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'''Apache Prime''' is the [[Heli Pilot (BTD6)|Heli Pilot]]'s path 1 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. | '''Apache Prime''' is the [[Heli Pilot (BTD6)|Heli Pilot]]'s path 1 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede" />This upgrade significantly improves all of the attacks of the [[Apache Dartship (BTD6)|Apache Dartship]], dealing significantly more damage and often more pierce. All of its darts are replaced by red and purple lasers. | ||
* The [[Quad Darts (BTD6)|quad darts]] are replaced with quad lasers. These lasers have increased [[damage]] from 1 to 6 and increased [[pierce]] from 3 to 23 compared to darts. They can damage [[Frozen Bloon|Frozen Bloons]] but cannot damage [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead]] or [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple Bloons]]. | * The [[Quad Darts (BTD6)|quad darts]] are replaced with quad lasers. These lasers have increased [[damage]] from 1 to 6 and increased [[pierce]] from 3 to 23 compared to darts. They can damage [[Frozen Bloon|Frozen Bloons]] but cannot damage [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead]] or [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple Bloons]]. | ||
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*Rockets deal +15 [[MOAB-Class damage]]. | *Rockets deal +15 [[MOAB-Class damage]]. | ||
*The [[Razor Rotors (BTD6)|razor rotor]] attack has its damage increased from 4 to 8 and its pierce from 20 to 40. | *The [[Razor Rotors (BTD6)|razor rotor]] attack has its damage increased from 4 to 8 and its pierce from 20 to 40. | ||
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==Stats== | ==Stats== | ||
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Although easy to use on straightfoward maps, Apache Prime has a steep saveup from [[Apache Dartship (BTD6)|Apache Dartship]] and a steeper saveup from [[Razor Rotors (BTD6)|Razor Rotors]]. It is prone to chasing {{BTD6|DDT}}s even with [[Monkey Intelligence Bureau (BTD6)|Monkey Intelligence Bureau]], and falls off even harder on maps with multiple entrances and exits. Apache Prime is outclassed by T5s with a more effective saveup (e.g. [[Carrier Flagship (BTD6)|Carrier Flagship]]) or by a T5 of similar cost with cheaper synergies (e.g. [[Bloon Exclusion Zone (BTD6)|Bloon Exclusion Zone]] with {{BTD6|Alchemist}} buffs). However, Apache Prime does pair very well with [[Rosalia (BTD6)|Rosalia]]'s discount buff to minimize the saveup struggle in [[CHIMPS]]. | Although easy to use on straightfoward maps, Apache Prime has a steep saveup from [[Apache Dartship (BTD6)|Apache Dartship]] and a steeper saveup from [[Razor Rotors (BTD6)|Razor Rotors]]. It is prone to chasing {{BTD6|DDT}}s even with [[Monkey Intelligence Bureau (BTD6)|Monkey Intelligence Bureau]], and falls off even harder on maps with multiple entrances and exits. Apache Prime is outclassed by T5s with a more effective saveup (e.g. [[Carrier Flagship (BTD6)|Carrier Flagship]]) or by a T5 of similar cost with cheaper synergies (e.g. [[Bloon Exclusion Zone (BTD6)|Bloon Exclusion Zone]] with {{BTD6|Alchemist}} buffs). However, Apache Prime does pair very well with [[Rosalia (BTD6)|Rosalia]]'s discount buff to minimize the saveup struggle in [[CHIMPS]]. | ||
5-0-2 is preferred for optimal DPS as opposed to 5-2-0, whose flight speed boost is insufficient for multi-lane maps and [[Camo detection]] that is better bought elsewhere (outside of | 5-0-2 is preferred for optimal DPS as opposed to 5-2-0, whose flight speed boost is insufficient for multi-lane maps and [[Camo detection]] that is better bought elsewhere (outside of [[Least Tiers]] in {{BTD6|Contested Territory}}, {{BTD6|Odyssey}}s, etc). | ||
==Update history== | ==Update history== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:37, 16 September 2026
For the upgrade in Bloons TD Battles 2, see Apache Prime (Battles 2).
Apache Prime
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 The Apache Prime leaves most Bloons wishing they'd never been inflated.
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| XP cost | 55,000 | |
| Cash cost | $38,250 — Easy $45,000 — Medium $48,600 — Hard $54,000 — Impoppable | |
Apache Prime is the Heli Pilot's path 1 tier 5 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. This upgrade significantly improves all of the attacks of the Apache Dartship, dealing significantly more damage and often more pierce. All of its darts are replaced by red and purple lasers.
