Bloon immunity

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'''Bloon immunity''' is a mechanic present in the [[Bloons (franchise)|''Bloons'' franchise]], introduced in the original [[Bloons Tower Defense (game)|''Bloons Tower Defense'']]. ~~Certain~~ types of [[Bloon|Bloons]] are immune to a specific kind of [[damage type]], are are usually countered by damage types outside of their immunity.

'''Bloon immunity''' is a mechanic present in the [[Bloons (franchise)|''Bloons'' franchise]], introduced in the original [[Bloons Tower Defense (game)|''Bloons Tower Defense'']]. In [[Bloons TD (series)|''Bloons TD'']], ''[[Bloons Supermonkey 2]]'' and [[Bloons Pop!|''Bloons Pop!'']], certain types of [[Bloon|Bloons]] are immune to a specific kind of [[damage type]], are are usually countered by damage types outside of their immunity, such as a [[Lead Bloon]] being immune to sharp attacks but vulnerable to explosives.

While [[MOAB-Class Bloon|MOAB-Class Bloons]] and [[Boss Bloon|Boss Bloons]] usually only take less damage or reduced debuff effects, the [[DDT]] and ~~the [[Bloons TD 6|''Bloons TD 6'']] incarnation of~~ [[~~Dreadbloon (BTD6)|~~Dreadbloon]] have specified damage immunities.

While [[MOAB-Class Bloon|MOAB-Class Bloons]] and [[Boss Bloon|Boss Bloons]] usually only take less damage, reduced debuff effects, or simply can't be targeted by certain towers, the [[DDT]] and [[Dreadbloon]] have specified damage immunities.

Bloon immunity mechanics do not appear in [[Bloons Card Storm|''Bloons Card Storm'']] despite featuring Bloons that usually sport immunities. This was intentional on the developers' part, as they found the immunity mechanic unfair ~~for~~ the ~~game~~'~~s scope~~.

''[[Bloons TD 6]]'' has two [[Hero|Heroes]] that can decrease a Bloon type's resistance to a given form of damage starting at a certain level without removing the immunity completely until a later level, implemented as a 50% and later 100% chance to pop the Bloon in question with an incompatible attack. [[Striker Jones (BTD6)|Striker Jones]] allows every explosive tower to have a 50% chance to pop [[Black Bloon|Black Bloons]] starting from level 5 that increases to 100% at level 19, and [[Silas (BTD6)|Silas]] allows every freezing tower to have a 50% chance of freezing [[White Bloon|White Bloons]] starting from level 5 that increases to 100% at level 13.

Bloon immunity mechanics do not appear in [[Bloons Card Storm|''Bloons Card Storm'']] despite featuring Bloons that usually sport immunities. This was intentional on the developers' part, as they found the immunity mechanic unfair when the gameplay involves a limited amount of monkeys on the playing field.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1c7iody/bloons_card_storm_developer_diary_april_2024/|title=Bloons Card Storm Developer Diary - April 2024|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=25 jul 2025}}</ref> ''[[Bloons Blitz]]'' also does not currently include Bloon immunities, though it is unclear if they are planned.

== List of Bloons with immunities ==

{| class="wikitable"

{| class="wikitable sortable"

!Image

!Bloon type

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!Introduced

|-

|

|[[File:BTD6 bloon Black.png|50x50px]]

|[[Black Bloon]]

|~~Explosive~~ damage

|Explosion damage

| rowspan="2" |[[Bloons Tower Defense (game)|''Bloons Tower Defense'']]

| rowspan="3" |[[Bloons Tower Defense (game)|''Bloons Tower Defense'']]

|-

|

|[[File:BTD6 bloon White.png|50x50px]]

|[[White Bloon]]

|~~Freeze~~ damage

|Cold/frigid damage

|-

|

|[[Frozen Bloon]]

|Sharp damage{{G|BTD1,BTD2,BTD3,BTD4,BTD5,BTDB,BMC,BTD6,BATTD,BTDB2}}

|-

|[[File:BTD6 bloon Lead.png|51x51px]]

