| “ | Command a small but feisty little fish to leap from the water at the Bloons. | ” |
| ~ In-game description |
Piranha is the first upgrade of Path 1 for the Beast Handler in Bloons TD 6. This upgrade replaces the Beast Handler's melee attack with using the Piranha to attack. As a water-dweller, the Beast Handler requires water to place a Piranha. Each attack deal 1 damage and pierce and attack every 0.6 seconds and 25 range. The Piranha can be merged with other aquatic Beast Handlers of a higher tier, but not with other Piranhas. Each attack takes 0.4s to jump to the target. When initially summoned, the Piranha always spawns within 20% of their range to the track.
This upgrade costs $135 on Easy, $160 on Medium, $170 on Hard, and $190 on Impoppable.
Description[]
Overview[]
Piranha and its handler
When upgraded, the Piranha Handler controls a piranha, and the handler is stylized to have an association with aquatic life. The handler holds a fish hook attached to rope and a wooden stick, the stick itself having several rows of white tape for gripping. The handler has an aquamarine-colored starfish on the left of his forehead. His scarf’s lower half becomes dark blue and the upper half is a slightly lighter blue. The frills on the bottom of the scarf is teal or light blue.
Piranha
The piranha is a blue-colored piranha with purple dorsal fins and orange lower fins. It also has sharp teeth coming from its lower jaw. The piranha regularly leaps out of the water to hit a bloon, dealing 1 damage to 1 bloon in the process.
Targeting Priorities[]
As an upgraded Beast Handler, the Piranha Handler controls an aquatic beast. It controls a single Piranha. The Piranha can be merged into stronger-tier aquatic beasts to add energy, transferring its energy via a network of other Beast Handlers. This system utilises the Merge button to select a valid Beast Handler given sufficient energy capacity.
The Beast follows basic targeting priorities for its grabbing attack.
- First: Targets the first bloon visible within its range.
- Last: Targets the last bloon visible within its range.
- Close: Targets the closest bloon visible within its range.
- Strong: Targets the strongest bloon visible within its range.
Additionally, the beast has a button "Place Beast" that places the beast and repositions it anywhere within valid water placement of the Beast Handler.
Costs[]
- Note: This section does not take into account Beast Handler merges.
- Updated as of Version 46.0. Listed prices exclude external buffs, any sacrifices, and Monkey Knowledge.
| [Module | Data] | Purchase | Sell | ||||||
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| Costs | Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable | Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable |
| Upgrade (1-X-X) | $135 | $160 | $170 | $190 | - | |||
| Total (1-0-0) | $345 | $410 | $440 | $490 | $242 | $287 | $308 | $343 |
| Crosspath (1-1-0) | $495 | $585 | $630 | $700 | $347 | $410 | $441 | $490 |
| Crosspath (1-2-0) | $1,200 | $1,415 | $1,525 | $1,695 | $840 | $991 | $1,068 | $1,187 |
| Crosspath (1-0-1) | $505 | $600 | $645 | $720 | $354 | $420 | $452 | $504 |
| Crosspath (1-0-2) | $1,235 | $1,460 | $1,575 | $1,750 | $865 | $1,022 | $1,103 | $1,225 |
This upgrade's prices (or included crosspath's prices) are affected by the following MK: 
Better Sell Deals
Full Popology[]
Statistics[]
Updated as of Version 36.1
- Base Stats
- Handler:
- Deploy Piranha within 50 range onto valid water. Can reposition to new location, 2s cooldown.
- Piranha:
- Projectile, sharp type, 25 range, 0.6s attack cooldown, 1 damage, 1 pierce. Each attack takes 0.4s to jump to the target.
- Crosspathing interactions
Unlike the majority of towers in BTD6, the Beast Handler does not benefit from crosspathing. Each path spawns or upgrades a beast, rather than directly affecting the other crosspaths.
