Dwarven Bastion

The Dwarven Bastion is a Special Tower found only in The Dark Descent. It has two special abilities not unlike normal level 4 advanced towers. There are two Dwarven Bastions in Campaign and Heroic Challenge modes, and three in Iron Challenge mode.
==Overview==
Dwarven Bastions are very similar to the Musketeer Garrison of the original game: firing slowly but with high damage from the longest range in the game.
Explosive Keg is a simple area-of-effect damage ability. Similar to the Musketeer's Shrapnel Shot, it is quite reliable, especially against masses of enemies.
Full Mithril Jacket, on the other hand, when maxed, boosts the tower's damage by a whopping 90 points, making it more than double in power.
==Abilities==
=== Explosive Keg===
 "TNT!... and I'll win the fight!"
Throws an explosive keg that deals area damage. (Cooldown: 10 seconds)
Level	Cost	Damage
1 	250 	60-100
2 	150 	80-160
3 	150 	100-220
=== Full Mithril Jacket===
 "Seven-six-two millimeter...!"
Increases ranged attack damage by 30 on each upgrade.
Level	Cost	Damage after upgrade
1 	300 	65-95
2 	150 	95-125
3 	150 	125-155
==Range==
KRF_DwfBst_Range.PNG|Standard range without upgrades
* 55% wider than Level 1 Archer Tower
* 38% wider than Level 2 Marksmen Tower
* 21% wider than Level 3 Sharpshooter Tower
* 10% wider than Crossbow Fort
* 21% wider than Tribal Axethrowers
* Same as Pirate Watchtower
==Strategy==
* Upgrade Full Mithril Jacket when you have the chance. At full power, the tower has the highest dps of all towers in Frontiers, greatly easing down the pressure on your choke points.
* Explosive Keg is cost-inefficient and not worth upgrading. Moreover, it is not affected by the Shock and Awe upgrade.
==Quotes==
*"Lock stock and barrel!"
*"Let's get shooting!"
==Trivia==
*"Lock stock and barrel"
** A figure of speech used when referring to 'everything'. The lock, stock and barrel are the effective portions of a gun, and therefore, everything.
*TNT! ... and i'll win the fight!
** A line from the song TNT by AC/DC
*Full Mithril Jacket
** A take on the name of a 1987 film Full Metal Jacket. Mithril is a metal mined by dwarves in The Lord of the Rings.
** Also a reference to the Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) ammo type in real world. FMJ bullets consist of a lead core covered entirely in harder, copper outer layer, however here, instead of copper, Mithril is used. Theese rounds generally have better target penetration than Partially Jacketed or Hollowpoint Rounds, so this may explain why the upgrade increases the towers' damage. 
*Seven-six-two millimeter..
** A line spoken by the character Private Pyle in the film Full Metal Jacket
** Also a real-world cartridge caliber. Seven-six-two by thirty-nine millimeter is the caliber for the most well known gun in the world: the AK-47. This may suggest, that the dwarven rifles used by the bastion crew use 7,62 mm amunition. 
==Appearances==
* The Dark Descent
== Gallery==
Dwarven Bastion in action.gif|Dwarven Bastion in action
Category:Kingdom Rush: Frontiers
Category:Towers
Category:Special Towers
Category:Ranged Towers