Boss Challenge

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{{Lede image|BTD6 Boss Challenge icon.png|Boss Challenge icon in the Events menu}}

'''Boss Challenge''' is a game mode in [[Bloons TD 6]] involving [[Boss Bloon|Boss Bloons]] introduced in [[Bloons TD 6 ~~v40~~.0|version 40.0]]. In this mode, players can challenge [[Bloonarius (BTD6)|Bloonarius]], [[Lych (BTD6)|Lych]], [[Vortex (BTD6)|Vortex]], [[Dreadbloon (BTD6)|Dreadbloon]], [[Phayze]], or [[Blastapopoulos (BTD6)|Blastapopoulos]] on any map of their choice, including [[Protect The Yacht]] and [[Blons]]. This mode features no rewards but can be played for the challenge alone, to improve the player's own scores or can be used as practice for [[Boss Bloon Event|Boss Bloon Events]].

'''Boss Challenge''' is a game mode in [[Bloons TD 6]] involving [[Boss Bloon|Boss Bloons]] introduced in [[Update history:Bloons TD 6/Version 40.0|version 40.0]]. In this mode, players can challenge [[Bloonarius (BTD6)|Bloonarius]], [[Lych (BTD6)|Lych]], [[Vortex (BTD6)|Vortex]], [[Dreadbloon (BTD6)|Dreadbloon]], [[Phayze]], [[Blastapopoulos (BTD6)|Blastapopoulos]], or [[Diamondback]] on any map of their choice, including [[Protect The Yacht]] and [[Blons]]. This mode features no rewards but can be played for the challenge alone, to improve the player's own scores or can be used as practice for [[Boss Bloon Event|Boss Bloon Events]].

Players can access this mode by going into the Events page and clicking on the corresponding button in the lower left part of the screen.

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File:BTD6 MapSelectChutesButton.png|[[Chutes]] - Left

File:BTD6 MapSelectRakeButton.png|[[Rake]] - Left

File:BTD6 mushroom grotto preview.jpg|[[Mushroom Grotto]] - Bottom right to top left

File:BTD6 MapSelectPartyParadeButton.png|[[Party Parade]] - Left

File:BTD6 MapSelectEnchantedGladeMapButton.png|[[Enchanted Glade]] - Bottom

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File:BTD6 MapSelectMuddyPuddlesButton.png|[[Muddy Puddles]] - Middle left

File:BTD6 MapSelectouchButton.png|[[Ouch|#Ouch]] - Horizontal top

File:BTD6 MapProtectTheYachtMapBossPath.svg|[[Protect The Yacht]] - Left

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In the Boss Challenge menu, the user interface will show a skull icon that indicates if a Boss has been beaten or not on the currently selected map, regardless if Battle Mode was active or not. Each map and boss difficulty (Normal / Elite) are tracked separately.

If the players selects Battle Mode the menu will show the the highest tier beaten and best scores for Fastest Time, Least Cash and Least Tiers scoring types. On all three types a lower score is considered better, ~~however~~ any score on a higher boss tier will always be considered better one of a lower tier, regardless of the specific score~~, for~~ example, beating a Tier 2 Boss with a 20 minutes Fastest Time score will always be considered better than a 10 second Tier 1 score.

If the players selects Battle Mode the menu will show the the highest tier beaten and best scores for Fastest Time, Least Cash and Least Tiers scoring types. On all three types a lower score is considered better; however, any score on a higher boss tier will always be considered better one of a lower tier, regardless of the specific score. For example, beating a Tier 2 Boss with a 20 minutes Fastest Time score will always be considered better than a 10 second Tier 1 score.

Additionally the map selection menu will show a skull icon on the top right corner of maps where the currently selected Boss has been defeated, with a blue background for Normal and purple background for Elite. Both icons will show if both difficulties have been beaten.

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Before Tier 1 farming is handled by spending as little [[cash]] as possible to defend the regular rounds to use all the cash for farming setups with [[Marketplace (BTD6)|Marketplace]] spam and [[IMF Loan (BTD6)|IMF]] / [[Monkeyopolis (BTD6)|Monkeyopolis]] being common strategies supported by towers like [[Bloon Trap (BTD6)|Bloon Trap]], [[Rubber to Gold (BTD6)|Rubber to Gold]] and [[Hero|Heroes]] like [[Geraldo (BTD6)|Geraldo]] and [[Benjamin (BTD6)|Benjamin]] for extra income. These strategies are enough to afford towers like [[Elite Defender (BTD6)|Elite Defender]] or [[The Blazing Sun]] to defeat the Tier 1 Boss.

