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Desperado (BTD6)

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For the Desperado in general, see Desperado.
Desperado
Portrait of Desperado
No Monkey claims to know the Desperado well, and no rumor matches the accuracy of the iron on that swaggering hip. Attacks in 2 shot bursts.
Category Primary
Cost $255 — Easy
$300 — Medium
$325 — Hard
$360 — Impoppable
Introduced Version 49.0

The Desperado is a Primary tower in Bloons TD 6, introduced in version 49.0. It is unlockable by popping 3,500,000 Bloon layers or by purchasing the "premium Desperado pack" from the Shop, which also instantly unlocks all upgrades.

The Desperado uses a pistol that fires twice in rapid succession each time it attacks. It has high range, but low pierce and damage, and it cannot pop Lead Bloons, frozen Bloons, or Camo Bloons. Its upgrades focus on other weapons with different attacking styles. Its first path uses revolvers that fire multiple times per attack, and can be further upgraded to fire even more quickly. Its second path uses a long-range rifle that can land crits and is more likely to land them the further Bloons are from it, with further upgrades being able to place bounties on Bloons that increases the damage they take and generate cash when they are popped, and use two Activated Abilities for support. Its third path uses a shotgun that pushes Bloons back, with further upgrades reducing lives lost from leaking and generate cash from leaked Bloons.[1]

Mechanics

The Desperado's basic attack fires two shots from its pistol each time it attacks, with a 0.1-second delay between shots. It has a 1.2-second attack cooldown, but it does not start its cooldown until after it has fired both shots. If it fires the first shot, but there are no targetable Bloons within range when the second shot is supposed to fire, it will wait until it can fire the second shot (i.e. it only fires one shot the next time it attacks and does not start its attack cooldown until after the second shot). Each shot deals 1 sharp-type damage to its target. Its shots hit the Bloon instantly, without any travel time, and it cannot hit more than one Bloon at a time (even with pierce buffs).

Upgrades

Path 1

Quickdraw
XP cost: 200
  Attacks faster the further Bloons are from Desperado.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$170 $200 $215 $240
Standoff
XP cost: 450
  Attacks faster the fewer Bloons are in range.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$170 $200 $215 $240
Big Iron
XP cost: 2,100
  Upgrades pistol to a 6-shot revolver. Attacks even faster the fewer Bloons are in range.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$1,020 $1,200 $1,295 $1,440
Twin Sixes
XP cost: 9,500
  Gains twin higher damage revolvers.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$4,930 $5,800 $6,265 $6,960
The Blazing Sun
XP cost: 29,000
  They say Desperado shoots so fast them revolvers catch alight.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$14,025 $16,500 $17,820 $19,800

Path 2

Eagle Eye
XP cost: 200
  Desperado can see Camo Bloons.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$125 $150 $160 $180
Bullseye
XP cost: 650
  Shots get a chance to Crit. Chance to Crit goes up when target Bloon is further away.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$295 $350 $380 $420
Deadeye
XP cost: 3,750
  Take Aim ability: target Monkey gains improved range, accuracy, and Camo detection. Desperado gains a long range rifle to use against distant targets. Rifle shots excel against Fortified targets and can pop Lead Bloons.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$2,550 $3,000 $3,240 $3,600
Bounty Hunter
XP cost: 18,000
  Marked to Pop ability: Marks extra Bloons, then proceeds to attack all Marked Bloons. Marked Bloons take more damage and give more cash. All Desperados can target Marked Bloons.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$5,100 $6,000 $6,480 $7,200
Golden Justice
XP cost: 40,000
  They say Desperado's longarm can hit clean through an army of Bloons.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$35,700 $42,000 $45,360 $50,400

Path 3

Wanderer
XP cost: 150
  A Wanderer works best alone. Desperado attacks much faster, but less so when more Monkeys are in each weapon's attack range.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$185 $220 $235 $265
Nomad
XP cost: 600
  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.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$240 $280 $300 $335
Enforcer
XP cost: 3,000
  Uses a shotgun that can knock back Bloons when they get within close range.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$1,785 $2,100 $2,270 $2,520
Avenger
XP cost: 14,000
  Shotgun hits release shrapnel and can even knock back MOABs. When lives are lost, weaker Bloons only take 1 life each for a short time.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$8,075 $9,500 $10,260 $11,400
The Desert Phantom
XP cost: 29,000
  They say Desperado hits so hard it's like a mine blast.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$26,350 $31,000 $33,480 $37,200

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
Filters
  • Cannot target Camo
Projectile
Pierce1
Damage1
Damage typeSharp
Radius2 units
Filters
  • Can only hit the target
  • Ignores blockers

