The Blazing Sun

The Blazing Sun

They say Desperado shoots so fast them revolvers catch alight.

Tower	Desperado — Path 1 — Tier 5
XP cost	29,000
Cash cost	$14,025 — Easy $16,500 — Medium $17,820 — Hard $19,800 — Impoppable

← Twin Sixes

The Blazing Sun is the Desperado's path 1 tier 5 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It increases the damage of its pistol shots from 6 to 20, grants them 40 extra damage to Ceramics, reduces the attack cooldown between bursts from 1.2 seconds to 0.3 seconds, changes damage type from Sharp to Normal, and grants a special mechanic that changes its attack speed and allows it to inflict damage over time based on the number of shots it has fired.

Mechanics

The Blazing Sun has a counter that starts at 0 and increases by 1 each time it fires a shot, which is capped at 75. The counter resets if The Blazing Sun does not attack for 0.88 seconds.

Once the counter has reached 50, each shot also generates a small area of effect (12 radius) with 8 pierce that sets all Bloons on fire. The area of effect deals no damage by itself, but the damage over time deals 75 damage every 1.5 seconds for 12.05 seconds.

Its attack cooldown increases based on the counter (reducing its attack speed). This can reduce its attack cooldown to below 0.88 seconds, which can cause the counter to reset.

$$\text{attack cooldown}=\frac{\text{base attack cooldown}}{1-0.01\times \text{counter}}$$

If a Bloon is destroyed by a shot or burn status, the counter reduces by 1.

Stats

For a complete list of Desperado stats, see Stats:Desperado (BTD6).

This data was last updated for: version 55.1

Tower
Display range 60 units Footprint radius 7 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong

Attack
Burst count 12 Burst interval 0.05s Cooldown 0.3s Offset (X, Y, Z) -1.19, 14.74, 9.87 (side 1) 1.19, 14.74, 9.87 (side 2) Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 60 units Speed per distance from target +1% Speed per distance from target max +50% Speed with 0 or 1 Bloon in range +120% Penalty per additional Bloon in range -30% Filters Cannot target Camo
Area of effect Pierce 8 Lifespan 0.1s Persists between rounds 1 Radius 12 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Ignores blockers Damage over time Damage 75 Damage type Fire Duration 12.05s Interval 1.5s Layers ∞ Projectile Pierce 1 Damage 20 Damage to Ceramic +40 Damage type Normal Radius 2 units Filters Can only hit the target Ignores blockers

5-1-0

Attack
Filters Can now target Camo
Area of effect Filters Can now hit Camo

5-2-0

Attack
Crit multiplier ×4 Crit base chance 2.5% Crit chance per distance from target +0.25%

5-0-1

Attack
Speed with no towers in range +45% Penalty per tower in range -15%

5-0-2

Attack
Speed per Bloon in range +0% → +2% Speed per Bloon in range max +0% → +50%

Nomad buff
Cooldown modifier ×0.6 Range bonus +16 Lifespan 15s Cooldown 60s

Costs and sell values

Note: this list does not factor in Monkey Knowledge or other discounts.

Tiers	Total cost				Sell value
	Easy	Medium	Hard	Impoppable	Easy	Medium	Hard	Impoppable
5-0-0	$20,570	$24,200	$26,135	$29,040	$14,399	$16,940	$18,295	$20,328
5-1-0	$20,695	$24,350	$26,295	$29,220	$14,487	$17,045	$18,407	$20,454
5-2-0	$20,990	$24,700	$26,675	$29,640	$14,693	$17,290	$18,673	$20,748
5-0-1	$20,755	$24,420	$26,370	$29,305	$14,529	$17,094	$18,459	$20,514
5-0-2	$20,995	$24,700	$26,670	$29,640	$14,697	$17,290	$18,669	$20,748

Strategy

This section was last updated for: version 52.1

As a very cheap tier 5, the Blazing Sun serves a similar role to the 2-0-5 Elite Defender, with both towers lacking pierce but having high attack speed and damage. The Blazing Sun trades off unlimited range for higher DPS and the capability to one-shot Ceramic Bloons before round 81, allowing the player to easily save up to an expensive tier 5. However, it falls off after said round, due to Super Ceramics taking multiple shots to pop. As such, cleanup towers should be used alongside it, such as Etienne for his UCAV ability or The Bloon Solver. Its damage-over-time is high enough to consider pairing the upgrade with The Final Harmonic to amplify its effect. Like with all Desperados, Captain Churchill is a strong pick to cover its weaknesses.

On later rounds, dense groups of blimps become a problem for The Blazing Sun, but it can provide solid supporting fire for rounds with high health single targets, such as 97 or 100. It can be considered for a run that is otherwise weak to the BAD on round 100. Coupled with Bounty Hunter's mark, it can solo the outer layer and provide good damage to the insides. If the children DDTs or Ceramic cleanup is sufficient, however, multiple Twin Sixes are a cheaper buy.

The Blazing Sun is generally unreceptive to buffs that increase attack speed and pierce (e.g. Berserker Brew), but more range effectively improves its speed due to the Quickdraw upgrade, so a Primary Training can be considered. The single target damage is also amplified through the Bounty Hunter's markings as well as the Take Aim ability further improving its range to maximize Quickdraw.

The Blazing Sun is also effective at dealing with tier 1 Boss Bloons with its high single-target damage output, namely Lych, Bloonarius, and the non-primary phases of Dreadbloon.

