#Final Fish Tower Protection Tier Checklist (August 2025) – Destructoid

60# Fortunate Fish Placement Price: 300
Unit-Restrict: 3
Capability: Passively farms money for you – Eco unit
Money Farm: 500-3500

The one good farm unit and one of many greatest starters

59# Apex Orca
Placement Price: 1150
Unit-Restrict: 3
Assault Pace: 3-3
Vary: 18-22
Injury: 220-1380
Single Hit
58# Trishark Placement Price: 500
Unit-Restrict: 5
Assault Pace: 0.33-0.22
Vary: 16-30
Injury: 5-20
Single Hit/Beam

Good starter

57# Royal Jelly Placement Price: ?
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 6-5
Vary: 20-24
Injury: 360-1860
56# Coral Golem Placement Price: 2800
Unit-Restrict: 3
Assault Pace: 4-4
Vary: 16-24
Injury: 475-3400
Single Hit
54# Atlantis Angler Placement Price: 1000
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 2-2
Vary: 18-23
Injury: 130-780
Single Hit
53# Royal Whale Placement Price: 1500
Unit-Restrict: 3
Assault Pace: 5-5
Vary: 20-25
Injury: 550-3450
Single Hit
52# Void Kraken Placement Price: 3450
Unit-Restrict: 3
Assault Pace: 0.5-0.33
Vary: 20-30
Injury: 72-432
Single Hit/Beam
51# Golden Kraken Placement Price: 3700
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 0.5-0.33
Vary: 22-32
Injury: 80-464
Single Hit/Beam
50# Ghost Kraken
Placement Price: 1300
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 0.48-0.45
Vary: 21-25
Injury: 32-120
Single Hit/Beam
49# Hearth Kraken Placement Price: 800
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 0.71-0.45
Vary: 18-24
Injury: 16-64
Single Hit/Beam
48# Atlantis Kraken Placement Price: 650
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 0.45-0.5
Vary: 18-22
Injury: 8-56
Single Hit/Beam
47# Aqua Scorpion Placement Price: 3000
Unit-Restrict: 1
Capability: Summon Items
Cooldown: 30-12
Summon Unit HP: 1000-7000
46# Atlantis Strider Placement Price: 2500
Unit-Restrict: 3
Assault Pace: 5-5
Vary: 20-28
Injury: 740-3400
Single Hit/AoE

