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'''''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 accessible in ''[[Bloons TD 6+]]'' and ''[[Bloons TD 6 NETFLIX]]'' for free, with it being introduced for Netflix on on 5th March 2025.<!--where is polavux date standardizer; this is nz date and dunno if it aligns with US or whatever--> On {{timestamp|2025-04-30T05:19:00Z}}, ''Rogue Legends'' had its first discount exclusively on the [https://btd6store.ninjakiwi.com/ BTD 6 Webshop], costing USD$4.99 instead of the usual $9.99.

Purchasing the DLC unlocks an exclusive [[Avatar|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 which are objects that provide a passive buff to certain towers. 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 for more Artifacts at Merchant tiles and Rogue XP (represented by marshmallows), that can be spent in the Rogue XP Shop to unlock permanent upgrades for future campaigns. The player has five {{icon|BTD6 RogueHeartIcon.png}} hearts that are separate from in-game [[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, visiting Camp Fires, and having certain Artifacts.

During Bloon Encounters, the player can earn temporary items called Boosts, which can buffs to stats like [[Damage]], [[Range]], [[Pierce]] or others, Powers (which are purchased with [[cash]] instead of [[Monkey Money]]), or a one-time use Insta Monkey. These buffs 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 in modes like Races or Boss Rush, Merchants that can exchange their Artifacts for Tokens or other Artifacts, Loot Chests with additional Artifacts or Insta Monkeys, 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 the obtained Rogue XP (they are also awarded if the player loses all their hearts).  

'''Parties''' are a set consisting of a [[Hero]], [[Insta Monkey]]s, and Artifacts. Each [[Hero]] has a unique starter party of two Insta Monkeys and one Artifact. [[Hero Skin]]s have different starter parties from regular Heroes, except those that cannot be purchased with [[Monkey Money]] (e.g. [[She-Ra]] has the same party as [[Adora (BTD6)|Adora]], and [[Red Sauda]] has the same party as [[Sauda (BTD6)|Sauda]]). The player can only have up to 10 Insta Monkeys in their Party at a time; obtaining an 11th tower prompts the player to remove one to make space.

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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. There are over 90 unique artifacts without counting their upgraded versions<ref name="first look"/> , and most of them appear to come in at least three rarities: Common, Rare, and Legendary with each tier having more powerful effects, but are harder to find. Players can discard Artifacts from their inventory at any time while they are in the map (for no effect) and have up to 50 Artifacts at the same time during a campaign, if they have more, the game will prompt the dialog to discard Artifacts until they are at the limit.

Players can also add additional artifacts to their starting party, called "Permanent Artifacts". Each one has a value called "Artifact Power" that determines its cost to equip in the starter party and its trade value at a Merchant tile. Common Artifacts have 3, Rare Artifacts have 6, and Legendary Artifacts have 9 Artifact Power, except the [[Boss Bloon]] artifacts, which have 18 Power. Players start the DLC with a handful of Permanent Artifacts and to obtain more, they can "extract" one of the Artifacts they currently posses in a campaign after completing a stage<ref name="47.0-preview" />. The extracted Artifact will be lost from the player's inventory until the player finds it again. When starting a Campaign, players can choose up to 3 Permanent Artifacts whose combined Artifact Power is 9 or less (this limit can be increased by purchasing upgrades from the XP Shop).

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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]], [[Tech Bot (BTD6)|Tech Bot]], [[Pontoon (BTD6)|Pontoon]], [[Portable Lake (BTD6)|Portable Lake]], [[Thrive]], [[Super Monkey Storm (BTD6)|Super Monkey Storm]], [[Monkey Boost (BTD6)|Monkey Boost]], [[Time Stop]], [[Glue Trap]], [[Camo Trap]] and [[Battle Cat!|Battle Cat]]).

