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'''Ring of Fire''' is the [[Tack Shooter (BTD6)|Tack Shooter]]'s path 1 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. This upgrade replaces the Tack Shooter's tacks with | '''Ring of Fire''' is the [[Tack Shooter (BTD6)|Tack Shooter]]'s path 1 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede"/>This upgrade replaces the Tack Shooter's tacks with an area of effect that is {{BTD6 dt|Fire}}-type (cannot pop [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple Bloon]]s), shoots twice as fast (every 0.315 seconds), deals 5 [[damage]] (6 with [[More Tacks (BTD6)|More Tacks]], 7 with [[Even More Tacks (BTD6)|Even More Tacks]]), and hits up to 30 [[Bloon]]s per shot (45 with [[Super Range Tacks (BTD6)|Super Range Tacks]]). The [[projectile radius|radius]] of the fire ring scales with range buffs. | ||
Its [[attack speed]] and area of effect radius (but not [[range]]) are buffed by [[Gwendolin (BTD6)|Gwendolin]] starting at level 5, which improves at level 18. | Each shot does much more damage overall, but deals less damage to [[MOAB-Class Bloon]]s in general since it only shoots one projectile at a time instead of multiple. Ring of Fire and other tier 4 and above Tack Shooters also have slightly elevated lines of sight compared to tier 3 and below Tack Shooters. | ||
Its [[attack speed]] and area of effect radius (but not [[range]]) are buffed by [[Gwendolin (BTD6)|Gwendolin]] starting at level 5, which improves at level 18.<section end="lede"/> | |||
==Stats== | ==Stats== | ||
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==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
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Ring of Fire excels | Ring of Fire excels against groups, having highly effective capabilities to layer-skip Bloons. It excels in [[Race (BTD6)|Race]] game modes in addition to cleaning up {{BTD6|Bloonarius}}'s spawns. Elsewhere, Ring of Fire is a strong mid-game tower for cleanup, reliably popping non-Purple {{BTD6|Ceramic Bloon}}s and below that pass through its range, but lacks blimp damage. It falls off starting on Round 81 due to [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)#Super Ceramic Bloons|Super Ceramics]]. | ||
Since it excels as a high pierce-and-damage option, 4-2-0 is recommended for the pierce increase, as this improves its cleanup efficiency against super dense groups. 4-0-2 can be useful to layer-skip Zebras and Leads, though the lack of pierce may cause it to become vulnerable to weak clumps that it or other towers may create. | |||
==Update history== | ==Update history== | ||
Revision as of 02:53, 12 August 2026
For other uses, see Ring of Fire (disambiguation).
Ring of Fire
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 Damages many more Bloons with a deadly ring of flame instead of tacks.
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| Tower | Tack Shooter — Path 1 — Tier 4 | |
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| XP cost | 9,500 | |
| Cash cost | $2,975 — Easy $3,500 — Medium $3,780 — Hard $4,200 — Impoppable | |
Ring of Fire is the Tack Shooter's path 1 tier 4 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. This upgrade replaces the Tack Shooter's tacks with an area of effect that is Fire-type (cannot pop Purple Bloons), shoots twice as fast (every 0.315 seconds), deals 5 damage (6 with More Tacks, 7 with Even More Tacks), and hits up to 30 Bloons per shot (45 with Super Range Tacks). The radius of the fire ring scales with range buffs.
Each shot does much more damage overall, but deals less damage to MOAB-Class Bloons in general since it only shoots one projectile at a time instead of multiple. Ring of Fire and other tier 4 and above Tack Shooters also have slightly elevated lines of sight compared to tier 3 and below Tack Shooters.
Its attack speed and area of effect radius (but not range) are buffed by Gwendolin starting at level 5, which improves at level 18.
Stats
For a complete list of Tack Shooter stats, see Stats:Tack Shooter (BTD6).
