The TV Spider in Cameraman Tower Defense is an ultra-rare area-of-effect defender introduced in the October 10 Spider Update by Aligators Games on Roblox. Reaching 10,000 DPS at maximum level, it holds the highest raw damage ceiling in the game's published unit index. It drops exclusively from the gem-based Spider Crate with a 0.2% probability and costs 400 in-match cash to deploy.
TV Spider Stats and Upgrade Scaling
The TV Spider operates as a mobile lane defender, attacking in a 180-degree cone AoE along its movement path. Unlike single-target attackers, its damage strikes every enemy caught in its forward arc. Players can place up to six TV Spiders in a single match, reaching a combined output of 60,000 AoE DPS when fully upgraded.
| Stat | Base (Level 1) | Fully Upgraded |
|---|---|---|
| Placement Cost | 400 Cash | — |
| Placement Limit | 6 Units | 6 Units |
| Damage Per Hit | 250 | 2,000 |
| Attack Cooldown | 2 seconds | 0.2 seconds |
| DPS | 125 | 10,000 |
| Attack Area | Cone AoE | 180° Cone AoE |
| Attack Range | 11 | 20 |
| Walk Range | 15 | 40 |
| Final Upgrade Cost | — | 16,000 Cash |
During a match, the unit undergoes visual model shifts as it levels up, progressively adding additional TV screens and mounted speakers to its chassis. By Level 3, the unit hits 500 DPS, and a mid-tier 5,000 cash investment ramps its damage output to 2,000 DPS before the 16,000 cash final upgrade pushes it to 10,000 DPS.
How to Get the TV Spider
The TV Spider cannot be obtained from the standard coin summon banner or match victory crates. It is found exclusively in the Spider Crate located in the lobby Shop.
- Crate Price: 100 Gems for a single pull, or 1,000 Gems for a pack of 10 pulls. Unlike the Basic Crate, there is no bulk discount for opening 10 at once.
- Drop Probability: 0.2% (an average of 1 in 500 pulls).
- Spider Crate Lineup: Speaker Spider (90%), Camera Spider (9.8%), and TV Spider (0.2%).
Because of the 0.2% rate, rolling a TV Spider requires an average statistical expectation of 50,000 Gems. Player testing also indicates that 2x Luck passes and server luck boosts apply to coin banners under 10% but do not alter the drop probabilities of the gem-based Spider Crate.
How to Earn Gems
Gems are separate from match cash and lobby summon coins. Free-to-play players have limited sources for accumulating Gems:
- Quests: The Quest board unlocks after securing 20 match wins. The board offers four active tasks at a time (such as clearing specific difficulties or completing runs with unit restrictions), paying 5 Gems per completed quest for a maximum of 20 Gems per full board.
- Player Trading: Gems can be traded directly between players via the lobby trading menu.
- Robux Shop: Bundles of Gems can be purchased directly in the game store with Robux.
Combat Performance and Difficulty Clears
Because the TV Spider costs only 400 cash to place, it serves as both an early-game opener and a late-game boss carry. In recorded gameplay testing, fielding TV Spiders allowed players to clear Insane mode on maps such as Toilet City and Desert in roughly eight minutes.
The unit has also been documented handling Insane difficulty runs with the "2x HP Mobs" modifier enabled (which provides a 1.5x coin reward bonus). Even against wave 50 bosses carrying multi-million health pools, a cluster of maxed TV Spiders melted incoming paths without requiring support from dedicated single-target mythics. Its only combat limitation is its 20-unit attack range, meaning placements should hug tight bends and lane intersections where enemies remain within its 180-degree sweep.
TV Spider Trading Value
Because of its steep acquisition cost and 0.2% pull rate, the TV Spider maintains an exceptionally low copy count. In-game Index counts observed during the launch week recorded between 64 and 130 total copies in existence across the entire player base.
In the lobby trading hub, the TV Spider commands some of the highest offers in the economy. Recorded player trades commonly involve packages featuring two Engineer Cameramen (an S-tier spawner from the Scientist Crate), multiple coin-summon Mythics like the Upgraded Brute Prototype, and premium game passes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you pull the TV Spider using Coins?
No. The TV Spider is strictly tied to the gem-based Spider Crate and cannot be pulled from the lobby Basic Crate rotation.
How many TV Spiders can you place at once?
You can place a maximum of six TV Spiders per player during a match.
Does the 2x Luck game pass increase TV Spider odds?
In player testing, luck boosts and the 2x luck pass did not modify the displayed 0.2% drop probability on the Spider Crate.
What is the attack range of the TV Spider?
While the unit card lists a walk range of 40, its actual attack range reaches 20 in a 180-degree forward cone.
