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Use this page as the clean tower map for the site. Normal towers are grouped by BTD6 category, and Paragon towers are treated as final tower-family forms inside the same tower system.

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Quick answer

Every tower should solve a job

Choose a BTD6 tower by the problem it solves. Cheap starters stabilize early rounds, property counters cover camo or lead, support towers multiply a working defense, and Paragons are late-game tower-family commitments.

Problem first

Common problems and simple tower fits

Problem	Useful towers	Why it helps
Early rounds	Dart Monkey, Ninja Monkey, Tack Shooter	Start with cheap damage that matches the map shape.
Camo	Ninja Monkey, Sniper Monkey, Monkey Village	Either use a tower that sees camo or share detection through support.
Lead	Bomb Shooter, Sniper Monkey, Alchemist	Lead asks for the right damage type, not just more popping power.
Purple	Dart Monkey, Ninja Monkey, Bomb Shooter	Keep physical, explosive, or bullet damage behind magic, fire, or plasma setups.
MOAB-class pressure	Sniper Monkey, Bomb Shooter, Spike Factory	Prepare for health and speed, not only normal bloon layers.
Cluster support	Alchemist, Monkey Village, Glue Gunner	Support towers should multiply a working damage zone.
Long-game money	Banana Farm, Monkey Village, Engineer Monkey	Economy is useful only when the next danger round is already covered.

Beginner picks

Safe towers when the run needs a simple answer

Ninja Monkey

First camo safety

Ninja sees camo by default and gives beginners an easy answer before Round 24.

Dart Monkey

Cheap early coverage

Dart Monkey is low cost, simple, and can patch camo with the right early upgrade.

Sniper Monkey

Camo or lead patching

Sniper ignores most placement problems and can add precise camo or lead coverage.

Bomb Shooter

Simple lead answer

Bomb Shooter gives a beginner-readable way to damage lead bloons.

Alchemist

Make a good tower better

Alchemist support can turn one strong nearby tower into a much more reliable carry.

Monkey Village

Shared camo and type support

Village lets a whole cluster share camo detection or broader damage coverage.

Spike Factory

End-of-track safety

Spike Factory is easy to understand as insurance against small leaks.

Banana Farm

Income after safety

Banana Farm helps long games, but only after the next dangerous round is covered.

Tower category

Primary monkeys

Cheap, direct answers for early popping, grouped bloons, lead, ice, glue control, and precision damage.

Dart Monkey

Cheap starter and cleanup

Use Dart Monkey when you need a low-cost tower that can cover early layers or pick up camo with Enhanced Eyesight.

early roundscheap camophysical cleanup

Watch out: It falls behind if you expect one cheap Dart to solve grouped rounds by itself.
Path idea: Use it as a starter, camo spotter, or later Paragon branch rather than a universal carry.

View Dart Monkey guide

Boomerang Monkey

Grouped bloons and curved lanes

Boomerang Monkey is easiest to understand on bends where the projectile can pass through many bloons.

group controlcurved tracksmid-game popping

Watch out: Straight lanes can make its value feel worse than the price suggests.
Path idea: Pick it when the map shape gives repeated contact with the same wave.

Bomb Shooter

Lead and grouped damage

Bomb Shooter is a simple answer when leads appear and sharp towers bounce off them.

leadblack-safe backup neededclustered waves

Watch out: Black bloons resist explosions, so do not make bombs your only damage type.
Path idea: Pair it with sharp or bullet damage so one immunity does not break the defense.

Tack Shooter

Short-range high contact damage

Place Tack Shooter where the track wraps around it, not on a long straight line.

cornersloop mapsdense early waves

Watch out: A bad placement makes the tower look weak even when the upgrade is fine.
Path idea: Use it on corners and support it with camo or lead coverage when needed.

Ice Monkey

Control and layer management

Ice Monkey is best as support that changes how waves move through your main damage zone.

slowingceramic controlsupport setups

Watch out: Frozen bloons can require compatible damage, so mixed tower types matter.
Path idea: Use it after you already have reliable damage, not as your only early answer.

Glue Gunner

Slowing, cleanup support, and damage over time

Glue Gunner helps your real damage towers get more time to attack.

slowdownceramicssupporting main damage

Watch out: Slow support does not replace the damage type you are missing.
Path idea: Use glue near the start or before a high-damage bend so the rest of the defense benefits.

Desperado

Active precision damage

Treat Desperado as a specialist pick until you know what problem you want it to solve.

priority targetsactive playspecialized damage

Watch out: It is not the safest first recommendation for a hands-off beginner setup.
Path idea: Use it after simpler towers are already covering camo, lead, and grouped waves.

Tower category

Military monkeys

Long range, water, global targeting, flight, artillery, and precise map coverage.

Sniper Monkey

Global single-target coverage

Sniper is a clean way to add camo or lead coverage without caring much about track shape.

camoleadopen mapspriority targets

Watch out: It can be poor at handling large groups unless upgraded for that role.
Path idea: Use it to patch one missing property, then add grouped damage elsewhere.

Monkey Sub

Water coverage and camo support

Monkey Sub is excellent when water placement lets it see or support a large part of the track.

water mapsdecamolong-range support

Watch out: It depends heavily on map water and line-of-sight rules.
Path idea: Use Submerge and Support when your main defense needs camo stripped before contact.

Monkey Buccaneer

Water damage and flexible utility

Buccaneer is a practical water-map tower because it can cover several problems with upgrades.

water mapscamo leadMOAB control

Watch out: It is unavailable or cramped on many land-focused maps.
Path idea: Use it when the water spot has strong track coverage or when camo lead needs a compact answer.

