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{{lede image|BTD6 LegendRogueShop.png|Icon for the ''Rogue Legends'' DLC in the [[Shop (BTD6)|Shop]]|size=250px}}{{Future}}

{{Research|Version 48 changes in progress.}}

'''''Rogue Legends''''' (or '''Rogue Legend''')<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1hau4dn/bloons_td_6_v460_update_notes/|title=Bloons TD 6 v46.0 - Update Notes!|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=14 jan 2025}}</ref> is a paid DLC expansion for ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'', introduced in {{BTD6 version|47.0}} and the first of a series of DLC campaigns called [[Legend]]s.<ref name="46.0">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1hau4dn/bloons_td_6_v460_update_notes/|title=Bloons TD 6 v46.0 - Update Notes!|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=14 jan 2025}}</ref> It is a "[[Bloons TD (series)|BTD]] rogue-lite adventure"<ref name="44.0">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1eh2iuo/update_bloons_td_6_v440_update_notes/|title=Update: Bloons TD 6 v44.0 - Update Notes!|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=14 jan 2025}}</ref> and a "game within the game"<ref name="46.0"/> where the player navigates a [[monkey]] on a grid with different types of tiles,<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1i305vq/btd6_rogue_legends_dlc_maps_and_movement_first/|title=BTD6 Rogue Legends DLC maps and movement first look!|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=16 jan 2025}}</ref> encountering [[Bloon]]s and collecting [[tower]]s and enhancements to add to their Party.<ref name="first look">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1i7r9hv/btd6_rogue_legends_dlc_gameplay_first_look/|title=BTD6 Rogue Legends DLC gameplay first look!|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=23 jan 2025}}</ref> When the player encounters a Bloon, the game transitions to a short ''Bloons TD'' game, much like the tiles in ''[[Bloons Monkey City]]'', during which the player uses their party's towers, [[Hero]], and items called [[Artifact]]s to clear all the [[round]]s. The campaign is split into four stages, each ending with a special Final Boss tile.

''Rogue Legends'' is officially priced at USD$9.99,<ref name="coming-soon">{{cite|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NerXoyaPCgg|title=Rogue Legends {{!}} Coming Soon to Bloons TD 6!|publisher=YouTube|retrieved=27 jan 2025}}</ref> though the actual cost depends on the platform and region. A demo can be played in the [[Quest (BTD6)|Quest]] [[Rogue Legends Preview]], which only allows playing three encounters. It is currently not accessible in ''[[Bloons TD 6+]]''. ''[[Bloons TD 6 NETFLIX]]'' introduced it on 5th March 2025.<!--where is polavux date standardizer; this is nz date and dunno if it aligns with US or whatever-->

Purchasing the DLC unlocks an exclusive [[Avatar (cosmetic category)|Avatar]] and [[Profile Banner]], and an additional Avatar and Profile Banner can be unlocked by completing a campaign.

The player begins a ''Rogue Legends'' campaign by creating their Starter Party, which is done by selecting a [[Hero]] or [[Hero Skin]] and up to three [[Artifact]]s. Campaigns are divided into four stages. On each stage, the player progresses through the map by navigating tiles on a hexagonal grid. Players can move by clicking on the tiles indicated by a blue Wisp, but they cannot move back afterwards (indicated by the path becoming darkened). On some stage layouts, there are there multiple starting tiles or branching paths that the player can choose from, but all possible roads will eventually converge on the Final Boss tile. Some tiles will have some [[Bloon|Bloons]] floating over it that lead the player to a '''Bloon Encounter''', which is a game of BTD6 with a custom set of rules, rounds and mechanics, and with [[Monkey Knowledge (BTD6)|Monkey Knowledge]], [[Double Cash Mode (BTD6)|Double Cash Mode]], and [[Fast Track Mode]] disabled. Completing encounters earns items called [[Token (BTD6)|Token]]s (represented by an icon of [[Geraldo (BTD6)|Geraldo]]'s head) that can be used to trade with Merchants.  

