Temporary Gunboat Abilities are occasionally available to the Gunboat for a limited period of time, with radically different attributes compared to the Gunboat's typical arsenal.
These abilities were also seen in the Mega Turtle and in some of the Mega Crab events.
A level 8 Armory is required to access them on the Home Island. They scale their level with the Armory accordingly, but some do not demonstrate any level differences.
You can see the info for any temporary ability available by tapping on the info screen of the Gunboat. Tapping on the icon of the temporary ability icon displays its info.
In some Warships seasons, some of the Temporary Gunboat Abilities are made available, sometimes several at once.
Temporary Abilities
Cryobomb
"The Cryo Bomb detonates to cause enemy buildings to freeze across a large area, slowing them down and dealing moderate damage."
The Cryobomb explodes upon contact with the battlefield, freezing all buildings and troops over a large area as well as dealing a small amount of damage and setting off all types of Mines within it. The damage and speed penalty is the same at all Armory levels.
Statistics
Damage
Explosion Radius
Freeze Slowdown
Duration
260
8 tiles
75%
10.0s
Number of Shots
Energy Cost
Cumulative Energy Cost
1
6
6
2
14
20
3
22
42
4
30
72
5
38
110
Warships
Rank
Level
Upgrade Tokens
Tech Level
1
8
N/A
5
2
10
135,000
10
3
12
255,000
15
4
14
632,000
20
5
16
1,045,000
25
Total
2,067,000
75
Super Warrior
"A supercharged warrior who fearlessly hurls himself into the heart of the action. Apart from healing himself with every attack, the super warrior also freezes the building it attacks, reducing its attack rate."
The Super Warrior is a supercharged Warrior, similar to one released by a Super Soldier Vat once seen on the Mega Crab. Said Super Warrior has exponentially higher health and damage, and will also freeze buildings that it hits with a similar effect to the Cryoneer.
Statistics
Movement Speed
Attack Speed
Attack Range
Freeze Slowdown
Freeze Duration
Fast / 400
0.8s
0.9 tiles
50%
5.0s
Level
Hitpoints
DPS
Damage Per Hit
HP Healed Per Hit
Armory Required
1
4,000
680
544
230
8
2
4,400
728
582.4
240
9
3
4,840
779
623.2
260
10
4
5,320
833
666.4
280
11
5
5,860
891
712.8
300
12
6
6,440
954
763.2
320
13
7
7,090
1,020
816
340
14
8
7,790
1,092
873.6
360
15
9
8,570
1,168
934.4
390
16
10
9,430
1,250
1,000
420
17
11
10,370
1,338
1,070.4
450
18
12
11,410
1,431
1,144.8
480
19
13
12,550
1,531
1,224.8
510
20
14
13,810
1,639
1,311.2
550
21
15
15,190
1,753
1,402.4
580
22
16
16,690
1,874
1,499.2
610
23
17
18,310
2,002
1,601.6
640
24
18
19,930
2,130
1,704
670
25
Number of Shots
Energy Cost
Cumulative Energy Cost
1
8
8
2
13
21
3
18
39
4
23
62
5
28
90
Warships
Rank
Level
Upgrade Tokens
Tech Level
1
8
N/A
5
2
10
135,000
10
3
12
255,000
15
4
14
632,000
20
5
16
1,045,000
25
Total
2,067,000
75
Speed Serum
"A projectile vial full of Super Secret Sauce which energizes the troops, boosting their movement and attack speed for a short duration. Caution: side effects not thoroughly tested."
The Speed Serum explodes upon contact with the battlefield, releasing a blast that increases the speed of all troops as well as all buildings around it, but also decreases the damage output; nonetheless, affected individuals have increased DPS as the speed increase overrides the damage penalty. Its effect is the same at all Armory levels. When the Speed Serum is active on the battlefield, the game's battle music will temporarily change. This theme can be heard through the player to the right.
Speed Serum battle theme
Statistics
Area of Effect Radius
Speed Bonus
Damage Decrease
Duration
8 tiles
300%
50%
10.0s
Number of Shots
Energy Cost
Cumulative Energy Cost
1
6
6
2
14
20
3
22
42
4
30
72
5
38
110
Deployable Turret
"Some stolen technology from Dr T's laboratories resulted in the creation of the deployable turret. Fire the small turret into the battlefield and watch it sit tight and obliterate the enemy."
The Deployable Turret can be launched anywhere onto the battlefield. It is a stationary turret that fires at buildings. They can be used as damage sponges to distract enemy defenses much the same effect as critters, but aren't great for damaging enemies due to their abysmal DPS.
Statistics
Attack Speed
Attack Range
3.5s
8.2 tiles
Level
Hitpoints
DPS
Damage Per Hit
Armory Required
1
6,000
140
490
8
2
6,540
154
539
9
3
7,130
169
591.5
10
4
7,770
186
651
11
5
8,470
205
717.5
12
6
9,230
225
787.5
13
7
10,060
248
868
14
8
10,970
273
955.5
15
9
11,960
300
1,050
16
10
13,030
330
1,155
17
11
14,200
363
1,270.5
18
12
15,480
399
1,396.5
19
13
16,880
439
1,536.5
20
14
18,390
483
1,690.5
21
15
20,050
532
1,862
22
16
21,750
585
2,047.5
23
17
23,550
642
2,247
24
18
25,530
699
2,446.5
25
Number of Shots
Energy Cost
Cumulative Energy Cost
1
5
5
2
10
15
3
15
30
4
20
50
5
25
75
Remote Defib
"Bring back fallen troops"
The Remote Defib revives any fallen troops anywhere on the battlefield, functioning identically to Dr. Kavan'sSecond Wind ability. It cannot revive defeated heroes.