- Merging interactions
- Base Power: 1
- Max Power: 1
- Bonus Stat Changes: None
Attack Interactions[]
- See also: Attack Interactions/Bloons TD 6/Support
- Updated as of Version 36.0
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Sharp- Straight Attack
- Single Projectile
Costs[]
- Updated as of Version 46.0. Listed prices exclude external buffs, any sacrifices, and Monkey Knowledge.
| [Module | Data] | Purchase | Sell | ||||||
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| Costs | Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable | Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable |
| Upgrade (1-X-X) | $135 | $160 | $170 | $190 | - | |||
| Total (1-0-0) | $345 | $410 | $440 | $490 | $242 | $287 | $308 | $343 |
| Crosspath (1-1-0) | $495 | $585 | $630 | $700 | $347 | $410 | $441 | $490 |
| Crosspath (1-2-0) | $1,200 | $1,415 | $1,525 | $1,695 | $840 | $991 | $1,068 | $1,187 |
| Crosspath (1-0-1) | $505 | $600 | $645 | $720 | $354 | $420 | $452 | $504 |
| Crosspath (1-0-2) | $1,235 | $1,460 | $1,575 | $1,750 | $865 | $1,022 | $1,103 | $1,225 |
This upgrade's prices (or included crosspath's prices) are affected by the following MK: Better Sell Deals
Strategy[]
Summary[]
Piranha is quick but has low pierce and damage, making it better for doing individual short-ranged damage rather than general popping power. Chipping down weaker Bloons is its main strength.
Tips[]
- Combining with either Microraptor or Gyrfalcon allows Beast Handler to start on CHIMPS feasibly.
- Try to micro the piranha as a stray bloon cleanup option or to specifically hit the strongest early-game bloons.
Version History[]
Balance Changes[]
Piranha hasn't been particularly outstanding, but has been reputed for its cheapness as a beast merge.
- 36.0
- Released
- 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. | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
- Beast Handler beast reposition cooldown increased from 0.5s to 5s
- 40.0
| “ | 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. [...] | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
- Beast Handler beast reposition cooldown decreased from 5s to 3s
- 42.0
| “ | When first creating Beast Handler we balanced the T1-3 upgrade costs with a goal of creating a decision point between spending free playable space to save on cash or spending more cash to save on playable space. However in practice though some people have come on board with spending their playable space as a resource for more power; actual interest is much more divided between maximizing cost efficiency of these merges or simply using different towers. Given that spam of lower tier handlers already comes with the advantage of allowing them to be repositioned over a larger area, we’re changing our approach with a full cost rebalance across most T1-3 upgrades for exactly equal cost per point of merged beast power, instead leaving the nuance around understanding higher value merges & footprint advantage to depend more on discounts. | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
- Piranha price increased from $160 to $170
- 43.0
| “ | 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. | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
- Piranha cost reduced from $170 to $160
| “ | Similar to Sentries, Beast spawn placement will now scale closer to the track based on how much range the beast has. | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
- Piranha now spawns within 20% of their range to the track
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| “ | We’re slightly reducing beast reposition cooldown as the tiny range leaves movement very tight, which is especially painful for Microraptor path given the low range. | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
- Beast Handler reposition cooldown reduced from 3s to 2s
- 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. | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
- Piranha handling range decreased from 60 to 50.
- 47.0
| “ | As a quality of life improvement, Beast Handler movement cooldowns have now been separated | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
- Fish and Dino reposition cooldowns are now independent.
Bug Fixes and General Changes[]
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Extra Notes (Version History)[]
- Version 42.0 slightly adjusted the efficiency of 1-0-0 Piranha for merges by adjusting Piranha cost.
- Medium: $410 → $420; 410 / 1 power → 420 / 1 power
- Version 43.0 slightly adjusted the efficiency of 1-0-0 Piranha for merges by adjusting Piranha cost.
- Medium: $420 → $410; 420 / 1 power → 410 / 1 power
Sounds[]
When upgrading to Piranha:
- [small splash, similarly to a stone into the water]
When relocating Piranha:
- [small splash, similarly to a stone into the water]
Gallery[]
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Official artwork[]
Trivia[]
- Piranha is the cheapest Beast Handler upgrade in the game.
- Piranhas also make appearance in Bloons TD Battles 2 in Ocean Obyn's Season 15 bling.
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