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==Strategy==
==Strategy==
{{Strategy needed}}
{{Strategy needed|State use cases for Sentry Champion (probably Bosses, and also stepping stone to Mbuilder?), and also some other synergies if any}}
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{{BTD6 last updated|50.2|section=y}}
Sentry Champion is a very weak tower without external buffs. Champion Sentries attack extremely fast with many projectiles, but have very low damage and pierce. They also inherit buffs from the Sentry Champion, effectively multiplying the effect of the buff by increasing both sentry attack speed and deployment rate. Thus, pairing it with at least a [[Call to Arms (BTD6)|Call to Arms]] and [[Jungle Drums (BTD6)|Jungle Drums]] is mandatory for it to be a viable DPS option.
Sentry Champion is a very weak tower without external buffs, however it's effective in the presence of them. Champion Sentries attack extremely fast with many projectiles, but have very low damage and pierce. They also inherit speed buffs from the Sentry Champion, effectively multiplying the effect of the buff by increasing both sentry attack speed and deployment rate. Thus, pairing it with at least a [[Call to Arms (BTD6)|Call to Arms]] and [[Jungle Drums (BTD6)|Jungle Drums]] is mandatory for it to be a viable DPS option.


Sentry Champion also benefits from damage buffs and blimp debuffs. Despite a moderate tier 5 cost, it's one of the cheaper tier 5s when accounting for previous tiers, allowing more cash to be spent on the necessary buffs and debuffs.
Sentry Champion also benefits from damage buffs and blimp debuffs. Despite a moderate tier 5 cost, it's one of the cheaper tier 5s when accounting for previous tiers, allowing more cash to be spent on the necessary buffs and debuffs.


The [[Deconstruction (BTD6)|Deconstruction]] crosspath is preferred since its bonus damage to [[Fortified Bloon (BTD6)|Fortified]] and [[MOAB-Class Bloon|MOAB-Class Bloons]] works well with the Champion Sentries' fast attacks.
The [[Deconstruction (BTD6)|Deconstruction]] crosspath is preferred since its bonus damage to [[Fortified Bloon (BTD6)|Fortified]] and [[MOAB-Class Bloon|MOAB-Class Bloons]] works well with the Champion Sentries' fast attacks. Sentry Champion's pierce problems are mostly mitigated via its speed synergies, and [[Pin (BTD6)|Pin]] doesn't affect Super Ceramics, making 5-0-2 crosspath almost redundant.


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

Revision as of 16:39, 3 October 2025

Sentry Champion
Portrait of Sentry Champion
Icon of Sentry ChampionCreates super-powerful but highly unstable sentries.
Tower Engineer Monkey — Path 1 — Tier 5
XP cost 30,000
Cash cost $27,200 — Easy
$32,000 — Medium
$34,560 — Hard
$38,400 — Impoppable

Sentry Champion (formerly named Sentry Paragon before Version 28.0) is the Engineer Monkey's path 1 tier 5 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It now deploys Champion Sentries that self-destruct after expiring, causing a large explosion that pops 50 Bloons (75 with Oversize Nails) and deals 100 damage. Champion Sentries shoot plasma balls that pop up to 5 Bloons (10 with Oversize Nails), and deal 3 damage (+1 MOAB-Class and +1 Fortified damage with Deconstruction), and have 50 range (54 with Larger Service Area).

Stats

For a complete list of Engineer Monkey stats, see Stats:Engineer Monkey (BTD6).
This data was last updated for: version 55.1
Tower
Display range40 units
Footprint radius7 units
Targeting options
  • First
  • Last
  • Close
  • Strong
Attack
Cooldown0.3s
Offset (X, Y, Z)
-1.11, 13.49, 10.7
TargetingDepends on targeting option
Targeting range40 units
Filters
  • Cannot target Camo
Projectile
Pierce3
Damage1
Damage typeSharp
Speed375 units/s
Lifespan0.24s
Radius2 units
Filters
  • Cannot hit Camo
Spawner
Cooldown5s
Offset (X, Y, Z)
-1.11, 13.49, 10.7
TargetingRandom position
Targeting range40 units
  • Ignores blockers

Champion Sentry

Tower
Display range50 units
Footprint radius4 units
Lifespan25s
Targeting options
  • First
  • Last
  • Close
  • Strong
Self-destruct
Pierce50
Damage100
Damage typePlasma
Lifespan0.1s
Persists between rounds1
Radius50 units
Filters
  • Cannot hit Camo
  • Ignores blockers
Attack
Cooldown0.06s
Offset (X, Y, Z)
0, 8.74, 9.89
TargetingDepends on targeting option
Targeting range50 units
Filters
  • Cannot target Camo
Projectile
Pierce5
Damage3
Damage typePlasma
Speed280 units/s
Lifespan0.6s
Radius6 units
Filters
  • Cannot hit Camo