Statistics
Duration
4.0s
Level
Housing Space Revived
Armory Required
1
6
8
2
7
9
3
8
10
4
9
11
5
10
12
6
11
13
7
12
14
8
13
15
9
14
16
10
15
17
11
16
18
12
17
19
13
18
20
14
19
21
15
20
22
16
21
23
17
22
24
18
23
25
Number of Shots
Energy Cost
Cumulative Energy Cost
1
8
8
2
18
26
3
28
54
4
38
92
5
48
140
Explosive Drones
"Fires a cluster of drones that take a short duration to activate, and then make a beeline for the nearest enemy building and explode, dealing damage."
The Explosive Drones are small Critter-like robots that self-destruct and deal damage when they reach their target, requiring a short delay beforehand. Similar to Critters, they will not respond to Flares. Unlike most explosives in the game, these will not harm your troops. It is important to note that they only activate Mines, Boom Mines, and Shock Mines after their arming time is finished. In addition, they can be targeted during their delay by anything in range. Explosive Drones only deal damage if they detonate on their own by reaching their target.
Statistics
Drone Count
Drone Movement Speed
Drone Arming Time
Explosion Radius
5
400
2.0s
0.1 tiles
Level
Hitpoints
Damage
Armory Required
1
100
500
8
2
110
550
9
3
120
605
10
4
130
666
11
5
150
732
12
6
160
805
13
7
180
886
14
8
190
974
15
9
210
1,072
16
10
240
1,179
17
11
260
1,297
18
12
290
1,427
19
13
310
1,569
20
14
350
1,726
21
15
380
1,899
22
16
410
2,083
23
17
440
2,273
24
18
470
2,463
25
Number of Shots
Energy Cost
Cumulative Energy Cost
1
5
5
2
10
15
3
15
30
4
20
50
5
25
75
Warships
Rank
Level
Upgrade Tokens
Tech Level
1
8
N/A
5
2
10
135,000
10
3
12
255,000
15
4
14
632,000
20
5
16
1,045,000
25
Total
2,067,000
75
Remote Hack
"Launch the Remote Hack at a defensive building to hack it and turn it against other defenses for a duration. Once the hacking effect expires, the building is stunned for a time. Does not work on resource or HQ buildings."
The Remote Hack takes control of a single defense on the battlefield. It functions similarly to Cpt. Everspark'sUniversal Remote, however with a few differences - The Remote Hack can control Prototype Defenses, the MMG 9000 or Super Mortar 3000, but does not provide a damage bonus to any defense. Also, contrary to its description, it will not stun the affected building after expiration. As stated in the description, the Remote Hack doesn't affect resource buildings and the Headquarters, but this also extends to any building that doesn't inflict damage, such as the Damage Amplifier, Shield Generator, or any defense being upgraded. Armory level determines its duration.
Statistics
Level
Duration
Armory Required
1
8.0s
8
2
8.5s
9
3
9.0s
10
4
9.5s
11
5
10.0s
12
6
10.5s
13
7
11.0s
14
8
11.5s
15
9
12.0s
16
10
12.5s
17
11
13.0s
18
12
13.5s
19
13
14.0s
20
14
14.5s
21
15
15.0s
22
16
15.5s
23
17
16.0s
24
18
16.5s
25
Number of Shots
Energy Cost
Cumulative Energy Cost
1
10
10
2
20
30
3
30
60
4
40
100
5
50
150
Tiny Shock
"Launch the Tiny Shock at a defensive building and stun and freeze it for a long duration. Use it to disable key defensive buildings! Only targets a single structure."
The Tiny Shock stuns a single defense for a significant amount of time. As it can only target one building, if launched in between multiple buildings, the Tiny Shock will only paralyze one of them. The stun duration is the same at all Armory levels.
Statistics
Duration
30.0s
Number of Shots
Energy Cost
Cumulative Energy Cost
1
3
3
2
6
9
3
9
18
4
12
30
5
15
45
Crystal Shield Projector
"Provide troops with crystal shields"
The Crystal Shield Projector can be deployed anywhere on the battlefield. They function identically to Dr. Kavan's Ice Shields ability, where they are able to negate excess damage.
Statistics
Area of Effect Radius
Duration
10 tiles
8.0s
Level
Shield Hitpoints
Armory Required
1
100
8
2
125
9
3
150
10
4
175
11
5
200
12
6
225
13
7
250
14
8
275
15
9
300
16
10
325
17
11
350
18
12
375
19
13
400
20
14
425
21
15
450
22
16
475
23
17
500
24
18
525
25
Number of Shots
Energy Cost
Cumulative Energy Cost
1
5
5
2
14
19
3
23
42
4
32
74
5
41
115
Warships
Rank
Level
Upgrade Tokens
Tech Level
1
8
N/A
5
2
10
135,000
10
3
12
255,000
15
4
14
632,000
20
5
16
1,045,000
25
Total
2,067,000
75
Crystal Critters
"Releases a cluster of Crystal Critters borrowed from Dr. Kavan that heal wounded troops and disappear after a short duration."
The Crystal Critters can be deployed anywhere on the battlefield. They function identically to Crystal Critters used by Dr. Kavan. Their numbers increase every 3 Armory levels, except for level 16 onward.
