| [ | Betcha didn't see that one coming! Haha! ―Annihilator surprising an enemy after charging around a corner. 
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The Tide Turner is a secondary weapon for the Annihilator. It is a wooden steering wheel typically used for pirate ships.
It grants the user a +15% damage resistance towards fire and explosive damage, as well as full turning control while charging and refilling +25% of the user's charge meter per melee kill. However, taking damage while charging reduces remaining charge time. Like the other shields, charging removes debuffs.
Its high mobility and unrestricted turning control allow the user to be more aggressive on the frontlines and lets them quickly retreat from their position if overwhelmed.
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Damage and Function Times
| Damage and function times | ||
|---|---|---|
| Damage type | Shield | |
| Ranged or Melee damage? | Melee | |
| Damage | ||
| Base damage | 100% | 50 |
| Mini-crit | 68 | |
| Function times | ||
| Recharge time | 12s | |
| Maximum charge time | 1.5s | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Note: Elegant Blade and Squire Boots refill 25% of the charge meter upon a melee kill and Spartan Savior refills with ammo pickups or 20% of the charge meter upon a melee hit.
Tips
- The Tide Turner is the uncontested best shield for "trimping", a tactic used by Anniknights to gain incredible height from slopes, railings, ledges, and even their own explosives.
- If you see any of these, do not be afraid to practice trimping. It can save you in many situations and can be exhilarating to pull off effectively.
- The Loose Cannon and the Iron Force pair incredibly well with the Tide Turner for this purpose, allowing for free trimps off of instantaneous explosions.
- The charge on kill allows you to swap out the Spartan Savior for another melee weapon. However, the charge reduced on damage taken is quite significant and can easily cancel the charge altogether if taking constant damage such as from a Brute.
- Avoid charging when you're spotted your enemy, try charging to your enemy at unexpected situation or behind so your charge won't be interrupted when getting hit from bullets or projectiles.
- You can charge to nearby walls to remove de-buffs from throwables and fires when retreating from a fight.
- If you feel overwhelmed or are losing a fight, don't be hesitant to retreat from the enemy when necessary.
- Beware that Annihilator always screams loudly when charging forward. This is a sound that enemies can listen for and will give away your position if they haven't seen you yet.
Related Achievements
See also: Achievements
Annihilator
Update History
September 25, 2018
- Added Tide Turner.
February 18, 2021
- Reduced melee kills refilling charge meter bonus from +75% to +25%.
April 23, 2021
- Added new charging sound.
August 10, 2023
- Fixed a bug where shield bashing would remove your ability to charge. (Undocumented)
April 1, 2025
- Renamed to Turn Tider.
April 2, 2025
- Reverted the name change.
Trivia
- The model was taken from the Roblox gear called Wheel of the Black Pearl.
- DJH_Dylan coded most of the weapon's functionality.
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