Tack Shooter (BTD3)

Tack Shooter iterations: BTD1 • BTD2 • BTD3 • BTD4 • BTD5 • Battles • BMC • BTD6 • Battles 2 • BCS • Bloons Blitz

Tack Shooter

Flash

Shoots volley of tacks in 8 directions. Can upgrade to a blade shooter.

Cost	$305 — Easy $365 — Medium $390 — Hard

The Tack Shooter is a tower in Bloons Tower Defense 3 and its ports. It attacks by shooting eight tacks at a time in a circle around itself. Each tack has 8 pierce in the Flash version, but only has 1 pierce in the ports. It cannot pop Lead Bloons or frozen Bloons. Its upgrades increase its range and attack speed.

Upgrades

Path 1

Faster Shooting

Faster Shooting

Flash

Makes tack shoot faster. $170 — Easy $205 — Medium $215 — Hard

Faster Shooting reduces the Tack Shooter's attack cooldown from 1.35 seconds to 0.975 seconds, effectively increasing its attack speed by ~38.5%.

Blade Shooter

Blade Shooter

Flash

Shoots blades instead of tacks! $155 — Easy $185 — Medium $195 — Hard

Blade Shooter (Upgrade to Blade Shooter in the Flash version) has no effect in the ports. In the Flash version only, it reduces the Tack Shooter's attack cooldown by 0.125 seconds, effectively increasing its attack speed by ~14.7% compared to its previous tier.

Path 2

Extra Range

Extra Range

Flash

Covers a larger area than normal. $85 — Easy $100 — Medium $110 — Hard

Extra Range increases the Tack Shooter's range from 70 units to 80 units. In the Flash version only, it also increases the Tack Shooter's projectile radius to 130% the normal size.

Super Range

Super Range

Flash

Covers a huge area! $85 — Easy $100 — Medium $110 — Hard

Super Range increases the Tack Shooter's range from 80 units to 90 units. In the Flash version only, it also increases the Tack Shooter's projectile radius to 150% the normal size.

Stats

Cooldown: 54 frames (1.35s)
Range: 70 units
Pierce: 8
Projectile speed: 15 units per frame
Projectile lifespan: 5 frames (0.125s)
Projectile size: 100%

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