Standoff

Standoff

Attacks faster the fewer Bloons are in range.

Tower	Desperado — Path 1 — Tier 2
XP cost	450
Cash cost	$170 — Easy $200 — Medium $215 — Hard $240 — Impoppable

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Standoff is the Desperado's path 1 tier 2 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. This upgrade increases the Desperado's attack speed by 60% if there's only one Bloon within range, but reduces it by 15% per extra Bloon (to a minimum of 0% extra attack speed with 5+ Bloons in range). This does not count Bloons the Desperado cannot target (e.g. Bloons behind line of sight blockers or Camo Bloons when it does not have Camo detection).

Crosspathing with Deadeye or Enforcer applies the conditional attack speed mechanics to their secondary weapons. Bloons that are within range of the pistol, but are not targetable by the secondary attack, only affect the attack speed of the pistol (i.e., Deadeye's rifle does not count Bloons within the deadzone and Enforcer's shotgun does not count Bloons within range between the pistol and the shotgun). Crosspathing with Bounty Hunter and Golden Justice also applies it to Marked to Pop, but not the passive marking attack.

Attack speed modifiers

Bloons within range	Attack speed bonus
1	+60%
2	+45%
3	+30%
4	+15%
5 or more	+0%

Stats

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

This data was last updated for: version 55.2

Tower
Display range 60 units Footprint radius 7 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong

Attack
Burst count 2 Burst interval 0.1s Cooldown 1.2s Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 12.65, 11.25 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 60 units Speed per distance from target +1% Speed per distance from target max +50% Speed with 0 or 1 Bloon in range +60% Penalty per additional Bloon in range -15% Filters Cannot target Camo
Projectile Pierce 1 Damage 1 Damage type Sharp Radius 2 units Filters Can only hit the target Ignores blockers

2-1-0

Attack
Filters Can now target Camo

2-2-0

Attack
Crit multiplier ×4 Crit base chance 2.5% Crit chance per distance from target +0.25%

2-0-1

Attack
Speed with no towers in range +45% Penalty per tower in range -15%

2-0-2

Attack
Speed per Bloon in range +0% → +2% Speed per Bloon in range max +0% → +50%

Nomad buff
Cooldown modifier ×0.6 Range bonus +16 Lifespan 15s Cooldown 60s

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
2-0-0	$595	$700	$755	$840	$417	$490	$529	$588
2-1-0	$725	$850	$915	$1,020	$508	$595	$641	$714
2-2-0	$1,025	$1,200	$1,295	$1,440	$718	$840	$907	$1,008
2-3-0	$3,575	$4,200	$4,535	$5,040	$2,503	$2,940	$3,175	$3,528
2-4-0	$8,675	$10,200	$11,015	$12,240	$6,073	$7,140	$7,711	$8,568
2-5-0	$44,375	$52,200	$56,375	$62,640	$31,063	$36,540	$39,463	$43,848
2-0-1	$780	$920	$995	$1,105	$546	$644	$697	$774
2-0-2	$1,020	$1,200	$1,295	$1,440	$714	$840	$907	$1,008
2-0-3	$2,805	$3,300	$3,565	$3,960	$1,964	$2,310	$2,496	$2,772
2-0-4	$10,880	$12,800	$13,825	$15,360	$7,616	$8,960	$9,678	$10,752
2-0-5	$37,230	$43,800	$47,305	$52,560	$26,061	$30,660	$33,114	$36,792

Strategy

This section was last updated for: version 55.2

Standoff is preferred for path 2 Desperados, complementing their long range and single-target damage. Path 3 Desperados receive improved single-target damage and knockback, but trades off Camo detection and crits.

Update history

For a complete list of Desperado changes, see Update history:Desperado (BTD6).