- The quad darts are replaced with quad lasers. These lasers have increased damage from 1 to 6 and increased pierce from 3 to 23 compared to darts. They can damage Frozen Bloons but cannot damage Lead or Purple Bloons.
- The machine gun fires thin plasma lasers instead of darts. They increased damage from 1 to 5 and increased pierce from 7 to 11, and can damage all Bloon types except for Purple.
- Rockets deal +15 MOAB-Class damage.
- The razor rotor attack has its damage increased from 4 to 8 and its pierce from 20 to 40.
Stats
[edit | edit source]For a complete list of Heli Pilot stats, see Stats:Heli Pilot (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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| 5-0-0 | $58,865 | $69,250 | $74,790 | $83,100 | $41,206 | $48,475 | $52,353 | $58,170 |
| 5-1-0 | $59,120 | $69,550 | $75,115 | $83,460 | $41,384 | $48,685 | $52,581 | $58,422 |
| 5-2-0 | $59,630 | $70,150 | $75,765 | $84,180 | $41,741 | $49,105 | $53,036 | $58,926 |
| 5-0-1 | $59,075 | $69,500 | $75,060 | $83,400 | $41,353 | $48,650 | $52,542 | $58,380 |
| 5-0-2 | $59,375 | $69,850 | $75,440 | $83,820 | $41,563 | $48,895 | $52,808 | $58,674 |
Strategy
[edit | edit source]This section was last updated for: version 52.2
Although easy to use on straightfoward maps, Apache Prime has a steep saveup from Apache Dartship and a steeper saveup from Razor Rotors. It is prone to chasing DDTs even with Monkey Intelligence Bureau, and falls off even harder on maps with multiple entrances and exits. Apache Prime is outclassed by T5s with a more effective saveup (e.g. Carrier Flagship) or by a T5 of similar cost with cheaper synergies (e.g. Bloon Exclusion Zone with Alchemist buffs). However, Apache Prime does pair very well with Rosalia's discount buff to minimize the saveup struggle in CHIMPS.
5-0-2 is preferred for optimal DPS as opposed to 5-2-0, whose flight speed boost is insufficient for multi-lane maps and Camo detection that is better bought elsewhere (outside of Least Tiers in Contested Territory, Odysseys, etc).
Update history
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Overall cost reduced by $5,000 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)- Main attacks: Pierce increased ― 3 → 23
- Machine gun: Pierce increased ― 5 → 11
- Machine gun: Damage increased ― 2 → 3
- Machine gun: Pierce increased ― 10 → 11
Overall cost increased by $4,500 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)- Machine gun: Damage increased ― 3 → 5
- Missile attack: Explosion damage increased ― 11 → 16
- Main attacks: Attack cooldown reduced ― 0.57s → 0.4275s (attack speed increased by 33.33%)
- Overall cost increased by $100 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
Lock in Place and Patrol Points no longer immediately prompt to choose target positions and instead have default positions- After changing targeting off of Lock in Place or Patrol Points, changing back returns the target(s) to how it was previously
- "Heli Pilots should no longer cause save files to not load sometimes" (bug fix)
- Overall cost increased by $100 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
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Pursuit Razor Rotors has underperformed due to distancing itself far too much, so we increased the range of this attack slightly.
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- Rotors: Radius increased ― 33 → 35
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Heli Pilot manages on pursuit far too easily without any need to consider Bigger Jets unless camo or downdraft is required. For more crosspath variety than just ‘camo’ we moved more of the base Heli speed out and back into Bigger Jets with an overall buff to Bigger Jets. This should allow Bigger Jets to scale a little better than other helis through early speed ramping.
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- Movement speed reduced ― 56.25 → 50
- 5-1-0, 5-2-0
- Movement speed reduced ― 83.75 → 80
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Razor Rotors doesn’t synergize well with it’s own T2 and is kinda the dunce of T3 Helis
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- Rotors: Damage increased ― 1 → 2
- Machine Gun: Damage type changed ― Corrupted damage type functionally identical to Normal → Energy (undocumented) (bug fix)
- Note: Dart Gun reported to still be Normal or corrupted damage type
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Heli’s Razor Rotors don’t scale with higher tiers so improvements have been made specifically to that attack for Dartship & Apache Prime.
