Scout

Scout
(Regular • Golden Perk)

ARTICLE

GALLERY

HISTORY

"The starter tower of the game."

―Store Description

Description

The Scout is one of two starter towers obtained upon joining the game for the first time, with the other being the Sniper.

The Scout is very cheap in comparison to other towers, meaning it can be placed right from the start of the game. However, the Scout has low DPS, even at higher levels, meaning it is not effective later on during the game.

The Scout is considered an early-game tower due to its low cost and low overall damage.

Upgrades

Level 1 - Faster Reloading - $50
1.108 > 0.808 Firerate Sell Price changes to $66

Level 2 - Precise Aiming - $200
+1 Damage +2 Range +Hidden Detection Sell Price changes to $133

Level 3 - Stronger Equipment - $950
+4 Damage 0.808 > 0.708 Firerate Sell Price changes to $450

Level 4 - Akimbo Handguns - $2,500
+2 Damage +2 Range 0.708 > 0.358 Firerate Sell Price changes to $1,283

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	Firerate	Range	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	$150	1	1.108	12	0.9	$166.67
1	$200	1	0.808	12	1.24	$161.29
2	$400	2	0.808	14	2.48	$161.29
3	$1,350	6	0.708	14	8.47	$159.39
4	$3,850	8	0.358	16	22.35	$172.26

Skins

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

Skin	Red	Green	Blue	Survivor
Rarity	Common	Common	Common	Rare
Daily Store Cost	1,250	1,250	1,250	2,000
Obtained From	Basic Skincrate	Basic Skincrate	Basic Skincrate	Basic Skincrate
Skin	Black Ops	Golden	Party	Bunny
Rarity	Common	Golden	Exclusive	Event
Daily Store Cost	85	55,000	N/A	N/A
Obtained From	Premium Skincrate	Golden Skincrate	Party Skincrate	Bunny Skincrate
Skin	Eclipse	Valentines	Beach	Intern
Rarity	Event	Common	Event	Rare
Daily Store Cost	N/A	4,000	N/A	120
Obtained From	Solar Eclipse Season	Lovestruck Skincrate, Lovely Skincrate, Season of Love Season	End of Summer Season	Premium Skincrate, Philips x TDS Season
Skin	Prime Raven	Holiday	Cookie	Frost Hunter
Rarity	Legendary	Event	Exclusive	Common
Daily Store Cost	N/A	5,000	N/A	3,000
Obtained From	Raven Hunter Hood from Amazon Prime Gaming	Jolly Skincrate, Violent Night Season	Code: M3RRY2022TDS[1]	Cold Front Skincrate
Skin	Plushie	Ducky	Skull Trooper	Masquerade
Rarity	Exclusive	Common	Exclusive	Event
Daily Store Cost	N/A	3,000	5,000	N/A
Obtained From	Plushie Code[2]	Ducky Skincrate	Halloween Skincrate	Lunar Overture Season
Skin	Phantom	Valhalla	Toilet	Guest
Rarity	Uncommon	Event	Legendary	Exclusive
Daily Store Cost	N/A	N/A	190	N/A
Obtained From	Phantom Skincrate	Krampus' Revenge Season	Premium Skincrate (Formerly)[3], Triumph Headache Headquarters (Formerly)[4]	Triumph Classic Castle (Formerly)[4]
Skin	Fallen	King of Rock	Haz3mn
Rarity	Rare	Common	Event
Daily Store Cost	N/A	N/A	N/A
Obtained From	The Underworld Dreg Mission Quest	Hexscape Event Regular Battle Pass	Triumph Pls Donate Easy Mode

Strategy

• The Scout is mainly used as an early-game tower due to its cheap price and great cost efficiency compared to other towers.
  • After the Fallen Shield debut in Fallen mode, the Scout becomes weak against the enemies that spawn, mainly due to its minimal DPS.
• Early on, placing down multiple Level 2 Scouts can be effective due to their cheap hidden detection, decent damage and acceptable firerate.
  • Later on, upgrading them to Level 3 or 4 is advised, as they are more cost efficient than previous levels.
• The Scout has cheap hidden detection. Accordingly, the Scout can be used to defend against weaker Hidden enemies, like the Hidden and Shadow, while you can work on getting more expensive towers and upgrades.
  • Later on during the game, towers that deal more DPS, such as the Minigunner, are more efficient at dealing with stronger Hidden enemies like Shadow Bosses.
• The Scout can be used as a cheap way to distract enemies, like the Molten Boss, from using their abilities on superior towers, like the Accelerator.
  • This is only advised if you have brought the Scout to deal with the early waves. It is not advised to bring the Scout for the sole purpose of feigning abilities.
    • Additionally, if you have other towers that will contribute more to overall DPS, it is advised to maximize the placement limit for these towers before preparing feigning Scouts.
• The DJ Booth is useful to increase the Scout's somewhat short range.
  • Due to the cheap placement cost of the Scout, it may be cost efficient to place multiple Scouts around the DJ Booth to use in conjunction with its Drop the Beat ability, on the green track, to generate cash.

Trivia

• The Scout's name, appearance and function is loosely based on the Tower Battles' Scout.
• The Scout has the lowest placement cost in the game.
  • The Scout also has the lowest total upgrade cost in the game.
  • Additionally, its Level 1 upgrade cost is the cheapest upgrade in the game.
• The SCT from the legacy Hidden Wave and the Scout from Pizza Party are based on this tower.
• The Scout used to appear alongside the Pyromancer, Commander, Sniper and Minigunner on the "Triumph" screen before the Community Maps Update.
• The Scout and the Sniper are the only towers which can be unlocked without any requirements or currency.

Update History

For previous cosmetic variations, see the gallery page.

Notes