The Blazing Sun: Difference between revisions

'''The Blazing Sun''' is the [[Desperado (BTD6)|Desperado]]'s path 1 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede"/>This upgrade adds a mechanic that changes its behavior depending on how many pistol shots it fires and Bloons it destroys. Its [[attack speed]] lowers slightly each time it fires a shot, but increases each time it fully pops a Bloon. If it shoots more often than it pops layers for long enough, it starts applying Fire-type [[damage over time]] in an area around each Bloon it hits. It resets if it goes long enough without firing any shots.

*Attack cooldown reduces from 1.2 seconds to 0.3 seconds (without affecting the time it takes to unload a full burst)

*Damage type changes from {{BTD6 dt|Sharp}} to {{BTD6 dt|Normal}}<section end="lede"/>

As a very cheap tier 5, the Blazing Sun serves a similar role to the 2-0-5 [[Elite Defender (BTD6)|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 Bloon (BTD6)|Ceramic Bloon]]s 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 (BTD6)|Etienne]] for his UCAV ability or [[The Bloon Solver (BTD6)|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 (BTD6)|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 (BTD6)|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 [[DDT (BTD6)|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 (BTD6)|Berserker Brew]]), but more range effectively improves its speed due to the [[Quickdraw (BTD6)|Quickdraw]] upgrade, so a [[Primary Training (BTD6)|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 Bloon]]s with its high single-target damage output, namely [[Lych (BTD6)|Lych]], [[Bloonarius (BTD6)|Bloonarius]], and the non-primary phases of [[Dreadbloon (BTD6)|Dreadbloon]]. It's also a cheap Tier 5 for [[Boss Rush]].

In [[Deflation (BTD6)|Deflation]], the 5-2-0 Blazing Sun is one of two solo options, with it generally outperforming 0-2-5 [[Crossbow Master (BTD6)|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 (BTD6)|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.