
        • Cost decreased from  $100 to  $50.
        • Firerate changed from 0.158 to 0.158 > 0.108.
        • Range decreased from +2 to +0.
      • Level 2
        • Cost increased from  $400 to  $650.
        • Range increased from +1 to +2.
        • Burst changed from 3 to 3 > 4.
      • Level 3
        • Cost increased from  $1,500 to  $2,250.
        • Burst changed from 4 > 5 to 4 > 6.
        • Cooldown changed from 1 > 0.8 to 0.85 > 0.6.
      • Level 4
        • Cost decreased from  $4,750 to  $4,600.
        • Firerate changed from 0.158 > 0.128 to 0.108.
        • Range increased from +2 to +3.
        • Burst changed from 5 > 7 to 6 > 8.
        • Flying detection added.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Firerate only applies to the burst and is not the time between bursts.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 DPS is calculated as (Damage × Burst Count) ÷ (Cooldown + (Firerate × Burst Count)).
  3. ↑ Limited time skin obtainable between the 1st of April 2024 and 7th of April 2024.


 
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