Arsonist

Arsonist
Unit Type	Soldier
Player Level Req.	Level 6
Building Required	Barracks level 2
Blocking	Partial
Defense (Max Rank)	130

"This soldier LOVES to play with fire! He’s whipped together some Molotov Cocktails to turn the heat up on the enemy, and keep the heat coming as part of their DoT attacks."

— 1.5 Patch Notes

Overview

The Arsonist is a Merit-based unit released in the 1.5 Patch, employing the damage-over-time effect introduced with the same patch. The Arsonist starts with two attack options, Firestarter and Burst Fire.  The cost to train this unit is relatively low, equal to the cost of the standard Trooper, plus 2 Merits.

The Molotov Cocktail attack targets only a single enemy and can be lobbed over enemies' heads due to its Indirect line of fire. The initial damage is really low, but the 3 turns of damage-over-time brings the total damage closer to the damage output of other units of similar level.

The Arsonist is also equipped with a Submachine Gun (SMG) as a second weapon. The damage output of this weapon is quite low and the range of 1 restricts its use on the front lines only.

Due to the nature of the Arsonist's weapons, the role of the Arsonist is that of an expendable front-line troop, where the Molotov cocktails can be thrown past the front line and the SMG be utilized. The extremely low healing costs make the Arsonist a much more cost effective front line unit. Deploying the Arsonist in the second row restricts it to throwing the occasional Molotov cocktail, whereas other units are more suited for that role (e.g., the Grenadier).

Attacks

• Molotov Cocktail
• SMG

Ammo:	2
Reload:	4 Rounds
Attack Icon Targetable Unit Types Air LTA Soldier Sniper Vehicle Tank Metal Critter Civilian Sea Ship Rank Available 1 Range 1-2 Line of Fire Indirect Ammo Used 1 Cooldown 3 Rounds Suppression Mod x0.5 Effects  100% (3 Turns) Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 Damage 12-18 13-19 14-21 15-23 16-25 18-27 DoT 8→2 8→3 9→3 10→3 10→3 11→4 Offense 46 51 56 61 66 71 Crit 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%

Ammo:	3
Reload:	3 Rounds
Attack Icon Targetable Unit Types Air LTA Soldier Sniper Vehicle Tank Metal Critter Civilian Sea Ship Rank Available 1 Range 1 Line of Fire Direct Ammo Used 1 Cooldown 1 Round Suppression Mod x0 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 Damage 11-17 (x3) 12-18 (x3) 13-20 (x3) 14-22 (x3) 15-23 (x3) 16-25 (x3) Offense 32 37 42 47 52 57 Crit 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%

Statistics

Arsonist Ranks
	1	2	3	4	5	6
SP	N/A	960	2,240	5,125	12,800	25,725
HP	85	95 (+10)	100 (+5)	110 (+10)	120 (+10)	130 (+10)
Bravery	20	25 (+5)	25	30 (+5)	30	35 (+5)
Defense	50	55 (+5)	60 (+5)	65 (+5)	70 (+5)	75 (+5)
Dodge	20	25 (+5)	30 (+5)	35 (+5)	40 (+5)	45 (+5)
Ability Slot	2	2	2	2	2	2
Promotion Cost	N/A	4h  1,632  1,275	12h  5,280  2,225	1d  15,064  3,525  3	2d  44,904  2,450  9	2d  178,600  4,950  3
Promotion Reward	N/A	800	1,400	2,300	3,400	4,700
PvP Unit Value	5	6	7	9	10	12
SP Reward	20	24	28	36	40	48
Gold Reward	100	120	140	180	200	240

Cost

Training Cost — Barracks
Level	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Time	7m 30s	7m 12s	6m 54s	6m 36s	6m 18s	6m	5m 42s	5m 24s	4m 48s	4m 12s	3m 36s	3m	2m 24s	1m 48s
Gold	250	250	250	250	250	250	250	250	238	225	213	200	188	175
Iron	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
Merits	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Healing Cost
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Time	2m	2m	2m	2m	2m	1m 48s	1m 36s	1m 24s	1m 12s	48s
Gold	180	150	120	108	96	84	78	72	66	60
Iron	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1

Healing Cost
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Time	1m 48s	1m 48s	1m 48s	1m 48s	1m 48s	1m 36s	1m 24s	1m 12s	1m	36s
Gold	156	126	96	84	72	60	54	48	42	36
Iron	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1

Trivia

• The SMG weapon The Arsonist uses is similar to the real life MP5K.
• The Arsonist and the Unicorn Trooper are the only units to feature red helmets.
• It is stated that the Arsonist will only work for the player if the outpost does good deeds.
• The Arsonist costs the same as a Trooper, plus 2 Merits.
• As stated above, it might reference how you can speed up production for your friends and get merits as the unit requires merits to train
• The Arsonist appears to be a combo of the Grenadier (Incendiary) and Shock Trooper (SMG).
• The Arsonist is the only Imperial Soldier to wear something other than a trench coat, as it wears a hoodie.

Updates

2.2 Patch

• Rank 2-5 promotion requirements not reduced.
• Unit Value reduced: Rank 1: 6→5, Rank 2: 7→6, Rank 3: 8→7, Rank 4: 10→9, Rank 5: 12→10

1.5 Patch

• Unit added.

Gallery

Front.

Back.

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Animations

Weapon	Animation
Idle
SMG
Molotov Cocktail