Schools

Twelve schools. Each is a tower family, an enemy type, and one side of a counter web: a tower hits an enemy of a school it beats for 1.3× damage, and one that beats it for 0.7×. No school beats more than two others, and none is beaten by more than two.

Picking a school is permanent for that tower. The damage, range and fire rate below are the tower's starting numbers, before any upgrade slot.

PyromancyEmber Spire — deals 1.3× to Druidism and Beastmastery, 0.7× to Cryomancy and Geomancy.

Tower: Ember SpireBase: 9 damage · 3 range · 1 shot/s1.3× vs: Druidism, Beastmastery0.7× vs: Cryomancy, Geomancy

You choose a tower's school and its path together when you build it, and both are permanent until you sell the tower. Ember Spire is the Pyromancy tower.

Its shots deal 1.3× damage to enemies of the schools under “1.3× vs” and 0.7× to enemies of the schools under “0.7× vs”; every other enemy takes normal damage. The web is not symmetric — each school's own lists decide how hard its towers hit, so check the enemy's page for what hits it hard.

Its three paths

A — Conflagration

Area damage, damage over time, debuff. Starts with Burn and Burn Spread.

B — Pyroclasm

Single-target damage, damage over time, crowd control. Starts with Burn and Melt Focus.

C — Emberheart

Support, area damage, damage over time. Starts with Burn and Aura Attack Speed 8.

Every Pyromancy path carries the school ability, Burn.

Path AConflagration→Path BPyroclasm→Path CEmberheart→As an enemyPyromancy enemies→

CryomancyRime Spire — deals 1.3× to Pyromancy and Voltomancy, 0.7× to Toxicology and Chronomancy.

Tower: Rime SpireBase: 12 damage · 3.5 range · 0.9 shots/s1.3× vs: Pyromancy, Voltomancy0.7× vs: Toxicology, Chronomancy

You choose a tower's school and its path together when you build it, and both are permanent until you sell the tower. Rime Spire is the Cryomancy tower.

Its shots deal 1.3× damage to enemies of the schools under “1.3× vs” and 0.7× to enemies of the schools under “0.7× vs”; every other enemy takes normal damage. The web is not symmetric — each school's own lists decide how hard its towers hit, so check the enemy's page for what hits it hard. Voltomancy is strong against Cryomancy too, so Cryomancy and Voltomancy towers each deal 1.3× to the other's enemies.

Its three paths

A — Permafrost

Crowd control, area damage, debuff. Starts with Slow and Frost Patch.

B — Shatter

Single-target damage, crowd control, debuff. Starts with Slow and Brittle Strike.

C — Frostweave

Support, crowd control, damage over time. Starts with Aura Slow 10 and Frostbite.

Paths A and B carry their own version of Slow; path C does without it.

Path APermafrost→Path BShatter→Path CFrostweave→As an enemyCryomancy enemies→

VoltomancyVoltspire — deals 1.3× to Cryomancy and Aeromancy, 0.7× to Geomancy and Druidism.

Tower: VoltspireBase: 6 damage · 3.5 range · 1.8 shots/s1.3× vs: Cryomancy, Aeromancy0.7× vs: Geomancy, Druidism

You choose a tower's school and its path together when you build it, and both are permanent until you sell the tower. Voltspire is the Voltomancy tower.

Its shots deal 1.3× damage to enemies of the schools under “1.3× vs” and 0.7× to enemies of the schools under “0.7× vs”; every other enemy takes normal damage. The web is not symmetric — each school's own lists decide how hard its towers hit, so check the enemy's page for what hits it hard. Cryomancy is strong against Voltomancy too, so Voltomancy and Cryomancy towers each deal 1.3× to the other's enemies.

Its three paths

A — Storm Chain

Area damage, single-target damage, debuff. Starts with Chain Lightning.

B — Overcharge

Single-target damage, damage over time, crowd control. Starts with Static Buildup.

C — Galvanic

Support, area damage, debuff. Starts with Aura Attack Speed 6 and Conductivity.

Path C carries the school ability, Conductivity; paths A and B do without it.

Path AStorm Chain→Path BOvercharge→Path CGalvanic→As an enemyVoltomancy enemies→

ToxicologyBlight Spire — deals 1.3× to Radiance and Druidism, 0.7× to Umbramancy and Arcanum.

Tower: Blight SpireBase: 9 damage · 3 range · 1 shot/s1.3× vs: Radiance, Druidism0.7× vs: Umbramancy, Arcanum

You choose a tower's school and its path together when you build it, and both are permanent until you sell the tower. Blight Spire is the Toxicology tower.

Its shots deal 1.3× damage to enemies of the schools under “1.3× vs” and 0.7× to enemies of the schools under “0.7× vs”; every other enemy takes normal damage. The web is not symmetric — each school's own lists decide how hard its towers hit, so check the enemy's page for what hits it hard.

Its three paths

A — Plague

Area damage, damage over time, debuff. Starts with Poison, Poison Cloud and Death Spore.

B — Venom

Single-target damage, damage over time, crowd control. Starts with Strong Poison and Neurotoxin.