5-1-0

Tower
Display range40 units → 60 units
Attack
Targeting range40 units → 60 units
Spawner
Targeting range40 units → 60 units

Champion Sentry

Tower
Display range50 units → 54 units
Self-destruct
Radius50 units → 54 units
Attack
Targeting range50 units → 54 units

5-2-0

Attack
Projectile
Damage to MOAB-Class+1
Damage to Fortified+1

Champion Sentry

Attack
Projectile
Damage to MOAB-Class+1
Damage to Fortified+1

5-0-1

Attack
Projectile
Pierce3 → 8
Damage typeSharpShatter

Champion Sentry

Attack
Projectile
Pierce5 → 10

5-0-2

Attack
Projectile
Stun
Multiplier×0
Duration1s
Layers1

Champion Sentry

Attack
Projectile
Stun
Multiplier×0
Duration1s
Layers3

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
5-0-0 $30,880 $36,325 $39,230 $43,590 $21,616 $25,428 $27,461 $30,513
5-1-0 $31,090 $36,575 $39,500 $43,890 $21,763 $25,603 $27,650 $30,723
5-2-0 $31,385 $36,925 $39,880 $44,310 $21,970 $25,848 $27,916 $31,017
5-0-1 $31,260 $36,775 $39,715 $44,130 $21,882 $25,743 $27,801 $30,891
5-0-2 $31,445 $36,995 $39,950 $44,395 $22,012 $25,897 $27,965 $31,077

Strategy

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The editor who added this notice elaborates: State use cases for Sentry Champion (probably Bosses, and also stepping stone to Mbuilder?), and also some other synergies if any
This section was last updated for: version 50.2

Sentry Champion is a very weak tower without external buffs, however it's effective in the presence of them. Champion Sentries attack extremely fast with many projectiles, but have very low damage and pierce. They also inherit speed buffs from the Sentry Champion, effectively multiplying the effect of the buff by increasing both sentry attack speed and deployment rate. Thus, pairing it with at least a Call to Arms and Jungle Drums is mandatory for it to be a viable DPS option.

Sentry Champion also benefits from damage buffs and blimp debuffs. Despite a moderate tier 5 cost, it's one of the cheaper tier 5s when accounting for previous tiers, allowing more cash to be spent on the necessary buffs and debuffs.

The Deconstruction crosspath is preferred since its bonus damage to Fortified and MOAB-Class Bloons works well with the Champion Sentries' fast attacks. Sentry Champion's pierce problems are mostly mitigated via its speed synergies, and Pin doesn't affect Super Ceramics, making 5-0-2 crosspath almost redundant.

