Marksmen Tower

Marksmen Tower
Type	Ranged
Level	2
Introduced	The FarmlandsKR Sandhawk HamletKRF
Build Cost	110KR 110 (100)KRF
Damage	7-11KR 8-12 (9-14)KRF
Attack Rate	Fast (0.6s)
Range	Average (Long)
Scope in Major Axis	320
Upgrades	Sharpshooter Tower

“

Archers ready!

”

The Marksmen Tower is a Level 2 Ranged Tower. It is upgraded from the basic Archer Tower. The tower is the same in both Kingdom Rush and Kingdom Rush: Frontiers, with only a change in appearance.

Description

Marksmen shoot broadhead arrows, dealing more damage. Their longbows have longer attack range.

Marksmen are armed with stronger bows and faster, better arrows. Upgraded, they gain a longer range and deal almost twice the damage. All archer towers can attack both air and ground units.

Marksmen can be upgraded to Sharpshooter Towers (Level 3) in Stage 4.

Range

(KR) Archer to Marksmen

(KR) Standard range without Upgrades

(KRF) Archer to Marksman

(KRF) Standard range without Upgrades

• 14% wider than the Level 1 Archer Tower

Strategy

• Marksmen are great at taking out small hordes of unarmored enemies with moderate to low health, such as Bandits or Giant Spiders.
• With their cheap cost, these towers can be placed liberally across the map.
• It is useful to have them near exits to catch enemies that have leaked through the main area of defense.
• Reinforcements can be used to support the tower, stalling enemies so they can take the full brunt of the towers damage.
• Because their damage is relatively low, especially for enemies in later levels, it is recommended to upgrade them to sharpshooters as quickly as possible.

Additional stats

• DPS - 10 to 22 (average 16)
• Cost Efficiency - 11.25 gold per point of damage
• The Precision and Twin Shot Upgrades increase the DPS by 10%
• Total Cost: 180 G

Related Upgrades

Kingdom Rush

• Salvage (1 Star)
  • Marksmen Towers return 90% of value when sold. (Normal rate of return is 60%.)
• Eagle Eye (1 Star)
  • Increases Marksmen attack range (by 10%).
• Piercing Shots (2 Stars)
  • Piercing shots ignore a portion of the enemy's physical armor. (10%)
• Far Shots (2 Stars)
  • Increases marksmen attack range (by 10%, stacks multiplicatively for 21% total).
• Precision (3 Stars)
  • Marksmen attacks have a chance of dealing double damage. (10%)

Frontiers

• Steady Hand (1 Star)
  • Increases marksmen attack range (by 10%).
• Lumbermill (1 Star)
  • Reduces basic archer construction costs. (-10 gold for level 1-3 archer towers).
• Focused Aim (2 Stars)
  •  Increases marksmen attack damage (by 5%).
• Accuracy (2 Stars)
  • Increases marksmen attack range (by 5%) and damage (by 10%).
• Twin Shot (3 Stars)
  • Marksmen have a chance of shooting two projectiles at the same time. (10%)

Quotes

• "Archers ready!"
• "Bulls-eye!"
• "Dodge this!"

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