In Deflation, the 5-2-0 Blazing Sun is one of two solo options, with it generally outperforming 0-2-5 Crossbow Master outside of maps that require high range (e.g. Tricky Tracks and Ravine).

Its best crosspath is 5-2-0, as one is already encouraged to place the tower far away from the track to maximize Bullseye and Quickdraw benefits. Speed buffs do not contribute much to the Blazing Sun's DPS, as its shot bursts have a fixed firing rate, even under perfect conditions.

Update history

For a complete list of Desperado changes, see Update history:Desperado (BTD6).

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Version 49.2

•  Twin Sixes now correctly doubles shot burst rate (Carries up to T5) ― 0.1s → 0.05s (bug fix)
•  Desperado no longer gains Camo Prioritization when granted Camo detection from external sources (bug fix)

Version 50.0

“

Standoff’s bonus with fewer targets in radius will now improve at T3, carrying all the way up to T5. [...] The Blazing Sun’s DoT area of effect is being improved in radius, pierce & damage to cover more targets easier and deal more damage to them. — Update notes

”

•  Overall cost reduced by $1,050 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Area of effect: Pierce increased ― 5 → 8
•  Area of effect: Radius increased ― 6 → 12
•  Area of effect: Damage over time increased ― 50 → 75
•  Standoff buff: Maximum attack speed bonus increased ― +60% → +120%
•  Standoff buff: Attack speed bonus drop per Bloon in range increased ― −15% → −30%
  • Note: Overall, the attack speed bonus is doubled and drops with the same amount of Bloons

Version 51.0

“

Some quality-of-life and consistency updates for base Desperado and its top path, we enjoyed the balancing act of trying to makeBlazing Sun's[sic] burn lead popping consistent but this didn't come through well so it is gaining base Lead popping. — Update notes

”

•  Pistol attack: Damage type changed ― Sharp → Normal
•  Pistol now reloads at the end of the round

Version 52.0

“

Top and Middle Desperado favour lower tiers too much so we’re doing a light shift on these to more favour upgrades without improving them too much. — Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost reduced ― $17,500 → $16,500
  •  Overall cost is unchanged (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Shotgun: Number of shots required for activation decreased ― 55 → 50

Gallery

For more Desperado images, see Gallery:Desperado.

Screenshots

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  5-0-0 Desperado
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  The Blazing Sun attacking Super Ceramics and setting them on fire

Assets

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  Portrait
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  Insta Monkey icon

Trivia

• It shares its name with a 1950 American Western film.

In other languages

Name

Language	Text	Notes
Arabic	الشمس المشتعلة	—
Danish	Den brændende sol	—
German	Die brennende Sonne	—
Spanish	Sol de justicia	"Sun of Justice"
Spanish (Latin America)	El sol ardiente	—
Finnish	Paahtava aurinko	—
French	Soleil brûlant	—
Italian	Il sole cocente	—
Japanese	燃える太陽	—
Korean	작열하는 태양	—
Dutch	De brandende zon	—
Norwegian	Brennhet sol	—
Polish	Oślepiające Słońce	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	O Sol Escaldante	—
Russian	Палящее солнце	—
Swedish	Den gassande solen	—
Thai	พระอาทิตย์ที่ส่องแสง	—
Turkish	Kızgın Güneş	—
Chinese (simplified)	炽烈骄阳	—
Chinese (traditional)	熾熱太陽	—

Description

Language	Text	Notes
Arabic	يُقال إن المجرم الطائش يطلق النار بسرعة كبيرة لدرجة أن المسدسات تشتعل فيها النيران.	—
Danish	De siger, at Desperado skyder så hurtigt, at revolverne antændes.	—
German	Man munkelt, dass Desperado so schnell feuert, dass die Revolver brennen.	—
Spanish	Se dice que Desperado dispara tan rápido que los revólveres echan llamas.	—
Spanish (Latin America)	Dicen que el forajido dispara tan rápido que los revólveres se incendian.	—
Finnish	Sanotaan, että desperado ampuu niin nopeasti, että revolverit syttyvät tuleen.	—
French	On dit que le desperado tire si vite que ses revolvers s'enflamment.	—
Italian	Si dice che Fuorilegge spari così velocemente da far prendere fuoco ai suoi revolver.	—
Japanese	デスペラードは目にも止まらぬ速さでリボルバーを撃つ。だから彼の銃身は火を噴くらしい。	—
Korean	데스페라도의 총질이 어찌나 빠른지, 리볼버에 불이 붙을 정도라고 합니다.	—
Dutch	Ze zeggen dat Desperado zo snel schiet dat zijn revolvers in brand vliegen.	—
Norwegian	De sier Desperado skyter så raskt at revolverne lyser opp.	—
Polish	Ponoć Desperado strzela tak szybko, że lufy rewolwerów płoną żywym ogniem.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Dizem que o Pistoleiro atira tão rápido que os revólveres ficam em chamas.	—
Russian	Говорят, что десперадо стреляет так быстро, что револьверы загораются.	—
Swedish	De säger att Desperado skjuter så snabbt att revolvrarna sätts i brand.	—
Thai	พวกเขาบอกว่าเดสเปราโดยิงพวกมันด้วยปืนลูกโม่เร็วมากจนติดไฟ	—
Turkish	Derler ki Desperado o kadar hızlı ateş edermiş ki altıpatlarları alev alırmış.	—
Chinese (simplified)	据说亡命猴开枪快得连左轮枪管都能擦出火星来。	—
Chinese (traditional)	據說亡命之猴射得太快了，會連自己的左輪手槍都燃燒起來。	—