Megalodon

Megalodon

	A truly colossal shark with a taste for Bloon. Requires 3 additional Orca Handlers to control.

Tower		Path	Tier
Beast Handler		1	5

XP cost	100,000
Cash cost	$38,250 — Easy $45,000 — Medium $48,600 — Hard $54,000 — Impoppable

← Orca

Megalodon is the Beast Handler's path 1 tier 5 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. The Beast Handler now handles a megalodon instead of an orca. In order to upgrade to Megalodon, the Orca must have 3 additional merged Orcas. Its Beast Power is increased by +20, changing its Beast Power scale from 16–64 to 36–132, with the default being 84 with the three extra tier 4s.

The Megalodon now has shorter jump delay, from 1.1 seconds to 0.8 seconds, faster splash rate, and its thrash splash has more damage, radius, and knockback power. Additionally, Megalodon now drags MOAB-Class Bloons much faster, for $\frac{\text{RemainingHP}}{5000}$ seconds. Megalodon can drag BADs, but the maximum dragging time is 30 seconds for BADs instead of 6 seconds.

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 range 60 units Footprint radius 7 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong

Beast

Tower
Display range 60 units Footprint radius 2 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong

Attack
Cooldown 1.1s Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 0, 0 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 60 units Filters Cannot target Camo
Explosion Pierce 50 Lifespan 0.1s Persists between rounds 1 Radius 48 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Ignores blockers Knockback Multiplier ×-0.5 Multiplier for Lead ×-0.25 Multiplier for Ceramic ×-0.25 Multiplier for MOAB-Class ×1 Duration 0.2s Thrash projectile Pierce 50 Damage 600 Damage type Normal Lifespan 0.1s Persists between rounds 1 Radius 48 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Ignores blockers Knockback Multiplier ×-1 Multiplier for Lead ×-0.75 Multiplier for Ceramic ×-0.75 Multiplier for MOAB-Class ×-0.5 Duration 0.3s

Beast Power-dependent stats

Power	Scale	Attack	Explosion	Thrash projectile
		Thrash cooldown	Pierce	Pierce	Damage
36	0%	0.6s	50	50	600
37	1.042%	0.5978s	50	50	612
38	2.083%	0.5957s	50	50	625
39	3.125%	0.5935s	51	51	637
40	4.167%	0.5914s	51	51	650
41	5.208%	0.5892s	52	52	662
42	6.25%	0.587s	52	52	675
43	7.292%	0.5849s	52	52	687
44	8.333%	0.5827s	53	53	700
45	9.375%	0.5806s	53	53	712
46	10.42%	0.5784s	54	54	725
47	11.46%	0.5763s	54	54	737
48	12.5%	0.5741s	55	55	750
49	13.54%	0.5719s	55	55	762
50	14.58%	0.5698s	55	55	775
51	15.62%	0.5676s	56	56	787
52	16.67%	0.5655s	56	56	800
53	17.71%	0.5633s	57	57	812
54	18.75%	0.5611s	57	57	825
55	19.79%	0.559s	57	57	837
56	20.83%	0.5568s	58	58	850
57	21.88%	0.5547s	58	58	862
58	22.92%	0.5525s	59	59	875
59	23.96%	0.5503s	59	59	887
60	25%	0.5482s	60	60	900
61	26.04%	0.546s	60	60	912
62	27.08%	0.5439s	60	60	925
63	28.12%	0.5417s	61	61	937
64	29.17%	0.5395s	61	61	950
65	30.21%	0.5374s	62	62	962
66	31.25%	0.5352s	62	62	975
67	32.29%	0.5331s	62	62	987
68	33.33%	0.5309s	63	63	1000
69	34.38%	0.5287s	63	63	1012
70	35.42%	0.5266s	64	64	1025
71	36.46%	0.5244s	64	64	1037
72	37.5%	0.5223s	65	65	1050
73	38.54%	0.5201s	65	65	1062
74	39.58%	0.518s	65	65	1075
75	40.62%	0.5158s	66	66	1087
76	41.67%	0.5136s	66	66	1100
77	42.71%	0.5115s	67	67	1112
78	43.75%	0.5093s	67	67	1125
79	44.79%	0.5072s	67	67	1137
80	45.83%	0.505s	68	68	1150
81	46.88%	0.5028s	68	68	1162
82	47.92%	0.5007s	69	69	1175
83	48.96%	0.4985s	69	69	1187
84	50%	0.4964s	70	70	1200
85	51.04%	0.4942s	70	70	1212
86	52.08%	0.492s	70	70	1225
87	53.12%	0.4899s	71	71	1237
88	54.17%	0.4877s	71	71	1250
89	55.21%	0.4856s	72	72	1262
90	56.25%	0.4834s	72	72	1275
91	57.29%	0.4813s	72	72	1287
92	58.33%	0.4791s	73	73	1300
93	59.38%	0.4769s	73	73	1312
94	60.42%	0.4748s	74	74	1325
95	61.46%	0.4726s	74	74	1337
96	62.5%	0.4705s	75	75	1350
97	63.54%	0.4683s	75	75	1362
98	64.58%	0.4661s	75	75	1375
99	65.62%	0.464s	76	76	1387
100	66.67%	0.4618s	76	76	1400
101	67.71%	0.4597s	77	77	1412
102	68.75%	0.4575s	77	77	1425
103	69.79%	0.4553s	77	77	1437
104	70.83%	0.4532s	78	78	1450
105	71.88%	0.451s	78	78	1462
106	72.92%	0.4489s	79	79	1475
107	73.96%	0.4467s	79	79	1487
108	75%	0.4445s	80	80	1500
109	76.04%	0.4424s	80	80	1512
110	77.08%	0.4402s	80	80	1525
111	78.12%	0.4381s	81	81	1537
112	79.17%	0.4359s	81	81	1550
113	80.21%	0.4337s	82	82	1562
114	81.25%	0.4316s	82	82	1575
115	82.29%	0.4294s	82	82	1587
116	83.33%	0.4273s	83	83	1600
117	84.38%	0.4251s	83	83	1612
118	85.42%	0.423s	84	84	1625
119	86.46%	0.4208s	84	84	1637
120	87.5%	0.4186s	85	85	1650
121	88.54%	0.4165s	85	85	1662
122	89.58%	0.4143s	85	85	1675
123	90.62%	0.4122s	86	86	1687
124	91.67%	0.41s	86	86	1700
125	92.71%	0.4078s	87	87	1712
126	93.75%	0.4057s	87	87	1725
127	94.79%	0.4035s	87	87	1737
128	95.83%	0.4014s	88	88	1750
129	96.88%	0.3992s	88	88	1762
130	97.92%	0.397s	89	89	1775
131	98.96%	0.3949s	89	89	1787
132	100%	0.3927s	90	90	1800