The player has five {{icon|BTD6 RogueHeartIcon.png}} hearts that are separate from [[life|lives]] and a heart is lost each time they lose an encounter. If the player runs out of hearts, the campaign ends with no option of continuing.

In ''Rogue Legends'', the player cannot place towers or [[Power]]s freely and can only use [[Insta Monkey]]s, which cost [[cash]] to place. They are cheaper to place than their combined base and upgrade costs, but more expensive to upgrade than normal.<ref name="coming-soon" /> Insta Monkeys in the player's Party are reusable, but have a 4-round cooldown between uses. The player can add more Insta Monkeys to their Party by opening Loot Chests and visiting Camp Fires, but they can only have up to 10 Insta Monkeys in their Party; obtaining an 11th tower prompts the player to remove a tower to make space.

During Bloon Encounters, the player can earn temporary items called Boosts, which can be Artifacts, Powers (which are purchased with [[cash]] instead of [[Monkey Money]]), or a one-time Insta Monkey. Temporary Artifacts will be active for the rest of the encounter and Powers or towers obtained from Boosts will be lost upon finishing the encounter, regardless of if they were used or not.

Players can encounter special tiles with different mechanics, such as Mini Games or Mini Bosses that can award additional Artifacts if the player can beat certain scores, Merchants that can exchange their Artifacts for tokens or other Artifacts, Loot Chests with additional Artifacts, or Camp Fires{{sic}} that allow players to add more Insta Monkeys, permanently upgrade existing Insta Monkeys or Artifacts, or regain hearts. At the end of each stage, there is a unique Final Boss tile, which is a Bloon Encounter featuring a [[Boss Bloon]]. Defeating the Final Boss is required to progress to the next stage. After completing 4 stages, the player will complete the campaign and earn Rogue XP (represented by marshmallows, they are also awarded if the player loses all their hearts) that can be spent in the Rogue XP Shop to unlock permanent upgrades for future campaigns.  

'''Parties''' are a set consisting of a [[Hero]], [[Insta Monkey]]s, and artifacts. Each [[Hero]] has a unique starter party that includes two Insta Monkeys and one hero artifact, and [[Hero Skin]]s have different starter parties. Before beginning a campaign, the player can also choose their own "permanent artifacts" to start with, though limited to a combined artifact cost of 9 (can be increased from the XP Shop).

|[[File:BTD6_100-SniperMonkeyInsta.png|link=Sniper_Monkey_(BTD6)|20x20px|1-0-0 Sniper Monkey Insta Monkey]] 1-0-0 [[Sniper Monkey (BTD6)|Sniper Monkey]]

|[[File:BTD6_round_HeroIconQuincy.png|link=Quincy_(BTD6)|50x50px|Quincy]] [[Quincy (BTD6)|Quincy]]

|[[File:BTD6_003-DartMonkeyInsta.png|link=Dart_Monkey_(BTD6)|21x21px|0-0-3 Dart Monkey Insta Monkey]] 0-0-3 [[Dart Monkey (BTD6)|Dart Monkey]]

|[[File:BTD6 002-BoomerangMonkeyInsta.png|alt=0-0-2 Boomerang Monkey Insta Monkey|20x20px|0-0-3 Boomerang Monkey Insta Monkey]] 0-0-2 [[Boomerang Monkey (BTD6)|Boomerang Monkey]]

