Turtle build is the very first build players will use. It's heavily focused on Defense Absolute, Defense % and Thorns. It's very cheap and viable through Tier 1 and some of Tier 2, so it's perfect for the new players to boost the early Coins farming, push some Tiers and Waves and get used to the game.
Builds
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Builds are a combination of Upgrades, Labs, Cards and Relics that is being focused on specific aspect in order to be more effective at farming or pushing. Depending on the stage of the game some builds could be more useful for the players than others. In most cases player transition from one build to another as they naturally progress in the game.
Each build has its own dedicated page with detailed instructions, card layouts and upgrade priorities. On this page you can check the build summaries in order to decide which build will suit your playstyle better.
Beginner Builds[edit | edit source]
Beginner friendly builds that are available early in the game, they require some basic progression and Milestones unlock.
Second build for new players. If you feel that Turtle build isn't strong enough and you don't progress more waves after a while, this is the build for you. Balanced build that uses Orbs and Thorns to take out the enemies and variety of Health and Defense upgrades for survivability. The main idea of this build is that you increase your effective HP by upgrading Health and other things that will act as multipliers for it. Viable build for early game that will be used for at least couple of months by the new players.
Advanced Builds[edit | edit source]
Builds that require significant progress in the game, specific 
Ultimate Weapons, 
Lab research, Modules or other mid to late game features.
Devo build that focuses on hoarding enemies and then using Black Hole synced with Golden Tower to pull them in and kill them with Orbs. This farming build provides significant boost to Coins per minute farming speed and relies on keeping specific upgrades to the minimum.