Tower
Tower is a driver with a semi-flat plastic tip set on a wide base, built by Takara Tomy with an automatic height-change gimmick for the God Layer and SwitchStrike systems.
Specification
| Classification | Driver |
|---|---|
| System | God Layer System / SwitchStrike System |
| Series | Beyblade Burst Evolution |
| Type | Balance |
| Weight | 8.55 g |
| Also known as | Tw |
| Japanese name | タワー |
| Romaji | Tawā |
| Takara Tomy code | B-95 |
| Hasbro code | E1040, TB08 |
| Released in Japan | October 21st, 2017 |
| Released in the US | June 2018 |
| Released in Canada | June 2018 |
Printed Stats
As printed on Beyblade Burst packaging, on its own scale: compare with other Beyblade Burst parts, not across generations. The bars are relative to this part's own highest figure.
Try it in the builder Build a top around it and see the stats.
Tournament Legality
| Burst Standard | Allowed |
|---|---|
| Burst Limited | Allowed |
| Burst Classic | Allowed |
| Burst GT | Allowed |
WBO formats as tabulated. Legality changes with the rulebook; the WBO's own document decides at an event.
Comes In 3 Beyblades
| Beyblade | Code | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alter Chronos Ring Tower | B-95 | Balance | 2017 |
| Shelter Regulus 5Star Tower | B-95 | Balance | 2017 |
| Shelter Regulus R3 5Star Tower | E1040 | Balance | 2018 |
About This Part
Tower is a driver with a semi-flat plastic tip set on a wide base, built by Takara Tomy with an automatic height-change gimmick for the God Layer and SwitchStrike systems. Early in a match, centrifugal force pulls two tabs outward and holds the tip at standard height, giving a mildly aggressive pattern with more stamina than plain flat tips like Accel, though its wide, low base risks scraping. Once spin speed drops, the tabs retract and let the tip rise, meant to bring the blade's disc and frame into contact with the opponent's layer so the rival bursts instead — but in practice most layers already reach that height regardless, and the shift in contact angle instead destabilizes the driver's own blade and drains its stamina. It debuted in Japan on October 21st, 2017 with the B-95 Random Booster Vol. 8 release of Shelter Regulus, and reached the west through Hasbro's SwitchStrike Starter Pack pairing it with Shelter Regulus R3.
In Play
The community considers Tower too mild for attack and its height shift too small for the gimmick to matter, and its top-heavy instability late in a match makes it a weak fit for competitive play, leaving it mainly a collection piece.
- Debuted in Japan on October 21st, 2017 with the B-95 Random Booster Vol. 8 Shelter Regulus release.
- Reached western countries through Hasbro's SwitchStrike Starter Pack pairing Shelter Regulus R3 with 5Star Tower.
The Competitive View
In the early, raised-tip stage the semi-flat tip creates a somewhat aggressive but easily-knocked-around movement that can't reach the Tornado Ridge or the stadium center; in the later, lowered-tip stage the tall thin tip is easily knocked off balance and the semi-flat surface is still easily pushed around, so the intended defensive benefit fails to materialize.
- Debuted in B-80/B-95 Random Booster Shelter Regulus .5S.Tw, released October 21, 2017
- Automatic centrifugal height-change gimmick, semi-flat tip on a wide base
- Takara Tomy releases: B-95 Random Booster Vol. 8 Shelter Regulus.5S.Tw — 01: Shelter Regulus.5S.Tw (dark purple, white tip); 02: Alter Chronos Ring Tower (red, white tip)
Condensed from community testing of Oct. 26, 2017; competitive opinions are the community's, not ours, and may be out of date.