Deadeye

Deadeye

Take Aim ability: target Monkey gains improved range, accuracy, and Camo detection. Desperado gains a long range rifle to use against distant targets. Rifle shots excel against Fortified targets and can pop Lead Bloons.

Tower	Desperado — Path 2 — Tier 3
XP cost	3,750
Cash cost	$2,550 — Easy $3,000 — Medium $3,240 — Hard $3,600 — Impoppable

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Deadeye is the Desperado's path 2 tier 3 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It increases the damage of its pistol attack from 1 to 6, grants it a secondary rifle attack, and unlocks the Take Aim Activated Ability.

The rifle attack has 80 range, 3 pierce (affected by Extra Dart Pops), deals 12 damage, deals +12 damage to Fortified Bloons, and can pop all Bloon types, but has a slow firing rate. Like the main attack, it has a chance to crit for 4× damage that increases based on the distance between the Desperado and the target, starting at 2.5% and increasing by 0.4% per distance unit from the target (up to +34.5% at max range before buffs). It uses its pistol when Bloons are within its close range (28 units before range buffs), and otherwise uses its rifle.

Take Aim allows the player to select any tower on-screen to grant it 25% more range, 50% reduced projectile spread, and Camo detection for 15 seconds. If that tower has any sub-towers then the sub-towers also receive this buff.

Stats

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

This data was last updated for: version 55.1

Tower
Display range 80 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 40 units Crit multiplier ×4 Crit base chance 2.5% Crit chance per distance from target +0.25%
Projectile Pierce 1 Damage 6 Damage type Normal Radius 2 units Filters Can only hit the target Ignores blockers

Rifle attack
Cooldown 1.59s Offset (X, Y, Z) 1.4, 14.61, 9.88 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 80 units Crit multiplier ×4 Crit base chance 2.5% Crit chance per distance from target +0.4%
Projectile Pierce 4 Damage 10 Damage to Fortified +10 Damage type Normal Lifespan 0.05s Radius 6 units Ignores blockers

Take Aim
Cooldown 30s
Buff Range modifier ×1.25 Spread modifier ×0.5 Lifespan 15s

1-3-0

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

Rifle attack
Speed per distance from target +1% Speed per distance from target max +50%

2-3-0

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

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

0-3-1

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

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

0-3-2

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

Rifle 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
0-3-0	$3,225	$3,800	$4,105	$4,560	$2,258	$2,660	$2,874	$3,192
1-3-0	$3,395	$4,000	$4,320	$4,800	$2,377	$2,800	$3,024	$3,360
2-3-0	$3,565	$4,200	$4,535	$5,040	$2,496	$2,940	$3,175	$3,528
0-3-1	$3,410	$4,020	$4,340	$4,825	$2,387	$2,814	$3,038	$3,378
0-3-2	$3,650	$4,300	$4,640	$5,160	$2,555	$3,010	$3,248	$3,612

Strategy

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Deadeye is an alright midgame tower for supplementary high damage and support. The Deadeye should be placed far from the track so it uses the stronger rifle attack, for a higher crit chance and because its pistol is far weaker despite the speed difference. Its Take Aim ability's extra range and temporary camo detection for the cost is reasonable, and often used to assist rounds with Camos.

Update history

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

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Version 49.3

•  Take Aim: Now applies to sub-towers (bug fix)

1-3-0, 2-3-0, 0-3-1, 0-3-2

•  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)

Version 50.0

“

[...] the rest of the higher tiers in this path see a number of stat improvements to balance out their unique use cases.
— Update notes

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•  Overall cost reduced by $150 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Rifle: Pierce increased ― 3 → 4
  • Note: X-5-X Golden Justice unchanged (∞)
•  Rifle: No longer ignores Boss immunity windows (bug fix)
  • Note: The issue can still happen on certain circumstances
•  Rifle: No longer fails to hit targets next to a wall (bug fix)

Version 50.1

•  Partially fixed an issue where they could hit Boss Bloons during their immunity windows (bug fix)

Version 50.2

•  Fixed an issue where they could hit Boss Bloons during their immunity windows (bug fix)

Version 51.0

•  Pistol now reloads at the end of the round

Version 52.0

“

Top and Middle Desperado favour lower tiers too much so we’re doing a light shift on these to more favour upgrades without improving them too much.
— Update notes

”

•  Rifle: Damage reduced ― 12 → 10
  • Note: X-4-X Bounty Hunter unchanged (24)

Version 53.0

•  Rifle attack: Bonus damage to Fortified Bloons reduced ― +12 → +10
  • Note: X-4-X Bounty Hunter unchanged (+24)

