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Updated 2026-11-11 — game facts and link status checked

Index cards, shop stock, and boss waves

Build a Dino Defense Wiki

Place traps and turrets, stop the stampede, and keep the egg off the menu. Numbers on this site are copied from the Dino Index and the shop, with the card sitting next to the stat.

Open the indexBoss wavesFirst wavesCodes

33/33

Dinos on the index

Counter on the Dino Index

6

Players per server

Roblox game details

8,551,146

Visits

Roblox API on 2026-11-11 (8,423,213 on 2026-11-01)

None listed

Public codes

Description rechecked 2026-11-11; HUD checked 2026-09-27

Freshness center

Build a Dino Defense codes and update status

The homepage surfaces the latest verified set and sends players into the dedicated codes page.

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Hands check · 2026-11-11

No code on the screens we checked

The Roblox description tells you to place traps, fight waves, earn cash, and open crates. It does not include a code. A 2026-11-11 read of that description, still under a [How To Play] heading, has no code. The description has not changed since the 2026-10-25T08:25:55Z update and still has no redemption entry. The HUD evidence is still the 27 September 2026 recording, with Shop, Fight or Stop, Base, a 1x speed button, Abilities, and Dinos. There is no Codes button in that row, and the HUD was not filmed again after 27 September 2026.

Updates

Updates and changing answers

Game facts, code status, and official links each have a dated entry so changes are easy to spot.

All updates

November 11 snapshot; no new build

A 2026-11-11 Games API read records Build a Dino Defense 🦖 still updated 2026-10-25T08:25:55Z, with 8,551,146 visits, up 127,933 from the 1 November reading, 17,904 favorites, and 113 playing at that moment. Votes were re-read: 2,877 up and 457 down. Badge API the same pass: Trike Titan 2,072,998 awarded, win rate 55.8%; Compy Tamer 3,141,250 awarded, win rate 73.3%. No new version arrived with this read: the update stamp is unchanged, the badge list has no new badge, and the description still prints no code. The codes page now reads checked 2026-11-11; its HUD evidence is still the 27 September recording.

November 1 snapshot after the October 25 update

A 2026-11-01 Games API read records Build a Dino Defense 🦖 updated 2026-10-25T08:25:55Z, with 8,423,213 visits, up 242,741 from the 22 October reading, 17,726 favorites, and 235 playing at that moment. Badge API the same pass: Trike Titan 2,053,471 awarded, up 43,158; Compy Tamer 3,114,816 awarded, up 60,515. Past-day awards and win rates were not re-read. What the 25 October build changed is not documented in any field we can read: the description is unchanged and still prints no code, the badge list has no new badge, and the media list has no new screenshot. So this log adds no patch note and no new dino. The codes page now reads checked 2026-11-01; its HUD evidence is still the 27 September recording, which was not refilmed.

October 22 snapshot; still no code

A 2026-10-22 Games API read records Build a Dino Defense 🦖 updated 2026-10-22T09:22:02.906Z, with 8,180,472 visits, 17,276 favorites and 261 playing at that moment. The description is still the egg, trap and wave text and lists no code. Badge API: Trike Titan 2,010,313 awarded, past day 2,149, 45.2%; Compy Tamer 3,054,301 awarded, past day 2,922, 61.5%. The codes page now says checked 2026-10-21 and still finds no code button. The items page now answers the all-dinos-with-pictures query, and the eggs page describes the Royal and Frost Egg appearance.

Tier preview

Build a Dino Defense tier list preview

Start with the strongest current picks, then use the full tier list when you need ranking notes and update dates.

SIndex, wave 37

Ankylosaurus

DMG 140 for $92, about 1.52 damage per dollar. Best ratio on the 33 dinos. SPD is only 11, so it is not the fast card.

SIndex, wave 13

Pachycephalosaurus

DMG 30 for $30. Best ratio you can buy before Ankylosaurus exists. HP 140, SPD 20.

AIndex, wave 80

Dimorphodon

SPD 30, the fastest pill on the index, for $320. DMG 95 and HP 1.4K. Buy it when the rest of the board is slow.

See the full tier list →

Screenshots

Build a Dino Defense in action

In-game shots of the index, the shop, the Royal Egg, and Elite Traps. The words in the caption are on the picture.

Dino Index open on Microraptor, green card, HP 55, DMG 9, SPD 21, $11
Dino Index. The counter on this screen read 33/33.
Dino Shop Defense tab with Bone Mender at $17500 and Pterodactyl Perch at $20000
One Defense restock. The header says new items rotate.
Royal Egg hatch panel with Ancient Protector 36.4%, Air Wyvern 28.4%, Electric Wyvern 20.5%, Flame Wyvern 9.1%, Galaxy Rex 5.7%
Royal Egg hatch table and the HATCH [E] button.
Elite Traps shop with Tar Pit $180000, Spine Roller $240000, and Salvage Crane $300000
Elite Traps, all marked Legendary, one stock each.

Core tools

What to open next

Each card goes to a page that quotes a screen from the game.

Index

All 33 dinos

HP, DMG, SPD, price, and wave, with the card image beside the numbers.

Bosses

Boss wave list

Titanhorn at wave 10 through Grovebreaker at wave 250.

Shop

One Defense restock

Bone Mender, Pterodactyl Perch, and the Rare row that was already purchased.

Eggs

Royal Egg rates

The five hatch chances that sum to 100% on the Royal Egg panel.

Codes

Codes

No code button on the HUD we recorded. The page says so instead of inventing one.

Planner

What to buy at your wave

A short planner that follows the unlock waves printed on the cards.

