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"The starter tower of the game."
―Store Description

Description

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The Scout is one of two starter towers obtained upon joining the game for the first time, with the other being the Sniper.

The Scout is very cheap in comparison to other towers, meaning it can be placed right from the start of the game. However, the Scout has low DPS, even at higher levels, meaning it is not effective later on during the game. In PVP mode, it has far higher DPS than in regular modes, though it is still lower than most other options.

The Scout is considered an early-game tower due to its low cost and low overall damage.

Upgrades

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Statistics

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To see all the previous statistics of this tower, see the history page.

Open in Statistics Editor
Level Total Price Damage Firerate Range DPS Cost Efficiency
0  $125 1 1 12 1  $125
1  $175 1 0.75 12 1.33  $131.58
2  $550 3 0.75 14 4  $137.5
3  $1,900 8 0.65 16 12.31  $154.35
4  $4,100 8 0.325 16 24.62  $166.53
Level Total Price Damage Firerate Range DPS Cost Efficiency
0  $300 3 0.9 14 3.33  $90.09
1  $400 4 0.9 15 4.44  $90.09
2  $1,050 8 0.75 16 10.67  $98.41
3  $2,850 10 0.5 17 20  $142.5
4  $6,100 13 0.3 17 43.33  $140.78
Levels
Level Exp Total Exp
0   0 EXP   0 EXP
1   50 EXP   50 EXP
2   54 EXP   104 EXP
3   59 EXP   163 EXP
4   64 EXP   227 EXP
5   70 EXP   297 EXP
6   76 EXP   373 EXP
7   83 EXP   456 EXP
8   91 EXP   547 EXP
9   99 EXP   646 EXP
10   108 EXP   754 EXP
11   118 EXP   872 EXP
12   129 EXP   1,001 EXP
13   140 EXP   1,141 EXP
14   153 EXP   1,294 EXP
15   167 EXP   1,461 EXP
16   182 EXP   1,643 EXP
17   198 EXP   1,841 EXP
18   216 EXP   2,057 EXP
19   235 EXP   2,292 EXP
20   257 EXP   2,549 EXP

Skins

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

       
Skin Red Green Blue Survivor
Rarity Common Common Common Rare
Daily Store Cost   1,250   1,250   1,250   2,000
Obtained From Basic Crate Basic Crate Basic Crate Basic Crate
       
Skin Black Ops Golden Party Bunny
Rarity Common Golden Exclusive Event
Daily Store Cost   85   55,000 N/A N/A
Obtained From Premium Crate Golden Crate Party Crate Bunny Crate
       
Skin Eclipse Valentines Beach Intern
Rarity Event Common Event Rare
Daily Store Cost N/A   4,000 N/A   120
Obtained From Solar Eclipse Season Valentines 2026 Crate,
Lovestruck Crate,
Lovely Crate,
Season of Love Season 		End of Summer Season Premium Crate,
Philips x TDS Season
       
Skin Prime Raven Holiday Cookie Frost Hunter
Rarity Legendary Event Exclusive Common
Daily Store Cost N/A   5,000 N/A   3,000
Obtained From Raven Hunter Hood from Amazon Prime Gaming Jolly Crate,
Violent Night Season 		Code:
M3RRY2022TDS[1] 		Cold Front Crate
       
Skin Plushie Ducky Skull Trooper Masquerade
Rarity Exclusive Common Exclusive Event
Daily Store Cost N/A   3,000   5,000 N/A
Obtained From Merch Shop[2] Ducky Crate Halloween Crate Lunar Overture Season
       
Skin Phantom Valhalla Toilet Guest
Rarity Uncommon Event Legendary Exclusive
Daily Store Cost N/A N/A   190 N/A
Obtained From Phantom Crate Krampus' Revenge Season Premium Crate (Formerly),[3]
Triumph Headache Headquarters (Formerly)[4] 		Triumph Classic Castle (Formerly)[4]
       