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 $255 $300 $325 $360 $179 $210 $228 $252
1-0-0 $425 $500 $540 $600 $298 $350 $378 $420
1-1-0 $550 $650 $700 $780 $385 $455 $490 $546
1-0-1 $610 $720 $775 $865 $427 $504 $543 $606
0-1-0 $380 $450 $485 $540 $266 $315 $340 $378
0-1-1 $565 $670 $720 $805 $396 $469 $504 $564
0-0-1 $440 $520 $560 $625 $308 $364 $392 $438
2-0-0 $595 $700 $755 $840 $417 $490 $529 $588
2-1-0 $720 $850 $915 $1,020 $504 $595 $641 $714
2-2-0 $1,015 $1,200 $1,295 $1,440 $711 $840 $907 $1,008
2-0-1 $780 $920 $990 $1,105 $546 $644 $693 $774
2-0-2 $1,020 $1,200 $1,290 $1,440 $714 $840 $903 $1,008
0-2-0 $675 $800 $865 $960 $473 $560 $606 $672
1-2-0 $845 $1,000 $1,080 $1,200 $592 $700 $756 $840
0-2-1 $860 $1,020 $1,100 $1,225 $602 $714 $770 $858
0-2-2 $1,100 $1,300 $1,400 $1,560 $770 $910 $980 $1,092
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
0-1-2 $805 $950 $1,020 $1,140 $564 $665 $714 $798
3-0-0 $1,615 $1,900 $2,050 $2,280 $1,131 $1,330 $1,435 $1,596
3-1-0 $1,740 $2,050 $2,210 $2,460 $1,218 $1,435 $1,547 $1,722
3-2-0 $2,035 $2,400 $2,590 $2,880 $1,425 $1,680 $1,813 $2,016
3-0-1 $1,800 $2,120 $2,285 $2,545 $1,260 $1,484 $1,600 $1,782
3-0-2 $2,040 $2,400 $2,585 $2,880 $1,428 $1,680 $1,810 $2,016
0-3-0 $3,225 $3,800 $4,105 $4,560 $2,258 $2,660 $2,874 $3,192
1-3-0 $3,395 $4,000 $4,320 $4,800 $2,377 $2,800 $3,024 $3,360
2-3-0 $3,565 $4,200 $4,535 $5,040 $2,496 $2,940 $3,175 $3,528
0-3-1 $3,410 $4,020 $4,340 $4,825 $2,387 $2,814 $3,038 $3,378
0-3-2 $3,650 $4,300 $4,640 $5,160 $2,555 $3,010 $3,248 $3,612
0-0-3 $2,465 $2,900 $3,130 $3,480 $1,726 $2,030 $2,191 $2,436
1-0-3 $2,635 $3,100 $3,345 $3,720 $1,845 $2,170 $2,342 $2,604
2-0-3 $2,805 $3,300 $3,560 $3,960 $1,964 $2,310 $2,492 $2,772
0-1-3 $2,590 $3,050 $3,290 $3,660 $1,813 $2,135 $2,303 $2,562
0-2-3 $2,885 $3,400 $3,670 $4,080 $2,020 $2,380 $2,569 $2,856
4-0-0 $6,545 $7,700 $8,315 $9,240 $4,582 $5,390 $5,821 $6,468
4-1-0 $6,670 $7,850 $8,475 $9,420 $4,669 $5,495 $5,933 $6,594
4-2-0 $6,965 $8,200 $8,855 $9,840 $4,876 $5,740 $6,199 $6,888
4-0-1 $6,730 $7,920 $8,550 $9,505 $4,711 $5,544 $5,985 $6,654
4-0-2 $6,970 $8,200 $8,850 $9,840 $4,879 $5,740 $6,195 $6,888
0-4-0 $8,325 $9,800 $10,585 $11,760 $5,828 $6,860 $7,410 $8,232
1-4-0 $8,495 $10,000 $10,800 $12,000 $5,947 $7,000 $7,560 $8,400
2-4-0 $8,665 $10,200 $11,015 $12,240 $6,066 $7,140 $7,711 $8,568
0-4-1 $8,510 $10,020 $10,820 $12,025 $5,957 $7,014 $7,574 $8,418
0-4-2 $8,750 $10,300 $11,120 $12,360 $6,125 $7,210 $7,784 $8,652
0-0-4 $10,540 $12,400 $13,390 $14,880 $7,378 $8,680 $9,373 $10,416
1-0-4 $10,710 $12,600 $13,605 $15,120 $7,497 $8,820 $9,524 $10,584
2-0-4 $10,880 $12,800 $13,820 $15,360 $7,616 $8,960 $9,674 $10,752
0-1-4 $10,665 $12,550 $13,550 $15,060 $7,466 $8,785 $9,485 $10,542
0-2-4 $10,960 $12,900 $13,930 $15,480 $7,672 $9,030 $9,751 $10,836
5-0-0 $20,570 $24,200 $26,135 $29,040 $14,399 $16,940 $18,295 $20,328
5-1-0 $20,695 $24,350 $26,295 $29,220 $14,487 $17,045 $18,407 $20,454
5-2-0 $20,990 $24,700 $26,675 $29,640 $14,693 $17,290 $18,673 $20,748
5-0-1 $20,755 $24,420 $26,370 $29,305 $14,529 $17,094 $18,459 $20,514
5-0-2 $20,995 $24,700 $26,670 $29,640 $14,697 $17,290 $18,669 $20,748
0-5-0 $44,025 $51,800 $55,945 $62,160 $30,818 $36,260 $39,162 $43,512
1-5-0 $44,195 $52,000 $56,160 $62,400 $30,937 $36,400 $39,312 $43,680
2-5-0 $44,365 $52,200 $56,375 $62,640 $31,056 $36,540 $39,463 $43,848
0-5-1 $44,210 $52,020 $56,180 $62,425 $30,947 $36,414 $39,326 $43,698
0-5-2 $44,450 $52,300 $56,480 $62,760 $31,115 $36,610 $39,536 $43,932
0-0-5 $36,890 $43,400 $46,870 $52,080 $25,823 $30,380 $32,809 $36,456
1-0-5 $37,060 $43,600 $47,085 $52,320 $25,942 $30,520 $32,960 $36,624
2-0-5 $37,230 $43,800 $47,300 $52,560 $26,061 $30,660 $33,110 $36,792
0-1-5 $37,015 $43,550 $47,030 $52,260 $25,911 $30,485 $32,921 $36,582
0-2-5 $37,310 $43,900 $47,410 $52,680 $26,117 $30,730 $33,187 $36,876

