Cash
Manual investment and sacrificed same-tower value share this cap.0 / 60,000 power
BTD6 calculator
BTD6 Paragon Degree Calculator
Estimate your Bloons TD 6 Paragon degree before committing the upgrade. The calculator separates each power bucket so you can see what is capped, what still helps, and why a target degree may be out of reach.
Updated 2026-06-04 by TDGameTools.
BTD6 tool
Paragon Degree Planner
Choose the Paragon family, then watch each power bucket fill toward your target degree.
Setup
Dart MonkeyApex Plasma Masterv27.0 ยท Medium price $150,000
Cheap Paragon price makes cash power easier to fill than pop power.
Power Sources
Pops / income
Pops and supported generated income fill the largest capped bucket.0 / 90,000 power
Upgrade tiers
Only non-Tier-5 upgrade tiers count here. Cap is 100 tiers.0 / 10,000 power
Extra Tier 5s
Only Tier 5 towers beyond the required three count as extras.0 / 50,000 power
Geraldo totems
Each Paragon Power Totem adds 2,000 power.0 power
How to fill this in
Use the calculator like a checklist
- Pick the Paragon family.
- Match difficulty and price.
- Fill cash and pop inputs.
- Add tiers and extra Tier 5s.
- Use totems for the final gap.
What does the BTD6 Paragon Degree Calculator estimate?
It estimates the visible Paragon degree from total Paragon power. Power comes from cash invested into the Paragon, sacrificed same-type tower value, pops or supported generated income, non-Tier-5 upgrade tiers, extra Tier 5 towers beyond the required three, and Geraldo Paragon Power Totems.
Several buckets cap before degree 100. That means more cash or more pops may stop helping while another source is still missing.
Use the result as a planning estimate. Check current in-game prices, difficulty, patch behavior, and boss-event rules before spending on an expensive Paragon.
How to use the calculator
- Set the Paragon and difficulty first so the price-based cash formula starts from the right number.
- Enter cash slider and sacrificed cash separately; both share the same 60,000 power cap.
- Use total pops on same-type towers, or generated income where that tower type supports income.
- Count only non-Tier-5 upgrade tiers for the 100-tier bucket.
- Count only Tier 5 towers beyond the required three as extra Tier 5s.
- Add Geraldo totems last, after the capped buckets are as full as practical.
Why this calculator uses editable prices
Paragon price matters because the cash bucket converts money into power based on the selected Paragon price. Community reports show a common failure mode: a calculator keeps an older price after an update, then the player buys the Paragon in-game and lands several degrees lower than expected. Editing the price keeps the tool usable when a patch, event, or difficulty setting changes the number.
What the result means
Estimated degree
The visible Paragon degree the current power total should map to under the public formula.
Power to next
The missing power before the next degree threshold. Small misses are often easier to solve with totems or upgrade tiers than more pops.
Target patch
A practical estimate for how much cash, pops, tiers, or totems would close the gap to your selected target degree.
BTD6 Paragon quick reference
Use this list to confirm the Paragon family before filling the calculator. Prices below show Medium difficulty; switch the calculator difficulty when planning Easy, Hard, or Impoppable.
Apex Plasma MasterDart Monkey
- Version
- v27.0
- Medium price
- $150,000
Cheap Paragon price makes cash power easier to fill than pop power.
Glaive DominusBoomerang Monkey
- Version
- v27.0
- Medium price
- $250,000
Check the cash bucket first, then confirm enough tower pops before buying.
Ascended ShadowNinja Monkey
- Version
- v28.0
- Medium price
- $500,000
High price means cash planning matters, but missing pops can still dominate.
Navarch of the SeasMonkey Buccaneer
- Version
- v29.0
- Medium price
- $550,000
Generated income can matter for this tower family when estimating power.
Master BuilderEngineer Monkey
- Version
- v32.0
- Medium price
- $650,000
Use the editable price field carefully when patch or event rules change.
Goliath DoomshipMonkey Ace
- Version
- v33.0
- Medium price
- $900,000
Very high price makes difficulty and price matching especially important.
Magus PerfectusWizard Monkey
- Version
- v37.0
- Medium price
- $800,000
Large price and pop requirements make target-degree gaps easy to underestimate.
Nautic Siege CoreMonkey Sub
- Version
- v41.0
- Medium price
- $400,000
Balance cash and pops; totems are cleaner for closing final degree gaps.
Crucible of Steel and FlameTack Shooter
- Version
- v46.0
- Medium price
- $200,000
Low price helps the cash bucket; do not forget non-Tier-5 upgrade tiers.
Mega Massive Munitions FactorySpike Factory
- Version
- v48.0
- Medium price
- $750,000
High price makes exact difficulty selection and price edits important.
Ballistic Obliteration Missile BunkerBomb Shooter
- Version
- v51.0
- Medium price
- $600,000
Newer Paragon prices are easy to misremember, so verify the price bucket.
Herald of EverfrostIce Monkey
- Version
- v52.0
- Medium price
- $300,000
Mid-price planning rewards filling tiers and checking target power before buying.
Root of all NatureDruid
- Version
- v54.0
- Medium price
- $475,000
Recently added Paragon: check current in-game price before trusting old notes.
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Sources and limits
Sources below support the game availability link, formula references, power caps, and totem values used by the calculator. Check current in-game values when exact boss-event planning matters.
FAQ
What does a BTD6 Paragon degree calculator estimate?
It estimates the visible Paragon degree from total Paragon power. Power comes from cash value, pops or generated income, non-Tier-5 upgrade tiers, extra Tier 5 towers, and Geraldo Paragon Power Totems.
Why did my in-game degree differ from a calculator?
The most common reasons are outdated Paragon prices, event rules, wrong difficulty, missing pop count, not reaching 100 non-Tier-5 upgrade tiers, or assuming the three required Tier 5 towers count as extra Tier 5s.
Can this calculator guarantee degree 100?
No calculator can guarantee every live-game edge case. Use it as a planning estimate, then verify current in-game prices and event rules before committing an expensive Paragon.