Stud Tower Defense Tier List (May 2025)

Stud Tower Defense is one of the very few TD experiences on Roblox where you decide how many copies of each unit you bring into a run, and striking the perfect balance is paramount for clearing the hardest maps and game modes. To learn which units are the best and why, scroll down and check out our ultimate Stud Tower Defense tier list!

Stud Tower Defense Tier List

Tier	Units
S
A
B
C

You can find our tier list of all units in the Stud Tower Defense Roblox experience in the table above. Generally, the higher the rarity of a unit, the better it will be. However, even lower-rarity units can be viable if they have some sort of utility (stun, slow, etc.) or are cheap to place and upgrade, making them a solid starter. You can see the full breakdown of the ranking factors and all units' pros and cons in the sections below.

Stud TD Tier List Ranking Factors

• DPS: Damage and attack speed are the most important stats in the game. Without enough DPS, you won't be able to deal with the hardest enemies and clear end-game content.
• Placement and upgrade costs: Placement and upgrade costs are especially important for starter units or when playing shorter game modes where money is scarce.
• Range and attack type: Unit range is extremely important in Stud TD, as well as whether the attack pierces enemies, is only single-target, AoE, etc.
• Utility: Some units, like the Grappler, can stun enemies, making them OP for virtually all maps and difficulties. Depending on how good a unit's utility is, the higher it will rank.

S-Tier Units

Unit	Pros & Cons
	+ Meta support unit + Clones nearby units, doubling your DPS and everything else + The strongest support unit for the endgame in Stud Tower Defense – Extremely expensive to upgrade and max out
	+ Meta DPS unit + Deals %HP DMG to enemies, making him OP against high-HP enemies + The strongest DPS unit for the endgame in Stud Tower Defense – Not that useful against low-HP enemies – Fairly low range and expensive to upgrade and max out
	+ Meta AoE DPS unit + Deals very good damage to up to 5 enemies + Extremely good range and attack speed + One of the best AoE DPS units in Stud Tower Defense – Worse single-target DPS than Viper and some other end-game DPSs
	+ Meta AoE DPS unit + Deals extremely good sustained AoE damage + One of the best AoE DPS units in Stud Tower Defense + Better than Zeus for clearing hordes of weak enemies – Very bad single-target DPS – Expensive to upgrade and max out
	+ Meta support unit + Stuns enemies with its attacks for a long time when maxed out + Extremely cheap to place and max out + One of the best support units in Stud Tower Defense – Fairly low range – Non-existent DPS
	+ The best low-rarity DPS unit in Studs Tower Defense + Extremely cheap to place and upgrade + Excellent damage and range, and solid attack speed + Attacks pierce enemies, making it an OP unit even for the endgame – Lower single-target DPS than most other DPS towers

A-Tier Units

Unit	Pros & Cons
	+ Gives a flat damage boost to other towers in range + Has a very good synergy with fast-attacking towers like Magmamancer + Can provide a meaningful DPS boost even on 0 upgrades – Fairly expensive to upgrade and max out – The increased flat damage is useless for slow-hitting allies
	+ Very good support/farm unit + Generates gold and stuns enemies with each of its attacks – Non-existent DPS – Expensive to place and upgrade – Grappler is just a better support unit to use
	+ Meta support/farm unit for Nightmare and Endless + Provides a consistent stream of money and bonus cards at Lv. 5 – Non-existent DPS – Expensive to place and upgrade – Borderline irrelevant for shorter and easier game modes
	+ Very good balance of damage, range, and attack speed + Fairly cheap to max out considering its placement price – There are a few DPS units that outperform it in end-game content
	+ Extremely good damage, range, and attack speed for a common unit + Will carry you throughout the game until you get something better + One of the best low-rarity DPS units in Studs Tower Defense – Expensive to upgrade and max out for a common unit – Deals only single-target damage, which is suboptimal – Higher-rarity DPSs are usually better

B-Tier Units

Unit	Pros & Cons
	+ Summons defeated enemies with up to 150% maximum HP + Excellent support/DPS unit – Expensive to upgrade and max out – Using regular DPS units is often straight-up better
	+ Meta support unit for the Endless mode + Enables you to rewind to the previous wave, saving money and units – You simply don't need it for most other content – It's often better to have another DPS unit in the same slot
	+ Solid support/DPS unit for beginners + Hits multiple enemies and applies a short-duration stun + Fairly cheap to upgrade and max out – It doesn't excel either as a DPS or as a support – Just use the Grappler if you need something with stun
	+ Fairly good support unit that can slow down enemies + OP against hordes of fast-moving enemies – Non-existent DPS – Other CC units are better against bosses – Very expensive to upgrade and max out
	+ Extremely cheap to place and upgrade + Fairly good unit for beginners + Traps slow enemies and provide quite good DPS – The damage it can deal is limited by the area it covers – Fairly useless later on as its damage is capped technically
	+ Very good range and solid damage and attack speed + Solid AoE DPS – Extremely expensive to upgrade and max out for a low-rarity unit – Subpar single-target DPS compared to most other units

C-Tier Units

Unit	Pros & Cons
	+ Okayish DPS/farm unit for the early game + Each attack generates money – Fairly low DPS, range, and attack speed – There are better DPS and farm units you can use for the endgame
	+ Very good range and solid AoE DPS with its grenades – Relatively expensive to place and max out – Fairly low single-target DPS makes it suboptimal later on
	+ Solid base damage and stun duration – Very low attack speed makes its stun quite useless – Extremely low range and effective DPS – One of the worst units in Stud Tower Defense
	+ Extremely cheap to place and upgrade + Okayish support/DPS unit for beginners – It doesn't excel either as a DPS or as a support – Targets only one enemy at a time – The stun duration is extremely low – One of the worst units in Stud Tower Defense
	+ Attacks pierce enemies and deal massive damage + Extremely good range for such a low-rarity unit – Its total DPS is fairly bad compared to other units – The damage is overkill against most thrash mobs in the early game – One of the worst DPS units in Stud Tower Defense

Stud TD Tier List FAQ

And that does it for our Stud Tower Defense units tier list. For more guides and tier lists, including ones for Anime Saga, Anime Rangers X, and Wild Rails, be sure to visit the Roblox category here on Pro Game Guides.