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Strategy

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The Desperado is useful for earlygame on many hard maps. Just it's 0-0-0 base tower can handle lots of the early rounds. However, later tiers of the Desperado are generally not as good as alternatives. Top path Desperado is not worth using, but middle path and bottom path both have use cases for cash generation and grouped popping power respectively.

Pre-release

Development

The Desperado was originally planned to be released alongside the Frontier Legends DLC (while it was still named Desperado Legends);[2] however, due changes in the game's development pipeline, Ninja Kiwi decided to release the tower first and release the DLC towards the end of 2025.[3]

“ The Desperado Monkey Tower, while thematically aligned with Frontier Legends, will still drop in June. Desperado is just too cool to hold back, with three very distinct paths, weapons, and play styles, so we are super excited to get them into play this northern hemisphere summer, currently planned for mid-June. Of course, Desperado will have a fun role to play in Frontier Legends, but there will be a new sheriff in town when that drops.
— Update notes for version 48.0[3] 		”
“ This Monkey is a gun-slinging, Bloon-poppin’ buccaroo. Starting with a humble pistol, each path upgrades into a different weapon alongside the pistol, giving significant variety to play style and effectiveness against different Bloons. Range factors strongly into each path, emphasizing the characteristics of each path’s weapon upgrade. Design and implementation on this new tower is moving ahead strongly, it has already been in testing and balance loops for a couple of weeks, and we are concentrating on how that balance flows through into all game modes. We are genuinely excited about how awesome this tower is looking and playing!
— The First BTD6 Dev Diary![4] 		”

Early access videos

Update history

For a complete list of Desperado changes, see Update history:Desperado (BTD6).
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Version 49.2

  •   Desperado no longer gains Camo Prioritization when granted Camo detection from external sources (bug fix)