Version 53.1

0-3-1, 0-3-2

• No longer crashes when loading a game save or using Retry Last Round (bug fix)

Version 55.0

“

Mid-path desperado’s pistol was intended to be a soft ‘minimum range’, but implementation was confusing and frustrating to use, somehow again right after Wolfy’s recent struggles (fun videos those), we decided to work on improving the first timer's desperado experience for this path. The Rifle weapon will now always take priority and shoot first over the pistol if there are targets within Rifle radius, HOWEVER, pistol range is now a true deadzone that the rifle cannot target within. TLDR; The pistol now attacks when there are only Bloons within the pistol radius and nothing in the rifle radius.
— Update notes

”

•  Targeting and weapon selection: Desperados will now prioritize attacking Bloons with the Rifle over any pistol target
•  Rifle attack: Cannot longer target Bloons in the pistol's range
  • Note: This is implemented as a minimum range of 40 units
•  Pistol attack: Range increased ― 28 units → 40 units
  • Note: Rifle range unchanged (80 units)
•  Pistol attack: Range cannot longer be buffed
  • This allows range buffs to not reduce the minimum range of the rifle, but prevents the pistol attack from triggering at longer ranges.

Gallery

For more Desperado images, see Gallery:Desperado.

Screenshots

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  0-3-0 Desperado
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  All crosspaths
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  Take Aim being used on Quincy
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  Top: 3-2-0 Monkey Buccaneer buffed by 0-3-0 Take Aim with reduced spread
  Middle: 3-2-0 Monkey Buccaneer with no buffs
  Bottom: 3-2-0 Monkey Buccaneer buffed by 0-3-2 Take Aim with increased spread

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In other languages

Name

Language	Text	Notes
Arabic	التصويب القاتل	—
Danish	Skarpskytte	—
German	Jungfer	—
Spanish	Tirador certero	—
Spanish (Latin America)	Puntería letal	—
Finnish	Tappava katse	—
French	Précision mortelle	—
Italian	Tiratore scelto	—
Japanese	射撃の名手	—
Korean	명사수	—
Dutch	Scherpschutter	—
Norwegian	Mesterskytter	—
Polish	Sokole oko	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Tiro Certo	—
Russian	Смертельный взор	—
Swedish	Skjutsäker	—
Thai	เดดอาย	—
Turkish	Keskin Nişancı	—
Chinese (simplified)	神射手	—
Chinese (traditional)	神槍手	—

