Updated: April 2025 (Update 17)
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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 tier list.
Spongebob TD Units Tier List - Update 17
| Tier | Units |
|---|---|
| S++ |          |
| S+ |              |
| S |                |
| A |               |
| B |              |
| C |            |
| D |            |
You can find our SpongeBob Tower Defense units tier list for Update 17 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.
Limited SpongeBob TD Units
Limited units are fairly unique in SpongeBob Tower Defense as you can only get them by participating in events, and they are usually OP and towards the top of the tier list. Currently, the only limited unit is the Soaring Starfish, which you can now get only via trading.
| Unit | Base Stats | Pros & Cons |
|---|---|---|
 Easter Bunny SpongeBob | Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 2,200 SPA: 1 RNG: 16 Max Placement: 2 | + Extremely good single-target/splash DPS + 2 max placement with insane DPS – Small splash area – Relatively short range |
 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
Secret units are the best Spongebob Tower Defense has to offer, and they are almost exclusively at the top of the tier list. Their only downside is the 1 placement limit, which you can bypass by getting the Sidekick trait, effectively doubling their DPS.
| Unit | Base Stats | Pros & Cons |
|---|---|---|
 Alaskan Bull Worm | Attack: Pierce AoE, Frostbite DMG: 10,500 SPA: 1.9 RNG: 22 Max Placement: 1 | + One of the best units in SpongeBob TD + Broken pierce DPS + Slows enemies with Frostbite + Meta support secret |
 Dennis | Attack: Full AoE, Burn DMG: 9,500 SPA: 1.8 RNG: 24 Max Placement: 1 | + One of the best units in SpongeBob TD + Insane full AoE DPS with a bonus single-target attack + Insane range + Burns enemies with his attacks |
 Hash Slinging Slasher | Attack: Full AoE DMG: 8,400 SPA: 1 RNG: 25 Max Placement: 1 | + One of the best units in SpongeBob TD + Insane full AoE DPS with a bonus single-target attack + Insane range |
 Sea Bear | Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 7,000 SPA: 1 RNG: 28 Max Placement: 1 | + Broken splash AoE DPS + One of the best units in SpongeBob TD + Insane range + All around OP |
 Dream Gary | Attack: Splash AoE, Slow DMG: 1,216 SPA: 1.5 RNG: 17 Max Placement: 1 | + Meta support unit + One of the best support units in SpongeBob TD + Slow – Alaskan Bull Worm is better |
 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 + One of the best units in SpongeBob TD |
 Cyborg Plankton | Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 2,500 SPA: 1.3 RNG: 26 Max Placement: 1 | + Insane pierce DPS + Insane range – Subpar compared to more recent Secret units |
Mythical SpongeBob TD Units
Mythical units are the second-strongest rarity in SpongeBob Tower Defense, and they are mostly at the top of the tier list. However, unlike secret units, some of the mythicals are power-creeped, and they simply don't work anymore, most notably King Neptune.
