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Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) →Strategy: we will talk rogue elsewhere (that's the dlc for the article of rogue), 1-3-0 hydra is more necessary in normal gameplay while 0-3-2 is moreso for races. outside of rogue you see hydra often in ct because it can solo early moabs and beat ceramic children easily, just it struggles to small hitboxes of spaced out bloons, wow. still keeping "not need crosspaths to function optimally" bc ct you want it uncrosspathed (cutting 1xx is not detrimental) |
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==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
{{strategy needed|Crosspath preference unsure, but here's a case whereby accuracy may be better than pierce}} | {{strategy needed|Crosspath preference unsure, but here's a case whereby accuracy may be better than pierce}} | ||
{{BTD6 last updated| | {{BTD6 last updated|52.2|section=y}} | ||
Hydra Rocket Pods excels at breaking crowds of Bloons, especially given its extreme buffability and lack of damage type weaknesses, and can handle early MOABs and Ceramic children. When given [[Stronger Stimulant (BTD6)|Stronger Stimulant]], it can reliably handle hyperdense bloons, and has a decent transition to [[Rocket Storm (BTD6)|Rocket Storm]]. While it's decent in [[Race (BTD6)|Race]]s, Hydra stands out in [[Contested Territory (BTD6)|Contested Territory]], notably CT Least Tiers as an efficient T3 that carries the mid-game. | |||
Hydra Rocket Pods does not | Hydra Rocket Pods does not need crosspaths to function optimally. 1-3-0 is necessary for high-micro use, which demands accuracy. 2-3-0 lacks bonus shocked damage, making it not necessary. 0-3-2 is preferred in Races, which demand pierce. | ||
==Update history== | ==Update history== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:28, 28 December 2025
For other uses, see Hydra Rocket Pods (disambiguation).
Hydra Rocket Pods
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 Shoots depleted bloontonium missiles that can damage all Bloon types and trigger multiple explosions.
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| Tower | Dartling Gunner — Path 2 — Tier 3 | |
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| XP cost | 2,700 | |
| Cash cost | $3,825 — Easy $4,500 — Medium $4,860 — Hard $5,400 — Impoppable | |
Hydra Rocket Pods is the Dartling Gunner's path 2 tier 3 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. Instead of darts, it fires missiles that produce multiple explosions that damage all Bloon types. Each missile does zero damage and consumes 2 pierce every time it hits a new target, creating an explosion that deals 2 damage, has 6 pierce (8 with 0-3-2), and 8 blast radius (12 with 0-3-2). The missile itself has 6 pierce, creating explosions up to 3 times, and can create an extra explosion if it has fractional pierce. Both the missile and explosions can gain extra pierce, allowing missiles to explode more times.
When crosspathed with Laser Shock, the shock only is applied by the missile, and does not do extra shocked damage. Powerful Darts increases pierce of both missiles and explosions by +2, essentially adding an extra explosion plus an extra 2 pierce per explosion, plus increased blast radius.
Stats
[edit | edit source]For a complete list of Dartling Gunner stats, see Stats:Dartling Gunner (BTD6).
This data was last updated for: version 55.1
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Costs and sell values
[edit | edit source]Note: this list does not factor in Monkey Knowledge or other discounts.
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| 0-3-0 | $5,565 | $6,550 | $7,075 | $7,860 | $3,896 | $4,585 | $4,953 | $5,502 |
| 1-3-0 | $5,820 | $6,850 | $7,400 | $8,220 | $4,074 | $4,795 | $5,180 | $5,754 |
| 2-3-0 | $6,585 | $7,750 | $8,370 | $9,300 | $4,610 | $5,425 | $5,859 | $6,510 |
| 0-3-1 | $5,690 | $6,700 | $7,235 | $8,040 | $3,983 | $4,690 | $5,065 | $5,628 |
| 0-3-2 | $6,710 | $7,900 | $8,530 | $9,480 | $4,697 | $5,530 | $5,971 | $6,636 |
Strategy
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This section was last updated for: version 52.2
Hydra Rocket Pods excels at breaking crowds of Bloons, especially given its extreme buffability and lack of damage type weaknesses, and can handle early MOABs and Ceramic children. When given Stronger Stimulant, it can reliably handle hyperdense bloons, and has a decent transition to Rocket Storm. While it's decent in Races, Hydra stands out in Contested Territory, notably CT Least Tiers as an efficient T3 that carries the mid-game.
Hydra Rocket Pods does not need crosspaths to function optimally. 1-3-0 is necessary for high-micro use, which demands accuracy. 2-3-0 lacks bonus shocked damage, making it not necessary. 0-3-2 is preferred in Races, which demand pierce.
Update history
[edit | edit source]For a complete list of Dartling Gunner changes, see Update history:Dartling Gunner (BTD6).
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Overall cost reduced by $150 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
| “ | Finally as the Laser Shock crosspath is not so favorable for Buckshot path dartlings, we have doubled down on the ‘Focus’ of Focussed Firing to also increase projectile travel distance. — Update notes |
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- 0-3-2
- Powerful Darts crosspath explosion radius increased ― 8 → 12
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Rocket Storm being cheaper than its T3 when the T3 is more of a decent stepping stone into the good T4 didn’t quite sit right, so these prices have just been swapped.
