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==Mechanics==
==Mechanics==
===Immunities===
At the start of the encounter, Dreadbloon is immune to all [[Primary]] towers, and its immunity changes to a different [[tower category|category]] each time it reaches a skull — it is immune to [[Military]] after the first skull, [[Magic]] after the second, and [[Support]] after the third, then cycles back to Primary. Dreadbloon reflects projectiles from towers it is immune to instead of neutralizing them, and it cannot have effects applied to it by immune towers at all. For instance, [[Super Brittle (BTD6)|Super Brittle]] cannot apply its damage debuff nor remove Dreadbloon's Lead property during the Primary immunity phase. Text that says "IMMUNE" pops up each time Dreadbloon is hit by an immune tower.
Normal Dreadbloon cycles through all four immunities once, and the Elite version cycles through them twice. Its current immunity is displayed under its health bar.
===Ceramic Armor Shell===
===Ceramic Armor Shell===
{{Incomplete|Add a list of "bonus Ceramic" damage that applies to and not to shielded Dreadbloon}}
{{Incomplete|Add a list of "bonus Ceramic" damage that applies to and not to shielded Dreadbloon}}
Dreadbloon starts each encounter with a '''Ceramic Armor Shell''' that fully regenerates at each skull. The health of the shield is equal to 50% of its maximum health for the current tier (35% for Elite), including the extra health from [[Co-op (BTD6)|Co-op]] (meaning it also gains 20% more health per additional player). While the shell is active, Normal Dreadbloon's speed is reduced by 70%, while Elite Dreadbloon's speed is reduced by 65%. The shell does not reduce damage and does not have Lead properties, but it does inherit Dreadbloon's category-based immunity. In addition to taking extra damage from sources that deal bonus [[MOAB-Class damage]] and [[boss damage]], it also takes extra damage from some, but not all, sources that deal extra damage to Ceramic Bloons. For example, it takes extra damage from [[Juggernaut (BTD6)|Juggernaut]], but not [[Spiked Balls (BTD6)|Spiked Balls]]. (An exhaustive list of which towers' bonus Ceramic damage apply and which do not is not yet available.)
Dreadbloon starts each encounter with a '''Ceramic Armor Shell''' that fully regenerates at each skull. The health of the shield is equal to 50% of its maximum health for the current tier (35% for Elite), including the extra health from [[Co-op (BTD6)|Co-op]] (meaning it also gains 20% more health per additional player). While the shell is active, Normal Dreadbloon's speed is reduced by 70%, while Elite Dreadbloon's speed is reduced by 65%. The shell does not reduce damage and does not have Lead properties, but it does inherit Dreadbloon's category-based immunity. In addition to taking extra damage from sources that deal bonus [[MOAB-Class damage]] and [[boss damage]], it also takes extra damage from some, but not all, sources that deal extra damage to Ceramic Bloons. For example, it takes extra damage from [[Juggernaut (BTD6)|Juggernaut]], but not [[Spiked Balls (BTD6)|Spiked Balls]]. (An exhaustive list of which towers' bonus Ceramic damage apply and which do not is not yet available.)
===Immunities===
At the start of the encounter, Dreadbloon is immune to all [[Primary]] towers, and its immunity changes to a different [[tower category|category]] each time it reaches a skull — it is immune to [[Military]] after the first skull, [[Magic]] after the second, and [[Support]] after the third, then cycles back to Primary. Dreadbloon reflects projectiles from towers it is immune to instead of neutralizing them, and it cannot have effects applied to it by immune towers at all. For instance, [[Super Brittle (BTD6)|Super Brittle]] cannot apply its damage debuff nor remove Dreadbloon's Lead property during the Primary immunity phase. Text that says "IMMUNE" pops up each time Dreadbloon is hit by an immune tower.
Normal Dreadbloon cycles through all four immunities once, and the Elite version cycles through it twice.


===Lead property===
===Lead property===
After the Ceramic shell has been destroyed, towers will start dealing damage to Dreadbloon's primary health until the next skull is reached, when the Ceramic shell regenerates. In this phase, Dreadbloon has Lead properties, such as immunity to [[damage type|sharp, cold, and energy damage]]. It takes extra [[lead damage|Lead bonus damage]] from sources such as [[Heavy Shells (BTD6)|Heavy Shells]], [[Lead to Gold (BTD6)|Lead to Gold]] and [[Ultra-Juggernaut (BTD6)|Ultra-Juggernaut]]; however, as with bonus Ceramic damage, there may be towers for which the bonus does not apply. Methods of granting lead popping capabilities, such as the [[Acidic Mixture Dip (BTD6)|Acidic Mixture Dip]] and [[Monkey Intelligence Bureau (BTD6)|Monkey Intelligence Bureau's]] buffs, work against Dreadbloon. Also, Dreadbloon's lead property may be temporarily removed by debuffs such as from [[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]] and [[Glue Strike (BTD6)|Glue Strike]], provided that the current tower-class immunity doesn’t prevent them from applying. The Alchemist's [[Rubber to Gold (BTD6)|Rubber to Gold]] attack cannot disable the Lead property, as it's separate from its main attack and does not deal damage (see Damage reduction).
After the Ceramic shell has been destroyed, towers will start dealing damage to Dreadbloon's HP until the next skull is reached. In this phase, Dreadbloon has Lead properties, such as immunity to [[damage type|sharp, cold, and energy damage]]. It takes extra [[lead damage|Lead bonus damage]] from sources such as [[Heavy Shells (BTD6)|Heavy Shells]], [[Lead to Gold (BTD6)|Lead to Gold]] and [[Ultra-Juggernaut (BTD6)|Ultra-Juggernaut]]; however, as with bonus Ceramic damage, there may be towers for which the bonus does not apply. Methods of granting lead popping capabilities, such as the [[Acidic Mixture Dip (BTD6)|Acidic Mixture Dip]] and [[Monkey Intelligence Bureau (BTD6)|Monkey Intelligence Bureau's]] buffs, work against Dreadbloon. Dreadbloon's lead property may also be temporarily removed by debuffs such as from [[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]] and [[Glue Strike (BTD6)|Glue Strike]], provided that the current tower-class immunity doesn’t prevent them from applying.


===Damage reduction===
==== Damage reduction ====
While in its Lead body phase, Dreadbloon reduces all damage taken by 1 — [[projectile]]s deal 1 less damage per hit and [[damage over time]] deals 1 less damage per tick. If Dreadbloon would have taken damage from something but its damage is reduced to zero, it displays text that says "RESIST". Most attacks which deal zero damage to Dreadbloon do not apply secondary effects, such as the damage and Lead-stripping debuffs from [[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]]. One notable exception is the damage and Lead-stripping debuffs from [[Glue Strike (BTD6)|Glue Strike]] and [[Glue Storm (BTD6)|Glue Storm]].
While in its Lead body phase, Dreadbloon reduces all damage taken by 1 — [[projectile]]s deal 1 less damage per hit and [[damage over time]] deals 1 less damage per tick. If Dreadbloon would have taken damage from something but its damage is reduced to zero, it displays text that says "RESIST". Most attacks which deal zero damage to Dreadbloon do not apply secondary effects, such as the damage and Lead-stripping debuffs from [[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]]. One notable exception is the damage and Lead-stripping debuffs from [[Glue Strike (BTD6)|Glue Strike]] and [[Glue Storm (BTD6)|Glue Storm]].


