Ranch Hand

Ranch Hands button

Ranch Hands are the player's main towers in the Frontier Legends DLC of Bloons TD 6. Each Ranch Hand is a customized version of a tower from the main game that comes with traits and a stamina meter. Most are 0-0-0 Insta Monkeys with randomly assigned names and traits, but some have predetermined traits and some upgrades by default (including all Heroes and Legendary Mercenaries). Since cash does not exist in Frontier Legends, Ranch Hands are free to place during Bloon Encounters, but the player can spend Bananite to permanently increase their upgrade tiers. Benjamin, Geraldo, and Banana Farms can never appear as Ranch Hands, and are thus inaccessible in Frontier Legends.

The player must add Ranch Hands to their posse to bring them into Bloon Encounters alongside the Sheriff. The player can spend Bananite to hire new Ranch Hands at the Saloon in Sandytown and manage their hired Ranch Hands at the Saloon, the Homestead, or a Campfire. The player can only store a limited number of Ranch Hands and can only have up to six in their posse at a time.

Pre-determined Ranch Hands

The player unlocks these Ranch Hands for free after completing the Middle of the Road encounter in Sandytown.

Name	Tower	Trait
Piercing Pearl	2-1-0 Ninja Monkey	Piercing
Quickshot Clyde	0-0-2 Boomerang Monkey	Quickshot

Legendary Mercenaries

There is a 5% chance that any possible recruit in the Saloon is replaced with a Legendary Mercenary, which is more expensive than an ordinary Ranch Hand and comes with some pre-purchased upgrades. Each Legendary Mercenary has a predetermined name, tower type, upgrades, and traits. Their names are the same in all languages.

Some Legendary Mercenaries are references to Bloons content creators on websites such as YouTube and Twitch.

