The Bowling Ball Turret, is a Squire / Countess tower. It has the longest range and highest potential attack rate of all Squire towers.
It drops stone balls over a very narrow firing cone. These balls respect gravity and collision physics and crumble after six (6) ricochets off of enemies or surfaces. No more than 30 projectiles can be present per turret, though this limit is rarely ever reached.
In Redux, the bowling balls have a higher initial velocity.
Usage[]
On flat or downhill terrain, this turret is very effective at blocking bottlenecks; the knockback effect makes it work like a Bouncer Blockades, but often without taking damage. Since it has barely any area of effect, it is best supported by a harpoon or other AoE tower. Care must be taken in placement to avoid having the balls bounce backwards, off of railings, or through uneven terrain.
Stat Scaling[]
- Stats measurements taken without extra buffs & applied skill points.
- All Squire towers have 1.625x more health and attack damage on Nightmare and Ascension.
PC Scaling[]
- (*) Indicates redux scaling with a value in the array
Defense Upgrade Level | Health | Damage | Range | Attack Rate (Sec.) | Mana Invested to upgrade |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 (Base) | 666 (*470) | 132 (*90) | 13.60 (*12.00) | 2.83 (*3.64) | 0 |
1 | 986 | 187 (*226) | 14.66 | 2.45 | 100 |
2 | 1644 | 313 (*418) | 16.69 | 1.93 | 200 |
3 | 2832 | 552 (*809) | 19.36 | 1.48 | 400 |
4 | 4359 | 863 (*1361) | 21.68 | 1.21 | 700 |
5 | 6323 | 1271 (*2132) | 23.86 | 1.01 | 1220 |
Console Scaling[]
Defense Upgrade Level | Health | Damage | Range | Attack Rate (Sec.) | Mana Invested to upgrade |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 (Base) | 386 | 86 | 12.00 | 2.00 | 0 |
1 | 659 | 170 | 14.66 | 1.35 | 100 |
2 | 927 | 261 | 16.69 | 1.06 | 200 |
3 | 1373 | 424 | 19.36 | 0.82 | 400 |
4 | 1853 | 616 | 21.68 | 0.66 | 700 |
5 | 2392 | 847 | 23.86 | 0.56 | 1220 |
Notes[]
- Since this turret's projectiles are affected by gravity, it struggles to damage flying opponents. However, its increased projectile velocity in Redux has shown to be advantageous against the Wasp Queen, provided that a sturdy hero can keep her close to relatively flat ground.
- On Console, with 241 tower rate and a 20 boost Huntress Guardian, the tower will attack at 0.10 seconds.
Upgrade Table[]
Level | Health | Damage | Attack Rate (in sec) | Attack Range | Mana To Upgrade To | Mana Invested |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Base | 470 | 85 | 2.35 | 12.00 | 100 | 100 |
1 | 819 | 168 | 1.60 | 14.66 | 100 | 200 |
2 | 1169 | 257 | 1.27 | 16.69 | 200 | 400 |
3 | 1758 | 417 | 0.98 | 19.36 | 400 | 800 |
4 | 2403 | 604 | 0.81 | 21.68 | 700 | 1500 |
5 | 3133 | 828 | 0.68 | 23.86 | 1220 | 2720 |
- Upgrading a hero defense increases its damage by 10% per level and its health, lifespan or detonation count by 20%. A fully upgraded defense will have +50% damage and +100% health/lifespan/detonation count.
- In Redux, any defense not a Lightning or Deadly Striker Tower instead gains +20% damage per upgrade, for a total of +100% if maxed out.
- On the other hand, upgrading a defense treats as if the builder's Range and Defense Rate stats were higher. A level 1 turret receives a +2 bonus, while a level 5 turret gets +36.
Version History[]
Redux[]
- ?: Projectile speed increased.
Console[]
- Patch 1 ( Moraggo )
- Damage Nerfed by 25%
Apprentice / Adept: | Magic Missile Tower | Magic Blockade | Fireball Tower | Lightning Tower | Deadly Striker Tower | |
Snowball Tower | ||||||
Squire / Countess: | Spike Blockade | Bouncer Blockade | Harpoon Turret | Bowling Ball Turret | Slice N Dice Blockade | |
Mortar Turret | ||||||
Huntress / Ranger: | Gas Trap | Proximity Mine Trap | Inferno Trap | Ethereal Spike Trap | Darkness Trap | |
Oil Trap | ||||||
Monk / Initiate: | Ensnare Aura | Electric Aura | Healing Aura | Strength Drain Aura | Enrage Aura | |
Barbarian: (Redux Only) |
Damage Totem | Speed Totem | ||||
Series EV: | Proton Beam | Physical Beam | Reflection Beam | Shock Beam | Tower Buff Beam | |
SAM Unit | ||||||
Jester: | Jack-in-the-Box | Party Popper Tower | Presents | |||
Summoner: | Archer Minion | Spider Minion | Orc Minion | Mage Minion | Warrior Minion | |
Ogre Minion | Spider Queen Minion | |||||
Hermit: (Vanilla Only) |
Seed Bomb Tower | Web Wall | Nature Pylon | Mushroom Spore Tower | Forest Golem |