Tack Shooter (BTD6)

For the Tack Shooter in general, see Tack Shooter.

Tack Shooter

Shoots a short-range volley of sharp tacks in 8 directions.

Category	Primary
Cost	$220 — Easy $260 — Medium $280 — Hard $310 — Impoppable
Hotkey	R
Introduced	Launch

The Tack Shooter is a Primary tower in Bloons TD 6. It is one of the towers able to be unlocked from Levels 2-6, alongside the other Primary towers except for the Dart Monkey.

The Tack Shooter fires a volley of 8 tacks at a very short range, with each tack aimed at a fixed 45 degrees apart. Each tack pops one Bloon (allowing for up to eight pops at a time) and cannot pop frozen Bloons or Lead Bloons.

Upgrades

Path 1

Faster Shooting XP cost: 150
	Shoots tacks faster. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $125 $150 $160 $180

Even Faster Shooting XP cost: 550
	Shoots tacks even faster. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $255 $300 $325 $360

Hot Shots XP cost: 2,400
	Shoots superhot tacks that do extra damage and can pop Lead Bloons. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $510 $600 $650 $720

Ring of Fire XP cost: 9,500
	Damages many more Bloons with a deadly ring of flame instead of tacks. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $2,975 $3,500 $3,780 $4,200

Inferno Ring XP cost: 32,500
	Deadly inferno of flame roasts Bloons into oblivion. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $38,675 $45,500 $49,140 $54,600

Path 2

Long Range Tacks XP cost: 140
	Tacks fly out further than normal. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $85 $100 $110 $120

Super Range Tacks XP cost: 500
	Even longer range tacks that can pop more Bloons. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $190 $225 $245 $270

Blade Shooter XP cost: 2,300
	Switches tacks out for ultra-sharp, high pierce blades that can shatter frozen Bloons. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $465 $550 $595 $660

Blade Maelstrom XP cost: 9,000
	Blade Maelstrom ability: Covers the area in a storm of blades. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $2,295 $2,700 $2,915 $3,240

Super Maelstrom XP cost: 28,000
	Even more powerful Maelstrom ability and lasts longer. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $12,750 $15,000 $16,200 $18,000

Path 3

More Tacks XP cost: 150
	Shoots 10 tacks instead of 8, plus increases Ring of Fire damage. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $95 $110 $120 $130

Even More Tacks XP cost: 490
	Shoots out 12 tacks per shot and increases Ring of Fire damage further. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $95 $110 $120 $130

Tack Sprayer XP cost: 2,450
	Sprays out 16 higher pierce tacks per volley. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $380 $450 $485 $540

Overdrive XP cost: 8,750
	Shoots incredibly fast. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $2,720 $3,200 $3,455 $3,840

The Tack Zone XP cost: 26,500
	Many, many tacks. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $17,000 $20,000 $21,600 $24,000

Paragon

Crucible of Steel and Flame XP cost: 500,000
	Spinning blades of Bloon immolation! Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $170,000 $200,000 $216,000 $240,000

Stats

For a complete list of Tack Shooter stats, see Stats:Tack Shooter (BTD6).

Tower
Display range 23 units Footprint radius 6 units Targeting options Close

Attack
Cooldown 1.12s Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 0, 5.11 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 23 units Filters Cannot target Camo
Projectile Count 8 Angle 360° Pierce 1 Damage 1 Damage type Sharp Speed 160 units/s Lifespan 0.2s Radius 0 units Filters Cannot hit Camo