Tier 1 Normal Dreadbloon does not have a damage reduction effect. Elite Dreadbloon reduces damage by 2 at tier 4 and by 3 at tier 5. The damage reduction is not applied when Dreadbloon is in its Ceramic Armored Shell phase.
Tier 1 Normal Dreadbloon does not have a damage reduction effect. Elite Dreadbloon reduces damage by 2 at Tier 4 and by 3 at Tier 5.


===Dreadrock Bloons===
===Dreadrock Bloons===
{{main|Dreadrock Bloon}}
{{main|Dreadrock Bloon}}
Each time Dreadbloon reaches a skull, Dreadrock Bloons start spawning from the entrances. It keeps spawning them at regular intervals until Dreadbloon's Ceramic Armor Shell is destroyed, and spawns a certain number of Dreadrock Bloons within the first five seconds (so the time between spawns is 5 seconds divided by the amount). The two spawns happen at the same time. Dreadrock Bloons have the same category-based immunity as Dreadbloon and have the highest priority bracket for [[strong]] targeting, meaning all towers that target strong will target them before anything else. Dreadrock Bloons take extra MOAB damage and boss damage, but are not MOAB-Class Bloons. The health, spawning rate, and number of lives lost when they leak increases at higher tiers.
Whenever Dreadbloon reaches a skull, Dreadrock Bloons start spawning from the entrances. It keeps spawning them at regular intervals as long as its Ceramic Armor Shell is active, and spawns a certain number of Dreadrock Bloons within the first five seconds of reaching a skull (so the time between spawns is 5 seconds divided by the amount). The two spawns happen at the same time. Dreadrock Bloons have the same category-based immunity as Dreadbloon and have the highest priority bracket for [[strong]] targeting, meaning all towers that target strong will target them before anything else. Dreadrock Bloons take extra MOAB damage and boss damage, but are not MOAB-Class Bloons. The health, spawning rate, and number of lives lost when they leak increases at higher tiers.


===Boss Rush===
===[[Boss Rush]]===
{{Incomplete|Elaborate more specifics of Boss Rush variant of Dreadbloon}}
{{#lst:Boss Rush|Dreadbloon}}
{{research|How much health do Dreadrock bloons take at certain tiers?}}
In [[Boss Rush]], Dreadbloon starts with 130 HP, and scales its health by +5.5% every tier. Its armor starts at 70 HP and scales by +5.5% every tier. Each time a new tier starts, Dreadbloon re-shields, and it spawns 6 Dreadrock Bloons regardless of tier starting at 40 HP and increases at a rate of +5.5% every tier. Dreadbloon does not have any damage resistance at any tier, though it still has the same damage type immunities that it normally has. Dreadbloon moves at the same speed at all tiers, which is a speed value of 0.625 (0.025x Red Bloon speed). Every 10 levels, Dreadbloon's tower category immunity switches (Primary, Military, Magic, Support). While shielded, Dreadbloon's speed is reduced by 10%.
 
Players begin with $4000 (+$200 with {{BTD6 mk|More Cash}}, +$250 with [[Starting Stash]]).


==Stats==
==Stats==
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{{#lst:Dreadrock Bloon|Elite}}
{{#lst:Dreadrock Bloon|Elite}}


==Rounds==
==Round changes==
{{cleanup|This should be a proper comparison between the normal round set and modified round set instead of just a list}}Dreadbloon rounds are the same as normal rounds with the following exceptions:
When facing Dreadbloon, many rounds are modified from the [[List of rounds in BTD6|standard roundset]]. Notable changes include:
 
* All normally spawned Lead and Ceramic Bloons become [[Fortified Bloon (BTD6)|Fortified]].
* All Leads & Ceramics become fortified
* All Zebras are replaced with Leads.
* All Zebras are replaced with Leads
* All Rainbows are replaced with Ceramics.
* All Rainbows are replaced with Ceramics
* After round 40, every other MOAB that spawns becomes Fortified.
* After round 40, every other MOAB that spawns becomes fortified
* After round 70, every MOAB is Fortified.
* After round 70, every MOAB is fortified
{{BTD6 rounds modified|original=DefaultRoundSet|modifier=dreadbloon|collapsed=y}}
Special rounds:
* Round 39: Rainbows are replaced with 12 Fortified Leads & 6 Ceramics
* Round 40: MOAB replaced by 10 Fortified Leads & 8 Fortified Ceramics
* Round 43: 10 Rainbows are replaced by 10 Fortified Leads
* Round 46: Round is replaced by 1 Fortified MOAB
* Round 48: 40 Rainbows & 3 Fortified Ceramics are replaced by 20 Fortified Ceramics
* Round 49: First 10 Rainbows are replaced by 10 Fortified Regrow Ceramics
* Round 60: BFB is replaced by 3 Fortified MOABs & 2 groups of 20 Fortified Leads
* Round 80: Round 75 is repeated
{{BTD6 rounds|Dreadbloon}}


==Strategy==
==Strategy==
{{main strategy}}Dreadbloon is a boss that forces the players to diversify their defensive setups to handle not only it and its immunities, but also the Rock Bloons that are constantly traveling across the map.
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{{outdated|Update for Elite v54.0 rework with now Primary no longer cheesable (i.e. there's Primary Rocks now, and no Herald cheese MMMF not receiving immunity issues)}}
{{BTD6 last updated|54.2|section=y}}
Dreadbloon is a boss that forces the players to diversify their defensive setups to handle not only it and its immunities, but also the Rock Bloons that are constantly traveling across the map.


Strategies in the early game rely on having a primary source of damage that will quickly defeat the boss plus a secondary defense to handle the immunity phase of your main source of damage, options from all categories include:
Strategies in the early game rely on having a primary source of damage that will quickly defeat the boss plus a secondary defense to handle the immunity phase of your main source of damage, options from all categories include:


* Primary: [[MOAB Assassin (BTD6)|MOAB Assassin]] / [[MOAB Eliminator (BTD6)|MOAB Eliminator]], [[Overdrive (BTD6)|Overdrive]] / [[The Tack Zone (BTD6)|The Tack Zone]] with a support tower that can increase the damage during the Lead phase ([[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]] and/or [[Berserker Brew (BTD6)|Berserker Brew]]).
* '''Primary:''' [[MOAB Assassin (BTD6)|MOAB Assassin]] / [[MOAB Eliminator (BTD6)|MOAB Eliminator]], [[Overdrive (BTD6)|Overdrive]] / [[The Tack Zone (BTD6)|The Tack Zone]] with a support tower that can increase the damage during the Lead phase ([[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]] and/or [[Berserker Brew (BTD6)|Berserker Brew]]).
* Military: [[Elite Defender (BTD6)|Elite Defender]], [[Artillery Battery (BTD6)|Artillery Battery]] / [[Pop and Awe (BTD6)|Pop and Awe]], [[The Big One (BTD6)|The Big One]] / [[The Biggest One (BTD6)|The Biggest One]], [[Plasma Accelerator (BTD6)|Plasma Accelerator]], [[M.A.D (BTD6)|M.A.D]].
* '''Military:''' [[Elite Defender (BTD6)|Elite Defender]], [[Artillery Battery (BTD6)|Artillery Battery]] / [[Pop and Awe (BTD6)|Pop and Awe]], [[The Big One (BTD6)|The Big One]] / [[The Biggest One (BTD6)|The Biggest One]], [[Plasma Accelerator (BTD6)|Plasma Accelerator]], [[M.A.D (BTD6)|M.A.D]].
* Magic: [[Sun Avatar (BTD6)|Sun Avatar]], [[Sticky Bomb (BTD6)|Sticky Bomb]] / [[Master Bomber (BTD6)|Master Bomber]], [[Avatar of Wrath (BTD6)|Avatar of Wrath]] + [[Poplust (BTD6)|Poplust]].  
* '''Magic:''' [[Sun Avatar (BTD6)|Sun Avatar]], [[Sticky Bomb (BTD6)|Sticky Bomb]] / [[Master Bomber (BTD6)|Master Bomber]], [[Avatar of Wrath (BTD6)|Avatar of Wrath]] + [[Poplust (BTD6)|Poplust]].  
* Support: [[MOAB SHREDR (BTD6)|MOAB SHREDR]] and its upgrades.
* '''Support:''' [[MOAB SHREDR (BTD6)|MOAB SHREDR]] and its upgrades.