This data was last updated for: version 55.1
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Costs and sell values
Note: this list does not factor in Monkey Knowledge or other discounts.
| Tiers | Total cost | Sell value | ||||||
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| 4-0-0 | $4,020 | $4,730 | $5,110 | $5,675 | $2,814 | $3,311 | $3,577 | $3,973 |
| 4-1-0 | $4,105 | $4,830 | $5,220 | $5,795 | $2,874 | $3,381 | $3,654 | $4,057 |
| 4-2-0 | $4,295 | $5,055 | $5,465 | $6,065 | $3,007 | $3,539 | $3,826 | $4,246 |
| 4-0-1 | $4,150 | $4,880 | $5,270 | $5,855 | $2,905 | $3,416 | $3,689 | $4,099 |
| 4-0-2 | $4,280 | $5,030 | $5,430 | $6,035 | $2,996 | $3,521 | $3,801 | $4,225 |
Strategy
This section was last updated for: version 56.0
Ring of Fire excels against groups, having highly effective capabilities to layer-skip Bloons. It excels in Race game modes in addition to cleaning up Bloonarius's spawns. Elsewhere, Ring of Fire is a strong mid-game tower for cleanup, reliably popping non-Purple Ceramic Bloons and below that pass through its range, but lacks blimp damage. It falls off starting on Round 81 due to Super Ceramics.
Since it excels as a high pierce-and-damage option, 4-2-0 is recommended for the pierce increase, as this improves its cleanup efficiency against super dense groups. 4-0-2 can be useful to layer-skip Zebras and Leads, though the lack of pierce may cause it to become vulnerable to weak clumps that it or other towers may create.
Update history
For a complete list of Tack Shooter changes, see Update history:Tack Shooter (BTD6).
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Base damage increased ― 2 → 3
- Changed the visual effect of the fire bursts
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Inferno Ring has felt very outclassed for a long time, and more recently the tack shooter was reworked to give pierce on x2x which made the old 402 pierce crosspath not make as much sense anymore. We wanted to start work on both these issues together by reworking how Ring of Fire and Inferno Ring interact with crosspaths
— Update notes
— Update notes
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- 4-0-1
More Tacks no longer grants Ring of Fire/Inferno Ring +10 pierce
- 4-0-2
- Even More Tacks no longer grants Ring of Fire/Inferno Ring +10 pierce
- Stacks with changes to More Tacks; overall pierce of this crosspath reduced by 20
- Even More Tacks now grants Ring of Fire/Inferno Ring +1 damage
- 4-1-0
- Long Range Tacks now grants Ring of Fire/Inferno Ring +10 pierce
- 4-2-0
- Super Range Tacks now grants Ring of Fire/Inferno Ring +10 pierce
- Stacks with changes to Long Range Tacks; overall pierce of this crosspath increased by 20
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The Ring of Fire & Inferno Ring upgrades recently received a crosspath functional rework, as we’re happy with the x2x range/pierce combo now this small follow-up is just to bring a bit more impact to the short-range 402 variant.
— Update notes
— Update notes
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- 4-0-1
- Damage increased ― 3 → 4
- 4-0-2
- Damage increased ― 4 → 5
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Ring of Fire doesn’t perform well for the price as a low-range AoE tower with no single target advantage. Since we value the original design intent as low range AoE, we’ve lowered the price to remain a viable choice.
— Update notes
— Update notes
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- Upgrade cost reduced ― $4,500 → $3,500
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Ring of Fire doesn’t keep up well enough for where it is placed, so the attack speed increase from this upgrade has been bumped up from 15% to 25%.
— Update notes
— Update notes
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- Attack cooldown reduced ― 0.5355s → 0.4725s (attack speed increased by 13.33%)
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Ring of Fire should pick up in that area for cleanup use & general destruction but it has more pierce than it really needs in most scenarios with other important stats sitting lower to compensate for high pierce, so we have shifted this high pierce more into requiring the pierce crosspath in exchange for more base power and an overall buff.
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— Update notes
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- Attack cooldown reduced ― 0.4725s → 0.315s (attack speed increased by 50%)
- Note: Attack cooldown reduction changed from 25% to 50%
- Base damage increased ― 3 → 5
- Pierce reduced ― 60 → 40
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[...] Ring of Fire also generally has too high a pierce amount for how effective it is at utilizing its full pierce value.
