Spawn Tier doubles all slots
TIER is powerful because every slot doubles, but the cost grows at 2.35x per level.
Cash optimizer
Merge a Nuke Cash Route Optimizer
Find the fastest Merge a Nuke upgrade order by comparing Spawn Tier and Max Spawn cost, payback and rebirth gates.
T30 gate
Best Merge a Nuke First Rebirth Route
T30Targetfirst rebirth gate
4.51dFast routebase multiplier
39Recommended MAX43 slots
28.9B/sFinal cash/sbefore multipliers
Why Pure Spawn Tier Is Slow
Max Spawn keeps the route efficient
MAX adds only one slot, but its cost grows at 1.8x. The optimizer buys enough slots before pushing each expensive tier step.
dynamic programming route
Merge a Nuke Tier Cap Targets
| Target cap | Fast time | Recommended MAX | Slots | Final cash/s | Total spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T30 | 4.51d | 39 | 43 | 28.9B/s | $1.1Qa |
| T35 | 8.3d | 46 | 50 | 1.07T/s | $78.5Qa |
| T40 | 15.76d | 50 | 54 | 37.1T/s | $5.51Qi |
| T45 | 32.13d | 50 | 54 | 1.19Qa/s | $393Qi |
| T50 | 68.78d | 50 | 54 | 38Qa/s | $28.2Sx |
| T55 | 150.86d | 50 | 54 | 1.22Qi/s | $2.02Sp |
from zero balance
Merge a Nuke First 24 Upgrade Steps
| Step | Buy | New TIER | New MAX | Slots | Cost | Cash/s after | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAX | 1 | 2 | 6 | $5K | 7.5/s | 13.3m |
| 2 | TIER | 2 | 2 | 6 | $25K | 15/s | 1.15h |
| 3 | MAX | 2 | 3 | 7 | $9K | 17.5/s | 1.31h |
| 4 | TIER | 3 | 3 | 7 | $58.8K | 35/s | 2.25h |
| 5 | MAX | 3 | 4 | 8 | $16.2K | 40/s | 2.38h |
| 6 | MAX | 3 | 5 | 9 | $29.2K | 45/s | 2.58h |
| 7 | TIER | 4 | 5 | 9 | $138K | 90/s | 3.43h |
| 8 | MAX | 4 | 6 | 10 | $52.5K | 100/s | 3.59h |
| 9 | TIER | 5 | 6 | 10 | $324K | 200/s | 4.49h |
| 10 | MAX | 5 | 7 | 11 | $94.5K | 220/s | 4.63h |
| 11 | TIER | 6 | 7 | 11 | $762K | 440/s | 5.59h |
| 12 | MAX | 6 | 8 | 12 | $170K | 480/s | 5.7h |
| 13 | TIER | 7 | 8 | 12 | $1.79M | 960/s | 6.73h |
| 14 | MAX | 7 | 9 | 13 | $306K | 1.04K/s | 6.82h |
| 15 | MAX | 7 | 10 | 14 | $551K | 1.12K/s | 6.97h |
| 16 | TIER | 8 | 10 | 14 | $4.21M | 2.24K/s | 8.01h |
| 17 | MAX | 8 | 11 | 15 | $992K | 2.4K/s | 8.14h |
| 18 | TIER | 9 | 11 | 15 | $9.89M | 4.8K/s | 9.28h |
| 19 | MAX | 9 | 12 | 16 | $1.79M | 5.12K/s | 9.38h |
| 20 | TIER | 10 | 12 | 16 | $23.3M | 10.2K/s | 10.65h |
| 21 | MAX | 10 | 13 | 17 | $3.21M | 10.9K/s | 10.73h |
| 22 | MAX | 10 | 14 | 18 | $5.78M | 11.5K/s | 10.88h |
| 23 | TIER | 11 | 14 | 18 | $54.6M | 23K/s | 12.2h |
| 24 | MAX | 11 | 15 | 19 | $10.4M | 24.3K/s | 12.32h |
quick decision
Spawn Tier vs Max Spawn Rule
| Before TIER | Upgrade to | Minimum MAX | Slots needed | TIER cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | 1 | 5 | $25K |
| T2 | T3 | 3 | 7 | $58.75K |
| T3 | T4 | 4 | 8 | $138.06K |
| T4 | T5 | 5 | 9 | $324.45K |
| T5 | T6 | 6 | 10 | $762.45K |
| T6 | T7 | 7 | 11 | $1.79M |
| T7 | T8 | 9 | 13 | $4.21M |
| T8 | T9 | 10 | 14 | $9.89M |
| T9 | T10 | 11 | 15 | $23.25M |
| T10 | T11 | 13 | 17 | $54.65M |
| T11 | T12 | 14 | 18 | $128.42M |
| T12 | T13 | 15 | 19 | $301.78M |
| T13 | T14 | 17 | 21 | $709.18M |
| T14 | T15 | 18 | 22 | $1.67B |
| T15 | T16 | 19 | 23 | $3.92B |
| T16 | T17 | 21 | 25 | $9.2B |
| T17 | T18 | 22 | 26 | $21.63B |
| T18 | T19 | 23 | 27 | $50.83B |
| T19 | T20 | 25 | 29 | $119.44B |
| T20 | T21 | 26 | 30 | $280.69B |