Paragon

Icon used to represent Paragons

Paragons are a special kind of upgrade in Bloons TD 6, introduced in version 27.0. They are exceptionally powerful (and exceptionally expensive) upgrades that combine major elements of all three of the tower's tier 5 upgrades. Paragons have massive damage bonuses against Boss Bloons, making them quintessential in Boss Bloon Events, Boss Challenges, and Boss Rushes.

In order to upgrade a tier 5 tower into a Paragon, the following conditions must be met:

• The Paragon upgrade must be unlocked with tower XP. This requires unlocking all of the tower's other upgrades and costs much more XP than other upgrades.
• During gameplay, all three of the tower's tier 5 upgrades must be applied to towers on the map. For example, upgrading a tier 5 Dart Monkey into a Paragon requires having a Dart Monkey with the Ultra-Juggernaut upgrade, a Dart Monkey with the Plasma Monkey Fan Club upgrade, and a Dart Monkey with the Crossbow Master upgrade all on the map at the same time.
• In Sandbox mode, the option to upgrade to a Paragon does not appear unless the player has already used that Paragon at least once in another game mode. This restriction does not exist in the Challenge Editor, however.
• Only one of each Paragon can exist at a time, even in Co-op.
• In Boss Bloon Events, there is a limit to the number of Paragons that can be in play at the same time (usually 4, though it depends on the event).

Once the conditions are met, the option to upgrade to a Paragon appears on all of the tier 5 towers' upgrade panels. Selecting it presents the player the option to invest more cash into the Paragon before upgrading. Once upgraded, the Paragon absorbs all other towers of the same tower type and Paragon Power Totems on the map (including those owned by other players in Co-op), merging them into a single tower. Each Paragon has a Degree stat that affects how powerful it is, which is determined by multiple factors:

• The amount of extra cash invested on the Paragon menu plus the total amount of cash invested into the towers absorbed
• The total number of upgrade tiers on non-tier-5 towers absorbed
• The number of tier 5 towers absorbed besides the three used to create the Paragon
• The total amount of damage dealt and cash produced by all towers absorbed
• The total number of Paragon Power Totems absorbed

With the exception of Paragon Power Totems, each factor has a limit to the value it can contribute to the Paragon's degree. Without Paragon Power Totems, it is only possible to create a maxed-out Paragon in Co-op because it requires several additional tier 5 towers from other players.

Terminology and notation

• Paragons are referred to as their own upgrade tier, and internally are considered a sixth upgrade tier. However, they are notated as 5-5-5 towers in Co-op mode.

Mechanics

Creation

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Paragon power

Paragon power is a measurement of the total "value" of the towers absorbed by the Paragon. It is determined by multiple factors of the towers absorbed, most of which have a limit on the amount of power they can contribute. Some factors share a limit; the power contributed by those factors is combined first, then lowered to the limit, rather than each factor having its own limit.

• Cash invested — 60,000 power max
  • 1 power per $\frac{ParagonCost}{20,000}$ spent on towers absorbed — the first three tier 5 towers are ignored
  • 1 power per $\frac{ParagonCost\times 1.05}{20,000}$ spent on the Paragon cost slider (this means using the slider is slightly less cost-efficient)
• Tier 5 towers — 50,000 power max
  • 6,000 power per tier 5 tower absorbed — excludes the first three tier 5 towers
• Upgrades — 10,000 power max
  • 100 power per upgrade tier of absorbed towers — all absorbed tier 5 towers are ignored by this, including their crosspaths
• Damage/income — 90,000 power max
  • 1 power per 180 damage dealt by absorbed towers, as shown on their damage counters
  • 1 power per $45 generated by absorbed towers (from Merchantmen, Bloon Traps, etc.), as shown on their income counters
• Paragon Power Totems — no upper limit
  • 2,000 power per totem absorbed

Console version

The console version, due to being based on an older build of the mobile version, uses the Paragon power system from before the rework in version 39.0. This version lacks the cost slider, gives much less value from investing cash, and gives much more value from tier 5 towers.

• Cash invested — 10,000 power max
  • 1 power per $25 spent on towers absorbed — the first three tier 5 towers are ignored
• Tier 5 towers — 90,000 power max
  • 10,000 power per tier 5 tower absorbed — excludes the first three tier 5 towers
• Upgrades — 10,000 power max
  • 100 power per upgrade tier of absorbed towers — all absorbed tier 5 towers are ignored by this, including their crosspaths
• Damage/income — 90,000 power max
  • 1 power per 180 damage dealt by absorbed towers, as shown on their damage counters
  • 1 power per $45 generated by absorbed towers (from Merchantmen, Bloon Traps, etc.), as shown on their income counters
• Paragon Power Totems — no upper limit
  • 2,000 power per totem absorbed

Degrees

The Degree of a Paragon is derived from its power. It determines the overall damage output of the Paragon, affecting the attack speed, damage, and pierce of its attacks, the damage of its status effects, and the cooldown of its Activated Abilities if applicable. The Degree cannot be changed after the Paragon is created. Higher Degrees require exponentially more power than lower Degrees. Cosmetically, the Paragon's model changes depending on its Degree, having a different model for every multiple of 20.

