Toxic Gunner

Event Content

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NoobsAreCoolAndCoolerThanCasual/Toxic Gunner has been made unobtainable from the game as of the 8th of May 2021 as it was part of the Halloween 2020 Event.
Players with the item in question can continue using it, but you cannot obtain this item anymore, outside of limited-time promotional sales.

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NoobsAreCoolAndCoolerThanCasual/Toxic Gunner
Unlock Cost	Triumph Trick or Threat Town
Placement	Ground
Placement Limit	8
Statistics
Base Cost	$850
Base Selling Cost	$283
Base Damage	1 1 (Biohazard)
Damage Method	Single Splash (Biohazard)
Base Firerate	0.208
Base Range	10
Hidden Detection	Level 0+
Lead Detection	Level 0+
Flying Detection	N/A
Immunities	None
Placement Footprint	Below Average (1.2)

Description

The Toxic Gunner is a ground tower that applies the Biohazard effect. It was unlocked by triumphing Trick or Threat Town as part of the Halloween 2020 Event. It was also obtainable through a gamepass for 500 during the Solar Eclipse Event, for 550 during the Black Friday 2023 sale, and for 499 during the Haunted Harvest Event.

The Toxic Gunner discharges projectiles in rapid succession, inflicting minimal damage while simultaneously applying a single stack of Biohazard with each shot, up to a predetermined cap proportional to the current level. Biohazard inflicts a fixed amount of damage per tick and releases an Area of Effect (AoE), which deals half the damage of the maximum tick and applies an additional stack of Biohazard to any nearby enemies. Furthermore, the Toxic Gunner is constrained by a magazine capacity, consuming one unit of ammunition per shot. Upon depletion of ammunition, the Toxic Gunner is compelled to reload, rendering it incapable of attacking during this process.

The Toxic Gunner is regarded as a versatile tower. Due to its cost-effectiveness and considerable damage per second (DPS), it proves valuable as both an early-game and mid-game asset. In later stages, it continues to contribute additional DPS to enemy targets. Additionally, the Toxic Gunner's slowing effect and defense reduction capabilities ensure its utility even in late-game scenarios as a support tower. Furthermore, the Biohazard effect facilitates potent crowd control, allowing the Toxic Gunner to manage dense concentrations of enemies, such as Breakers, with relative ease.

Upgrades

Acidic Amplification

Level 1 • Cost: Acidic Amplification - $400

+2 Range

+5 Ammo

3 > 5 Biohazard Cap

Sell Price changes to $417

Poisonous Pellets

Level 2 • Cost: Poisonous Pellets - $1,250

+1 Damage

0.208 > 0.188 Firerate

2 > 1.5 Reload Time

+2 Biohazard Damage

+ 3% Slowdown per Biohazard stack

Sell Price changes to $833

Corrosive Caliber

Level 3 • Cost: Corrosive Caliber - $5,250

+4 Damage

0.188 > 0.158 Firerate

+2 Range

+25 Ammo

5 > 15 Biohazard Cap

3% > 2% Slowdown (25% max)

Drops 5% defense every tick

Sell Price changes to $2,583

Level 4 • Cost: $12,750

+4 Range

+29 Damage

0.158 > 0.208 Firerate

+80 Ammo

1.5 > 1.25 Reload Time

15 > 30 Biohazard Cap

+5 Biohazard Damage

45% Max Slowdown

+2.5% Damage Buff Every 5 Stacks

+Enemies explode on death, dealing 3x damage proportional to current Biohazard stack

Sell Price changes to $6,833

Biohazard

Biohazard is a passive ability possessed by the Toxic Gunner. With each successful shot, a single stack of Biohazard is applied, up to a maximum of two stacks at the highest level, with the maximum number of stacks scaling proportionally to the ability's level. Each second, one stack of Biohazard is consumed, dealing a fixed amount of damage to the target while releasing an area-of-effect (AOE) attack. This AOE deals half the damage of the primary effect but applies an additional stack of Biohazard to any nearby enemies. However, this AOE effect does not affect enemies already possessing the Biohazard attribute.

At higher levels, Biohazard also applies a slowdown effect and reduces enemy defense by a certain percentage per stack. At maximum level, enemies afflicted with the Biohazard attribute take additional damage proportional to the number of stacks applied, up to 15% upon reaching 30 stacks. Furthermore, when an enemy dies while affected by Biohazard, it triggers an explosion that deals 300% more damage based on the current number of stacks and applies three additional stacks of Biohazard to nearby enemies.

