Tack Shooter Paragon · Data checked for v56.x

Crucible of Steel and Flame Calculator

Plan Crucible of Steel and Flame with checked prices and unlock XP, post-v39 cash rules, sacrifice caps, and target Degree suggestions.

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Paragon Degree and Power

Rules version

Ruleset: post-v39 Paragon Degree mechanics. Data checked for BTD6 v56.x. Legacy mode is a cautious historical estimate.

DifficultyCurrent price: $200,000.PopsEvery 180 pops adds 1 power. Pops and income share a 90,000 power cap.Bonus incomeEvery $45 generated income adds 1 power. $4.05 million reaches the shared cap.Non-T5 upgrade tiersEach non-T5 upgrade tier adds 100 power, capped at 10,000.Extra Tier 5 towersThe first three Tier 5s are required and do not count here. v39.0+ extra T5 power caps at 50,000.Placed sacrificed tower cashv39.0+ gives 1 power per paragon price / 20,000 spent, capped with slider cash at 60,000.Manual cash injectionCash slider investment has a 5% markup: 1 power per paragon price x 1.05 / 20,000.Paragon Power TotemsEach Geraldo Paragon Power Totem adds 2,000 power with no individual category cap.Target degreeDegree 100 requires 200,000 effective power.

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Degree 100 needs 200,000 power.

Missing power

40,000

Additional pops

Pops and bonus income category is capped.

capped

Additional bonus income

Pops and bonus income category is capped.

capped

Additional non-T5 tiers

Non-T5 upgrade tiers category is capped.

capped

Additional extra Tier 5s

v39.0+ adds 6,000 power per extra Tier 5.

extra Tier 5 towers

Additional placed sacrificed cash

Cash sacrifices and slider category is capped.

capped

Additional cash slider investment

Cash sacrifices and slider category is capped.

capped

Additional Power Totems

Each Geraldo Paragon Power Totem adds 2,000 power.

totems

Crucible of Steel and Flame requirements

Crucible of Steel and Flame is the Tack Shooter Paragon in the Primary class. It requires 500,000 Tack Shooter XP to unlock and was added in BTD6 v46.0.

The upgrade costs $170,000 on Easy, $200,000 on Medium, $216,000 on Hard, and $240,000 on Impoppable.

Special planning note: Placement and external Camo coverage matter for combat planning, not Degree conversion.

v56 review: The v56 Tack Shooter crosspath changes do not change the Paragon upgrade price or Degree formula.

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