Switchblade

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

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

Technical
The Switchblade 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 Switchblade 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
The Switchblade upgrades from the Pathogen and Lancebrid at level 45.

It can upgrade to the following tank:


 * Grazuler

As the Switchblade

 * Play the Switchblade like a normal Director but with a Lance.
 * 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 Switchblade, 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 Switchblade

 * 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 Switchblade. Be careful, since it might see you before you can kill it with its fast speed.
 * Its upgrade, the Grazuler, is more dangerous and is commonly used by tryhards. See its page for more info on countering.