Selling the defenses to switch to a different category during the immunity phases is also a common strategy.
Selling the defenses to switch to a different category during the immunity phases is also a common strategy.
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Going into Tier 3, the usual strategy is preparing a [[Paragon]], specially one from the Primary category. In this case the player may conserve the Tier 2 defense to remove the Primary immunity and sell the towers to quickly purchase an [[Apex Plasma Master]] or [[Glaive Dominus]] that will defeat the boss pretty quickly. For the final Tiers, having Paragons of different categories will be enough to defeat Dreadbloon.
Going into Tier 3, the usual strategy is preparing a [[Paragon]], specially one from the Primary category. In this case the player may conserve the Tier 2 defense to remove the Primary immunity and sell the towers to quickly purchase an [[Apex Plasma Master]] or [[Glaive Dominus]] that will defeat the boss pretty quickly. For the final Tiers, having Paragons of different categories will be enough to defeat Dreadbloon.


Primary Towers are the best option to defend the Rock Bloons in Boss Events and Boss Challenge mode those will never have Primary immunity. Common option on the early tiers include a few [[MOAB Mauler (BTD6)|MOAB Maulers]] / [[MOAB Assassin (BTD6)|MOAB Assassin]], [[Turbo Charge (BTD6)|Turbo Charge]] while using its ability or [[Overdrive (BTD6)|Overdrives]] with all of them also being useful against Dreadbloon itself. Their upgraded versions an [[The Bloon Solver (BTD6)|The Bloon Solver]] also become viable options for Tier 2. After Tier 3 they will require support from other towers but is recommended to set-up a primary Paragon at that point. A degree 20 Paragon will handle the Rock Bloons for the rest of the game.
Primary Towers are the best option to defend the Rock Bloons in Boss Events and Boss Challenge mode outside of Elite version. Common option on the early tiers include a few [[MOAB Mauler (BTD6)|MOAB Maulers]] / [[MOAB Assassin (BTD6)|MOAB Assassin]], [[Turbo Charge (BTD6)|Turbo Charge]] while using its ability or [[Overdrive (BTD6)|Overdrives]] with all of them also being useful against Dreadbloon itself. Their upgraded versions an [[The Bloon Solver (BTD6)|The Bloon Solver]] also become viable options for Tier 2. After Tier 3 they will require support from other towers but is recommended to set-up a primary Paragon at that point. A degree 20 Paragon will handle the Rock Bloons for the rest of the game.


Be extremely careful with the targeting option of your towers, as if they will prioritize hitting Rock Bloons over Dreadbloon if given the chance.
Be extremely careful with the targeting option of your towers; they will prioritize hitting Rock Bloons over Dreadbloon if given the chance.


In [[Boss Rush]], early Dreadbloon can be damaged quickly with towers like [[Sauda (BTD6)|Sauda]], 2-2-0 [[Monkey Ace (BTD6)|Monkey Aces]], [[MOAB SHREDR (BTD6)|MOAB SHREDR]], [[Spiked Balls (BTD6)|Spiked Balls]], [[Dragon's Breath (BTD6)|Dragon's Breath]], [[Cannon Ship (BTD6)|Cannon Ship]] or [[Destroyer (BTD6)|Destroyer]]. Once the immunity switches to Military, the boss itself and the Rock Bloons can be handled with [[Turbo Charge (BTD6)|Turbo Charge]], [[M.O.A.R Glaives (BTD6)|M.O.A.R Glaives]], [[Overdrive (BTD6)|Overdrive]] + [[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]] /  [[Berserker Brew (BTD6)|Berserker Brew]]. During the mid-game the defense transitions into the upgrades of the mentioned towers. Heading into the late game, the best moment to get a Paragon is just after the immunity phase for that type of tower is passed (for example, a common time to place a Primary Paragon is at 90 pops, right after the third primary immunity phase). Make sure to sell the towers that are not damaging the boss for other defenses.
In [[Boss Rush]], early Dreadbloon can be damaged quickly with towers like [[Sauda (BTD6)|Sauda]], 2-2-0 [[Monkey Ace (BTD6)|Monkey Aces]], [[MOAB SHREDR (BTD6)|MOAB SHREDR]], [[Spiked Balls (BTD6)|Spiked Balls]], [[Dragon's Breath (BTD6)|Dragon's Breath]], [[Cannon Ship (BTD6)|Cannon Ship]] or [[Destroyer (BTD6)|Destroyer]]. Once the immunity switches to Military, the boss itself and the Rock Bloons can be handled with [[Turbo Charge (BTD6)|Turbo Charge]], [[M.O.A.R Glaives (BTD6)|M.O.A.R Glaives]], [[Overdrive (BTD6)|Overdrive]] + [[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]] /  [[Berserker Brew (BTD6)|Berserker Brew]]. During the mid-game the defense transitions into the upgrades of the mentioned towers. Heading into the late game, the best moment to get a Paragon is just after the immunity phase for that type of tower is passed (for example, a common time to place a Primary Paragon is at 90 pops, right after the third primary immunity phase). Make sure to sell the towers that are not damaging the boss for other defenses.


== Update history ==
== Update history ==
{{BTD6 change list by name|Dreadbloon}}
===General===
{{BTD6 change list by name|Dreadbloon|header level=4|disclaimer=y}}
 
===''[[Rogue Legends]]''===
{{BTD6 change list by name|Dreadbloon (Rogue Legends)|header level=4|hide header=y}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Latest revision as of 07:47, 10 June 2026

Dreadbloon iterations: BMC • BTD5 • BSM2 • BTD6 • BCS
Dreadbloon
Armored Behemoth
Skulls 3 (normal)
7 (elite)
Theme Primal One
Introduced Version 34.0
Description
•Dreadbloon has Lead properties and reduces all incoming damage by 1.
• When each skull is reached, Dreadbloon grows a Ceramic Armor Shell and Dreadrock Bloons will begin spawning at the start of the track.
• When Dreadbloon appears, it is immune to Primary towers. At each skull, this immunity changes to a different tower type: Military, Magic, Support.
• Dreadrock Bloons and the Ceramic Armor Shell also have these immunities.
• Dreadrock Bloons have a Strong taunt, be careful what your towers are targeting!

