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"A one man army. Utilizes an exoskeleton to shoot 2 miniguns and launch missiles."

―Inventory Description

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"...and so he left, with everything but his humanity.."

―Former Inventory Description

Description

The War Machine is currently a tower exclusive to anyone who is a moderator or higher in the Tower Defense Simulator Discord server, though on rare occasions it has been given to other people.

The War Machine is planned to return in the first quarter of 2026, where it will be given to users who have contributed to the game through the workshop portal, following a review by a lead developer.

The War Machine uses an exoskeleton with two miniguns. At Level 2, the exoskeleton also has a missile launcher, allowing it to fire Star Missiles. At Level 4, the missile launcher is now a quad missile launcher. At Level 3, it gains the ability to apply a 10% Damage Buff to nearby towers with its Lethal Aura, which is increase to 20% at Level 5.

The War Machine has a placement limit of 10 per player.

Upgrades

IMPROVED HANDLING

Level 1 • Cost: Cash$250

+6 Range Range

Sell Price changes to Cash$750

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STARK MISSILE

Level 2 • Cost: Cash$650

+1 Damage Damage

+4 Range Range

+Missile Launcher

•20 Damage Damage

•5 Missile Reload Missile Reload

•5 Explosion Range Explosion Range

Sell Price changes to Cash$966

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EPIC ARMOR PLATING

Level 3 • Cost: Cash$5,000

+5 Damage Damage

10% Damage Buff Damage Buff

Sell Price changes to Cash$2,633

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ULTRA CHARGED BODY ARMOR

Level 4 • Cost: Cash$12,500

+7 Damage Damage

+2 Range Range

+Quad Missile Launcher

•40 Damage Damage

•5 Missile Reload Missile Reload

•6 Explosion Range Explosion Range

Sell Price changes to Cash$6,800

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TO THE VOID AND BACK

Level 5 • Cost: Cash$50,000

+25 Damage Damage

+2 Range Range

10% > 20% Damage Buff Damage Buff

+Hidden Detection Hidden Detection

+Flying Detection Flying Detection

+Lead Detection Lead Detection

Quad Missile Launcher

•80 Damage Damage

•4 Missile Reload Missile Reload

•6 Explosion Range Explosion Range

Sell Price changes to Cash$23,466

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Stats Table

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

Level	Total Price	Normal Damage	Splash Damage	Missile Count	Firerate	Missile Reload	Range	Explosion Range	Damage Buff	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	Cash$2,000	2	N/A	N/A	0.1	N/A	12	N/A	N/A	20	Cash$100
1	Cash$2,250	2	N/A	N/A	0.1	N/A	18	N/A	N/A	20	Cash$112.5
2	Cash$2,900	3	20	1	0.1	5	22	5	N/A	34	Cash$85.29
3	Cash$7,900	8	20	1	0.1	5	22	5	10%	84	Cash$94.05
4	Cash$20,400	15	40	4	0.1	5	24	6	10%	182	Cash$112.09
5	Cash$70,400	40	80	4	0.1	4	26	6	20%	480	Cash$146.67

Strategy

• The War Machine can be a powerful DPS tower mid to late game, dealing over 450 DPS.
• At Level 2, the War Machine gains a missile launcher, which is upgraded to a quad missile launcher at Level 4, which is quite decent against hordes of enemies, such as the Fallen Hazmat.
  • Because the missile launcher deals splash damage, the War Machine can also damage Lead enemies with it, making it very useful against the Lead and Elite Leads early on.
• At Level 5, the War Machine gets all three detections at once, making it a very versatile tower by the mid to late game combined with its high DPS and splash capabilities.
  • However, because of how expensive it is to upgrade to Level 5, it should not be solely relied upon to attack enemies with these attributes.

Trivia

• The War Machine's appearance and some of its mechanics appear to have been based on an Exoskeleton tower suggestion from the Tower Defense Simulator Discord server.
  • However, the name of the War Machine and its Level 2 upgrade are references to the War Machine from Marvel.
• The War Machine's original description was a reference to Risk of Rain 2, specifically the Commando's old ending phrase.
• The War Machine had the most expensive upgrade cost in the game, until Gatling Gun was added.
• After the Overhaul Update, the War Machine gained 12 damage on Level 2, giving it 13 damage, thus giving it an absurd 104 DPS for just Cash$2,900.
  • This was only fixed in late May.

Update History

For previous cosmetic variations, see the gallery page.

• 26 May 2020 - Release v1.11.0
  • War Machine added.
  • Bug: Upgrading to a level that changes the Damage Buff amount does not give towers the buff, if they were placed before the War Machine was upgraded, but if the upgrade does not change the buff amount the Damage Buff is applied to towers placed before the upgrade.
  • Bug: Multiple upgrade descriptions are incorrect.
• 29 October 2020 - Overhaul v1.0.0
  • Splash damage equation reworked.
  • Firerate decreased due to the Firerate Bug being made less severe.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Firerate decreased from 0.15 to 0.13.
    • Level 1
      • Range increased from +2 to +6.
    • Level 2
      • Damage increased from +0 to +12
    • Level 3
      • Damage decreased from +3 to -9.
    • Level 4
      • Damage increased from +5 to +6.
      • Range decreased from +4 to +2.
    • Level 5
      • Firerate changed from 0.15 > 0.135 to 0.13.
  • Bug: War Machine cannot be upgraded.
  • Bug: War Machine deals 13 damage at Level 2 instead of 2.
  • Bugfix: Upgrade descriptions are now correct.
• 26 May 2021 - Overhaul v1.3.1a
  • War Machine missiles now deal full damage to defense enemies.
  • Splash damage reworked. Now the explosion is separated into two spheres. Inner sphere deals 100% of the stated damage while the damage in the outer sphere decreases linearly.
  • Bugfix: War Machine now can be upgraded.
• 30 May 2021 - Overhaul v1.3.1b
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 2
      • Damage decreased from +12 to +1.
    • Level 3
      • Damage increased from -9 to +2.
  • Bugfix: War Machine now deals the correct amount of damage at Level 2.
• 12 March 2022 - v1.1.0
  • Firerate decreased due to the Firerate Bug being made less severe.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Firerate decreased from 0.13 to 0.125.
• 21 December 2022 - v1.6.0
  • Skin rarity added to Default skin.
• 10 May 2024 - v1.21.0
  • Bug: War Machine no longer provides a Damage Buff.
• 21 June 2024 - v1.25.0
  • Bug: Regular damage is no longer boosted by Damage Buffs.
• 2 August 2024 - v1.27.0
  • Bugfix: Regular damage is now boosted by Damage Buffs.
• 11 December 2024 - v1.45.0
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Damage increased from 1 to 2.
    • Level 3
      • Damage increased from +2 to +5.
    • Level 4
      • Damage decreased from +6 to +4.
      • Missile damage increased from 25 to 40.
    • Level 5
      • Cost decreased from Cash$75,000 to Cash$50,000.
      • Damage increased from +8 to +28.
      • Missile damage increased from 25 to 40.
      • Missile reload time increased from 3 to 4.
      • Hidden detection added.
      • Flying detection added.
      • Lead detection added.
      • Name changed from To The Void and Back to TO THE VOID AND BACK.
  • Bugfix: Now applies the Damage Buff to towers again.
• 9 April 2025 - v1.60.0
  • Offense role added.
• 28 January 2026 - v1.84.0
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 4
      • Damage increased from +4 to +7.
    • Level 5
      • Damage decreased from +28 to +25.
• 5 June 2026 - v2.0.0
  • Firerate decreased due to the Firerate Bug getting fixed.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Firerate decreased from 0.125 to 0.1.

Notes

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