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— Update notes
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- Upgrade cost reduced ― $5,250 → $5,100
| “ | Much more of the potential power from this path is obtained at the T4 than the x3x, leaving Hydra Rockets as a mediocre save-up, so more price is shifting up from T3 into T4. — Update notes |
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- Upgrade cost reduced ― $5,100 → $4,800
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Pushing around price for the underperforming T3 [...]
— Update notes
— Update notes
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- Upgrade cost reduced ― $4,800 → $4,500
| “ | Hydra Rockets fall off greatly in single target power so it’s receiving more damage, [...] — Update notes |
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- Explosion: Damage increased ― 1 → 2
- Note: Does not affect M.A.D
Gallery
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Screenshots
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Hydra Rocket Pods with no crosspath -
Hydra Rocket Pods with 130 crosspath -
Hydra Rocket Pods with 230 crosspath -
Hydra Rocket Pods with 031 crosspath -
Hydra Rocket Pods with 032 crosspath -
Hydra Rocket Pods projectiles -
Hydra Rocket Pods projectiles with Easter Eggs cosmetic
Assets
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In other languages
[edit | edit source]| Language | Name / Description | Notes | |
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| Arabic | حاضنات صواريخ هيدرولكية إطلاق صواريخ البلونتونيوم المستنفدة من شأنه إلحاق الضرر بجميع أنواع البالونات والتسبب في إطلال انفجارات متعددة. |
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| Danish | Hydra-raketkapsler Affyrer missilier af forarmet bloontonium, som kan skade alle bloons-typer og udløser flere eksplosioner. |
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| German | Wasser Raketenrampe Feuert Raketen mit abgereichertem Bloontonium ab, die allen Bloons-Arten Schaden zufügen können und mehrere Explosionen auslösen. |
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| Spanish | Cápsulas hidra Dispara misiles de bloontonio agotado que dañan a todos los tipos de bloon y activan varias explosiones. |
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| Spanish (LA) | Cápsulas hidra Dispara misiles de bloontonio agotado que dañan a todos los tipos de bloon y activan varias explosiones. |
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| Finnish | Hydra-raketit Ampuu köyhdytettyjä bloontonium-ohjuksia, jotka voivat vahingoittaa kaikkia bloonityyppejä ja laukaisevat useita räjähdyksiä. |
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| French | Nacelles d’hydrofusées Tire des missiles au bloontonium appauvri qui peuvent infliger des dégâts à tous les types de Bloons et déclencher de multiples explosions. |
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| Italian | Lancia missili Hydra Spara missili di bloontonio impoverito che possono danneggiare tutti i tipi di bloon e innescare molteplici esplosioni. |
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| Japanese | ハイドラ･ロケットポッド 全てのタイプのブルーンにダメージを与えて、爆発を複数回引き起こす劣化ブルーントニウムミサイルを発射する。 |
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| Korean | 히드라 로켓 포드 모든 유형의 풍선에 피해를 주며 다중 폭발을 발동하는 감손 블룬토니움 미사일을 발사합니다. |
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| Dutch | Hydraraketmodule Schiet raketten met verarmd Bloontonium af die alle soorten Bloons kunnen beschadigen en meerdere explosies kunnen veroorzaken. |
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| Norwegian | Hydra-rakettutskyter Skyter raketter med utarmet bloontonium, som kan skade alle bloontyper og utløse flere eksplosjoner. |
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| Polish | Kapsuły Hydry Strzela rakietami ze zubożonym blontonium, które może uszdzadzać wszystkie typy blonów i wywołuje wiele eksplozji. |
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| Portuguese (Brazil) | Foguetes Hidra Dispara mísseis de Bloontônio Esgotado que danificam todos os tipos de Bloons e ativam múltiplas explosões. |
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| Russian | Ракеты «Гидра» Пускает снаряды с обеднённым шартонием, повреждающие все типы шаров и вызывающие по нескольку взрывов. |
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| Swedish | Hydroraketskott Skjuter missiler med utarmad plutonium som kan skada alla Bloontyper och utlösa flera explosioner. |
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| Thai | ลำกล้องจรวดไฮดร้า ยิงมิสไซล์บลูนโทเนียมพลังงานต่ำออกมาทำดาเมจบลูนได้ทุกประเภท และทำให้เกิดระเบิดหลายครั้ง |
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| Turkish | Hidra Roket Kapsülleri Tüm Bloon türlerine hasar verebilen seyreltilmiş bloontonyum füzeleri fırlatır ve birden fazla patlama tetikler. |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 九头蛇火箭舱 发射气球枯竭导弹，可对所有气球类型造成伤害，并引发多次爆炸。 |
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| Chinese (traditional) | 水壓火箭莢 射出枯竭的氣球飛彈，可對所有類型氣球造成傷害，並觸發多次爆炸。 |
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| This list was last updated for: version 43.1 | |||
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