Tier 1 upgrade
Piranha
Piranha (1-0-0) gives the Beast Handler a fast-biting fish for back-of-track cleanup. Needs water nearby. When to buy it and what it leads to.
Command a small but feisty little fish to leap from the water at the Bloons.
Daily challenges
Beast Handler tier 5s
Stats
Main attack
- Damage
- 1
- Pierce
- 1
- Attack speed
- 0.6s
- Range
- 25 (Beast itself range) 50 (control beast range)
How to use Piranha
Piranha replaces the Beast Handler staff with a piranha that leaps out of the water to bite Bloons. Each bite hits 1 Bloon for 1 Shatter damage every 0.6 seconds, with 25 range. You can only buy it when there is water within 60 units of the Handler, and range buffs do not change that.
When to buy it
Piranha is a cheap starter. A popular opener is to buy it together with Microraptor (a 1-1-0 Handler controls both beasts), which covers single Bloons and small groups early on.
With only 1 pierce, the Piranha works best near the back of the track as cleanup, where its fast bites catch leaks. Its range is short, so you may need to move it to catch stray Bloons.
It is the start of the water path. Merging Piranhas into another Handler on the same path adds Beast Power once you reach Barracuda and beyond.
Is it worth it?
Yes as an early, cheap cleanup on water maps and as the first step to Barracuda, which is one of the best early towers in the game.
Guides that use Piranha
All Beast Handler upgrades
Top path
Middle path
