Lancer

Lancer
The fallen knights reunite...
Basic Info
Tier	2
Upgrades from	Basic
Barrels	1
Ammunition	Lancer Lance
Status	Playable

The Lancer is a Tier 2 Tank upgrading from the Basic at level 15. The main focus of its branch is lances instead of barrels/bullets.

Design

The Lancer's body is circular and does not have a gun. Instead, it has a triangular blade in front. This is used to damage polygons and tanks.

Technical

Lance Stats(compared with the Basic)
Reload	x0.085
Recoil	x0
Shudder	x1
Health	x0.05
Damage	x17.575
Penetration	x1.777
Speed	x0.088
Max Speed	x1
Range	x0.05
Density	x1
Spray	x12
Resistance	x1

The Lancer's lance is really a gun with a very high rate of fire and nearly zero bullet lifespan. This means enemies who are within range of the lance will take heavy damage at a fast pace. This also extends to any enemy bullets, drones, and traps that are in range of the lance.

The Lancer's gun stats are very different from the Basic, but they have the same mechanics. However, the extremely low health of the lance bullets caused its penetration stat to be almost useless, the same as range and bullet speed.

Upgrades

Upgrades from

•  Basic

Upgrades to

•  Navigator (Lv. 30)
•  Trailblazer (Lv. 30)
•  Serrator (Lv. 30)
•  Stiletto (Lv. 30)
•  Chasseur (Lv. 30)
•  Tri-Lancer (Lv. 30)
•  Waraxe (Lv. 30)
•  Jouster (Lv. 30)
•  Slice (Lv. 30)
•  Auto-Lancer (Lv. 30)
•  Lancebrid (Lv. 30)
•  Pusher (Lv. 30)
•  Injector (Lv. 30)
•  Smasher (Lv. 30)
•  Royale (Lv. 60)

Strategy

As the Lancer

• Anyone with weak bullets will fall to pieces, as the lance will block all of them. Just charge at them and they will die. However, be wary of bullet spammers, as you will need to kill them faster than usual.
• Never upgrade bullet speed and penetration. The lance bullets has extremely low range(lifespan), health and base speed, causing them to be useless.
• Don't be foolish and think you should use body damage and max health instead of lance damage amd health.
• You should use some Movement Speed to arrive at tanks faster, and 1-2 max health & body damage to defend flank attacks.
• Avoid tanks like the Destroyer or Mega Trapper, as they can one-shot you before you can catch up and kill them. Do not get overconfident, and try to mostly avoid these tanks.
• The Lancer benefits from upgrading movement speed to make up for its short range, which basically cannot be upgraded to become longer.
• AIs are very dangerous when you are alone, but attacking them when they are distracted is effective. You can kill them if they have no recoil at all, or a front recoil. Forcing bots into walls in maze is also effective, but do not get overconfident.
• Do not charge against Smashers if you have low lance stats, as they will outram you. Deal enough damage while retreating, then charge at them.
• Avoid the Akafuji branch as you stand no chance. Their lances are much longer, and will kill you before you even touch them.
• When fighting against other lancers, try to be careful and bring them to at least 40% of health. Then, charge, unless they have superior range/DPS.
• When attacking drone classes, charge. After they move their drones towards you, swing your lance to destroy them while retreating, and continue charging afterward. This also applies to sunchip classes, but you need a higher movement speed to prevent the sunchips from swarming you.

Against the Lancer

• Mini Swarmer branch is a very hard counter against Lancer, as your bullets have high health and swarms will hit Lancers from all sides.
• Tanks with homing bullets are effective, as the Lancer can not defend all sides at once. However, you must have a high movement speed and bullet speed for this to work.
• Tanks with strong drones and high reload may be an even matchup if both players are skilled. It is advised to attack as the drone tank if the Lancer is distracted, so you get more chances.
• The Destroyer branch is effective, as you can bring a Lancer to half of the health with one hit.
• The Mega Trapper branch can kill Lancers if they charge at you. Getting maximum trap stats and luring lancer may be effective.
• The Akafuji and its branch will be able to easily kill other Lancerz because of a longer range.
• (Only in certain versions)If an AI Lancer approaches you, you can just ignore it, as it has no way of attacking you. This is due to a balancing game mechanic.

Trivia

• The Lancer was in Tales of Diep. The tanks that upgrade from this in ToD were much less complex, but still shared some similarities to this Lancer.

Gallery

A Lancer with low health

A Lancer killing a Alpha Hexagon

A random lancer

A Lancer at half health

A glitched picture of Mace, which upgrades form lancer.

A glitched picture of Hexa-Lancer, showing the mechanic of Lances.

A Lancer idling in-game

A high resolution image of Lancer

The Switcheroo in its Lancer form