Nomad

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Nomad
Portrait of Nomad
Icon of NomadAttacks faster the more Bloons are in range. When lives are lost gets temporary range and attack speed increase, plus a small amount of cash if a Bloon leaked.
Tower Desperado — Path 3 — Tier 2
XP cost 600
Cash cost $240 — Easy
$280 — Medium
$300 — Hard
$335 — Impoppable

Nomad is the Desperado's path 3 tier 2 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It increases the Desperado's attack speed by 2% for each Bloon within its range, up to a maximum of +50% with 25 Bloons in range. Unlike Quickdraw and Standoff, it is affected by Bloons the Desperado cannot target (e.g. Bloons behind line of sight blockers or Camo Bloons when it does not have Camo detection). Additional weapons use their individual ranges to determine Nomad buffs.

Additionally, whenever a life is lost, the Desperado's range increases by a flat +16 units and its attack cooldown reduces by 40% for 15 seconds. Also, while this effect is active on a Desperado, any Bloons that leak will generate cash equal to double their cash value (factoring in cash per pop modifiers in later rounds, but not effects like Rubber to Gold), though if multiple Desperados have the effect simultaneously, each leaked Bloon only generates cash once. If triggered by a Bloon leaking, the leaked Bloon also generates cash. After activation, this effect has a 60-second cooldown. Each Desperado with this upgrade has a separate cooldown.

The passive effect is not considered an Activated Ability (unlike the passive abilities of Elite Defender and Bomb Blitz), but it is affected by ability cooldown modifiers. Leaking a Bloon without losing lives (e.g. leaking Test Bloons or leaking with Legend of the Night's passive ability active) or losing only Mana Shield or Mana Bulwark lives does not trigger the effect, but losing Soul Barrier lives does.

Stats

For a complete list of Desperado stats, see Stats:Desperado (BTD6).
This data was last updated for: version 55.1
Tower
Display range60 units
Footprint radius7 units
Targeting options
  • First
  • Last
  • Close
  • Strong
Attack
Burst count2
Burst interval0.1s
Cooldown1.2s
Offset (X, Y, Z)
0, 12.65, 11.25
TargetingDepends on targeting option
Targeting range60 units
Speed with no towers in range+45%
Penalty per tower in range-15%
Speed per Bloon in range+2%
Speed per Bloon in range max+50%
Filters
  • Cannot target Camo
Projectile
Pierce1
Damage1
Damage typeSharp
Radius2 units
Filters
  • Can only hit the target
  • Ignores blockers
Nomad buff
Cooldown modifier×0.6
Range bonus+16
Lifespan15s
Cooldown60s

1-0-2

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

2-0-2

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

0-1-2

Attack
Filters
  • Can now target Camo

0-2-2

Attack
Crit multiplier×4
Crit base chance2.5%
Crit chance per distance from target+0.25%

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
0-0-2 $680 $800 $860 $960 $476 $560 $602 $672
1-0-2 $850 $1,000 $1,075 $1,200 $595 $700 $753 $840
2-0-2 $1,020 $1,200 $1,290 $1,440 $714 $840 $903 $1,008
3-0-2 $2,040 $2,400 $2,585 $2,880 $1,428 $1,680 $1,810 $2,016
4-0-2 $6,970 $8,200 $8,850 $9,840 $4,879 $5,740 $6,195 $6,888
5-0-2 $20,995 $24,700 $26,670 $29,640 $14,697 $17,290 $18,669 $20,748
0-1-2 $805 $950 $1,020 $1,140 $564 $665 $714 $798
0-2-2 $1,100 $1,300 $1,400 $1,560 $770 $910 $980 $1,092
0-3-2 $3,650 $4,300 $4,640 $5,160 $2,555 $3,010 $3,248 $3,612
0-4-2 $8,750 $10,300 $11,120 $12,360 $6,125 $7,210 $7,784 $8,652
0-5-2 $44,450 $52,300 $56,480 $62,760 $31,115 $36,610 $39,536 $43,932

Strategy

This section was last updated for: version 52.2

Nomad's speed buff is not worth it unless the Quickdraw buff cannot be maximized, and as a crosspath should only be used if Wanderer has max stacks. Nomad has no synergy with Standoff. It's effective on Enforcer's shotgun but poor on pistols. The life loss trigger can temporarily assist in DPS, but should never be relied for income purposes. Ezili's Sacrificial Totem has synergy with the passive.

Update history

For a complete list of Desperado changes, see Update history:Desperado (BTD6).
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  • Buff Attack speed scaling with Bloons in radius should work correctly (bug fix)
  • Change Description changed ― Attacks faster the more Bloons are in range. When lives are lost gets temporary range and attack speed increase, plus a small amount of cash. → Attacks faster the more Bloons are in range. When lives are lost gets temporary range and attack speed increase, plus a small amount of cash if a Bloon leaked.
    • Note: description in other languages is unchanged
  • Nerf Cash bonus on Bloon leak should no longer stack per Desperado
  • Nerf Desperado no longer gains Camo Prioritization when granted Camo detection from external sources (bug fix)
0-3-2
  • Buff Take Aim ability: Now applies the correct range buff when the Desperado is crosspathed ― +15% → +25% (bug fix)
  • Buff Take Aim: Now applies the correct spread modifier when the Desperado is crosspathed ― +50% → -50% (bug fix)
After some help & advice from their ride-or-die partner, Enforcer is moving down some attack speed from the Shotgun attack into T1 & T2 crosspath bonuses to improve the crosspath value while keeping T3 roughly similar.
— Update notes
  • Buff Nomad buff: Maximum attack speed bonus increased ― +25% → +50%
  • Buff Nomad buff: Attack speed bonus per Bloon in range increased ― +1% → +2%
    • Note: Overall, the attack speed bonus is doubled and increases to the maximum with the same amount of Bloons
  • Neutral Nomad: Passive ability cooldown can now be affected by external sources (bug fix)
    • Note: Only a nerf vs Blastapopoulos
Some desperadoes… they’ve taken the gloves off. And some? Well… they just put the gloves on. Either way… someone's gettin’ popped.
— Update notes
  • Buff Pistol now reloads at the end of the round
  • Portrait changed
Before After
Before After
  • Buff Wanderer buff: Wanderer Desperados in range no longer reduce a Wanderer stack from each other
0-3-2, 0-4-2, 0-5-2
  • Change No longer crashes when loading a game save or using Retry Last Round (bug fix)
0-4-2
  • Buff Mark attack: Projectile radius increased to match other crosspaths ― 2 → 18 (bug fix)
For more Desperado images, see Gallery:Desperado.