Name	Tower	Recruit cost	Trait 1	Trait 2	Trait 3
One-Mile Morgan	0-4-2 Desperado	$23,175	Legend	Big ol'	Longshot
Ember Hellblast Graves	2-0-4 Desperado	$28,800	Renowned	Undertaker	Fanged
Mar. Mathers	3-2-0 Ninja Monkey	$5,960	Legend	Guns-blazin'	Ricochet
Elmer Sticky Fingers	2-0-3 Glue Gunner	$11,260	Legend	Detonator	Heavy-puncha
Mar. Molasses	2-3-0 Sniper Monkey	$10,800	Legend	Seein'-red	Molasses
Big Brass Tsunami	0-2-3 Tack Shooter	$2,825	Legend	Big ol'	Rapid-fire
Drifting Shade	0-2-3 Super Monkey	$35,325	Legend	Rapid-fire	Banana-bond
The Unforgiven	0-2-3 Monkey Sub	$8,155	Legend	Quicksilver	Razor-eye
Pale Rider	3-0-2 Ice Monkey	$6,190	Legend	Leadstorm	Fanged
Phantom Corsair	0-3-2 Monkey Buccaneer	$6,525	Legend	Molasses	Undertaker
Finn Rivers	3-0-0 Beast Handler	$7,270	Renowned	Frostbrand	Molasses
The Proposition	0-3-2 Dartling Gunner	$17,775	Legend	Crackshot	Ricochet
Deadclaw Dan	0-3-0 Beast Handler	$7,470	Legend	Razor-eye	Molasses
Skye Tombstone	0-2-3 Monkey Ace	$11,140	Renowned	Zinger	Undertaker
Sawbones Sam	3-0-0 Alchemist	$5,740	Renowned	Rapid-fire	Doc
Blazing Saddle Bill	2-3-0 Boomerang Monkey	$5,560	Legend	Rarin’	Guns-blazin'
Short Fuse Boone	3-0-2 Dart Monkey	$2,590	Microscopic	Detonator	Ricochet
Masterplanner Charles	2-3-0 Heli Pilot	$16,200	Microscopic	Rarin’	Escapist
Halt	0-2-3 Dart Monkey	$3,050	Legend	Waymaker	Longshot
The Bulwark	3-0-2 Spike Factory	$11,810	Renowned	Heavy-puncha	Seein'-red
Funky Town	3-1-0 Monkey Village	$9,340	Microscopic	Longshot	Lustrous
Lazy Louie's Lookout	2-3-0 Monkey Village	$28,910	Microscopic	Rarin’	Escapist
Max Lidot	0-3-0 Dart Monkey	$2,115	Renowned	Rapid-fire	Hell-bent
Ironshot ISAB	0-3-0 Super Monkey	$30,150	Renowned	Longshot	Ricochet
Super BomBattery	2-3-0 Mortar Monkey	$7,200	Renowned	Red-wristed	Rapid-fire
Chewie Chompa	2-3-0 Bomb Shooter	$6,580	Renowned	Brutal	Banana-bond
Unrelenting Dragoon	0-3-2 Wizard Monkey	$11,810	Renowned	Waymaker	Purple-peacock
Highrule Mack	3-0-0 Super Monkey	$60,750	Renowned	Waymaker	Guns-blazin'
Punji der Totengräber	2-3-0 Spike Factory	$14,175	Renowned	Big-blimp-hunter	Undertaker
Hellfire H-Bomb	3-0-2 Mortar Monkey	$6,355	Renowned	Cannonball	Neutralizer
Dab Lune Oakheart	0-3-0 Druid	$4,610	Renowned	Doc	Red-wristed
Tornado Tewtiy	2-3-0 Druid	$7,310	Renowned	Skywalker	Dust-devil
Desert Sabre	3-2-0 Sniper Monkey	$11,025	Renowned	Fanged	Seein'-red
Neo Trickshot Lawless	3-0-2 Glue Gunner	$7,660	Renowned	Big-boot	Fanged
Raider Ethan Reckless	3-0-2 Wizard Monkey	$6,580	Renowned	Big-boot	Fanged
Chillhands Frostee	0-3-0 Mermonkey	$6,130	Renowned	Zinger	Quicksilver
Bubbling Billy	0-3-2 Engineer Monkey	$5,670	Legend	Molasses	Zinger
Prof. Poppin’ Smirtz	0-3-0 Alchemist	$9,170	Renowned	Mountain	Detonator
Durango Dorero	2-1-0 Glue Gunner	$1,855	Renowned	Lustrous	Cannonball
Micro Mehalic	0-4-0 Tack Shooter	$8,630	Renowned	Drill	Microscopic
Two Hammer Titan	3-0-0 Bomb Shooter	$5,345	Renowned	Double Tap	Guns-blazin'
Hot Lead Swarm	3-2-0 Tack Shooter	$3,680	Renowned	Drill	Heavy-puncha
Fearmonger	2-0-4 Wizard Monkey	$12,995	Legend	Drill	Molasses
The Door Maker	0-2-3 Dartling Gunner	$14,400	Leadstorm	Drill	Sluggish
Bim Bim Bert	0-0-2 Ice Monkey	$1,690	Detonator	Guns-blazin'	Molasses
Iron Lung	3-2-0 Monkey Sub	$5,410	Renowned	Twister	Doc
Hawke Wrangler	0-1-3 Beast Handler	$8,090	Renowned	Longshot	Heavy-puncha
The Unchanged One	0-0-3 Spike Factory	$6,410	Renowned	Lustrous	Seein'-red
XLSnipexploder	0-2-3 Sniper Monkey	$10,460	Renowned	Heavy-puncha	Primer

Heroes

The player can hire any Hero or Hero Skin at the Saloon from their own menu at any time, though they can also appear at a discount in the menu for purchasing regular Ranch Hands. Each Hero has a unique set of traits, a certain starting level, and a cost in Bananite to hire. Hero Skins have different traits from regular Heroes, including those that cannot be purchased with Monkey Money, though skins exclusive to the Chinese version have the same attributes as the default Heroes.

