Unlock and Build Requirements
Each Paragon has a tower XP requirement before the Paragon upgrade is available. The upgrade also has a cash price that changes by difficulty, so the selected difficulty matters for v39.0+ cash power calculations.
To create the Paragon, the tower family needs its three Tier 5 paths represented. Those required Tier 5 towers enable the Paragon; they are not counted as extra Tier 5 towers for the extra Tier 5 power category.
Inputs That Affect Degree
After the Paragon can be created, its degree is influenced by capped power categories: extra Tier 5 towers, non-T5 upgrade tiers, cash sacrifices and cash slider investment, pops and bonus income, and Paragon Power Totems.
Non-T5 upgrade tiers are counted as actual upgrade tiers below Tier 5. A 4-2-0 tower contributes 6 non-T5 tiers. A 5-x-x Tier 5 path is part of the creation requirement, but additional non-T5 tiers on sacrificed towers still matter within the 10,000 power cap.
Version and Difficulty Checks
For BTD6 v56.x planning, use the post-v39 rules. Legacy pre-v39.0 behavior should be treated as an estimate unless you are intentionally reviewing an older version of the game.
Because v39.0+ cash power depends on Paragon price, changing difficulty changes how much placed cash or cash slider investment is needed to reach the shared cash cap.
Paragon Unlock XP and Release Table
Unlock XP makes the upgrade available; it does not become Degree Power. Prices are available in the Paragon cost table.
| Paragon | Base tower | Unlock XP | Released | Planner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Plasma Master | Dart Monkey | 500,000 | v27.0 | Calculator |
| Glaive Dominus | Boomerang Monkey | 500,000 | v27.0 | Calculator |
| Ascended Shadow | Ninja Monkey | 500,000 | v28.0 | Calculator |
| Navarch of the Seas | Monkey Buccaneer | 750,000 | v29.0 | Calculator |
| Master Builder | Engineer Monkey | 750,000 | v32.0 | Calculator |
| Goliath Doomship | Monkey Ace | 1,000,000 | v33.0 | Calculator |
| Magus Perfectus | Wizard Monkey | 1,000,000 | v37.0 | Calculator |
| Nautic Siege Core | Monkey Sub | 1,000,000 | v41.0 | Calculator |
| Crucible of Steel and Flame | Tack Shooter | 500,000 | v46.0 | Calculator |
| Mega Massive Munitions Factory | Spike Factory | 1,000,000 | v48.0 | Calculator |
| Ballistic Obliteration Missile Bunker | Bomb Shooter | 750,000 | v51.0 | Calculator |
| Herald of Everfrost | Ice Monkey | 750,000 | v52.0 | Calculator |
| Root of all Nature | Druid | 750,000 | v54.0 | Calculator |