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
0-0-0	$220	$260	$280	$310	$154	$182	$196	$217
1-0-0	$345	$410	$440	$490	$242	$287	$308	$343
1-1-0	$430	$510	$550	$610	$301	$357	$385	$427
1-0-1	$440	$520	$560	$620	$308	$364	$392	$434
0-1-0	$305	$360	$390	$430	$214	$252	$273	$301
0-1-1	$400	$470	$510	$560	$280	$329	$357	$392
0-0-1	$315	$370	$400	$440	$221	$259	$280	$308
2-0-0	$600	$710	$765	$850	$420	$497	$536	$595
2-1-0	$685	$810	$875	$970	$480	$567	$613	$679
2-2-0	$875	$1,035	$1,120	$1,240	$613	$725	$784	$868
2-0-1	$695	$820	$885	$980	$487	$574	$620	$686
2-0-2	$790	$930	$1,005	$1,110	$553	$651	$704	$777
0-2-0	$495	$585	$635	$700	$347	$410	$445	$490
1-2-0	$620	$735	$795	$880	$434	$515	$557	$616
0-2-1	$590	$695	$755	$830	$413	$487	$529	$581
0-2-2	$685	$805	$875	$960	$480	$564	$613	$672
0-0-2	$410	$480	$520	$570	$287	$336	$364	$399
1-0-2	$535	$630	$680	$750	$375	$441	$476	$525
0-1-2	$495	$580	$630	$690	$347	$406	$441	$483
3-0-0	$1,110	$1,310	$1,415	$1,570	$777	$917	$991	$1,099
3-1-0	$1,195	$1,410	$1,525	$1,690	$837	$987	$1,068	$1,183
3-2-0	$1,385	$1,635	$1,770	$1,960	$970	$1,145	$1,239	$1,372
3-0-1	$1,205	$1,420	$1,535	$1,700	$844	$994	$1,075	$1,190
3-0-2	$1,300	$1,530	$1,655	$1,830	$910	$1,071	$1,159	$1,281
0-3-0	$960	$1,135	$1,230	$1,360	$672	$795	$861	$952
1-3-0	$1,085	$1,285	$1,390	$1,540	$760	$900	$973	$1,078
2-3-0	$1,340	$1,585	$1,715	$1,900	$938	$1,110	$1,201	$1,330
0-3-1	$1,055	$1,245	$1,350	$1,490	$739	$872	$945	$1,043
0-3-2	$1,150	$1,355	$1,470	$1,620	$805	$949	$1,029	$1,134
0-0-3	$790	$930	$1,005	$1,110	$553	$651	$704	$777
1-0-3	$915	$1,080	$1,165	$1,290	$641	$756	$816	$903
2-0-3	$1,170	$1,380	$1,490	$1,650	$819	$966	$1,043	$1,155
0-1-3	$875	$1,030	$1,115	$1,230	$613	$721	$781	$861
0-2-3	$1,065	$1,255	$1,360	$1,500	$746	$879	$952	$1,050
4-0-0	$4,085	$4,810	$5,195	$5,770	$2,860	$3,367	$3,637	$4,039
4-1-0	$4,170	$4,910	$5,305	$5,890	$2,919	$3,437	$3,714	$4,123
4-2-0	$4,360	$5,135	$5,550	$6,160	$3,052	$3,595	$3,885	$4,312
4-0-1	$4,180	$4,920	$5,315	$5,900	$2,926	$3,444	$3,721	$4,130
4-0-2	$4,275	$5,030	$5,435	$6,030	$2,993	$3,521	$3,805	$4,221
0-4-0	$3,255	$3,835	$4,145	$4,600	$2,279	$2,685	$2,902	$3,220
1-4-0	$3,380	$3,985	$4,305	$4,780	$2,366	$2,790	$3,014	$3,346
2-4-0	$3,635	$4,285	$4,630	$5,140	$2,545	$3,000	$3,241	$3,598
0-4-1	$3,350	$3,945	$4,265	$4,730	$2,345	$2,762	$2,986	$3,311
0-4-2	$3,445	$4,055	$4,385	$4,860	$2,412	$2,839	$3,070	$3,402
0-0-4	$3,510	$4,130	$4,460	$4,950	$2,457	$2,891	$3,122	$3,465
1-0-4	$3,635	$4,280	$4,620	$5,130	$2,545	$2,996	$3,234	$3,591
2-0-4	$3,890	$4,580	$4,945	$5,490	$2,723	$3,206	$3,462	$3,843
0-1-4	$3,595	$4,230	$4,570	$5,070	$2,517	$2,961	$3,199	$3,549
0-2-4	$3,785	$4,455	$4,815	$5,340	$2,650	$3,119	$3,371	$3,738
5-0-0	$42,760	$50,310	$54,335	$60,370	$29,932	$35,217	$38,035	$42,259
5-1-0	$42,845	$50,410	$54,445	$60,490	$29,992	$35,287	$38,112	$42,343
5-2-0	$43,035	$50,635	$54,690	$60,760	$30,125	$35,445	$38,283	$42,532
5-0-1	$42,855	$50,420	$54,455	$60,500	$29,999	$35,294	$38,119	$42,350
5-0-2	$42,950	$50,530	$54,575	$60,630	$30,065	$35,371	$38,203	$42,441
0-5-0	$16,005	$18,835	$20,345	$22,600	$11,204	$13,185	$14,242	$15,820
1-5-0	$16,130	$18,985	$20,505	$22,780	$11,291	$13,290	$14,354	$15,946
2-5-0	$16,385	$19,285	$20,830	$23,140	$11,470	$13,500	$14,581	$16,198
0-5-1	$16,100	$18,945	$20,465	$22,730	$11,270	$13,262	$14,326	$15,911
0-5-2	$16,195	$19,055	$20,585	$22,860	$11,337	$13,339	$14,410	$16,002
0-0-5	$20,510	$24,130	$26,060	$28,950	$14,357	$16,891	$18,242	$20,265
1-0-5	$20,635	$24,280	$26,220	$29,130	$14,445	$16,996	$18,354	$20,391
2-0-5	$20,890	$24,580	$26,545	$29,490	$14,623	$17,206	$18,582	$20,643
0-1-5	$20,595	$24,230	$26,170	$29,070	$14,417	$16,961	$18,319	$20,349
0-2-5	$20,785	$24,455	$26,415	$29,340	$14,550	$17,119	$18,491	$20,538