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- Rotors: Damage increased ― 2 → 8
- Rotors: Pierce increased ― 10 → 40
- Heli 'patrol point' markers now visually update immediately after setting new points (bug fix)
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Even with the map-range advantage, rotors are weak compared to any other constant AoE circle like this.
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- Rotors: Attack cooldown reduced ― 0.75s → 0.5s (attack speed increased by 50%)
- 5-0-2
- Faster Firing now applies to the rotors attack
- Stacks with changes to the rotors's non-crosspathed attack cooldown; overall attack cooldown of this crosspath reduced ― 0.75s → 0.4s
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Pursuit will now interact with Patrol Points in a limited ‘pursuit between points’, with this now you will be able to make your pursuit heli stay on one side on multi-path maps without getting stuck in the middle. Razor Rotors is fairly good now, but it could still justify a little more power given the weaknesses of the expensive upgrades that it builds into.
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- Rotors: Attack cooldown reduced ― 0.5s → 0.45s (attack speed increased by 11.11%)
- Stacks with X-X-2 Faster Firing crosspath ― 0.4s → 0.36s
- Patrol Points with Pursuit now acts as a range in which the Heli Pilot can pursue inside, instead of causing the Heli Pilot to move between points constantly
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Among technical players we’ve received feedback that the massive range of the Heli’s missiles causes problems with controlling what heli’s choose to attack & when so we’ve reduced the range of these missiles to a more reasonable number, this is still double the range of the Heli so the missiles will continue to fire first before other attacks but not quite from so far away.
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- Missile: Targeting range reduced ― 173 → 84
- Note: Reducing targeting range of missile will reduce opportunities to waste projectile lifespan on chasing Bloons.
Gallery
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Screenshots
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Apache Prime using its attacks
Assets
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In other languages
[edit | edit source]| Language | Name / Description | Notes | |
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| Arabic | اباتشي برايم يترك أباتشي برايم معظم بالونات وهي تتمنى ألم يتم نفخها أبدًا. |
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| Danish | Apache Prime Apache Prime får de fleste bloons til at ønske, at de aldrig var blevet pustet op. |
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| German | Apache-Prime Der Apache-Prime lässt sich die meisten Bloons wünschen, dass sie nie aufgeblasen worden wären. |
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| Spanish | Apache principal El Apache principal hace que casi todos los bloons deseen que jamás los hubieran inflado. |
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| Spanish (LA) | Apache principal El Apache principal hace que casi todos los bloons deseen que jamás los hubieran inflado. |
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| Finnish | Apache Prime Apache Prime saa useimmat bloonit toivomaan, ettei niitä olisi koskaan täytetty. |
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| French | Chef apache Le Chef apache fait regretter aux Bloons d'avoir jamais été gonflés. |
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| Italian | Apache Prime Contro l'Apache Prime i bloon sono spacciati. |
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| Japanese | アパッチプライム アパッチプライムは、ほとんどのブルーンに膨らんだことを後悔させる。 |
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| Korean | 아파치 프라임 아파치 프라임은 대부분의 풍선이 태어난 걸 후회하게 만듭니다. |
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| Dutch | Apache-prime De Apache-prime laat de meeste Bloons wensen dat ze nooit waren opgeblazen. |
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| Norwegian | Apache-prima Apache-primaten gjør at bloons skulle ønske de aldri ble blåst opp. |
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| Polish | Najlepszy Apacz Najlepszy Apacz sprawia, że większość blonów żałuje, że kiedykolwiek zostały napompowane. |
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| Portuguese (Brazil) | Apache Prime O Apache Prime deixa a maioria dos Bloons desejando nunca terem sido cheios. |
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| Russian | Вождь апачей Вождь апачей заставит большинство шаров пожалеть, что их когда-то надули. |
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| Swedish | Apache Prime Apache Prime får de flesta Bloons att önska att de aldrig hade blivit uppblåsta. |
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| Thai | อาปาชี่ไพรม์ อาปาชี่ไพรม์ทำให้บลูนส่วนใหญ่ต้องเสียใจที่ถูกเติมลมให้เกิดมา |
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| Turkish | Apaçi Öncü Birliği Apaçi Öncü Birliği birçok Bloon’u şiştiğine pişman eder. |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 阿帕奇精英 阿帕奇精英会让气球后悔升空。 |
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| Chinese (traditional) | 阿帕奇主戰機 阿帕奇主戰機讓大多數氣球都希望自己從來沒吹起來過。 |
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