Really Big Bombs (BTD6)

For the upgrade in Bloons TD Battles 2, see Really Big Bombs (Battles 2).

Really Big Bombs

Huge bombs deal greater damage in a large area and knock Bloons back along the path.

Tower	Bomb Shooter — Path 1 — Tier 3
XP cost	3,000
Cash cost	$935 — Easy $1,100 — Medium $1,190 — Hard $1,320 — Impoppable

← Heavy Bombs

Bloon Impact →

Really Big Bombs is the Bomb Shooter's path 1 tier 3 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It increases the damage of the bombs from 2 to 4, increases the bombs' pierce from 38 to 80, and grants the ability to push back Bloons. It only affects non-MOAB-Class Bloons and pushes them back by 20 units. Crosspathing with Frag Bombs increases the damage of the frags from 2 to 6, pierce from 1 to 2, and number of frags per bomb from 8 to 12.

Stats

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

This data was last updated for: version 55.1

Tower
Display range 40 units Footprint radius 7 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong

Attack
Cooldown 1.5s Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 5.19, 9.57 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 40 units Filters Cannot target Camo
Projectile Pierce 1 Max pierce 1 Speed 180 units/s Lifespan 0.6s Radius 5 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Explosion Pierce 80 Damage 4 Damage type Explosion Pushback 20 units Pushback for MOABs ×0 Pushback for BFBs ×0 Pushback for ZOMGs ×0 Pushback for DDTs ×0 Lifespan 0.1s Persists between rounds 1 Radius 27 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Ignores blockers Only pushes back target if it takes damage from this projectile

3-1-0

Attack
Cooldown 1.5s → 1.125s Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 5.19, 9.57 ↓ 0, 10.7, 9.61

3-2-0

Tower
Display range 40 units → 44 units

Attack
Cooldown 1.125s → 0.825s Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 10.7, 9.61 ↓ 0, 11, 9.8 Targeting range 40 units → 44 units
Projectile Speed 180 units/s → 270 units/s

3-0-1

Tower
Display range 40 units → 52 units

Attack
Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 5.19, 9.57 ↓ 0, 4.85, 9.61 Targeting range 40 units → 52 units

3-0-2

Tower
Display range 52 units → 54 units

Attack
Targeting range 52 units → 54 units
Frag Count 12 Angle 360° Pierce 2 Damage 6 Damage type Sharp Speed 300 units/s Lifespan 0.2233s Radius 3 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
3-0-0	$2,015	$2,375	$2,565	$2,850	$1,411	$1,663	$1,796	$1,995
3-1-0	$2,225	$2,625	$2,835	$3,150	$1,558	$1,838	$1,985	$2,205
3-2-0	$2,565	$3,025	$3,265	$3,630	$1,796	$2,118	$2,286	$2,541
3-0-1	$2,185	$2,575	$2,780	$3,090	$1,530	$1,803	$1,946	$2,163
3-0-2	$2,440	$2,875	$3,105	$3,450	$1,708	$2,013	$2,174	$2,415

Strategy

This section was last updated for: version 49.2

Really Big Bombs is a strong grouped popping power for its cost, being a powerful option for Race Events and dense rounds such as Round 63, but remains weak against blimps. Compared to its competitors, Cluster Bombs and Recursive Cluster, it deals similar damage to grouped Bloons, significantly less damage against blimps, similar overall pierce (albeit in a compact explosion instead of multiple clusters), and provides some utility with the knockback. In Race Events and CT Time Attack, if better options such as Abyssal Warrior or Ring of Fire are enabled, Really Big Bombs is not necessary.

Despite its ability to layer-skip the immune layers of Rainbow Bloons, Really Big Bombs suffers from not being able to pop Black Bloons, so Striker Jones is recommended to maximize its power. The middle crosspath is better for the increased rate of explosions (which also grants it far superior reliability) and better knockback, although 3-0-2 can be used as well if Striker Jones is not available.

Update history

For a complete list of Bomb Shooter changes, see Update history:Bomb Shooter (BTD6).

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Version 7.0

•  Upgrade cost reduced ― $1,500 → $1,200

Version 18.0

3-0-2

•  Frag: Projectile lifespan increased ― 0.191s → 0.257s
•  Frag: Projectile radius increased ― 2 → 3
•  Frag: Pierce increased ― 1 → 2

Version 20.0

“

We’re really excited about the recent rise in Bomb fame, and we want to encourage this by buffing some of the detracting parts of Bomb Shooters. — Update notes

”

•  Damage increased ― 2 → 3
  • Note: Bloon Impact unchanged

Version 22.0

“

Some low tier Bomb pierce has been shifted further up into the 2xx Heavy Bombs upgrade to effectively nerf 130 Mauler meta in price, but the price of these upgrades and MOAB Damage of T4 Maulers have both been buffed to benefit other variations of bomb better. — Update notes

”

•  Overall cost reduced by $200 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Pierce increased ― 48 → 50

Version 28.0

•  Overall cost reduced by $75 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

Version 31.0

“

The Frags crosspath for top path Bomb Shooter has always been quite a poor choice, trying to compete with attack speed as a benefit for stun utility isn’t going to ever work out so we have instead gone the route of turning the frags crosspath into a DPS/Stun hybrid with a lot of small buffs to frag power. — Update notes

”