 

When selecting a boost, the player can choose one of three items (except during Races or Endurance Races where they are awarded automatically), or spend cash to reroll them. The first reroll is free, and every successive roll costs an additional $300 ($300, $600, $900 and so on). Insta Monkeys and Powers obtained from Boosts can only be used once.<ref name="first look" />

Players can also enable the "Queue Boosts" option in the artifact menu while in-game, when active, the game will not prompt the player to select a Boost and instead will display an icon below the Artifact menu and after clicking it the game will award the Boost as normal. Clicking the button will only award one Boost at the time and will remain on the screen if there are multiple pending Boosts.

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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

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. Some Bloon Encounter tiles will use a modified round set, depending on the type of encounter. Mini Boss tiles will use the [[Phayze One]] set.{{Clear}}

|[[Beginner]]

|0

|[[Intermediate]]

|4

|[[Advanced]]

|8

|[[Expert]]

|12

<math display="block">\text {Bloon Speed} = 100 + 3 \times ( \text {Encounter} - \text {Difficulty} - 1 )</math><math display="block">\text {Ceramic / MOAB Health} = 100 + 6 \times ( \text {Encounter} - \text {Difficulty} - 1 )</math>

 

 

<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}\geq5\end{cases}</math>

 

If the player has Starting Cash upgrades from the Rogue XP Shop, then the previous value is increased in the following way:

 

<math display="block">\text {Starting cash with upgrades} = \text {Starting Cash} \times \left ( 1 + \text {Upgrade Level} \times 0.025 \right )</math>

 

There are different types of Bloon Encounters, indicated by the types of Bloons that float over the tile. Some types have unique round sets, and some don't appear until later in the campaign.

{| class="wikitable"

!Effect

!Minimum Stage

!Unique round set

|Red Bloon

|No changes.

|1

|{{N}}

|3 Red Bloons

|Spawns higher amounts of Bloons.

|1

|{{Y}}

|Regrow Red Bloon

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

|1

|{{N}}

|Fortified Red Bloon

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

|1

|{{N}}

|Pink Bloon

|Bloons moves 50% faster if they are within 50% of the Bloon track. Increased the amount of faster bloons and decreases the amount of slower bloons.

|Red, Blue and Green Bloon

|Bloons spawn with less spacing between them.

|1

|{{Y}}

|White Bloon

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

|1

|{{N}}

|MOAB

|MOAB-Class Bloons start with Double HP.

|2

|{{N}}

|Camo Red Bloon

|All Bloons gain the [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo]] property (if able). It will not be visible on the map until the player steps on their tile.

|2

|{{N}}

|Zebra Bloon

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

|2

|{{N}}

|Fortified Lead Bloon

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

|2

|{{Y}}

|White, Black and Purple Bloon

|Bloons with immunities (White, Black, Purple, Zebra, Lead, MOAB-Class) appear more often.

|2

|{{Y}}

|BFB

|Increases the initial and final rounds of the tile by 5. Starting Cash is calculated accordingly to this new start round.

|2

|{{N}}

|Purple Bloon

|Increased the amount of faster Bloons and decreases the amount of slower Bloons, with [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple Bloons]] being prioritized. MOAB and Ceramic Health is reduced 30% and Speed is increased 50%.

|2

|{{Y}}

|Glitched Red Bloon

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

|3

|{{N}}

|ZOMG

 

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

'''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. Games can also be played in the Reverse version of the track at random.

 

|Least Cash

|Uses [[Least Cash]] rules. Cash spent on rerolls for Boost will not count towards the score.

|''To be determined''

|''To be determined''

|Race

|Uses [[Race Event]] rules. Boosts are rewarded automatically instead of allowing the player to choose one.

|3× the Legendary Goal

|(End Round - Start Round)×10 seconds

|2 + 8 per stage + 3 per Bloon Encounter played in the current stage

|Plays like the [[5 Minutes of Frozen Over]] Quest where the objective is to pop as many Bloons in Race mode as possible in 5 minutes.

Timer is reduced 10 seconds per stage after Stage 1 up to a minimum time of 3 minutes.