Dreadbloon, titled Armored Behemoth, is a Boss Bloon in Bloons TD 6, introduced in version 34.0. It is the fourth boss introduced to the game.

Dreadbloon is the slowest Boss with its shell active, but it employs numerous methods to resist attacks. Its main body has the Lead property, and it also reduces the damage of all incoming attacks by a flat amount. Dreadbloon spawns with a Ceramic Armor Shell, which protects its main body and fully regrows at every skull, while slowing its movement. While its Shell is active, Dreadbloon summons Dreadrock Bloons, additional Bloons which are much faster than Dreadbloon and are targeted by all attacks with the Strong target priority over Dreadbloon itself. Dreadbloon is always immune to attacks from one entire tower category, beginning with Primary and cycling to Military, Magic, and Support immunities every time a skull is reached. The Ceramic Armor Shell and Dreadrock Bloons inherit this immunity.

Mechanics

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Immunities

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At the start of the encounter, Dreadbloon is immune to all Primary towers, and its immunity changes to a different category each time it reaches a skull — it is immune to Military after the first skull, Magic after the second, and Support after the third, then cycles back to Primary. Dreadbloon reflects projectiles from towers it is immune to instead of neutralizing them, and it cannot have effects applied to it by immune towers at all. For instance, Super Brittle cannot apply its damage debuff nor remove Dreadbloon's Lead property during the Primary immunity phase. Text that says "IMMUNE" pops up each time Dreadbloon is hit by an immune tower.

Normal Dreadbloon cycles through all four immunities once, and the Elite version cycles through them twice. Its current immunity is displayed under its health bar.

Ceramic Armor Shell

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Dreadbloon starts each encounter with a Ceramic Armor Shell that fully regenerates at each skull. The health of the shield is equal to 50% of its maximum health for the current tier (35% for Elite), including the extra health from Co-op (meaning it also gains 20% more health per additional player). While the shell is active, Normal Dreadbloon's speed is reduced by 70%, while Elite Dreadbloon's speed is reduced by 65%. The shell does not reduce damage and does not have Lead properties, but it does inherit Dreadbloon's category-based immunity. In addition to taking extra damage from sources that deal bonus MOAB-Class damage and boss damage, it also takes extra damage from some, but not all, sources that deal extra damage to Ceramic Bloons. For example, it takes extra damage from Juggernaut, but not Spiked Balls. (An exhaustive list of which towers' bonus Ceramic damage apply and which do not is not yet available.)

Lead property

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After the Ceramic shell has been destroyed, towers will start dealing damage to Dreadbloon's HP until the next skull is reached. In this phase, Dreadbloon has Lead properties, such as immunity to sharp, cold, and energy damage. It takes extra Lead bonus damage from sources such as Heavy Shells, Lead to Gold and Ultra-Juggernaut; however, as with bonus Ceramic damage, there may be towers for which the bonus does not apply. Methods of granting lead popping capabilities, such as the Acidic Mixture Dip and Monkey Intelligence Bureau's buffs, work against Dreadbloon. Dreadbloon's lead property may also be temporarily removed by debuffs such as from Embrittlement and Glue Strike, provided that the current tower-class immunity doesn’t prevent them from applying.

Damage reduction

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While in its Lead body phase, Dreadbloon reduces all damage taken by 1 — projectiles deal 1 less damage per hit and damage over time deals 1 less damage per tick. If Dreadbloon would have taken damage from something but its damage is reduced to zero, it displays text that says "RESIST". Most attacks which deal zero damage to Dreadbloon do not apply secondary effects, such as the damage and Lead-stripping debuffs from Embrittlement. One notable exception is the damage and Lead-stripping debuffs from Glue Strike and Glue Storm.

Tier 1 Normal Dreadbloon does not have a damage reduction effect. Elite Dreadbloon reduces damage by 2 at Tier 4 and by 3 at Tier 5.

Dreadrock Bloons

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Whenever Dreadbloon reaches a skull, Dreadrock Bloons start spawning from the entrances. It keeps spawning them at regular intervals as long as its Ceramic Armor Shell is active, and spawns a certain number of Dreadrock Bloons within the first five seconds of reaching a skull (so the time between spawns is 5 seconds divided by the amount). The two spawns happen at the same time. Dreadrock Bloons have the same category-based immunity as Dreadbloon and have the highest priority bracket for strong targeting, meaning all towers that target strong will target them before anything else. Dreadrock Bloons take extra MOAB damage and boss damage, but are not MOAB-Class Bloons. The health, spawning rate, and number of lives lost when they leak increases at higher tiers.

Boss Rush

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Dreadbloon's Ceramic Armor Shell starts at 70 health and its Dreadrock Bloons start at 40 health, both of which scale at the same rate as Dreadbloon's health. Each time the player pops Dreadbloon, it re-shields and spawns 6 Dreadrock Bloons. It does not have any damage resistance, though it still has damage type immunities. Dreadbloon's speed is reduced by 10% while shielded. Every 10 pops, Dreadbloon's tower category immunity switches (Primary, Military, Magic, Support).

Stats

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Normal

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Base health
Tier 1-player 2-player 3-player 4-player
1 7,500 9,000 10,500 12,000
2 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000
3 120,000 144,000 168,000 192,000
4 260,000 312,000 364,000 416,000
5 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 1,600,000
Ceramic Armor Shell health
Tier 1-player 2-player 3-player 4-player
1 3,750 4,500 5,250 6,000
2 12,500 15,000 17,500 20,000
3 60,000 72,000 84,000 96,000
4 130,000 156,000 182,000 208,000
5 500,000 600,000 700,000 800,000
Speed
Tier Base speed Red Bloon speed
1 1.25 0.05×
2 1.3 0.052×
3 1.4 0.056×
4 1.5 0.06×
5 1.6 0.064×

Dreadrock Bloons

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Base health
Tier 1-player 2-player 3-player 4-player
1 250 300 350 400
2 500 600 700 800
3 750 900 1,050 1,200
4 8,000 9,600 11,200 12,800
5 20,000 24,000 28,000 32,000
Spawning and lives lost
Tier Extra # in first 5s Spawn cooldown Lives lost
1 5 4s 5
2 7 3s 10
3 10 3s 15
4 14 2.5s 20
5 19 2s 25

Elite

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Base health
Tier 1-player 2-player 3-player 4-player
1 15,000 18,000 21,000 24,000
2 90,000 108,000 126,000 144,000
3 650,000 780,000 910,000 1,040,000
4 2,625,000 3,150,000 3,675,000 4,200,000
5 12,500,000 15,000,000 17,500,000 20,000,000
Ceramic Armor Shell health
Tier 1-player 2-player 3-player 4-player
1 5,250 6,300 7,350 8,400
2 31,500 37,800 44,100 50,400
3 227,500 273,000 318,500 364,000
4 918,750 1,102,500 1,286,250 1,470,000
5 4,375,000 5,250,000 6,125,000 7,000,000
Speed
Tier Base speed Red Bloon speed
1 1.25 0.05×
2 1.3 0.052×
3 1.4 0.056×
4 1.5 0.06×
5 1.6 0.064×

