How Golden Towers Work

Golden Towers are upgraded versions of standard towers with a permanent Golden Perk that provides significant stat boosts. They are obtained through the Golden Skincrate or the rotating Daily Shop, and each one is strictly better than its normal counterpart.

How to Obtain

MethodCostDetails
Golden Skincrate50,000 CoinsRandom golden skin + perk from the 6 available. Pure RNG — you cannot choose
Daily ShopVariesSpecific golden skins rotate through the shop. Buy the exact one you want

Most veteran players recommend waiting for your desired golden tower to appear in the Daily Shop. Crates can waste hundreds of thousands of coins if RNG gives you the same unwanted tower repeatedly.

All 6 Golden Towers — Ranked

#1: Golden Minigunner (S-Tier)

AttributeDetail
RoleLate-game DPS
DPS Efficiency~5.84 DPS per $1K spent
Placement LimitNone

Why it’s #1: The highest reliable late-game DPS for its cost. No placement limit means you can stack multiple Golden Minigunners for boss melting. With Commander’s firerate buff and DJ Booth’s range boost, Golden Minigunner outperforms more expensive towers like Accelerator in many setups.

Weakness: Vulnerable to stun-spamming enemies. Requires support towers to reach full potential.

Best modes: Fallen Mode, Hardcore, Polluted Wasteland, boss events.

#2: Golden Crook Boss (S-Tier)

AttributeDetail
RoleAll-round (Wave 1 through final wave)
DPS Efficiency~4.77 DPS per $1K (tower only, goons add more)
Placement Limit4

Why it’s #2: The most versatile golden tower in the game. Strong DPS from the tower itself plus goons/minions that deal excellent supplementary damage. Effective from the earliest waves through the final boss. The Golden perk makes goons spawn faster and hit harder.

Weakness: Only 4 placement limit. Goons have low HP against splash damage enemies.

Best modes: General use, solo play, Fallen Mode, any mode where you want one tower to do everything.

#3: Golden Scout (A-Tier)

AttributeDetail
RoleEarly-game king
DPS Efficiency~6.90 DPS per $1K (highest cost efficiency of all golden towers)
Placement LimitNone

Why it’s #3: Uncontested best early-game tower. Insane cost efficiency at just $250 to place. Can solo the first 20+ waves of most modes. The best tower for speedrunning Fallen Mode and grinding wins efficiently.

Weakness: Falls off hard in the late game. Outclassed by dedicated DPS towers for final waves.

Best modes: Fallen Mode grinding, speedruns, Quickdraw, any mode where early efficiency matters most.

#4: Golden Cowboy (A-Tier)

AttributeDetail
RoleEconomy + Early-Mid DPS hybrid
DPS Efficiency~3.55 DPS per $1K
Placement LimitNone

Why it’s #4: Generates cash like Farms while dealing respectable DPS. Can potentially replace both an early-game tower AND a Farm in your loadout, freeing up a valuable slot. Great for loadout compression in modes with 5-slot limits.

Weakness: Nerfed over multiple updates — some argue regular Cowboy is now comparable. Cash generation is weaker than dedicated Farms.

Best modes: Solo play, Intermediate, Fallen Mode (loadout compression).

#5: Golden Soldier (B-Tier)

AttributeDetail
RoleEarly/Mid-game sub-DPS
DPS Efficiency~5.62 DPS per $1K
Placement LimitNone

Why it’s #5: Strictly better than Militant with cheaper early upgrades and higher DPS. Can contribute across early, mid, and late game. Useful for early Hardcore waves where budget management is critical.

Weakness: Heavily powercrept by newer towers. Golden Scout outclasses it for pure early game, and Golden Minigunner for late game.

Best modes: Early Hardcore, budget loadouts, new player progression.

#6: Golden Pyromancer (C-Tier)

AttributeDetail
RoleSlowing + splash support
DPS Efficiency~2.48 DPS per $1K
Placement LimitNone

Why it’s #6: Better range than regular Pyromancer with the same slowing/burn utility. Decent for niche/special gamemodes where burn damage and slow effects are valuable.

Weakness: Heavily outclassed by Electroshocker and Toxic Gunner, which do its job better. Many newer enemies have burn immunity. Widely considered the worst golden tower investment.

Best modes: Niche gamemodes, collection completion.

Golden Crate vs Daily Shop — Strategy

ApproachProsCons
Golden Crate (50K)Instant, excitingCan get Golden Pyro repeatedly; wastes coins
Daily ShopPick exactly what you wantMust wait days/weeks for rotation

Optimal Purchase Order

If you’re starting from zero and want to optimize your coin spending:

  1. Golden Minigunner (Daily Shop) — best late-game DPS, never a bad purchase
  2. Golden Crook Boss (Daily Shop) — all-round versatility
  3. Golden Scout (Daily Shop or crate if you’re feeling lucky) — early game dominance
  4. Golden Cowboy (Daily Shop) — loadout compression
  5. Golden Soldier (crate — you’ll probably get it while hunting others)
  6. Golden Pyromancer (last, collection only)

Best Golden Tower for Each Game Mode

Game ModeBest Golden TowerWhy
Fallen ModeGolden MinigunnerBoss-melting DPS for final waves
Fallen Mode (Speedrun)Golden ScoutFastest wave 1-20 clearing
HardcoreGolden Minigunner + Golden Crook BossDPS for late waves + coverage for early
Polluted WastelandGolden MinigunnerHigh DPS against tanky enemies
Solo Any ModeGolden Crook BossOne tower covers all phases
QuickdrawGolden ScoutCost efficiency wins fast rounds
BadlandsGolden MinigunnerExtreme late-game DPS needed
IntermediateGolden CowboyEconomy + DPS saves loadout slots

Optimal Loadouts with Golden Towers

Fallen Mode Standard

Golden Minigunner + Commander + DJ Booth + Farm + Flex (Ranger/Engineer/Accelerator)

Fallen Mode Speedrun

Golden Scout + Golden Crook Boss + Commander + Farm + DJ Booth

Hardcore

Golden Minigunner + Golden Crook Boss + Commander + DJ Booth + Farm

Solo Fallen

Golden Crook Boss + Commander + DJ Booth + Farm + Ranger

The flex slot is typically filled by a high-range tower (Ranger) or a dedicated boss-killer (Engineer, Accelerator) depending on the map.