Definitive SpongeBob Tower Defense Tier List [Update 9]

With an ever-expanding roster of iconic Bikini Bottom characters in SpongeBob TD, it can be hard to keep track of what's good, and if you're completely new, you'll be even more clueless. So, to help you out, we created the ultimate SpongeBob Tower Defense units tier list.

SpongeBob Tower Defense (Spongebob TD) Units Tier List

Tier	Units
S+
S
A
B
C
D

You can find our SpongeBob Tower Defense characters tier list in the table above. Even though the difference in the units menu seems minor between each character, they actually all have unique attacks and mechanics that can make them worth more than some higher-rarity characters.

For example, units like Handsom Squidward, Slappy Laszlo, and Garry can slow, while Princess Mindy and Flying Dutchman have line AoE attacks, which makes them worth placing on corners. For more details, check the SpongeBob TD unit list and descriptions below.

Complete SpongeBob Tower Defense Units List

Here is the list of all units in SpongeBob TD, including their stats and descriptions. If you want to find the stats for a specific unit, use the search function in your browser (Ctrl + F).

Limited SpongeBob TD Units

Unit	Stats	Pros & Cons
Soaring Starfish	Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 1,600 SPA: 1.5 RNG: 25 Max Placement: 3	+ Very good splash DPS + Very good range – Small splash area

Secret SpongeBob TD Units

Unit	Stats	Pros & Cons
Sea Bear	Attack: Splash AoE, Slow DMG: 7,000 SPA: 1 RNG: 28 Max Placement: 1	+ Broken splash AoE DPS + One of the best units in the game + Insane range + All around OP
Dream Gary	Attack: Splash AoE, Slow DMG: 1,216 SPA: 1.5 RNG: 17 Max Placement: 1	+ Meta DPS unit + Insane DPS + Slow
SpongeHenge	Attack: Full AoE DMG: 4,125 SPA: 1.5 RNG: 16 Max Placement: 1	+ Insane full AoE DPS + Meta full AoE DPS + Very good range + The best unit in the game
Cyborg Plankton	Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 2,500 SPA: 1.3 RNG: 26 Max Placement: 1	+ Insane pierce DPS + Insane range

Mythical SpongeBob TD Units

Unit	Stats	Pros & Cons
Sea Rhino	Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 2,500 SPA: 1.8 RNG: 28 Max Placement: 3	+ Extremely good pierce AoE DPS + Extremely good range + One of the best mythical units
Band Geek Mr. Krabs	Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 950 SPA: 1.5 RNG: 16 Max Placement: 3	+ Very good splash AoE DPS + Big splash area – Relatively low range
Band Geek Mrs. Puff	Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 1,800 SPA: 2 RNG: 26 Max Placement: 3	+ Insane range and pierce DPS + One of the best mythical units + Meta DPS
Pinhead Larry	Attack: Line AoE DMG: 1,200 SPA: 2 RNG: 16 Max Placement: 3	+ Very good pierce DPS + Solid range – Lacking single-target DPS – Power creeped by other units
Dirty Dan	Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 800 SPA: 1.8 RNG: 17 Max Placement: 3	+ Very good splash DPS + Solid range + Relatively big splash area – Power creeped by other units
GG Rock Spongebob	Attack: Line AoE DMG: 1,480 SPA: 0.3 RNG: 24 Max Placement: 3	+ Meta line DPS unit + Insane range
The Quickster	Attack: Full AoE DMG: 540 SPA: 1.5 RNG: 16 Max Placement: 3	+ Very good full AoE DPS + Good range – Lacking single-target DPS – Power creeped by other units
Captain Magma	Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 1,820 SPA: 2.5 RNG: 15 Max Placement: 3	+ Meta AoE DPS unit + Extremely high DPS
SpongeGar	Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 1,000 SPA: 3 RNG: 14 Max Placement: 3	+ Very good single-target DPS + Boss killer – No AoE at all – Can't carry alone
Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen	Attack: Full AoE DMG: 520 SPA: 2 RNG: 14 Max Placement: 3	+ Good AoE DPS + Full AoE – A bit lacking single-target DPS – Power creeped by other units
Realistic Fish Head	Attack: Full AoE DMG: 450 SPA: 2 RNG: 14 Max Placement: 3	+ Solid AoE DPS + Full AoE – A bit lacking single-target DPS – Power creeped by other units
Mermaid Man	Attack: Line AoE DMG: 1,378 SPA: 3 RNG: 12 Max Placement: 2	+ Extremely good AoE DPS – Small AoE – Low range – Power creeped by other units
Man Ray	Attack: Line AoE DMG: 900 SPA: 1 RNG: 16 Max Placement: 3	+ Good range + Solid line DPS – Long attack animation lowers DPS – Power creeped by other units
King Neptune	Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 315 SPA: 3 RNG: 16 Max Placement: 2	+ Solid range + Very big AoE radius – Bad single-target DPS – Power creeped by other units
Hibernation Sandy	Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 875 SPA: 2 RNG: 22 Max Placement: 3	+ Excellent line AoE DPS + Solid single-target DPS + Very good range – Narrow attack area