For example, if an enemy dies with three stacks of Biohazard, it will release an AOE that deals nine damage. Conversely, if an enemy dies with 30 stacks of Biohazard, it will release an AOE that deals 90 damage upon death.

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	Biohazard Stack	Biohazard Damage	Max Stack	Firerate	Magazine Size	Range	Reload Time	Total Elapsed Damage	Slowdown Per Stack	Slowdown	Defense Reduction Per Tick	Max Defense Melt	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	$850	1	1	1	3	0.208	10	10	2	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4.8	$177.08
1	$1,250	1	1	1	5	0.208	15	12	2	5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4.8	$260.41
2	$2,500	2	1	3	5	0.188	15	12	1.5	15	3%	15%	N/A	N/A	10.64	$234.85
3	$7,750	6	1	3	15	0.158	40	14	1.5	45	2%	25%	5%	30%	38.01	$203.9
4	$20,500	35	2	8	30	0.208	120	18	1.25	240	2%	45%	5%	50%	168.27	$121.83

Skins

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

Skin	Toxic Gamer
Rarity	Gigma Sigma
Daily Store Cost	N/A
Obtained From	Triumphing Haunted Harvest With 6x Modifiers 1,000 times!1! (Real)

Pros and Cons

Pros

Cons

All-round tower enabling a seamless blend of offense, crowd control, and support Superb crowd control with Biohazard, relatively cost-efficient Good performance for a fair price Hidden and Lead detections at base level, being a reliable option in Hardcore mode Amazing versatility, being effective in every phase of the match Biohazard death explosion possesses the ability to cause chain reactions across enemies, thus enabling a powerful crowd wiper Ability to melt defense allows towers to deal additional damage to resistant enemies Enemies with the Biohazard effect take additional damage, stacking with separate damage buffs like the Mercenary Base Major bosses are affected by Biohazard slowdown, albeit only by 20 percent Merit to placing multiple Toxic Gunners, increasing Biohazard sustainability and overall value Smaller placement hitbox compared to most towers thus allowing increased placement of towers Powerful slowdown against swift enemies

Low placement limit of 8 Earlier levels are somewhat mediocre Large cost-efficiency gap, with max level being the most efficient, whilst level 1 is the most inefficient Brief reload may cause quicker enemies to slip by Below-Average range throughout, being lower than most alternatives Other stalling options may outclass the Toxic Gunner within its niche, like the Freezer or Electroshocker Most towers will not benefit from the 15 percent damage buff Reaching high stacks of Biohazard requires multiple placements, forcing the player to place more Toxic Gunners Low range requires the player to make strategic placements Vulnerable to stuns Lack of flying detection limits the Toxic Gunner's coverage Large gap in pricing, with max level costing almost twice as much as level 3 Ineffective against bosses Outclassed sub-DPS option, only having a maximum DPS of 1,346.16 with all 8 placed down Enemies like the Hazmat or Elite Hazmat are immune to Biohazard

Trivia

• The Toxic Gunner was supposed to be released during the Halloween 2020 Event, but it was postponed to the Frost Invasion Event due to it being unfinished.
  • The Toxic Gunner is the only event tower to be released after the event has concluded.
  • As a result, if you had beaten the Halloween 2020 Event before the 8th of May 2021 (when the Frost Invasion event released), you would have had to wait until then to obtain this tower.
• Due to a bug, this tower was able to slow down major bosses, like the legacy Fallen King and Frost Spirit prior to the 4th of July 2021.
• The Toxic Gunner had a defense dropping statistic since it was added, however, it was unused until the 24th of November 2023.
• The earlier levels of the Toxic Gunner loosely resemble the Husk.

Update History

For previous cosmetic variations, see the giggity page.

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Notes

1. DPS calculation excludes formula and instead utilizes average formula to prevent confusion.
   1. For clarity, please use the formula of (Damage × Ammo) ÷ (Reload Time + (Firerate × Ammo)) to calculate DPS with ammo and reload time accounted for.
2. Biohazard DPS is not calculated nor accounted for when calculating the Toxic Gunner's DPS.
3. Bosses are only slowed down by 20% with Biohazard.