Monkey Ace

Map-wide flight damage

Ace can cover awkward maps, but it asks you to understand flight paths and targeting.

wide coveragemultiple laneslate scaling

Watch out: Random-looking shots make it less beginner-readable than ground towers.
Path idea: Use it when fixed tower spots struggle to reach enough of the map.

Heli Pilot

Controllable global pressure

Heli Pilot can chase the action, which helps when the map has separated lanes.

tracking leakssingle-lane cleanupmobile damage

Watch out: It can demand attention or higher cost before it feels strong.
Path idea: Use it when you want movable damage, then add support for the property checks it misses.

Mortar Monkey

Targeted artillery and decamo utility

Mortar works best when you can identify a spot where bloons pass repeatedly.

fixed choke pointsdecamogrouped waves

Watch out: Bad targeting wastes shots, especially on fast bloons or spread-out lanes.
Path idea: Use it on stable choke points or for utility that supports the rest of the defense.

Dartling Gunner

Aimed damage and straight-line pressure

Dartling is strong when you can point it through a long path and keep it aimed.

manual aimstraight lanesscaling damage

Watch out: It is easy to leak while distracted if your setup needs constant aiming.
Path idea: Use it on maps with long sight lines or when you are comfortable with active targeting.

Tower category

Magic monkeys

Flexible damage, camo answers, buffs, late-game scaling, and unusual control tools.

Wizard Monkey

Magic damage and utility

Wizard feels good when you need one tower line with several utility options.

camo optionslead with firesummons and cleanup

Watch out: Purple bloons can punish over-reliance on magic, fire, or energy damage.
Path idea: Pair Wizard with physical backup so purple waves do not slip through.

Super Monkey

Expensive high-speed damage

Super Monkey is powerful but should usually come after your early economy and property coverage are stable.

late-game damagebuff scalinghigh attack speed

Watch out: It can drain money while still missing camo, lead, or purple checks without support.
Path idea: Use it as a late damage core with Village, Alchemist, or other support.

Ninja Monkey

Reliable early camo and sharp damage

Ninja is one of the safest beginner towers because it sees camo by default and handles early leaks cleanly.

camoearly safetypurple-safe backup

Watch out: It still needs help with lead and later MOAB-class pressure.
Path idea: Use it as early camo insurance, then add lead and MOAB damage around it.

Alchemist

Buffs and damage-type support

Alchemist is best when it makes a nearby tower do its job better or cover a missing damage type.

buffing carrieslead supportstrong single tower cores

Watch out: It is support; it should not be your whole defense.
Path idea: Place it near the tower you expect to carry the round, not randomly in the back.

Druid

Flexible magic pressure and scaling setups

Druid can work in many setups, but its best value often depends on synergies.

group damagesupport synergiesscaling builds

Watch out: It is less obvious than Ninja or Sniper for solving one clear beginner problem.
Path idea: Use it when you are building around its path identity, not as a random filler tower.

Mermonkey

Hybrid utility and special coverage

Mermonkey is better after you understand the basic camo, lead, and MOAB checks.

specialized utilitywater-adjacent planssupporting damage zones

Watch out: It can distract from simpler answers if you are still learning basic tower roles.
Path idea: Use it as a specialist inside a plan, not as the first tower to learn.

Tower category

Support towers

Money, cleanup, buffs, placement value, and tower support that make other monkeys work.

Banana Farm

Income and scaling

Banana Farm is useful when you can survive while spending money on economy.

moneylong gamesboss preparation

Watch out: Farming too early can leak rounds because farms do not pop bloons.
Path idea: Add farms only after the next dangerous round is already covered.

Spike Factory

Backline safety and cleanup

Spike Factory is easy to understand as a safety net near the end of the track.

leak protectionMOAB cleanupend-of-track insurance

Watch out: It can hide weaknesses instead of fixing the reason bloons are leaking.
Path idea: Use it as insurance, then still solve camo, lead, and damage upstream.

Monkey Village

Range, camo, and damage-type support

Village makes nearby towers better and can solve camo or damage-type problems for a whole cluster.

camo sharingtower clustersMIB support

Watch out: It does not pop much by itself, so it needs real damage towers in range.
Path idea: Place it where several important towers can share the same support.

Engineer Monkey

Sentries, utility, and support

Engineer is flexible, but it becomes clearer when you choose a specific job for it.

flexible setupsutilitybuffing or cleanup

Watch out: Random sentry value can feel inconsistent without a plan.
Path idea: Use it for a defined support or damage role rather than a vague filler slot.

Beast Handler

Beast-based specialist control

Beast Handler rewards planning and is better after you know the normal tower roles.

specialized controlsingle-target helpplanned synergies

Watch out: It is not the simplest tower for diagnosing beginner leaks.
Path idea: Use it as a specialist once your core defense already covers the basics.

Paragon towers

Paragons are final tower-family forms

This section stays inside Towers because each Paragon belongs to a base tower family. Use it as a bridge from tower choice to the Paragon Degree Calculator.

Use the tower hub with tools

Map planningBTD6 Map Strategy PlannerPlace towers and heroes on a map image, set upgrades, copy a plan link, or export a plan image.Counter checkerBTD6 Bloon CounterPick the bloon that leaks and get quick tower, support, and mistake checks for that threat.Beginner towersBest Towers for BeginnersChoose early towers by the job they solve instead of memorizing a generic tier list.