Beginner

First hour in Dummy Defense

What to place in Team Noob, why Cash should be spent, and which mode clears to do before you chase Titans.

First hour in Dummy Defense

What to place in Team Noob, why Cash should be spent, and which mode clears to do before you chase Titans.

Before you queue

Redeem codes from a fresh or private server first. The Roblox description says codes only work there. TY30kLikes and UndeadMode are the two strings every October 2026 list still prints. Then queue Team Noob. Losing still banks whatever Bricks the mode pays, and this is the mode the lobby votes by default.

The first towers

  1. Stand on an open build spot at a corner. Enemies spend longer in range on a bend than on a straight path.
  2. Place two or three Dummy towers. They are free to own and cost $200 each.
  3. Upgrade the tower that is shooting. A level 2 Dummy is described as earning its price back within a couple of waves.
  4. Leave a couple of towers behind the front line. The bar you are defending is the Dummy Base health at the top of the screen. When it hits empty, the run ends.

A full Dummy upgrade line tops out around $2,700 Cash. That is cheap next to a leaked wave.

Cash rules that change the first match

You are paid for damage dealt, not for last hits. A tower that never fires earns nothing from combat. Hoarding Cash is lost time. Two exceptions: enemies marked No Cash pay nothing, and armor or shield health pays nothing until the real health bar is damaged.

In co-op the same damage is split across more players, so a solo Team Noob funds upgrades faster. The published ratios are in the Bricks and Cash guide.

Selling refunds 50 percent. Moving a tower is a real loss, so place the first cluster where the path bends and upgrade in place.

Clears that unlock the game

Do these in order. Later modes assume the earlier systems.

Step Clear What turns on
1 Team Noob Defeat G Noob badge
2 Team Guest Autoskip, bottom-left
3 Noob Battalion Ability shop
4 Controller 1.5x speed and the right to buy Titan ScaleDummy
5 Operation Blackout The right to buy Blackout Rebels

Full entry steps, including the hidden Noob Experiment vote, are on the mode order guide.

First Bricks, in order

Commander level gates the button as well as the price. If a tower looks locked, read the level before you grind Bricks.

  1. BlockDummy, level 0, 750 Bricks. Fast attacks for early swarms.
  2. Business Dummy, level 0, 1,200 Bricks. Generates Cash every later match.
  3. Dummy Base, level 10, 2,500 Bricks. The first summoner.
  4. At level 15, Mortar ScaleDummy for 3,000 Bricks if waves clump, or Large ScaleDummy for 5,000 if you want the splash hammer.

The tower catalog has every later price. The tier list is an editorial reading of published cost and DPS, not a developer ranking.

Console

R2 places or selects, R1 upgrades, L2 sells or removes, L1 changes target. Those four bindings are printed on the Roblox page.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get 1.5x game speed?

Win Controller Mode. The same clear lets you buy Titan ScaleDummy. A 2x option is described for gamepass holders. On a tablet, the speed control is in the bottom-left after that clear.

How do I unlock Autoskip?

Beat Team Guest once. The toggle shows up at the bottom-left of the screen. It is not a Bricks purchase.

How do abilities unlock?

Beat Noob Battalion once. Then buy Airstrike (10,000 Bricks), Napalm Airstrike (12,500 Bricks), or Wall (6,000 Bricks) and cast them with Gold during a match. Airstrike is the published benchmark: 50 Gold and a 50-second cooldown.

How do I enter Noob Experiment?

Matchmaking does not work for it. In map selection, scroll to crossroads, the map with an EVENT label, select it, then click the normal mode button at the top of the mode menu twice.

What beats hidden enemies?

Sniper Dummy gains hidden detection at level 3. Flamethrower Dummy also detects hidden enemies; its burn reveals them to friendly towers, and at level 5 its fire ignores fire immunity, which is the published answer to Lava Noobs.

What are the console buttons?

The Roblox page lists R2 to place or select, R1 to upgrade, L2 to sell or remove, and L1 to change target.