Premium race

Water

Tides, pressure, splash.

Strong against: Grouped enemies, fast units
Weak against: Heavily armored single targets
Damage: water
Access: Premium (free players can try it in the Daily Challenge when it is the day's race)

How to play Water

Wall with Tide. At 20 gold it is Water'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.
Slow the path: Current, Whirlpool, Mist, Fog Bank and Leviathan slow creeps by 30% or more, so every other tower in reach gets more shots. Slowed creeps also regenerate at half rate.
Against flyers: flyers ignore your maze and head straight for the goal, so bring towers that look up. Riptide targets flyers first.
Against bosses: Geyser and Tide hit hardest per shot. A ground boss that reaches the goal costs 3 lives, so give it the longest path you can.
Ultimate: Leviathan costs 600 gold at tier I and 2400 for its tier III upgrade. Save for it once the maze holds on its own.

Elements

Tide, Wave, Tsunami, Current, Geyser, Riptide, Whirlpool, Mist, Fog Bank, Drench and Leviathan deal water damage: 1.5× against fire creeps and 0.5× against nature creeps (bosses still take 0.75× from a weak element).

Maze brick · water

Tide

A trickle. A nuisance. The first warning.

Role: single target. Costs 20 gold to build. Tide: full page →

Tide: tiers I to III
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Tide I	20	6.3	2.4	1.06 s	5.9	1 s	–
Tide II	40	11.9	2.6	0.6 s	19.8	1.4 s	–
Tide III	80	25	2.9	0.57 s	43.5	2.2 s	–

Tower line 2 · water

Wave

Pressure made manifest.

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

After tier I the Wave branches: upgrade it into Tsunami or Current. Each branch has tiers II to IV.

Wave: tier I
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Wave I	110	26	2.5	1 s	26	2.7 s	splash 1.6 tiles

Tsunami (Wave branch)

The shore was a suggestion.

Role: area damage.

Tsunami: tiers II to IV
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Tsunami II	220	67	2.8	1.3 s	51.5	4.4 s	splash 2.8 tiles
Tsunami III	440	133	3	1.25 s	106.4	7.2 s	splash 3.2 tiles
Tsunami IV	880	251	3.2	1.19 s	210.9	11.9 s	splash 3.9 tiles

Current (Wave branch)

Slow, persistent, inescapable.

Role: slow, area damage.

Current: tiers II to IV
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Current II	220	54	3	0.75 s	72	4.4 s	splash 1.6 tiles, slows 30% for 1.5 s
Current III	440	100	3.2	0.7 s	142.9	7.2 s	splash 1.8 tiles, slows 35% for 1.8 s
Current IV	880	188	3.4	0.67 s	280.6	11.9 s	splash 1.8 tiles, slows 45% for 2.6 s

Tower line 3 · water

Geyser

Sudden, vertical, inconvenient.

Role: single target. Costs 130 gold to build. Geyser: full page →

After tier I the Geyser branches: upgrade it into Riptide or Whirlpool. Each branch has tiers II to IV.

Geyser: tier I
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Geyser I	130	108	3	1.8 s	60	3.1 s	–

Riptide (Geyser branch)

Don't fight it. You'll lose.

Role: multi-target, anti-air.

Riptide: tiers II to IV
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Riptide II	260	95	3.2	1.2 s	79.2	5 s	hits 4 targets, targets flyers first
Riptide III	520	170	3.5	1.15 s	147.8	8.1 s	hits 5 targets, targets flyers first
Riptide IV	1040	320	3.7	1.09 s	293.6	13.5 s	hits 6 targets, targets flyers first

Whirlpool (Geyser branch)

Goes down. Stays down.

Role: slow, area damage.

Whirlpool: tiers II to IV
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Whirlpool II	260	96	3	1.7 s	56.5	5 s	splash 2 tiles, slows 40% for 2.5 s
Whirlpool III	520	178	3.3	1.65 s	107.9	8.1 s	splash 2.5 tiles, slows 45% for 3 s
Whirlpool IV	1040	336	3.5	1.57 s	214	13.5 s	splash 3.2 tiles, slows 50% for 3.2 s

Tower line 4 · water

Mist

Cold. Damp. Slowing.

Role: slow, area damage. Costs 80 gold to build. Mist: full page →

After tier I the Mist branches: upgrade it into Fog Bank or Drench. Each branch has tiers II to IV.

Mist: tier I
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Mist I	80	10	3	1 s	10	2.2 s	splash 1.6 tiles, slows 25% for 1.8 s

Fog Bank (Mist branch)

Where did everyone go?

Role: slow, area damage.

Fog Bank: tiers II to IV
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Fog Bank II	160	9	3.5	1.1 s	8.2	3.5 s	splash 3 tiles, slows 30% for 3 s
Fog Bank III	320	17	3.8	1.05 s	16.2	5.7 s	splash 3.5 tiles, slows 35% for 3.6 s
Fog Bank IV	640	31	4	1 s	31	9.5 s	splash 3.5 tiles, slows 45% for 4.4 s

Drench (Mist branch)

Soaked. Heavy. Helpless.

Role: damage over time, area damage.

Drench: tiers II to IV
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Drench II	160	28	3.5	1.1 s	25.5	3.5 s	splash 1.2 tiles, 20 damage/s over 2.5 s
Drench III	320	53	3.8	1.05 s	50.5	5.7 s	splash 1.5 tiles, 41 damage/s over 3 s
Drench IV	640	101	4	1 s	101	9.5 s	splash 1.5 tiles, 96 damage/s over 4 s

Ultimate · water

Leviathan

Older than the deep. Hungrier.

Role: slow. Costs 600 gold to build. Leviathan: full page →

Leviathan: tiers I to III
Tier	Cost (gold)	Damage	Range (tiles)	Attacks every	Damage / s	Build time	Specials
Leviathan I	600	330	4.5	1.3 s	253.8	9 s	slows 30% for 2 s
Leviathan II	1200	890	4.8	1.25 s	712	15 s	slows 35% for 2.5 s
Leviathan III	2400	2000	5	1.2 s	1666.7	15 s	slows 40% for 3 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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