The Desert Phantom

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==Strategy==

The Desert Phantom is an ~~effective blimp staller~~ that ~~benefits a lot from damage and pierce buffs especially with [[Stronger Stimulant (BTD6)|Stronger Stimulant]] or [[Primary Training (BTD6)|Primary Training]]~~. Due to its shrapnel~~~~ and explosions, ~~it excels at~~ collateral damage against dense groups of bloons~~. It should be placed so it can fire along a straight line from up close to the Bloons to maximize its shrapnel pierce~~. 2-0-5 ~~excels~~ for general damage and single target damage whereas 0-2-5 is better if [[Quickdraw (BTD6)|Quickdraw's]] attack speed bonus cannot be maintained or no external [[Camo Detection|Camo detection]] can be granted.

The Desert Phantom is an easy to use DPS tower that has the added benefit of stalling blimps. Due to its shrapnel and explosions, its primary use is collateral damage against dense groups of bloons. 2-0-5 is preferred for general damage and single target damage whereas 0-2-5 is better if [[Quickdraw (BTD6)|Quickdraw's]] attack speed bonus cannot be maintained or no external [[Camo Detection|Camo detection]] can be granted.

Despite its strengths on paper, it struggles immensely on harder maps where it is unable to consistently target bloons in its shotgun range. It becomes much stronger with damage and pierce buffs such as [[Stronger Stimulant (BTD6)|Stronger Stimulant]] or [[Primary Training (BTD6)|Primary Training]], but even with a [[Monkey Intelligence Bureau (BTD6)|MIB]] it can't attack fast enough to keep up with DDTs without an [[Overclock (BTD6)|Overclock]]. Even while requiring a significant amount of support to be usable on Expert maps, it has a negligible amount of BAD damage since its explosions only trigger when bloons are popped. Overall, it's a decent choice when playing on a Beginner or Intermediate map but should not be considered as a serious option on Expert maps because of its various weaknesses.

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-The Desert Phantom is an effective blimp staller that benefits a lot from damage and pierce buffs especially with [[Stronger Stimulant (BTD6)|Stronger Stimulant]] or [[Primary Training (BTD6)|Primary Training]]. Due to its shrapnel<!--shrapnel also is collateral--> and explosions, it excels at collateral damage against dense groups of bloons. It should be placed so it can fire along a straight line from up close to the Bloons to maximize its shrapnel pierce. 2-0-5 excels for general damage and single target damage whereas 0-2-5 is better if [[Quickdraw (BTD6)|Quickdraw's]] attack speed bonus cannot be maintained or no external [[Camo Detection|Camo detection]] can be granted.
+{{BTD6 last updated|49.3|section=y}}
+The Desert Phantom is an easy to use DPS tower that has the added benefit of stalling blimps. Due to its shrapnel and explosions, its primary use is collateral damage against dense groups of bloons. 2-0-5 is preferred for general damage and single target damage whereas 0-2-5 is better if [[Quickdraw (BTD6)|Quickdraw's]] attack speed bonus cannot be maintained or no external [[Camo Detection|Camo detection]] can be granted.
+Despite its strengths on paper, it struggles immensely on harder maps where it is unable to consistently target bloons in its shotgun range. It becomes much stronger with damage and pierce buffs such as [[Stronger Stimulant (BTD6)|Stronger Stimulant]] or [[Primary Training (BTD6)|Primary Training]], but even with a [[Monkey Intelligence Bureau (BTD6)|MIB]] it can't attack fast enough to keep up with DDTs without an [[Overclock (BTD6)|Overclock]]. Even while requiring a significant amount of support to be usable on Expert maps, it has a negligible amount of BAD damage since its explosions only trigger when bloons are popped. Overall, it's a decent choice when playing on a Beginner or Intermediate map but should not be considered as a serious option on Expert maps because of its various weaknesses.
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