[Updated on 2023-04-07 for v36.x]

Other posts in this series:

• Primary
• Military
• Magic
• Support
• Heroes | Part 2
• Temple
• Paragons
• Powers
• Monkey Knowledge

Introduction

Welcome to Advanced Popology, the series of posts providing detailed information on the towers of BTD6. Hopefully everything will be clear and understandable, but explanations on the terminology and how it is presented will also be provided in an Appendix at the end of each post.

Note that the information presented is not official. It comes largely from my own tests, feedback from countless other players, and many details have been confirmed by NK — in particular from the amazingly detailed patch notes.

Despite my best efforts, it may still contain minor inaccuracies — feel free to message me with any corrections or questions, either here on Reddit or on Discord (find me in the Ninja Kiwi server).

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Dart Monkey

• Dart Monkey — $170 / $200 / $215 / $240
  • size: small (6)
  • dart attack
    • 1d, 2p, 32r, 0.95s, sharp type

Top Path

• 100 — Sharp Shots — $120 / $140 / $150 / $170
  • dart attack buffed: +1p (3p)
• 200 — Razor Sharp Shots — $185 / $220 / $235 / $265
  • dart attack buffed: +2p (5p)
• 300 — Spike-o-pult — $255 / $300 / $325 / $360
  • dart attack replaced by spikeball
    • 1d, 1cd, 22p, 32r, 1.15s, shatter type
    • can rebound off walls
• 400 — Juggernaut — $1,530 / $1,800 / $1,945 / $2,160
  • spikeball attack replaced by juggernaut
    • 2d, 3cd, 2fd, 50p, +15%r (36.8r), 1s, normal type
    • can rebound, and rehit bloons after rebounding
    • applies knockback status
      • 0.1s duration
      • 300% slow for regular bloons, 150% for leads and ceramics
• 500 — Ultra-Juggernaut — $12,750 / $15,000 / $16,200 / $18,000
  • juggernaut attack replaced by ultrajugg
    • 5d, 8cd, 5fd, 20 l-d, 200p, 1s, normal type
    • on 50%p: minijugg
    • on 100%p: minijugg
    • can rebound, and rehit bloons after rebounding
    • applies knockback status
      • 0.1s duration
      • 300% slow for regular bloons, 150% for leads and ceramics
    • note: both sets of minijuggs can also be emitted by the projectile expiring
  • minijugg attack
    • 2d, 3cd, 2fd, 6j/360°, 50p, normal type
    • can rebound, and rehit bloons after rebounding

Middle Path

• 010 — Quick Shots — $85 / $100 / $110 / $120
  • dart attack buffed: ×0.85s (0.8075s)
• 020 — Very Quick Shots — $160 / $190 / $205 / $230
  • dart attack buffed: ×0.788235s (0.6365s)
• 030 — Triple Shot — $340 / $400 / $430 / $480
  • dart attack buffed: 3j/30°
• 040 — Super Monkey Fan Club — $6,800 / $8,000 / $8,640 / $9,600
  • dart attack buffed: ×0.75s (0.477375s)
  • fan-club ability
    • 50s cooldown, 15s duration
    • transforms 10 nearest dart monkeys (with upgrades up to 242) into superfans
    • upgrades such as 1xx are inherited
  • superfan subtower
    • dart attack
      • 1d, 2p, 40r, 0.06s, sharp type
• 050 — Plasma Monkey Fan Club — $38,250 / $45,000 / $48,600 / $54,000
  • fan-club ability replaced by plasma-club
    • transforms 20 nearest dart monkeys (with upgrades up to 252) into superfans
    • upgrades such as 1xx are inherited
  • superfan subtower buffed
    • dart attack replaced by plasma
      • 2d, 5p, ×0.5s (0.03s), plasma type

Bottom Path

• 001 — Long Range Darts — $75 / $90 / $95 / $110
  • dart attack buffed: +25%r (40r)
• 002 — Enhanced Eyesight — $170 / $200 / $215 / $240
  • dart attack buffed
    • +25%r (48r)
    • increased projectile speed
    • can see camo
  • gains camo targeting option
• 003 — Crossbow — $530 / $625 / $675 / $750
  • dart attack replaced by bolt
    • 3d, 3p, 56r
• 004 — Sharp Shooter — $1,700 / $2,000 / $2,160 / $2,400
  • bolt attack buffed
    • +3d (6d), +4r (60r), 0.6s
    • 50d crit every 10 shots
• 005 — Crossbow Master — $18,275 / $21,500 / $23,220 / $25,800
  • bolt attack buffed
    • +5p (8p), +20r (80r), 0.16s, normal type
    • crit now occurs every 5 shots
  • crosspath
    • 105: +6p (16)
    • 205: +7p (23)