Guides

Fix the run you are in

Short routes for the first waves, the buttons, the buy order, the boss cards, and the Royal Egg. Every price below is on a screenshot on this site.

First waves

Learn the four top buttons, buy the green index cards you can afford, and treat wave 10 as Titanhorn rather than a mystery boss.

Buttons

Every control this page names is a word on a screenshot. If a button is not in that set, it was not on the HUD we recorded.

Buy order

Spend in the order the headers unlock. The shop's thousands and the Elite Trap's hundred-thousands come after the index, not before it.

Later waves

Past wave 37 the index stops being cheap, bosses get huge HP and tiny SPD, and the timer shop finally has prices that match a long run.

Boss order

The order is the wave printed on the card. Mini-bosses are the gold MINI BOSS headers. Bosses are the red BOSS headers.

Royal Egg

The Royal Egg grid is five portraits and five percents. HATCH [E] costs 79 of the hexagon currency. Frost Egg at $10000 is a different label.

Wiki coverage

Build a Dino Defense Wiki

Dino Index, bosses, eggs, traps and HUD screens, with the card or panel behind each number. Open a page to see the exact screen and what it does—and does not—confirm.

Dino Index: Tabs & the 33/33 Counter

The left-side Dinos button opens DINO INDEX. The counter on the screen we read said 33/33. Every dino page on this site is one of those cards.

Bosses: Wave 10–250

Boss cards use a red header and the words BOSS - WAVE. Mini-boss cards use a gold header and MINI BOSS - WAVE. The first boss card is Titanhorn, not a row named Trike Titan.

Dino Shop: Restock Prices & Timer

DINO SHOP has a New items in timer and a Restock button. The rows below are one Defense restock, not a permanent catalog.

Eggs: Royal Egg Rates & Frost Egg Pictures

The Royal Egg panel lists five hatch results and a HATCH [E] button priced at 79. The Frost Egg in the world is a separate label, $10000.

Tar Pit, Spine Roller & Salvage Crane

ELITE TRAPS uses the same Defense and Blocks tabs as the Dino Shop, with a timer. The three rows below were in stock together once. They are not a fixed shop list.

HUD: Buttons, Cash & Wave Bar

The buttons and counters around the field, with a crop for each label. There is no Codes button in this layout.

Source check

Where the numbers come from

Official figures come from Roblox. Card figures come from the index footage. Shop and egg figures come from one gameplay session and are labeled as that restock.

Official

Build a Dino Defense

Experience page for the description, badges, and event cards.

Official

Big Chomp Games

Owner group for the experience.

Index cards

HP, DMG, SPD, price, wave, and header color were read from the Dino Index in YouTube video cohyW2Zv4d8. Each dino page shows the crop of that card. The counter on screen was 33/33.

Shop, traps, eggs, and HUD

Dino Shop, Elite Traps, the Royal Egg, Frost Egg, and the HUD labels were read from YouTube video Jtd7GOaGgx0. Shop rows rotate. Those prices are tied to the frame, not treated as a permanent catalog.

API snapshot

On 11 November 2026 the games API reported 8,551,146 visits, 17,904 favorites, 113 playing, a max of 6 players, and an update at 2026-10-25T08:25:55Z. The 1 November reading was 8,423,213 visits, 17,726 favorites and 235 playing; the 22 October 2026 reading was 8,180,472 visits, 17,276 favorites and 261 playing; the 29 September 2026 reading was 6,247,288 visits and 13,548 favorites. Votes were re-read on 11 November: 2,877 up and 457 down (2,608 up and 405 down on 11 October; 2,102 up and 310 down on 27 September 2026). Badge counts on 11 November 2026: Trike Titan 2,072,998 awarded; Compy Tamer 3,141,250 awarded (1 November: 2,053,471 and 3,114,816; 11 October: 2,010,313 and 3,054,301). Past-day awards and win rates were not re-read on 11 November.

Community research

Footage the cards were read from

These are the videos used as evidence. They are not official patch notes. A creator Discord mentioned in a description is not the game's Discord.

Index

Dinos and bosses showcase

The 33 dinos and the boss cards, paused on each portrait. Source id cohyW2Zv4d8.

HUD and shop

Long gameplay session

Shop restock, Elite Traps, Royal Egg, and the wave HUD. Source id Jtd7GOaGgx0.

Waves

A long survival run

Used as a second look at how far a run goes. Card stats still come from the index video. Source id zmA67zlqGiY.

FAQ

Quick answers

Short answers from the Roblox page and from cards we could read on screen.

What is Build a Dino Defense?

A Roblox tower defense game by Big Chomp Games. You place defenses, fight waves, earn cash, and keep the egg alive. The Dino Index lists 33 dinos plus later boss cards.

Are there Build a Dino Defense codes?

The official game description does not list a code, and the HUD we recorded has Shop, Fight, Base, Abilities, and Dinos, not a Codes button. The codes page stays empty until a real code shows up.

What is the first boss?

Titanhorn. The index card says BOSS - WAVE 10, with HP 6K, DMG 90, SPD 3.5, and a $900 price. The Roblox badge Trike Titan is a separate goal: topple the Trike Titan.

What do the four pills on a dino card mean?

Left to right they are HP on red, DMG on orange, SPD on blue, and the dollar price on green. The header says DINO, MINI BOSS, or BOSS, plus the wave.

Does the Dino Shop keep the same items?

No. The shop header has a timer, New items in, and a Restock button. Prices on the shop page are from one Defense restock, not a permanent catalog.