Avenger

Avenger

Shotgun hits release shrapnel and can even knock back MOABs. When lives are lost, weaker Bloons only take 1 life each for a short time.

Tower	Desperado — Path 3 — Tier 4
XP cost	14,000
Cash cost	$5,525 — Easy $6,500 — Medium $7,020 — Hard $7,800 — Impoppable

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Avenger is the Desperado's path 3 tier 4 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It increases the damage of the pistol attack from 6 to 18 and does +18 Ceramic damage, increases the knockback of the shotgun attack on non-blimp types to -200%, allows it to knock MOAB-Class Bloons back at -100% speed, and causes each shell to spray three shrapnel projectiles on contact with a Bloon, spread 120° apart each dealing 1 damage to up to 6 bloons (affected by Extra Dart Pops).

Additionally, whenever a life is lost, all Bloons up to Rainbow only take away 1 life when they leak, alongside all the effects gained from the Nomad upgrade, for 15 seconds.

Stats

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

This data was last updated for: version 55.1

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 with no towers in range +45% Penalty per tower in range -15% Speed per Bloon in range +2% Speed per Bloon in range max +50% Filters Cannot target Camo
Projectile Pierce 1 Damage 18 Damage to Ceramic +18 Damage type Sharp Radius 2 units Filters Can only hit the target Ignores blockers

Shotgun attack
Burst count 2 Burst interval 0.2s Cooldown 1.97s Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 14.73, 8.43 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 36 units Speed with no towers in range +45% Penalty per tower in range -15% Speed per Bloon in range +2% Speed per Bloon in range max +50% Filters Cannot target Camo
Can fire between rounds
Projectile Count 3 Angle 35° Pierce 3 Damage 3 Damage type Shatter Speed 300 units/s Lifespan 0.2s Radius 2 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Knockback Multiplier ×-2 Multiplier for Lead ×-2 Multiplier for Ceramic ×-2 Multiplier for MOAB-Class ×-0.5 Duration 0.2s Shrapnel Count 3 Angle 120° Pierce 6 Damage 1 Damage type Sharp Speed 300 units/s Lifespan 0.1067s Radius 0.2 units Filters Cannot hit Camo

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

1-0-4

Attack
Speed per distance from target +1% Speed per distance from target max +50%

2-0-4

Attack
Speed with 0 or 1 Bloon in range +60% Penalty per additional Bloon in range -15%

Shotgun attack
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%

0-1-4

Attack
Filters Can now target Camo

Shotgun attack
Speed with 0 or 1 Bloon in range +60% Penalty per additional Bloon in range -15% Filters Can now target Camo
Projectile Filters Can now hit Camo Shrapnel Filters Can now hit Camo

0-2-4

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

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

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
0-0-4	$10,540	$12,400	$13,390	$14,880	$7,378	$8,680	$9,373	$10,416
1-0-4	$10,710	$12,600	$13,605	$15,120	$7,497	$8,820	$9,524	$10,584
2-0-4	$10,880	$12,800	$13,820	$15,360	$7,616	$8,960	$9,674	$10,752
0-1-4	$10,665	$12,550	$13,550	$15,060	$7,466	$8,785	$9,485	$10,542
0-2-4	$10,960	$12,900	$13,930	$15,480	$7,672	$9,030	$9,751	$10,836

Strategy

This section was last updated for: version 52.2

Avenger's low range, pierce, and damage demand multiple buffs (e.g. Berserker Brew and Primary Training) to become a viable midgame carry. It is still on the expensive side and requires straight lines to be consistent. Since its knockback is a speed multiplier, it lacks much synergy with other slowdown effects. If only used for MOAB-class knockback, Avenger's shotgun range can be positioned just far enough from the track to avoid targeting Ceramic Bloons yet clipping blimps' large hitboxes, particularly for the Quickdraw benefits. It should be set to Strong as its knockback is just as effective against ZOMGs as against MOABs. Avenger performs poorly against DDTs even with Lead popping buffs. Finally, its life loss reduction effect can be used as a last resort in the mid-game, but is difficult for making income with its Nomad effect.

2-0-4 is preferred to directly increase knockback uptime and damage at long range. 0-2-4 gets more damage at close range via crits and has natural Camo detection, but this hurts Avenger late game due to its lack of DDT damage.

Update history

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

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Version 49.1

•  Attack speed scaling with Bloons in radius should work correctly (bug fix)

Version 49.2

•  Cash bonus on Bloon leak should no longer stack per Desperado
•  Desperado no longer gains Camo Prioritization when granted Camo detection from external sources (bug fix)

Version 49.3

1-0-4, 2-0-4

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

Version 50.0

“

At higher tiers Pistol damage has increased for better long-range Single Target performance.
— Update notes

”

•  Pistol: Damage increased ― 12 → 18
•  Pistol: Bonus damage to Ceramic Bloons increased ― +12 → +18 (undocumented)
•  Shotgun: Attack cooldown increased ― 1.56s → 1.97s (attack speed reduced by 20.81%)

Version 51.0

“

Avenger’s price is going down as it did too little damage for that price range.
— Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost reduced ― $9,500 → $8,500
•  Pistol now reloads at the end of the round

Version 52.0

“

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

”

•  Upgrade cost reduced ― $8,500 → $6,500
•  Shotgun: Knockback multiplier for MOAB-Class Bloons increased ― -0.1× → -1×
•  Shotgun: Knockback multiplier for Lead and Ceramic Bloons increased ― -1× → -2×
•  Shotgun: Knockback multiplier for Rainbow and below Bloons increased ― -1× → -2×