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Assets

Trivia

  • Its passive ability is internally referred to as VigilanteTowerBehaviorModel.

In other languages

This section was last updated for: version 49.1
Name
Language Text Notes
Arabic البدو
Danish Nomaden
German Nomade
Spanish Nómada
Spanish (Latin America) Nómada
Finnish Kulkuri
French Nomade
Italian Nomade
Japanese 遊牧民
Korean 유목민
Dutch Nomade
Norwegian Nomade
Polish Nomada
Portuguese (Brazil) Nômade
Russian Скиталец
Swedish Nomad
Thai โนแมด
Turkish Göçebe
Chinese (simplified) 游牧者
Chinese (traditional) 遊牧
Description
Language Text Notes
Arabic تزداد سرعة الهجمات كلما زاد عدد البالونات في النطاق. عند خسارة الأرواح، يحصل على زيادة مؤقتة في المدى وسرعة الهجوم، بالإضافة إلى كمية صغيرة من النقود.
Danish Angriber hurtigere, jo flere Bloons der er inden for rækkevidde. Når liv går tabt, får man midlertidig øget rækkevidde og angrebshastighed, plus en lille sum penge.
German Greift schneller an, desto mehr Bloons sich in Reichweite befinden. Wenn Leben verloren gehen, werden Reichweite und Angriffsgeschwindigkeit kurzfristig erhöht. Dazu eine kleine Menge Geld.
Spanish Ataca más rápido cuantos más bloons haya en su alcance. Al perder vidas, obtiene un aumento temporal de alcance y velocidad de ataque, además de una pequeña cantidad de dinero.
Spanish (Latin America) Ataca más rápido cuando hay más bloons al alcance. Cuando se pierden vidas, recibe un aumento temporario de alcance y velocidad de ataque y una cantidad pequeña de dinero.
Finnish Hyökkää nopeammin, kun kantamalla on enemmän blooneja. Elämiä menettäessä saa väliaikaisen tehostuksen kantamaan ja hyökkäysnopeuteen sekä hieman käteistä.
French Plus il y a de Bloons à portée, plus il attaque rapidement. Quand des vies sont perdues, sa portée et sa vitesse d'attaque sont temporairement augmentées et il gagne une petite quantité d'argent.
Italian Più sono i bloon a portata, più velocemente attacca. Quando perdi vite ottiene un aumento temporaneo della portata e della velocità d'attacco, oltre a una piccola quantità di contante.
Japanese 範囲内にいるブルーンが多いほど、攻撃速度が速くなる。ライフを失うと、一時的に攻撃範囲と攻撃速度が増加し、少額のキャッシュを獲得できる。
Korean 사정거리 내에 풍선이 많을수록 더 빨리 공격합니다. 목숨을 잃으면 일시적으로 사정거리와 공격 속도가 증가하며, 소량의 캐시도 증가합니다.
Dutch Valt sneller aan naarmate er meer Bloons binnen bereik zijn. Als je levens verliest, wordt zijn bereik tijdelijk groter, zijn aanvalssnelheid hoger en krijg je wat geld.
Norwegian Angriper raskere jo flere bloons som er innenfor rekkevidde. Når liv går tapt, får han midlertidig økt rekkevidde og angrepshastighet, pluss en liten mengde kontanter.
Polish Atakuje tym szybciej, im więcej blonów znajduje się w zasięgu. Gdy tracisz życia, zyskuje tymczasowo większy zasięg i prędkość ataku, a także niewielką ilość małpiej kasy.
Portuguese (Brazil) Ataca mais rápido quanto mais Bloons estiverem no alcance. Quando vidas são perdidas, ganha alcance e velocidade de ataque aumentados temporariamente, além de um pouco de dinheiro.
Russian Атакует тем быстрее, чем больше шаров в зоне действия. При потере жизни ненадолго увеличивает зону действия и скорость атаки, плюс получает немного денег.
Swedish Attackerar snabbare ju fler Bloons som är inom räckvidden. När liv förloras ökar räckvidden och attackhastigheten tillfälligt, plus en liten mängd pengar.
Thai ยิ่งบลูนอยู่ในระยะจะโจมตีเร็วขึ้น เมื่อชีวิตต้องสูญเสียไป จะได้รับระยะการโจมตีและความเร็วในการโจมตีชั่วคราว พร้อมทั้งเงินสดจำนวนเล็กน้อย
Turkish Menzilinde ne kadar çok Bloon varsa o kadar hızlı saldırır. Canlar kaybedildiğinde, geçici menzil ve saldırı hızı artışının yanı sıra ufak bir miktar nakit elde eder.
Chinese (simplified) 范围内气球越多,攻击速度越快。损失生命时获得临时射程与攻速提升,并额外获得少量现金。
Chinese (traditional) 攻擊範圍內氣球越多,攻擊速度越快。損失生命值時,會暫時獲得更大攻擊範圍、更快攻擊速度,以及少量現金。