Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle

The Golden Eagle's huge talons make it an expert at grabbing large numbers of Bloons at once. At max Beast Power the Golden Eagle can grab lowest tiers of MOAB.

Tower	Beast Handler — Path 3 — Tier 3
XP cost	1,000
Cash cost	$1,800 — Easy $2,120 — Medium $2,290 — Hard $2,545 — Impoppable

← Horned Owl

Giant Condor →

Golden Eagle is the Beast Handler's path 3 tier 3 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. The Beast Handler now handles a golden eagle instead of a horned owl. Its Beast Power is increased by +5, changing its Beast Power scale from 3–6 to 8–24.

The Golden Eagle has increased pierce (6–18 to 30–90), damage (1–2 to 1–3), and grab radius (20 to 25). It no longer has +1 pierce penalty against targetable Lead Bloons, and its pierce penalty against Ceramics is reduced from +4 to +1. Unlike Horned Owl, Golden Eagle can allow its pierce to overflow while picking up Ceramics (e.g. Power 12 Golden Eagle picks up to 23 Ceramics, not 22).

At Power 24, it gains the ability to grab MOABs, with a pierce penalty of +1089 that is there to limit the amount of MOABs it can grab per attack to 1. Its pierce is allowed to overflow when grabbing MOABs (meaning that it can grab them without needing 1090 pierce remaining), and it applies to all succeeding upgrades when grabbing MOAB-Class Bloons. If it destroys a MOAB by popping it while grabbed mid-flight, it spawns no children; this also applies to subsequent upgrades on all blimps.

Stats

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

This data was last updated for: version 55.2

Tower
Display range 60 units Footprint radius 7 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong

Beast

Tower
Display range 60 units Movement speed 80 units/s

Grab
Cooldown 1s Targeting range 60 units Scratch damage 1 Scratch damage type Sharp Grappling damage 1 Grappling damage type Sharp Damage to Regrow +1
Ignores blockers Can fire without a target
Carry projectile Pierce 30 Ceramic pierce penalty +1 MOAB pierce penalty +1089 Radius 25 units Ignores blockers

Beast Power-dependent stats

Power	Scale	Beast	Grab			Carry projectile
		Flight speed	Cooldown	Scratch damage	Grappling damage	Pierce
8	0%	80 units/s	1s	1	1	30
9	6.25%	82.5 units/s	0.9675s	1	1	33
10	12.5%	85 units/s	0.935s	1	1	37
11	18.75%	87.5 units/s	0.9025s	1	1	41
12	25%	90 units/s	0.87s	1	1	45
13	31.25%	92.5 units/s	0.8375s	1	1	48
14	37.5%	95 units/s	0.805s	1	1	52
15	43.75%	97.5 units/s	0.7725s	1	1	56
16	50%	100 units/s	0.74s	2	2	60
17	56.25%	102.5 units/s	0.7075s	2	2	63
18	62.5%	105 units/s	0.675s	2	2	67
19	68.75%	107.5 units/s	0.6425s	2	2	71
20	75%	110 units/s	0.61s	2	2	75
21	81.25%	112.5 units/s	0.5775s	2	2	78
22	87.5%	115 units/s	0.545s	2	2	82
23	93.75%	117.5 units/s	0.5125s	2	2	86
24	100%	120 units/s	0.48s	3	3	90

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
0-0-3	$2,900	$3,420	$3,695	$4,105	$2,030	$2,394	$2,587	$2,874
1-0-3	$3,035	$3,580	$3,870	$4,295	$2,125	$2,506	$2,709	$3,007
2-0-3	$3,725	$4,390	$4,745	$5,265	$2,608	$3,073	$3,322	$3,686
0-1-3	$3,050	$3,595	$3,885	$4,315	$2,135	$2,517	$2,720	$3,021
0-2-3	$3,755	$4,425	$4,780	$5,310	$2,629	$3,098	$3,346	$3,717

Strategy

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This section was last updated for: version 52.2

Golden Eagle is a decent way to pick up compact groups of Ceramics for cheap, but its tendency to chase makes it unreliable for cleanup, even at max Power. Non-merged Golden Eagles can be used near the start of the track to stall mid-game Ceramics that enter before reaching the main defense, such as rounds 63 and 76. Set it to Strong so it only focuses on Ceramics, or Close to minimize chasing. Max power Golden Eagle is more expensive than MOAB Shove and only used when transitioning to Giant Condor. Golden Eagles are the most cost-effective merges for T3 and above bottom path Handlers.