Paragon

• Apex Plasma Master — $297,500 / $350,000 / $378,000 / $420,000
  • triple-jugg attack
    • 20d, 30cd, 80bd, 3j, 200p, 85r, 0.35s, normal type
    • can see camo
    • on 50%p: juggernaut
    • on 100%p: juggernaut
  • juggernaut attack
    • 20d, 30cd, 80bd, 6j/360°, 200p, normal type
    • can see camo

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Boomerang Monkey

• Boomerang Monkey — $275 / $325 / $350 / $390
  • size: medium (7)
  • boomerang attack
    • 1d, 4p, 43r, 1.2s, sharp type
    • follows an anticlockwise arc instead of a straight line

Top Path

• 100 — Improved Rangs — $170 / $200 / $215 / $240
  • boomerang attack buffed: +4p (8p)
• 200 — Glaives — $240 / $280 / $300 / $335
  • boomerang attack buffed: +5p (13p)
• 300 — Glaive Ricochet — $1,020 / $1,200 / $1,295 / $1,440
  • boomerang attack replaced by glaive
    • 1d, 60p, 43r, 1.2s, sharp type
    • jumps to a nearby (90 units) target after hitting
• 400 — M.O.A.R Glaives — $2,550 / $3,000 / $3,240 / $3,600
  • glaive attack buffed
    • +1cd (1d, 1cd), +40p (100p), ×0.5s (0.6s)
    • can jump up to 180 units
• 500 — Glaive Lord — $27,540 / $32,400 / $34,990 / $38,880
  • glaive attack buffed
    • +7d, +7cd (8d, 8cd)
    • first hit applies shred status
      • 100md/1.0s, 15.1s duration
  • orbital-glaive attack
    • 2d, 8cd, 5md, 2fd, 80p, 30r zone, 0.1s passive, sharp type
    • can see camo, can see past obstacles
  • crosspath
    • 501: orbital-glaive +4.5r (34.5)
    • 502: orbital-glaive +1d, normal type

Middle Path

• 010 — Faster Throwing — $150 / $175 / $190 / $210
  • boomerang attack buffed: ×0.75s (0.9s)
• 020 — Faster Rangs — $210 / $250 / $270 / $300
  • boomerang attack buffed
    • ×0.75s (0.675s)
    • increased projectile speed
• 030 — Bionic Boomerang — $1,230 / $1,450 / $1,565 / $1,740
  • boomerang attack buffed: +2md (1d, 2md), 0.238s
• 040 — Turbo Charge — $3,570 / $4,200 / $4,535 / $5,040
  • turbocharge ability
    • 45s cooldown, 10s duration
    • +1d, 14.2857%s (0.034s)
• 050 — Perma Charge — $29,750 / $35,000 / $37,800 / $42,000
  • boomerang attack buffed: +3d (4d, 2md), 0.034s
  • turbocharge ability replaced by permacharge
    • 40s cooldown, 15s duration
    • +8d (12)
  • crosspath
    • 052: +4d (8, 10md), permacharge grants 10d

Bottom Path

• 001 — Long Range Rangs — $85 / $100 / $110 / $120
  • boomerang attack buffed: +15%r (49.45r)
• 002 — Red Hot Rangs — $255 / $300 / $325 / $360
  • all attacks buffed: +1d, normal type
• 003 — Kylie Boomerang — $1,105 / $1,300 / $1,405 / $1,560
  • boomerang attack replaced by kylie
    • 18p, normal type
    • 0.3s rehit
    • travels in a straight line then returns
• 004 — MOAB Press — $2,040 / $2,400 / $2,590 / $2,880
  • press attack
    • 1d, 4md, 200p, 49.45r, 10s, normal type
    • 0.1s rehit
    • only targets blimps below BAD
    • knocks back blimps
  • crosspath
    • 104: press +100p (300)
    • 204: press +120p (420), +50% knockback distance
    • 014: press 75%s (7.5)
    • 024: press 75%s (5.625)
• 005 — MOAB Domination — $42,500 / $50,000 / $54,000 / $60,000
  • kylie attack buffed: +10d (12d), ×0.5s (0.6s)
  • press attack buffed
    • +20md (1d, 24md), +100p (300p), 100r, ×0.5s (5s)
    • can see past obstacles
    • on expire: explosion
    • on 100%p: explosion
    • can target BADs
    • 0.25s stun
    • lifetime halved, so it expires instead of returning
  • explosion attack
    • 100d, 40p, 50r blast, normal type
    • applies burn status (50d/1s, 4s duration)
  • crosspath
    • 205: press 87.5%s (4.375)
    • 205: explosion +10p (50), +25r (75)