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|[[File:BTD6_round_HeroIconWolfpackQuincy.png|link=Wolfpack_Quincy|51x51px|Wolfpack Quincy]] [[Wolfpack Quincy]]

|[[Slipped on the Peel]] Common

|[[File:BTD6_round_HeroIconAdora.png|link=Adora_(BTD6)|52x52px|Adora]] [[Adora (BTD6)|Adora]]

|[[File:BTD6 001-BoomerangMonkeyInsta.png|alt=0-0-1 Boomerang Monkey Insta Monkey|20x20px|0-0-2 Boomerang Monkey Insta Monkey]] 0-0-1 [[Boomerang Monkey (BTD6)|Boomerang Monkey]]

|[[File:BTD6_round_HeroIconSauda.png|link=Sauda_(BTD6)|50x50px|Sauda]] [[Sauda (BTD6)|Sauda]]

|[[File:BTD6_020-TackShooterInsta.png|link=Tack_Shooter_(BTD6)|20x20px|0-2-0 Tack Shooter Insta Monkey]] 0-2-0 [[Tack Shooter (BTD6)|Tack Shooter]]

|[[Sticky Situation (Artifact)|Sticky Situation]] Common

|[[File:BTD6_round_HeroIconSaudaViking.png|link=Viking_Sauda|50x50px|Viking Sauda]][[Viking Sauda]]

|[[File:BTD6_030-TackShooterInsta.png|link=Tack_Shooter_(BTD6)|20x20px|0-3-0 Tack Shooter Insta Monkey]] 0-3-0 [[Tack Shooter (BTD6)|Tack Shooter]]

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|[[File:BTD6_round_HeroIconSaudaJiangshi.png|link=Jiangshi_Sauda|53x53px|Jiangshi Sauda]] [[Jiangshi Sauda]]

|[[File:BTD6_002-WIzardInsta.png|link=Wizard_Monkey_(BTD6)|20x20px|0-0-2 Wizard Monkey Insta Monkey]] 0-0-2 [[Wizard Monkey (BTD6)|Wizard Monkey]]

|[[File:BTD6_020-IceMonkeyInsta.png|link=Ice_Monkey_(BTD6)|20x20px|0-2-0 Ice Monkey Insta Monkey]] 0-2-0 [[Ice Monkey (BTD6)|Ice Monkey]]

|[[File:BTD6_round_HeroIconAdmiralBrickell.png|link=Admiral_Brickell_(BTD6)|50x50px|Admiral Brickell]] [[Admiral Brickell (BTD6)|Admiral Brickell]]

|[[File:BTD6_100-MonkeySubInsta.png|link=Monkey_Sub_(BTD6)|20x20px|1-0-0 Monkey Sub Insta Monkey]] 1-0-1 [[Monkey Sub (BTD6)|Monkey Sub]]

|[[File:BTD6_030-MonkeyBuccaneerInsta.png|link=Monkey_Buccaneer_(BTD6)|20x20px|0-3-0 Monkey Buccaneer Insta Monkey]] 0-3-0 [[Monkey Buccaneer (BTD6)|Monkey Buccaneer]]

|[[File:BTD6_000-BeastHandlerInsta.png|link=Beast_Handler_(BTD6)|20x20px|0-0-0 Beast Handler Insta Monkey]] 0-0-0 [[Beast Handler (BTD6)|Beast Handler]]

|[[File:BTD6_300-MermonkeyInsta.png|link=Mermonkey_(BTD6)|20x20px|3-0-0 Mermonkey Insta Monkey]] 3-0-0 [[Mermonkey (BTD6)|Mermonkey]]

|-

|[[File:BTD6 round HeroIconAdmiralBrickellLifeguardBrickell.png|alt=Lifeguard Brickell|50x50px|Dread Pirate Brickell]] [[Lifeguard Brickell]]

|[[File:BTD6_020-IceMonkeyInsta.png|link=Ice_Monkey_(BTD6)|20x20px|0-2-0 Ice Monkey Insta Monkey]] 0-2-0 [[Ice Monkey (BTD6)|Ice Monkey]]

|[[File:BTD6 020-HeliPilotInsta.png|alt=0-2-0 Heli Pilot Insta Monkey|20x20px|0-0-2 Heli Pilot Insta Monkey]] 0-2-0 [[Heli Pilot (BTD6)|Heli Pilot]]