| Unit | Base Stats | Pros & Cons |
|---|---|---|
 Tiff | Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 575 SPA: 2 RNG: 18 Max Placement: 2 | + Big splash AoE radius – One of the worst new Mythical units stats-wise – One of the worst Mythical units in general |
 Bert | Attack: Splash AoE, Poison DMG: 1,575 SPA: 1.6 RNG: 20 Max Placement: 2 | + Very good base range and DPS + One of the few units that apply Poison – Poison DPS is fairly low – Underwhelming performance compared to other new Mythicals |
 Tattletale Strangler | Attack: Full AoE DMG: 1,800 SPA: 2.5 RNG: 12 Max Placement: 2 | + Solid full AoE DPS + Better than most other old full AoE Mythics – Fairly bad single-target DPS – Very low range |
 Handsome Plankton | Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 1,200 SPA: 1.5 RNG: 17 Max Placement: 2 | + Massive splash AoE + Solid all-around stats – Not as OP as other new mythicals |
 Lord Poltergeist | Attack: Full AoE DMG: 1,250 SPA: 2 RNG: 23 Max Placement: 2 | + One of the best Mythical full AoE units + Very good full AoE DPS + Very high range – Relatively low single-target DPS |
 Richard | Attack: Line AoE DMG: 2,400 SPA: 1.5 RNG: 22 Max Placement: 2 | + Extremely good line AoE DPS + Very good range + One of the best Mythical units |
 Bubbles The Dolphin | Attack: Line AoE DMG: 2,500 SPA: 1.2 RNG: 24 Max Placement: 2 | + Extremely good line AoE DPS + Excellent range + One of the best Mythical units in SpongeBob TD |
 Sea Rhino | Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 2,500 SPA: 1.8 RNG: 28 Max Placement: 2 | + 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: 2 | + Very good splash AoE DPS + Big splash area – Relatively low range – Power creeped by other units |
 Band Geek Mrs. Puff | Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 1,800 SPA: 2 RNG: 26 Max Placement: 2 | + Insane range and pierce DPS + One of the best Mythical units + Meta DPS – Power creeped by other units |
 Pinhead Larry | Attack: Line AoE DMG: 1,200 SPA: 2 RNG: 16 Max Placement: 2 | + 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: 2 | + Good splash DPS + 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: 2 | + Meta line DPS unit + Insane range + One of the best mythical units in SpongeBob Tower Defense |
 The Quickster | Attack: Full AoE DMG: 540 SPA: 1.5 RNG: 16 Max Placement: 2 | + 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: 2 | + Good splahs AoE DPS – Low range – Power creeped by other units |
SpongeGar | Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 1,000 SPA: 3 RNG: 14 Max Placement: 2 | + Okayish single-target DPS – No AoE at all – Can't carry alone – Low range |
 Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen | Attack: Full AoE DMG: 520 SPA: 2 RNG: 14 Max Placement: 2 | + Full AoE – A bit lacking single-target DPS – Low range – Power creeped by other units |
 Realistic Fish Head | Attack: Full AoE DMG: 450 SPA: 2 RNG: 14 Max Placement: 2 | + Full AoE – Low range – 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 | – Small AoE – Low range – Power creeped by other units |
 Man Ray | Attack: Line AoE DMG: 900 SPA: 1 RNG: 16 Max Placement: 2 | + Good range + Okayish line DPS – Long attack animation lowers DPS – Power creeped by other units – One of the worst Mythic units in SpongeBob TD |
 King Neptune | Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 315 SPA: 3 RNG: 16 Max Placement: 2 | + Very big AoE radius – Bad single-target DPS – Power creeped by other units – One of the worst Mythic units in SpongeBob TD |
 Hibernation Sandy | Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 875 SPA: 2 RNG: 22 Max Placement: 2 | + Very good range – Narrow attack area – Power creeped by other units |
Legendary SpongeBob TD Units
Legendary units are the golden middle between mythical and epic units. They all have 3 max placements, and they are often very OP, especially the more recent ones. However, some of the old ones are garbage and among the worst units in SpongeBob Tower Defense, making the legendary units fairly spread out through the tier list in general.
