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Build a Dino Defense 🦖 Tier List

Two editorial boards. One ranks index dinosaurs by damage per dollar from the pills. The other ranks one filmed shop restock by the sentence on the row. Neither board is an official ranking.

Build a Dino Defense 🦖 Tier List

Two editorial boards. One ranks index dinosaurs by damage per dollar from the pills. The other ranks one filmed shop restock by the sentence on the row. Neither board is an official ranking.

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Index board

For a dinosaur, divide the orange DMG pill by the green price. Ankylosaurus is 140 divided by 92, about 1.52. Pachycephalosaurus is 30 divided by 30. That is the whole formula. There is no hidden multiplier, and Friend Boost is not applied.

Shop board

Bone Mender, Tar Pit, and the rest come from one timed restock. They are ranked by what the row says it does. A later restock can remove them. Do not mix those prices into the dinosaur ratio.

Which Build a Dino Defense 🦖 boards are on this hub?

Two jobs, two lists. Open a child page for the long table. This hub is the snapshot.

Tierindex-damage5 ranked rows.Tiershop-restock5 ranked rows.

S tier

index-damageAnkylosaurusEditorial ratio only: orange DMG 140 divided by the green price $92 is about 1.52 damage per dollar. That is the best ratio on the 33 index dinosaurs. The header is purple, DINO - WAVE 37, HP 580.

Player decision Buy it at wave 37 when you want damage per dollar. Pair it with a faster card if the wave is full of small, quick dinosaurs.

A tier

shop-restockTar PitThick tar. Anything crossing it crawls. $180,000, x1 Stock, Legendary, on the Elite Traps frame. Cheapest of those three traps.

Player decision If this exact trio is in stock and you already own a trap worth slowing traffic for, buy Tar Pit before the crane.

index-damagePachycephalosaurusDMG 30 for $30. Best damage per dollar you can buy before Ankylosaurus exists. Blue header, DINO - WAVE 13, HP 140, SPD 20.

Player decision The priority buy once wave 13 is open and Ankylosaurus is still locked.

B tier

shop-restockSpine RollerA studded drum. Grinds the whole lane. $240,000, x1 Stock, Legendary, on the same Elite Traps frame.

Player decision The second trap in that trio, after Tar Pit, when the lane itself is the problem.

shop-restockBone MenderRepairs your most damaged defences. $17,500, x1 Stock, Epic, on the Dino Shop frame. Much cheaper than the Elite Trap rows.

Player decision Consider it after the index card you still need is affordable, and only if defences are actually getting hurt.

index-damagePegomastaxDMG 7 for $8 is about 0.875 damage per dollar, the strongest cheap ratio in the green set after you already own Compsognathus. Green header, DINO - WAVE 6, HP 40, SPD 22.

Player decision Buy it with the first cash after Compsognathus. Do not skip it to save for the shop.

shop-restockPterodactyl PerchDive-bombs the farthest dino, at any range. $20,000, Epic, Out of Stock on the filmed Dino Shop frame.

Player decision Buy it only when the live row is in stock. Do not confuse it with Dimorphodon.

C tier

index-damageCompsognathusThe wave 1 card and the fastest green dinosaur at SPD 26. The ratio is not why it is first. The unlock is.

Player decision Buy it first because it is the wave 1 card. Do not call it the best damage purchase.

shop-restockSalvage CraneRebuilds your destroyed traps mid-run. $300,000, x1 Stock, Legendary. Last of the three Elite Trap rows on that frame.

Player decision Buy it after you own a trap that can be destroyed. Do not buy it first.

D tier

index-damageParasaurolophusHP 380 at wave 17, with only DMG 15 and SPD 17. A tank pill, a weak damage-per-dollar pill. Blue header, price $55.

Player decision Buy it when something is reaching the egg and you want the red pill. Skip it when you are counting damage per dollar.

FAQ

Build a Dino Defense 🦖 ranking questions

Why is Compsognathus not S tier?

It is the right first buy at $6, and SPD 26 is excellent, but DMG 4 for $6 is a worse ratio than Pachycephalosaurus or Ankylosaurus. First buy and best ratio are different questions.

Do boss cards belong at the top because they have more HP?

No. Grovebreaker has HP 30K and costs $4,000 for DMG 120. That is a wave you have to clear, not a good damage-per-dollar purchase. Boss cards stay on the boss list.

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