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
5-0-0	$51,620	$60,730	$65,585	$72,870	$36,134	$42,511	$45,910	$51,009
5-1-0	$51,770	$60,905	$65,775	$73,080	$36,239	$42,634	$46,043	$51,156
5-2-0	$52,475	$61,735	$66,670	$74,075	$36,733	$43,215	$46,669	$51,853
5-0-1	$51,780	$60,920	$65,790	$73,100	$36,246	$42,644	$46,053	$51,170
5-0-2	$52,510	$61,780	$66,720	$74,130	$36,757	$43,246	$46,704	$51,891

Strategy

Megalodon has long been considered one of the worst upgrades in the game after its version 36.1 nerf, but has seen resurgence with recent buffs. Now, Power 132 Megalodon is extremely powerful, being able to take down a non-Fortified BAD on Round 200 on Logs even without insta-kills and buffs, the only non-Paragon tower other than True Sun God to do so. It also deals extraordinary damage to Boss Bloons, even considering its cost. However, its high cost and downtime, despite being reduced, still prevent it from being a viable tower for CHIMPS.

The high cost of Megalodon makes buffs, especially Overclock, highly valuable. When selling is enabled, the 3 additional Orcas required for purchasing Megalodon can be sold with Favored Trades and replaced with Great Whites, which are far more efficient for merging into a Power 132 Megalodon. In Freeplay, Power 132 Megalodon (via 6 extra Orcas) is worth it for its extreme damage (exceeding the raw damage of every Paragon and all towers except VTSG when max-buffed), despite high space occupancy.

Update history

For a complete list of Beast Handler changes, see Update history:Beast Handler (BTD6).

