The Blazing Sun
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 They say Desperado shoots so fast them revolvers catch alight.
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| Tower | Desperado — Path 1 — Tier 5 | |
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| XP cost | 29,000 | |
| Cash cost | $14,875 — Easy $17,500 — Medium $18,900 — Hard $21,000 — Impoppable | |
The Blazing Sun is the Desperado's path 1 tier 5 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It increases the damage of its pistol shots from 6 to 20, grants them 40 extra damage to Ceramics, reduces the attack cooldown between bursts from 1.2 seconds to 0.3 seconds, changes damage type from Sharp to Normal, and grants a special mechanic that changes its attack speed and allows it to inflict damage over time based on the number of shots it has fired.
Mechanics
The Blazing Sun has a counter that starts at 0 and increases by 1 each time it fires a shot, which is capped at 75. The counter resets if The Blazing Sun does not attack for 0.88 seconds.[fn 1]
Once the counter has reached 55, each shot also generates a small area of effect (12 radius) with 8 pierce (9 with 
Extra Dart Pops) that sets all Bloons on fire. The area of effect deals no damage by itself, but the damage over time deals 75 damage every 1.5 seconds for 12.05 seconds.
Its attack cooldown increases based on the counter (reducing its attack speed). This can reduce its attack cooldown to below 0.88 seconds, which can cause the counter to reset.
If a Bloon is destroyed by a shot or burn status, the counter reduces by 1.
Stats
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Costs and sell values
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| 5-0-0 | $20,570 | $24,200 | $26,135 | $29,040 | $14,399 | $16,940 | $18,295 | $20,328 |
| 5-1-0 | $20,695 | $24,350 | $26,295 | $29,220 | $14,487 | $17,045 | $18,407 | $20,454 |
| 5-2-0 | $20,990 | $24,700 | $26,675 | $29,640 | $14,693 | $17,290 | $18,673 | $20,748 |
| 5-0-1 | $20,755 | $24,420 | $26,370 | $29,305 | $14,529 | $17,094 | $18,459 | $20,514 |
| 5-0-2 | $20,995 | $24,700 | $26,670 | $29,640 | $14,697 | $17,290 | $18,669 | $20,748 |
Strategy
As a very cheap tier 5, the Blazing Sun serves a similar role to the 2-0-5 Elite Defender, both towers lacking pierce with high attack speed and damage. Comparatively, it trades off unlimited range for higher DPS and the capability to one-shot Ceramic Bloons before round 81, allowing the player to easily save up to an expensive tier 5. However, it falls off starting from round 81, due to Super Ceramics taking multiple shots. As such, cleanup towers should be used alongside it, such as Etienne for the UCAV to assist with cleanup and grouped popping power, or The Bloon Solver for its immense strength against Ceramic Bloons. On later rounds, dense groups of blimps become a problem for The Blazing Sun, but it can provide solid supporting fire for rounds with high health single targets, such as 97 or 100. Its damage-over-time is high enough to consider pairing the upgrade with The Final Harmonic to amplify its effect. Like with all Desperados, Captain Churchill is a strong pick to cover its weaknesses.
The Blazing Sun is generally unreceptive to buffs from common support towers like Berserker Brew, but more range effectively improves its speed due to the Quickdraw upgrade, so a Primary Training can be considered. The single target damage is also amplified through the Bounty Hunter's markings as well as the Take Aim ability further improving its range to maximize Quickdraw.
The Blazing Sun can be considered for a run that is otherwise incredibly weak to the BAD on round 100. Coupled with Bounty Hunter's mark, it can solo the outer layer and provide good damage to the insides. If the children DDTs or Ceramic cleanup is sufficient, however, multiple Twin Sixes are a cheaper buy.
It is also effective at dealing with tier 1 Boss Bloons with its high single-target damage output, especially against Lych and Bloonarius, and the non-primary phases of Dreadbloon. Phayze can be beaten as well, but it requires lots of track length covered by the Blazing Sun to be effective, due to the unique abilities of the Boss and the limited range of the Desperado.
Its best crosspath is 5-2-0, as one is already encouraged to place the tower far away from the track to maximize Bullseye and Quickdraw benefits. Speed buffs do not contribute much to the Blazing Sun's DPS, as its shot bursts have a fixed firing rate, and neither Wanderer nor Nomad give enough attack speed combined to offer greater average DPS than the crits, even under perfect conditions.
