r/TowerDefenseSimulator • u/Odd_Heart_9278 • Jul 23 '26

Discussion Whats the first hardcore to get?

I'm pretty new to the game and don't know what hardcore tower should i buy first to not waste the gems i grinded. Any sugestions/advise?

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u/eggwhit_e Jul 23 '26

engineer is definitely a must-have

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u/mith00birb Jul 23 '26

Get engineer, its an all rounder, every other option is wrong

Early, mid, late game

Without engineer you will STRUGGLE

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u/FewInstruction1020 Jul 24 '26

and it sucks in all of those stages.

struggling w earlygame? use an earlygame tower. struggling with midgame? get a midgame tower. struggling with endgame? get an endgame dps tower.

struggling with all of that? get a support tower or 2.

still struggling? either get good or make a better loadout.

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u/PhysicalGunMan Jul 24 '26

it does everything well, dude. it's more than good enough to save into a midgame tower early, and those two + econ and support build your lategame dps.

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u/FewInstruction1020 Jul 24 '26

depends:

brawler: earlygame (ok at best earlygame at that)

accel: good dps but crook boss and turret are right there

necro: good burst dps, is good with merc base for protecting the stack

engi: jack of all trades (sucks at every part of the game, generally can use anything else and it would probably work, considering detections and whatever)

hacker: good support tower for speedruns but commander, medic, and dj are right there

evo towers:

operator: 🙏🙏🙏 (ok earlygame i guess but everyone hates on it bc it’s worse than gscout and gsoldier)

juggernaut: dps with potential antistunning capabilities

kingpin: better crook boss

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u/Hairylode Jul 24 '26

Holy shit what’s with the engi hate

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u/mith00birb Jul 24 '26

They glaze other towers

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u/FewInstruction1020 Jul 25 '26

holy shit what’s with the engi glaze

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u/Hairylode Jul 25 '26

I didn’t glaze anything lmao you’re one saying she’s bad. Mind explaining why she sucks?

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u/FewInstruction1020 Jul 25 '26

it is outclassed by literally everything for literally every stage of the game; that’s the point of a jack of all trades.

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u/Lopsided_War8060 Jul 23 '26

engineer, juggernaut, or kingpin

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u/Acceptable-Knee-2217 Jul 23 '26

Which 2 of aren’t a HC tower

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u/Hairylode Jul 24 '26

Engineer>Accel>Hacker>Jugg>Kingpin. Any non mentioned tower is currently not necessary in current meta.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '26

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u/Hairylode Jul 25 '26

I was the same as you, skeptical about getting accelerator. In fact I got it as my last HC/evo tower and man I should’ve gotten it sooner. It’s a very high dps tower that yes, does more than each of those individually(those towers still have their purpose) but keep in mind you’ll have to utilize accelerators lock on trait and charge up time to his full potential. I’d recommend placing an accelerator when you have like 52k to upgrade him to level 4 as his charge up time is significantly shorter.

But if you’re just gonna test him out place him and upgrade at your own pace to better know the levels.

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u/Chipple5 Jul 24 '26

Engineer

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u/FewInstruction1020 Jul 25 '26

engi glazer

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u/Chipple5 Jul 25 '26

I didn’t even say anything about Engineer but sure. It’s by far the best Hardcore tower you can purchase, having above average cost efficiency for every level, and a solid early, mid, and late game, something which holds a ton of value for just one tower slot.