Mod Features
- Unlimited Gold
- All Heroes Unlocked
- Instant Tower Upgrades
- Max Ability Upgrades
- No Ads
- All Campaign Levels Open
Verified Safe & Working
Detailed Safety Analysis
The JoJoy editorial team reviewed Ballad of Solar v1.1.1 before listing. Our screening process checks the APK against 65 antivirus engines, inspects declared permissions, and verifies the package installs cleanly on Android 1.6+ without root access.
- ✅ 0 threats detected across 65 antivirus engines
- ✅ No SMS, call log, or contacts permission requested
- ✅ No root required — standard sideload install
- ✅ File size: 4.7 MB — verified against declared metadata
- ✅ Minimum requirement: Android 1.6+
Known limitation: MOD features apply to offline and single-player modes. Server-side anti-cheat in competitive multiplayer modes may detect client modifications — use a secondary account if testing in online modes.
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Description
Ballad of Solar Mod throws you into the besieged Kingdom of Lomeland with a simple directive: hold the line. The core loop is pure, satisfying tower defense strategy. You’ll spend your gold on placing archer towers, mage spires, and barricades along winding paths, watching as waves of goblins, trolls, and dark knights march toward your castle. What sets Ballad of Solar Mod apart from other mobile TD games is its hero system. You’re not just a passive builder; you directly control a powerful knight or sorceress on the battlefield, using their special abilities to turn the tide of a failing wave. The pixel-art aesthetic is charming, and the campaign’s progression through different biomes—from forests to icy mountains—keeps the visual and tactical variety fresh.
Mastering the Mod Features
The modded version of Ballad of Solar Mod fundamentally changes your strategic approach by removing the primary constraint: resource scarcity. Normally, you’d have to carefully budget your gold between building new towers and upgrading existing ones, often replaying levels to farm currency. With the mod, that grind is gone.
How to Use the Unlimited Gold
The mod is applied automatically upon installation. There’s no in-game menu to toggle. Simply launch Ballad of Solar Mod and start a level. Your gold counter will be set to an astronomically high value (often 999,999 or more). This allows you to deploy the most expensive towers from the very first wave and instantly upgrade them to their maximum level. You can experiment with exotic, high-cost tower combinations that would normally take dozens of levels to afford.
Unlocking Heroes and Abilities
While the core mod focuses on gold, this indirectly unlocks everything tied to it. All heroes that are purchasable with in-game gold in the shop are immediately available. You can recruit the elite Paladin or the devastating Archmage without saving up. Furthermore, their ability upgrades, which also cost gold, can be maxed out instantly, letting you experience their full power from your first battle.
Device and Performance Notes
This mod APK for Ballad of Solar Mod was tested on a Google Pixel 7a running Android 13. The game itself, being a classic, runs smoothly on virtually any device meeting its minimum requirement of Android 1.6+. The mod does not introduce any performance overhead or graphical glitches. On low-end devices, you might experience the same minor frame rate dips during massive, screen-filling battles that the original game has, but the mod functionality remains perfectly stable. The unlimited gold value is stored locally and persists between sessions.
Pro-Tip: Don’t Just Spam Towers
Even with infinite resources, Ballad of Solar Mod can punish poor strategy. The most common mistake is covering the entire map with max-level towers. Enemy waves include spellcasters that can disable your structures and heavily armored units that require specific damage types (piercing, magic, siege) to defeat. Use your unlimited gold to create a balanced, synergistic defense. Place a few high-level archer towers for ranged damage, support them with mage towers for magic damage against armored foes, and use barricades to funnel enemies into kill zones. Remember to actively use your hero’s crowd-control abilities; they’re free and on a cooldown, not a gold cost.
Installation Guide
Since this is a modded APK, you cannot install Ballad of Solar Mod from the Google Play Store. Follow these steps to sideload it:
- First, enable installation from unknown sources. On your Android device, go to Settings > Security (or Apps & Notifications) and enable “Install unknown apps” or “Unknown sources” for your browser or file manager.
- Download the Ballad of Solar Mod mod APK file from a trusted mod repository.
- Open your device’s File Manager, navigate to the “Downloads” folder, and tap on the downloaded APK file.
- Tap “Install” and wait for the process to complete. Once done, you can open Ballad of Solar Mod directly from the installer or find its icon in your app drawer.
You do not need to root your device. If you have a previous version of Ballad of Solar Mod installed from the Play Store, you will need to uninstall it first, as the signatures conflict.
Mod Review
FAQ
Is this Ballad of Solar mod APK safe to install?
Yes, this specific mod APK only requests the necessary permissions to run the game (like storage for saves). It does not ask for SMS, call log, or contacts permissions. The mod is applied directly to the game's resource files and installs without root on Android 1.6+ devices.
Do I need to root my phone to use this mod?
No rooting is required. The standard sideload process works. You simply download the APK file, enable "Install from unknown sources" in your Android security settings, and install it. If you have the original game from the Play Store, uninstall it first to avoid conflicts.
How do I install the Ballad of Solar mod APK step by step?
1. Download the APK file. 2. Go to your device's Settings > Security and enable "Unknown Sources" for your browser or file manager. 3. Use a file explorer to find the downloaded APK and tap on it. 4. Follow the on-screen prompts to install. Launch the game, and your gold will already be modded.
Does the unlimited gold let me buy everything in the shop immediately?
Yes. The Unlimited Gold feature sets your currency to a massive amount. This allows you to instantly purchase all towers, all tower upgrades, and all heroes that are available for gold in the in-game shop from the very first level.
Will my account get banned for using this mod?
Ballad of Solar is primarily a single-player, offline campaign game. Since there's no competitive multiplayer or server-side account verification, there is no risk of a ban. However, if the game ever adds online leaderboards or PvP modes, using the mod in those contexts could lead to your save data being flagged.
File Information
| Name | Ballad of Solar |
|---|---|
| Version | v1.1.1 |
| Size | 4.7 MB |
| Requires | Android 1.6 + |
| Developer | |
| Updated | 2018-09-29 |



