Horde Defenders Towers

Horde Defenders advertises 18 towers, but the current public description names only part of that roster. It confirms sentries, railguns, barricades, barbed wire, and tar lobbers. Official badge text adds Flamers and Tesla coils to the documented names, while the Drone Hive pass describes a separate tower whose drones patrol around the player’s aim point. This hub calls that set currently documented, not a complete list.

Every ordinary tower follows the game’s defining rule: it fires where you aim instead of selecting a target by itself. Tower choice therefore cannot be separated from route reading, terrain, and attention. A familiar weapon name may suggest a role, but it does not prove damage type, range, cost, firing rate, upgrade nodes, or crowd-control behavior.

Start with the tower task

Before building, name the task in one sentence. Examples include “cover the long approach before the outpost,” “keep fire on the group entering this bend,” or “follow the one-tower restriction on Level 1.1.” A clear task lets you judge placement and aim from what happens on screen instead of from a copied ranking.

If the mission has a badge restriction, read that first. One Gun Wonder allows a single tower and no abilities. Bare Hands prohibits building a tower at all. Specialist limits you to one kind of tower and no abilities. Fire and Lightning names only Flamers and Tesla coils, with Cryo beam as the only ability exception. A powerful defense that breaks the condition is still the wrong choice for that attempt.

Currently documented tower index

The Chiller also appears as a pass name and in the Every Pass Bundle description, but its standalone public description is empty. Do not infer a freezing percentage, radius, target cap, or upgrade tree from the name. Inspect the current game tooltip before treating it as a documented mechanical option.

Separate placement from aim

Placement determines where a defense sits and what terrain or sight lines it can use. Aim determines where its fire goes. The developer states that high ground gives guns more range and damage, but does not publish the size of either bonus or say that every non-gun defense benefits the same way.

Use a three-part inspection. First, trace the current enemy approach and identify the route segment that matters. Second, compare available positions, including elevation and any obstruction visible in play. Third, set the aim point on the useful part of that route and watch actual shots, impacts, or patrol movement. Only then decide whether the problem is position, aim, or insufficient output.

Moving the aim point is often cheaper than rebuilding. If fire travels beside the swarm, correct the aim before replacing a tower. If the route lies outside a Drone Hive patrol, move the patrol center before assuming its damage branch is weak. If shots are reaching the intended group but the outpost still falls, you have ruled out a simple aiming miss and can inspect upgrades, timing, hero support, or another route.

Use high ground without inventing a percentage

High ground is an official advantage for guns, which makes elevated positions worth checking. It does not automatically make the highest visible platform best. A useful position also needs coverage of the threatened approach and an aim line you can manage while other systems demand attention.

Compare positions by observation. Note where firing begins, how long the route remains inside useful coverage, whether the aim point can follow turns, and whether the position leaves a second approach unprotected. Do not publish a range or damage multiplier unless the current interface or a controlled test provides it.

Read Drone Hive as a ring system

Drone Hive behaves differently from a point-directed gun. Its public pass description says drones circle your aim point and strafe every bug inside the ring. The aim point is therefore the patrol center. Put the route you care about inside the visible area, especially through a bend or intersection where a useful center could cover more travel distance.

The pass names four upgrade directions: more drones, damage, fire rate, and a wider patrol. Those are different decisions. Patrol width addresses coverage; damage and fire rate address attack output; drone count changes the number of drones. The description does not establish the strongest branch, node sizes, costs, prerequisites, or breakpoints. Use the Drone Hive guide to compare the live choices without turning the store description into a tier list.

Diagnose a failed defense

Change one variable per repeat attempt when possible. A clean comparison between two aim points or two placements is more informative than replacing the entire setup and guessing which part solved it.

Continue through the tower guides

Open the Tower List for evidence status on every currently documented name. Read Aiming and Placement for point, ring, line, and elevation decisions. Use Drone Hive before comparing its individual pass with the bundle. For restricted runs, pair these with the Badges guide.

Towers FAQ

Are all 18 towers publicly named?

No. The official Experience states the total and names examples, but the current public records do not supply a verified complete roster with stats. Unknown entries are intentionally not invented.

Do towers automatically target the nearest bug?

No. The official description says every tower fires where the player aims. Live tooltips may explain individual exceptions, but automatic target selection should not be assumed.

How much does high ground improve a gun?

The direction of the benefit—more range and damage—is official. Its exact value and which defenses qualify as guns require current in-game testing.

Is Drone Hive part of the advertised 18?

The public records do not resolve that counting boundary. It is an official pass tower, but this hub does not add it to or subtract it from the advertised total without direct evidence.

Primary sources

• Official Horde Defenders experience
• Official Drone Hive pass record
• Official Roblox badge records for Universe 10766114988, checked October 3, 2026.