The Smasher is a Tier 3 tank in Arras.io. It upgrades from the Basic and can upgrade to the Mega Smasher, Spike, Auto-Smasher, or Landmine.
In Arms Race, the Smasher can also upgrade to the Bonker, Banger, or Drifter.
The Smasher is inaccessible in Siege and other single-team gamemodes, where the Healer takes its place in the upgrade menu.
Design[]
The Smasher possesses a single rotating hexagonal shell under its body. It does not have a ranged weapon of any kind.
Technical[]
The Smasher does not have a ranged weapon of any kind like all other tanks of its tier, forcing it to ram its opponents in order to fight. To compensate, it has high max health, body damage, and movement speed to make it more suited for its niche. It does not have any upgradable bullet stats, as it does not need any, with "Engine Acceleration" replacing Reload in the case of the Basic, which increases acceleration. Additionally, its stat cap is higher than almost all other tanks.
Strategy[]
- Strong Against: Drone classes if used correctly, slower tanks, low RoF tanks
- Weak Against: High RoF tanks, fast tanks
As the Smasher[]
- Smashers should always be careful. If they engage a tank without killing it for too long and then attempt to retreat, the other tank can kill them before they make it out of bullet range.
- Keep an eye on the maximum health and body damage. It is highly recommended to upgrade those stats, since they are both essential for taking out Polygons and defeating enemy tanks.
- However, what isn't recommended is fully upgrading those stats when you want to use a Tier 4 Smasher tank with cannons that shoot bullets. In that case, save some points for upgrading the bullets of the Tier 4 Tank.
Against the Smasher[]
- Drone tanks should be wary of Smashers and keep their Drones nearby, unless they are a very skilled player. Any tanks with high DPS can easily fend off any Smasher.
- Use a fast tank to run away from this tank, such as the Tri-Angle.
- Use a tank with a high reload to do heavily damage quickly, such as the Machine Gun and/or the Twin branched tanks.
- Most of the times, Annihilator works really well against Smasher also. The huge bullets can easily drain the health of a Smasher.