Skin Fallen King of Rock Haz3mn Shark
Rarity Rare Common Event Uncommon
Daily Store Cost N/A N/A N/A N/A
Obtained From The Underworld Dreg Mission Quest Hexscape Event Regular Battle Pass Triumph Pls Donate Easy difficulty Surf & Turf Regular Battle Pass
   
Skin Banned Penguin
Rarity Exclusive Uncommon
Daily Store Cost N/A N/A
Obtained From Banned Crate The Final Act Regular Battle Pass

Strategy

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  • The Scout is mainly used as an early-game tower due to its cheap price and great cost efficiency compared to other towers.
    • After the Fallen Shield debut in Fallen mode, the Scout becomes weak against the enemies that spawn, mainly due to its minimal DPS.
  • Early on, placing down multiple Level 2 Scouts can be effective due to their cheap hidden detection, decent damage and acceptable firerate.
    • Later on, upgrading them to Level 3 or 4 is advised, as they are more cost efficient than previous levels.
  • The Scout has cheap hidden detection. Accordingly, the Scout can be used to defend against weaker Hidden enemies, like the Hidden and Molten Demon, while you can work on getting more expensive towers and upgrades.
    • Later on during the game, towers that deal more DPS, such as the Minigunner, are more efficient at dealing with stronger Hidden enemies like Hidden Bosses.
  • The Scout can be used as a cheap way to distract enemies, like Patient Zero, from using their abilities on superior towers, like the Turret.
    • This is only advised if you have brought the Scout to deal with the early waves. It is not advised to bring the Scout for the sole purpose of feigning abilities.
      • Additionally, if you have other towers that will contribute more to overall DPS, it is advised to maximize the placement limit for these towers before preparing feigning Scouts.
  • The DJ Booth is useful to increase the Scout's somewhat short range.
    • Due to the cheap placement cost of the Scout, it may be cost efficient to place multiple Scouts around the DJ Booth to use in conjunction with its Drop the Beat ability, on the green track, to generate cash.

Trivia

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  • The Scout's name, appearance and function is loosely based on the Tower Battles' Scout.
  • When the game was in Alpha, and for a while after BETA release, the Scout's upgrade stats were not displayed on its upgrade description. It was simply referred to as "sans gun".
  • The Scout has the second lowest placement cost in the game, only  $25 behind the Paintballer.
    • Additionally, its Level 1 upgrade cost is the second cheapest upgrade in the game, just  $25 behind the Paintballer's Level 1 upgrade cost.
  • The SCT from the legacy Hidden Wave, the Scout from Pizza Party and the Null Scout from the Null & Void event are based on this tower.
  • The Scout used to appear alongside the Pyromancer, Commander, Sniper and Minigunner on the "Triumph" screen before the Community Maps Update.
  • The Scout and the Sniper are the only towers which can be unlocked without any requirements or currency.
  • The Scout currently appears in the loading screen image alongside the Commander, Engineer, Pyromancer and the DJ Booth.

Update History

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For previous cosmetic variations, see the gallery page.