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Version 49.1

• Description changed ― Attacks faster the fewer Bloons are in radius. → Attacks faster the fewer Bloons are in range.
  • Note: description in other languages is unchanged

Version 49.2

•  Desperado no longer gains Camo Prioritization when granted Camo detection from external sources (bug fix)

Version 49.3

2-3-0

•  Take Aim ability: Now applies the correct range buff when the Desperado is crosspathed ― +15% → +25% (bug fix)
•  Take Aim: Now applies the correct spread modifier when the Desperado is crosspathed ― +50% → -50% (bug fix)

2-0-4

•  Shotgun attack: Pierce is no longer capped at 1 with top crosspath ― 1 → 3 (bug fix)

Version 50.0

•  Overall cost reduced by $50 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

Version 51.0

•  Pistol now reloads at the end of the round

2-0-5

•  Shrapnel: Now deals +10 damage to Ceramics (undocumented)

Version 56.0

“

To make Desperado crosspaths feel smoother to play around, we’ve lowered the buff drop-off on both of the 2xx and xx1 crosspaths
— Update notes

”

•  Standoff buff: Penalty per Bloon in range reduced ― -15% → -10%
  • Note: The maximum attack speed remains the same (+60%) but it now takes 7 Bloons in range to fully negate it instead of 5

Gallery

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  2-0-0 Desperado
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  All 2-X-X crosspaths

Assets

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Trivia

• A standoff in the context of the Western genre is a situation where two opponents face off in a fast draw duel. This may explain why Desperado's speed bonus decreases as more Bloons are present in its radius.

In other languages

This section was last updated for: version 49.1

Name

Language	Text	Notes
Arabic	النزال	—
Danish	Standoff	—
German	Schießerei	—
Spanish	Punto muerto	—
Spanish (Latin America)	Duelo	—
Finnish	Pattitilanne	—
French	Duel	—
Italian	Stallo	—
Japanese	にらみ合い	—
Korean	스탠드오프	—
Dutch	Confrontatie	—
Norwegian	Duell	—
Polish	Pojedynek	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Duelo	—
Russian	Противостояние	—
Swedish	Dödläge	—
Thai	ฐาน	—
Turkish	Yüzleşme	—
Chinese (simplified)	对峙	—
Chinese (traditional)	對決	—

Description

Language	Text	Notes
Arabic	يهاجم أسرع كلما كانت البالونات القريبة أقل.	—
Danish	Angriber hurtigere, jo færre bloons der er inden for radius.	—
German	Greift schneller an, je weniger Bloons im Umkreis sind.	—
Spanish	Ataca más rápido cuanto menos bloons haya en el radio.	—
Spanish (Latin America)	Ataca más rápido cuando hay menos bloons dentro del radio.	—
Finnish	Hyökkää nopeammin mitä vähemmän blooneja on kantamalla.	—
French	Moins il existe de Bloons dans un rayon spécifique, plus il attaque rapidement.	—
Italian	Meno sono i bloon nel raggio d'azione, più velocemente attacca.	—
Japanese	半径内のブルーンが少ないほど攻撃速度が速くなる。	—
Korean	반경 내에 있는 풍선의 수가 적을수록 더 빨리 공격합니다.	—
Dutch	Valt sneller aan hoe minder Bloons er dichtbij zijn.	—
Norwegian	Angriper raskere jo færre bloons som er innenfor radius.	—
Polish	Atakuje tym szybciej, im mniej blonów jest w zasięgu.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Ataca mais rápido quanto menos Bloons estiverem no raio de alcance.	—
Russian	Атакует тем быстрее, чем меньше шаров в радиусе действия.	—
Swedish	Attackerar snabbare ju färre Bloons finns inom radien.	—
Thai	ยิ่งมีบลูนในรัศมีน้อยลง การโจมตีจะเร็วขึ้น	—
Turkish	Yarıçaptaki Bloon sayısı azaldıkça saldırı hızı artar.	—
Chinese (simplified)	攻击范围内气球数量越少，攻速越快。	—
Chinese (traditional)	攻擊範圍內氣球越少，攻擊速度越快。	—