Cheapest Damage in Retro Tower Defense: Tix per DPS

This matters most in a single run, where your Tix budget is the binding constraint rather than your roster. A tower near the top of this table gets more damage on the board per Tix you spend, which is exactly what you want in the early waves. Later, raw ceiling wins and the tier list ordering is the one to follow.

#	Tower	Rarity	Tix per DPS	Peak DPS	Cost to max
1	Jolly Elf	Unique	117	100	11,700
2	Bling Bacon	Legendary	119	120	14,250
3	Gauntlet	Heroic — XP Path Hero	129	266.67	34,500
4	Gunner	Epic	141	150	21,200
5	Disaster Dude	Heroic — XP Path Hero	141	150	21,100
6	Windforcer	Common	149	33.33	4,950
7	Pistoler	Rare	151	70	10,600
8	Bloxxer	Common	174	25.71	4,475
9	Bling Bloxxer	Rare	180	40	7,200
10	c00lkidd	Heroic — Bundle Heroic	182	188.89	34,400
11	Ellernate	Heroic — Gacha Hero	183	188.89	34,600
12	Chance	Void	187	200	37,400
13	Darkheart	Legendary	187	120	22,450
14	Venomshank	Legendary	200	100	20,000
15	1x1x1x1	Heroic — Gacha Hero	201	167.5	33,750
16	iTrapped	Heroic — XP Path Hero	203	147.5	29,887
17	Hyperlaser Sniper	Epic	209	90.91	19,000
18	Slingshotter	Legendary	209	75	15,650
19	Bacon	Rare	214	55	11,750
20	Jane Doe	Heroic — Gacha Hero	225	118.75	26,750
21	Paintballer	Common	225	25	5,625
22	The Visitor	Unique	235	75	17,650
23	Chicken	Heroic — Gacha Hero	254	125	31,700
24	Snowman	Heroic — XP Path Hero	286	106.67	30,500
25	Guest 666	Heroic — Gacha Hero	290	110	31,850
26	Jeff	Unique	298	87.5	26,100
27	Noli	Heroic — Gacha Hero	303	113.16	34,250
28	Sniper	Common	316	17.5	5,525
29	Mech	Heroic — XP Path Hero	322	96.67	31,150
30	Superballer	Rare	359	49.2	17,650
31	Doombringer	Heroic — Starter Hero	368	45	16,550
32	Crazy Robloxian	Heroic — Gacha Hero	382	72	27,500
33	Rocket	Epic	472	38.66	18,250
34	Cupid	Unique	486	74	36,000
35	Flamer	Uncommon	595	20	11,900
36	Ninja	Legendary	782	28.57	22,350
37	Headless Horseman	Heroic — XP Path Hero	1,181	24	28,350
38	Forest Mage	Unique	1,549	18.75	29,050
39	LAZER	Void	1,792	31.25	56,000
40	Fire Mage	Unique	2,351	12.27	28,850
41	Pizza Guy	Unique	3,031	8	24,250

Support towers are not in this table. They publish no damage figures, so a cost-per-damage number for them would be invented rather than measured — they are listed on the tier list in their own group instead.

Costs and damage pulled: August 28, 2026

Cheapest Damage in Retro Tower Defense: Tix per DPS

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