3-0-2

•  Frags: Damage increased ― 1 → 3
•  Gains more frags ― 8 → 12

Version 34.0

•  Pierce increased ― 50 → 60

Version 38.0

“

We wanted to add something unique to Bloon Impact while also improving Really Big Bombs very slightly as a stepping stone into it, so now both of these upgrades will become capable of pushing back Bloons that they hit – even if they are stunned or frozen! This allows Bloon Impact to now catch groups of Bloons in a stun net and slowly push them back the way they came while keeping them stunned. — Update notes

”

•  Explosions now push back Bloons by 10 units

Version 38.1

•  Bomb Shooters with Heavy Bombs can no longer knockback Black/Zebra Bloons unless they can damage them (bug fix)

Version 40.0

“

Slight price reduction to Really Big Bombs, it is meant to be a stepping stone upgrade into Bloon Impact but neither of these upgrades are standout right now. — Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost reduced ― $1,200 → $1,100

Version 44.0

•  Overall cost reduced by $250 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Explosion pierce increased ― 60 → 80

Version 45.0

“

Compared among similarly priced hybrid AoE/supports, Really Big Bombs is a lacking stepping stone so we’re improving its damage and granting much more pushback. — Update notes

”

•  Damage increased ― 3 → 4
  • Note: Bloon Crush damage remains the same
•  Pushback increased ― 10 → 20
  • Note: Bloon Crush pushback on MOAB-Class remains the same
•  Description changed ― "Huge bombs deal greater damage in a large area and allow Frags to pop more Bloons." → "Huge bombs deal greater damage in a large area and knock Bloons back along the path."

Version 47.0

“

Frag damage is being greatly improved all the way up as there’s little reason to trade stun uptime for improved damage.
— Update notes

”

3-0-2

•  Frags: Damage increased ― 3 → 6

Gallery

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  Really Big Bombs without any crosspaths
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  Really Big Bombs with 301 crosspath
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  Really Big Bombs with 302 crosspath
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  Really Big Bombs with 310 crosspath
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  Really Big Bombs with 320 crosspath
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  Really Big Bombs explosion and knockback
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  Really Big Bombs explosion and knockback with Bomb Pumpkins cosmetic

Assets

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  Portrait
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  Upgrade icon
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  Insta Monkey icon

In other languages

Language	Name / Description	Notes
Arabic	قنابل كبيرة حقًا تتسبب القنابل الضخمة في إيقاع ضرر أكبر في منطقة كبيرة وتعمل على دفع البالونات إلى الوراء على طول المسار.	—
Danish	Rigtig Store Bomber Kæmpe bomber gør skade over et stort område og slår bloons tilbage langs stien.	—
German	Richtig große Bomben Große Bomben richten in einem größeren Bereich Schaden an und stoßen Bloons wieder auf den Pfad.	—
Spanish	Bombas bien grandes Bombas enormes hacen daño en un área grande y obstaculizan a los bloons por el camino.	—
Spanish (LA)	Bombas bien grandes Las bombas enormes hacen daño en un área grande y permiten que las de fragmentación revienten más bloons.	—
Finnish	Todella suuret pommit Valtavat pommit tekevät suurempaa vahinkoa laajalla alueella ja tönäisevät blooneja taaksepäin polulla.	—
French	Très grosses bombes D'énormes bombes qui infligent plus de dégâts dans une vaste zone et font reculer les Bloons sur le circuit.	—
Italian	Bombe enormi Enormi bombe infliggono danni maggiori in un'area ampia, e fanno retrocedere i bloon lungo il percorso.	—
Japanese	超巨大ボム 巨大爆弾が広範囲により大きなダメージを与え、ブルーンを押し戻す。	—
Korean	초대형 폭탄 대형 폭탄이 광역 공격에서 더 높은 피해를 주며, 풍선을 뒤로 밀쳐냅니다.	—
Dutch	Heel grote bommen Grote bommen richten meer schade aan in een groot gebied en slaan Bloons een stuk terug.	—
Norwegian	Veldig store bomber Enorme bomber påfører større skade i et stort område og slår bloons bakover på stien.	—
Polish	Naprawdę wielkie bomby Wielkie bomby zadają większe obrażenia na większym obszarze i odrzucają blony do tyłu wzdłuż ścieżki.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Bombas Bem Grandes Grandes bombas causam mais dano numa grande área e fazem os Bloons voltarem pelo caminho.	—
Russian	Огромные бомбы Огромные бомбы наносят больше урона в обширной зоне и отталкивают шары назад по трассе.	—
Swedish	Riktigt stora bomber Stora bomber åsamkar större skada i ett stort område och knuffar tillbaka Bloons längs med vägen.	—
Thai	ระเบิดใหญ่จริง ระเบิดขนาดใหญ่ทำดาเมจรุนแรงขึ้นเป็นพื้นที่กว้าง และทำลายบลูนได้มากขึ้น	—
Turkish	Gerçekten Büyük Bombalar Büyük bombalar geniş bir alana daha fazla hasar verir ve Bloon’ları yol boyunca devirir.	—
Chinese (simplified)	超大炮弹 巨型炸弹，可在大片区域内造成更大的伤害，并击退路径上的气球。	—
Chinese (traditional)	真大炸彈 巨型炸彈在大範圍內造成更高傷害，並擊退路徑上的氣球。	—
This list was last updated for: version 45.1