Thorn Swarm (BTD6)

Thorn Swarm

	Shoots 8 thorns per shot instead of 5.

Tower		Path	Tier
Druid		2	1

XP cost	140
Cash cost	$210 — Easy $250 — Medium $270 — Hard $300 — Impoppable

Heart of Oak →

Thorn Swarm is the Druid's path 2 tier 1 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It increases the amount of thorns per shot from 5 to 8.

Stats

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

This data was last updated for: version 55.1

Tower
Display range 35 units Footprint radius 7 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong

Attack
Cooldown 1.1s Offset (X, Y, Z) -1.99, 8.17, 7 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 35 units Filters Cannot target Camo
Projectile Count 8 Angle 25° Pierce 1 Damage 1 Damage type Sharp Speed 340 units/s Lifespan 0.3s Radius 0 units Filters Cannot hit Camo

1-1-0

Attack
Projectile Pierce 1 → 2 Damage type Sharp → Normal

0-1-1

Tower
Display range 35 units → 45 units

Attack
Targeting range 35 units → 45 units
Projectile Lifespan 0.3s → 0.4s

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
0-1-0	$550	$650	$700	$780	$385	$455	$490	$546
1-1-0	$845	$1,000	$1,080	$1,200	$592	$700	$756	$840
2-1-0	$1,565	$1,850	$2,000	$2,220	$1,096	$1,295	$1,400	$1,554
3-1-0	$3,010	$3,550	$3,835	$4,260	$2,107	$2,485	$2,685	$2,982
4-1-0	$6,835	$8,050	$8,695	$9,660	$4,785	$5,635	$6,087	$6,762
5-1-0	$57,835	$68,050	$73,495	$81,660	$40,485	$47,635	$51,447	$57,162
0-1-1	$635	$750	$810	$900	$445	$525	$567	$630
0-1-2	$890	$1,050	$1,135	$1,260	$623	$735	$795	$882
0-1-3	$1,400	$1,650	$1,785	$1,980	$980	$1,155	$1,250	$1,386
0-1-4	$3,395	$4,000	$4,325	$4,800	$2,377	$2,800	$3,028	$3,360
0-1-5	$41,645	$49,000	$52,925	$58,800	$29,152	$34,300	$37,048	$41,160

Strategy

This section was last updated for: version 52.2

Thorn Swarm's extra projectiles pair well with external damage and pierce buffs, and Hard Thorns decently helps its early game. However, it is less useful for top path Druids, as their storm attacks receive no benefit. Bottom path prefers Thorn Swarm as a crosspath.

Update history

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Version 30.0

•  Overall cost reduced by $25 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

Version 55.0

•  Main attack: Projectile spread can now be affected by accuracy buffs

Gallery

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Assets

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In other languages

Language	Name / Description	Notes
Arabic	سرب أشواك إطلاق 8 أشواك في كل تسديدة بدلاً من 5.	—
Danish	Tornesværm Affyrer 8 torne pr. salve i stedet for 5.	—
German	Dornenschwarm Schießt 8 Dornen pro Schuss statt 5.	—
Spanish	Enjambre de espinas Lanza 8 espinas por tiro en vez de 5.	—
Spanish (LA)	Enjambre de espinas Lanza 8 espinas por tiro en vez de 5.	—
Finnish	Okaparvi Ampuu 8 tikkaa kerrallaan viiden sijaan.	—
French	Nuée d'épines Tire 8 épines à la fois au lieu de 5.	—
Italian	Sciame di spine Spara 8 spine anziché 5 per colpo.	—
Japanese	トゲ集団 一度に発射するトゲの数が5個でなく8個になる。	—
Korean	벌떼 가시 한꺼번에 가시를 5개 대신 8개 쏩니다.	—
Dutch	Doornenzwerm Vuurt 8 doorns per schot af in plaats van 5.	—
Norwegian	Tornesverm Skyter 8 torner per skudd i stedet for 5.	—
Polish	Rój cierni Wypuszcza naraz 8 cierni zamiast 5.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Tempestade de Espinhos Dispara 8 espinhos por tiro ao invés de 5.	—
Russian	Рой колючек Стреляет 8 колючками вместо 5.	—
Swedish	Taggsvärm Skjuter 8 taggar per skott istället för 5.	—
Thai	ฝูงหนาม ยิงหนาม 8 แท่งต่อนัด จากเดิม 5 แท่ง	—
Turkish	Diken Sürüsü Atış başına 5 yerine 8 diken fırlatır.	—
Chinese (simplified)	刺群 每次发射8个荆棘，而不是5个。	—
Chinese (traditional)	荊棘眾生 一梭子射出8支荊棘，而不是5支。	—
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