DDTs, or Dark Dirigible Titans, are among the hardest Bloons in BTD6. These Bloons are stronger than MOABs and Fortified ZOMGs. So, you will need to make some upgrades before you reach round 90. Otherwise, you will experience some serious problems in the late-game section. BTD6 is notorious for teasing the players with some of the hardest Bloons without any prior warnings. So, if you don’t follow a guide, you will find it very challenging to deal with such troublemakers.
Therefore, this article explains all you need to know about Dark Dirigible Titans and the best strategies of how to beat DDTs in BTD6.
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Why are DDTs so hard?
DDTs, or Dark Dirigible Titans, are among the toughest Bloons that you can face in BTD6. They are highly strong foes with HP higher than base MOABs and even Fortified ZOMGs. Furthermore, these Bloons are immune to Sharp, Explosive, Freeze, and non-Camo detection Monkeys.
What’s even more interesting is that the DDTs have the properties of Pink, Black, Lead, and Camo Bloons. So, you must combine all your previous tower defenses and upgrade them to match the powers of a DDT. Here are a few properties that you should consider when preparing for a DDT fight:
Pink Bloon:
According to the Bloons Wiki, DDTs usually move at the same speed as a Pink Bloon. So, they are much faster than other MOABs, making it crucial to quickly deal with them before they reach the exit point.
Furthermore, the Bloons that spawn from popping this beast also move at the same fast speed. In short, you must prepare your defense to first pop the beast, and the subsequent towers must deal with the spawning Bloons. In this regard, you can rely on your freeze and explosive towers.
Lead Bloon:
Lead is a strong property in BTD6. The Bloons with this attribute are immune to explosive damage. Moreover, you can’t completely rely on your non-explosive towers, as the DDTs have a huge HP bar. Fortunately, you can take help from the hero Striker Jones. At upgrade level 5, the Strike Jones tower removes the explosive immunity status for all types of Bloons.
However, this buff only works for the hero and not for other others. So, you should also consider upgrading your Monkey Village to Monkey Intelligence Bureau so that all nearby towers get the same ability as Striker Jones.
Black Bloon:
Black Bloons are the masterminds of chaos in BTD6. These Bloons appear in early-game rounds and get major upgrades as you progress further in the game. These Bloons spawn several children Bloons when popped. Moreover, these children will get Camo or Ceramic status as soon as they spawn.
Now, the major problem is that a single DDT will spawn several Black Bloons when popped. These Black Bloons will then spawn even more children by popping them. Fortunately, you can use a Sniper Monkey to deal with the DDT and then combine it with a few explosive Monkeys to pop all of its children.
Camo Bloon:
Camo Bloons aren’t as hard as others unless you upgrade your towers. Usually, these Bloons are invisible to most non-Camo detection towers, making them immune to all forms of attacks.
As DDTs and the children that spawn later have Camo properties, you must upgrade all your towers to attack Camos. In this regard, you can use a Sniper Monkey to pop the DDT and then upgrade your Monkey Village to Radar Scanner so that all nearby towers can detect and attack Camo Bloons.
DDTs Appearance:
DDTs start appearing after round 81 on normal mode. However, their main spawning starts when you reach round 90. Afterward, the number of DDTs that appear simultaneously increases with each round, and they even get promoted to Fortified DDTs. Here is a list of all the levels and the number of DDTs that you encounter in them:
Note: This list only shows the number of DDTs and ignores other Boss Bloons like MOABs, ZOMG, BFBs, etc.
| Round 90 | 3 DDT |
| Round 93 | 6 DDT |
| Round 95 | 30 DDT |
| Round 99 | 9 Fortified DDT |
| Round 102 | 18 DDT, 12 Fortified DDT |
| Round 106 | 66 DDT, 27 Fortified DDT |
| Round 110 | 18 DDT, 12 Fortified DDT |
| Round 112 | 18 Fortified DDT |
| Round 114 | 9 DDT, 6 Fortified DDT |
| Round 115 | 9 DDT, 6 Fortified DDT |
| Round 117 | 27 DDT, 18 Fortified DDT |
| Round 118 | 30 Fortified DDT |
| Round 126 | 99 DDT |
| Round 128 | 39 Fortified DDT |
| Round 129 | 18 DDT |
| Round 130 | 48 DDT, 6 Fortified DDT |
| Round 135 | 21 Fortified DDT |
| Round 138 | 81 Fortified DDT, 45 DDT |
How to beat DDTs in BTD6?
Beating a DDT Bloon isn’t as hard as you might think. All you need to do is to add a Sniper to pop the first DDT and then use other upgraded towers to deal with the spawned Bloons.
However, it can quickly become challenging when multiple DDTs appear on the screen at the same time. What’s even more frustrating is that that game will punish you with multiple Fortified DDTs and other MOAB class Bloons without giving you a chance to catch your breath.
So, if you really want to get the upper hand on DDTs, you must prepare your defenses to deal with several of them at the same time. Here are the top 5 units that can help you deal with DDTs in BTD6:
Monkey Intelligence Bureau:
DDTs usually have a large Health Bar, but it doesn’t mean that they are indestructible. The biggest problem that stops your towers from popping this beast is its Camo buff. Generally, all towers with non-Camo detection can’t attack a DDT.
Fortunately, you can fix this by upgrading your Monkey Village to the Monkey Intelligence Bureau. This way, all nearby towers will easily detect and attack DDT and its children, making it a piece of cake for most upgraded towers.
4-0-2 Snipers with Maim MOAB:
Sniper Monkeys are known to one-shot most MOABs, and it remains true for the DDT kind. However, they can only deal with one MOAB at a time. Furthermore, you will need the Maim MOAB upgrade to get the required damage boost.
Another problem that stands in your way is that Snipers can’t detect stealth DDTs without Night Vision Goggles. So, you can either purchase the upgrades for all your Snipers or you can install the Intelligence Bureau in the center to overcome this flaw.
Striker Jones:
Striker Jones is an amazing hero in BTD6 that specializes in explosive works. However, DDTs are immune to explosion damage due to their Lead Bloon properties. So, you must overcome this flaw by upgrading the hero to at least level 4 to deal explosion damage to Lead Bloons.
Moreover, you can further upgrade him to level 19 to kill most DDT and Lead Bloons by explosions. Lastly, if you are still not satisfied, you can purchase the Shrapnel Shot upgrade for your Sniper Monkeys to pair them with Striker Jones.
0-5-0 Subs:
Submarines are the best towers when it comes to water levels in BTD6. Usually, they aren’t as strong against multiple Bloons compared to other water towers. However, their biggest perk is that they will instantly pop all DDTs upon entering the arena.
The only problem is that the subs will fail to deal with the children that spawn from the popped DDT. So, you must add other towers to deal with them, but that won’t be a problem as all previous towers will come to your aid. You can purchase the 0-5-0 Sub for about $51,365 on normal difficulty.
5-0-1 Wizards:
Wizards are truly magicians when it comes to popping beasts and boss Bloons. Even a single Wizard of this kind is enough to pop almost 30 DDTs and all its children on its own. Furthermore, you can combine it with your Alchemist to boost its damage and Acid powers. So, this tower can easily be your favorite DDT popping tower. You can purchase the 5-0-1 Wizard Monkey for $48,335 on normal difficulty.
Conclusion:
To sum it up, DDTs are among the hardest boss level Bloons in BTD6. These Bloons appear after level 90 and have properties of Lead, Camo, and Black Bloons. So, you can’t rely on your usual defense towers to deal with them without any upgrades. So, how to beat DDTs in BTD6? Well, this article provides everything that you need to know.