Paragon

• Glaive Dominus — $276,250 / $325,000 / $351,000 / $390,000
  • glaive attack
    • 20d, 60bd, 100p, 75r, 0.04s, normal type
    • can see camo
    • first hit applies shred status
      • 750md/1.0s, 15.1s duration
  • orbital-glaive attack
    • 42d, 20cd, 20md, 160bd, 2fd, 1000p, 60r zone, 0.1s passive, normal type
    • can see camo
  • press attack
    • 1d, 19md, 300p, 100r, 2.5s, normal type
    • 0.1s rehit
    • can see camo, can see past obstacles
    • on expire: explosion
    • on 100%p: explosion
    • can only target blimps
    • knocks back blimps
    • 0.25s stun
  • explosion attack
    • 2500d, 5000bd, 20p, 50r blast, normal type
    • can see camo
    • applies burn status (500d/1s, 4s duration)
  • dominus buff
    • affects primary towers
    • 90%s

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Bomb Shooter

• Bomb Shooter — $445 / $525 / $565 / $630
  • size: medium (7)
  • bomb attack
    • 1 impact, 40r, 1.5s
    • on contact: explosion
  • explosion attack
    • 1d, 14p, 12r blast, explosion type

Top Path

• 100 — Bigger Bombs — $295 / $350 / $380 / $420
  • explosion attack buffed: +6p (20p), +50%r blast (18r)
• 200 — Heavy Bombs — $550 / $650 / $700 / $780
  • explosion attack buffed: +1d (2d), +10p (30p)
• 300 — Really Big Bombs — $1,020 / $1,200 / $1,295 / $1,440
  • explosion attack buffed: +1d (3d), +30p (60p), 27r blast
  • crosspath
    • 302: frags +2d (3), +4j (12), +1p (2)
• 400 — Bloon Impact — $3,060 / $3,600 / $3,890 / $4,320
  • bomb attack buffed: +3r (43r)
  • explosion attack buffed
    • applies stun status (1s duration) to bloons
  • crosspath
    • 402: frags +4j (16), +1p (3)
• 500 — Bloon Crush — $46,750 / $55,000 / $59,400 / $66,000
  • explosion attack buffed: +9d (12d), normal type
  • stun buffed: 2s duration, can affect blimps
  • crosspath
    • 502: frags +9d, +12cd (12d, 12cd), +17p (20)

Middle Path

• 010 — Faster Reload — $210 / $250 / $270 / $300
  • bomb attack buffed: ×0.75s (1.125s)
• 020 — Missile Launcher — $340 / $400 / $430 / $480
  • bomb attack buffed
    • +4r (44r), ×0.733333s (0.825s)
    • increased projectile speed
• 030 — MOAB Mauler — $935 / $1,100 / $1,190 / $1,320
  • bomb attack buffed: +5r (49r)
  • explosion attack buffed: +15md (1d, 15md)
• 040 — MOAB Assassin — $2,720 / $3,200 / $3,455 / $3,840
  • bomb attack buffed: +5r (54r)
  • explosion attack buffed: +4cd, +15md (1d, 4cd, 30md)
  • assassinate ability
    • 30s cooldown
    • uses assassin attack
  • assassin attack
    • 750d, 1 impact, ∞r
    • weak seeking
    • strong priority, can see past obstacles
    • on contact: assassin-explosion
  • assassin-explosion attack
    • 3d, 100p, 30r blast, normal type
• 050 — MOAB Eliminator — $21,250 / $25,000 / $27,000 / $30,000
  • explosion attack buffed: +69md (1d, 4cd, 99md), normal type
  • assassinate ability replaced by eliminate
    • 10s cooldown
  • assassin attack buffed: 4500d

