Laser Shock (BTD6)

For the upgrade in Bloons TD Battles 2, see Laser Shock (Battles 2).

Laser Shock

Laser tipped shots shock Bloons into popping again 1 second after being struck.

Tower	Dartling Gunner — Path 1 — Tier 2
XP cost	600
Cash cost	$765 — Easy $900 — Medium $970 — Hard $1,080 — Impoppable

← Focused Firing

Laser Cannon →

Laser Shock is the Dartling Gunner's path 1 tier 2 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It grants its darts a damage over time shock effect that lasts for 1 second and deals 1 damage. Additionally, shocked Bloons take a bonus +1 damage from all other Dartling Gunners with the same tier on path 1 (e.g. Laser Cannons only deal bonus damage to Bloons shocked by other Laser Cannons).

When crosspathed with Hydra Rocket Pods, the shock is only applied by the missile, and there is no bonus shock damage. Crosspathing with Buckshot, Bloon Area Denial System, and Bloon Exclusion Zone increases both shock and bonus damage to 3, 3, and 6, respectively.

Stats

For a complete list of Dartling Gunner stats, see Stats:Dartling Gunner (BTD6).

This data was last updated for: version 55.1

Tower
Display range 20 units Footprint radius 7 units Targeting options Normal Locked

Attack
Cooldown 0.2s Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 16, 7 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range ∞ units Rotation speed 180 deg/s Filters Cannot target Camo
Projectile Angle 9.2° Pierce 1 Damage 1 Damage to shocked (tier 2) +1 Damage type Sharp Speed 350 units/s Lifespan 1.6s Radius 2 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Laser Shock Damage 1 Damage type Sharp Duration 1s Interval 0.95s Layers ∞

2-1-0

Attack
Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 16, 7 ↓ 0, 15.61, 7 Filters Can now target Camo
Projectile Filters Can now hit Camo

2-2-0

Attack
Cooldown 0.2s → 0.132s Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 15.61, 7 ↓ 0, 15.51, 7

2-0-1

Attack
Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 16, 7 ↓ 0, 9, 7 Rotation speed 180 deg/s → 440 deg/s

2-0-2

Attack
Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 9, 7 ↓ 0, 9.03, 7.1778
Projectile Pierce 1 → 3 Damage type Sharp → Shatter Speed 350 units/s → 470 units/s Lifespan 1.6s → 1.1915s Radius 2 units → 3 units Laser Shock Damage type Sharp → Shatter

Costs and sell values

Note: this list does not factor in Monkey Knowledge or other discounts.

Tiers	Total cost				Sell value
	Easy	Medium	Hard	Impoppable	Easy	Medium	Hard	Impoppable
2-0-0	$1,745	$2,050	$2,215	$2,460	$1,222	$1,435	$1,551	$1,722
2-1-0	$1,955	$2,300	$2,485	$2,760	$1,369	$1,610	$1,740	$1,932
2-2-0	$2,760	$3,250	$3,510	$3,900	$1,932	$2,275	$2,457	$2,730
2-3-0	$6,585	$7,750	$8,370	$9,300	$4,610	$5,425	$5,859	$6,510
2-4-0	$10,835	$12,750	$13,770	$15,300	$7,585	$8,925	$9,639	$10,710
2-5-0	$66,085	$77,750	$83,970	$93,300	$46,260	$54,425	$58,779	$65,310
2-0-1	$1,870	$2,200	$2,375	$2,640	$1,309	$1,540	$1,663	$1,848
2-0-2	$2,890	$3,400	$3,670	$4,080	$2,023	$2,380	$2,569	$2,856
2-0-3	$5,440	$6,400	$6,910	$7,680	$3,808	$4,480	$4,837	$5,376
2-0-4	$15,640	$18,400	$19,870	$22,080	$10,948	$12,880	$13,909	$15,456
2-0-5	$64,940	$76,400	$82,510	$91,680	$45,458	$53,480	$57,757	$64,176

Strategy

This section was last updated for: version 52.2

Laser Shock improves Dartling's single-target damage, being helpful on lower-tiers due to the cost-efficient stat bonuses it receives, and beneficial for raw DPS on bottom path in combination with focused buckshots via Focused Firing. It's less favorable on Tier 3+ middle path Dartlings, as the extra shocked damage is absent.

Update history

For a complete list of Dartling Gunner changes, see Update history:Dartling Gunner (BTD6).