Legendary SpongeBob TD Units

Unit	Stats	Pros & Cons
Band Geek SpongeBob	Attack: Line AoE DMG: 1,873 SPA: 1.5 RNG: 25 Max Placement: 3	+ Very good line AoE DPS for a legendary + One of the best legendary units + Extremely high range
Band Geek Pearl	Attack: Full AoE DMG: 560 SPA: 2.3 RNG: 18 Max Placement: 3	+ Very good AoE DPS for a legendary unit + Solid range for a full AoE + One of the best legendary units – Expensive for a starter
Miss Appear	Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 1,395 SPA: 1.8 RNG: 16 Max Placement: 3	+ Extremely good line DPS + Very good range + Excellent single-target DPS + Meta legendary unit
Mr. Krabs	Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 522 SPA: 5 RNG: 11 Max Placement: 3	+ Solid AoE DPS – Very high SPA – AoE radius is a bit small – Low range
Handsome Squidward	Attack: Splash AoE, Slow DMG: 275 SPA: 2 RNG: 12 Max Placement: 3	+ Meta support unit + Very good dps + Slow – Low range
Flying Dutchman	Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 500 SPA: 2 RNG: 13 Max Placement: 3	+ Okayish line AoE DPS + Solid single-target DPS – Low range – Power creeped by other units
Tango Karen	Attack: Line AoE DMG: 850 SPA: 1.5 RNG: 16 Max Placement: 3	+ Solid single-target DPS – Abyssmal AoE DPS – Long attack animation – One of the worst legendary units
Snow Mollusk	Attack: Line AoE DMG: 1,170 SPA: 1.5 RNG: 17 Max Placement: 3	+ Very good line DPS + Better than Dutchman and the like + One of the best legendary units
Plankton	Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 255 SPA: 1.8 RNG: 18 Max Placement: 3	+ Very good range + Okayish AoE DPS – Little reason to use him over Dutchman and Snow Mollusk
DoodleBob	Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 390 SPA: 2 RNG: 12 Max Placement: 3	+ Solid single-target DPS + Solid range – No AoE DPS – Can't carry alone – One of the worst legendary units

Epic SpongeBob TD Units

Unit	Stats	Pros & Cons
Band Geek Plankton	Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 925 SPA: 1 RNG: 18 Max Placement: 3	+ Insane splash DPS for an epic unit + One of the best epic units in the game + Single-target DPS is through the roof
Band Geek Patrick	Attack: Line AoE DMG: 900 SPA: 2.5 RNG: 22 Max Placement: 3	+ Very good line DPS for an epic unit + Extremely good range
Texas Sandy	Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 230 SPA: 2.5 RNG: 19 Max Placement: 3	+ Very good range – Bad single-target DPS
Mermaid Man Spongebob	Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 1,000 SPA: 2.3 RNG: 17 Max Placement: 3	+ Very wide line AoE + Extremely good line AoE DPS for an epic unit + One of the best epic units
Karen	Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 405 SPA: 2.5 RNG: 10 Max Placement: 3	– Very slow attack animation – One of the worst epic units
Princess Mindy	Attack: Line AoE DMG: 240 SPA: 3 RNG: 16 Max Placement: 3	+ Solid range and attack animation – A bit low single-target DPS
Atomic Flounder	Attack: Full AoE DMG: 300 SPA: 1 RNG: 10 Max Placement: 3	+ Very good full AoE DPS – Very low range – Power creeped by other units
Patty Obsessed Squidward	Attack: Full AoE DMG: 160 SPA: 2.5 RNG: 14 Max Placement: 3	+ Solid full AoE DPS – Power creeped by other units
Larry The Lobster	Attack: Line AoE DMG: 1,120 SPA: 2 RNG: 14 Max Placement: 3	+ Very good line DPS + One of the best epic units – Narrow AoE radius
Dirty Bubble	Attack: Full AoE DMG: 175 SPA: 3 RNG: 10 Max Placement: 3	+ Okayish AoE DPS – Low range
Baby Prunes	Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 384 SPA: 3 RNG: 10 Max Placement: 3	+ Solid line AoE DPS – Relatively low range – There are better AoE epic units