|[[File:BTD6 100-NinjaMonkeyInsta.png|alt=1-0-0 Ninja Monkey Insta Monkey|20x20px|0-1-0 Ninja Monkey Insta Monkey]] 1-0-0 [[Ninja Monkey (BTD6)|Ninja Monkey]]

|[[File:BTD6 010-MermonkeyInsta.png|alt=0-1-0 Mermonkey Insta Monkey|20x20px|3-0-0 Mermonkey Insta Monkey]] 0-1-0 [[Mermonkey (BTD6)|Mermonkey]]

|[[File:BTD6 002-MermonkeyInsta.png|alt=0-0-2 Mermonkey Insta Monkey|20x20px|3-0-0 Mermonkey Insta Monkey]] 0-0-2 [[Mermonkey (BTD6)|Mermonkey]]

|[[File:BTD6 002-DartMonkeyInsta.png|alt=0-0-2 Dart Monkey Insta Monkey|20x20px|0-0-0 Dart Monkey Insta Monkey]] 0-0-2 [[Dart Monkey (BTD6)|Dart Monkey]]

|[[File:BTD6 020-NinjaMonkeyInsta.png|alt=0-2-0 Ninja Monkey Insta Monkey|20x20px|0-1-0 Ninja Monkey Insta Monkey]] 0-2-0 [[Ninja Monkey (BTD6)|Ninja Monkey]]

|[[File:BTD6 002-DruidInsta.png|alt=0-0-2 Druid Insta Monkey|20x20px|0-0-0 Druid Insta Monkey]] 0-0-2 [[Druid (BTD6)|Druid]]

|[[File:BTD6 010-BeastHandlerInsta.png|alt=0-1-0 Beast Handler Insta Monkey|20x20px|0-0-0 Beast Handler Insta Monkey]] 0-1-0 [[Beast Handler (BTD6)|Beast Handler]]

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|[[File:BTD6 round HeroIconGeraldoGentlemanGadgeteer.png|alt=Gentlemonkey Gadgeteer|52x52px|Admiral Brickell]] [[Gentlemonkey Gadgeteer]]

|}

Artifacts are items that can be equipped during a campaign. All of them have beneficial effects, though some have negative effects as trade-offs, and some of them can add more Insta Monkeys to the player's party. The player starts their campaign with one artifact called a "hero artifact" that depends on the Hero or Hero Skin, and can choose up to three additional "permanent artifacts". Each permanent artifact has a value that determines its cost to equip in the starter party and to trade at a merchant. There are over 90 unique artifacts and upgraded versions.<ref name="first look"/> Most of them appear to come in at least three rarities: Common, Rare, and Legendary. Common Artifacts cost 3, Rare Artifacts cost 6, and Legendary Artifacts cost 9, except the [[Boss Bloon]] artifacts which cost 18 power. After completing a stage, the player can extract one Artifact<ref name="47.0-preview"/> to allow it to be chosen in a Starter Party, but the extracted artifact will be lost for the rest of the current campaign.

{{generic cargo gallery

'''Boosts''' are temporary items that are obtained every 3 rounds on Bloon Encounters, or 5 rounds on Mini Games, at the start of a Mini-Boss and every 5 'pops' afterwards, and after triggering a Skull during a Final Boss fight. Boosts can be Boost Artifacts, [[Insta Monkey]]s, or [[Power]]s (including the [[Cave Monkey]]).

{{generic cargo gallery

Each stage is composed of a grid of hexagonal tiles. There are 14 different stage layouts; each layout has a name internally, but they are not displayed in the game itself.