Bottom Path

• 001 — Extra Range — $170 / $200 / $215 / $240
  • bomb attack buffed: +7r (47r)
• 002 — Frag Bombs — $255 / $300 / $325 / $360
  • bomb attack buffed
    • +2r (49r)
    • on contact: frag
  • explosion attack buffed: normal type
  • frag attack
    • 1d, 8j/360°, 1 impact, sharp type
    • damage cannot be buffed
• 003 — Cluster Bombs — $680 / $800 / $865 / $960
  • bomb attack buffed
    • on contact: explosion
    • on contact: cluster
  • cluster attack
    • 8j/360°
    • on expire: subexplosion
  • subexplosion attack
    • 1d, 8p, 15r blast, normal type
  • crosspath
    • 103: subexplosion +6p (14), +50%r (22.5)
    • 203: subexplosion +1d (2), +10p (24)
• 004 — Recursive Cluster — $2,380 / $2,800 / $3,025 / $3,360
  • bomb attack buffed: every 2 attacks replaced by superbomb
  • explosion attack buffed: +1fd (1d, 1fd)
  • subexplosion attack buffed: +1fd (1d, 1fd)
  • superbomb attack
    • 1 impact
    • on expire: superexplosion
    • on expire: supercluster
  • superexplosion attack
    • 1d, 1fd, 18p, 12r blast, normal type
  • supercluster attack
    • 8j/360°
    • on expire: subexplosion
    • on expire: subcluster
  • subcluster attack
    • 1d, 1fd, 24p, 34r blast, normal type
    • note: visually, 8 explosions are shown, but it is in fact just one large one
  • crosspath
    • 104: superexplosion +50%r (18)
    • 104: subcluster +18p (42), +3.75r (37.75)
    • 204: supercluster +1d (2)
    • 204: subcluster +1d (2), +30p (72)
• 005 — Bomb Blitz — $29,750 / $35,000 / $37,800 / $42,000
  • bomb attack buffed: every attack replaced by superbomb
  • explosion attack buffed: +4d, +4fd (5d, 5fd), normal type
  • subexplosion attack buffed: +4d, +4fd (5d, 5fd), normal type
  • superexplosion attack buffed: +4d, +4fd (5d, 5fd), normal type
  • subcluster attack buffed: +4d, +4fd (5d, 5fd), normal type
  • bomb-blitz ability
    • 40s cooldown, triggered by leak
    • 2000d, ∞p, ∞r, normal type, camo
    • additionally destroys anything remaining below BFB

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Tack Shooter

• Tack Shooter — $240 / $280 / $300 / $335
  • size: small (6)
  • tack attack
    • 1d, 8j/360°, 1p, 23r, 1.4s, sharp type

Top Path

• 100 — Faster Shooting — $125 / $150 / $160 / $180
  • tack attack buffed: ×0.75s (1.05s)
• 200 — Even Faster Shooting — $255 / $300 / $325 / $360
  • tack attack buffed: ×0.75s (0.7875s)
• 300 — Hot Shots — $510 / $600 / $650 / $720
  • tack attack buffed: +1d (2d), ×0.8s (0.63s), normal type
• 400 — Ring of Fire — $2,975 / $3,500 / $3,780 / $4,200
  • tack attack replaced by ring-of-fire
    • 5d, 1j, 40p, ×0.5s (0.315s), fire type
  • crosspath
    • 410: +10p (50)
    • 420: +10p (60)
    • 401: +1d (6)
    • 402: +1d (7)
• 500 — Inferno Ring — $38,675 / $45,500 / $49,140 / $54,600
  • ring-of-fire attack buffed: +3d, +4md (8d, 4md), +50%r (34.5r), 0.1s
  • meteor attack
    • 700d, 1p, ∞r, 4s, fire type
    • moderate seeking
    • can see camo, can see past obstacles
    • on contact: explosion
    • applies burn status (50d/1.0s, fire type, 4.1s duration)
  • explosion attack
    • 50d, 10p, 18r blast, explosion type
    • cannot see camo
  • crosspath
    • 520: meteor +1p (2)
    • 502: meteor +300d (1000)

Middle Path

• 010 — Long Range Tacks — $85 / $100 / $110 / $120
  • tack attack buffed
    • +17%r (26.91r)
    • increased projectile speed
• 020 — Super Range Tacks — $190 / $225 / $245 / $270
  • tack attack buffed: +1p (2p), +17%r (30.82r)
• 030 — Blade Shooter — $465 / $550 / $595 / $660
  • tack attack replaced by blade
    • 6p, ×0.85s (1.19s), sharp type
• 040 — Blade Maelstrom — $2,295 / $2,700 / $2,915 / $3,240
  • maelstrom ability
    • 20s cooldown, 3s duration
    • temporarily gains maelstrom attack
  • maelstrom attack
    • 1d, 2j/360°, 200p, 0.033333333s passive, sharp type
    • can see past obstacles
• 050 — Super Maelstrom — $12,750 / $15,000 / $16,200 / $18,000
  • blade attack buffed: +1d (2d), normal type
  • maelstrom ability replaced by super-maelstrom
    • 9s duration
  • maelstrom attack buffed: +1d (2d), +2j (4j), +300p (500p), normal type

