Bloon Area Denial System (BTD6)

For other uses, see Bloon Area Denial System (disambiguation).

Bloon Area Denial System

4-barreled auto-cannon that can be set to attack automatically.

Tower	Dartling Gunner — Path 3 — Tier 4
XP cost	15,000
Cash cost	$10,200 — Easy $12,000 — Medium $12,960 — Hard $14,400 — Impoppable

← Buckshot

Bloon Exclusion Zone →

Bloon Area Denial System is the Dartling Gunner's path 3 tier 4 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It changes the Dartling Gunner into a four-barrelled turret, each barrel at different heights (22.56, 16.52, 10.36, and 4.33), and alternating their attacks from top to bottom, effectively granting 4x attack speed (from 1.2s to 0.3s). The increased height allows some barrels to pass over certain obstacles.

Additionally, this Dartling gains the "Target Independent" targeting option. When set to this targeting option, it no longer passively shoots, instead it has a large non-dummy range and independently targets bloons within the range in the order of First, Last, Close, Strong.

If crosspathed with Laser Shock, the bonus shocked damage and damage-over-time is increased from +1 to +2 (same as Buckshot).

Stats

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

This data was last updated for: version 55.1

Tower
Display range 20 units Footprint radius 7 units Targeting options Normal Locked Target Independent

Attack
Copies of this attack 4 Cooldown 1.2s Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 18, 22.56 (1) 0, 18, 16.52 (2) 0, 18, 10.36 (3) 0, 18, 4.33 (4) Targeting Depends on targeting option / First (if Target Independent) (1) Depends on targeting option / Last (if Target Independent) (2) Depends on targeting option / Close (if Target Independent) (3) Depends on targeting option / Strong (if Target Independent) (4) Targeting range 130 units Rotation speed 440 deg/s Filters Cannot target Camo
Projectile Count 6 Angle 46° Pierce 4 Damage 3 Damage type Shatter Speed 520 units/s Lifespan 0.25s Radius 0 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Knockback Multiplier ×-2 Multiplier for Lead ×-0.5 Multiplier for Ceramic ×-0.5 Multiplier for MOAB-Class ×1 Duration 0.2s

1-0-4

Attack
Targeting range 130 units → 182 units
Projectile Angle 46° → 18.4° Lifespan 0.25s → 0.35s

2-0-4

Attack
Projectile Damage to shocked (tier 2) +2 Laser Shock Damage 2 Damage type Shatter Duration 1s Interval 0.95s Layers ∞

0-1-4

Attack
Filters Can now target Camo
Projectile Filters Can now hit Camo

0-2-4

Attack
Cooldown 1.2s → 0.792s

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	$14,625	$17,200	$18,575	$20,640	$10,238	$12,040	$13,003	$14,448
1-0-4	$14,880	$17,500	$18,900	$21,000	$10,416	$12,250	$13,230	$14,700
2-0-4	$15,645	$18,400	$19,870	$22,080	$10,952	$12,880	$13,909	$15,456
0-1-4	$14,835	$17,450	$18,845	$20,940	$10,385	$12,215	$13,192	$14,658
0-2-4	$15,645	$18,400	$19,870	$22,080	$10,952	$12,880	$13,909	$15,456

Strategy

This section was last updated for: version 52.2

Bloon Area Denial System is a mid-game carry with good damage, knockback, range, and receptiveness to buffs. Its main role is as a stepping stone into the Bloon Exclusion Zone to finish the game; if not, the BADS is reduced to an expensive staller by the 90s. Since it has an almost global range and fires down a line, it is very useful in maps with straightaways or limited placements like Sanctuary.

2-0-4 does more damage, gets higher Acidic Mixture Dip uptime, is more accurate, and is the better stepping stone into BEZ. 0-2-4 handles Ceramics in the late game more effectively by applying knockback more often and has innate Camo detection.

Update history

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

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Version 23.0

“

As our most recently added tower we are very happy with all the excitement surrounding this beloved monkey tower and the general middleground play position. We’re happy enough with its time in the wild to make some first impression changes here which we hope you’ll continue to enjoy.
— Update notes

”

•  Overall cost reduced by $200 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Now applies knockback to non-MOAB-Class Bloons

Version 24.0

•  Overall cost reduced by $150 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

Version 25.0

•  Overall cost reduced by $400 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

Version 28.0

“

Even though we like the theme of the slow hitting upgrade, Buckshot has struggled to live up to its potential, so attack speed has been further increased through all tiers.
— Update notes

”

•  Attack cooldown reduced ― 1.8s → 1.5s (attack speed increased by 20%)

Version 29.0

“

The bottom path Bloon Exclusion Zone on the Dartling has had a lot of talk about damage types, with points raised on the viability here due to the high price. It did recently get a strong buff from the T3 up, but in order to work more into other synergies we have decided to finally do a damage type change here as well, starting from early on in the path.
— Update notes

”

•  Damage Type changed ― Sharp → Shatter

Version 30.0

“

Finally as the Laser Shock crosspath is not so favorable for Buckshot path dartlings, we have doubled down on the ‘Focus’ of Focussed^[sic] Firing to also increase projectile travel distance.
— Update notes

”

1-0-4, 2-0-4

•  Focus Firing crosspath grants +25% distance to projectiles

Version 33.0

“

Buckshot pierce has been increased to help make its attacks cut through more for a chunkier hit. Focused Firing’s distance bonus on 203 due to how it is setup with projectile speed dropoff was a bit less than this written ‘25%’ realistically closer to 18.75%, so this number has been increased enough to give it roughly a true 30% increase in distance.
— Update notes