C — Toxicant

Support, debuff, area damage. Starts with Poison and Aura Damage Amp 10.

Paths A and C carry the school ability, Poison; path B does without it.

Path APlague→Path BVenom→Path CToxicant→As an enemyToxicology enemies→

GeomancyStoneward — deals 1.3× to Voltomancy and Pyromancy, 0.7× to Aeromancy and Beastmastery.

Tower: StonewardBase: 16 damage · 3 range · 0.9 shots/s1.3× vs: Voltomancy, Pyromancy0.7× vs: Aeromancy, Beastmastery

You choose a tower's school and its path together when you build it, and both are permanent until you sell the tower. Stoneward is the Geomancy tower.

Its shots deal 1.3× damage to enemies of the schools under “1.3× vs” and 0.7× to enemies of the schools under “0.7× vs”; every other enemy takes normal damage. The web is not symmetric — each school's own lists decide how hard its towers hit, so check the enemy's page for what hits it hard.

Its three paths

A — Quake

Area damage, crowd control, debuff. Starts with Stunning Strike and Ground Shock.

B — Rampart

Support, crowd control, single-target damage. Starts with Stunning Strike and Stone Barrier.

C — Golem

Single-target damage, crowd control, damage over time. Starts with Stunning Strike and Stone Fist.

Every Geomancy path carries the school ability, Stunning Strike.

Path AQuake→Path BRampart→Path CGolem→As an enemyGeomancy enemies→

UmbramancyDuskfang Spire — deals 1.3× to Radiance and Arcanum, 0.7× to Toxicology and Chronomancy.

Tower: Duskfang SpireBase: 12 damage · 3 range · 0.9 shots/s1.3× vs: Radiance, Arcanum0.7× vs: Toxicology, Chronomancy

You choose a tower's school and its path together when you build it, and both are permanent until you sell the tower. Duskfang Spire is the Umbramancy tower.

Its shots deal 1.3× damage to enemies of the schools under “1.3× vs” and 0.7× to enemies of the schools under “0.7× vs”; every other enemy takes normal damage. The web is not symmetric — each school's own lists decide how hard its towers hit, so check the enemy's page for what hits it hard. Radiance is strong against Umbramancy too, so Umbramancy and Radiance towers each deal 1.3× to the other's enemies. Arcanum is strong against Umbramancy too, so Umbramancy and Arcanum towers each deal 1.3× to the other's enemies.

Its three paths

A — Reaper

Single-target damage, debuff, damage over time. Starts with Execute and Death Mark.

B — Phantom

Area damage, crowd control, debuff. Starts with Fear.

C — Umbral

Support, single-target damage, crowd control. Starts with Shadow Cloak and Blind.

Path A carries its own version of Execute; paths B and C do without it.

Path AReaper→Path BPhantom→Path CUmbral→As an enemyUmbramancy enemies→

RadianceDawnward — deals 1.3× to Umbramancy and Chronomancy, 0.7× to Toxicology and Voltomancy.

Tower: DawnwardBase: 11 damage · 4 range · 0.9 shots/s1.3× vs: Umbramancy, Chronomancy0.7× vs: Toxicology, Voltomancy

You choose a tower's school and its path together when you build it, and both are permanent until you sell the tower. Dawnward is the Radiance tower.

Its shots deal 1.3× damage to enemies of the schools under “1.3× vs” and 0.7× to enemies of the schools under “0.7× vs”; every other enemy takes normal damage. The web is not symmetric — each school's own lists decide how hard its towers hit, so check the enemy's page for what hits it hard. Umbramancy is strong against Radiance too, so Radiance and Umbramancy towers each deal 1.3× to the other's enemies.

Its three paths

A — Radiance

Area damage, support, damage over time. Starts with Reveal, Solar Flare and Mending Light.

B — Judgment

Single-target damage, debuff, crowd control. Starts with Reveal and Holy Smite.

C — Sanctuary

Support, crowd control, area damage. Starts with Reveal, Aura Slow 15 and Aura Range 10.

Every Radiance path carries the school ability, Reveal.

Path ARadiance→Path BJudgment→Path CSanctuary→As an enemyRadiance enemies→

ArcanumMana Spire — deals 1.3× to Toxicology and Umbramancy, 0.7× to Cryomancy and Beastmastery.

Tower: Mana SpireBase: 10 damage · 3 range · 1 shot/s1.3× vs: Toxicology, Umbramancy0.7× vs: Cryomancy, Beastmastery

You choose a tower's school and its path together when you build it, and both are permanent until you sell the tower. Mana Spire is the Arcanum tower.

Its shots deal 1.3× damage to enemies of the schools under “1.3× vs” and 0.7× to enemies of the schools under “0.7× vs”; every other enemy takes normal damage. The web is not symmetric — each school's own lists decide how hard its towers hit, so check the enemy's page for what hits it hard. Umbramancy is strong against Arcanum too, so Arcanum and Umbramancy towers each deal 1.3× to the other's enemies.

Its three paths

A — Disintegration

Single-target damage, debuff, area damage. Starts with Adaptive Damage and Arcane Erosion.