<gallery mode="nolines" widths="192px" heights="108px">

BTD6 RL Quarry.png|Quarry

BTD6 RL Basalts.png|Basalts

BTD6 RL Bloonhenge.png|Bloonhenge

BTD6 RL Cliffside.png|Cliffside

BTD6 RL Dam.png|Dam

BTD6 RL High Point.png|High Point

BTD6 RL Big Forest.png|Big Forest

BTD6 RL Mountain Top.png|Mountain Top

BTD6 RL Volcanic Island.png|Volcanic Island

BTD6 RL River Crossing.png|River Crossing

BTD6 RL Cliffs of Dover.png|Cliffs of Dover

BTD6 RL Jungle.png|Jungle

BTD6 RL Mountain Pass Upper.png|Mountain Pass Upper

BTD6 RL Waterfall.png|Waterfall

|21

|22

|18

|6 (4 shuffled)

|1

|26

|4 (3 shuffled)

|17

|18

{{Research|Determine the health scaling changes in version 47.2, what is presented was valid in version 47.1, also determine if the speed and status effect freeplay scaling applies.}}

Bloon Encounters use a unique "Rogue Bloons" round set.<ref name="47.0-preview" /> These rounds scale in difficulty much quicker than the regular set (for example, [[MOAB (BTD6)|MOABs]] will start spawning in the mid 10's), and to compensate, the players receive a much larger amount of starting cash in addition to their party Insta Monkeys and active Artifacts. Encounters start at round 2 out of 6 and after each encounter cleared, all future encounters in the same stage will start 2 rounds later and will last for 3 more rounds at the end (ex. 2/6, 4/9, 6/12, and so on), on stage 2 and higher, the first encounter will start 7 rounds and end 8 rounds later than in the previous stage, (9/14, 16/22, 23/30 and 30/38 on stages 2, 3, 4 and 5, respectively), further encounters on those stages also increase in the same way as stage 1. In particular, the start and end round for a particular combination of stage and encounter is the following:

 

 

For example, the 9th encounter in stage 3 will start at round 2 × 9 + 7 × 3 - 7 = 32  and end at round 46.

 

The game will also have default [[challenge rule]] modifiers on Beginner maps and lower Bloon Speed , Ceramic Health and MOAB Health on Intermediate maps or higher. also Bloon speed will be incremented by 3% while MOAB and Ceramic health will be increased by +6% each encounter, and one additional stack of these increments will also be applied on each stage. In general the challenge modifiers in Bloon Encounters are determined by the following formula which uses the current stage and encounter number and a difficulty value which depends on the [[Map difficulty (BTD6)|map difficulty]]:

 

!Difficulty

!Value

|[[Beginner]]

|0

|[[Intermediate]]

|4

|[[Advanced]]

|8

|[[Expert]]

|12

For example if second Bloon Encounter of Stage 4 is played in [[Mesa]] (Advanced difficulty) the using the previous formula will yield a 100 + 3 × (4 + 2 - 8 - 2) = 88% Bloon speed modifier and 76% Ceramic and MOAB health. In addition to this, standard [[Freeplay#Bloons TD 6|Freeplay]] health scaling is also applied.

*[[Insta Monkey]] placement costs are based on the sum of the cost of the base tower and all upgrades they have, and are reduced by a percentage that depends on the highest upgrade tier they have. Insta Monkeys from Boosts cost 20% less to place on top of this.

*[[Power]]s earned from [[Boost]]s cost cash to place instead of Monkey Money.

!Mechanic

==Tiles==

{{Research|More info on specific tiles is needed:

* On Legendary Augment Merchant tiles, determine if the chances of the Merchant having Legendary Artifacts are higher than normal, it seems likely at this point.}}

[[File:BTD6 RogueInfoIconSpawn.png|50px|right]]

'''Spawn Points''' are tents that mark the starting position of the Rogue Monkey. On some stage layouts, there are two spawn points that the player can choose from.