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Version 36.1

•  Resolved an issue where thrash rate was occurring too frequently if the beast was unable to consume the target ― 0s → 0.3s (bug fix)

Version 37.0

“

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

”

•  Upgrade cost reduced ― $55,000 → $45,000
•  Megalodon thrash radius increased ― 30 → 36
•  Thrash rate benefits from speed buffs
•  Top and Middle path Beast Handler paths can now be targeted by Overclock and Ultraboost

Version 38.0

“

Compared to other T4 Beast Handlers and given the high cost of merging multiple beasts we agreed that the Orca & Megalodon’s total prices were too much more expensive for their somewhat random nature. — Update notes

”

•  Overall cost reduced by $3,500 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

Version 39.0

“

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

”

•  Beast: Reposition cooldown increased ― 0.5s → 5s

Version 40.0

•  Beast Handler reposition cooldown reduced ― 5s → 3s

Version 41.0

“

Megalodon’s maximum time to drag MOABs to the depths was higher than at T4 given that it now has to account for grabbing BADs, we’ve now separated this out for a separate max time for BADs and reduced drag time for other MOABs to match the T4 again - along with much stronger & faster thrash knockbacks. — Update notes

”

•   Megalodon knockback lifespan reduced ― 0.4s → 0.3s
  • Note: For all degrees of beast power, knockback lifespan is reduced by 0.1s
•   Megalodon MOAB knockback amount increased ― 0.5 → 1.5
•   Megalodon maxMOABGrabTime for non-BADs ― 0s → 6s
  • Note: It was 30s max before this change
• Megalodon maxMOABGrabTime for BADs unchanged (30s max)

Version 42.0

•  Overall cost reduced by $890 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

Version 43.0

•  Overall cost reduced by $115 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Beast: Reposition cooldown reduced ― 3s → 2s
•  Water beasts: Now spawns within 20% of their range to the track

Version 45.0

“

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. Top Handler is designed around huge inconsistent power, however Megalodon feels that it should be more reliable for the investment required so we are improving both thrash radius and reducing the cooldown. Fish RBE limit before being able to devour the target instantly is being increased to last further into freeplay. — Update notes

”

•  Drag-down RBE cap increased ― 250,000 → 500,000
•  Thrash projectile size increased ― 36 → 48
•  Merging/Beast positioning range reduced ― 60 → 50

Version 46.0

“

Megalodon's 'not 1 shotting' damage feels too low compared to when it is able to 1shot, so we’re increasing this damage. — Update notes

”

•  Thrash: Damage increased ― 350 → 700
•  Damage gained from beast power increased ― 400 → 1400
  • Note: Max-power 5xx damage increased from 750 to 2100, mid-power 5xx damage increased from 550 to 1400

Version 47.0

“

As a quality of life improvement, Beast Handler movement cooldowns have now been separated — Update notes

”

•  Fish & Dino beast reposition cooldowns are now independent

Version 48.0

•  Grab: Max RBE cap increased ― 500,000 → 1,000,000

Version 49.0

“

[...] Megalodon is currently overperforming particularly against Bosses its attack rate is being lowered to match Orca. — Update notes

”

“

Shark latch-on lifespan for targets that are not 1shot is being reduced so it has to let go and re-target more frequently as an overall range reduction [...] — Update notes

”

•  Latch: Time that the beast keeps latched to targets that it can't drag down reduced ― 5s → 3s
  • Note: This decreases overall single-target damage and reduces concentration of damage around the target
•  Can now move beasts onto ice and ink platforms. Beasts with only ice/ink platforms as valid placement will no longer randomly choose a location when attempting to place into ice/ink platforms. (undocumented)
•  Merging/Beast positioning range increased ― 50 → 60
•  Thrash attack: Maximum cooldown reduction by Beast Power increased ― 0.3439s → 0.38s
•  Thrash attack: Attack cooldown increased ― 0.8s → 1.1s
  • Note: With both attack speed changes combined, the changes are an overall nerf to attack cooldown of the thrash attack of the Megalodon ― 0.8s to 0.4561s (84/132: 0.62805s) → 1.1s to 0.72s (84/132: 0.91s) (depending on Beast Power)
•  Solved a bug where Beast Handlers which were crosspathed on a specific order could fail to respawn their fish when reloading a game from a save and and use a Support Chinook to redeploy the Beast Handler. (bug fix)

Version 50.0

“

As it is still overperforming in event cases, Megalodon damage is being reduced. — Update notes

”