Update history
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Twin Sixes now correctly doubles shot burst rate (Carries up to T5) ― 0.1s → 0.05s (bug fix)
Desperado no longer gains Camo Prioritization when granted Camo detection from external sources (bug fix)
— Update notes
- Overall cost reduced by $1,050 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
- Area of effect: Pierce increased ― 5 → 8
- Area of effect: Radius increased ― 6 → 12
- Area of effect: Damage over time increased ― 50 → 75
- Standoff buff: Maximum attack speed bonus increased ― +60% → +120%
- Standoff buff: Attack speed bonus drop per Bloon in range increased ― −15% → −30%
- Note: Overall, the attack speed bonus is doubled and drops with the same amount of Bloons
— Update notes
- Pistol attack: Damage type changed ― Sharp → Normal
- Pistol now reloads at the end of the round
— Update notes
- Upgrade cost reduced ― $17,500 → $16,500
Overall cost is unchanged (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
- Shotgun: Number of shots required for activation decreased ― 55 → 50
Gallery
Screenshots
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5-0-0 Desperado -
The Blazing Sun attacking Super Ceramics and setting them on fire
Assets
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Portrait -
Icon -
Insta Monkey icon
In other languages
| Language | Text | Notes |
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| Arabic | الشمس المشتعلة | — |
| Danish | Den brændende sol | — |
| German | Die brennende Sonne | — |
| Spanish | Sol de justicia | — |
| Spanish (Latin America) | El sol ardiente | — |
| Finnish | Paahtava aurinko | — |
| French | Soleil brûlant | — |
| Italian | Il sole cocente | — |
| Japanese | 燃える太陽 | — |
| Korean | 작열하는 태양 | — |
| Dutch | De brandende zon | — |
| Norwegian | Brennhet sol | — |
| Polish | Oślepiające Słońce | — |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | O Sol Escaldante | — |
| Russian | Палящее солнце | — |
| Swedish | Den gassande solen | — |
| Thai | พระอาทิตย์ที่ส่องแสง | — |
| Turkish | Kızgın Güneş | — |
| Chinese (simplified) | 炽烈骄阳 | — |
| Chinese (traditional) | 熾熱太陽 | — |
| Language | Text | Notes |
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| Arabic | يُقال إن المجرم الطائش يطلق النار بسرعة كبيرة لدرجة أن المسدسات تشتعل فيها النيران. | — |
| Danish | De siger, at Desperado skyder så hurtigt, at revolverne antændes. | — |
| German | Man munkelt, dass Desperado so schnell feuert, dass die Revolver brennen. | — |
| Spanish | Se dice que Desperado dispara tan rápido que los revólveres echan llamas. | — |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Dicen que el forajido dispara tan rápido que los revólveres se incendian. | — |
| Finnish | Sanotaan, että desperado ampuu niin nopeasti, että revolverit syttyvät tuleen. | — |
| French | On dit que le desperado tire si vite que ses revolvers s'enflamment. | — |
| Italian | Si dice che Fuorilegge spari così velocemente da far prendere fuoco ai suoi revolver. | — |
| Japanese | デスペラードは目にも止まらぬ速さでリボルバーを撃つ。だから彼の銃身は火を噴くらしい。 | — |
| Korean | 데스페라도의 총질이 어찌나 빠른지, 리볼버에 불이 붙을 정도라고 합니다. | — |
| Dutch | Ze zeggen dat Desperado zo snel schiet dat zijn revolvers in brand vliegen. | — |
| Norwegian | De sier Desperado skyter så raskt at revolverne lyser opp. | — |
| Polish | Ponoć Desperado strzela tak szybko, że lufy rewolwerów płoną żywym ogniem. | — |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Dizem que o Pistoleiro atira tão rápido que os revólveres ficam em chamas. | — |
| Russian | Говорят, что десперадо стреляет так быстро, что револьверы загораются. | — |
| Swedish | De säger att Desperado skjuter så snabbt att revolvrarna sätts i brand. | — |
| Thai | พวกเขาบอกว่าเดสเปราโดยิงพวกมันด้วยปืนลูกโม่เร็วมากจนติดไฟ | — |
| Turkish | Derler ki Desperado o kadar hızlı ateş edermiş ki altıpatlarları alev alırmış. | — |
| Chinese (simplified) | 据说亡命猴开枪快得连左轮枪管都能擦出火星来。 | — |
| Chinese (traditional) | 據說亡命之猴射得太快了，會連自己的左輪手槍都燃燒起來。 | — |
Footnotes
- ↑ Exactly 53 frames
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