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Fire

Splash damage, burn swarms.

Strong against: Swarms, grouped enemies
Weak against: Single tanks, fast enemies
Damage: fire, neutral
Access: Free to play

How to play Fire

Wall with Ember. At 20 gold it is Fire's cheapest tower and builds in 1 s, so it is the brick your maze is made of. Lay the walls first, then put the stronger towers where the path folds back on itself.
Against flyers: flyers ignore your maze and head straight for the goal, so bring towers that look up. Cluster Mortar targets flyers first.
Ultimate: Volcano costs 600 gold at tier I and 2400 for its tier III upgrade. Save for it once the maze holds on its own.

Elements

Ember, Flame Tower, Inferno, Pyre, Bombard, Shrapnel Cannon, Artillery, Cluster Mortar and Volcano deal fire damage: 1.5× against nature creeps and 0.5× against water creeps (bosses still take 0.75× from a weak element).

Cannon and Mortar deal neutral damage, which ignores the element triangle.

Maze brick · fire

Ember

A tiny ember with a temper. Burns through crowds.

Role: small splash. Costs 20 gold to build. Ember: full page →

Ember: tiers I to III
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Ember I	20	4.4	2.5	0.78 s	5.6	1 s	splash 1 tile
Ember II	40	8.7	2.7	0.57 s	15.1	1.4 s	splash 1.1 tiles
Ember III	80	14	2.9	0.5 s	28	2.2 s	splash 1.3 tiles

Tower line 2 · fire

Flame Tower

Classic. Reliable. Everything is on fire.

Role: area damage. Costs 80 gold to build. Flame Tower: full page →

After tier I the Flame Tower branches: upgrade it into Inferno or Pyre. Each branch has tiers II to IV.

Flame Tower: tier I
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Flame Tower I	80	13	2.5	0.5 s	26	2.2 s	splash 1.2 tiles

Inferno (Flame Tower branch)

Who needs precision? Just more flames.

Role: area damage.

Inferno: tiers II to IV
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Inferno II	160	28	2.9	0.5 s	56	3.5 s	splash 1.8 tiles
Inferno III	320	56	3.2	0.5 s	112	5.7 s	splash 2.2 tiles
Inferno IV	640	92	3.4	0.48 s	191.7	9.5 s	splash 2.9 tiles

Pyre (Flame Tower branch)

Sets them on fire and lets time do the rest.

Role: damage over time, small splash.

Pyre: tiers II to IV
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Pyre II	160	14	2.4	0.5 s	28	3.5 s	splash 1.2 tiles, 34 damage/s over 2.5 s
Pyre III	320	23	2.6	0.47 s	48.4	5.7 s	splash 1.4 tiles, 68 damage/s over 3 s
Pyre IV	640	39	2.8	0.45 s	86.7	9.5 s	splash 1.4 tiles, 148 damage/s over 4 s

Tower line 3 · neutral

Cannon

Expensive bullet. Worth every coin.

Role: area damage. Costs 110 gold to build. Cannon: full page →

After tier I the Cannon branches: upgrade it into Bombard or Shrapnel Cannon. Each branch has tiers II to IV.

Cannon: tier I
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Cannon I	110	51	3	1.4 s	36.4	2.7 s	splash 1.5 tiles

Bombard (Cannon branch)

Bigger crater, smaller pieces.

Role: area damage.

Bombard: tiers II to IV
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Bombard II	220	120	3.3	1.6 s	75	4.4 s	splash 2.5 tiles
Bombard III	440	210	3.6	1.5 s	140	7.2 s	splash 3.2 tiles
Bombard IV	880	340	3.8	1.43 s	237.8	11.9 s	splash 3.9 tiles

Shrapnel Cannon (Cannon branch)

Sends regards in all directions.

Role: multi-target, area damage.

Shrapnel Cannon: tiers II to IV
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Shrapnel Cannon II	220	92	3.3	1.1 s	83.6	4.4 s	splash 1.4 tiles, hits 3 targets
Shrapnel Cannon III	440	165	3.6	1 s	165	7.2 s	splash 1.6 tiles, hits 3 targets
Shrapnel Cannon IV	880	270	3.8	0.95 s	284.2	11.9 s	splash 1.6 tiles, hits 4 targets

Tower line 4 · neutral

Mortar

Can't see the target. Fires anyway.

Role: area damage. Costs 200 gold to build. Mortar: full page →

After tier I the Mortar branches: upgrade it into Artillery or Cluster Mortar. Each branch has tiers II to IV.

Mortar: tier I
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Mortar I	200	50	6.5	1.7 s	29.4	4.1 s	splash 2 tiles

Artillery (Mortar branch)

For when the enemy is a km away.

Role: area damage.

Artillery: tiers II to IV
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Artillery II	400	135	8.2	2.2 s	61.4	6.7 s	splash 2.5 tiles
Artillery III	720	255	9	2.1 s	121.4	10.3 s	splash 3 tiles
Artillery IV	1440	410	10	2 s	205	15 s	splash 3.2 tiles

Cluster Mortar (Mortar branch)

Flak for the sky. One shell, many problems.

Role: multi-target, small splash, anti-air.

Cluster Mortar: tiers II to IV
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Cluster Mortar II	360	200	8	2 s	100	6.3 s	splash 1 tile, hits 3 targets, targets flyers first, 50% damage to ground creeps
Cluster Mortar III	720	385	8.5	1.9 s	202.6	10.3 s	splash 1 tile, hits 4 targets, targets flyers first, 50% damage to ground creeps
Cluster Mortar IV	1440	615	8.7	1.81 s	339.8	15 s	splash 1 tile, hits 5 targets, targets flyers first, 50% damage to ground creeps

Ultimate · fire

Volcano

Overkill is underrated.

Role: damage over time, area damage. Costs 600 gold to build. Volcano: full page →

Volcano: tiers I to III
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Volcano I	600	155	4	2.5 s	62	9 s	splash 3 tiles, 25 damage/s over 2.5 s
Volcano II	1200	425	4.2	2.4 s	177.1	15 s	splash 3.3 tiles, 60 damage/s over 3 s
Volcano III	2400	1020	4.5	2.3 s	443.5	15 s	splash 3.6 tiles, 120 damage/s over 3.5 s

Numbers are taken from the game's data when this page was built. Damage per second is per target, before elements, armour and auras. Build time is the time a tower is under construction: it blocks its tiles but doesn't fire yet.

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The Last Maul

Co-op tower defence for up to 8 players. Free to play, nothing to install.

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