For the tracklist played by the DJ, see Soundtrack.
The DJ is a support ground tower that can be purchased for 1,400 with a placement cost of $950.
Description[]
The DJ boasts a large range of 20 studs and grants +15% firerate boost to all towers at level 1. Starting from level 3, the DJ can also discount upgrade prices to all towers within its range as well. At level 5, the DJ gain the Apocalypse Rave ability, which when activated, make all enemies within its range stop and dance.
The DJ plays a set tracklist, and the player can change the song to an audio ID of their choice if they purchase the DJ Custom Songs gamepass for 75. Players can mute the DJ's music for themselves by hovering their cursor over it and pressing "M" on the keyboard.
Upgrades[]
Louder Speakers ($600) |
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Thrifty ($2,000) |
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Encore ($6,400) |
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Range increases from 25 to 27. Firerate boost increases from ![]() ![]() Discount increased from ![]() ![]() Sell price changes to $4,975. |
Apocalypse Rave ($12,600) |
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The DJ now gains the Apocalypse Rave ability. Range increases from 27 to 29. Firerate boost increases from ![]() ![]() Sell price changes to $11,275. |
Ability[]
Apocalypse Rave |
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40s Cooldown. When activated, the DJ will emit flames and smoke and enemies within its range will stop and dance for 8 seconds. The duration of this effect may vary between different enemies. |
Statistics Table[]
Level | Total Price | Boosts | Range |
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1 | $950 | ![]() |
20 |
2 | $1,550 | ![]() |
25 |
3 | $3,550 | ![]() ![]() |
25 |
4 | $9,950 | ![]() ![]() |
27 |
5 | $22,550 | ![]() ![]() |
29 |
Skins[]
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Price | None |
Rarity | Default |
Creator | Planet3arth |
Level | Image | Cosmetic Changes |
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1 | The DJ has tan skin, black hoodie and trousers, gloves, white headphones, and manages a booth consisting of a single turntable and two large speakers. | |
2 | The rims of the speakers become white. | |
3 | The DJ now wears a ): Euro 180 skater cap and gold dollar sign chain necklace. | |
4 | The DJ wears gold brimmed aviator sunglasses, and is now platformed onto a stage with two yellow floor lights and fog machines.
Vinyl record discs are colored red and blue. One volume mixer appears in warm colors. | |
5 | The DJ now wears violet-orange fade sunglasses, neon magenta and blue wristbands, and a black bandana mask.
The turntable, speakers, and stage are wider and decorated with magenta and blue lights. A laptop stand, microphone, and additional hanging lights added. Flame projectors are positioned behind the stage. |
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Price | ![]() |
Rarity | Legendary |
Creator | Scrufus |
Level | Image | Cosmetic Changes |
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1 | The band consists of two guitarists and a drummer on a wooden stage. A red boombox is present, and each guitarist have microphones on stands.
The male guitarist has tan skin, brown facial hair, wears a black sleeved shirt, gray trousers, black boots, and plays the black guitar. The female guitarist has pale peach skin, reddish-brown hair, wears a salmon pink short sleeved shirt, dark blue trousers, black boots, and plays the maroon red guitar. The drummer has brown skin, wears a olive green short sleeved shirt, light olive green trousers, black cap, boots, and plays the red drum set. | |
2 | Two black speakers are added. | |
3 | The stage turns black and the speakers increases in size. A channel mixer and additional speakers are added.
The male guitarist now wears white brimmed aviator sunglasses and gray camouflage trousers. The female guitarist's hair is now red, and wears a blood red crop top, black shorts, and white laced boots. The drummer's shirt now has a dark blue collar, and the drum set becomes black with "LUCID" imprinted on the bass drum. | |
4 | The stage becomes larger and elevated with larger speakers. An addition channel mixer is added.
The male guitarist now wears wristbands. The female guitarist now has longer sleeves and wears black fingerless gloves. The drummer now wears a gray and black jacket and trousers. The drum set's parts are now gray and the cymbals are black. | |
5 | The stage becomes larger and decorated with neon red and blue accents. Neon red and blue floor lights, ceiling lights, a LUCID poster, and additional speakers are added. Each band member stands on their individual platforms.
