# Bloons TD 6 New Desperado Tower!

- Product: Bloons TD 6 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bloons-td-6)
- Vendor: Ninja Kiwi
- Date: 2025-06-18
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/960090/view/502828352450592771
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bloons-td-6/releases/2025-06-18-new-desperado-tower

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- **added** — Add Desperado tower with three distinct upgrade paths featuring alternating weapons including pistol, revolver, blunderbuss, and rifle attacks
- **added** — Add Take Aim middle path ability granting target tower Camo Detection, increased range, improved accuracy, and at Tier 4 also granting Purple, Black & White Bloon popping
- **added** — Add Marked to Pop middle path ability allowing the Desperado to rapidly fire shots at marked targets at any distance
- **added** — Add Sunset Gulch advanced map featuring a trainline canyon crossing under Bloon attack
- **added** — Add Ezili Hero Trial quest
- **added** — Add Desperado Trial quest
- **added** — Add One Hero Solution quest to beat Rogue Legends Rounds with a One Monkey Army
- **added** — Add Bomb Shooter Fireworks Projectile swap trophy store item
- **added** — Add Cowboy Hat Bloon Decal trophy store item
- **added** — Add Tinkerfairy Avatar and Enchanted Glade banner trophy store items
- **added** — Add Tower Placement Snapping accessibility option in-game
- **added** — Add Rogue XP Store respec option
- **added** — Add two new Artifacts to find in Rogue
- **added** — Add tower placement hotkey that cycles between different instas of a tower
- **changed** — Separate profile stats between Rogue and Base Game stats
- **changed** — Change Least Cash tiles to always be 10 rounds and grant 1 Boost every round
- **changed** — Improve Track Arrow indicator length and refresh on map changes
- **changed** — Make VTSG available in Sandbox after being built in a normal game first
- **fixed** — Resolve fractional pierce not calculating correctly on sub projectiles
- **fixed** — Resolve crash on entering map editor before the preview finished loading

**Update: Bloons TD 6 v49.0 - Update Notes!**

Available now for most platforms please restart your storefront or be patient if it does not appear for you, these updates can take some time to be rolled out to every region due to how the storefronts are set up.

Update Video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUbilbLrWpk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUbilbLrWpk)

##### Key New Features

- It’s **HIGHNOON** with the Desperado!

- Pretty much everything we do in BTD6 is a labor of love, but the inspiration for Desperado is such an awesome combination of community requests for cowboy/gunslinger Monkeys, the team’s interest in fun additions to the Bloons world and lore, and the design opportunity to push strong mechanical variance on the 3 paths while keeping crosspathing tactically compelling.
- With 3 potential automatically alternating weapons, the Desperado starts off with a fast pistol attack that can dispatch two back-to-back targets at a high range before reloading. While lacking in pierce, the base attack can very reliably hit straggler Bloons. The Desperado swaps between weapons as upgrade paths progress, prioritizing shorter-range weapons as Bloons come into close range.
- Top path’s quickdraw fires faster the further Bloons are away, and then upgrades to a powerful revolver that fires a rapid burst of 6 shots before reload. Then they double it - ya got two hands don’t ya! Upon upgrading to The Blazing Sun, these revolvers fire so quickly that they are said to overheat in a blinding flame!
- Bottom Path gains a short-range Blunderbuss that fires buckshot with such force that Bloons are thrown backwards, then adds buckshot to its buckshot with further shrapnel bursting out on contact! As a lone wolf who prefers to work on their own, this path has the grit to withstand almost anything, passively reducing the life damage taken from Bloon leaks while gaining buffs to itself and reclaiming cash from lost Bloons. Little is known of this lone specter of the wastelands but The Desert Phantom is said to be a near unassailable force, locking down swarms of MOABs with every trigger pull and cutting down countless Bloons in explosive chain reactions that leave no trace behind, not even their hats.
- Middle path gains a slower firing Rifle with exceptionally high range and the skill to increase the chance of critical the further targets are away! Their hunter’s eye never loses sight while they signal bounties on Bloons, making those targets take extra damage from any Desperado and grant more cash when popped. The mythical Golden Justice is even more adept at critical damage and it is said that once locked on, Bloons cannot escape its sight no matter the number!
- Desperado comes with 2 Middle Path abilities;

- Take Aim - A Tier 3 ability granting any target tower Camo Detection, increased range & improved accuracy for a short time. At Tier 4 this is enhanced to also grant Purple, Black & White Bloon popping
- Marked to Pop - After quickly marking extra targets, the Desperado will rapidly fire shots at any distance at as many marked targets as possible in the remaining time. Can also hit pre-marked Bloons!

- Placement hotkey has no default, this can be manually bound in Hotkey settings
- Desperado is unlocked for free after popping 3,500,000 Bloons, or by purchasing the premium Desperado pack that instantly unlocks all upgrades through tier 5 and grants use of an exclusive Avatar & Banner as well as the new Cowboy Hat Bloons trophy item. The Desperado IAP helps support future content updates and is a great way to share back some of your purchase with your favorite content creator via Creator Codes.

##### New Awesome

- New Advanced Map, Sunset Gulch

- A trainline north of the road is under Bloon attack! Rally the monkeys to defend this critical canyon crossing and the valley below

- New Quests

- Ezili Hero Trial - Discover Ezili’s strengths and abilities
- Desperado Trial - Try out the new Desperado tower
- One Hero Solution -

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