Desperado (BTD6)

For the Desperado in general, see Desperado.

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Desperado

Category	Primary
Cost	$255 — Easy $300 — Medium $325 — Hard $360 — Impoppable
Introduced	Version 49.0

The Desperado is a Primary tower in Bloons TD 6, introduced in version 49.0. It is unlockable by popping 3,500,000 Bloon layers or by purchasing the "premium Desperado pack", which also instantly unlocks all upgrades.

The Desperado attacks with a fast-firing pistol that can hit two Bloons before reloading. It has high range, but low pierce. Its upgrades focus on other weapons with different attacking styles. Its first path uses a revolver that can fire multiple times before reloading, with further upgrades using two revolvers at once. Its second path uses a long-range rifle that can land crits and is more likely to land them the further Bloons are from it, with further upgrades being able to place bounties on Bloons that increases the damage they take and generates cash when they are popped and use two Activated Abilities for support. Its third path uses a blunderbuss that fires buckshot that pushes Bloons back, with further upgrades reducing lives lost from leaking and generate cash from leaked Bloons.

Upgrades

Path 1

Name	Description	Cost
Quickdraw	Attacks faster the further Bloons are from Desperado. Loses attack speed when Bloons are close.	$210 — Easy $250 — Medium $270 — Hard $300 — Impoppable
Standoff	Attacks faster the fewer Bloons are in radius.	$170 — Easy $200 — Medium $215 — Hard $240 — Impoppable
Big Iron	Upgrades pistol to a 6-shot revolver.	$1,020 — Easy $1,200 — Medium $1,295 — Hard $1,440 — Impoppable
Twin Sixes	Gains twin higher damage revolvers.	$4,930 — Easy $5,800 — Medium $6,265 — Hard $6,960 — Impoppable
The Blazing Sun	They say Desperado shoots so fast them revolvers catch alight.	$14,875 — Easy $17,500 — Medium $18,900 — Hard $21,000 — Impoppable

Path 2

Name	Description	Cost
Eagle Eye	Desperado can see Camo Bloons.	$125 — Easy $150 — Medium $160 — Hard $180 — Impoppable
Bullseye	Shots get a chance to Crit. Chance to Crit goes up when target Bloon is further away.	$425 — Easy $500 — Medium $540 — Hard $600 — Impoppable
Deadeye	Take Aim ability: target Monkey gains improved range, accuracy, and Camo detection. Desperado gains a long range rifle to use against distant targets. Rifle shots excel against Fortified targets and can pop Lead Bloons.	$2,550 — Easy $3,000 — Medium $3,240 — Hard $3,600 — Impoppable
Bounty Hunter	Marked to Pop ability: Pauses attacking to Mark Bloons, then proceeds to attack all Marked Bloons. Marked Bloon priority is shared with other x-2-x Desperados, and Marked Bloons take more damage and give more cash.	$6,800 — Easy $8,000 — Medium $8,640 — Hard $9,600 — Impoppable
Golden Justice	They say Desperado's longarm can hit clean through an army of Bloons.	$35,700 — Easy $42,000 — Medium $45,360 — Hard $50,400 — Impoppable

Path 3

Name	Description	Cost
Wanderer	Desperado attacks faster, but loses attack speed when more Monkeys are placed nearby.	$185 — Easy $220 — Medium $235 — Hard $265 — Impoppable
Nomad	Attacks faster the more Bloons are in range. When lives are lost gets temporary range and attack speed increase, plus a small amount of cash.	$240 — Easy $280 — Medium $300 — Hard $335 — Impoppable
Enforcer	Uses a shotgun that can knock back Bloons when they get within close range.	$1,785 — Easy $2,100 — Medium $2,270 — Hard $2,520 — Impoppable
Avenger	Shotgun hits release shrapnel and can even knock back MOABs. When lives are lost, weaker Bloons only take 1 life each for a short time.	$8,075 — Easy $9,500 — Medium $10,260 — Hard $11,400 — Impoppable
The Desert Phantom	They say Desperado hits so hard it's like a mine blast.	$26,350 — Easy $31,000 — Medium $33,480 — Hard $37,200 — Impoppable

Pre-release

Development

The Desperado was originally planned to be released alongside the Frontier Legends DLC (while it was still named Desperado Legends); however, due changes in the game's development pipeline, Ninja Kiwi decided to release the tower first and release the DLC towards the end of 2025.

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The Desperado Monkey Tower, while thematically aligned with Frontier Legends, will still drop in June. Desperado is just too cool to hold back, with three very distinct paths, weapons, and play styles, so we are super excited to get them into play this northern hemisphere summer, currently planned for mid-June. Of course, Desperado will have a fun role to play in Frontier Legends, but there will be a new sheriff in town when that drops. — Update notes for version 48.0

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This Monkey is a gun-slinging, Bloon-poppin’ buccaroo. Starting with a humble pistol, each path upgrades into a different weapon alongside the pistol, giving significant variety to play style and effectiveness against different Bloons. Range factors strongly into each path, emphasizing the characteristics of each path’s weapon upgrade. Design and implementation on this new tower is moving ahead strongly, it has already been in testing and balance loops for a couple of weeks, and we are concentrating on how that balance flows through into all game modes. We are genuinely excited about how awesome this tower is looking and playing! — The First BTD6 Dev Diary!

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Early access videos

• ISAB
• MackanRules
• Ethan Reid
• Dabloon
• Boltrix
• Tewtiy
• Mehalic Pops
• SJB
• FroStee Mate
• Punji
• HBomb
• TheNeoGod

Gallery

Screenshots

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  Pre-release teaser screenshot
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  Pre-release teaser screenshot