Emberward Towers: 1.0 Costs, Ammo and Changes

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Confirmed cost and ammunition changes

The 1.0 announcement supplies before-and-after values for several towers. A missing row does not mean that a tower is absent from the game or unchanged in every respect. Upgrade prices, unlock conditions and values not stated in that announcement remain 待确认. Keep base costs separate from upgrades when comparing the following entries.

Scrap Tower’s damage increase and ammunition reduction describe different constraints. The change does not establish a damage-per-run total because the research does not give every firing and resupply condition. Barrage likewise changes both purchase cost and firing rate. A ranking that looks only at the price change would leave out part of its 1.0 adjustment.

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New towers and their footprints

Volcano Tower is a new 3×3 tower that launches magma orbs. The orbs explode on impact and have a high chance to inflict Burn. The announcement does not specify an exact Burn probability in this description. Its base price, complete upgrades and unlock condition are 待确认 in the collected material.

Sentry Tower is a new 1×1 option built around Alert Mode. It enters that state after it has not attacked for a while, then gains attack speed when monsters arrive. The footprint is confirmed, but the waiting duration and bonus multiplier are not. Do not substitute a guessed timer for the phrase used by the developer.

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Range and damage adjustments

Several changes affect how much of a maze a tower can cover. Dice Tower’s range increases from 4 to 5, Giant Dice from 4.5 to 5.5, and Fan Tower from 8 to 12. Earthquake Tower changes from range 4 and damage 8 to range 5 and damage 10. These values are useful reference points without establishing a universal best placement.

The Dart entry preserves the announcement’s attack-speed notation. It does not convert that number into attacks per second, because the source excerpt does not establish the unit. Laser’s charge-speed reduction also should not be relabeled as a direct damage reduction. These distinctions prevent a tidy-looking table from changing the meaning of the original notes.

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Compare roles instead of declaring a winner

The developer explicitly describes balance around scenarios in which a tower can perform well. Sniper is considered against a large target, whereas Fireball is considered against groups. Missile has broad range, three-element coverage and several interactions, so those advantages affect its base balance. Lava and Scythe have positioning or malfunction constraints that also matter to the comparison.

This explains why price, range and damage should be read together. It does not provide measured results for every map, character or relic combination. A best-tower tier list and optimal upgrade order are therefore 待确认. The same boundary applies to an exact “best build” copied from a video title without reviewing the run.

Which tower fits this wave?

The official 1.0 notes, rechecked October 22, explain these roles and relic triggers. The choices below are planning suggestions based on those mechanics, not a measured tier list.

Before buying another tower, check the path actually enters its range, whether its footprint fits, and whether the required relic or status is present. After the wave, use Show This Round’s Damage in the damage chart to inspect the result. Version 1.0 also reports relic, fire-source, Burn and S.C.R.A.B. damage, so a low tower-only total does not describe every damage source. A different wave is not a controlled comparison of two towers.

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Upgrades and records still missing

The release notes also change individual colored upgrades rather than every part of a tower. Chomp’s red damage bonus rises from +20 to +30, while Hammer’s blue attack-speed bonus falls from +40% to +30%. Boulder’s red upgrade now follows the monster path rather than its launch direction. The full upgrade trees are not reproduced because the collected source does not supply a complete, current set.

Use this page as a versioned correction sheet when checking an older recommendation. A full roster requires every tower’s current tooltip, price, footprint and unlock condition. Those missing records are 待确认 rather than zero values. The official 1.0 announcement is the source for the changes above.