[[File:BTD6 RogueInfoIconBloonEncounter.png|50px|right]]

'''Bloon Encounters''' take the player to a game of ''BTD6''. They appear on the path and the player is required to engage with them to progress. The player can choose a Boost once every 3 [[round]]s. Completing an encounter rewards the player with 1–3 tokens, but they can be skipped by paying one {{icon|BTD6 RogueHeartIcon.png}} heart. The player is not allowed to skip if they have only one life left.

 

The starting cash of an encounter can be determined with the following formula:

<math display="block">\text{Starting cash}=\begin{cases}2500+(\text{Starting round}\times(600-(\text{Stage}\times100))&\text{for Stage}<5 \\ 2500+(\text{Starting round}\times100)&\text{for Stage}>=5\end{cases}</math>There are different types of Bloon Encounters represented by the type of Bloons that are floating over the tile.

{{Research|Determine if these are the actual effects.}}

{| class="wikitable"

!Bloons

!Effect

!Unique round set

|1 Red Bloon

|No changes.

|{{N}}

|3 Red Bloons

|Spawns higher amounts of Bloons.

|{{Y}}

|1 Regrow Red Bloon

|All Bloons gain the [[Regrow Bloon (BTD6)|Regrow]] property (if able), and the Regrow rate is increased to 150%.

|{{N}}

|1 Fortified Red Bloon

|All Bloons gain the [[Fortified Bloon (BTD6)|Fortified]] property (if able), but move slower.

|{{N}}

|1 Pink Bloon

|Increased the amount of faster bloons and decreases the amount of slower bloons.

|1 Red, 1 Blue, 1 Green Bloon

|Bloons spawn with less spacing between them.

|{{Y}}

|1 White Bloon

|When [[White Bloon (BTD6)|White Bloons]] are popped, they slow nearby Monkeys.

|{{N}}

|''MOAB''

|MOAB-Class Bloons start with Double HP.

|{{N}}

|''1 Red Camo''

|All Bloons gain the [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo]] property (if able). Does not appear on the map unless the player gets close. Can be inferred early if there's a Legendary augment on the tile.

|{{N}}

|''Zebra''

|All Bloons are immune to Freeze, Stun and Slow effects, like [[BAD (BTD6)|BADs]].

|{{N}}

|''Fortified Lead''

|Increases the amount of [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead]] and [[DDT (BTD6)|DDTs]].

|{{Y}}

|''To be determined''

|Bloons with immunities appear more often.

|{{Y}}

|''BFB''

|Increases the initial and final rounds of the tile by 5.

|{{N}}

|''To be determined''

|Increased the amount of faster bloons and decreases the amount of slower bloons, with [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple Bloons]] being prioritized. Health is reduced.

|{{Y}}

|''1 Glitched Red Bloon''

|Bloons can jump forward in the track after being hit.

|{{N}}

|''ZOMG''

|Increases the initial and final rounds of the tile by 10.

|{{N}}

|''To be determined''

|Bloons drop a tombstone when popped and respawns 6 seconds later, but their speed is reduced.

===Mini Games===

'''Mini Games''' are optional challenges that can reward the player with the choice of an Artifact when completed. Each Mini Game has three tiers of score goals, and the goal the player reaches determines if the Artifact options are Common, Rare, or Legendary. If the player does not reach any of the goals, no Artifact is earned. Players do not lose a heart if they lose or fail to achieve a goal score, but they can pay 1 heart to retry if they haven't earned an Artifact yet. Boosts are awarded every 5 rounds instead of 3 and it will be automatically selected in Races or Endurance Races.

'''Mini Boss''' tiles are similar to Mini Games, but use [[Boss Rush]] mode. These use the [[Phayze One]] round set rather than the Rogue Bloons round set, and [[Power]]s can be used normally. The player earns a Boost at the start of the game and every 5 times the Boss Bloon is popped. The Boss Bloon of the tile floats around it in a circle. [[Lych]] and [[Vortex (BTD6)|Vortex]] currently cannot appear on these tiles, as neither have a Boss Rush variant yet.

