Switchblade

The  is a Tier 4 Tank upgrading from Pathogen and Lancebrid at level 45.

Design
The has a Director drone spawner and a Lancer's lance.

Technical
The controls 5 drones and spawns them from, surprise surprise, the drone spawner. It also has a lance that deals heavy damage to anything it makes contact with.

The gains extra speed from both the Director and Lancer since it's a combination of both. It's one of the fastest drone tanks!

Upgrades to

 * Grazuler

As the

 * Play the like a normal Director but with a Lance and a significant speed boost.
 * Picks fights with low ROF tanks so that your drones won't get shredded. Fight Snipers, for instance.
 * Avoid Trapper upgrades because your drones aren't that strong and will just die.
 * Use your extra speed to your advantage to charge your drones while dodging bullets.
 * With the, you actually stand a chance against rammers! If they charge at you, use your Lance to slice them. The rammer might be too quick though, especially if it's a Propeller branch, so stay away from them and only engage one if you have to.

Against the

 * Use Smashers, since all Drone tanks are weak against them. The lance won't do anything if you're quick enough!
 * Just for extra safety, try using a Jump Smasher upgrade.
 * Use bullet spammers to destroy their drones.
 * Use snipers with a higher FOV than the . Be careful, since it might see you before you can kill it with its fast speed.
 * Tanks with high-pen like the Annihilator branch can pierce through the lance.
 * Other drone tanks can maneuver their drones around the lance and strike it directly. The drones will have to be fast to catch up to the though, so things in the Mini Lightning and Navyist are recommended.
 * Its upgrade, the Grazuler, is more dangerous and is commonly used by tryhards. See its page for more info on countering.