The speakers and channel mixers increases in size, and neon red and blue bands are added to the microphones. The male guitarist now has black facial hair, wears fully black aviator sunglasses, sleeved shirt, metal diamond plates on torso, neon blue wrist bands, and gray laced boots. The female guitarist now has horns, glowing red eyes, wears a black vest, neon red armbands, and blood red shorts. The sleeves become longer, and the boot's laces are blood red. The drummer now wears black sunglasses, white headphones, fingerless gloves, and neon red and blue armbands. The drum set's drumheads are decorated with black, red, and blue, and the cymbals are now neon red and blue. |
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Price | ![]() |
Rarity | Off-Market Exclusive |
Creator | Parrot_Btw |
Level | Image | Cosmetic Changes |
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1 | The DJ has light peach skin, long light orange hair, freckles and blushed cheeks, black jacket and shorts, boots, bandana mask, wristbands, gloves with pink paw prints, cat ear headphones, and manages a dark magenta booth consisting of a single turntable and two large speakers. | |
2 | The rims of the speakers become slightly lighter in color. | |
3 | The DJ now wears pink sign chain necklace and black garter belt. | |
4 | The DJ wears gold brimmed aviator sunglasses, and is now platformed onto a stage with two pink floor lights and fog machines. | |
5 | The DJ now wears violet-pink fade sunglasses, a red cap, black duffel bag, and neon magenta wristbands.
The turntable, speakers, and stage are wider and decorated with pink and violet lights. A laptop stand, microphone, hanging pink and blue lights, and flame projectors are added. Behind the two tall speakers, the words "Parrot Btw" can be seen. |
Strategy[]
For a list of community strategies, see DJ strategies.
Trivia[]
- Prior to its release, the DJ was first teased on billboard in the menu reading, "Coming Soon" and "Eventually... lol".
- The DJ was initially planned to cost
1,000 and have a starting cost of $1,000.
- The DJ's level 5 upgrade icon displays an early iteration of the level 5 DJ.
- The Rock Band DJ's male guitarist is modeled after Joakim Brodén—a lead vocalist, keyboarder, and face of the Swedish metal band, Sabaton.
Bugs[]
- The DJ’s Apocalypse Rave ability will sometimes freeze its cooldown, rendering the ability to be unusable. It is advised to sell and replace the DJ to resolve this issue.
- At odd instances, enemies that were dancing when the DJ's Apocalypse Rave was active will stuck in a dancing pose until they are eliminated, but still move at their regular speed.
- When a level 3 Default and :l DJ is stunned or inflicted with nausea, its firerate boost increases from
+15% to
+30% after the debuff duration expires. Its firerate boost will remain +30% until it is upgraded.
- The Rock Band DJ is immune to all forms of stun debuffs.
- Zombies that spawn additional zombies upon death, such as the Mystery and Slime, will not spawn any zombies when killed while dancing when the DJ's Apocalypse Rave ability is active.
Gallery[]
Update History[]
- 2018 August 17
- DJ added.
- 2018 October 27
- Visual change:
- Currently playing song name is now displayed above the credits.
- Visual change:
- 2019 February 10
- Bug fix:
- Glitching into the ground fixed.
- Bug fix:
- 2020 July 22
- Statistical changes:
- Level 3
- Upgrade price increased from $1,850 to $2,000.
- Level 4
- Upgrade price increased from $5,200 to $6,400.
- Level 3
- Statistical changes:
- 2020 August 30
- Visual change:
- Copyright audio removed.
- Visual change:
- 2020 December 25
- 2021 October 28
- 2021 October 31
- Bug fix:
- DJ Custom Songs gamepass functionality on mobile fixed.
- Bug fix:
- 2021 November 21
- :l DJ onsale.
- 2021 November 21 (#2)
- :l DJ offsale.
- 2022 July 4
- Mute hotkey changed from "X" to "M".
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