Dreadrock Bloons

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Base health
Tier 1-player 2-player 3-player 4-player
1 500 600 700 800
2 2,200 2,640 3,080 3,520
3 8,000 9,600 11,200 12,800
4 19,500 23,400 27,300 31,200
5 40,000 48,000 56,000 64,000
Spawning and lives lost
Tier Extra # in first 5s Spawn cooldown Lives lost
1 5 3s 20
2 7 2.5s 30
3 10 2s 50
4 14 1.5s 75
5 19 1s 100

Round changes

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When facing Dreadbloon, many rounds are modified from the standard roundset. Notable changes include:

  • All normally spawned Lead and Ceramic Bloons become Fortified.
  • All Zebras are replaced with Leads.
  • All Rainbows are replaced with Ceramics.
  • After round 40, every other MOAB that spawns becomes Fortified.
  • After round 70, every MOAB is Fortified.
№ Default Modified
Bloon groups Dur. Base RBE Base cash Bloon groups Dur. Base RBE Base cash
26 Pink×23
Zebra×4		 14.51s 207 $207 Pink×23
Lead×4		 14.51s 207 $207
28 Lead×6 5.00s 138 $138 Fortified Lead×6 5.00s 156 $138
30 Lead×9 13.07s 207 $207 Fortified Lead×9 13.07s 234 $207
31 Black×8
White×8
Zebra×8
Regrow Zebra×2		 15.91s 406 $406 Black×8
White×8
Lead×8
Regrow Lead×2		 15.91s 406 $406
34 Yellow×160
Zebra×6		 36.00s 778 $778 Yellow×160
Lead×6		 36.00s 778 $778
35 White×25
Rainbow×5
Pink×35
Black×30		 33.76s 1,015 $1,015 White×25
Ceramic×5
Pink×35
Black×30		 33.76s 1,300 $1,255
37 Black×25
White×25
Lead×15
Zebra×10
Camo White×7		 43.51s 1,202 $1,202 Black×25
White×25
Fortified Lead×15
Lead×10
Camo White×7		 43.51s 1,247 $1,202
38 White×17
Pink×42
Lead×14
Zebra×10
Ceramic×2		 29.06s 1,157 $1,139 White×17
Pink×42
Lead×14
Lead×10
Fortified Ceramic×2		 29.06s 1,177 $1,139
39 Black×10
White×10
Zebra×20
Rainbow×18
Regrow Rainbow×2		 37.93s 1,620 $1,620 Black×10
White×10
Lead×20
Fortified Lead×12
Ceramic×6
Regrow Ceramic×2		 37.93s 1,824 $1,716
40 MOAB×1 1.00s 616 $381 Fortified Lead×10
Fortified Ceramic×8		 19.00s 1,172 $990
41 Black×60
Zebra×60		 46.20s 2,040 $2,040 Black×60
Lead×60		 46.20s 2,040 $2,040
42 Regrow Rainbow×6
Camo Rainbow×5		 11.60s 517 $517 Regrow Ceramic×6
Camo Ceramic×5		 11.60s 1,144 $1,045
43 Rainbow×10
Ceramic×7		 9.26s 1,198 $1,135 Fortified Lead×10
Fortified Ceramic×7		 9.26s 1,058 $895
44 Zebra×10
Zebra×10
Zebra×10
Zebra×10
Zebra×10		 23.67s 1,150 $1,150 Lead×10
Lead×10
Lead×10
Lead×10
Lead×10		 23.67s 1,150 $1,150
45 Rainbow×25
Camo Purple×10
Pink×180
Fortified Lead×4		 53.10s 2,289 $2,277 Ceramic×25
Camo Purple×10
Pink×180
Fortified Lead×4		 53.10s 3,714 $3,477
46 Fortified Ceramic×6 7.00s 684 $570 Fortified MOAB×1 0.10s 856 $381
47 Ceramic×12
Camo Pink×70		 24.65s 1,598 $1,490 Fortified Ceramic×12
Camo Pink×70		 24.65s 1,718 $1,490
48 Regrow Pink×40
Camo Regrow Purple×30
Rainbow×40
Fortified Ceramic×3		 55.72s 2,752 $2,695 Regrow Pink×40
Camo Regrow Purple×30
Fortified Ceramic×20		 55.68s 2,810 $2,430
49 Green×343
Rainbow×10
Ceramic×18
Zebra×20
Rainbow×10
Regrow Rainbow×10		 50.00s 4,771 $4,609 Green×343
Fortified Regrow Lead×10
Fortified Ceramic×18
Lead×20
Ceramic×10
Regrow Ceramic×10		 50.00s 5,881 $5,329
50 MOAB×1
Fortified Lead×8
Red×20
Ceramic×20
MOAB×1		 28.98s 3,540 $2,866 MOAB×1
Fortified Lead×8
Red×20
Fortified Ceramic×20
Fortified MOAB×1		 28.98s 3,980 $2,866
51 Camo Ceramic×15
Regrow Rainbow×10		 24.14s 2,030 $947.5 Fortified Camo Ceramic×15
Regrow Ceramic×10		 24.14s 2,750 $1,187.5
52 Rainbow×25
MOAB×1
Ceramic×5
MOAB×1
Ceramic×5		 20.56s 3,447 $1,443.5 Ceramic×25
MOAB×1
Fortified Ceramic×5
Fortified MOAB×1
Fortified Ceramic×5		 20.56s 5,212 $2,043.5
53 Camo Pink×80
MOAB×1
MOAB×1
MOAB×1		 35.00s 2,248 $771.5 Camo Pink×80
MOAB×1
Fortified MOAB×1
MOAB×1		 35.00s 2,488 $771.5
54 Ceramic×35
MOAB×1
MOAB×1		 19.41s 4,872 $2,043.5 Fortified Ceramic×35
Fortified MOAB×1
MOAB×1		 19.41s 5,462 $2,043.5
55 Ceramic×10
Ceramic×10
Ceramic×10
Ceramic×15
MOAB×1		 29.78s 5,296 $2,328 Fortified Ceramic×10
Fortified Ceramic×10
Fortified Ceramic×10
Fortified Ceramic×15
Fortified MOAB×1		 29.78s 5,986 $2,328
56 Camo Rainbow×40
MOAB×1		 16.18s 2,496 $1,130.5 Camo Ceramic×40
MOAB×1		 16.18s 4,776 $2,090.5
57 MOAB×2
Rainbow×40
MOAB×2		 26.23s 4,344 $1,702 Fortified MOAB×1
MOAB×1
Ceramic×40
Fortified MOAB×1
MOAB×1		 26.23s 7,104 $2,662
58 MOAB×5
Ceramic×15
Fortified Ceramic×10		 43.98s 5,780 $2,140 Fortified MOAB×3
Fortified Ceramic×15
MOAB×1
Fortified Ceramic×10
MOAB×1		 43.98s 6,650 $2,140
59 Ceramic×20
Camo Lead×50
Regrow Ceramic×10		 26.16s 4,270 $2,000 Fortified Ceramic×20
Fortified Camo Lead×50
Fortified Regrow Ceramic×10		 26.16s 4,720 $2,000
60 BFB×1 1.00s 3,164 $762.5 Fortified MOAB×3
Fortified Lead×20
Fortified Lead×20		 20.00s 3,608 $1,031.5
61 Regrow Zebra×150
MOAB×5		 20.00s 6,530 $1,071 Regrow Lead×150
MOAB×3
Fortified MOAB×1
Fortified MOAB×1		 20.00s 7,010 $1,071
62 Purple×250
MOAB×5
Fortified MOAB×2
Camo Regrow Rainbow×15		 48.29s 8,247 $1,224.4 Purple×250
Fortified MOAB×3
MOAB×1
MOAB×1
Fortified MOAB×2
Camo Regrow Ceramic×15		 48.29s 9,822 $1,368.4
63 Lead×75
Ceramic×40
Ceramic×40
Ceramic×42		 42.25s 14,413 $2,663 Fortified Lead×75
Fortified Ceramic×40
Fortified Ceramic×40
Fortified Ceramic×42		 42.25s 15,858 $2,663
64 MOAB×6
Fortified MOAB×3		 9.53s 6,264 $685.8 Fortified MOAB×3
MOAB×3
Fortified MOAB×3		 9.53s 6,984 $685.8
65 Zebra×100
Rainbow×70
Ceramic×50
MOAB×3
BFB×2		 62.00s 18,966 $2,906.6 Lead×100
Ceramic×70
Fortified Ceramic×50
MOAB×2
Fortified MOAB×1
BFB×2		 62.00s 23,696 $3,578.6
66 MOAB×2
MOAB×2
MOAB×4
Fortified MOAB×3		 22.75s 7,496 $838.2 MOAB×1
Fortified MOAB×1
MOAB×1
Fortified MOAB×1
MOAB×2
Fortified MOAB×2
Fortified MOAB×3		 22.75s 8,456 $838.2
67 MOAB×4
Fortified Camo Regrow Ceramic×13
MOAB×4		 26.44s 6,410 $856.6 MOAB×2
Fortified MOAB×2
Fortified Camo Regrow Ceramic×13
MOAB×2
Fortified MOAB×2		 26.46s 7,370 $856.6
68 MOAB×4
BFB×1		 8.44s 5,628 $609.8 MOAB×2
Fortified MOAB×2
BFB×1		 8.44s 6,108 $609.8
69 Fortified Lead×40
Regrow Black×40
