Updated: We last updated the Garden Tower Defense tier list on June 18, 2025.
To beat the Insane difficulty stages in Garden Tower Defense, you will need a good strategy and the best units you can get your hands on. However, with so many units available, it can be challenging to choose which ones to bring with you. To help you out with this, we prepared the following Garden Tower Defense tier list.
Garden Tower Defense Tier List
In the above tier list, we ranked all Garden Tower Defense units based on how good they are at their intended roles. For example, you need to have at least one cheap unit to get you going in the early game before you can even afford to place a unit like Bloodvine. So, the best early, mid, and late-game units are placed at the top of the tier list. When ranking units, we took into consideration their Damage, Range, SPA (Attack cooldown), AoE damage potential, Cost efficiency, and the utility they provide.
S-Tier Units
A-Tier Units
B-Tier Units
C-Tier Units
| Unit | Stats | Pros & Cons | Obtainment |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tomato Plant |
Damage: 4 → 40 Range: 10 → 19 SPA: 1.7s → 1.3s Cost: $150 |
+ Decent range and DPS + Cheap to place and upgrade – Not viable on higher difficulties |
Summon |
 Chili Pepper |
Damage: 400 → 2000 Range: 15 → 38 Cost: $600 |
+ Insane damage + Amazing range + Not that expensive to place – Hits only once before disappearing |
Summon |
 Rose Trap |
Damage: 25 → 50 SPA: 3s → 3s Cost: $650 |
+ Decent damage potential with enough time to stack the traps + Cheap to place and upgrade – It can take a while for it to start dealing damage |
Summon |
 Mushroom |
Damage: 5 → 24 Range: 10 → 17 SPA: 1.8s → 0.7s Cost: $550 |
+ Decent AoE splash damage – Relatively short range and overall DPS – Useless against enemies with a lot of HP |
Summon |
How to Get New Units in Garden Tower Defense
The main way of getting new units in Garden Tower Defense is by summoning them using Seeds. Not all units are available on the banner at the same time. Instead, they rotate every few hours. You can also obtain exclusive units with Robux or by purchasing the VIP pass.
That concludes our Garden Tower Defense unit tier list. Let us know in the comments below which unit you’ve summoned so far that you think is the best. Also, make sure to claim some free Seeds and other freebies by redeeming our Garden Tower Defense codes.
Garden Tower Defense FAQs
The best units for the early game are Pineapple Cannon, Gnome, Bamboo, and Cactus.
The best units later on are Bloodvine, Peas in a Pod, Sunflower, and Broccoli.
Yes, you can obtain duplicate units. If your inventory becomes full, you can safely delete them, as they are currently of no use. You can save duplicates of rarer units in case developers add a feature related to them in the future.