| Unit | Base Stats | Pros & Cons |
|---|---|---|
 Glove World SpongeBob | Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 1,900 SPA: 2.4 RNG: 17 Max Placement: 3 | + Big splash AoE radius + Solid stats all around – Bad single-target DPS compared to other new Legendaries – There are plenty of full AoE units that are better for dealing with mobs |
 Jojo | Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 2,365 SPA: 1.5 RNG: 18 Max Placement: 3 | + Insanely good single-target DPS for a Legendary unit + One of the best Legendary units you can get right now – Relatively low range compared to other meta Lengedaries |
 Spot | Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 2,750 SPA: 2.5 RNG: 16 Max Placement: 3 | + Very good splash DPS + Big splash AoE radius – Low range compared to other meta legendaries – Subpar single-target DPS to other meta legendaries |
 Dream Patrick | Attack: Line AoE DMG: 2,048 SPA: 1 RNG: 24 Max Placement: 3 | + One of the best legendary single-target DPSs + Insane range and damage + Extremely low SPA |
 Perch Perkins | Attack: Line AoE DMG: 1,960 SPA: 1.4 RNG: 24 Max Placement: 3 | + Very good line AoE DPS for a legendary + One of the best legendary units + Extremely high range |
 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 – Expensive for a starter – Power creeped by other units |
 Miss Appear | Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 1,395 SPA: 1.8 RNG: 16 Max Placement: 3 | + Good pierce DPS + Excellent single-target DPS – Power creeped by other units |
Mr. Krabs | Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 522 SPA: 5 RNG: 11 Max Placement: 3 | – 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 – 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 in SpongeBob Tower Defense |
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 + Used to be one of the best legendary units – Power creeped by other units |
Plankton | Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 255 SPA: 1.8 RNG: 18 Max Placement: 3 | + Very good range – Little reason to use him over Dutchman and Snow Mollusk – One of the worst Legendary units in SpongeBob Tower Defense |
DoodleBob | Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 390 SPA: 2 RNG: 12 Max Placement: 3 | – No AoE DPS – Can't carry alone – One of the worst Legendary units in SpongeBob Tower Defense |
Epic SpongeBob TD Units
Epic units have 3 max placement, same as legendary units, but they all have just straight-up lower stats. There are some exceptional epic units towards the top of the tier list, like the full AoE Granny Tentacles (one of the best starters in SpongeBob Tower Defense), but most others are just mid and outscaled by most legendary units.
| Unit | Base Stats | Pros & Cons |
|---|---|---|
 Sand Creature | Attack: Full AoE DMG: 840 SPA: 2.3 RNG: 14 Max Placement: 3 | + Very good AoE DPS + Solid range + One of the best Epic units in SpogeBob TD – Subpar single-target DPS |
 Barg'N-Mart | Attack: Farm Gold: 180 Max Placement: 2 | + Extremely useful for story/challenges/raids + One of the few farm unit in SpongeBob Tower Defense + Meta support – Just worse than the Krusty Krab |
 Granny Tentacles | Attack: Full AoE DMG: 1,350 SPA: 2.3 RNG: 16 Max Placement: 3 | + Insane full AoE DPS for an epic unit + One of the best Epic units in the game + Solid range – Bad single-target DPS compared to other meta epics |
 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 | + Extremely good range – Power creeped by other units |
 Texas Sandy | Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 230 SPA: 2.5 RNG: 19 Max Placement: 3 | + Very good range – Bad single-target DPS – Power creeped by other units – One of the worst Epic units in SpongeBob TD |
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 – Power creeped by other 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 – Power creeped by other units |
Princess Mindy | Attack: Line AoE DMG: 240 SPA: 3 RNG: 16 Max Placement: 3 | – A bit low single-target DPS – Power creeped by other units – One of the worst Epic units |
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 – One of the worst Epic units |
Larry The Lobster | Attack: Line AoE DMG: 1,120 SPA: 2 RNG: 14 Max Placement: 3 | + Very good line DPS – Narrow AoE radius – Power creeped by other units |
Dirty Bubble | Attack: Full AoE DMG: 175 SPA: 3 RNG: 10 Max Placement: 3 | – Low range – One of the worst Epic units – Power creeped by other units |
Baby Prunes | Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 384 SPA: 3 RNG: 10 Max Placement: 3 | – Relatively low range – One of the worst Epic units – Power creeped by other units |
Rare SpongeBob TD Units
Rare units are often the best starters SpongeBob Tower Defense has to offer, and some of them are so good they rank towards the top of the tier list. Plus, they have 4 max placements, making them better than some OP mythicals even in terms of pure DPS, most notably, Band Geek Sandy.