”

•  Pierce increased ― 4 → 6

Version 34.0

“

BADS on the bottom currently feels like it brings far too much power to carry the midgame for cheap so price is being shifted around from the T5 down into the T4.
— Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost increased ― $12,000 → $16,000

Version 35.0

“

While admittedly difficult to handle at T3, the recent changes made to attempt to give Buckshot an easier growth into BADS overall backfired and were a failure. Looking back, the difficult T3 required attention but was still not bad if used correctly and the improved handling at T4 was far worth this effort in the end. That seemed fine enough before and we don't like how it has ended up so walking those changes back. We have to admit when we miss and thanks for continued discussion on bottom path.
— Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost reduced ― $16,000 → $12,000
•  Pierce reduced ― 6 → 4
  • Note: Does not carry over to Bloon Exclusion Zone (8)

Version 38.0

“

We weren’t quite ever able to take Laser Shock in the direction we initially hoped to, and due to this the 203 crosspath has fallen behind in value and overall use, so we are improving some crosspath values here to fix up damage with bottom path Buckshocks
— Update notes

”

2-0-4

•  Damage to shocked Bloons increased ― +1 → +3
•  Laser Shock DoT: Damage per tick increased ― 1 → 3

Version 44.0

“

Faster Swivel while a nice quality of life doesn’t add any power so also ends up difficult to justify on its own, we don’t expect this will change that too much but even faster swiveling should be much nicer for when you do desperately need that accuracy.
— Update notes

”

•  Turn rate increased ― 360 → 440

Version 54.0

“

Buckshot is statted high in theory but in practice requires far too much babysitting, since higher tiers are already heavy hitters we’re boosting up the base rate for the path with a damage tradeoff to make it less of a chore to use.
— Update notes

”

•  Overall cost reduced by $400 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Attack cooldown reduced ― 1.5s → 1.2s (attack speed increased by 25%)
  • Notes: Attack interval decreased ― 0.375s → 0.3s
  • Stacks with 0-2-4 Faster Barrel Spin crosspath:
    • Attack cooldown ― 0.99s → 0.792s
    • Attack interval ― 0.2475s → 0.198s
•  Damage decreased ― 4 → 3

2-0-4

•  Laser Shock: Damage per tick over time reduced ― 3 → 2
•  Laser Shock: Bonus damage to shocked Bloons decreased ― +3 → +2

Gallery

For more Dartling Gunner images, see Gallery:Dartling Gunner.

Screenshots

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  BADS with no crosspath
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  BADS with 014 crosspath
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  BADS with 024 crosspath
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  BADS with 104 crosspath
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  BADS with 204 crosspath

Assets

• 
  Portrait
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  Upgrade icon
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  Insta Monkey icon

In other languages

Language	Name / Description	Notes
Arabic	نظام منع دخول منطقة البالونات مدفع آلي رباعي المواسير يمكن ضبطه للهجوم تلقائيًا.	—
Danish	Bloon-blokeringssystem Fireløbet autokanon som kan indstilles til at angribe automatisk.	—
German	Bloon-Gebiets Abwehrsystem Die vierläufige Automatikkanone kann auf Auto-Angriff eingestellt werden.	—
Spanish	Sistema negador de área para bloons Cañón automático de 4 bocas que se puede configurar para que ataque solo.	—
Spanish (LA)	Sistema negador de área para bloons Cañón automático de 4 bocas que se puede configurar para que ataque solo.	—
Finnish	Bloonien alue-estojärjestelmä 4-piippuinen automaattitykki, joka voidaan asettaa hyökkäämään automaattisesti.	—
French	Protection locale anti-Bloon Canon automatique à quatre canons qui peut être réglé pour attaquer automatiquement.	—
Italian	Sistema negazione area bloon Cannone automatico a 4 canne che può essere programmato per attaccare automaticamente.	—
Japanese	ブルーン地域行動制止システム 4銃身の自動大砲が自動的に攻撃するように設定できる。	—
Korean	풍선 지역 거부 시스템 자동으로 공격하도록 설정할 수 있는 4열 자동 대포 시스템입니다.	—
Dutch	Bloon-afweersysteem Autokanon met 4 lopen dat automatisch kan aanvallen.	—
Norwegian	Bloon-områdenektingssystem Auto-kanon med fire munninger som kan stilles inn til å angripe automatisk.	—
Polish	System wyparcia blonów 4-lufowe auto działo, które może być ustawione do automatycznego ataku.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Sistema de Negação de Área Bloon Canhão automático de 4 canos que pode atacar automaticamente.	—
Russian	Блокирование зоны Четырёхствольная автопушка, которая может стрелять сама.	—
Swedish	Bloonutrotnings\nsystem Fyrdubbel automatkanon kan ställas in till automatisk attack.	—
Thai	ระบบต่อต้านลูกโป่ง ปืนใหญ่อัตโนมัติ 4 ลำกล้องที่ตั้งค่าให้โจมตีอัตโนมัติได้	—
Turkish	Bloon Bölgesini Tutma Sistemi Otomatik olarak saldırmak üzere ayarlanabilen 4 namlulu otomatik top.	—
Chinese (simplified)	区域气球防御系统 4管自动加农炮，可以设置为自动攻击。	—
Chinese (traditional)	氣球區域拒絕系統 可将4管自動大炮設置為自動攻擊。	—
This list was last updated for: version 43.1