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Boom Beach Tools

Everything each Headquarters level unlocks, and how far you can take every building. Track how maxed your base is, compare troops and defenses level by level, and plan your gunboat energy.

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Gunboat weapons

Plan: 0 energy

Each use of a weapon costs more energy than the last. Add uses to see what an attack plan costs.

Weapon	HQ	1st use	Each next	What it does
Artillery	1	3	+2	A single shell that damages a building and sets off mines.
Flare	3	2	+1	Troops walk to where it lands — the way to steer an attack.
Medkit	4	6	+3	A ring that heals troops standing in it for a few seconds.
Shock Bomb	7	7	+5	Stops defenses in its radius from firing for a while.
Barrage	10	10	+6	Fifteen smaller shells over an area: clears mines and weak buildings.
Smoke Screen	14	2	+1	Troops inside can’t be targeted by defenses, but can’t attack either.
Critters	19	8	+5	Drops a swarm of critters that draw defense fire.

Heroes

Sgt. Brick

Grenadier hero

Unlocks: HQ 4
Perk: Grenade Spammer
First ability: Cluster Grenade
Range: Medium · 7.2 tiles

Dr. Kavan

Healer hero

Unlocks: HQ 7
Perk: Galvanizing Presence
First ability: Crystal Critters
Range: Short · 3–6 tiles

Cpt. Everspark

Sniper with critters

Unlocks: HQ 15
Perk: Robot Overlord
First ability: Critter Swarm
Range: Long · 10.5 tiles

Pvt. Bullit

Tank hero

Unlocks: HQ 19
Perk: Pain Tolerance
First ability: Taunt
Range: Short · 3.3 tiles

Cpt. Ruddero

Air hero with wingmen

Unlocks: HQ 24
Perk: Wingmen
First ability: Wingman Rush
Range: Long · 9 tiles