Version 53.0

“

Bottom path’s Avenger was severely underappreciated when it was last buffed, with that buff bringing in so much attention it is time to step back that power. 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.
— Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost increased ― $6,500 → $9,500
•  Shotgun attack: Range increased ― 28 → 36
  • Note: Also increases the range required to lose Wanderer stacks
•  Wanderer buff: Wanderer Desperados in range no longer reduce Wanderer stacks from each other
•  Shotgun attack: Knockback multiplier for MOAB-Class Bloons reduced ― -1× → -0.5×

Gallery

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In other languages

Name

Language	Text	Notes
Arabic	المنتقم	—
Danish	Hævneren	—
German	Rächer	—
Spanish	Vengador	—
Spanish (Latin America)	Vengador	—
Finnish	Kostaja	—
French	Justicier	—
Italian	Vendicatore	—
Japanese	復讐者	—
Korean	복수자	—
Dutch	Wreker	—
Norwegian	Hevner	—
Polish	Mściciel	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Vingador	—
Russian	Мститель	—
Swedish	Hämnare	—
Thai	ลึกลิงอเวนเจอร์	—
Turkish	İntikamcı	—
Chinese (simplified)	复仇者	—
Chinese (traditional)	復仇者	—

Description

Language	Text	Notes
Arabic	تطلق طلقات البندقية الشظايا ويمكنها حتى الإطاحة بالموآب إلى الخلف. عند خسارة الأرواح، تأخذ البالونات الأضعف حياة واحدة فقط لكل منها لفترة قصيرة.	—
Danish	Haglgeværtræf udløser granatsplinter og kan endda slå MOAB'er tilbage. Når liv går tabt, tager svagere bloons kun 1 liv hver i kort tid.	—
German	Schrotflinte feuert Granatsplitter ab, die noch mehr MOABs zurückstoßen können. Wenn Leben verloren gehen, nehmen schwächere Bloons für kurze Zeit nur je ein Leben.	—
Spanish	Los impactos de escopeta liberan metralla e incluso pueden derribar a bloons tipo MOAB. Al perder vidas, los bloons más débiles solo quitan una vida cada uno durante un corto espacio de tiempo.	—
Spanish (Latin America)	La escopeta suelta esquirlas y hace retroceder incluso a los MOAB. Cuando se pierden vidas, los bloons más débiles solo quitan 1 vida cada uno durante un tiempo corto.	—
Finnish	Haulikon osumista tulee enemmän sirpaleita ja ne voivat työntää jopa MOABeja taaksepäin. Elämiä menettäessä heikommat bloonit tekevät vain 1 elämän verran vahinkoa hetken aikaa.	—
French	Les tirs de fusil à pompe libèrent des éclats de plomb et peuvent même repousser les MOAB. Quand des vies sont perdues, les Bloons plus faibles font perdre 1 seule vie chacun pendant une courte durée.	—
Italian	I colpi di fucile a pompa rilasciano schegge e possono anche respingere i MOAB. Quando perdi vite, i bloon più deboli ne fanno perdere 1 sola ciascuno per un breve periodo.	—
Japanese	ショットガンが命中すると散弾を放ち、MOABを押し戻すこともできる。ライフを失うと、短時間、弱いブルーンは1ライフしか奪わなくなる。	—
Korean	산탄총 공격이 적중 시 파편이 발생하며 MOAB 풍선마저도 뒤로 밀어냅니다. 목숨을 잃으면 일시적으로 약한 풍선에 한해 뚫린 풍선 개당 목숨 1개씩만 깎입니다.	—
Dutch	Treffers met zijn shotgun laten scherven los en kunnen zelfs MOAB's terugstoten. Als je levens verliest, richten zwakkere Bloons tijdelijk slechts 1 schade per keer aan.	—
Norwegian	Hagletreff frigjør granatsplinter og kan slå tilbake MOAB-er. Når liv går tapt, tar svakere bloons bare 1 liv hver i kort tid.	—
Polish	Strzały ze strzelby rozrzucają odłamki i mogą nawet odrzucać MOAB-y. Gdy tracisz życia, słabsze blony przez krótki czas zabierają tylko 1 życie na blona.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	A escopeta solta estilhaços que podem afastar até mesmo MOABs. Quando vidas são perdidas, Bloons mais fracos só retiram um de vida cada por um curto período de tempo.	—
Russian	Дробовик стреляет шрапнелью и отбрасывает даже шары MOAB. При потере жизней более слабые шары недолго забирают лишь по 1 жизни.	—
Swedish	Hagelträffar frigör splitter och kan till och med slå tillbaka MOAB:er. När liv förloras tar svagare Bloons endast 1 liv vardera under en kort stund.	—
Thai	ปืนลูกซองสามารถยิงกระสุนออกไปได้ และสามารถยิง MOAB ถอยหลังได้ด้วย เมื่อสูญเสียชีวิต บลูนที่อ่อนแอกว่าจะเอาไปเพียง 1 ชีวิตในช่วงเวลาสั้น ๆ	—
Turkish	Pompalı tüfek vuruşları şarapnel parçaları saçar ve MOAB'ları bile geri püskürtebilir. Canlar kaybedildiğinde, zayıf Bloon'lar kısa bir süreliğine sadece 1 can alır.	—
Chinese (simplified)	霰弹枪射击击中目标时会迸发弹片，甚至能将MOAB级气球击退。当损失生命时，较弱的气球短时间内每次仅扣除1点生命值。	—
Chinese (traditional)	霰彈槍擊中時會釋放彈片，甚至能擊退MOAB級氣球。損失生命值時，短時間內較弱的氣球每次只能使你損失1點生命。	—