|[[Lead Bloon]]

|Sharp/~~freeze~~/energy~~~~(~~''BTD6'' only~~)~~ damage~~

|Sharp/shatter/energy{{G|BTD6}} damage/[[Storm (BSM2)|Storm]] core weapons{{G|BSM2M}}

|[[Bloons Tower Defense 2|''Bloons Tower Defense 2'']]

|-

|

|[[File:BTD6 bloon Ceramic.png|51x51px]]

|[[Ceramic Bloon]]

|Glue slowdown ~~(''~~BTD3, 4,~~'' and Flash versions of ''5~~, ~~Battles'' and ''BMC'' only)~~/magic damage ~~(''~~BSM2~~'' only)~~

|Glue slowdown{{G|BTD3,BTD4,BTD5F,BTDBF,BMCF}}/magic damage{{G|BSM2}}

|[[Bloons Tower Defense 3|''Bloons Tower Defense 3'']]

|-

|

|[[File:BTD6 bloon Zebra.png|51x51px]]

|[[Zebra Bloon]]

|~~Explosive~~/~~freeze~~ damage

|Explosion/cold/frigid damage

|[[Bloons TD 4|''Bloons TD 4'']]

|-

|

|[[File:BTD6 bloon DdtIcon.png|50x50px]]

|[[DDT]]

|~~Explosive~~/sharp~~/freeze(''BSM'' only)~~ damage

|Explosion{{G|BMCF,BTD6,BATTD,BTDB2}}/sharp{{G|BMCF,BTD6,BATTD,BTDB2}} damage

| rowspan="2" |[[Bloons Monkey City|''Bloons Monkey City'']]

|-

|

|[[File:BTD6 DreadbloonPortrait.png|52x52px]]

|[[Dreadbloon]]

|Sharp damage/damage from a specific [[tower category]]~~(''~~BTD6~~'' only)~~

|Sharp damage/damage from a specific [[tower category]] for each skull tier{{G|BTD6}}

|-

|

|[[File:BTD6 bloon GlassBloon.png|51x51px]]

|[[Glass Bloon]]

|Energy/acid~~(''~~BTD6~~'' only)<~~/~~small>~~ damage

|Energy/acid{{G|BTD6}}/plasma{{G|BTD6}} damage/Storm arm weapons{{G|BSM2M}}

|[[Bloons Supermonkey 2|''Bloons Supermonkey 2'']]

|-

|[[File:BTD6 bloon Purple.png|51x51px]]

|[[Purple Bloon]]

|Energy/frigid/plasma/fire damage

| rowspan="2" |[[Bloons TD 6|''Bloons TD 6'']]

|-

|[[File:BTD6 bloon DreadRockBloonStandard.png|49x49px]]

|[[Dreadrock Bloon]]

|Dreadbloon's current tower category immunity

|-

|

|[[~~Purple~~ Bloon]]

|[[Ghost Bloon]]

|~~Energy~~ damage

|Sharp/shatter/crushing/explosion damage

|[[Bloons TD 6|''Bloons TD 6'']]

|[[Bloons Adventure Time TD|''Bloons Adventure Time TD'']]

|}

==Gallery==

File:BTD6 Semi Auto No Pop Lead.png|[[Semi-Automatic (BTD6)|Semi-Automatic]] not popping [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead Bloon]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''

File:BTD6 Laser Blasts Not Pop Purple.png|[[Laser Blasts (BTD6)|Laser Blasts]] not popping [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple Bloon]] in ''Bloons TD 6''

</gallery>

== References ==

[[Category:Game mechanics]]

[[Category:Game mechanics in BATTD]]

[[Category:Game mechanics in Battles]]

[[Category:Game mechanics in Battles 2]]

[[Category:Game mechanics in BMC]]

[[Category:Game mechanics in BSM2]]

[[Category:Game mechanics in BTD3]]

[[Category:Game mechanics in BTD4]]

[[Category:Game mechanics in BTD5]]