Rare SpongeBob TD Units

Unit	Stats	Pros & Cons
Band Geek Sandy	Attack: Line AoE DMG: 1,500 SPA: 1.7 RNG: 20 Max Placement: 4	+ Broken DPS for a rare unit + One of the most meta and easy to get units
Band Geek Squidward	Attack: Full AoE DMG: 361 SPA: 2.8 RNG: 12 Max Placement: 4	+ Insane DPS for a full AoE rare unit + One of the best starter units in the game
Karate Sandy	Attack: Single DMG: 135 SPA: 1.8 RNG: 12 Max Placement: 4	+ Okayish single-target DPS – No AoE
The Elastic Waistband	Attack: Full AoE DMG: 284 SPA: 3 RNG: 14 Max Placement: 4	+ Good full AoE rare unit + Very good full AoE DPS – Power creeped by other units
Bubble Buddy	Attack: Line AoE DMG: 440 SPA: 3 RNG: 12 Max Placement: 4	+ Very good rare unit + Solid line AoE DPS – Little reason to use him over Puff or Squilliam
Grandma Square Pants	Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 420 SPA: 1.2 RNG: 14 Max Placement: 4	+ Easy to get + Very good AoE DPS – Puff and Squilliam are better
Krusty Krab	Attack: Farm Gold: 180 Max Placement: 2	+ Fairly useful for story/challenges/raids + Only farm unit in the game + Meta support
Kevin C. Cucumber	Attack: Line AoE DMG: 210 SPA: 3 RNG: 9 Max Placement: 4	+ Very good AoE DPS – Extremely low range – There are better rare units
Lord Royal Highness	Attack: Line AoE DMG: 320 SPA: 2.3 RNG: 12 Max Placement: 4	+ Solid line DPS – Low range – Underwhelming single-target DPS
Old Man Jenkins	Attack: Full AoE DMG: 112 SPA: 3.9 RNG: 13 Max Placement: 4	+ Big AoE radius + Okayish DPS – Little reason to use him over other rare AoE units
Slappy Laszlo	Attack: Splash AoE, Slow DMG: 40 SPA: 2.5 RNG: 12 Max Placement: 4	+ Solid support unit + Slow – Short slow duration
Squilliam Fancyson	Attack: Full AoE DMG: 120 SPA: 3 RNG: 12 Max Placement: 4	+ Solid full AoE DPS – Low range – Power creeped by other units
Pearl	Attack: Full AoE DMG: 120 SPA: 3.3 RNG: 14 Max Placement: 4	+ Extremely solid full AoE DPS + Solid range – Power creeped by other units
Mrs. Puff	Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 525 SPA: 2 RNG: 12 Max Placement: 4	+ Solid AoE DPS – Low range

Unit	Stats	Pros & Cons
Karate SpongeBob	Attack: Single DMG: 100 SPA: 2 RNG: 10 Max Placement: 5	+ Okayish single-target DPS – No AoE
Barnacle Boy Patrick	Attack: Single DMG: 125 SPA: 2.5 RNG: 12 Max Placement: 5	+ One of the best uncommon units + Excellent single-target DPS – Non-existant AoE DPS
Gene Scallop	Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 70 SPA: 2 RNG: 10 Max Placement: 5	+ Solid line DPS – Low range
Jim	Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 75 SPA: 3 RNG: 14 Max Placement: 5	+ Okayish single-target DPS – One of the worst uncommon units – Non-existant AoE DPS
Barnacle Boy	Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 72 SPA: 2 RNG: 8 Max Placement: 5	– One of the worst uncommon units – Very low range – DoT does no damage at all
Bubble Bass	Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 64 SPA: 1.5 RNG: 9 Max Placement: 5	+ Okayish DPS – Small AoE radius – Low range
Goofy Goober Waiter	Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 64 SPA: 2 RNG: 12 Max Placement: 5	+ Solid range + Solid AoE DPS + One of the best uncommon units – Outscaled by all rare units

Common SpongeBob TD Units

Unit	Stats	Pros & Cons
Spongebob	Attack: Line AoE DMG: 224 SPA: 3 RNG: 10 Max Placement: 6	+ Solid AoE DPS for a common – Bad single-target DPS
Sandy	Attack: Single DMG: 50 SPA: 1.5 RNG: 8 Max Placement: 6	+ Very good single-target DPS – Short range – No AoE
Patrick	Attack: Single DMG: 42 SPA: 4 RNG: 13 Max Placement: 6	+ Okayish single-target DPS + Good range – Underwhelming compared to Squidward and SpongeBob
Gary	Attack: Splash AoE, Slow DMG: 18 SPA: 2.5 RNG: 8 Max Placement: 3	+ Support unit – Slow duration is too short – Extremely bad DPS
Squidward	Attack: Line AoE DMG: 280 SPA: 3.5 RNG: 9 Max Placement: 6	+ Very solid DPS for a common unit – Low range

That does it for our SpongeBob TD units tier list. For more guides, including the tier list of all traits, visit the SpongeBob Tower Defense section on our website.