After that, the usual farming progression involves selling the Boss defense to afford an [[Overclock (BTD6)|Overclocked]] [[Banana Research Facility (BTD6)|Banana Research Facility]] and use it to progress into a [[Banana Central (BTD6)|Banana Central]] or [[Merchantman (BTD6)|Merchantman]] + [[Central Market (BTD6)|Central Market]] setups on water-heavy maps, ability-based income from [[Support Chinook (BTD6)|Support Chinook]], [[Jungle's Bounty (BTD6)|Jungle's Bounty]] or [[Monkey-Nomics (BTD6)|Monkey-~~Nomic~~]] can also be used if the player can stall the rounds.

After that, the usual farming progression involves selling the Boss defense to afford an [[Overclock (BTD6)|Overclocked]] [[Banana Research Facility (BTD6)|Banana Research Facility]] and use it to progress into a [[Banana Central (BTD6)|Banana Central]] or [[Merchantman (BTD6)|Merchantman]] + [[Central Market (BTD6)|Central Market]] setups on water-heavy maps, ability-based income from [[Support Chinook (BTD6)|Support Chinook]], [[Jungle's Bounty (BTD6)|Jungle's Bounty]] or [[Monkey-Nomics (BTD6)|Monkey-Nomics]] can also be used if the player can stall the rounds.

Usual towers which can defeat the Tier 2 Bosses include [[M.A.D (BTD6)|M.A.D]] or [[Avatar of Wrath (BTD6)|Avatar of Wrath]] without forgetting tower spam strategies like [[Overdrive (BTD6)|Overdrive]], [[Plasma Monkey Fan Club (BTD6)|Plasma Monkey Fan Club]], [[Destroyer (BTD6)|Destroyer]] or [[Spike Storm (BTD6)|Spike Storm]], all of those with helped with usual support towers like [[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]], [[Glue Strike (BTD6)|Glue Strike]], [[Cripple MOAB (BTD6)|Cripple MOAB]], [[Stronger Stimulant (BTD6)|Stronger Stimulant]] or [[Jungle Drums (BTD6)|Jungle Drums]] and [[Call to Arms (BTD6)|Call to Arms]] (and higher upgrades).

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Farming for Tier 3 and higher is achieved by filling the map with Banana Research Facilities and constantly using Overclocks on them and for the defense Paragons are heavily recommended, ([[Apex Plasma Master]], [[Glaive Dominus]] and [[Crucible of Steel and Flame]] can usually be afforded for Tier 3, [[Navarch of the Seas]], [[Nautic Siege Core]], [[Ascended Shadow]] and [[Master Builder]] for Tier 4, and finally [[Goliath Doomship]], [[Magus Perfectus]], [[Mega Massive Munitions Factory]] or even a [[VTSG]] can be used for Tier 5. In most cases Tier 5 Normal and Tier 4 Elite Bosses can require a two Paragon defense and Tier 5 Elite needs 3 or even 4, depending on the map and the Paragon degree.

Consult the Strategy section of [[Boss Bloon Event#Strategy|Boss Bloon Event]] for more advice, as both game modes are extremely similar, what works in events is very likely to be useful for Boss Challenge as well. If looking for information for a specific Boss consult their strategy pages: [[Strategy:Bloonarius (BTD6)|Bloonarius]], [[Strategy:Lych|Lych]], [[Strategy:Vortex (BTD6)|Vortex]], [[Strategy:Dreadbloon (BTD6)|Dreadbloon]], [[Strategy:Phayze|Phayze]] ~~and~~ [[Strategy:Blastapopoulos (BTD6)|Blastapopoulos]].

Consult the Strategy section of [[Boss Bloon Event#Strategy|Boss Bloon Event]] for more advice, as both game modes are extremely similar, what works in events is very likely to be useful for Boss Challenge as well. If looking for information for a specific Boss consult their strategy pages: [[Strategy:Bloonarius (BTD6)|Bloonarius]], [[Strategy:Lych|Lych]], [[Strategy:Vortex (BTD6)|Vortex]], [[Strategy:Dreadbloon (BTD6)|Dreadbloon]], [[Strategy:Phayze|Phayze]], [[Strategy:Blastapopoulos (BTD6)|Blastapopoulos]], and [[Strategy:Diamondback|Diamondback]].

