Operator

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Operator
Unlock Cost	15,000 & 4,500
Role	Offense
Placement	Ground
Placement Limit	16
Statistics
Base Cost	$300
Base Selling Cost	$100
Base Damage	1
Damage Method	Burst
Base Firerate	0.12
Base Range	14
Hidden Detection	Level 1+
Lead Detection	N/A
Flying Detection	Level 2+
Immunities	None
Placement Footprint	Average (1.5)
Evolution
Evolved From	Scout
Evolultion Levels	20
Base Exp	75
Growth Rate	1.075

"Eyes up, it's all yours. An early-game specialist that boosts other Operators in range and can see into others' sightlines when upgraded."

―Store Description

Description

The Operator, internally referred to as EvolvedOperator, is the evolved version of the Scout, unlocked by reaching Level 20 on the Scout tower, either by getting the experience or by skipping the need to get it by paying 499. Once done, it can be bought for 4,500 and 15,000. As it is an evolved tower, only some of its upgrades are unlocked at the start. All other have to be unlocked by reaching higher evolution levels on the tower.

The Operator fires in quick bursts which end with a cooldown. Starting from Level 2, it gains a Coordination damage buff for each Operator that has Coordination unlocked placed to it in a range of 5. At Level 4, it gains Shared Optics, which lets it attack enemies in the range of another Operator with Shared Optics that is in its range. If the Operator in its range has other Operators in their range, then it will be able to fire from these Operator ranges too.

The Operator has hidden detection from Level 1 and flying detection from Level 2. It has a placement limit of 16.

Upgrades

Tactical Gear

Level 1 • Cost: $325

+1 Damage

+Hidden Detection

Sell Price changes to $208

Convergent Forces

Level 2 • Cost: $500

+1 Damage

+2 Range

1.6 > 1.4 Burst Cooldown

+Flying Detection

Gains and applies a Coordination damage buff to nearby Operators

•5 Coordination Radius

•5% Coordination Damage Boost

Sell Price changes to $375

Cyber-Enforcer

Level 3 • Cost: $1,250

+2 Damage

0.12 > 0.1 Firerate

6 > 8 Burst Count

Sell Price changes to $791

Synchronized Vision

Level 4 • Cost: $2,100

+2 Damage

"Target spotted. Now everyone sees it."

Operator now can target enemies in the range of other Operators if that Operator is in its range

Sell Price changes to $1,491

Threat Detection Sentinel

Level 5 • Evolution Level: 10 • Cost: $3,350

0.1 > 0.16 Firerate

+1 Range

1.4 > 0 Burst Cooldown

Sell Price changes to $2,608

1000-THR E.M.

Level 6 • Evolution Level: 20 • Cost: $6,400

+5 Damage

5% > 7.5% Coordination Damage Boost

Sell Price changes to $4,741

Stats Table

Open in Statistics Editor

• Regular
• Levels

Level	Total Price	Damage	Burst Count	Firerate	Burst Cooldown	Range	Coordination Damage Boost	Coordination Radius	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	$300	1	6	0.12	1.6	14	N/A	N/A	2.59	$115.83
1	$625	2	6	0.12	1.6	14	N/A	N/A	5.17	$120.89
2	$1,125	3	6	0.12	1.4	16	5%	5	8.49	$132.51
3	$2,375	5	8	0.1	1.4	16	5%	5	18.18	$130.64
4	$4,475	7	8	0.1	1.4	16	5%	5	25.45	$175.83
5	$7,825	7	N/A	0.16	0	17	5%	5	43.75	$178.86
6	$14,225	12	N/A	0.16	0	17	7.5%	5	75	$189.67

Levels
Level	Exp	Total Exp
0	0 EXP	0 EXP
1	75 EXP	75 EXP
2	80 EXP	155 EXP
3	86 EXP	241 EXP
4	93 EXP	334 EXP
5	100 EXP	434 EXP
6	107 EXP	541 EXP
7	115 EXP	656 EXP
8	124 EXP	780 EXP
9	133 EXP	913 EXP
10	143 EXP	1,056 EXP
11	154 EXP	1,210 EXP
12	166 EXP	1,376 EXP
13	178 EXP	1,554 EXP
14	192 EXP	1,746 EXP
15	206 EXP	1,952 EXP
16	221 EXP	2,173 EXP
17	238 EXP	2,411 EXP
18	256 EXP	2,667 EXP
19	275 EXP	2,942 EXP
20	296 EXP	3,238 EXP

Strategy

• The Operator is best used in the early to mid-game.
• At Level 2, it gains Coordination, which makes it apply and receive a damage boost from other nearby Operators that have Coordination.
  • The area in which it is applied is very small, meaning the tower has to be placed in a tight group for this to work well.
• At Level 4, it gains Shared Optics, which will make it target enemies in the range of other Operators with Shared Optics in its range.
  • This slightly conflicts with its Coordination, as that requires Operators to be placed close to each other while Shared Optics benefits from them being spread out.
    • One way to benefit from both is to have one main group of Operators where one of them can see an Operator that is at the edge of their range, extending all their ranges. Afterwards, another Operator can be put in the range of the one at the edge, extending it even further. This can be repeated until you hit the placement limit.
    • Another method is to have a few groups of Operators placed together apart from each other, but close enough that one group has another group in its range.

Trivia

• The Operator is one of the first three evolved towers revealed in 2020 prior to the release of the Overhaul Update, the other two being Juggernaut and Kingpin.
• The Operator's Level 6 upgrade name, 1000 THR E.M is a reference to the name of the 1000-THR Earthmover from ULTRAKILL
  • The Level 6 mask design is also possibly based on it.
• Shared Optics has a very similar functionality to the max-level Tweeter from Tower Battles.
• The Operator's Level 5 upgrade name, Threat Detection Sentinel, can be abbreviated to TDS, which happens to be the name of the game that you're playing. Coincidence? I think not.

Update History

• 19 June 2026 - v2.1.0
  • Operator added.

Notes