Tank Cat (Normal Cat)

Tank Cat is one of the Normal Cats and the second cat the player obtains as a unit. This cat boasts a large health pool compared to other units of its cost and is comparable to some Uber Rares and their evolved forms (such as Ice Cat), only having a couple thousand less. However, this statistic boost makes it one of the weakest units in the game in both attack power and DPS. As a result, this cat's purpose is to act primarily as a layer of defense for more powerful units behind the tank cats. Since its recharge time is fast and its cost is cheap, it is as spammable as Cat and other basic units of its likeness.

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Cat

Evolves into Wall Cat at level 10.

Evolves into Eraser Cat at level 20+10.

Pros

• Excellent health for its cost and recharge time.
• Only gets knocked back when killed.
• Essential meatshield, acts as an all-purpose defensive cat.

Cons

• Slow movement speed, significantly hinders deployment from far away.
• One of the weakest units in the game in both attack power and damage per second.

Usage

• Since the cat serves as a zerg rush of defense, combining its excellent health pool and low attack range, it is a vital addition for nearly any battalion.
• Early on, Tank Cat has a longer cooldown time than Cat, so time your production carefully to maximize their efficiency. Later on, thanks to Treasures and Cat Base upgrades, the Tank Cat's cooldown can also reach the lowest possible (2.33 seconds), allowing it to be as spammable as Cat and a more effective layer of defense for a battalion.
• Players can combine Tank Cat and its Crazed counterpart, the Crazed Tank Cat or any other fast tank (Riceball Cat) for a thicker layer of defense.
• Tank Cat and its evolutions' very low attack power is useful in stages where only weak enemies appear at the beginning. Tank Cats and said enemies will battle for a long time with neither side advancing, allowing players to level up Worker Cat, save a full wallet and summon high-cost units, such as Bahamut Cat or Nekoluga, and start the rush to the enemy base prepared.
  • The strategy mentioned before can be very useful in the stage Deathhawk as the peons are strong but can be stalled for a long period. One can win the fight without the boss even spawning.

Description

Switch EN/JP

Cat Unit # 001		Normal Cat
Tank Cat
		EN Description
		Tough. High health. (Area Attack) Strong enough to move a pebble.
Wall Cat
		EN Description
		Rigid defense. Now with corners (Area Attack) Strong enough to move a small rock.

Cat Unit # 001		Normal Cat
タンクネコ (tanku neko, Tank Cat)
		JP Script
		{{{cat_jpscript1}}}
		EN Translation
		Shield character with high stamina. Attack power is as potent as a sparrow's tears (area attack)
ネコカベ (neko kabe, Wall Cat)
		JP Script
		まさにカベに徹する為の盾専用キャラ 攻撃力はあいかわらず(範囲攻撃)
		EN Translation
		Shield character whose use is solely to act as a wall. Attack power is still the same (area attack)

Cost

Available to unlock after completing Korea in Chapter 1. Requires 500 XP to unlock.

• Chapter 1: $100
• Chapter 2: $150
• Chapter 3: $200

Upgrading Cost

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Stats

Basic Form					Tank Cat
Ch. Cost	1.	100	Initial		Attack Frequency	Attack Range	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
	2.	150	HP	AP
	3.	200	400	2	67F 2.33s	110	8	{{{Knockback Normal}}}	8F 0.27s	2.00
Level			HP	AP	DPS	Target	Special Ability
10			{{{HP Normal lvl 10}}}	{{{AP Normal lvl 10}}}	{{{DPS Normal lvl 10}}}	Area	-
20+80			16800	84	37
Evolved Form					Wall Cat
Ch. Cost	1.	100	Initial		Attack Frequency	Attack Range	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
	2.	150	HP	AP
	3.	200	400	2	67F 2.33s	110	8	{{{Knockback Evolved}}}	8F 0.27s	8.33 - 2.33
Level			HP	AP	DPS	Target	Special Ability
20			{{{HP Evolved lvl 20}}}	{{{AP Evolved lvl 20}}}	{{{DPS Evolved lvl 20}}}	Area	-
20+80			16800	84	37
True Form					Eraser Cat
Ch. Cost	1.	100	Initial		Attack Frequency	Attack Range	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
	2.	150	HP	AP
	3.	200	600	4	67F 2.33s	110	8	1	8F 0.27s	8.33 - 2.33
Level			HP	AP	DPS	Target	Special Ability
20+10			10200	68	30	Area	-
20+80			25200	168	75

*HP = Health ; AP = Attack Power = Damage ; DPS = Damage per Second ; 30f = 1 second ; 1 Movement Speed = 15 attack range per second

*Includes 300% treasure bonuses; attack times are in frames; recharge time may vary.

*See this section to calculate stats.

Appearance

• Normal: Looks like the basic Cat but with a more vertically stretched body. Attacks by bending its neck as it reaches down. The mouth is shaped like a rectangle instead of circles(similar to crazed cats)
• Evolved: Looks like a flat rectangle. Attacks by flopping on its face.
• True: Now has a wrapper around its body which says "NEKO" on the front. Its width is also slightly more stretched. In other national versions of the game, the NEKO is removed.

Trivia

• In the Taiwanese version, Eraser Cat does not have "NEKO" on its body. The same also applies to Manic Eraser Cat.
• Tank Cat is the only Normal Cat that has a mouth similar to those of the Crazed Cats.
• Crazed Tank Cat is about 3 times as powerful as a Tank Cat, when compared at Level 1.
• Eraser Cat is one of two True Forms of Normal Cats that does not have its HP doubled from the Evolved form, the other being King Dragon Cat.
  • Before Version 4.2.0 of Nyanko Daisensou, Tank Cat was one of the cats that had the shortest range, along with Sumo Cat. The shortest range now belongs to Li'l Tank Cat, with only 100 range.

Gallery

Tank.png

Normal Form with description

Wallcat .png

Evolved form with description

Eraser.png

True form with description

Tankcatjpdescription.png

Normal form description (JP)

Wallcatjpdescription.png

Evolved form description (JP)

Erasercatjpdescription.png

True form description (JP)

Normal form description (TW)

Evolved form description (TW)

True form description (TW)

Tank Cat's attack animation.

Wall Cat's attack animation.

Eraser Cat's attack animation.

Reference

• Battle Cats Database
• Batle Cats Capture Wiki

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