Merits
Merits are required to battle Cog Bosses and earn promotions for your Cog Disguises. You can view your Merits at the bottom left of the Gags tab, or on the Cog Disguises page in your Shtickerbook. Once you've promoted to the highest level for a Cog Disguise (Tier 8, Level 50), you will no longer need to obtain Merits to fight that Department's Boss.
There are five types of Merits, one for each Cog Department: Invoices for Sellbots, Cogbucks for Cashbots, Patents for Lawbots, Stock Options for Bossbots, and Shares for Boardbots. Since there's currently no way to obtain a Boardbot Cog Disguise, it is impossible to obtain Shares.
Obtaining Merits
Merits are obtained by defeating Cogs. Cogs award Merits from their respective Department (e.g. Invoices from defeating Sellbots), excluding Boardbots. Under normal circumstances, Cogs give a Merit value equivalent to their Cog level. Exceptions include:
- Boardbot Cogs award the Merits of all the other Departments at 40% effectiveness (e.g. defeating a level 10 Boardbot Cog gives 4 Invoices, Cogbucks, Patents, and Stock Options).
- Executive Cogs award 50% more Merits (1.5x their Cog level).
- Cog Buildings have a Merit multiplier equal to their story count (e.g. 5-story buildings have a multiplier of 5x).
- Cog Headquarters' courtyards and facility exteriors have a x2 Merit multiplier.
- Cog Facilities have massive Merit multipliers depending on their length (listed below) and are one of the most effective ways to obtain large sums of Merits.
- Kudos Managers and Cogs fought within their battles do not reward Toons with any Merits.
- Merit Boosters increase specific Department/all Merit gains by 25% (depending on the Booster purchased).
- Merit Monday increases all Merit gains by 25%.
Cog Buildings
The following is a table of Merit gain averages from Cog Buildings:
| Floors | Merit Multiplier | Merits Average | Boardbot Average* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1x | ~13 | ~5 |
| 2 | 2x | ~65 | ~26 |
| 3 | 3x | ~250 | ~100 |
| 4 | 4x | ~550 | ~220 |
| 5 | 5x | ~1100-1500 | ~440-600 |
| 6 | 6x | ~3500-4100 | ~1400-1640 |
*Boardbot Average denotes the average amount of Merits gained from Boardbot Buildings.
Cog Facilities
The following is a list of Merit gain averages from each Facility:
| Sellbot Factory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Factory Type | Merit Multiplier | Invoice Average (Short) |
Invoice Average (Long) |
| Front Factory | x8 | ~1300 | ~2500 |
| Side Factory | ~1500 | ~3000 | |
Short refers to taking the route with the least number of Cog Battles required.
Long refers to completing every Cog battle in the Factory.
| Cashbot Mints | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mint Type | Merit Multiplier | Cogbucks Average | |
| Coin Mint | x8 | ~1250-1850 | |
| Dollar Mint | x10 | ~2200-3100 | |
| Bullion Mint | x12 | ~3500-4500 | |
| Lawfices | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawfice Type | Merit Multiplier | Patents Average | |
| Lawfice A113 | x8 | ~3000-4000 | |
| Lawfice B221 | x10 | ~5000-6400 | |
| Lawfice C418 | x12 | ~7250-9600 | |
| Cog Golf Courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf Course Type | Merit Multiplier | Stock Options (No Optionals) |
Stock Options (Entrance Battles) |
Stock Options (All Optionals) |
| Silver Sprocket | x12 | ~2800 | ~3300 | ~5000 |
| Golden Gear | x15 | ~6500 | ~7700 | ~8500 |
| Diamond Dynamo | x18 | ~11,000 | ~15,500 | ~20,000 |
Optionals refers to the Cog battles not required to progress through the Golf Course.
Entrance battles are the optional battles in the starting room of each hole.