 

'''Merchants''' allow the player to trade Artifacts and [[token (BTD6)|token]]s for different Artifacts. Merchants have eight Artifacts to choose from. The player selects one to four Artifacts from the Merchant's inventory and a combination of tokens and Artifacts from the player's inventory until the total Artifact Power of both selections are the same (Tokens have a value of 1 and Merchant Artifacts are valued at double their Artifact Power). Upon confirmation, the player will lose the selected tokens and Artifacts and gain the ones they have chosen from the Merchant. Only one trade is allowed per Merchant tile. If the player already has (almost) all Artifacts, Merchants will have Tokens on their inventory instead at a cost of 2 Artifact Power.

'''Log Bridges''' allow the player to cross water tiles. They are functionally identical to path tiles other than requiring the player to select them to proceed.

!Name / description

|Allows the player to choose one of five Insta Monkeys to add to their Party. The options can be rerolled once for free. The player is allowed to back out from this menu if none of the options are desired.

*'''Merchant''': Can have Legendary artifacts in its inventory and the costs are different compared to a regular Merchant: Common Artifacts cost 4 Power, Rare Artifacts cost 10, and Legendary Artifacts cost 16.

*'''Camp Fires''': Recruit Insta Monkeys will be tier 5, Mentor can upgrade tier 4 towers in to tier 5, Enhance allows upgrading a Common or Rare Artifact into its Legendary version (despite the text staying the same as a regular Camp Fire) and Heal restores up to five hearts.

{{Research|Determine a bit more info on the following:

 

* Are the maps banned in Final Boss also banned in Mini Boss tiles?

* Determine how Ceramic and MOAB health scaling is calculated.}}[[File:BTD6 RogueInfoIconFinalBoss.png|50px|right]]

'''Final Boss''' tiles are a battle against a [[Boss Bloon]] in a manner similar to [[Boss Challenge]]s. The Boss spawns immediately upon starting the game and must be defeated within 35 rounds, starting at round 15. The tile will use the Rogue round set, grant a higher amount of starting cash, and also Bloon speed, Ceramic and MOAB health will be increased by 5% for each Bloon Encounter the player faced in the current stage plus an additional 5% times the stage number. The Boss will be in its Normal difficulty and its health is fixed at 30,000 regardless of who it is, also it will have a lower speed modifier.

 

 

The Final Bosses of stages 2 and higher will be on their Elite version and the battle will start and end 5 Rounds later each tier (20/55, 25/60, 30/65 and 35/70, respectively), and the Boss health will be increased by 30,000 each time, maxing out at 120,000 at Stage 4. Passive and Skull effects will be the same as in Boss Challenge with the Stage number determining the boss tier, however [[Bloonarius (BTD6)|Bloonarius]] will use its Normal difficulty bleed and skull spawns while displaying its Elite model.

 

In CHIMPS mode, on stages 5 or higher, the Bosses will be at their Tier 5 Elite versions and the health and rounds will keep scaling in the same way as in previous stages. Boss speed modifier will be fixed at 20%. In stage 6 and beyond, the Boss Bloons will keep appearing in the same order as they did on stages 1 – 5.

 

The Final Boss can be any Boss Bloon except [[Lych]].<ref name="lych">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/comments/1ijliib/is_lych_in_rogue_legends/mbf1eiy/|quote=Lych had to be cut from Rogue Legends unfortunately. There was a lot of issues with balancing it with the rest of the bosses, and there was a lot of interaction issues it had with its buff drain and the artifact system.|title=JoeyRainstorm comments on Is Lych in Rogue Legends?|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=7 feb 2025}}</ref> The [[map]] can be any map except the ones listed below.

'''Practice''' allows the player to simulate a Bloon Encounter on any [[map]] of the player's choosing, including [[Protect The Yacht]] and [[Blons]]. The player chooses their Starter Party and plays rounds 1–65. There are no health or speed modifiers and the player earns [[Boost]]s every two rounds instead of three. After completing round 65, the player can continue in [[Freeplay]].

