Tack Shooter
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Tack Shooter
TackShooter
Upgrades
Path 1
1. Faster Shooting$150total $150Shoots tacks faster.
2. Even Faster Shooting$220total $370Shoots tacks even faster.
3. Hot Shots$600total $970Shoots superhot tacks that do extra damage and can pop Lead Bloons.
4. Ring of Fire$3 500total $4 470Damages many more Bloons with a deadly ring of flame instead of tacks.
5. Inferno Ring$45 500total $49 970Deadly inferno of flame roasts Bloons into oblivion.
Path 2
1. Long Range Tacks$100total $100Tacks fly out further than normal.
2. Super Range Tacks$225total $325Even longer range tacks that can pop more Bloons.
3. Blade Shooter$550total $875Switches tacks out for ultra-sharp, high pierce blades that can shatter frozen Bloons.
4. Blade Maelstrom$2 700total $3 575Blade Maelstrom ability: Covers the area in a storm of blades.
5. Super Maelstrom$15 000total $18 575Even more powerful Maelstrom ability and lasts longer.
Path 3
1. More Tacks$150total $150Shoots 10 tacks instead of 8, plus increases Ring of Fire damage.
2. Even More Tacks$150total $300Shoots out 12 tacks per shot and increases Ring of Fire damage further.
3. Tack Sprayer$450total $750Sprays out 16 higher pierce tacks per volley.
4. Overdrive$3 200total $3 950Shoots incredibly fast.
5. The Tack Zone$20 000total $23 950Many, many tacks.
Paragon
Crucible of Steel and Flame$200 000Spinning blades of Bloon immolation!
Abilities
| Ability | From | Cooldown | Effect | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Blade Maelstrom | 0-4-0: Blade Maelstrom | 20 s | radius 4; damage 2 | Covers the area in a storm of blades. |
 Super Maelstrom | 0-5-0: Super Maelstrom | 20 s | radius 2; damage 2 | Even more powerful Maelstrom ability and lasts longer. |
 Eruption | Paragon: Crucible of Steel and Flame | 20 s | radius 45; damage 250 | Eruption |
 Meteor Impact | Paragon: Crucible of Steel and Flame | 60 s | radius 4 | Meteor Impact |
Crosspath
Pick the path tiers like in the game. Shown: the cost with all upgrades, attacks, cooldown, damage and pierce of every projectile, nested ones included (explosions, fragments).
Numbers by tier
| Tier | Range | Cooldown, s | Damage per shot | Pierce | Rough DPS | Cannot pop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000 | 23 | 1.12 | 8 | 1 | 7.1429 | Lead Frozen |
| 100 | 23 | 0.84 | 8 | 1 | 9.5238 | Lead Frozen |
| 200 | 23 | 0.63 | 8 | 1 | 12.6984 | Lead Frozen |
| 300 | 23 | 0.63 | 24 | 1 | 38.0952 | – |
| 400 | 23 | 0.315 | 5 | 30 | 15.873 | Purple |
| 500 | 34.5 | 4 | 700 | 1 | 175 | Purple |
| 010 | 26.91 | 1.12 | 8 | 1 | 7.1429 | Lead Frozen |
| 020 | 30.82 | 1.12 | 8 | 4 | 7.1429 | Lead Frozen |
| 030 | 46 | 1.12 | 8 | 8 | 7.1429 | Lead |
| 040 | 46 | 1.12 | 16 | 8 | 14.2857 | Lead |
| 050 | 46 | 1.12 | 40 | 8 | 35.7143 | – |
| 001 | 23 | 1.12 | 10 | 1 | 8.9286 | Lead Frozen |
| 002 | 23 | 1.12 | 12 | 1 | 10.7143 | Lead Frozen |
| 003 | 23 | 1.12 | 16 | 2 | 14.2857 | Lead Frozen |
| 004 | 23 | 0.3733 | 16 | 2 | 42.861 | Lead Frozen |
| 005 | 30 | 0.224 | 32 | 2 | 142.857 | Lead Frozen |
| Paragon | 42.32 | 0.0325 | 80 | 3 | 2 461.54 | – |
Knowledge
| Knowledge | Effect | Works from |
|---|---|---|
| Fast Tack Attacks | Tack Shooter attack speed increased by 8%. | placement |
| Hard Tacks | Tack Shooter tacks can pop Frozen Bloons. | placement |
| Increased Lifespan | Longer projectile lifespan for Dart Monkey, Bomb Shooter, Tack Shooter and Glue Gunner. | placement |
| Poppy Blades | Blade Shooter upgrade gets +2 pierce. | 0-3-0 |
| Big Inferno | Inferno Ring upgrade gets +3 burst radius. | 5-0-0 |
Plus the ones every tower gets:
From game data: the tower model names the knowledge, or the knowledge names the tower or one of its upgrades. "Works from" lists the first tiers whose model has it.