Update history

For a complete list of Engineer Monkey changes, see Update history:Engineer Monkey (BTD6).
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  • Buff Champion Sentry self-destruct: damage increased ― 70 → 85
  • Buff Champion Sentries now self-destruct instantly if sold, skipping the shaking animation
  • Buff Overall cost reduced by $300 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
  • Buff Paragon Sentry: pierce increased ― 3 → 5
  • Nerf Sentry: No longer gains Camo detection after loading a save (bug fix)
  • Buff Sentry spawner: No longer ignores smart placement if the Engineer Monkey cannot reach the track (bug fix)
Continuing our efforts to make crosspaths meaningful and fit the style of each path more solidly, a number of crosspath and base level balance shifts were made.
— Update notes
  • Buff Paragon Sentry: explosion radius now scales with range modifiers
  • Buff Sentry: deployment rate increased ― 7s → 6s
5-1-0, 5-2-0
  • Buff Larger Service Area crosspath now increases Sentry range by +4
5-0-1, 5-0-2
  • Buff Oversize Nails crosspath now allows Sentries to pop frozen Bloons
  • Buff Oversize Nails crosspath now increases Sentry pierce by 1
  • Buff Sentry explosion: Damage increased ― 85 → 100
5-2-0
  • Buff Deconstruction: now grants all Sentries +1 damage to Fortified & MOAB
Additionally higher tier sentries will now be able to benefit from the xx2 Pin crosspath, so enjoy some laser pins.
— Update notes
5-0-2
  • Buff Pin now allows Sentries from Sprockets and above to pin Bloons
Alright, Sentry Paragon is now a Champion
— Update notes
  • Name changed
Before Sentry Paragon
After Sentry Champion
The MOAB offense of top path lacks for a mainly dps tower that is quite complex to use [...] the 320 crosspath will now be able to double dip on the Fortified & MOAB damage bonuses that it gains.
— Update notes
  • Buff Nailgun: Attack cooldown reduced ― 0.42s → 0.3s (attack speed increased by 40%)
5-2-0
  • Buff Sentry: Deconstruction's bonus damage to MOAB-Class Bloons and Fortified Bloons are no longer mutually exclusive
Sentry Champion’s pierce crosspath does not feel like it has enough of an edge to compete with the deconstruction crosspath.
— Update notes
5-0-1, 5-0-2
  • Buff Turret pierce increased ― 6 → 7
Applying pierce crosspathing to Sentry Champion only granting an abysmal +1 pierce to the explosion while an intended joke at the time still feels a little silly, we’re separating that up to get its own larger increase now.
— Update notes
5-0-1, 5-0-2
  • Buff Sentry Explosion: Crosspath benefit to pierce bonus increased ― +1 → +21
    • Note: Pierce increased from 51 to 70
Sentry placements are slightly changing to improve their reliability, and will now spawn closer to the track depending on how much range the sentry has. Sentry Champion, while strong with them, is lacking without high buff support so we’re trying out an increase to the sentry damage on it.
— Update notes
  • Buff Overall cost reduced by $50 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
  • Buff Champion Sentry: Damage increased ― 2 → 3
  • Buff Sentry deployment: Sentries now spawn within 20% of their range to the track
This was becoming annoying screen clutter with large numbers of sentries, and feels unnecessary when you can overclock the engineer itself to create more sentries instead.
— Update notes
  • Neutral Overclock and Ultraboost abilities no longer target Engineer sentries
Really only one major change here; a rebalancing to how the 2xx Crosspath applies across various engineer upgrades, and some base stats being changed to accommodate fitting this.
— Update notes
  • Buff Sentry deploy: Attack cooldown reduced ― 6s → 5s
5-0-1, 5-0-2
  • Buff Champion Sentry, Plasma: Pierce increased ― 7 → 10
  • Buff Champion Sentry, Explosion: Pierce increased ― 70 → 75
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In other languages

Language Name / Description Notes
Arabic بطل الحراسة
إنشاء حرس خارقي القوة ولكن عديمي الاستقرار للغاية.
Danish Vagtpost-mester
Skaber super-stærke men højst uberegnelige sensormaskingeværer.
German Wachposten-Champion
Erzeugt superstarke Wachtürme, die jedoch ziemlich instabil sind.
Spanish Campeón centinela
Crea centinelas superpoderosos y muy inestables.
Spanish (LA) Campeón centinela
Crea centinelas superpoderosos y muy inestables.
Finnish Vartiomestari
Luo supervoimakkaita mutta todella epävakaita vartiotykkejä.
French Sentinelle champion
Crée des sentinelles super puissantes mais très instables.
Italian Sentinella vincitore
Crea sentinelle super potenti ma molto instabili.
Japanese 見張りチャンピオン
超パワフルだけれど、とても不安定な見張り番を作り出す。
Korean 경비 탑 챔피언
어마어마한 파괴력을 지녔지만 불안정한 경비 탑을 생성합니다.
Dutch Geschutskampioen
Creëert superkrachtige maar zeer onstabiele geschutskoepels.
Norwegian Mestervakt
Lager superkraftige, men svært ustabile vakter.
Polish Strażnik mistrz
Tworzy superpotężnych, ale wysoce niestabilnych strażników.
Portuguese (Brazil) Torre Campeã
Cria sentinelas superpoderosas, mas altamente instáveis.
Russian Часовой-чемпион
Создаёт сверхмощных, но крайне нестабильных часовых.
Swedish Vaktpostmästare
Skapar superstarka med mycket instabila vakttorn.
Thai เซนทรี่แชมเปี้ยน
สร้างป้อมปืนระวังภัยที่พลังรุนแรงแต่ไม่เสถียรมากๆ
Turkish Gözcü Şampiyon
Süper güçlü ama son derece kararsız nöbetçiler oluşturur.
Chinese (simplified) 哨兵冠军
创建超级强力,但却非常不稳定的哨岗机枪。
Chinese (traditional) 哨兵冠軍
創造出能力超群但是極度不穩定的哨兵。
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