[[Category:Game mechanics in BTD6]]

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-'''Bloon immunity''' is a mechanic present in the [[Bloons (franchise)|''Bloons'' franchise]], introduced in the original [[Bloons Tower Defense (game)|''Bloons Tower Defense'']]. Certain types of [[Bloon|Bloons]] are immune to a specific kind of [[damage type]], are are usually countered by damage types outside of their immunity.
+'''Bloon immunity''' is a mechanic present in the [[Bloons (franchise)|''Bloons'' franchise]], introduced in the original [[Bloons Tower Defense (game)|''Bloons Tower Defense'']]. In [[Bloons TD (series)|''Bloons TD'']], ''[[Bloons Supermonkey 2]]'' and [[Bloons Pop!|''Bloons Pop!'']], certain types of [[Bloon|Bloons]] are immune to a specific kind of [[damage type]], are are usually countered by damage types outside of their immunity, such as a [[Lead Bloon]] being immune to sharp attacks but vulnerable to explosives.
-While [[MOAB-Class Bloon|MOAB-Class Bloons]] and [[Boss Bloon|Boss Bloons]] usually only take less damage or reduced debuff effects, the [[DDT]] and the [[Bloons TD 6|''Bloons TD 6'']] incarnation of [[Dreadbloon (BTD6)|Dreadbloon]] have specified damage immunities.
+While [[MOAB-Class Bloon|MOAB-Class Bloons]] and [[Boss Bloon|Boss Bloons]] usually only take less damage, reduced debuff effects, or simply can't be targeted by certain towers, the [[DDT]] and [[Dreadbloon]] have specified damage immunities.
-Bloon immunity mechanics do not appear in [[Bloons Card Storm|''Bloons Card Storm'']] despite featuring Bloons that usually sport immunities. This was intentional on the developers' part, as they found the immunity mechanic unfair for the game's scope.
+''[[Bloons TD 6]]'' has two [[Hero|Heroes]] that can decrease a Bloon type's resistance to a given form of damage starting at a certain level without removing the immunity completely until a later level, implemented as a 50% and later 100% chance to pop the Bloon in question with an incompatible attack. [[Striker Jones (BTD6)|Striker Jones]] allows every explosive tower to have a 50% chance to pop [[Black Bloon|Black Bloons]] starting from level 5 that increases to 100% at level 19, and [[Silas (BTD6)|Silas]] allows every freezing tower to have a 50% chance of freezing [[White Bloon|White Bloons]] starting from level 5 that increases to 100% at level 13.
+Bloon immunity mechanics do not appear in [[Bloons Card Storm|''Bloons Card Storm'']] despite featuring Bloons that usually sport immunities. This was intentional on the developers' part, as they found the immunity mechanic unfair when the gameplay involves a limited amount of monkeys on the playing field.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1c7iody/bloons_card_storm_developer_diary_april_2024/|title=Bloons Card Storm Developer Diary - April 2024|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=25 jul 2025}}</ref> ''[[Bloons Blitz]]'' also does not currently include Bloon immunities, though it is unclear if they are planned.
 == List of Bloons with immunities ==
-{| class="wikitable"
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
 !Image
 !Bloon type
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 !Introduced
 |-
-|
+|[[File:BTD6 bloon Black.png|50x50px]]