Version 51.0

  •   Pistol now reloads at the end of the round

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In other languages

This section was last updated for: version 49.2
Name
Language Text Notes
Arabic المجرم الطائش —
Danish Desperado —
German Desperado —
Spanish Desperado —
Spanish (Latin America) Forajido —
Finnish Desperado —
French Desperado —
Italian Fuorilegge —
Japanese デスペラード —
Korean 데스페라도 —
Dutch Desperado —
Norwegian Desperado —
Polish Desperado —
Portuguese (Brazil) Pistoleiro —
Russian Десперадо —
Swedish Desperado —
Thai เดสเปราโด —
Turkish Desperado —
Chinese (simplified) 亡命猴 —
Chinese (traditional) 亡命之猴 —
Description
Language Text Notes
Arabic ما من قرد يدّعي معرفة المجرم الطائش جيدًا، ولا توجد شائعة تضاهي دقة المسدس الذي يحمله ذلك المتبختر. يهاجم في دفعات من طلقتين. —
Danish Ingen abe påstår at kende Desperadoen godt, og intet rygte matcher præcisionen af jernet på den selvsikre hofte. Angriber i 2-skuds skudsalver. —
German Kein Affe kann sagen, dass er den Desperado gut kennt, und kein Gerücht kommt der Präzision des Schießeisens an seiner Seite nahe. Greift in zwei Schusssalven an. —
Spanish Ningún mono afirma conocer bien a Desperado, y ningún rumor iguala la precisión de la pistola en esa cadera arrogante. Ataca en ráfagas de dos disparos. —
Spanish (Latin America) Ningún mono conoce bien al forajido y ningún rumor le hace justicia a la precisión de su puntería. Ataca en ráfagas de 2 disparos. —
Finnish Kukaan apina ei tunne desperadoa hyvin, eivätkä huhut vastaa sitä tarkkuutta, millä heiluvalla lanteella pidettävä reikärauta osuu. Hyökkää 2 laukauksen purskeilla. —
French Aucun singe ne connaît vraiment ce desperado de légende, à la démarche aussi emblématique que son talent de pistolero. Attaque par rafales de 2 tirs. —
Italian Non esiste scimmia che possa affermare di conoscere bene Fuorilegge e nessuna voce è all'altezza dell'arma che gli spunta arrogantemente dal fianco. Attacca con raffiche di 2 colpi. —
Japanese どのモンキーに聞いても、デスペラードのことはよく知らないと言う。彼の腰から吊るされた正確無比な鉄の塊に関する噂も、当てにならないものばかりだ。2連発で攻撃する。 —
Korean 데스페라도에 관해 잘 아는 원숭이는 아무도 없습니다. 그 어떤 소문도 그 허리춤에 달린 권총의 명중률보다 정확하지는 않고 말이죠. 공격할 때마다 빠르게 2발을 쏩니다. —
Dutch Geen enkele aap beweert de Desperado goed te kennen en geen enkel gerucht kan tippen aan de precisie van het ijzer op die zelfverzekerde heup. Valt aan in salvo's van 2 schoten. —
Norwegian Ingen aper hevder å kjenne Desperado godt, og ingen rykter passer presisjonen til jernet som skytes. Angriper i 2 raske skuddsalver. —
Polish Żadna małpka nie przyzna, że dobrze zna Desperado, a nawet najdziksze plotki nie oddają zabójczej precyzji gnata dyndającego przy tym biodrze. Atakuje w seriach po 2 strzały. —
Portuguese (Brazil) Nenhum macaco conhece bem o Pistoleiro, e nenhum rumor é tão preciso quanto os ferros nos coldres daquele quadril. Ataca em disparos duplos. —
Russian Обезьяны мало что знают о десперадо, а о меткости его оружия ходят невероятные слухи! Атакует 2 залпами. —
Swedish Ingen Apa hävdar att de känner Desperado väl och inget rykte överensstämmer med precisionen hos skjutjärnen vid de självsäkra höfterna. Attackerar med 2 skottsalvor. —
Thai ไม่มีลิงตัวใดอ้างว่ารู้จักเดสเปราโดเป็นอย่างดี และไม่มีข่าวลือใดเทียบได้กับความแม่นยำของเหล็กที่สะโพกอันโอ่อ่าของเขา โจมตีด้วยชุดกระสุน 2 นัด —
Turkish Hiçbir Maymun Desperado'yu iyi tanıdığını iddia edemez ve o havalı kalçasındaki silahın isabetliliğine hiçbir söylenti yetişemez. İki atışlık seriyle saldırır. —
Chinese (simplified) 没有猴子敢说自己了解亡命猴，也没有什么传闻能比得上他腰间那把嚣张手枪的准头。每次攻击会连续射出2发子弹。 —
Chinese (traditional) 沒有猴子敢說自己真正瞭解亡命之猴，也沒有哪個傳言比得上其腰間那把槍的精準。每次攻擊會連射2發子彈。 —

References

  1. ↑ "New Monkey Coming June 18!". Steam News. Retrieved Thu, 12 Jun 2025.
  2. ↑ Rohan Sharpe-Anforth (Tue, 4 Feb 2025). "Bloons TD 6 v47.0 - Update Notes!". Reddit. Retrieved Tue, 4 Feb 2025.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rohan Sharpe-Anforth (Tue, 1 Apr 2025). "Bloons TD 6 v48.0 - Update Notes!". Reddit. Retrieved Wed, 14 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Corey (Wed, 14 May 2025). "The First BTD6 Dev Diary!". Reddit. Retrieved Wed, 14 May 2025.
  5. ↑  (Thu, 5 Jun 2025) "Apple Arcade welcomes nine new games". Apple Newsroom. Retrieved Thu, 5 Jun 2025.
  6. ↑ Rohan Sharpe-Anforth (Tue, 10 Jun 2025). "Official How do I salvage this chimps run? (insider edition)". Reddit. Retrieved Thu, 12 Jun 2025.
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