Ceramic×50		 42.13s 6,680 $1,222 Fortified Lead×40
Regrow Black×40
Fortified Ceramic×50		 42.13s 7,180 $1,222
70 Rainbow×200
Camo Regrow White×120
MOAB×4		 41.14s 13,184 $2,448.8 Ceramic×200
Camo Regrow White×120
Fortified MOAB×4		 41.14s 25,544 $4,368.8
71 Ceramic×30
MOAB×10		 16.55s 9,280 $1,332 Fortified Ceramic×30
Fortified MOAB×10		 16.55s 11,980 $1,332
72 Regrow Ceramic×38
BFB×1
BFB×1		 21.70s 10,280 $1,332 Fortified Regrow Ceramic×38
BFB×1
BFB×1		 21.70s 10,660 $1,332
73 MOAB×7
BFB×2
MOAB×1		 26.95s 11,256 $1,219.6 Fortified MOAB×7
BFB×2
Fortified MOAB×1		 26.95s 13,176 $1,219.6
74 Ceramic×50
Fortified Camo Regrow Ceramic×25
BFB×1
Fortified Ceramic×60		 82.38s 18,054 $2,870 Fortified Ceramic×50
Fortified Camo Regrow Ceramic×25
BFB×1
Fortified Ceramic×60		 82.38s 18,554 $2,870
75 BFB×1
Lead×14
Fortified MOAB×1
BFB×3
Fortified Lead×14
Fortified MOAB×2
BFB×3		 22.59s 25,402 $2,492.4 BFB×1
Fortified Lead×14
Fortified MOAB×1
BFB×3
Fortified Lead×14
Fortified MOAB×2
BFB×3		 22.59s 25,444 $2,492.4
76 Regrow Ceramic×60 1.78s 6,240 $1,140 Fortified Regrow Ceramic×60 1.78s 6,840 $1,140
77 MOAB×11
BFB×5		 58.92s 22,596 $2,363.2 Fortified MOAB×11
BFB×5		 58.92s 25,236 $2,363.2
78 Rainbow×150
Ceramic×75
BFB×1
Purple×80
Camo Ceramic×72		 90.00s 26,382 $4,684 Ceramic×150
Fortified Ceramic×75
BFB×1
Purple×80
Fortified Camo Ceramic×72		 90.00s 36,402 $6,124
79 Regrow Rainbow×500
BFB×4
Fortified BFB×2		 60.00s 45,804 $6,530 Regrow Ceramic×500
BFB×4
Fortified BFB×2		 60.00s 74,304 $11,330
80 ZOMG×1 2.00s 16,656 $1,220.2 BFB×1
Fortified Lead×14
Fortified MOAB×1
BFB×3
Fortified Lead×14
Fortified MOAB×2
BFB×3		 22.59s 25,444 $2,492.4
83 Ceramic×40
Regrow Ceramic×40
Fortified Ceramic×40
MOAB×30		 60.20s 31,720 $4,566 Fortified Ceramic×40
Fortified Regrow Ceramic×40
Fortified Ceramic×40
Fortified MOAB×30		 60.20s 40,080 $4,566
84 MOAB×50
BFB×10		 25.00s 64,440 $6,860 Fortified MOAB×50
BFB×10		 25.00s 77,240 $6,860
88 BFB×8
MOAB×18
ZOMG×2		 14.55s 75,408 $3,126 BFB×8
Fortified MOAB×18
ZOMG×2		 14.55s 80,304 $3,126
99 MOAB×60
Fortified DDT×9		 12.00s 55,560 $2,628.9 Fortified MOAB×60
Fortified DDT×9		 12.00s 74,520 $2,628.9
103 Fortified ZOMG×10
MOAB×100
Purple×64
Fortified MOAB×50
Purple×66
Purple×68		 19.00s 511,538 $6,016.9 Fortified ZOMG×10
Fortified MOAB×100
Purple×64
Fortified MOAB×50
Purple×66
Purple×68		 19.00s 546,538 $6,016.9
104 Fortified MOAB×150
BFB×10
Fortified Lead×100
BFB×8
Purple×100
BFB×7
Ceramic×100
Fortified BFB×5
Fortified Lead×100
Fortified BFB×4
Purple×100
Fortified BFB×5
Ceramic×100
MOAB×25		 22.00s 405,336 $7,597.5 Fortified MOAB×150
BFB×10
Fortified Lead×100
BFB×8
Purple×100
BFB×7
Fortified Ceramic×100
Fortified BFB×5
Fortified Lead×100
Fortified BFB×4
Purple×100
Fortified BFB×5
Fortified Ceramic×100
Fortified MOAB×25		 22.00s 416,336 $7,597.5
105 Ceramic×100
Fortified Lead×25
BFB×30
Fortified Ceramic×300		 9.00s 169,420 $4,216.25 Fortified Ceramic×100
Fortified Lead×25
BFB×30
Fortified Ceramic×300		 9.00s 170,420 $4,216.25
113 Fortified MOAB×75
Fortified BFB×15
Camo Ceramic×42
Fortified Ceramic×42		 21.50s 224,466 $2,971.5 Fortified MOAB×75
Fortified BFB×15
Fortified Camo Ceramic×42
Fortified Ceramic×42		 21.50s 224,886 $2,971.5
114 DDT×9
Fortified MOAB×36
Fortified DDT×6
MOAB×24
BFB×12
Fortified BFB×8
ZOMG×5
Fortified ZOMG×3		 30.00s 499,768 $5,394.15 DDT×9
Fortified MOAB×36
Fortified DDT×6
Fortified MOAB×24
BFB×12
Fortified BFB×8
ZOMG×5
Fortified ZOMG×3		 30.00s 510,808 $5,394.15
115 DDT×9
Fortified ZOMG×3
Fortified DDT×6
Fortified BFB×8
ZOMG×5
BFB×12
MOAB×24
Fortified MOAB×36		 30.00s 508,748 $5,394.15 DDT×9
Fortified ZOMG×3
Fortified DDT×6
Fortified BFB×8
ZOMG×5
BFB×12
Fortified MOAB×24
Fortified MOAB×36		 30.00s 520,028 $5,394.15
117 Lead×250
DDT×27
Fortified DDT×18		 14.00s 81,890 $1,144.75 Fortified Lead×250
DDT×27
Fortified DDT×18		 14.00s 82,640 $1,144.75
123 Fortified ZOMG×8
MOAB×200		 40.00s 651,568 $5,000.32 Fortified ZOMG×8
Fortified MOAB×200		 40.00s 761,568 $5,000.32
125 ZOMG×6
ZOMG×5
BFB×12
BFB×10
ZOMG×4
BFB×8
MOAB×18
ZOMG×3
BFB×6
MOAB×15
ZOMG×2
BFB×4
MOAB×12
ZOMG×1
BFB×2
MOAB×9
MOAB×6
MOAB×3		 40.00s 1,021,272 $8,646.96 ZOMG×6
ZOMG×5
BFB×12
BFB×10
ZOMG×4
BFB×8
Fortified MOAB×18
ZOMG×3
BFB×6
Fortified MOAB×15
ZOMG×2
BFB×4
Fortified MOAB×12
ZOMG×1
BFB×2
Fortified MOAB×9
Fortified MOAB×6
Fortified MOAB×3		 40.00s 1,058,442 $8,646.96
127 MOAB×48
BFB×24		 14.00s 198,984 $2,195.52 Fortified MOAB×48
BFB×24		 14.00s 230,184 $2,195.52
129 Fortified ZOMG×7
Fortified Camo Lead×77
Camo Purple×77
Camo Ceramic×77
ZOMG×7
DDT×9
DDT×3
DDT×3
DDT×3		 28.00s 843,629 $4,088.2 Fortified ZOMG×7
Fortified Camo Lead×77
Camo Purple×77
Fortified Camo Ceramic×77
ZOMG×7
DDT×9
DDT×3
DDT×3
DDT×3		 28.00s 844,399 $4,088.2
130 MOAB×12
DDT×27
Fortified MOAB×9
MOAB×12
Fortified MOAB×9
MOAB×12
DDT×9
MOAB×48
Fortified DDT×3
DDT×6
Fortified DDT×3
DDT×6
Fortified MOAB×48		 40.00s 322,944 $3,108.96 Fortified MOAB×12
DDT×27
Fortified MOAB×9
Fortified MOAB×12
Fortified MOAB×9
Fortified MOAB×12
DDT×9
Fortified MOAB×48
Fortified DDT×3
DDT×6
Fortified DDT×3
DDT×6
Fortified MOAB×48		 40.00s 385,104 $3,108.96
133 Fortified MOAB×6
Fortified BFB×6
Fortified ZOMG×2
Fortified MOAB×6
Fortified BFB×6
Fortified ZOMG×2
MOAB×9
BFB×9
ZOMG×3
MOAB×9
BFB×9
ZOMG×3
MOAB×9
BFB×9
ZOMG×3		 43.00s 1,186,573 $6,145.88 Fortified MOAB×6
Fortified BFB×6
Fortified ZOMG×2
Fortified MOAB×6
Fortified BFB×6
Fortified ZOMG×2
Fortified MOAB×9
BFB×9
ZOMG×3
Fortified MOAB×9
BFB×9
ZOMG×3
Fortified MOAB×9
BFB×9
ZOMG×3		 43.00s 1,208,983 $6,145.88
137 ZOMG×18
BFB×24
MOAB×48		 8.10s 1,206,192 $6,588.24 ZOMG×18
BFB×24
Fortified MOAB×48		 8.10s 1,251,792 $6,588.24
139 MOAB×109
MOAB×18
Fortified MOAB×18
MOAB×18
Fortified MOAB×18
MOAB×18
Fortified MOAB×18
MOAB×18
Fortified MOAB×18		 45.00s 423,378 $3,855.72 Fortified MOAB×109
Fortified MOAB×18
Fortified MOAB×18
Fortified MOAB×18
Fortified MOAB×18
Fortified MOAB×18
Fortified MOAB×18
Fortified MOAB×18
Fortified MOAB×18		 45.00s 606,188 $3,855.72