| Unit | Base 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 starter units – Outscaled by most legendary starters |
 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 – Outscaled by more recent epic starters |
 Karate Sandy | Attack: Single DMG: 135 SPA: 1.8 RNG: 12 Max Placement: 4 | + Okayish single-target DPS – No AoE – One of the worst rare units in SpongeBob TD |
The Elastic Waistband | Attack: Full AoE DMG: 284 SPA: 3 RNG: 14 Max Placement: 4 | + Solid full AoE DPS rare unit – 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 new meta starters – Power creeped by other units |
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 – Power creeped by other units |
Krusty Krab | Attack: Farm Gold: 180 Max Placement: 2 | + Fairly useful for story/challenges/raids + One of the few farm unit in SpongeBob Tower Defense + Meta support |
Kevin C. Cucumber | Attack: Line AoE DMG: 210 SPA: 3 RNG: 9 Max Placement: 4 | – 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 – Little reason to use him over other rare AoE units – One of the worst Rare units in SpongeBob TD |
Slappy Laszlo | Attack: Splash AoE, Slow DMG: 40 SPA: 2.5 RNG: 12 Max Placement: 4 | + Solid support unit + Slow – Short slow duration – One of the worst rare units in SpongeBob TD |
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 – One of the worst Rare units |
Pearl | Attack: Full AoE DMG: 120 SPA: 3.3 RNG: 14 Max Placement: 4 | + Full AoE + Solid range – Power creeped by other units – One of the worst Rare units |
Mrs. Puff | Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 525 SPA: 2 RNG: 12 Max Placement: 4 | + Solid AoE DPS – Low range |
Uncommon SpongeBob TD Units
Uncommon units used to be useful in the early game, but with so many codes in SpongeBob Tower Defense, nowadays, they are virtually pointless, and that's why they are all at the bottom of the tier list.
| Unit | Base Stats | Pros & Cons |
|---|---|---|
 Karate SpongeBob | Attack: Single DMG: 100 SPA: 2 RNG: 10 Max Placement: 5 | + Okayish single-target DPS – No AoE – Useful only if you're just starting out; replace ASAP |
 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 – Useful only if you're just starting out; replace ASAP |
Gene Scallop | Attack: Pierce AoE DMG: 70 SPA: 2 RNG: 10 Max Placement: 5 | + Solid line DPS – Low range – Useful only if you're just starting out; replace ASAP |
Jim | Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 75 SPA: 3 RNG: 14 Max Placement: 5 | + Okayish single-target DPS – One of the worst uncommon units in SpongeBob Tower Defense – Non-existant AoE DPS – Useful only if you're just starting out; replace ASAP |
Barnacle Boy | Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 72 SPA: 2 RNG: 8 Max Placement: 5 | – One of the worst uncommon units in SpongeBob Tower Defense – Very low range – DoT does no damage at all – Useful only if you're just starting out; replace ASAP |
Bubble Bass | Attack: Splash AoE DMG: 64 SPA: 1.5 RNG: 9 Max Placement: 5 | + Okayish DPS – Small AoE radius – Low range – Useful only if you're just starting out; replace ASAP |
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 – Useful only if you're just starting out; replace ASAP |
Common SpongeBob TD Units
Similarly to uncommon units, the common ones are virtually useless now in SpongeBob Tower Defense. The only exceptions are SpongeBob and Squidward, which are good for the first few story stages, and that's why they aren't glued to the bottom of the tier list like all the others.
| Unit | Base Stats | Pros & Cons |
|---|---|---|
SpongeBob | Attack: Line AoE DMG: 224 SPA: 3 RNG: 10 Max Placement: 6 | + Solid AoE DPS for a common + The best common unit in SpongeBob TD – Bad single-target DPS – Useful only if you're just starting out; replace ASAP |
Sandy | Attack: Single DMG: 50 SPA: 1.5 RNG: 8 Max Placement: 6 | + Very good single-target DPS – Short range – No AoE – Useful only if you're just starting out; replace ASAP |
Patrick | Attack: Single DMG: 42 SPA: 4 RNG: 13 Max Placement: 6 | + Okayish single-target DPS + Good range – Underwhelming compared to Squidward and SpongeBob – Useful only if you're just starting out; replace ASAP |
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 – Useful only if you're just starting out; replace ASAP |
Squidward | Attack: Line AoE DMG: 280 SPA: 3.5 RNG: 9 Max Placement: 6 | + Very solid DPS for a common unit – Low range – Useful only if you're just starting out; replace ASAP |
That does it for our SpongeBob Tower Defense (SpongeBob TD) units tier list. For more guides, including the tier list of all traits, visit the SpongeBob Tower Defense section on our website.
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