B — Spellweave

Area damage, support, crowd control. Starts with Rune Placement.

C — Siphon

Support, damage over time, debuff. Starts with Arcane Siphon.

Path A carries the school ability, Adaptive Damage; paths B and C do without it.

Path ADisintegration→Path BSpellweave→Path CSiphon→As an enemyArcanum enemies→

AeromancyGaleward — deals 1.3× to Geomancy and Beastmastery, 0.7× to Voltomancy and Pyromancy.

Tower: GalewardBase: 8 damage · 3.5 range · 1.5 shots/s1.3× vs: Geomancy, Beastmastery0.7× vs: Voltomancy, Pyromancy

You choose a tower's school and its path together when you build it, and both are permanent until you sell the tower. Galeward is the Aeromancy tower.

Its shots deal 1.3× damage to enemies of the schools under “1.3× vs” and 0.7× to enemies of the schools under “0.7× vs”; every other enemy takes normal damage. The web is not symmetric — each school's own lists decide how hard its towers hit, so check the enemy's page for what hits it hard.

Its three paths

A — Cyclone

Area damage, crowd control, damage over time. Starts with Knockback and Dust Devil.

B — Zephyr

Support, crowd control, debuff. Starts with Aura Range 15 and Aura Slow 10.

C — Shrike

Single-target damage, crowd control, area damage. Starts with Knockback and Bleed.

Path A carries the school ability, Knockback; path C carries its own version of Knockback; path B does without it.

Path ACyclone→Path BZephyr→Path CShrike→As an enemyAeromancy enemies→

DruidismThornwatch — deals 1.3× to Arcanum and Chronomancy, 0.7× to Pyromancy and Toxicology.

Tower: ThornwatchBase: 9 damage · 3 range · 0.95 shots/s1.3× vs: Arcanum, Chronomancy0.7× vs: Pyromancy, Toxicology

You choose a tower's school and its path together when you build it, and both are permanent until you sell the tower. Thornwatch is the Druidism tower.

Its shots deal 1.3× damage to enemies of the schools under “1.3× vs” and 0.7× to enemies of the schools under “0.7× vs”; every other enemy takes normal damage. The web is not symmetric — each school's own lists decide how hard its towers hit, so check the enemy's page for what hits it hard.

Its three paths

A — Overgrowth

Area damage, damage over time, crowd control. Starts with Thorns and Briar Patch.

B — Druid

Support, area damage, debuff. Starts with Thorn Aura and Natural Decay.

C — Beastcaller

Single-target damage, support, crowd control. Starts with Wolf Summon.

Path A carries the school ability, Thorns; paths B and C do without it.

Path AOvergrowth→Path BDruid→Path CBeastcaller→As an enemyDruidism enemies→

ChronomancyChronospire — deals 1.3× to Cryomancy and Umbramancy, 0.7× to Radiance and Druidism.

Tower: ChronospireBase: 10 damage · 4 range · 0.7 shots/s1.3× vs: Cryomancy, Umbramancy0.7× vs: Radiance, Druidism

You choose a tower's school and its path together when you build it, and both are permanent until you sell the tower. Chronospire is the Chronomancy tower.

Its shots deal 1.3× damage to enemies of the schools under “1.3× vs” and 0.7× to enemies of the schools under “0.7× vs”; every other enemy takes normal damage. The web is not symmetric — each school's own lists decide how hard its towers hit, so check the enemy's page for what hits it hard.

Its three paths

A — Stasis

Crowd control, area damage, debuff. Starts with Time Dilation and Temporal Decay.

B — Rewind

Support, crowd control, single-target damage. Starts with Temporal Rewind.

C — Haste

Support, area damage, damage over time. Starts with Aura Attack Speed 15 and Aging Curse.

Paths A, B and C do without the school ability, Slow.

Path AStasis→Path BRewind→Path CHaste→As an enemyChronomancy enemies→

BeastmasteryBroodspire — deals 1.3× to Geomancy and Arcanum, 0.7× to Aeromancy and Pyromancy.

Tower: BroodspireBase: 10 damage · 3 range · 0.8 shots/s1.3× vs: Geomancy, Arcanum0.7× vs: Aeromancy, Pyromancy

You choose a tower's school and its path together when you build it, and both are permanent until you sell the tower. Broodspire is the Beastmastery tower.

Its shots deal 1.3× damage to enemies of the schools under “1.3× vs” and 0.7× to enemies of the schools under “0.7× vs”; every other enemy takes normal damage. The web is not symmetric — each school's own lists decide how hard its towers hit, so check the enemy's page for what hits it hard.

Its three paths

A — Swarm

Area damage, damage over time, crowd control. Starts with Insect Swarm.

B — Alpha

Single-target damage, crowd control, support. Starts with Alpha Beast.

C — Chimera

Area damage, debuff, single-target damage. Starts with Spawn Mutant.

Paths A, B and C do without the school ability, Spawn Broodling.

Path ASwarm→Path BAlpha→Path CChimera→As an enemyBeastmastery enemies→