Anti-Sentry Buster strategy

Sentry Buster

This article is about community Anti-Sentry Buster strategy.

Once deployed, a Sentry Buster will make a beeline for an active Sentry Gun, but never a disposable Sentry . Upon reaching the target, it crouches and begins beeping. During this time, the Sentry Buster cannot be destroyed. A few seconds later, it detonates in a massive explosion guaranteed to level the offending Sentry and just about anything else within a three-Teleporter radius. Sentry Busters will behave in this way even if the target Sentry Gun is being hauled by its Engineer. It will, however, stand still for a few seconds to detonate once it gets close enough, allowing the Engineer to run to a safe distance while hauling his Sentry Gun.

If a Sentry Buster encounters an Engineer's Dispenser or Teleporter on its way to an Engineer's Sentry Gun, it will destroy the building in one hit before continuing on. If the Engineer has a Sentry Gun and disposable Sentry Gun deployed, the Sentry Buster will go for the large Sentry Gun, even if the Mini-Sentry is doing more damage. If the Sentry Gun is destroyed before the Sentry Buster can reach it, the Sentry Buster will run to the spot where the Sentry used to be and detonate.

As Sentry Busters take time to arm themselves, attentive Engineers can haul their Sentry out of the blast zone before it explodes. They are unlikely to have enough time to move a second building out of the way. Sentry Busters can be destroyed before they reach their objective, but this is not a simple task, with the Sentry Buster boasting 2500 health. If an Engineer hauling his building can outrun a Sentry Buster, the Sentry Buster will chase the Engineer indefinitely without detonating.

If there is more than one Engineer with a Sentry Gun on the field, multiple Sentry Busters may spawn at once, possibly with multiple Sentry Busters every sub-wave.

Destroyed Sentry Busters, whether by themselves or by the players, leave no money. A large cloud of dark grey smoke lasting many seconds remains after detonation, blocking visibility through it.

General

• Stick together! Teamwork here is vital.
• You can attack the enemy from afar, as well on a melee. He can only dangerous for the Engineer and his buildings.
• You must kill him as quickly as possible.
• Communicate! Alert your teammates of Sentry Buster's whereabouts at all times.
• Never let your guard down. It can use a workaround to destroy the Engineer buildings.
• When fighting a Sentry Buster, be sure to have at least one Pyro with the Flamethrower or Degreaser equipped. An airblasting Pyro is possibly a Sentry Buster's worst nightmare.
• When fighting a Sentry Buster used Power Up Canteen: Critical Hit Boost & Übercharge-boost.

Scout

• Using the Force-A-Nature will usually knock back Sentry Buster at close range and will knock you back if you are airborne.
  • Be aware of where you knock Sentry Buster to. You don't want to knock him straight into your Engineer.
• The Soda Popper's mini-crits can be activated any time you want to.
• Crit-a-Cola gives critical hits instead of mini-crits, allowing you to quickly deal high amounts of damage to Sentry Buster.
  • The Mini-Crit vulnerability is pointless as Sentry Buster will not attack players directly.
• The Atomizer is an upgrade in terms of evasion. Watch out for your health in that case, though.

Soldier

• If Saxton is too close, you can rocket jump to escape.
• If you have a lot of teammates, consider equipping the Buff Banner to help deal some extra damage to the stronger Sentry Buster.

Pyro

• Your air blast can prove to be invaluable.
• An easy way to alert your teammates of Sentry Buster's presence is to light him on fire and make him more noticeable.

Demoman

• Plant stickies near an Engineer's nest. If Sentry Buster gets near, detonate them.
• If you have the Scottish Resistance equipped, place one sticky near you, so you may escape when Sentry Buster comes after you.
• The Ullapool Caber is best used as a very last resort.

Heavy

• Stand on the Dispenser and helping defend the Engineer.

Engineer

• Put your other buildings far away from your main Sentry. This will allow them to live even if your Sentry was destroyed.
• As soon as Sentry Buster comes to your Sentry and starts preparing to explode grab your Sentry and run as fast as you can. Note that grabbing a Sentry at the late time will cause you and your Sentry to be destroyed.
  • If you was standing on the cliff try to fall off it with your Sentry. If the cliff is high enough you can survive even if you grabbed Sentry at the late time of Sentry Buster's explode preparing animation. Note that under a cliff maybe a hordes of other robots so plan your retreat.
• Some maps has a places which Sentry Buster can't reach. You can try to put your Sentry there.
• If there are more then one Engineer on the map they can place their main Sentries away from each other to prevent destroing all of them by one Sentry Buster.

Medic

• Don't hesitate to impose ÜberCharge in dangerous situations on the Engineer. This is can decide the outcome of the game.

Sniper

• The best and most effective means would be to throw Jarate in Sentry Buster.