Reaching god-like status in Slap Battles often comes down to your glove choice. Among the game’s most devastating options is the Tycoon Glove—a powerhouse capable of dishing out colossal knockback without technically qualifying as a one-hit kill. Its unique mini-tycoon mechanic transforms you into a late-game monster, but first, you’ve got to survive The Plate. Getting this glove tests patience, strategy, and raw persistence. Here’s exactly how to claim it.
Your entire path to the Tycoon Glove hinges on one badge: Plate Master. This isn’t some quick achievement. You must stand atop a floating platform—known as The Plate—in the Normal Arena for 10 consecutive minutes (600 seconds). A visible counter tracks your progress, but don’t assume passive waiting will work. This is Slap Battles, and chaos reigns.
Two non-negotiable conditions apply:
- Server Size Matters: You need a minimum of seven players actively in the server. Solo attempts or small groups void progress.
- Ability Restrictions: If you use certain protective abilities (e.g., Phase, Ghost, or Golden), your timer pauses until the ability ends. Relying on these can sabotage your run.
The Plate isn’t some hidden corner. It’s central, exposed, and paints a target on you. Expect relentless slaps, knockback attempts, and players eager to reset your progress.
Surviving The Plate: Smart Strategies
Ten minutes is an eternity in a game this frenetic. You’ll need more than luck—you’ll need a tactical approach.
- Defensive Gloves Are Key: Choose gloves designed for control and survival. Pusher creates distance with powerful shoves. Reverse flips attacker momentum against them. Parry blocks incoming slaps if timed right. El Gato offers evasive leaps, while Stun or Extended can interrupt aggressive foes. Fish allows a unique recovery: flopping back onto The Plate if knocked off—though this demands pixel-perfect timing.
- Private Servers Simplify (If Possible): Grinding publicly is brutal. If you can access or rent a private server and fill it with seven cooperative friends (or alt accounts), you remove random aggression. Progress here counts identically to public matches but without constant interference.
- Positioning and Awareness: Never stand near the Plate’s edge. Face toward approaching players. Constantly scan for threats like gloves with high knockback (e.g., God’s Hand users) or disruptive abilities. If you see a Ghost glove user lurking, be extra vigilant—they can cloak, approach unseen, and shove you off before materializing.
Post-Badge: Claiming Your Tycoon Glove
Once your timer hits 600 seconds, the Plate Master badge unlocks instantly. Open your glove menu, locate Tycoon (recognizable by its pearly white diamond-like texture), and equip it. Now the real fun—and complexity—begins.
Mastering Your New Tycoon Glove
Tycoon isn’t just another high-power glove. It’s a builder’s weapon with unique mechanics:
- Deploying Your Mini-Tycoon: Press your ability key to place a translucent green tycoon model. Find flat, defensible ground—if the preview turns red, it’s invalid. Cannon Island is a top-tier spot: isolated from the main arena, protected by lava levers, and harder for enemies to reach.
- Upgrading Through Cash Flow: Click your tycoon’s green button to drop blocks onto a conveyor belt. Each block reaching the end grants +1 cash. Accumulate cash to buy upgrades:
- Early boosts enhance slap speed or health regen.
- Autoclicker & Anti-SD (1500 cash) is critical—it forces enemies to click your self-destruct (SD) button 100 times to break your tycoon.
- GOD STATUS (5000 cash) is the ultimate goal. It removes the SD button entirely, grants +100 power, massive speed (rivaling Speedrun glove), and plays Tobu’s “Candyland.” Reaching this also unlocks the Slap Battles Sweep badge and the Spoonful Glove.
- Defending Your Investment: Early on, your tycoon is vulnerable. Anyone can destroy it with one SD button press. Gloves like Diamond, MEGAROCK, or Defense can block the button physically. After “Anti-SD,” coordinated attacks or auto-clickers are still a threat. GOD STATUS eliminates this weakness—only your death or a new tycoon placement destroys it.
Why Endure This Grind?
Because a maxed-out Tycoon user is terrifying. You’ll hit with near God’s Hand-level power at regular speed, function even during other abilities like Timestop, and your buffs persist globally thanks to a visible cyan tether linking you to your tycoon. It dominates “No One-Shot” servers legally and turns you into an arena anchor.