Strategy

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For more in-depth strategies, see Strategy:Dreadbloon (BTD6).
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This section was last updated for: version 54.2

Dreadbloon is a boss that forces the players to diversify their defensive setups to handle not only it and its immunities, but also the Rock Bloons that are constantly traveling across the map.

Strategies in the early game rely on having a primary source of damage that will quickly defeat the boss plus a secondary defense to handle the immunity phase of your main source of damage, options from all categories include:

Selling the defenses to switch to a different category during the immunity phases is also a common strategy.

Going into Tier 3, the usual strategy is preparing a Paragon, specially one from the Primary category. In this case the player may conserve the Tier 2 defense to remove the Primary immunity and sell the towers to quickly purchase an Apex Plasma Master or Glaive Dominus that will defeat the boss pretty quickly. For the final Tiers, having Paragons of different categories will be enough to defeat Dreadbloon.

Primary Towers are the best option to defend the Rock Bloons in Boss Events and Boss Challenge mode outside of Elite version. Common option on the early tiers include a few MOAB Maulers / MOAB Assassin, Turbo Charge while using its ability or Overdrives with all of them also being useful against Dreadbloon itself. Their upgraded versions an The Bloon Solver also become viable options for Tier 2. After Tier 3 they will require support from other towers but is recommended to set-up a primary Paragon at that point. A degree 20 Paragon will handle the Rock Bloons for the rest of the game.

Be extremely careful with the targeting option of your towers; they will prioritize hitting Rock Bloons over Dreadbloon if given the chance.

In Boss Rush, early Dreadbloon can be damaged quickly with towers like Sauda, 2-2-0 Monkey Aces, MOAB SHREDR, Spiked Balls, Dragon's Breath, Cannon Ship or Destroyer. Once the immunity switches to Military, the boss itself and the Rock Bloons can be handled with Turbo Charge, M.O.A.R Glaives, Overdrive + Embrittlement / Berserker Brew. During the mid-game the defense transitions into the upgrades of the mentioned towers. Heading into the late game, the best moment to get a Paragon is just after the immunity phase for that type of tower is passed (for example, a common time to place a Primary Paragon is at 90 pops, right after the third primary immunity phase). Make sure to sell the towers that are not damaging the boss for other defenses.