Update history

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

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Version 37.0

“

As our newest tower to be added to BTD6, we went over feedback for every path and made a large number of adjustments addressing a variety of points.
— Update notes

”

•  Carry attack: Pierce increased ― 12 → 15
•  Carry attack: Max pierce from Beast Power increased ― +24 → +30
  • Note: Effectively increases pierce based on Beast Power from 12–24 to 15–30
•  Carry attack: Pierce penalty from Ceramics reduced ― +3 → +1
•  Can now grab MOABs when at max Beast Power (+14 pierce penalty)
•  Scratch attack: Now deals +1 damage to Regrows

Version 39.0

“

Beast Handler’s general repositioning feels far too free right now, the reposition cooldown is being increased to a more reasonably noticeable number so this feels like a meaningful cost.
— Update notes

”

•  Beast: Reposition cooldown increased ― 0.5s → 5s

Version 40.0

“

We feel Beast Handler balance is setting down nicely overall but it feels like the reposition cooldown increasing was far more impactful and unfun than intended, we still feel the initial delay was silly but are cutting it down again a little. [...] Max merged Golden Eagle gaining the ability to grab MOABs made sense at the time although the the pierce and penalties as they were at the time that meant it jumped up from grabbing no MOABs to suddenly 3 MOABs at a time which seemed too far, so the pierce penalty on MOABs is being increased at the T3 so that this reduces from 3 to 2 MOABs at a time.
— Update notes

”

•  Reposition cooldown reduced ― 5s → 3s
•  MOAB pierce penalty increased ― +14 → +29

Version 41.0

“

Bottom path birds up to T3 are also just a little too good for the cost and are all going up about 5% with Condor’s price being reduced to compensate.
— Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost increased ― $3,000 → $3,150
  •  Overall cost increased by $205 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

Version 42.0

•  Golden Eagle: MOAB pierce penalty increased ― +29 → +44
•  Golden Eagle: Damage reduced ― 2 → 1
•  Golden Eagle: Damage gained from merges reduced ― 0–4 → 0–2
  • Max damage reduced ― 6 → 3

Version 43.0

“

In going over our large list of price changes for Beast Handler’s lower tiers in 42 this change was received very positively, however we did not realize that in making this change we killed off all chance of dual-beast handlers being used as a round 1 starting option for under $650 in hard modes – So we gotta do that math all over again and convert it for difficulty, painful 😀 All T1 beast prices changed to allow 110 & 101 beast handler combos to be placed for under $650 in hard mode, all T2 & T3 prices shifted around to keep these same cost ratios. [...] Golden Eagle has stood out more than Condor against MOABs which has felt very wrong, last update it was nerfed against MOABs and now we are playing with the pierce & penalties to improve Golden Eagle further against non-MOAB-Class targets and for Condor more help with lower MOABs.
— Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost reduced ― $3,150 → $2,120
  •  Overall cost reduced by $1,130 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Golden Eagle: Pierce increased ― 15 → 30
•  Golden Eagle: Pierce scale increased ― 30 → 60
  • Note: Max xx3 pierce increased from 45 to 90
•  Golden Eagle: MOAB pierce penalty increased ― +44 → +1089
  • Note: Does not affect Giant Condor (+14)
•  Golden Eagle: Attack cooldown reduction from Beast Power reduced ― 0.28679625s → 0.28s
  • Note: Max-power cooldown increased from 0.31320375s to 0.32s

Version 45.0

“

Base handler's beast range felt too high starting off when considering the tower is built around sharing range between multiple Handlers so this range is being reduced. Bottoms will now move slower but speed up as more beasts are merged into them, likewise they will attack slower at first but faster through their merges. This should add more merge value to lower tier birds while overall nerfing to the base level for currently overpowered higher tiers.
— Update notes

”

•  Flight speed now scales with Beast Power, up to +40 at max
  • Note: Max-power flight speed increased from 110 to 120
•  Base attack cooldown increased ― 0.6s → 1s (attack speed reduced by 40%)
•  Attack cooldown reduction at max Beast Power increased ― -0.28s → -0.52s
  • Note: Max-power attack cooldown increased from 0.32s to 0.48s
•  Flight speed reduced ― 110 → 80
•  Merging/Beast positioning range reduced ― 60 → 50

Version 47.2

•  Beast: No longer gains more pierce than intended (bug fix)

Version 47.3

•  Path 3 beasts on Beast Handler no longer benefit from pierce buffs, except for the buffs gained from merging beasts

Version 49.0

•  Merging/Beast positioning range increased ― 50 → 60

Version 54.0

2-0-3

•  Crosspathing Barracuda with Microraptor, Golden Eagle, or their higher tiers now reduces the range of the Barracuda ― 35 → 30 (bug)
  •  Overall range with these crosspaths is effectively the same as it was prior to this update

Version 54.2

2-0-3

•  Barracuda: Range increased to match other crosspaths ― 30 → 35 (bug fix)