== Update history ==

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 {{Lede image|BTD6 Boss Challenge icon.png|Boss Challenge icon in the Events menu}}
-'''Boss Challenge''' is a game mode in [[Bloons TD 6]] involving [[Boss Bloon|Boss Bloons]] introduced in [[Bloons TD 6 v40.0|version 40.0]]. In this mode, players can challenge [[Bloonarius (BTD6)|Bloonarius]], [[Lych (BTD6)|Lych]], [[Vortex (BTD6)|Vortex]], [[Dreadbloon (BTD6)|Dreadbloon]], [[Phayze]], or [[Blastapopoulos (BTD6)|Blastapopoulos]] on any map of their choice, including [[Protect The Yacht]] and [[Blons]]. This mode features no rewards but can be played for the challenge alone, to improve the player's own scores or can be used as practice for [[Boss Bloon Event|Boss Bloon Events]].
+'''Boss Challenge''' is a game mode in [[Bloons TD 6]] involving [[Boss Bloon|Boss Bloons]] introduced in [[Update history:Bloons TD 6/Version 40.0|version 40.0]]. In this mode, players can challenge [[Bloonarius (BTD6)|Bloonarius]], [[Lych (BTD6)|Lych]], [[Vortex (BTD6)|Vortex]], [[Dreadbloon (BTD6)|Dreadbloon]], [[Phayze]], [[Blastapopoulos (BTD6)|Blastapopoulos]], or [[Diamondback]] on any map of their choice, including [[Protect The Yacht]] and [[Blons]]. This mode features no rewards but can be played for the challenge alone, to improve the player's own scores or can be used as practice for [[Boss Bloon Event|Boss Bloon Events]].
 Players can access this mode by going into the Events page and clicking on the corresponding button in the lower left part of the screen.
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 File:BTD6 MapSelectChutesButton.png|[[Chutes]] - Left
 File:BTD6 MapSelectRakeButton.png|[[Rake]] - Left
+File:BTD6 mushroom grotto preview.jpg|[[Mushroom Grotto]] - Bottom right to top left
 File:BTD6 MapSelectPartyParadeButton.png|[[Party Parade]] - Left
 File:BTD6 MapSelectEnchantedGladeMapButton.png|[[Enchanted Glade]] - Bottom
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 File:BTD6 MapSelectMuddyPuddlesButton.png|[[Muddy Puddles]] - Middle left
 File:BTD6 MapSelectouchButton.png|[[Ouch|#Ouch]] - Horizontal top
 File:BTD6 MapProtectTheYachtMapBossPath.svg|[[Protect The Yacht]] - Left
 </gallery>
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 In the Boss Challenge menu, the user interface will show a skull icon that indicates if a Boss has been beaten or not on the currently selected map, regardless if Battle Mode was active or not. Each map and boss difficulty (Normal / Elite) are tracked separately.
-If the players selects Battle Mode the menu will show the the highest tier beaten and best scores for Fastest Time, Least Cash and Least Tiers scoring types. On all three types a lower score is considered better, however any score on a higher boss tier will always be considered better one of a lower tier, regardless of the specific score, for example, beating a Tier 2 Boss with a 20 minutes Fastest Time score will always be considered better than a 10 second Tier 1 score.
+If the players selects Battle Mode the menu will show the the highest tier beaten and best scores for Fastest Time, Least Cash and Least Tiers scoring types. On all three types a lower score is considered better; however, any score on a higher boss tier will always be considered better one of a lower tier, regardless of the specific score. For example, beating a Tier 2 Boss with a 20 minutes Fastest Time score will always be considered better than a 10 second Tier 1 score.
 Additionally the map selection menu will show a skull icon on the top right corner of maps where the currently selected Boss has been defeated, with a blue background for Normal and purple background for Elite. Both icons will show if both difficulties have been beaten.
