Roaster

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"Bathe foes in a fiery flood of scalding plasma! Both air and ground troops will feel the burn!"

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Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Level 6

Level 7

Level 8

Level 9

Level 10

Summary

• The Roaster is a defensive building in the Builder Base that launches a rapid burst of damaging flames that deal splash damage, with a short delay between each burst. It is unlocked at Builder Hall level 6.
• It can burn both air and ground troops.

Strategies

Defensive Strategy

• The Roaster is a great counter to the Night Witch and her Bats as it is able to easily defeat the Bats and the Night Witch at the same time.
• The Roaster can be placed near the Builder Hall to prevent Raged Barbarians or any other low hitpoint units from destroying it.
  • Due to the Roaster's short range, placing it on one side of the Builder Hall cannot prevent Sneaky Archers or Beta Minions from destroying the Builder Hall from the other side.
• The Roaster can defeat swarms of Raged Barbarians that are coming into your base from a distance.
• The Roaster can keep the Skeletons from the Drop Ship at bay, giving time for other defenses to take them out.
• Put the Roaster near an area where you expect a swarm of ground troops to occur.
• If a pack of Giants is attacking other buildings, the Roaster can deal enough chip damage to them so that a Crusher can finish them off in a single blow.

Offensive Strategy

• Putting units with high hitpoints (such as the Battle Machine) in front of support units with fewer hitpoints to distract it from shooting at the support units. Note that placing both on top of each other will cause the fire's splash damage to hit both.
• Scattering troops prevents the Roaster from hitting all of them at once.
• Ranged units can help to snipe a roaster that is on the edge of the base.

Upgrade Differences

• The Roaster undergoes significant visual changes at all levels, particularly levels 3, 6, and 8. At every level, its spout is glowing red and has fire emerging from it.
  • When initially constructed, the Roaster appears as a teapot-shaped heptagonal metal vessel held together by wooden planks and rope. The top of the vessel has wooden boards attached on either side of the muzzle.
  • At level 2, the ropes are replaced by additional planks surrounding the roaster on the base.
  • At level 3, most of the wood disappears, save for two planks in front of the roaster, and is replaced by wooden scaffolding, and the base's orange paint becomes visible. A heptagonal bolt is added to the top.
  • At level 4, the base's paint becomes red, and a wooden ladder replaces the planks on the ground. The Roaster is also now more taller.
  • At level 5, the wood scaffolding is removed, a stone base is added to the vessel, and the bolt at the top turns golden.
  • At level 6, the stone base gains another layer, and the wooden ladder is replaced by a ladder that is attached to the Roaster.
  • At level 7, the stone base's second layer is replaced by a golden band, the ladder becomes gold, and the muzzle grows wider.
  • At level 8, the ladder is removed, the golden rim becomes shorter, and there are three pipes added that connect the ground to the vessel—two at the front and one at the back, with a golden ring around the place where the pipe meets the Roaster. A timer also appears on the side, similar to the timers on the level 1-4 Mine and Mega Mine.
  • At level 9, the two large pipes at the front are replaced with a stone box attached to the front of the Roaster. A pipe is added that connects the box and the timer.
  • At level 10, the stone box is replaced with a bellows surrounded by a thin metal frame with several bolts fitted in. The bellows will repeatedly blow air into the Roaster approximately every half second. A shorter pipe has been added above the longer one that connects to the timer.

Statistics

Gold Pass modifiers

Input Gold Pass boost to modify the statistics in the tables below accordingly

ApplyReset

Number Available	Builder Hall Level
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Total	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1

Size
3x3

Level	Damage per Second*	Damage per Shot	Hitpoints	Build Cost	Build Time	Experience Gained	Builder Hall Level Required
1	56	15	800	1,000,000	1d	293	6
2	64	17	950	1,200,000	2d	415	6
3	72	19	1,100	1,400,000	3d	509	6
4	79	21	1,300	1,500,000	4d	587	6
5	87	23	1,500	1,600,000	5d	657	6
6	94	25	1,700	1,700,000	6d	720	6
7	102	27	1,900	2,600,000	8d	831	7
8	113	30	2,100	3,600,000	10d	929	8
9	125	33	2,350	4,600,000	11d	974	9
10	136	36	2,600	5,600,000	12d	1,018	10

Range	Attack Speed	Damage Type	Unit Type Targeted
7	15 shots every 1.8 seconds	Area Splash - 1.2 tiles	Ground & Air

*These damage per second values are seen in-game and are approximations; it does not necessarily do this much DPS if it cannot utilise the full potential of its bursts.

Icon Descriptions

	Tapping this icon displays information about the Roaster, such as Level, Damage Per Second, Hitpoints, Range, Damage Type and Targets.
	Tapping this icon begins upgrading the Roaster to the next level, if you have enough resources and a free Master Builder or O.T.T.O. When the Roaster is at maximum level, this icon is not shown.
	Tapping this icon instantly upgrades the Roaster to the next level, at the cost of one Hammer of Building if you have one. When the Roaster is at maximum level, or the Builder Hall requirements for the next level are not met, this icon is not shown.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, instantly finishes that upgrade at the cost of the displayed number of Gems.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, instantly finishes that upgrade at the cost of one Book of Building. This icon is only shown if you have at least one Book of Building.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, instantly finishes that upgrade at the cost of one Book of Everything. This icon is only shown if you have at least one Book of Everything but do not have a Book of Building.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, cancels the current upgrade and refunds half of the upgrade cost.

Trivia

• The Roaster was added on 6/27/2017.
• The Roaster seems to have parts of its wooden scaffolding added and removed within its early levels and replaced with more permanent pieces within its later levels.
• It shares the same sound effect with the Double Cannon when tapped and placed, but it has its own unique sound when attacking.
• The Roaster fires faster than any other defense in the game, firing one shot every 0.12 seconds, slightly faster than the X-Bow and Inferno Tower in the Home Village.