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==Strategy==
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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 it's 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 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.


==Update history==
==Update history==

Revision as of 02:53, 29 June 2025

The Desert Phantom
Portrait of The Desert Phantom
Icon of The Desert PhantomThey say Desperado hits so hard it's like a mine blast.
Tower Desperado — Path 3 — Tier 5
XP cost 29,000
Cash cost $26,350 — Easy
$31,000 — Medium
$33,480 — Hard
$37,200 — Impoppable

The Desert Phantom is the Desperado's path 3 tier 5 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It increases the damage of its pistol attack from 12 to 20, damage to Ceramics from +12 to +20, and gains double attack speed. Its shotgun pellets now each deal 10 damage instead of 3, deals +10 damage to MOAB-Class Bloons, and knocks back MOAB-Class Bloons at -100% speed and others at -200% speed. The shrapnel projectiles now have 10 pierce, deal 3 damage, and inflict a damage over time effect that deals 10 fire-type damage every 1.5 seconds for 9.05 seconds. Additionally, if a Bloon hit by the shrapnel is popped within 4.55 seconds, it generates an explosion that deals 5 fire-type damage, +5 damage to Ceramic Bloons, to up to 3 Bloons within a small radius around it (which cannot have its pierce buffed).

Stats

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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
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
0-0-5 $36,890 $43,400 $46,870 $52,080 $25,823 $30,380 $32,809 $36,456
1-0-5 $37,060 $43,600 $47,085 $52,320 $25,942 $30,520 $32,960 $36,624
2-0-5 $37,230 $43,800 $47,300 $52,560 $26,061 $30,660 $33,110 $36,792
0-1-5 $37,015 $43,550 $47,030 $52,260 $25,911 $30,485 $32,921 $36,582
0-2-5 $37,310 $43,900 $47,410 $52,680 $26,117 $30,730 $33,187 $36,876

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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 or 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's attack speed bonus cannot be maintained or no external Camo detection can be granted.

Update history

For a complete list of Desperado changes, see Update history:Desperado (BTD6).
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  • Buff Attack speed scaling with Bloons in radius should work correctly (bug fix)
  • Nerf Cash bonus on Bloon leak should no longer stack per Desperado
  • Nerf Desperado no longer gains Camo Prioritization when granted Camo detection from external sources (bug fix)
At higher tiers Pistol damage has increased for better long-range Single Target performance.
— Update notes
  • Buff Pistol: Damage increased ― 20 → 50
  • Buff Pistol: Bonus damage to Ceramic Bloons increased ― +20 → +50
  • Nerf Shotgun: Attack cooldown increased ― 1.56s → 1.97s (attack speed reduced by 20.81%)
Meanwhile, The Desert Phantom gains extra initial damage to MOABs as well as Ceramic damage bonuses to the Burn mechanics so it can show up more prepared for Super Ceramics.
— Update notes
  • Buff Overall cost reduced by $1,000 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
  • Buff Shotgun attack: Bonus damage to MOAB-Class Bloons increased ― +10 → +20
  • Buff Shrapnel damage over time: Now deals +10 bonus damage per tick to Ceramic Bloons
  • Buff Shrapnel explosion: Bonus damage to Ceramic Bloons increased ― +5 → +15
  • Buff Pistol now reloads at the end of the round
1-0-5, 2-0-5
  • Buff Shrapnel: Now deals +10 damage to Ceramics (undocumented)
Bottom path desperado on the other hand suffers on trickier maps due to its low range design so we are bumping up the knockback at all tiers and reducing Avenger’s cost.
— Update notes
  • Buff Overall cost reduced by $2,000 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
  • Buff Shotgun: Knockback multiplier for MOAB-Class Bloons increased ― -1× → -2×
  • Buff Shotgun: Knockback multiplier for Lead and Ceramic Bloons increased ― -2× → -3×
  • Buff Shotgun: Knockback multiplier for Rainbow and below Bloons increased ― -2× → -3×
At the same time bottom path Desperado’s low shotgun range is being scaled up to increase their useful placement, and as a fittingness and fun bonus Nomads[sic] will also be allowed to group up in range of other Nomads[sic] with no penalty. The Desert Phantom also gains more single target buckshot power as this big weakness holds it back considerably.
— Update notes
  • Nerf Overall cost increased by $3,000 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
  • Buff Shotgun attack: Range increased ― 28 → 36
    • Note: Also increases the range required to lose Wanderer stacks
  • Buff Shotgun main projectile: Bonus damage to MOAB-Class Bloons increased ― +20 → +40
  • Buff Wanderer buff: Wanderer Desperados in range no longer reduce a Wanderer stack from each other
For more Desperado images, see Gallery:Desperado.

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Assets

In other languages

Name
Language Text Notes
Arabic شبح الصحراء
Danish Ørkenfantomet
German Das Wüstenphantom
Spanish El fantasma del desierto
Spanish (Latin America) El fantasma del desierto
Finnish Aavikon aave
French Le fantôme du désert
Italian Il fantasma del deserto
Japanese 砂漠の幻影
Korean 사막의 환영
Dutch De Woestijnfantoom
Norwegian Ørkenfantomet
Polish Pustynny upiór
Portuguese (Brazil) O Fantasma do Deserto
Russian Пустынный мираж
Swedish Ökenfantomen
Thai ผีทะเลทราย
Turkish Çöl Hayaleti
Chinese (simplified) 沙漠幻影
Chinese (traditional) 沙漠幻影
Description
Language Text Notes
Arabic يُقال إن ضربات المجرم الطائش قوية جدًا لدرجة أنها تشبه انفجار لغم.
Danish De siger, at Desperado rammer så hårdt, at det er som en minesprængning.
German Man sagt, dass Desperado so hart zuschlägt, dass es wie eine Minenexplosion wirkt.
Spanish Se dice que Desperado golpea tan fuerte como una explosión de mina.
Spanish (Latin America) Dicen que los disparos del forajido son tan fuertes como una explosión.
Finnish Sanotaan, että desperado osuu niin kovaa, että se on kuin miinan räjähdys.
French On dit que le desperado inflige autant de dégâts qu'une explosion de mine.
Italian Si dice che Fuorilegge colpisca così forte da sembrare l'esplosione di una miniera.
Japanese デスペラードの射撃は、地雷が爆発したような衝撃を与えるという噂だ。
Korean 데스페라도의 공격이 어찌나 거센지 흡사 지뢰가 폭발하는 것 같다고들 합니다.
Dutch Men zegt dat een treffer van Desperado inslaat als een mijnexplosie.
Norwegian De sier Desperado treffer så hardt at det er som en mine som sprenges.
Polish Ponoć atak Desperado można jedynie porównać do wybuchu miny
Portuguese (Brazil) Dizem que o Pistoleiro bate tão forte que parece a explosão de uma mina.
Russian Говорят, десперадо бьет сильно, как динамитная шашка.
Swedish De säger att Desperado träffar så hårt att det är som en gruvsprängning.
Thai พวกเขาบอกว่าเดสเปราโดโจมตีอย่างแรงเหมือนกับระเบิดเหมือง
Turkish Derler ki Desperado'nun vuruşları adeta mayın patlaması etkisi yaratır.
Chinese (simplified) 据说亡命猴的威力堪比地雷爆炸。
Chinese (traditional) 據說亡命之猴攻勢超猛,仿佛地雷爆炸般震撼。