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 Before Tier 1 farming is handled by spending as little [[cash]] as possible to defend the regular rounds to use all the cash for farming setups with [[Marketplace (BTD6)|Marketplace]] spam and [[IMF Loan (BTD6)|IMF]] / [[Monkeyopolis (BTD6)|Monkeyopolis]] being common strategies supported by towers like [[Bloon Trap (BTD6)|Bloon Trap]], [[Rubber to Gold (BTD6)|Rubber to Gold]] and [[Hero|Heroes]] like [[Geraldo (BTD6)|Geraldo]] and [[Benjamin (BTD6)|Benjamin]] for extra income. These strategies are enough to afford towers like [[Elite Defender (BTD6)|Elite Defender]] or [[The Blazing Sun]] to defeat the Tier 1 Boss.
-After that, the usual farming progression involves selling the Boss defense to afford an [[Overclock (BTD6)|Overclocked]] [[Banana Research Facility (BTD6)|Banana Research Facility]] and use it to progress into a [[Banana Central (BTD6)|Banana Central]] or [[Merchantman (BTD6)|Merchantman]] + [[Central Market (BTD6)|Central Market]] setups on water-heavy maps, ability-based income from [[Support Chinook (BTD6)|Support Chinook]], [[Jungle's Bounty (BTD6)|Jungle's Bounty]] or [[Monkey-Nomics (BTD6)|Monkey-Nomic]] can also be used if the player can stall the rounds.
+After that, the usual farming progression involves selling the Boss defense to afford an [[Overclock (BTD6)|Overclocked]] [[Banana Research Facility (BTD6)|Banana Research Facility]] and use it to progress into a [[Banana Central (BTD6)|Banana Central]] or [[Merchantman (BTD6)|Merchantman]] + [[Central Market (BTD6)|Central Market]] setups on water-heavy maps, ability-based income from [[Support Chinook (BTD6)|Support Chinook]], [[Jungle's Bounty (BTD6)|Jungle's Bounty]] or [[Monkey-Nomics (BTD6)|Monkey-Nomics]] can also be used if the player can stall the rounds.
 Usual towers which can defeat the Tier 2 Bosses include [[M.A.D (BTD6)|M.A.D]] or [[Avatar of Wrath (BTD6)|Avatar of Wrath]] without forgetting tower spam strategies like [[Overdrive (BTD6)|Overdrive]], [[Plasma Monkey Fan Club (BTD6)|Plasma Monkey Fan Club]], [[Destroyer (BTD6)|Destroyer]] or [[Spike Storm (BTD6)|Spike Storm]], all of those with helped with usual support towers like [[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]], [[Glue Strike (BTD6)|Glue Strike]], [[Cripple MOAB (BTD6)|Cripple MOAB]], [[Stronger Stimulant (BTD6)|Stronger Stimulant]] or [[Jungle Drums (BTD6)|Jungle Drums]] and [[Call to Arms (BTD6)|Call to Arms]] (and higher upgrades).
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 Farming for Tier 3 and higher is achieved by filling the map with Banana Research Facilities and constantly using Overclocks on them and for the defense Paragons are heavily recommended, ([[Apex Plasma Master]], [[Glaive Dominus]] and [[Crucible of Steel and Flame]] can usually be afforded for Tier 3, [[Navarch of the Seas]], [[Nautic Siege Core]], [[Ascended Shadow]] and [[Master Builder]] for Tier 4, and finally [[Goliath Doomship]], [[Magus Perfectus]], [[Mega Massive Munitions Factory]] or even a [[VTSG]] can be used for Tier 5. In most cases Tier 5 Normal and Tier 4 Elite Bosses can require a two Paragon defense and Tier 5 Elite needs 3 or even 4, depending on the map and the Paragon degree.
-Consult the Strategy section of [[Boss Bloon Event#Strategy|Boss Bloon Event]] for more advice, as both game modes are extremely similar, what works in events is very likely to be useful for Boss Challenge as well. If looking for information for a specific Boss consult their strategy pages: [[Strategy:Bloonarius (BTD6)|Bloonarius]], [[Strategy:Lych|Lych]], [[Strategy:Vortex (BTD6)|Vortex]], [[Strategy:Dreadbloon (BTD6)|Dreadbloon]], [[Strategy:Phayze|Phayze]] and [[Strategy:Blastapopoulos (BTD6)|Blastapopoulos]].
+Consult the Strategy section of [[Boss Bloon Event#Strategy|Boss Bloon Event]] for more advice, as both game modes are extremely similar, what works in events is very likely to be useful for Boss Challenge as well. If looking for information for a specific Boss consult their strategy pages: [[Strategy:Bloonarius (BTD6)|Bloonarius]], [[Strategy:Lych|Lych]], [[Strategy:Vortex (BTD6)|Vortex]], [[Strategy:Dreadbloon (BTD6)|Dreadbloon]], [[Strategy:Phayze|Phayze]], [[Strategy:Blastapopoulos (BTD6)|Blastapopoulos]], and [[Strategy:Diamondback|Diamondback]].
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