Polyphemus

Polyphemus

Difficulty	Intermediate
Music	Sunshine Serenade
Default Co-op division	Free-for-all
Introduced	Version 36.0
Entrances	2	Exits	2
Junctions	0	Water?	Yes

Removables and gizmos
Eye: $0* (×1) Wall: $500 (×8)

Path lengths (RBS)
Easy	Medium	Hard
24.1	21.9	19.3

Polyphemus is an Intermediate map in Bloons TD 6, introduced in version 36.0. It is an island shaped like a flatiron with walls and trees along its left shoreline. It is named after Polyphemus, the one-eyed giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology and one of the Cyclops described in the Odyssey, and is a continuation of the themes of Lotus Island and Odyssey mode.

This map features a unique mechanic where towers placed inside the large eye-shaped pool are provided the following buffs:

• 10% discount to their base costs and upgrade costs. Unlike Monkey Business and Monkey Commerce, this includes tier 4 and tier 5 upgrades (but not Paragons).
• Reduces their attack cooldown by 15%, increasing their attack speed by ~17.6%.
• Gains Camo detection.

At the end of every round that ends in 5 (5, 15, 25, 35, etc.), the eye closes, which disables all towers currently in it and prevents more towers from being placed in it. If a Beast Handler has a water beast inside it and the Beast Handler or Beast Handler network can reach another body of water with its range, the beast will be relocated, otherwise it is also disabled. The eye can be reopened by spending cash, starting at $0 on round 5 and increasing by $500 every 10 rounds (even if the player doesn't pay to reopen it), which restores the towers that were trapped inside it.

Layout

Polyphemus features a point-shaped island that is surrounded by water. Bloons come from both the top and the bottom, and they exit at the opposite entrance. There are 8 walls around the track, each removable for $500. The "VI" sign to the right of the eye hints at how the eye closes before every round that ends in 6, or after every round that ends in 5. More details on the eye can be found above.

Strategy

Polyphemus is considered the most difficult Intermediate map, due to the short track lengths, 2 completely overlapping lanes, lack of straight lines, and walls that interfere with projectiles. Its difficulty is shown by its Least Cost CHIMPS being the highest out of the Intermediate maps, at $66955. Utilize the eye, as despite the cost needed to keep it open, the buffs it grants to towers on it and it being at a good spot makes doing so well worth it. Towers that simplify Polyphemus's challenging gameplay are listed here.

Name	Portrait	Reasoning
Carrier Flagship		Flagship wipes out the mid-game and early late-game with ease, saving up extreme amounts of money while still doing solid damage in the 90s. Its platforms also allow for an Arctic Wind that opens up deep parts of the eye for land towers. Land towers placed on Arctic Wind's platform can receive the eye's buffs, but towers placed on the Carrier Flagship's platforms cannot receive them. If using Flagship, put it (along with most towers) in the eye, pair it with Admiral Brickell, and use the 5-2-0 crosspath, which provides for an easier mid-game with Destroyer, does more overall damage on this map, and grants Flagship partial DDT popping power.
Giant Condor		Condor can drag blimps from one lane to the other, greatly simplifying this map by effectively turning it into single-lane on most rounds. It is also a terrific general support option, being able to grab blimps near the exit to the front and stall rounds very effectively by constantly repelling blimps.

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In other languages

Language	Name	Notes
Arabic	بوليفيموس	—
Danish	Polyphemus	—
German	Polyphemus	—
Spanish	Polifemo	—
Spanish (LA)	Polifemo	—
Finnish	Polyphemus	—
French	Polyphème	—
Italian	Polifemo	—
Japanese	ポリフェマス	—
Korean	폴리페모스	—
Dutch	Polyphemus	—
Norwegian	Polyfemos	—
Polish	Polifem	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Polifemo	—
Russian	Полифем	—
Swedish	Polyphemus	—
Thai	โพลีฟีมัส	—
Turkish	Polifimos	—
Chinese (simplified)	独眼巨人	—
Chinese (traditional)	獨眼巨人	—
This list was last updated for: version 43.2

References

• Path lengths sourced from the BTD6 Index

Navigation

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Beginner Monkey Meadow • In The Loop • Skull Tweak • Three Mines 'Round • Spa Pits • Tinkerton • Tree Stump • Town Center • Middle of the Road • One Two Tree • Scrapyard • The Cabin • Resort • Skates • Lotus Island • Candy Falls • Winter Park • Carved • Park Path • Alpine Run • Frozen Over • Cubism • Four Circles • Hedge • End Of The Road • Logs Intermediate Lost Crevasse • Luminous Cove • Ancient Portal • Sulfur Springs • Water Park • Polyphemus • Covered Garden • Quarry • Quiet Street • Bloonarius Prime • Balance • Encrypted • Bazaar • Adora's Temple • Spring Spring • KartsNDarts • Moon Landing • Haunted • Downstream • Firing Range • Cracked • Streambed • Chutes • Rake • Spice Islands • Protect The Yacht* Advanced Mushroom Grotto • Party Parade • Sunset Gulch • Enchanted Glade • Last Resort • Castle Revenge • Dark Path • Erosion • Midnight Mansion • Sunken Columns • X Factor • Mesa • Geared • Spillway • Cargo • Pat's Pond • Peninsula • High Finance • Another Brick • Off The Coast • Cornfield • Underground Expert Tricky Tracks • Glacial Trail • Dark Dungeons • Sanctuary • Ravine • Flooded Valley • Infernal • Bloody Puddles • Workshop • Quad • Dark Castle • Muddy Puddles • #Ouch • Blons*
* Not playable in standard solo or Co-op play