 |[[Black Bloon]]
-|Explosive damage
+|Explosion damage
-| rowspan="2" |[[Bloons Tower Defense (game)|''Bloons Tower Defense'']]
+| rowspan="3" |[[Bloons Tower Defense (game)|''Bloons Tower Defense'']]
 |-
-|
+|[[File:BTD6 bloon White.png|50x50px]]
 |[[White Bloon]]
-|Freeze damage
+|Cold/frigid damage
 |-
 |
+|[[Frozen Bloon]]
+|Sharp damage{{G|BTD1,BTD2,BTD3,BTD4,BTD5,BTDB,BMC,BTD6,BATTD,BTDB2}}
+|-
+|[[File:BTD6 bloon Lead.png|51x51px]]
 |[[Lead Bloon]]
-|Sharp/freeze/energy<small>(''BTD6'' only)</small> damage
+|Sharp/shatter/energy{{G|BTD6}} damage/[[Storm (BSM2)|Storm]] core weapons{{G|BSM2M}}
 |[[Bloons Tower Defense 2|''Bloons Tower Defense 2'']]
 |-
-|
+|[[File:BTD6 bloon Ceramic.png|51x51px]]
 |[[Ceramic Bloon]]
-|Glue slowdown <small>(''BTD3, 4,'' and Flash versions of ''5, Battles'' and ''BMC'' only)</small>/magic damage <small>(''BSM2'' only)</small>
+|Glue slowdown{{G|BTD3,BTD4,BTD5F,BTDBF,BMCF}}/magic damage{{G|BSM2}}
 |[[Bloons Tower Defense 3|''Bloons Tower Defense 3'']]
 |-
-|
+|[[File:BTD6 bloon Zebra.png|51x51px]]
 |[[Zebra Bloon]]
-|Explosive/freeze damage
+|Explosion/cold/frigid damage
 |[[Bloons TD 4|''Bloons TD 4'']]
 |-
-|
+|[[File:BTD6 bloon DdtIcon.png|50x50px]]
 |[[DDT]]
-|Explosive/sharp/freeze<small>(''BSM'' only)</small> damage
+|Explosion{{G|BMCF,BTD6,BATTD,BTDB2}}/sharp{{G|BMCF,BTD6,BATTD,BTDB2}} damage
 | rowspan="2" |[[Bloons Monkey City|''Bloons Monkey City'']]
 |-
-|
+|[[File:BTD6 DreadbloonPortrait.png|52x52px]]
 |[[Dreadbloon]]
-|Sharp damage/damage from a specific [[tower category]]<small>(''BTD6'' only)</small>
+|Sharp damage/damage from a specific [[tower category]] for each skull tier{{G|BTD6}}
 |-
-|
+|[[File:BTD6 bloon GlassBloon.png|51x51px]]
 |[[Glass Bloon]]
-|Energy/acid<small>(''BTD6'' only)</small> damage
+|Energy/acid{{G|BTD6}}/plasma{{G|BTD6}} damage/Storm arm weapons{{G|BSM2M}}
 |[[Bloons Supermonkey 2|''Bloons Supermonkey 2'']]
+|-
+|[[File:BTD6 bloon Purple.png|51x51px]]
+|[[Purple Bloon]]
+|Energy/frigid/plasma/fire damage
+| rowspan="2" |[[Bloons TD 6|''Bloons TD 6'']]
+|-
+|[[File:BTD6 bloon DreadRockBloonStandard.png|49x49px]]
+|[[Dreadrock Bloon]]
+|Dreadbloon's current tower category immunity
 |-
 |
-|[[Purple Bloon]]
+|[[Ghost Bloon]]
-|Energy damage
+|Sharp/shatter/crushing/explosion damage
-|[[Bloons TD 6|''Bloons TD 6'']]
+|[[Bloons Adventure Time TD|''Bloons Adventure Time TD'']]
 |}
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:BTD6 Semi Auto No Pop Lead.png|[[Semi-Automatic (BTD6)|Semi-Automatic]] not popping [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead Bloon]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''
+File:BTD6 Laser Blasts Not Pop Purple.png|[[Laser Blasts (BTD6)|Laser Blasts]] not popping [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple Bloon]] in ''Bloons TD 6''
+</gallery>
+== References ==
+<references />
+[[Category:Game mechanics]]
+[[Category:Game mechanics in BATTD]]
+[[Category:Game mechanics in Battles]]
+[[Category:Game mechanics in Battles 2]]
+[[Category:Game mechanics in BMC]]
+[[Category:Game mechanics in BSM2]]
+[[Category:Game mechanics in BTD3]]
+[[Category:Game mechanics in BTD4]]
+[[Category:Game mechanics in BTD5]]
+[[Category:Game mechanics in BTD6]]

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