•  Splash: Base damage decreased ― 700 → 600
•  Splash: Damage scale decreased ― 1,400 → 1,200
  • Note: With both changes damage for 132 (maximum) Beast Power decreased from 2,100 to 1,800, and damage for 84 (default) Beast Power decreased from 1,400 to 1,200
•  Thrash calculation is now calculated correctly (bug fix)
  •  Thrash calculation: divisor for "base attack cooldown" changed from the attack cooldown of the Piranha to Great White ― 0.6 → 1.1
  •  Thrash calculation: dividend for "base thrash cooldown" increased while latching ― 0.3 → 0.6 (undocumented)
    • Note: Does not affect dragging
  • Thrash cooldowns across all beast power increased while latching
    • Min power: 0.55s → 0.6s
    • Middle power: 0.455s → 0.49636363636s
    • Max power: 0.36s → 0.39272727272s
  • Thrash cooldowns across all beast power changed while dragging
    • Min power: 0.55s → 0.3s
    • Middle power: 0.455s → 0.248181818s
    • Max power: 0.36s → 0.196363636s

Version 52.0

•  Thrash attack: Thrash interval increased while dragging into water ― 0.3s → 0.6s (bug fix)

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In other languages

Language	Name / Description	Notes
Arabic	ميغالودون سمكة قرش عملاقة حقًا تتميز بشهيتها التي تميل إلى اصطياد البالونات، تتطلب 3 آخرين من مروضي حوت الأوركا لإحكام السيطرة عليها.	—
Danish	Megalodon En virkelig kolossal haj med smag for Bloons. Kræver 3 ekstra spækhuggerpassere for at styre.	—
German	Megalodon Ein wahrlich kolossaler Hai mit einem Geschmack für Bloons. Erfordert 3 zusätzliche Orca-Zähmer, um ihn zu kontrollieren.	—
Spanish	Megalodón Un tiburón verdaderamente colosal con un apetito feroz por los bloons. Requiere 3 domadores de orcas adicionales para controlarlo.	—
Spanish (LA)	Megalodón Un tiburón verdaderamente colosal con un apetito feroz por los bloons. Requiere 3 domadores de orcas adicionales para controlarlo.	—
Finnish	Megalodon Todella valtava peto, joka on perso blooneille. Vaatii 3 ylimääräistä miekkavalaan käsittelijää hallintaa varten.	—
French	Mégalodon Un requin véritablement colossal, avec un appétit particulièrement notable pour les Bloons. Nécessite 3 Dresseurs d'orque supplémentaires pour être contrôlé.	—
Italian	Megalodonte Uno squalo gigante con un debole per i bloon. Richiede 3 domatori di orca in più per essere controllato.	—
Japanese	メガロドン ブルーンの味を好む、真の巨大サメ。コントロールするには、3人の追加シャチハンドラーが必要。	—
Korean	메갈로돈 풍선 맛을 좋아하는 초거대 상어입니다. 조련하려면 범고래 조련사가 3명 더 필요합니다.	—
Dutch	Megalodon Een werkelijk kolossale haai met een voorkeur voor Bloons. Minstens 3 andere Orka-temmers nodig.	—
Norwegian	Megalodon En kolossal hai med smak for bloons. Krever 3 ekstra spekkhoggermestere å styre.	—
Polish	Megalodon Niebywale olbrzymi rekin z apetytem na blony. Aby go kontrolować, potrzeba 3 dodatkowych Pogromców orki.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Megalodon Um tubarão verdadeiramente colossal com gosto por Bloons. Necessita de mais 3 Domadores de Orcas para controlar.	—
Russian	Мегалодон Огромная акула, любящая закусить шарами. Для управления нужны 3 дополнительных укротителя косаток.	—
Swedish	Megalodon En riktigt stor haj med smak för Bloons. Kräver 3 ytterligare Späckhuggarhanterare för att kunna kontrolleras.	—
Thai	เม็กกาโลดอน ฉลามขนาดมหึมาที่พร้อมลิ้มรสเหล่าลูกโป่งอย่างแท้จริง ต้องการผู้ปราบวาฬออร์ก้าเพิ่ม 3 คนเพื่อควบคุม	—
Turkish	Megalodon Bloon tatmayı seven, gerçekten devasa bir köpek balığı. Kontrol edilmesi için 3 ek Orka Terbiyecisi gerektirir.	—
Chinese (simplified)	巨齿鲨 这种鲨鱼是真正的庞然大物，喜欢攻击气球。需要3个额外的逆戟鲸野兽之主才能控制。	—
Chinese (traditional)	巨齒鯊 這種鯊魚是真正的龐然大物，喜歡攻擊氣球。需要3個額外的逆戟鯨野獸之主才能控制。	—
This list was last updated for: version 43.1