'''CHIMPS''' is unlocked by completing stage 4 of a campaign for the first time. In this mode, the player starts with two hearts instead of 5, the maximum number of towers in the party is reduced to 8, will have lesser amount of starting cash <!-- TODO: write to how much is reduced --> and cannot extract [[Artifact]]s after stage 5 and in exchange the player will can obtain higher amounts of Rogue XP by enabling Curses, which are passive negative effects that are in effect during the entire campaign, the player can select any amount of Curses up to a maximum of 375 Curse Points, each point will increase the amount of XP earned by 1%.

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|Merchant's items cost double.

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|[[Beginner]] maps no longer appear in the campaign.

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|Upgrades cost is increased by +15%.

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|Bloons and MOAB-Class Bloons move 15% faster

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|Maximum amount of Lives set to 1.

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|Players do not earn Boosts during games.

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|Players cannot reroll any reward.

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|Maximum amount of {{icon|BTD6 RogueHeartIcon.png}} Hearts set to 1.

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|Maximum Party size reduced to 5.

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|All reward selections will have two less choices.

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|Disables the effects of the XP Shop.

== Rogue XP Shop ==

{{Research|This is the list of unknown interactions of the Rogue XP buffs:

*Determine how Mini Game Goals work with Races and Least Cash Mini Games.}}

After playing a campaign, the player will be rewarded with Rogue XP which can be used in this shop to obtain permanent upgrades for all future campaigns. These upgrades can be leveled up to increase their benefits at a higher XP cost.

{| class="wikitable"

|Increases the amount of starting lives by +10% (+200% max).

|Reduces the cost of boost rerolls by −1% (−20% max).

|Reduces the cost of moneys obtained by boost by −0.5%  (−10% max).

|Up to Tier 3 Discount

|Reduces the cost of Tier 3 and lower upgrades by −0.5% (−10% max).

|Tier 4 and 5 Discount

|Reduces the cost of Tier 4 and 5 upgrades by −0.5%.

|Increases the amount of XP that the [[Hero]] gains by +1% (+20% max).

|Starts the campaign with 1 additional [[Token (BTD6)|Token]] (10 Tokens max).

|1,000

|Health of the Final Boss is reduced by −1% (−10% max).

|Increases the number of free Recruit rerolls in Camp Fires by +1 (+2 max).

|5,000

|Increases the number of Legendary Augment tiles on each stage by 1 (+2 max).

|1,500

|Enables the {{BTD6 mk|Wingmonkey}} Monkey Knowledge (Adds a new flying pattern for [[Monkey Ace (BTD6)|Monkey Aces]]).

|Enables the {{BTD6 mk|Master Double Cross}} Monkey Knowledge (Allows having two [[Crossbow Master (BTD6)|Crossbow Masters]]).

|Enables the {{BTD6 mk|Recurring 'Rangs}} Monkey Knowledge ([[Boomerang Monkey (BTD6)|Boomerang Monkey's]] projectiles do a second loop if they haven reached their pierce cap).

|-

|Enables the {{BTD6 mk|Emergency Unlock}} Monkey Knowledge (All [[Dartling Gunner (BTD6)|Dartling Gunners]] on the map in Locked targeting gain an ability to return to manual mode while briefing increasing their turning speed).

|Cross the Streams

|1,500

|Enables the {{BTD6 mk|Cross the Streams}} Monkey Knowledge (Creates plasma pools which damage Bloons in spots where [[Plasma Accelerator (BTD6)|Plasma Accelerators]] and/or [[Ray of Doom (BTD6)|Ray of Doom]] cross each other).

|1,500

|Enables the {{BTD6 mk|Door Gunner}} Monkey Knowledge ([[Special Poperations (BTD6)|Special Poperations]] can carry a Tier 4 or lower tower to attack while in the air).