Hunter

No prey escapes the mark. Pick off foes with piercing bolts and command falcons to aid your team. It's hunting season!
Unlock Cost	1,000
Role	Offense
Placement	Ground
Placement Limit	12 (Regular) 10 (PVP)
Statistics
Base Cost	$900
Base Selling Cost	$300
Base Damage	10
Damage Method	Pierce
Base Firerate	2.508
Base Range	16
Hidden Detection	Level 2+
Lead Detection	N/A
Flying Detection	Level 0+
Immunities	None
Placement Footprint	Average (1.5)
Tooltips
A long range slow firing tower that's proficient in taking down high health enemies.
Capable of detecting hidden and flying enemies.

Overview

The Hunter is an intermediate tower that costs 1,000 to buy from the store. It was also previously obtainable through a now-expired code.

The Hunter specializes in long-range attacks, firing high-damage bullets at a moderate rate. These bullets can pierce through a fixed number of enemies per shot, allowing for efficient crowd control on longer lanes. Upon reaching maximum level, the Hunter gains access to the Falcon Scout passive, which periodically sends out a falcon beyond its usual range to strike distant enemies, giving the Hunter global reach for a limited time.

The Hunter’s placement cap is twelve per player, but is reduced to ten in PVP mode.

While the Hunter excels at covering wide areas and piercing enemy lines, its performance is best supported by other towers for handling heavily armored or specialized threats. The Hunter cannot target enemies outside its range except when utilizing the Falcon Scout effect, and its piercing capabilities remain constant regardless of upgrades. As such, thoughtful placement can maximize its crowd-clearing potential, especially on maps with long, straight paths or spread-out waves.

Upgrades

Steady Aim

Level 1 • Cost: Steady Aim - $300

2.508 > 2.258 Firerate

1 > 0.75 Aim Time

Sell Price changes to $400

Sharper Senses

Level 2 • Cost: Sharper Senses - $650

+2 Range

+3 Damage

+2 Max Hits

+Hidden Detection

Sell Price changes to $617

Marksmanship Mastery

Level 3 • Cost: Marksmanship Mastery - $3,250

2.258 > 1.758 Firerate

0.75 > 0.5 Aim Time

+4 Range

+32 Damage

Sell Price changes to $1,700

Apex Predator

Level 4 • Cost: Apex Predator- $11,250

1.758 > 1.658 Firerate

0.5 > No Aim Time

+4 Range

+55 Damage

+2 Max Hits

•Falcon Scout Passive

Sell Price changes to $5,450

Falcon Scout

Falcon Scout

Level 4

When an enemy leaves the Hunter's range, a falcon will track down the enemy, allowing the Hunter to attack the targeted enemy outside his initial range.

Stats Table

To see all the previous statistics of this tower, see the page that does not exist, while for the statistics without the Firerate Bug, visit the Firerate Bug page.

Level	Total Price	Normal Damage	Firerate	Aim Time	Range	Max Hits	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	$900	10	2.508	1	16	1	4	$225
1	$1,200	10	2.258	0.75	16	1	4.43	$270.9
2	$1,850	13	2.258	0.75	18	3	5.18	$357.14
3	$5,100	45	1.758	0.5	22	3	25.6	$190.22
4	$16,350	100	1.658	0	26	5	60.31	$269.44

Skins

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

Skin	Spookraven
Rarity	Exclusive
Obtained From	Haunted Harvest Season

Pros and Cons

Pros	Cons
High damage per shot for its price. Strong pierce to clear grouped enemies. Gains long range and hidden detection. Effective against flying enemies like the Balloon. Falcon Scout allows the Hunter to attack enemies anywhere. Moderate firerate at higher upgrades. Cheap early upgrades for fast setup. Useful throughout mid and late game.	Piercing limit caps its crowd control. Cannot hit leads without support. No advanced targeting options. Less effective against bosses. Expensive max upgrade compared to other intermediate towers. Weak early game without upgrades. No effective splash or area effect. Falcon Scout prioritized enemy may cause enemies within the Hunter's range to slip by.

Lore

Before the outbreak, Hunter lived a quiet life atop a remote mountain, relying on his sharp marksmanship skills to hunt game and survive the harsh wilds. When he was on a hunt one day, he came along an injured falcon. He was given two choices: Help it or kill it.

He had kept this falcon as a close companion, later naming them Falcony.

When the first waves of zombies arrived, his precision proved fatal to their ranks—eliminating three Normal zombies with a single shot. But the rising tide of the undead forced him to abandon his home and seek shelter.

Trapped in his cabin as the horde marched onward, Hunter prepared for a last stand. Just as his defenses faltered, the Pyromancer arrived, setting the undead ablaze and rescuing Hunter from certain doom. Grateful, Hunter pledged his expertise to the T.D.S. Organization, quickly earning a reputation for his unmatched aim and composure under pressure. Side by side with Pyromancer, he joined countless operations to repel supernatural enemies threatening humanity’s last sanctuaries.

Despite his legacy, the arrival of new recruits—Ranger, Archer, and Harvester—pushed Hunter out of the spotlight, leaving him overlooked as fresher faces joined the fray. Yet, as Pumpking Ominous and his legion gather strength, Hunter stands ready to prove that experience and resolve never go out of style. In the battles ahead, his skills may determine the fate of his comrades—and his own redemption as a valued defender of the organization.

Trivia

• The original name for the Hunter was going to be called Clout God and it had a different design.
• The Hunter is the first tower that is not a cliff or air-based tower which can detect flying enemies.
• The Hunter's design uses the "Hunter Remodel" model from Tower Defense Simulator: Scene Creator.
  • If you enjoy these designs, consider showing the creator of this game, Lowernabover, some support.

• The Hunter started marksmanship at the ripe age of 18.
  • He is currently pushing 40 years, meaning he has honed his skills for over 22 years.
    • He had retreated to the Appalachian mountains to escape his overwhelming debt in Alabama.
• The Hunter is southern.
  • Thus, he possesses a very southern dialect.
    • Because of this, certain recruits in the T.D.S. Organization tend to misinterpret what the Hunter is attempting to say, more specifically the Cryomancer and Medic.
• The Hunter and Pyromancer are close friends.
  • Additionally, the Sniper and Cowboy are good acquaintances of the Hunter's.
• The Falcon Scout passive is based off the original Hunter's mechanical falcon at level 3 onwards.
  • Hunter's falcon's name, Falcony, is a direct reference to Eagly from DC's Peacemaker series.
• The Hunter has a massive crush on Harvester.
  • He plans to confess his love to her tomorro-
    • Nevermind. It did NOT go well. She said that she was "way out of his league". Sheesh.
      • Interestingly enough, the Harvester instead has a crush on the Spookraven Hunter.

Update History

For previous cosmetic variations, see the page.

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