Stage 3+: 500,000 × Stage - 750,000

|Does not apply

In CHIMPS mode the goals for all 3 types of Mini Games are 10% higher, this means having 10% less time or cash in Races and Least Cash and 10% more pops in Endurance Races.The amount of Rogue XP obtained also changes with the reward obtained:

*Common: 9 + 1 per stage.

*Rare: 18 + 2 per stage.

*Legendary: 22.5+ 2.5 per stage, rounded down

'''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 they pop the Boss Bloon. 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 and cannot happen on certain maps (see the Final Boss section for the list of maps).

 

 

 

'''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.

'''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 40 rounds, starting at round 10. The tile will use the Rogue round set, grant a higher amount of starting cash, and the challenge rules will be the same as if this was the next Bloon Encounter of the stage. The Boss speed modifier is set to 40%, except for [[Vortex (BTD6)|Vortex]], which has a 60% Boss speed modifier instead. The Boss Bloon will be in its Normal version for stage 1 and in its Elite version for stages 2 and higher. The Boss tier will be the same as the stage number and remain at tier 5 on stages 6 and beyond. The number of skulls remains the same as in Boss Challenge. The Health of each Boss is as follows:

|[[File:BTD6 BloonariusEventIcon.png|50x50px|Bloonarius]] [[Bloonarius (BTD6)|Bloonarius]]

|[[File:BTD6 VortexEventIcon.png|50x50px|Vortex]] [[Vortex (BTD6)|Vortex]]

Unlike in Bloon Encounters, the player will be awarded a Boost only when they reach a skull on the boss's health bar; no Boosts are earned by clearing rounds. When the Boss is defeated, the game will end immediately even if the spawns of the current round are still active. For rewards, the player will have a choice between a Legendary Artifact unique to the Boss (replaced by another random Legendary Artifact if the player already has it) or Tier 5 Insta Monkeys, and the ability to extract one Artifact to use as a starting Artifact in future campaigns. Defeating the Final Boss progresses the player to the next Stage.

 

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 (15/55, 20/60 and 25/65, respectively), and the Boss health will be increased each time. Passive and Skull effects will be the same as in Boss Challenge with the Stage number determining the boss tier, but [[Bloonarius (BTD6)|Bloonarius]] will use its Normal difficulty bleed and skull spawns while displaying its Elite model.

 

 

 

In CHIMPS mode, the player starts with 85% less cash, and 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. 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]].

*The player cannot extract [[Artifact]]s after stage 5.

|Party size reduced by 5.

|All reward selections will have two less choices.

Compared to standard BTD6 gameplay, later rounds are much more laggy due to [[Freeplay]] rules not activating until Round 81 and [[MOAB-Class Bloon|MOAB-Class Bloons]] scaling much more beforehand. Popping [[ZOMG (BTD6)|ZOMGs]] releases a ton of children Bloons from non-Super [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Ceramic Bloons]] compared to standard BTD6, making certain towers much more vulnerable to getting pierce-capped. Crowd control and pierce remains a significant factor to consider when selecting Monkeys and Artifacts.

{{BTD6 change list by name|Rogue Legends}}

{{quote|Rogue Legends is a rogue-lite adventure across a huge variety of Bloon infested maps.

{{quote|Experience Rogue Legends for Bloons TD 6!

*The [[Dazing Frostburn]] Artifact applies its damage over time effect every 1.5s instead of every second as the description says.

*The [[Mystic Twister]] artifact doesn't affect the projectiles of [[Super Glue (BTD6)|Super Glue]].

{{Research|Confirm that the errors listed below are still present in {{BTD6 version|50.0}} or higher|section=1}}

*Level 20 [[Ezili (BTD6)|Ezili]] can affect Boss Bloons with her MOAB Hex ability.

BTD6 rogue legends vid main menu.png|Main menu

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BTD6 rogue legends vid zoom out 1.png|Zoom out of a stage layout

 

BTD6 46.0 LegendRogueShop.png|Unused ''Rogue Legends'' shop icon in v46.0

 

 

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