  • 14 June 2019 - BETA v1.0.0
    • Scout added.
  • 13 October 2019 - Release v1.0.0
    • Upgrade names added.
    • Statistical changes:
      • Base
        • Range increased from 9 to 12.
      • Level 3
        • Damage increased from +1 to +2.
        • Firerate changed from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found. to 1.05.
      • Level 4
        • Firerate changed from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found. to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found..
      • Level 5
        • Damage increased from +1 to +2.
    • New skins: Red, Green, Blue, Survivor, Black Ops
  • 27 October 2019 - Release v1.1.1
    • New skin: Golden
  • 27 October 2019 - Release v1.1.1a
    • Golden skin Level 5 Damage Buff decreased from 300% to 200%.
  • 9 November 2019 - Release v1.2.0
    • Golden skin upgrade costs increased by 50%.
      • Bug: Golden skin upgrade costs do not increase despite its display.
    • Golden Damage Buff can now stack with other Damage Buffs.
  • 24 December 2019 - Release v1.5.0
    • Golden skin upgrade costs increased from 50% to 100%.
    • Bugfix: Golden skin upgrade costs are now properly shown.
  • 1 January 2020 - Release v1.5.1
    • New skin: Party
  • 11 February 2020 - Release v1.7.0
    • Statistical changes:
      • Level 3
        • Range decreased from +1 to +0.
          • Bug: This was not changed in the upgrade description.
  • 6 April 2020 - Release v1.9.0
    • New skin: Bunny
  • 26 May 2020 - Release v1.11.0
    • Bugfix: Level 3 upgrade description is now correct.
  • 29 October 2020 - Overhaul v1.0
    • Firerate decreased as the severity of the Firerate Bug was reduced.
    • Skin rarity added to Basic Crate and Premium Crate skins.
    • Statistical changes:
      • Base
        • Cost decreased from  $250 to  $200.
        • Firerate increased from 1.05 to 1.53.
      • Level 1
        • Cost decreased from  $100 to  $50.
      • Level 2
        • Cost increased from  $200 to  $300.
        • Renamed from Cool Shades to Precise Aiming.
      • Level 3
        • Cost increased from  $500 to  $600.
        • Damage decreased from +2 to +1.
        • Firerate changed from 1.05 to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found..
        • Renamed from Scouting Vest to Double Tap.
      • Level 4
        • Damage increased from +1 to +2.
        • Firerate changed from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found. to 0.78.
        • Range increased from +0 to +1.
        • Renamed from Dual-Wield to Field Operator.
      • Level 5 removed
  • 4 December 2021 - v1.0.0
    • New skin: Eclipse
    • Statistical changes:
      • Level 1
        • Range decreased from +2 to +0.
        • Firerate changed from 1.5 to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found..
        • Renamed from Laser Sight to Faster Reloading.
      • Level 2
        • Damage increased from +0 to +1.
      • Level 3
        • Cost increased from  $600 to  $800.
        • Damage increased from +1 to +2.
        • Firerate changed from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found. to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found..
        • Renamed from Double Tap to Stronger Equipment.
      • Level 4
        • Cost increased from  $1,000 to  $2,000.
        • Damage decreased from +3 to +0.
        • Range increased from +1 to +2.
        • Firerate changed from 0.78 to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found..
        • Renamed from Field Operator to Double Tap.
  • 13 February 2022 - v1.0.2
    • New skin: Valentines
  • 12 March 2022 - v1.1.0
    • Firerate decreased as the severity of the Firerate Bug was reduced.
    • Statistical changes:
      • Base
        • Firerate decreased from 1.53 to 1.525.
      • Level 1
        • Firerate decreased from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found. to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found..
      • Level 3
        • Firerate decreased from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found. to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found..
      • Level 4
        • Firerate decreased from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found. to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found..
  • 13 May 2022 - v1.2.2
    • Golden skin buffs removed.
  • 5 August 2022 - v1.3.1
    • New skin: Beach
  • 30 September 2022 - v1.4.0
    • New skins: Intern, Prime Raven
  • 21 December 2022 - v1.6.0
    • Skin rarity added to all skins.
    • Survivor skin rarity changed from Uncommon to Rare.
    • New skins: Holiday, Cookie
  • 14 February 2023 - V1.6.2
    • New skin: Frost Hunter
  • 14 April 2023 - V1.7.1
    • New skin: Plushie
  • 12 May 2023 - v1.7.3
    • New skin: Ducky
