Droideka

Droideka
Details
Era	Clone Wars
Affiliation	Separatists
Class Type	Enforcer
Battle Points	1,000
Capabilities
Health	350
Weapon	Twin Blaster Cannons
Abilities	Wheel Form Overload Energy Shield

"Notorious for its destructive weaponry and powerful shields, the droideka was a flexible defender able to swiftly relocate from one tactical position to another."

— In-game description

The Droideka, also known as the Destroyer droid, is an Enforcer Reinforcement unit for the Separatists in DICE's Star Wars Battlefront II. It was released in the Where are those Droidekas? Update on June 26.

Overview

Droidekas fighting Clone Troopers

The Droideka is a powerful and mobile Enforcer unit for the Separatists. Droidekas are armed with twin blaster cannons, which can deal significant damage to enemy players within a short-range and deal small amounts of splash damage. The splash damage helps the Droideka in harassing enemy Heroes that are blocking, along with dealing minor chip damage to enemies hiding behind cover. However, these blasters will lose their effectiveness over range quickly, and can only be fired when the Droideka is in its walking form. Droidekas can further increase their rate of fire with their central ability, Overload, allowing them to shoot their twin blaster cannons for a sustained period of time without overheating.

While Droidekas move slowly in their normal form, or their "Destroyer" mode, they can use their Wheel Form ability to fold into their chassis and roll around maps at higher speeds. While Droidekas possess a large health pool, they can still be quickly overwhelmed by enemy fire due to their low mobility and large profile while in walking form. To increase their survivability, Droidekas can fortify their position by using their Energy Shield along with gaining 50% damage reduction when in Wheel Form. Droidekas can shoot through their own shields while using them, unlike the Personal Shield, although their own shields are just as susceptible to ion weaponry. Melee and lightsaber attacks can also easily damage a Droideka through its shield. 

Health and Movement

Health Statistics for Droideka
Base Health	350 Energy Shield ability Activates shield with 600 health Battle Hardened Increases base health to 368 / 385 / 396 / 420
Health Regen Rate	40 health/sec Survivalist Regeneration is increased to 55 / 70 / 79 / 100 health per second Enforcer Training 13 / 25 / 33 / 50 health per elimination
Regen Delay	6 sec

Weapon

Twin Blaster Cannons
Weapon Image
Damage	40-5 (Explosion: 5)
Rate of Fire	300 RPM Overload ability Temporarily increases rate of fire to 400 RPM
Damage per Second	225-50 DPS Overload ability Temporarily increases DPS to 300-66.66
Range	Start damage drop-off: 10 meters End damage drop-off: 30 meters (Blast Radius: 2 meters Inner Blast Radius: 1 meter)
Venting	1 seconds
Overheat	34 shots (0.03 heat per shot) Overload ability Temporarily disables heat build up
Overheat Penalty	1 seconds
Passive Cooldown Delay	5 seconds
Passive Cooldown	0.3 heat per second

Abilities

• Wheel Form
• Overload
• Energy Shield

Ability Icon
In-game Description	Transition into WHEEL FORM to greatly increase movement speed.
Effect	Faster movement Grants 50% damage reduction to the Droideka Prevents Droideka from using weapons
Ability Duration	∞
Ability Cooldown	3 seconds

Ability Icon
In-game Description	Overrides a weapon's factory settings. It modifies the primary fire mode and supercools the barrel to prevent heat buildup.
Effect	Increases rate of fire to 400 RPM Prevents weapon from overheating Limits mobility to walking speed
Ability Duration	9 seconds Expert Weapons Handling Increases Overload duration to 10.5 / 12 / 12.9 / 15 seconds
Ability Cooldown	16 seconds

Ability Icon
In-game Description	Spherical barrier that provides protection from incoming blaster fire.
Effect	Personal Shield with 600 health
Ability Cooldown	7 seconds

Star Cards

Boost Cards

Survivalist	Enforcer Training	Expert Weapons Handling	Acquisition	Battle Hardened

Appearances

Default Appearance (Default)	Training (Rare)

Known Issues

Droideka can't pass through narrow doorways

Droideka unable to pass through a simple narrow doorway

The Droideka model is so big it doesn't fit in pathways meant for troopers to pass through. DICE defended the concept because there were different variants of Droideka in the Star Wars Canon and they chose a big one (it's even taller then Anakin Skywalker). The problem with it is that now if you get a Droideka you can't follow your fellow troopers and heroes to certain places because you can't fit. Sometimes if you spawn in a room that the only routes out are narrow doorways, you're literally stuck inside. Sometime later the AI became able to use the Droideka, and it too gets stuck in narrow doorways because its programming can't understand the Droideka doesn't pass through narrow doorways.

Rolling with the shield active

Droideka rolling around while shielded

There's a glitch that allows a Droideka to have an invisible but fully functional shield while rolling. This glitch came with the Droideka's release and was never addressed. Not only that, but it also allows the droideka to pop its normal shield on top of the invisible one, almost doubling the total damage it can sustain.

Trivia

• The Droideka was initially seen in the background of a promotional image for the Elite Corps Update that was quickly taken down.
• The Droideka is the first special unit to be the second Enforcer unit added for a faction, that being the Separatists, who also have the B2 Super Battle Droid.
  • The Clone Commando would shortly join in this trend.
• The Droideka and its shield carry a few unique properties:
  • When the shield is activated the Droideka will slightly raise its arms so the tips of its blasters poke out of it, allowing it to fire outward.
  • Enemies and explosives can pass through the shield and damage the Droideka directly if close enough to it.

Updates

Where are those Droidekas? Update

• Added.

July 2019 Update

• Bug fix: Fixed a visual issue where the Droideka's energy shield would not be visible when in the Squad Spawn screen, after joining a game already in progress.
• New content: Added Milestones for the Droideka and TX-130.

Roger Roger Update

• Bug fix: Fixed an issue where the "On a Roll" milestone would not track progress when the Droideka is rolling at maximum speed.

Cooperation Update

• Bug fix: Fixed an issue that would occasionally cause the Droideka to shake uncontrollably when affected by Anakin's Retribution ability.
• Bug fix: Fixed an issue where Droideka would occasionally get stuck in Overheated animation when using the Overload ability.

Another Night on Endor Update

• Bug fix: Fixed an issue where the Droideka's shield effect would cancel out any distortion screen effects caused by the Officer's Flash Grenade.

The Celebration Update

• New content: New appearance for the Droideka, Training, is now available.
• Bug fix: Fixed an issue where the Droideka would automatically fire a shot upon being deployed on the map.

The Rise of Skywalker Update

• Bug fix: Fixed an issue where there were irregularities in the destroyed model of the Droideka Training Skin.

BB Update

• Buff: Increased Shield Health from 550 to 600.
• Buff: Gave Droideka 50% damage reduction while in Wheel Form.

Gallery

Work in-progress shot of the Rollie.

In-game icon for the Droideka.