Gunner Builder

The Gunner Builder is a Non-Fantasy tank in Tankster.io. It is known as one of the most underrated and least-used tanks in the entire game. It has the capability for very high scores, but nobody has sufficiently mastered the tank to obtain them.

## Appearance

The tank has four pellet cannons in the front, with the same sizes and type as Gunner. It has a Builder cannon mounted on its back. It is a hybrid between Gunner and Builder, hence the name.

## Technical

The Gunner Builder has high Reload, low Movement Speed, high Bullet Health, Penetration, and Damage, and low FoV.

## Playstyle

### As the Gunner Builder

Gunner Build is a surprisingly underrated Non-Fantasy tank. It has insane defensive potential and the ability to weather flank attacks. There are better defensive tanks, like Fortress, however they don't have the same two-way capability, and it completely outclasses Gunner Trapper in DPS. It is not that great of a tank in Fantasy Gamemodes due to its poor performance against one shot tanks like the ST-II; however it remains to be one of the most underused Non-Fantasy tanks in the entire game. It does surprisingly well against rammers like the Clawer and Mega-Smasher, by using its Builder traps to do insane damage to the oncoming rammer. Even the greatest dodgers can't overcome a good **stack** - which will be discussed more below.

#### Spotlight: Stacking

The Gunner Builder can be "stacked" by memorizing the reload time of the Builder and using the Gunner as main weapon, flipping the tank when the Builder cannon is about to shoot. This has the effect of essentially doubling the reload for the tank and makes it one of the best Builders, period. It tends to be most effective at reloads below 8, as this makes the effect of stacking non-negligible by ensuring that the Builder isn't shooting practically all the time.

### Against the Gunner Builder

Its foremost counters are OP tanks like Omega Pentagon, Fortress, and Gammaccelerator. In Fantasy gamemodes, this extends to Hellgate and ST-II. The Omega Pentagon, Fortress, and Gammaccelerator's main strategy is to use their drones to get around the Gunner Builder's 2 main weapons and attack them from the side. They can use their repelling strategy to their advantage, and form a claw shape with their drones. The Gunner Builder can defend by spraying Gunner and Builder, but it is quite ineffective against a very skilled player. The Overlord and Summoner might be strategic choices as their drones can easily outmaneuver the Gunner Builder; however if they get too far away from your tank, the Gunner Builder can and will rush you in order to bring about your torturous and painful demise.

## History

The Gunner Builder was first used as a ram tank by the elusive player without a Discord, SirWaffleTheThird. He used it to obtain an 8 kills world record, which still stands to this day. However, it was next used by the very skilled player known as spank, arguably the greatest player of all time in the game, calculated by score statistics, who obtained all other World Records for it, and obtained 2 Mastery Points. A build close to the build he used for these World Records is listed below. Other than the great spank, who turned the tank into a "meme" of sorts, the tank is now rarely used, waiting for another master to pick up where he left off . . .

## Additional Info

* Despite it being half Gunner, it can't upgrade from Gunner.
* Available in Diep.io? No, but a tank with similar design, Gunner Trapper is.
* Available in Arras.io? No, but a tank with similar design, Gunner Trapper is.
* Fantasy? No
* HD? No

### Builds

#### Spank's Build

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This build is very useful for FFA as it can quite easily counter almost all rammers, including 2 of the 3 most used tanks in the game, Shockwave and Blackhole.

#### Full Ram

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This build is a true classic, having a use with almost all tanks in the game. This can also work well on Gunner Builder, ideally using **Stacking** for maximum recoil.

#### Reload Ram

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This build is like the above, but maximizing speed by investing 9 points into Reload. This build also utilizes **Stacking** in best play. However, it will get countered by Blackholes.

#### The Compromise Build

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Arguably the best build, trading a mediocre amount of reload for more ram stats, so it can both outram most tanks and move more speedily than the normal full ram. Again, **Stacking** here is a must. Note that this build, like the above, will get completely countered by Blackholes.