Update history

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General

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Version 35.0

“ The forced slowdown of Dreadbloon during the ceramic shielded phase has caused a lot more games to end due to running out of time, with average players seeing this as a rest period. We are reducing the amount of slowdown at all tiers to raise up the threat level more in this phase.
— Update notes 		”
  • Buff Normal: Speed multiplier when shielded increased ― ×0.2 → ×0.3
  • Buff Elite: Speed multiplier when shielded increased ― ×0.2 → ×0.35
  • Nerf Dreadbloon will no longer spawn primary immune Rock Bloons when loading a freshly spawned boss save (bug fix)
  • Buff Dreadbloon Ceramic Shield now correctly scales with playercount (bug fix)
  • Nerf Dreadbloon no longer moves at full speed after loading into a save with an active armored state (bug fix)
  • Nerf Reloading a Dreadbloon save should no longer show ceramic armor visually when the boss is not actually armored (bug fix)

Version 35.1

  • Resolved an issue that could count Dreadbloon’s timer incorrectly after boss death (bug fix)

Version 37.0

  • Buff Bosses on spawn will now clear the map of all existing projectiles

Version 38.0

  • Nerf Dealing damage to Dreadbloons armor now counts correctly towards tower damage (bug fix)
  • Buff Cripple MOAB can no longer debuff Dreadbloon during Military Immune Phase (bug fix)

Version 39.0

  • Nerf Resolved an issue where subtowers did not correctly track damage done to Dreadbloon/Phayze shields (bug fix)

Version 43.0

“ Rock Bloons in the higher tiers of Normal Dreadbloon are very outscaled, and so their health values are being increased.
— Update notes 		”
  • Buff Normal tier 4: Dreadrock Bloon health increased ― 5000 → 9000
  • Buff Normal Tier 5: Dreadrock Bloon health increased ― 12000 → 22500

Version 45.0

“ Previously we scaled Rock Bloon HP in Boss Rush faster than Dreadbloon in order to keep them relevant from start to finish within a rough 100 tier expectation. Players pushing beyond this expected range were finding obvious annoyance with this as the Rock Bloons would eventually outscale the Boss, so we’re reducing their scale to match in line with Dreadbloon but increasing the number of Rock Bloons that spawn.
— Update notes 		”
  • Nerf Dreadrock Bloon (Boss Rush): Health scaling reduced ― ×1.07 → ×1.055
  • Buff Dreadrock Bloon (Boss Rush): Dreadrock Bloons per spawn increased ― 3 → 6

Version 47.0

  • Nerf Dreadrock Bloon (Elite tier 3): Health reduced ― 10,000 → 9,000
  • Neutral Dreadrock Bloon: Health now scales with boss health/speed modifiers

Version 49.0

“ Dreadbloon’s difficulty has been due too much to the Rock Bloons, so their strength is being reduced in favour of a more linear speed increase on the boss itself. Also Tier 1 Normal Dreadbloon’s damage reduction is being removed as we felt this hitting immediately was far too limiting to starting strategies, particularly in Rush game modes
— Update notes 		”
  • Nerf Dreadrock Bloon speed decreased ― 22 units/s → 18 units/s
  • Nerf Normal Dreadrock Bloon health decreased at all tiers
    • Tier 1 ― 300 → 250
    • Tier 2 ― 600 → 500
    • Tier 3 ― 900 → 750
    • Tier 4 ― 9,000 → 8,000
    • Tier 5 ― 22,500 → 20,000
  • Nerf Elite Dreadrock Bloon health decreased at all tiers
    • Tier 1 ― 600 → 500
    • Tier 2 ― 2,500 → 2,200
    • Tier 3 ― 9,000 → 8,000
    • Tier 4 ― 22,000 → 19,500
    • Tier 5 ― 45,000 → 40,000
  • Buff Blimp instakills (XXXL Trap, Monkey Pirates, Pirate Lord) no longer target Rock Bloons (undocumented)
    • Note: This fixed a bug in Rogue Legends with the Discord Artifact when interacting with x4x and x5x Buccaneer
“ Dreadbloon’s difficulty has been due too much to the Rock Bloons, so their strength is being reduced in favour of a more linear speed increase on the boss itself. Also Tier 1 Normal Dreadbloon’s damage reduction is being removed as we felt this hitting immediately was far too limiting to starting strategies, particularly in Rush game modes
— Update notes 		”
  • Nerf Tier 1 Normal Dreadbloon no longer has damage reduction ― -1 damage → 0
  • Buff Normal boss speed increased at Tier 2 and above
    • Neutral Tier 1 remains 1.25 units/s
    • Buff Tier 2 ― 1.25 units/s → 1.3 units/s
    • Buff Tier 3 ― 1.25 units/s → 1.4 units/s
    • Neutral Tier 4 remains 1.5 units/s
    • Buff Tier 5 ― 1.25 units/s → 1.6 units/s
  • Neutral Elite boss speed increased at all tiers except Tier 1 and 2
    • Nerf Tier 1 ― 1.3 units/s → 1.25 units/s
    • Neutral Tier 2 remains 1.3 units/s
    • Buff Tier 3 ― 1.3 units/s → 1.4 units/s
    • Buff Tier 4 ― 1.5 units/s → 1.5 units/s
    • Buff Tier 5 ― 1.5 units/s → 1.6 units/s
  • Buff Spikes from a sold Mega Massive Munitions Factory will no longer ignore Dreadbloon's Support immunity (bug fix)

Version 51.0

  • Neutral Dreadrock Bloon: Should now be correctly affected by Boss Challenge rule modifiers (bug fix)

Version 53.0

  • Nerf Eclipse of Fimbulwinter ability from Herald of Everfrost can now skip the first skull (undocumented)

Version 54.0

  • Buff Elite: Number of skulls increased ― 3 → 7
    • Note: It will now cycle through all immunities twice
  • Nerf Elite: Health of Ceramic Armor Shield reduced ― 50% → 35% of current Tier HP
    • Tier 1 ― 7,500 → 5,250
    • Tier 2 ― 45,000 → 31,500
    • Tier 3 ― 325,000 → 227,500
    • Tier 4 ― 1,312,000 → 918,750
    • Tier 5 ― 6,250,000 → 4,375,000
  • Buff Eclipse of Fimbulwinter ability from Herald of Everfrost should no longer skip Dreadbloon's Skulls while in Primary immunity

Rogue Legends

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Version 51.0

  • Nerf Speed reduction on Final Boss tiles increased ― ×0.4 → ×0.36
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  • Normal Dreadbloon in the boss menu
    Normal Dreadbloon in the boss menu
  • Elite Dreadbloon in the boss menu
    Elite Dreadbloon in the boss menu

Assets

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  • Dreadbloon
    Dreadbloon
  • Elite Dreadbloon
    Elite Dreadbloon
  • Dreadbloon (defeated)
    Dreadbloon (defeated)
  • Elite Dreadbloon (defeated)
    Elite Dreadbloon (defeated)
  • Event icon
    Event icon
  • Dreadbloon menu icon
    Dreadbloon menu icon
  • Elite Dreadbloon menu icon
    Elite Dreadbloon menu icon
  • Dreadbloon medal
    Dreadbloon medal
  • Elite Dreadbloon medal
    Elite Dreadbloon medal
  • Logo
    Logo
  • Banner
    Banner
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