Merit Carry Over
Reaching Department level 20 will allow 50% of said Department's Merits to carry over into the next promotion. For example, if your current Promotion requires 1,100 Merits, you'd start with +550 Merits for the subsequent promotion. However, Merits will not carry over if the previous promotion's Merit requirement exceeds the next (e.g. promoting to the next Cog Suit). Defeating the Overclocked C.L.O. will grant a 50% Merit carry over as well, assuming the player has not maxed their Lawbot suit by this point. These effects can stack for 100% carry over of Merits from the previous promotion.
- Note: this does not mean your next promotion will have its full Merit requirement. For example, promoting to a level 39 Big Wig would start you with 6,180 / 14,400 Patents, as the previous promotion requirement was 6,180.
Promotions
Merits are needed to gain Promotions for your Cog Disguise. The following is a list of Promotions for all Departments:
| Sellbot Promotions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cog | Level | Cogs Continued | |||||||||
| Invoices | |||||||||||
| Cold Caller | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Mr. Hollywood | |||||
| 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 200 | |||||||
| Telemarketer | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 300 | 680 | 890 | 1100 | 1310 | 1520 | ||
| Name Dropper | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
| 60 | 80 | 100 | 120 | 500 | 1730 | 5500 | 680 | 890 | 1100 | ||
| Glad Hander | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
| 100 | 130 | 160 | 190 | 800 | 1310 | 5500 | 680 | 890 | 1100 | ||
| Mover & Shaker | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | |
| 160 | 210 | 260 | 310 | 360 | 1310 | 1520 | 1730 | 1940 | 2150 | ||
| 10 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | ||
| 1300 | - | - | - | - | 2360 | 5500 | 680 | 890 | 1100 | ||
| Two-Face | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | |
| 260 | 340 | 420 | 500 | 580 | 1310 | 1520 | 1730 | 1940 | 2150 | ||
| 11 | 12 | - | - | - | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | ||
| 660 | 2100 | - | - | - | 2360 | 5500 | 680 | 890 | 1100 | ||
| Mingler | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | |
| 420 | 550 | 680 | 810 | 940 | 1310 | 1520 | 1730 | 1940 | 2150 | ||
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | - | 48 | 49 | 50 | ||||
| 1070 | 1200 | 1330 | 3400 | - | 2360 | 5500 | MAXED | ||||
| Cashbot Promotions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cog | Level | Cogs Continued | |||||||||
| Cogbucks | |||||||||||
| Short Change | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Robber Baron | |||||
| 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 300 | |||||||
| Penny Pincher | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 60 | 80 | 100 | 120 | 500 | 1100 | 1440 | 1780 | 2120 | 2460 | ||
| Tightwad | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
| 100 | 130 | 160 | 190 | 800 | 2800 | 8900 | 1100 | 1440 | 1780 | ||
| Bean Counter | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
| 160 | 210 | 260 | 310 | 1300 | 2120 | 8900 | 1100 | 1440 | 1780 | ||
| Number Cruncher | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | |
| 260 | 340 | 420 | 500 | 580 | 2120 | 2460 | 2800 | 3140 | 3480 | ||
| 10 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | ||
| 2100 | - | - | - | - | 3820 | 8900 | 1100 | 1440 | 1780 | ||
| Money Bags | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | |
| 420 | 550 | 680 | 810 | 940 | 2120 | 2460 | 2800 | 3140 | 3480 | ||
| 11 | 12 | - | - | - | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | ||
| 1070 | 3400 | - | - | - | 3820 | 8900 | 1100 | 1440 | 1780 | ||
| Loan Shark | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | |
| 680 | 890 | 1100 | 1310 | 1520 | 2120 | 2460 | 2800 | 3140 | 3480 | ||
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | - | 48 | 49 | 50 | ||||
| 1730 | 1940 | 2150 | 5500 | - | 3820 | 8900 | MAXED | ||||
| Lawbot Promotions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cog | Level | Cogs Continued | |||||||||
| Patents | |||||||||||
| Bottom Feeder | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Big Wig | |||||
