Golden Eagle

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Golden Eagle
Portrait of Golden Eagle
Icon of 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

Golden Eagle is the Beast Handler's path 3 tier 3 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. The 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, damage, and grab radius. 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 blue MOABs, with a pierce penalty of +1089 that is there to completely limit the amount of Blue MOABs it can grab per attack to 1. Its pierce is allowed to overflow when grabbing blue MOABs (meaning that it can grab them without needing 1090 pierce remaining), and it applies to all succeeding upgrades when grabbing blimps.

Stats

For a complete list of Beast Handler stats, see Stats:Beast Handler (BTD6).
This data was last updated for: version 54.0
Tower
Display range60 units
Footprint radius7 units
Targeting options
  • First
  • Last
  • Close
  • Strong

Beast

Tower
Display range60 units
Movement speed80 units/s
Grab
Cooldown1s
Targeting range60 units
Scratch damage1
Scratch damage typeSharp
Grappling damage1
Grappling damage typeSharp
Damage to Regrow+1
  • Ignores blockers
  • Can fire without a target
Carry projectile
Pierce30
Ceramic pierce penalty+1
MOAB pierce penalty+1089
Radius25 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 $3,865 $4,295 $2,125 $2,506 $2,706 $3,007
2-0-3 $3,725 $4,390 $4,740 $5,265 $2,608 $3,073 $3,318 $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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Update history

For a complete list of Beast Handler changes, see Update history:Beast Handler (BTD6).
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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
  • Buff Golden Eagle pierce increased ― 12 → 15
  • Buff Golden Eagle pierce range increased ― 24 → 30
  • Buff Golden Eagle ceramic pierce penalty reduced ― +3 → +1
  • Buff Golden Eagle Max Merge Bonus: Now grabs MOABs with pierce penalty +14
  • Buff Gyrfalcon path deals +1 damage to Regrows
    • Note: This was added to limit accidental infinite regrow farms
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
  • Nerf Beast: Reposition cooldown increased ― 0.5s → 5s
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
  • Buff Beast Handler reposition cooldown reduced ― 5s → 3s
  • Nerf MOAB pierce penalty increased ― +14 → +29
    • Note: Giant Condor MOAB pierce penalty unchanged
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
  • Nerf Upgrade cost increased ― $3,000 → $3,150
    • Nerf Overall cost increased by $205 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
  • Nerf  Golden Eagle moab penalty increased ― 29 → 44
  • Nerf Damage reduced ― 2 → 1
    • Note: Condor damage remains 2
  • Nerf Damage range reduced ― 4 → 2
    • Note: Condor damage range remains 4. Max Golden Eagle damage reduced from 6 to 3.
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
  • Buff Upgrade cost reduced ― $3,150 → $2,120
    • Buff Overall cost reduced by $1,130 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
  • Buff Golden Eagle: Pierce increased ― 15 → 30
  • Buff Golden Eagle: Pierce scale increased ― 30 → 60
    • Note: Max xx3 pierce increased from 45 to 90
  • Nerf Golden Eagle: MOAB pierce penalty increased ― +44 → +1089
    • Note: Does not affect Giant Condor (+14)
  • Nerf Golden Eagle: Attack cooldown reduction from Beast Power reduced ― 0.28679625s → 0.28s
    • Note: Max-power cooldown increased from 0.31320375s to 0.32s
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

  • Buff Flight speed now scales with Beast Power, up to +40 at max
    • Note: Max-power flight speed increased from 110 to 120
  • Nerf Attack cooldown increased ― 0.6s → 1s
  • Buff Attack cooldown reduction at max Beast Power increased ― -0.28s → -0.52s
    • Note: Max-power attack cooldown increased from 0.32s to 0.48s
  • Nerf Flight speed reduced ― 110 → 80
  • Nerf Merging/Beast positioning range reduced ― 60 → 50
  • Nerf Resolved a bug where the Beast Handler's bird would gain more pierce than intended (bug fix)
  • Nerf Bottom path upgrades on Beast Handler no longer benefit from pierce buffs, except for the buffs gained from merging beasts
  • Buff Merging/Beast positioning range increased ― 50 → 60
2-0-3
  • Buff Barracuda: Range increased to match other crosspaths ― 30 → 35 (bug fix)
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Assets

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