Description

Language	Text	Notes
Arabic	قدرة التصويب الدقيق: يحصل القرد المستهدف على مدى محسّن ودقة أعلى وكشف للتمويه. يحصل المجرم الطائش على بندقية طويلة المدى لاستخدامها ضد الأهداف البعيدة. تتميز طلقات البندقية بفاعلية كبيرة ضد الأهداف المحصنة ويمكنها تفجير البالونات المصنوعة من الرصاص.	—
Danish	Sigteevne: Den målrettede abe får forbedret rækkevidde, præcision og camouflagedetektion. Desperado får en langdistanceriffel til brug mod fjerne mål. Riffelskud udmærker sig mod forstærkede mål og kan sprænge bly-bloons.	—
German	Anvisierfähigkeit: Zielaffen erhält erhöhte Reichweite, Präzision und Tarnerkennung. Desperado erhält ein Fernschussgewehr, um es gegen Fernziele zu verwenden. Gewehrschüsse sind besonders gut gegen verstärkte Ziele und können Blei-Bloons platzen lassen.	—
Spanish	Habilidad Apuntar: el mono objetivo obtiene mayor alcance, precisión y detección de camuflaje. Desperado obtiene un rifle de largo alcance para usar contra objetivos distantes. Los disparos de rifle son excelentes contra objetivos fortificados y pueden explotar bloons emplomados.	—
Spanish (Latin America)	Habilidad Apuntar: el mono objetivo gana mayor alcance, precisión y detección de camuflaje. El forajido gana un fusil de largo alcance para usar contra los enemigos alejados. Los disparos del fusil son muy útiles contra objetivos fortificados y revientan bloons emplomados.	—
Finnish	Tähtää-kyky: Kohdeapina saa paremman kantaman ja tarkkuuden sekä maastokuvioinnin tunnistuksen. Desperado saa pitkän kantaman kiväärin kaukaisia kohteita varten. Kivääri loistaa vahvistettuja kohteita vastaan ja voi poksauttaa lyijyblooneja.	—
French	Aptitude Visée : le singe ciblé bénéficie d'une portée, d'une précision et d'une détection de camouflage accrues. Le desperado gagne une carabine qui lui permet d'attaquer ses cibles à distance. Cette carabine est particulièrement efficace contre les cibles fortifiées et peut faire éclater les Bloons en plomb.	—
Italian	Abilità Prendi la mira: le scimmie bersaglio ottengono portata, precisione e rilevamento mimetizzazione migliorati. Fuorilegge ottiene un fucile a lungo raggio da usare contro bersagli distanti. I colpi del fucile sono ottimi contro bersagli fortificati e possono far scoppiare i bloon di piombo.	—
Japanese	照準アビリティ：標的のモンキーの射程距離、精度、カモフラージュ検知が向上する。デスペラードは、遠方のターゲットを狙い撃てる長距離ライフルを獲得する。ライフルは、強化された標的に対して威力を発揮し、鉛ブルーンを貫通することができる。	—
Korean	조준하기 능력: 대상 원숭이에게 사정거리 증가, 명중률 증가, 캐모 감지 능력을 부여합니다. 데스페라도가 멀리 있는 표적을 공격할 수 있도록 장거리 소총을 획득합니다. 소총 공격은 강화 표적에게 특히 효과적이며, 납 풍선을 터트릴 수 있습니다.	—
Dutch	Mikken-vaardigheid: de doelaap krijgt een groter bereik, hogere nauwkeurigheid en camouflagedetectie. Desperado krijgt een jachtgeweer om doelwitten op grote afstand te raken. Dit wapen is bijzonder sterk tegen Gepantserde doelwitten en kan Loden Bloons laten knallen.	—
Norwegian	Evnen Sikt godt: Utptekte aper får forbedret rekkevidde, presisjon og kamuflasjeoppdagelse. Desperado får et gevær som han kan bruke mot fjerne mål. Geværskudd er utmerket mot forsterkede mål, og de kan poppe bly-bloons.	—
Polish	Umiejętność Celny strzał: wybrana małpka zyskuje większy zasięg, celność oraz wykrywanie kamuflażu. Desperado otrzymuje dystansowy karabin do ostrzału odległych celów. Strzały z niego są skuteczne przeciwko celom ufortyfikowanym i mogą przebijać blony ołowiane.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Habilidade Mirar com Atenção: o macaco alvo ganha aumento de alcance, precisão e detecção de camuflagem. O Pistoleiro ganha um rifle para usar contra alvos distantes. Disparos de rifle são ótimos contra alvos fortificados e podem estourar Bloons de Chumbo.	—
Russian	Способность «Прицел»: целевая обезьяна дальше и метче стреляет и видит камуфляж. Десперадо обзаводится дальнобойной винтовкой для удаленных целей. Винтовка отлично бьет по укрепленным целям и пробивает свинец.	—
Swedish	Siktesförmåga: den utvalda Apan får längre räckvidd, högre precision och Kamodetektering. Desperado får ett långdistansgevär att använda mot avlägsna mål. Gevärsskott är extra effektiva mot Bepansrade mål och kan smälla Blybloons.	—
Thai	สกิลการเล็ง: ลิงเป้าหมายได้รับระยะ ความแม่นยำ และการตรวจจับลายพรางดีขึ้น เดสเปอราโดได้รับปืนไรเฟิลระยะไกลเพื่อใช้ต่อสู้กับเป้าหมายที่อยู่ไกล การยิงปืนไรเฟิลนั้นยอดเยี่ยมมากเมื่อต่อสู้กับเป้าหมายเสริมเกราะ และสามารถระเบิดบลูนตะกั่วได้	—
Turkish	Nişan Alma yeteneği: Hedef Maymun gelişmiş menzil, isabet ve kamuflajlı tespiti kazanır. Desperado, uzaktaki hedeflere karşı kullanmak üzere uzun menzilli bir tüfek kuşanır. Tüfekle yapılan atışlar, Güçlendirilmiş hedeflere karşı etkilidir ve Kurşun Bloon'ları patlatabilir.	—
Chinese (simplified)	瞄准技能：目标猴子获得射程、精准度和迷彩探测能力的提升。亡命猴将装备一把远程步枪用于攻击远处目标。步枪对强化气球效果显著，并能击破铅气球。	—
Chinese (traditional)	「瞄準」技能：目標猴子提升攻擊範圍、精確度和偽裝偵測能力。亡命之猴獲得一把遠程步槍，可用來攻擊遠處的目標。該步槍擅長對付強化氣球，並且能擊破鉛氣球。	—