| 60 | 80 | 100 | 120 | 500 | |||||||
| Bloodsucker | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 100 | 130 | 160 | 190 | 800 | 1780 | 2330 | 2880 | 3430 | 3980 | ||
| Double Talker | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
| 160 | 210 | 260 | 310 | 1300 | 4530 | 14400 | 1780 | 2330 | 2880 | ||
| Ambulance Chaser |
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
| 260 | 340 | 420 | 500 | 2100 | 3430 | 14400 | 1780 | 2330 | 2880 | ||
| Back Stabber | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | |
| 420 | 550 | 680 | 810 | 940 | 3430 | 3980 | 4530 | 5080 | 5630 | ||
| 10 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | ||
| 3400 | - | - | - | - | 6180 | 14400 | 1780 | 2330 | 2880 | ||
| Spin Doctor | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | |
| 680 | 890 | 1100 | 1310 | 1520 | 3430 | 3980 | 4530 | 5080 | 5630 | ||
| 11 | 12 | - | - | - | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | ||
| 1730 | 5500 | - | - | - | 6180 | 14400 | 1780 | 2330 | 2880 | ||
| Legal Eagle | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | |
| 1100 | 1440 | 1780 | 2120 | 2460 | 3430 | 3980 | 4530 | 5080 | 5630 | ||
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | - | 48 | 49 | 50 | ||||
| 2800 | 3140 | 3480 | 8900 | - | 6180 | 14400 | MAXED | ||||
| Bossbot Promotions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cog | Level | Cogs Continued | |||||||||
| Stock Options | |||||||||||
| Flunky | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Big Cheese | |||||
| 100 | 130 | 160 | 190 | 800 | |||||||
| Pencil Pusher | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 160 | 210 | 260 | 310 | 1300 | 2880 | 3770 | 4660 | 5550 | 6440 | ||
| Yesman | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
| 260 | 340 | 420 | 500 | 2100 | 7330 | 23300 | 2880 | 3770 | 4660 | ||
| Micromanager | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
| 420 | 550 | 680 | 810 | 3400 | 5550 | 23300 | 2880 | 3770 | 4660 | ||
| Downsizer | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | |
| 680 | 890 | 1100 | 1310 | 1520 | 5550 | 6440 | 7330 | 8220 | 9110 | ||
| 10 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | ||
| 5500 | - | - | - | - | 10000 | 23300 | 2880 | 3770 | 4660 | ||
| Head Hunter | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | |
| 1100 | 1440 | 1780 | 2120 | 2460 | 5550 | 6440 | 7330 | 8220 | 9110 | ||
| 11 | 12 | - | - | - | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | ||
| 2800 | 8900 | - | - | - | 10000 | 23300 | 2880 | 3770 | 4660 | ||
| Corporate Raider |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | |
| 1780 | 2330 | 2880 | 3430 | 3890 | 5550 | 6440 | 7330 | 8220 | 9110 | ||
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | - | 48 | 49 | 50 | ||||
| 4350 | 4810 | 5270 | 14400 | - | 10000 | 23300 | MAXED | ||||
Trivia
- How merits are calculated for each promotion are based on a formula.
- This allows how much Shares are necessary for Boardbot promotions, which are currently impossible to know in-game. For example, the max amount of Shares needed for specific Head Honcho promotions is 37,700 Shares.
- However, the values of a level 1 Bagholder can be seen without needing the formula, being 160 Shares.
- Patents were originally called Subpoenas before the v1.1.0 Lawbot Revamp Update.
- In Toontown Online they were called Jury Notices.
- Invoices were originally called Merits, but this was changed in the v1.2.0 Update as Merits became a catch-all term for promotional units.
- Merits are the quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially so as to deserve praise or reward.
- Invoices are a list of goods sent or services provided, with a statement of the sum due for these; a bill.
- Cogbucks are the only unit that is not based off of a pre-existing term.
- A Patent is a legal document giving the holder exclusive intellectual property rights over a specific invention.
- A Stock Option is a benefit in the form of an option given by a company to an employee to buy stock in the company at a discount or at a stated fixed price.
- Shares are one of the equal parts into which a company's capital is divided, entitling the holder to a proportion of the profits.