Mercenary

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Mercenary
Unlock	1,000
Unlock	1,000
Starting Price	$850
Starting Price	$850
Sell Price	$425
Sell Price	$425
Placement	Ground
Placement	Ground
Statistics
Base Damage	1
Base Damage	1
Damage Type	Single
Damage Type	Single
Base Firerate	0.25s
Base Firerate	0.25s
Base Range	12.5
Base Range	12.5
Hidden Detection	Level 3
Hidden Detection	Level 3

The Mercenary is a single-targeting ground tower that can be purchased for 1,000 with a placement cost of $850.

Overview

The Mercenary wields an assault rifle that fires every 0.25 seconds, dealing 1 damage per shot and 4 damage per second. The Mercenary has great cost efficiency at level 1 and is particularly cheaper than the Commando, allowing them to be deployed earlier, though it becomes cost inefficient beyond level 1.

Due to its exceptional firerate, the Mercenary can aid with clearing generally weaker zombies during early-game defense and can be useful for mid-game defense at level 5. However, the Mercenary can easily struggle countering Boss1 and Boss2 rushes sent by the opposing team in Versus mode.

Upgrades

Lasers ($200)

Range increases from 12.5 to 16. Sell price changes to $525.

Outside Support ($560)

The Mercenary now has Hidden detection. Range increases from 16 to 18. Sell price changes to $805.

Up-Skill ($1,700)

Damage increases from 1 to 2. Firerate decreases from 0.25s to 0.217s. Sell price changes to $1,630.

World's Deadliest ($4,750)

Damage increases from 2 to 5. Firerate decreases from 0.217s to 0.166s. Range increases from 18 to 20. Sell price changes to $3,730.

Statistics Table

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Range	Damage per Second	Cost Efficiency
1	$850	1	0.25s	12.5	4	$212.5
2	$1,050	1	0.25s	16	4	$262.5
3	$1,610	2	0.25s	18	4	$402.5
4	$3,310	2	0.217s	18	9.22	$359
5	$8,060	5	0.166s	20	30.12	$267.6

Skins

• Default
• Insurgent

Price	None
Rarity	Default
Creator	Planet3arth

Level	Image	Cosmetic Changes
1		The Mercenary has tan skin, maroon red apparel and beret, wears a backpack, and wields an AK-47.
2		A red laser sight is attached to the AK-47.
3		The Mercenary now wears a headset and armband.
4		The Mercenary now wears black gloves, and wields an Izhmash AK-12 with a green laser sight. Short sleeves are added to the apparel.
5		The Mercenary now wears black shades, and wields an FN M249 SAW with a green laser sight. The apparel and beret becomes black, and and a microphone attached to its headset.

Price	650
Rarity	Epic
Creator	Scrufus

Level	Image	Cosmetic Changes
1		The Mercenary has tan skin, brown hair and facial hair, aviator sunglasses, orange-brown top with sleeves, black suspenders, trousers, and wields an AK-47.
2		A red laser sight is attached to the AK-47.
3		The Mercenary now wears a headset.
4		The Mercenary now wears a black scarf, fingerless black cloth gloves, an armband with an orange star emblem, a leg holster, and wields an SIG SG 553 with a red laser sight. The apparel top becomes red-brown with orange cuffs.
5		The Mercenary now wears a black headband, and wields an FN M249 SAW with a green laser sight. The entire apparel, hair, and facial hair becomes black, and the star emblem is white.

Strategy

For a list of community strategies, see Mercenary strategies.

Trivia

• The level 5 Mercenary wields the M249 Minimi from CrossFire.
• The Mercenary's level 4 upgrade icon appears as a Domo-kun suited as the Mercenary.

Gallery

The previous icon of the Mercenary.

The first level 5 Mercenary.

Levels 1 to 5 Mercenaries, alongside several early zombie models, on a development image.

The Mercenary, alongside other towers, on a development image.

The previous level 5 Mercenary icon.

The level 4 Insurgent Mercenary in development.

The level 4 Insurgent Mercenary on the 1.0.0 update thumbnail.

An unused anarchy-themed Mercenary skin.

Ditto, level 5.

An unused Mutinist Mercenary skin.

Update History

• 2018 March 22
  • Mercenary added.
• 2018 March 23
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 5
      • Damage increased from 3 to 4.
• 2018 August 27
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 5
      • Upgrade price decreased from $5,000 to $4,400.
• 2018 September 12
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 5
      • Damage increased from 4 to 5.
• 2019 August 10
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 1
      • Placement price decreased from $900 to $800.
    • Level 5
      • Upgrade price decreased from $4,400 to $4,200.
• 2020 July 22
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 1
      • Firerate decreased from 0.25s to 0.22s.
    • Level 5
      • Firerate decreased from 0.2s to 0.17s.
• 2020 July 26
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 1
      • Placement price increased from $800 to $850.
• 2021 October 28
  • Statistical changes:
    • Level 1
      • Range decreased from 14 to 12.5.
    • Level 2
      • Range decreased from 17 to 16.
    • Level 3
      • Range decreased from 19 to 18.
    • Level 4
      • Upgrade price increased from $1,650 to $1,700.
    • Level 5
      • Upgrade price increased from $4,200 to $4,750.
• 2021 November 12
  • New skin:
    • Insurgent Mercenary added.
• 2022 January 27
  • Bug fix:
    • Firerate fixed.
• 2022 February 9
  • Bug fix:
    • Firing animation fixed.