Strategy

For more in-depth strategies, see Strategy:Tack Shooter (BTD6).

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Version 43.0

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Tack is a very powerful base tower technically, but it is unable to achieve high uptime of that potential power in many early rounds, so some base cost is moving into the cheaper xx1 and xx2 upgrades to make it easier for other towers to start alongside the tack.
— Update notes

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•  Cost reduced ― $280 → $260

Version 46.0

“

Every Tack Shooter Tier 3 needed a different attack rate boost, so to tidy this up we’ve moved much of that rate to the base tack shooter.
— Update notes

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•  Reload rate reduced ― 1.4s → 1.12s

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In other languages

Language	Name / Description	Notes
Arabic	قاذف المسامير يقوم بإطلاق سهم من المسامير الحادة قصيرة المدى في ثماني اتجاهات.	—
Danish	Stift-skyder Affyrer en kortrækkende byge af skarpe stifter i 8 retninger.	—
German	Reißnagelwerfer Schießt auf kurze Reichweite eine Salve scharfer Reißnägel in 8 Richtungen.	—
Spanish	Tiratachuelas Dispara una volea de corto alcance de afilados clavos en 8 direcciones.	—
Spanish (LA)	Tiratachuelas Dispara una volea de corto alcance de afilados clavos en 8 direcciones.	—
Finnish	Nasta-ampuja Ampuu lyhyen kantaman terävien nastojen ryppään 8 suuntaan.	—
French	Tireur de punaises Tire une salve de punaises pointues à courte portée dans 8 directions.	—
Italian	Spara puntine Spara una scarica a corto raggio di puntine in 8 direzioni.	—
Japanese	びょうシューター 八方向に尖ったびょうの近距離射撃を一斉発射する。	—
Korean	압정 슈터 뾰족한 압정을 8방향 단거리로 일제히 발사합니다.	—
Dutch	Punaisetoren Schiet een salvo van scherpe punaises af in 8 richtingen over korte afstand.	—
Norwegian	Stiftskyter Skyter en skuddsalve med stifter med kort rekkevidde i 8 retninger.	—
Polish	Działo gwoździowe Strzela serią ostrych gwoździ krótkiego zasięgu w ośmiu kierunkach.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Cospe Tachinha Dispara uma rajada curta de tachinhas em oito direções.	—
Russian	Шпилькомет Выстреливает в разные стороны по 8 шпилек на короткое расстояние.	—
Swedish	Stiftskjutare Skjuter en salva med kort räckvidd med vassa nubb i 8 riktningar.	—
Thai	เครื่องยิงตะปู ยิงตะปูแหลมคมจำนวนมากโจมตีระยะใกล้ 8 ทิศทาง	—
Turkish	Çivi Atıcı 8 yönde kısa menzilli bir keskin çivi yağmuruna tutar.	—
Chinese (simplified)	图钉塔 向8个方向齐射短程锋利刺钉。	—
Chinese (traditional)	釘子槍手 向8個方向齊射出短射程尖銳釘子。	—
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