Degree	Power required		Notes
	From prev.	Overall
1	0	0
2	2,000	2,000
3	324	2,324
4	342	2,666
5	361	3,027
6	381	3,408
7	400	3,808
8	420	4,228
9	441	4,669
10	462	5,131
11	484	5,615
12	506	6,121
13	529	6,650
14	553	7,203
15	576	7,779
16	600	8,379
17	625	9,004
18	650	9,654
19	676	10,330
20	702	11,032
21	729	11,761
22	757	12,518
23	784	13,302
24	812	14,114
25	841	14,955
26	870	15,825
27	900	16,725
28	930	17,655
29	961	18,616
30	993	19,609
31	1,024	20,633
32	1,056	21,689
33	1,089	22,778
34	1,122	23,900
35	1,156	25,056
36	1,190	26,246
37	1,225	27,471
38	1,261	28,732
39	1,296	30,028
40	1,332	31,360
41	1,369	32,729
42	1,406	34,135
43	1,444	35,579
44	1,482	37,061
45	1,521	38,582
46	1,561	40,143
47	1,600	41,743
48	1,640	43,383
49	1,681	45,064
50	1,722	46,786
51	1,764	48,550
52	1,806	50,356
53	1,849	52,205
54	1,893	54,098
55	1,936	56,034
56	1,980	58,014	This is the highest possible Degree that can be reached with just cash investment.
57	2,025	60,039
58	2,070	62,109
59	2,116	64,225
60	2,162	66,387
61	2,209	68,596	This is the highest possible Degree that can be reached with just cash investment and upgrade tiers.
62	2,257	70,853
63	2,304	73,157
64	2,352	75,509
65	2,401	77,910
66	2,450	80,360
67	2,500	82,860
68	2,550	85,410
69	2,601	88,011
70	2,653	90,664
71	2,704	93,368
72	2,756	96,124
73	2,809	98,933
74	2,862	101,795
75	2,916	104,711
76	2,970	107,681	In the console version, this is the highest possible value in singleplayer without Paragon Power Totems for most Paragons.
77	3,025	110,706
78	3,081	113,787
79	3,136	116,923	In the console version, this is the highest possible value in singleplayer without Paragon Power Totems for the Apex Plasma Master because of Master Double Cross.
80	3,192	120,115
81	3,249	123,364
82	3,306	126,670
83	3,364	130,034
84	3,422	133,456
85	3,481	136,937
86	3,541	140,478
87	3,600	144,078
88	3,660	147,738
89	3,721	151,459
90	3,782	155,241
91	3,844	159,085	In other versions, this is the highest possible value without additional tier 5 towers or Paragon Power Totems.
92	3,906	162,991
93	3,969	166,960
94	4,033	170,993
95	4,096	175,089
96	4,160	179,249
97	4,225	183,474
98	4,290	187,764
99	4,356	192,120
100	7,880	200,000

Stat modifiers

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Boss damage

In addition to most Paragons' attacks and statuses having an innate damage bonus against Boss Bloons that scales with their Degree (which is specific to each Paragon's attacks and statuses), all Paragons deal 25% more damage to bosses for every 20th Degree. This multiplier affects all damage dealt to Boss Bloons by the Paragon, so the amount of damage the multiplier adds is based on the attack's base damage, MOAB damage bonus, boss damage bonus, and any other damage bonuses the boss may be affected by (i.e. Phayze being affected by the Camo damage bonuses from the Ascended Shadow). It also applies to attacks and statuses that do not inherently deal bonus boss damage, such as Glaive Dominus's burn effect. On top of this, Elite Bosses universally take double damage from Paragons.

Degree	Normal multiplier	Elite multiplier
1-19	×1	×2
20-39	×1.25	×2.5
40-59	×1.5	×3
60-79	×1.75	×3.5
80-99	×2	×4
100	×2.25	×4.5

Takeaways

• Higher Degrees require exponentially more power than lower Degrees, so going for higher Degrees has diminishing returns. It's generally more efficient to go for multiple mid-Degree Paragons than to try to max out Paragons as much as possible.
• Paragons receive significant damage boosts against bosses at every 20th Degree. The difference in damage output between Degree 19 and Degree 20 is much bigger than between Degree 20 and Degree 21, for example, so it's most cost-efficient to just barely reach a 20-Degree threshold.

List of Paragons

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