  • 28 October 2023 - v1.9.0
    • New skins: Skull Trooper, Masquerade
  • 21 December 2023 - v1.11.0
    • New skins: Phantom, Valhalla
  • 15 March 2024 - v1.16.0
    • Statistical changes:
      • Base
        • Damage increased from 1 to 2.
      • Level 2
        • Cost increased from  $300 to  $350.
      • Level 3
        • Cost increased from  $800 to  $900.
        • Damage decreased from +2 to +1.
      • Level 4
        • Cost increased from  $2,000 to  $2,500.
        • Damage increased from +0 to +1.
        • Firerate decreased from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found. to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found..
  • 17 March 2024 - v1.16.0b
    • Statistical changes:
      • Base
        • Damage decreased from 2 to 1.
      • Level 2
        • Cost decreased from  $350 to  $300.
      • Level 3
        • Cost decreased from  $900 to  $800.
        • Damage increased from +1 to +2.
      • Level 4
        • Cost decreased from  $2,500 to  $2,000.
        • Firerate decreased from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found. to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found..
    • Bug: Scout displays outdated stats in the lobby.
  • 22 March 2024 - v1.16.0e
    • Statistical changes:
      • Level 4
        • Damage decreased from +1 to +0.
    • Bugfix: Scout stats in the lobby are now correct.
  • 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 can now be equipped in the intermission lobby.
    • Bugfix: Toilet skin no longer breaks the tower icon and stats in the tower hotbar.
  • 5 April 2024 - v1.18.0
    • Statistical changes:
      • Base
        • Firerate decreased from 1.525 to 1.225.
      • Level 1
        • Cost decreased from  $50 to  $25.
        • Firerate decreased from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found. to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found..
      • Level 2
        • Cost decreased from  $300 to  $250.
      • Level 3
        • Cost decreased from  $800 to  $750.
        • Firerate decreased from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found. to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found..
      • Level 4
        • Cost increased from  $2,000 to  $2,250.
        • Damage increased from +0 to +1.
        • Firerate decreased from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found. to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found..
  • 23 May 2024 - v1.23.0
    • New skin: Guest
  • 21 June 2024 - v1.25.0
  • 2 August 2024 - v1.27.0
    • New skin: Fallen
    • Bugfix: Damage is now boosted by Damage Buffs.
  • 9 August 2024 - v1.27.5
    • Fallen skin rarity changed from Exclusive to Rare.
  • 16 October 2024 - v1.36.0
    • Level 4 upgrade name changed from Double Tap to Akimbo Handguns.
  • 23 October 2024 - v1.37.0
    • New skin: King of Rock
  • 13 November 2024 - v1.41.0
    • New skin: Haz3mn
  • 26 March 2025 - v1.58.0
    • Statistical changes:
      • Base
        • Cost decreased from  $200 to  $150.
        • Firerate decreased from 1.225 to 1.125.
      • Level 1
        • Cost increased from  $25 to  $50.
        • Firerate changed from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found. to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found..
      • Level 2
        • Cost decreased from  $250 to  $200.
      • Level 3
        • Cost increased from  $750 to  $950.
        • Damage increased from +4 to +6.
        • Firerate increased from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found. to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found..
      • Level 4
        • Cost increased from  $2,250 to  $2,500.
        • Damage increased from +1 to +2.
        • Firerate increase
  • 7 August 2026 - v2.5.0
    • Statistical changes:
      • Base
        • Firerate decreased from 1 to 0.9.
      • Level 1
        • Firerate changed from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found. to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found..
      • Level 2
        • Cost decreased from  $375 to  $325.
      • Level 3
        • Cost decreased from  $1,350 to  $1,200.
      • Level 4
        • Damage decreased from +8 to +7.
        • Cost decreased from  $2,200 to  $2,000.
        • Firerate changed from 0.325 to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Dev:Yesno' not found..
    • Bug: Scout now has a Level 5 upgrade.

Notes

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  1. ↑ Expired.
  2. ↑ Obtained by purchasing a Scout Plush.
  3. ↑ Limited time skin obtainable between the 1st of April 2024 and 7th of April 2024.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Not via Sandbox mode.


 
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