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Version 23.0

“

As our most recently added tower we are very happy with all the excitement surrounding this beloved monkey tower and the general middleground play position. We’re happy enough with its time in the wild to make some first impression changes here which we hope you’ll continue to enjoy. — Update notes

”

2-4-0, 2-5-0

•  Ability: Spread reduction from Focused Firing increased ― -30% → -60%

Version 24.0

•  Overall cost reduced by $150 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

Version 30.0

“

Finally as the Laser Shock crosspath is not so favorable for Buckshot path dartlings, we have doubled down on the ‘Focus’ of Focussed Firing to also increase projectile travel distance. — Update notes

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2-0-3, 2-0-4, 2-0-5

•  Focus Firing crosspath grants +25% distance to projectiles

Version 33.0

“

Focused Firing’s distance bonus on 203 due to how it is setup with projectile speed dropoff was a bit less than this written ‘25%’ realistically closer to 18.75%, so this number has been increased enough to give it roughly a true 30% increase in distance.
— Update notes

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Version 38.0

“

We weren’t quite ever able to take Laser Shock in the direction we initially hoped to, and due to this the 203 crosspath has fallen behind in value and overall use, so we are improving some crosspath values here to fix up damage with bottom path Buckshocks — Update notes

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2-0-3

•  Laser Shock: Bonus damage to shocked Bloons increased ― +1 → +2
•  Laser Shock: DoT damage increased ― 1 → 2

2-0-4

•  Laser Shock: Bonus damage to shocked Bloons increased ― +1 → +3
•  Laser Shock: DoT damage increased ― 1 → 3

2-0-5

•  Laser Shock: Bonus damage to shocked Bloons increased ― +1 → +6
•  Laser Shock: DoT damage increased ― 1 → 6

Version 50.0

“

While Buckshot is powerful, the high effort requirement pushes favour to the middle crosspath to make up attack speed, so the harder to use crosspath is improving for better payoff. — Update notes

”

2-0-3

•  Buckshot: Laser Shock damage over time increased ― 2 → 3
  • Note: Does not affect 2-0-4 Bloon Area Denial System (3)
•  Buckshot: Bonus Shocked damage increased ― +2 → +3
  • Note: Does not affect 2-0-4 Bloon Area Denial System (+3)

Version 54.0

“

Buckshot is statted high in theory but in practice requires far too much babysitting, since higher tiers are already heavy hitters we’re boosting up the base rate for the path with a damage tradeoff to make it less of a chore to use. — Update notes

”

2-0-3, 2-0-4

•  Laser Shock: Damage per tick over time reduced ― 3 → 2
•  Laser Shock: Bonus damage to shocked Bloons decreased ― +3 → +2

2-0-5

•  Laser Shock: Damage per tick over time reduced ― 6 → 4
•  Laser Shock: Bonus damage to shocked Bloons decreased ― +6 → +4

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In other languages

Language	Name / Description	Notes
Arabic	صدمة ليزرية تعمل الطلقات ذات الرؤوس الليزرية على الاصطدام بالبالونات مما يجعل تنفجر مرة أخرى بعد ثانية واحدة من الصدمة.	—
Danish	Laser-chok Laser-skud springer bloons en ekstra gang 1 sekund efter de bliver ramt.	—
German	Laserschock Schüsse mit Laserspitzen schocken Bloons und lassen sie eine Sekunde nach dem Einschlag platzen.	—
Spanish	Choque láser Los disparos con punta láser hacen que los bloons revienten 1 segundo después de recibir el impacto.	—
Spanish (LA)	Choque láser Los disparos con punta láser hacen que los bloons revienten 1 segundo después de recibir el impacto.	—
Finnish	Laser-shokki Laser-kärkiset ammukset tuottavat blooneille shokin poksahtaen 1 sekunnin kuluessa osumasta.	—
French	Choc laser Les tirs au laser causent un choc qui fait éclater les Bloons à nouveau 1 seconde après avoir été touchés.	—
Italian	Shock da laser I colpi con punta laser spingono i bloon a scoppiare di nuovo 1 secondo dopo che sono stati colpiti.	—
Japanese	レーザーショック 先端にレーザーがついたショットがブルーンにショックを与え、命中した1秒後にまた割れるようにする。	—
Korean	레이저 충격 레이저처리된 공격에 맞은 풍선은 충격으로 1초 뒤에 또 터집니다.	—
Dutch	Laserschok Laserschoten schokken Bloons zodat ze 1 seconde na geraakt te worden weer knallen.	—
Norwegian	Lasersjokk Skudd med lasertupper gir bloons støt slik at de popper igjen 1 sekund etter de blir truffet.	—
Polish	Laserowe porażenie Strzały z laserem porażają blony tak, że pękają jeszcze raz 1 sekundę po trafieniu.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Choque Laser Tiros com laser dão um choque que fazem Bloons estourarem novamente 1 segundo depois de serem atingidos.	—
Russian	Лазерный шок Лазерные выстрелы поражают шары так, что те лопаются ещё раз через секунду после попадания по ним.	—
Swedish	Laserchock Laserspetsförsedda skott chockar Bloons att smällas på nytt, 1 sekund efter att ha träffats.	—
Thai	เลเซอร์ช็อก กระสุนเลเซอร์ช็อตบลูนให้แตกอีกครั้งหลังจากถูกโจมตี 1 วินาที	—
Turkish	Lazer Şoku Lazer uçlu atışlar Bloon’ların vurulduktan 1 saniye sonra şoka sokularak vurulmasını sağlar.	—
Chinese (simplified)	雷射冲击 气球被激光打靶击中后1秒内再次被击破。	—
Chinese (traditional)	鐳射衝擊 鐳射可在擊中氣球1秒後再次衝擊，將它們擊破。	—
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