User blog:TDSSucksMan/Arsonist

"Burn multiple enemies at once and chip away defense."

―Store Description

Description

The Arsonist is an intermediate tower that costs 1,250 to buy from the store. It is capable of dealing burn damage to enemies, damaging them over time even when not directly targeted. At higher levels, it can also melt defense by up to 50% of the enemy's max defense, meaning if an enemy has 50% or less Defense, the Arsonist will be able to melt the defense completely.

If an enemy is set alight, the flames will be applied to the enemy until the burn time runs out. There is one type of damage the Arsonist can apply. Being Burn Damage which is applied for every second an enemy is set alight. The Arsonist will attack any enemy, even if the enemy is on fire, as long as it can detect it, though it will prioritize enemies that are not on fire. The Arsonist also has a limited amount of ammo, which means that when it runs out of its ammo, it will have to reload. It only reloads when it runs out of ammo, or when no enemies are in a radius of double its range for more than 2.5 seconds.

Upgrades

Improved Handling

Level 1 • Cost: Improved Handling - $125

0.308 > 0.208 Firerate

Fire Fighting

Level 2 • Cost: Fire Fighting - $815

+3 Burn Damage

0.1% > 2% Defense Dropping

4.5s > 3s Reload Time

Fire Hazard

Level 3 • Cost: Fire Hazard - $1,110

+1 Burn Damage

2 > 10 Burn Time

1s > 0.5s Burn Tick

35 > 50 Ammo

4.5s > 3s Reload Time

Napalm Thrower

Level 4 • Cost: Napalm Thrower - $3,000

+1 Damage

+8 Burn Damage

2% > 5% Defense Dropping

Felon Arsonist

Level 5 • Cost: Felon Arsonist - $7,000

-2 Burn Damage

0.208 > 0.058 Firerate

+9 Range

5% > 25% Defense Dropping

10 > 15 Burn Time

0.5s > 0.1s Burn Tick

50 > 100 Ammo

3s > 2s Reload Time

Ability

Suffering in Hell

Level 5 • $1,000 • 45s Cooldown

Reloads its flamethrower and gains a 50% Damage Buff for 15 seconds. Burn Time is also increased to 30 seconds.

Stats Table

Level	Total Price	Burn Damage	Firerate	Range	Defense Drop	Burn Time	Tick	Ammo	Reload Time	Total Elapsed Damage	Burn DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	$1,200	2	0.308	11	0.1%	2	1	35	4.5s	4	2	$600.00
1	$1,325	2	0.208	11	0.1%	2	1	35	4.5s	4	2	$662.50
2	$2,140	5	0.208	11	2%	2	1	35	3s	10	5	$428.00
3	$3,290	6	0.208	11	2%	10	0.5	50	3s	120	12	$274.17
4	$6,290	14	0.208	11	5%	10	0.5	50	3s	280	28	$224.64
5	$13,290	12	0.058	20	25%	15	0.1	100	2s	1,800	120	$102.42

Trivia

• The Arsonist is the same tower as the Pyromancer, however, the name was changed as the creator finds the name Pyromancer stupid.

Update History

• March 11, 2026 - v1.0.0
  • Concept created and completed.
• March 12, 2026 - v1.1.0
  • Statistical Changes:
    • Suffering in Hell ability cost decreased from $100,000 to $800.
    • Suffering in Hell ability duration decreased from 180 to 45 seconds.
    • Suffering in Hell now gives a 150% Damage Buff and increases burn time to 30 seconds instead of burning away 5% of an enemy's max health.
• March 15, 2026 - v1.1.0
  • Statistical Changes:
    • Base
      • Flying Detection removed.
      • Hidden Detection removed, moved to Level 5.
    • Level 5
      • Hidden Detection added, moved from Level 0.
      • Suffering in Hell ability Damage Buff decreased from 150% to 50%.
      • Suffering in Hell ability cost increased from $800 to $1,000.
      • Suffering in Hell no longer ignores Defense.
      • Suffering in Hell no longer ignores Burn Immunity.