Hidden Tesla Basic Stats, Upgrades, and Number Available by Town Hall Level
Damage Type: Single Target
Attack Speed: 1 attack per .6 seconds
Range: 7 Yards
Targets: Ground and Air
Building Size: 2 units by 2 units
Preferred Target: P.E.K.K.A (2x damage)
Attack Speed: 1 attack per .6 seconds
Range: 7 Yards
Targets: Ground and Air
Building Size: 2 units by 2 units
Preferred Target: P.E.K.K.A (2x damage)
The Hidden Tesla is the only tower in-game which has a preferred
target: the P.E.K.K.A. Hidden Tesla towers not only deal double damage
to the P.E.K.K.A, but they will also specifically target the P.E.K.K.A
over other targets if a P.E.K.K.A is in range.
Hidden Tesla Strategy
The Hidden Tesla is the only tower in the game that you get to hide.
There are many ways to deploy this tower, as its small size allows it to
be placed in tighter places than the average tower.
Strengths and Weaknesses
The Hidden Tesla’s primary strengths are its fast attack speed, its
high DPS, its ability to be hidden, and the double-damage this tower
deals against the P.E.K.K.A.
The Hidden Tesla’s fast attack speed makes it very effective against
light units. Since an appropriately-leveled Hidden Tesla will 1-shot an
Archer, it is very effective at destroying Archers given that the tower
gets to attack once every .6 seconds. While many other towers will also
1-shot an Archer, none will do so as readily as the Hidden Tesla given
the Tesla’s fast attack speed.
The High DPS of the Hidden Tesla (the highest in the game outside of a
single-target Inferno Tower) makes it very strong against high-health
targets. This is especially the case with enemy P.E.K.K.As, given that
the P.E.K.K.A is preferentially targeted by the Hidden Tesla and takes
double damage from this tower.
The tower’s ability to be hidden can also be leveraged to the
player’s advantage. Note that the tower triggers at a range of 6 tiles,
but has a range of 7 tiles. This means that an enemy unit needs to get
within 6 tiles of the Hidden Tesla for it to pop, but once the tower
pops, it can then hit enemy units from up to 7 tiles away. Hidden Teslas
automatically pop when an opponent clears 51% of a base.
All around, the Hidden Tesla is a fairly strong tower and does not
have any one particular weakness. It has fairly low HP, and as a result
like any single-target tower can get overwhelmed by a large number of
enemy units, or by a single very high HP unit (such as a Dragon).
Hidden Tesla Placement
There are many ways to place the Hidden Tesla tower, and there is no
right or wrong answer to their placement. Hidden Teslas can often use
surprise to their advantage by forcing units that target defenses (like
Giants) to go into a funnel where it appears that these units otherwise
would not enter (as in there is no other defensive structures located in
that funnel).
Lower level players (TH7-early TH9) tend to place their Hidden Teslas
on the perimeter of the base. They are less likely to run into
high-health units like P.E.K.K.As and high-level heroes coring into the
center of their base. Instead, Hidden Teslas on the perimeter are great
for picking off Wall Breakers and Archers that players often use to
attack the perimeter of the base.
High level players using trophy layouts often place their Hidden
Teslas in the center of their base around their Town Hall. Hidden Teslas
are strong towers and take up little space, so it is easier to squeeze
them in the center of the base than it is to include larger towers here.
Hidden Teslas compliment Inferno Towers very well, which are also
commonly located centrally in a high-level base.
Hidden Tesla Upgrade Priority
Upgrading the Hidden Tesla should be a very low priority. The reason
for this is that Hidden Teslas take a very, very long time to upgrade
compared to other towers. They are also not such an essential tower
(like the Air Defense or Mortar) where your base will suffer if you
upgrade multiple Hidden Teslas at the same time. You can easily have all
4 Hidden Teslas being upgraded simultaneously and still mount an
effective defense against enemy attacks.