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45# Rainbow Whale Placement Price: 450
Unit-Restrict: 5
Assault Pace: 6-6
Vary: 16-24
Injury: 24-165
AoE
44# Sword Snapper Placement Price: 1000
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 2-2
Vary: 16-24
Injury: 260-600
Single Hit/Chunk
43# Black Beard Placement Price: 1250
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 4-4
Vary: 18-22
Injury: 300-1850
Single Hit
42# Rainbow Fish Placement Price: 1800
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 5-5
Vary: 12-16
Injury: 420-1750
AoE
41# Octotank Placement Price: 1200
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 3-3
Vary: 16-24
Injury: 360-2000
Single Hit
40# Octo Pirate Placement Price: 2200
Unit-Restrict: 3
Assault Pace: 8-6
Vary: 18-22
Injury: 144-1530
AoE
39# Tribal Shark Placement Price: 2000
Unit-Restrict: 3
Assault Pace: 6-6
Vary: 20-24
Injury: 260-1950
AoE
38# Void Meg Placement Price: 3000
Unit-Restrict: 3
Assault Pace: 4-4
Vary: 22-30
Injury: 500-4500
Single Hit/Chunk
37# Ghost Meg Placement Price: 1200
Unit-Restrict: 3
Assault Pace: 3-3
Vary: 21-25
Injury: 200-875
Single Hit/Chunk
36# Zombie Meg Placement Price: 800
Unit-Restrict: 3
Assault Pace: 4-4
Vary: 20-24
Injury: 90-565
Single Hit/Chunk
35# The Meg Placement Price: 800
Unit-Restrict: 3
Assault Pace: 4-4
Vary: 18-22
Injury: 70-455
Single Hit/Chunk
34# Zombones Placement Price: 4000
Unit-Restrict: 1
Capability: Summons Items
Cooldown: 90-50s
Summon Unit HP: 2000-8000
33# Ghostfish Placement Price: 800
Unit-Restrict: 6
Assault Pace: 0.13-0.13
Vary: 18-26
Injury: 8-18
Single Hit/Beam
32# Bone Head Placement Price: 800
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 6-6
Vary: 18-22
Injury: 50-1000
Single Hit/AoE
31# Bone Barracuda Placement Price: 450
Unit-Restrict: 3
Assault Pace: 2-2
Vary: 18-22
Injury: 25-300
Single Hit/Chunk
30# Ghost Whale Placement Price: 3000
Unit-Restrict: 2
Assault Pace: 6-6
Vary: 20-24
Injury: 300-2000
AoE
29# Crocodile Placement Price: 500
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 2-1
Vary: 14-22
Injury: 12-128
Single Hit
28# Crawtank Placement Price: 650
Unit-Restrict: 4
Capability: Summons Items
Cooldown: 28-20
Summon Unit HP: 300-1450
27# El Gran Maja Placement Price: 1000
Unit-Restrict: 1
Assault Pace: 5-5
Vary: 16-26
Injury: 500-10000
Single Hit/Aoe
26# Pace Ray Placement Price: 850
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 0.13-0.13
Vary: 10-20
Injury: 3-25
Single Hit/Beam
25# Orca Placement Price: 700
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 0.1-0.1
Vary: 18-28
Injury: 4-12
24# Blobfish Placement Price: 500
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 3-3
Vary: 10-15
Injury: 18-220
23# Mantis Shrimp Placement Price: 300
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 1-1
Vary: 18-22
Injury: 8-84
22# Piranha Placement Price: 100
Unit-Restrict: 14
Assault Pace: 2-2
Vary: 15-20
Injury: 3-25
Single Hit/Chunk
21# Abyssal Octopus Placement Price: 800
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 0.2-0.2
Vary: 22-30
Injury: 6-21
Single Hit/Beam
20# Leviathan Placement Price: 650
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 3-3
Vary: 16-20
Injury: 40-240
Single Hit/Chunk
19# Bloop Jr Placement Price: 2500
Unit-Restrict: 3
Assault Pace: 5-5
Vary: 22-22
Injury: 300-900
AoE
18# Abyssl Eel Placement Price: 600
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 0.1-0.1
Vary: 22-30
Injury: 2-9
Single Hit/Beam
17# Abyssl Crab Placement Price: 800
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 1-1
Vary: 16-24
Injury: 24-90
Single Hit
16# Angler Fish Placement Price: 600
Unit-Restrict: 3
Assault Pace: 0.1-0.1
Vary: 22-30
Injury: 2.8-5
Single Hit/Beam
13# Humpback Whale Placement Price: 950
Unit-Restrict: 3
Assault Pace: 5-5
Vary: 18-22
Injury: 350-1800
AoE

Nice starter

12# Big Squid Placement Price: 2500
Unit-Restrict: 2
Assault Pace: 5-5
Vary: 18-22
Injury: 200-720
AoE
11# Octopus Placement Price: 750
Unit-Restrict: 3
Assault Pace: 4-4
Vary: 14-18
AoE
10# Electrical Jellyfish Placement Price: 750
Unit-Restrict: 3
Assault Pace: 2-1
Vary: 18-26
Injury: 40-150
Single Hit
9# Poison Jellyfish Placement Price: 750
Unit-Restrict: 3
Assault Pace: 4-4
Vary: 18-22
Injury: 56-288
Single Hit/Burst
8# Infernal Angler Placement Price: 800
Unit-Restrict: 3
Capability: Summons Items
Cooldown: 20-15s
Summon Unit HP: 500-1800
7# Bluefin Tuna Placement Price: 900
Unit-Restrict: 3
Assault Pace: 1-1
Vary: 16-24
Injury: 50-175
Single Hit
6# Manatee Placement Price: 300
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 0.71-0.45
Vary: 12-22
Injury: 8-30
Single Hit/AoE
5# Lobster Placement Price: 600
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 0.5-0.33
Vary: 15-28
Injury: 5-20
Single Hit/Beam
4# Seahorse Placement Price: 150
Unit-Restrict: 4
Assault Pace: 1-1
Vary: 12-20
Injury: 8-55
Single Hit
3# Turtle Placement Price: 300
Unit-Restrict: 7
Assault Pace: 5-5
Vary: 8-12
Injury: 21-60
AoE
2# Pelican Placement Price: 150
Unit-Restrict: 6
Assault Pace: 3-3
Vary: 16-24
Injury: 8-40
Single Hit
1# Axolotl Placement Price: 200
Unit-Restrict: 5
Capability: Passively farms money for you – Eco unit
Money Farm: 150-600 Money