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In other languages

Language	Name / Description	Notes
Arabic	الصقر الذهبي بفضل مخالب النسر الذهبي الضخمة التي تجعله خبيرًا في الإمساك بأعداد كبيرة من البالونات في وقتٍ واحد. وفي أقصى قوة للوحش، يمكن للنسر الذهبي انتزاع أدنى مستويات من منطاد "MOAB".	—
Danish	Gylden ørn Kongeørnens enorme kløer gør den til en ekspert i at gribe et stort antal bloons på én gang. Med maksimal dyrekraft kan Kongeørnen få fat i de laveste niveauer af MOAB.	—
German	Steinadler Mit seinen riesigen Krallen ist der Steinadler ein Profi, wenn es darum geht, viele Bloons gleichzeitig zu packen. Bei maximaler Bestienkraft kann der Steinadler MOABs der niedrigsten Stufe ergreifen.	—
Spanish	Águila real Las enormes garras del águila real lo convierten en un experto en atrapar una gran cantidad de bloons a la vez. Con el máximo de poder de bestia, el águila real puede agarrar los niveles más bajos de bloons clase MOAB.	—
Spanish (LA)	Águila real Las enormes garras del águila real lo convierten en un experto en atrapar una gran cantidad de bloons a la vez. Con el máximo de poder de bestia, el águila real puede agarrar los niveles más bajos de bloons clase MOAB.	—
Finnish	Maakotka Maakotkan valtavien kynsien ansiosta se osaa tarttua suuriin määriin blooneja kerralla. Maksimitehollaan maakotka voi napata MOABin alimmat tasot.	—
French	Aigle royal Les énormes serres de l’aigle royal lui permettent de se saisir facilement de nombreux Bloons en un seul coup. À puissance de bête maximale, l’aigle royal peut attraper les MOAB de niveaux inférieurs.	—
Italian	Aquila reale Grazie agli artigli enormi, l'aquila reale è un'esperta nell'afferrare tanti bloon per volta. Al massimo della sua potenza bestiale, l'aquila reale può afferrare i MOAB di livello più basso.	—
Japanese	ゴールデンイーグル 巨大なかぎ爪があるゴールデンイーグルは、一度に多くのブルーンをつかむ達人だ。ビーストパワーが最大の時は、最低ティアのMOABもつかむことができる。	—
Korean	검독수리 검독수리의 대형 발톱은 한꺼번에 다수의 풍선을 붙잡을 수 있습니다. 최대 맹수 파워에서는 MOAB 중 저티어 풍선도 잡을 수 있습니다.	—
Dutch	Steenarend Met zijn enorme klauwen kan de Steenarend als geen ander veel Bloons tegelijkertijd vastgrijpen. Op maximale kracht kan de Steenarend de laagste klasse MOAB's vastgrijpen.	—
Norwegian	Kongeørn Kongeørnens store klør gjør den til en ekspert i å plukke opp et stort antall bloons på én gang. På maks beistkraft kan kongeørnen plukke opp MOAB-bloons på laveste nivå.	—
Polish	Orzeł przedni Wielkie szpony orła przedniego czynią z niego eksperta w chwytaniu wielu blonów naraz. Przy maksymalnej mocy bestii orzeł przedni może chwytać najniższe rzędy MOAB-ów.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Águia-Real As garras imensas da Águia-Real são excelentes para agarrar um grande número de Bloons de uma só vez. Com poder de fera máximo, a Águia-Real pode agarrar os níveis mais baixos de MOAB.	—
Russian	Золотой орёл Огромные когти позволяют золотому орлу мастерски хватать помногу шаров за раз. При максимальной звериной силе золотой орёл может унести низшие классы MOAB.	—
Swedish	Kungsörn Kungsörnens enorma klor gör den till en expert på att greppa ett stort antal Bloons samtidigt. Med maximal bestkraft kan kungsörnen greppa MOAB:er på de lägre nivåerna.	—
Thai	อินทรีทอง กรงเล็บขนาดใหญ่ของอินทรีทอง ทำให้มันเป็นผู้เชี่ยวชาญในการคว้า ลูกโป่งจำนวนมากในคราวเดียว ที่พลังสัตว์ร้ายสูงสุด อินทรีทองสามารถคว้าได้ MOAB ระดับต่ำสุดได้	—
Turkish	Kaya Kartalı Kaya Kartalı dev pençeleri sayesinde, tek seferde çok sayıda Bloon’u yakalamada uzmandır. Kaya Kartalı, maksimum Canavar Gücündeyken MOAB’ın en düşük katmanlarını yakalayabilir.	—
Chinese (simplified)	金雕 金雕有着巨大的爪子，擅于一次抓住大量气球。野兽之力达到最大时，金雕可以抓住最低阶段的MOAB级气球。	—
Chinese (traditional)	金雕 金雕有著巨大的爪子，擅於一次抓住大量氣球。野獸之力達到最大時，金雕可以抓住最低階的MOAB級氣球。	—
This list was last updated for: version 43.1