Item	Recruit cost	Starting level	Trait 1	Trait 2	Trait 3
Quincy	$3,540	3	Straight Shooter	Quicksilver	Cannonball
Gwendolin	$4,095	3	Piercing	Purple-coat	Slugga
Striker Jones	$4,020	3	Razor-eye	Nullifier	Rapid-fire
Obyn Greenfoot	$3,720	3	Longshot	Quicksilver	Purple-coat
Captain Churchill	$9,285	3	Patient	Itchin’	Nullifier
Ezili	$4,530	3	Rapid-fire	Powerful	Friendly
Pat Fusty	$5,130	3	Brutal	Slugga	Quickshot
Adora	$6,285	3	Big-blimp-hunter	Itchin’	Quicksilver
Admiral Brickell	$5,430	3	Nullifier	Kickin'	Longshot
Etienne	$4,410	3	Red-wristed	Waymaker	Spotter
Sauda	$4,530	3	Bowie	Itchin'	Quickshot
Psi	$5,880	3	Quickshot	Cannonball	Seein'-red
Corvus	$9,960	5	Piercing	Kickin'	Undertaker
Rosalia	$5,355	3	Waymaker	True-eye	Piercing
Silas	$8,850	5	Neutralizer	Quicksilver	Waymaker
Dan D'Monke	$6,150	5	Monkey-glue	Happy-go-lucky	High Roller
Cyber Quincy	$4,080	4	Slow-ridin'	Waymaker	Big-blimp-hunter
Scientist Gwendolin	$4,635	4	Rapid-fire	Adhesive	Cross-eyed
Sentai Churchill	$10,200	4	Zinger	Microscopic	Monkey-glue
Biker Bones	$4,560	4	Guns-blazin'	Piercing	True-eye
Ocean Guardian	$4,260	4	Purple-coat	True-eye	Cold-leaded
Smudge Catt	$5,295	4	Twister	Kickin'	Quickshot
Fusty the Snowman	$5,895	4	Tiny	Frostbrand	Piercing
Wolfpack Quincy	$5,820	5	Seein'-red	Longshot	Bowie
Joan of Arc Adora	$7,200	4	Tiny	Guns-blazin'	Cannonball
Harlegwen	$6,375	5	Zinger	Slugga	Bullet-time
Octojones	$6,300	5	Longshot	Bowie	Cold-leaded
Dread Pirate Brickell	$6,195	4	Firestarter	Patient	Covetous
Mountain Guardian	$6,000	5	Guns-blazin'	Slugga	Quickshot
ETn	$4,530	4	Twister	Heavy-puncha	Bowie
Viking Sauda	$5,295	4	Covetous	Razor-eye	Powerful
Galaxili	$7,785	5	Microscopic	Purple-peacock	Longshot
Psimbals	$6,690	4	Rarin'	Longshot	Covetous
Voidora	$10,170	5	Molasses	Piercing	Patient
Sleigh Churchill	$13,170	5	Ricochet	Medic	Bowie
Kaiju Pat	$8,385	5	Big ol'	Monkey-glue	Powerful
Jiangshi Sauda	$7,785	5	Friendly	Spotter	Kickin'
Lifeguard Brickell	$8,685	5	Longshot	Red-wristed	Doc
Book Wyrm	$6,150	5	Ricochet	Firestarter	Oversize
Dreamstate Psi	$9,300	5	Big ol'	Skywalker	Doc
Tinkerfairy	$6,120	4	Dust-devil	Spotter	Microscopic
She-Ra	$6,285	3	Longshot	Crackshot	Quicksilver
Red Sauda	$4,530	3	Guns-blazin'	Seein'-red	Tiny
Skeletor	$3,720	3	Seein'-red	Undertaker	Kickin'
Firecracker Gwen	$17,175	6	Primer	Longshot	Rebound
Prince Adam	$2,993	6	Legend	Jolting	Doc

Since Heroes do not gain XP in Frontier Legends, spending Bananite to permanently increase their level is the only way for them to level up. The cost of the upgrade is discounted according to the Level:

Hero Level discounts

Level	Cost
2	1×
3	1×
4	0.8×
5	0.65×
6	0.55×
7	0.42×
8	0.4×
9	0.4×
10	0.4×
11	0.39×
12	0.45×
13	0.4×
14	0.45×
15	0.45×
16	0.45×
17	0.45×
18	0.45×
19	0.65×
20	0.6×

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Assets

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  Ranch Hands button
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  Posse menu button
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  Active Towers in the Posse are highlighted with a cowboy hat icon.
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  Active Heroes also get a Deputy Star.