— Update notes
— Update notes
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- Pierce reduced ― 40 → 30
- 4-1-0
- Long Range Tacks no longer grants +10 pierce to Ring of Fire/Inferno Ring
- Stacks with a nerf to the base pierce; overall pierce with this crosspath reduced ― 50 → 30
- 4-2-0
- Super Range Tacks grants more pierce to Ring of Fire/Inferno Ring ― +10 → +15
- Stacks with Long Range Tacks and a nerf to the base pierce; overall pierce with this crosspath reduced ― 60 → 45
- Overall cost reduced by $20 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
- Overall cost reduced by $80 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
Gallery
For more Tack Shooter images, see Gallery:Tack Shooter.
Screenshots
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Ring of Fire with no crosspath -
Ring of Fire with 410 crosspath -
Ring of Fire with 420 crosspath -
Ring of Fire with 401 crosspath -
Ring of Fire with 402 crosspath -
Ring of Fire attacking
Assets
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Upgrade icon -
Insta Monkey icon
In other languages
| Language | Name / Description | Notes | |
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| Arabic | الحزام الناري التسبب في إحداث أضرار للعديد من البالونات بحلقة قاتلة من اللهب بدلاً من المسامير. |
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| Danish | Ildring Gør mere skade ved at affyre en dødbringende ring af flammer i stedet for stifter. |
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| German | Feuerring Fügt viel mehr Bloons Schaden zu mit einem tödlichen Flammenkreis statt mit Reißnägeln. |
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| Spanish | Anillo de fuego Daña mucho más bloons con un anillo de llamas letal en vez de tachuelas. |
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| Spanish (LA) | Anillo de fuego Daña mucho más bloons con un anillo de llamas letal en vez de tachuelas. |
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| Finnish | Tulikehä Vahingoittaa useampia blooneja tappavalla tulikehällä nastojen sijaan. |
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| French | Anneau de feu Inflige des dégâts à beaucoup plus de Bloons grâce à un anneau de feu mortel au lieu de punaises. |
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| Italian | Anello di fuoco Danneggia molti più bloon con un letale anello di fuoco al posto delle puntine. |
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| Japanese | 火の輪 びょうの代わりに致死的な炎の輪で、より多くのブルーンにダメージを与える。 |
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| Korean | 불의 고리 압정 대신 치명적 불의 고리를 쏘아 더 많은 풍선에 피해를 줍니다. |
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| Dutch | Vuurring Beschadigt veel meer Bloons met een dodelijke ring van vlammen in plaats van punaises. |
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| Norwegian | Ring av ild Skader mange flere bloons med en dødelig flammering i stedet for stifter. |
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| Polish | Ognisty pierścień Zamiast używać gwoździ, uszkadza o wiele więcej blonów śmiercionośnym pierścieniem ognia. |
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| Portuguese (Brazil) | Anel de Fogo Danifica muito mais Bloons com um anel de chamas mortal ao invés de tachinhas. |
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| Russian | Огненное кольцо Вместо шпилек выстреливает смертоносное огненное кольцо, наносящее урон большему количеству шаров. |
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| Swedish | Eldringen Skadar många fler Bloons med en dödlig eldring istället för nubb. |
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| Thai | วงแหวนเพลิง เปลี่ยนจากตะปูมาใช้วงแหวนเพลิงอันทรงพลัง ทำดาเมจลูกโป่งเพิ่มหลายลูกมากๆ |
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| Turkish | Ateş Halkası Çok daha fazla Bloon’a çivi yerine ölümcül bir alev halkasıyla hasar verir. |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 环射火焰 射出致命的火焰，而不是刺钉，对更多的气球造成伤害。 |
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| Chinese (traditional) | 火環 射出致死火環，而不是釘子，對更多氣球造成傷害。 |
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| This list was last updated for: version 43.1 | |||
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