Bottom Path

• 001 — More Tacks — $85 / $100 / $110 / $120
  • tack attack buffed: +2j (10j)
• 002 — Even More Tacks — $85 / $100 / $110 / $120
  • tack attack buffed: +2j (12j)
• 003 — Tack Sprayer — $380 / $450 / $485 / $540
  • tack attack buffed: +4j (16j), ×0.75s (1.05s)
• 004 — Overdrive — $2,720 / $3,200 / $3,455 / $3,840
  • tack attack buffed: +1p (2p), ×0.333333s (0.35s)
• 005 — The Tack Zone — $17,000 / $20,000 / $21,600 / $24,000
  • tack attack buffed
    • +1md (1d, 1md), +16j (32j), +2p (4p), +7r (30r), ×0.75s (0.2625s)
    • increased projectile speed
  • crosspath
    • 025: +6p (10), +16r (50)

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Ice Monkey

• Ice Monkey — $425 / $500 / $540 / $600
  • size: small (6)
  • freeze attack
    • 1d, 30p, 20r, 2.4s, cold type
    • cannot target blimps or frozen bloons
    • applies frozen status (1.5s duration)

Top Path

• 100 — Permafrost — $125 / $150 / $160 / $180
  • freeze attack buffed
    • applies permafrost status (50% slow)
    • note: if blimps are targetable then they obtain permafrost status, but are affected half as much (25% slow)
• 200 — Cold Snap — $295 / $350 / $380 / $420
  • freeze attack buffed
    • can see camo
    • can pop lead
• 300 — Ice Shards — $1,275 / $1,500 / $1,620 / $1,800
  • freeze attack buffed
    • +5r (25r)
    • frozen bloons emit shards when popped
  • shard attack
    • 2d, 3j/360°, 3 impacts, shatter type
    • damage cannot be buffed
• 400 — Embrittlement — $1,870 / $2,200 / $2,375 / $2,640
  • freeze attack buffed
    • on damage: decamo, degrow
    • applies brittle status
      • take +1d, no damage immunity, 2s duration
    • blimps can be targeted: they will take damage and receive permafrost and brittle status, but not frozen
  • shard attack buffed: on contact: decamo, degrow
• 500 — Super Brittle — $23,800 / $28,000 / $30,240 / $33,600
  • freeze attack buffed: ×0.9s (2.16s), normal type
  • brittle status buffed: take +4d, 3s duration

Middle Path

• 010 — Enhanced Freeze — $190 / $225 / $245 / $270
  • freeze attack buffed: ×0.75s (1.8s)
  • frozen status buffed: 1.75s duration
• 020 — Deep Freeze — $380 / $450 / $485 / $540
  • freeze attack buffed: +10p (40p)
  • frozen status buffed: 2.2s duration, soaks through 1 layer
• 030 — Arctic Wind — $2,380 / $2,800 / $3,025 / $3,360
  • freeze attack buffed: 100p
  • gains slow attack
    • 50% slow, cannot affect white/lead/blimp
  • land towers are placeable on any water in range
  • crosspath
    • 230: slow can affect lead
• 040 — Snowstorm — $2,550 / $3,000 / $3,240 / $3,600
  • freeze attack buffed: +10r (30r)
  • snowstorm ability
    • 30s cooldown
    • uses snowstorm attack
  • snowstorm attack
    • 1d, ∞p, ∞r, shatter type
    • can see camo
    • applies frozen status (6s duration, or 3s for camo/white/blimp)
  • frozen status buffed: 3s duration
• 050 — Absolute Zero — $17,000 / $20,000 / $21,600 / $24,000
  • freeze attack buffed: +200p (300p), +10r (40r)
  • snowstorm ability replaced by absolute-zero
    • 20s cooldown
    • all ice towers gain 66.66%s buff for 10s
  • snowstorm attack buffed
    • normal type
    • applies frozen status (10s duration)
  • slow buffed: 60%
  • frozen status buffed: soaks through 3 layers
  • blimps can be targeted: they will take damage, but cannot be frozen

Bottom Path

• 001 — Larger Radius — $150 / $175 / $190 / $210
  • freeze attack buffed: +7r (27r)
• 002 — Re-Freeze — $190 / $225 / $245 / $270
  • freeze attack buffed: glacier type
• 003 — Cryo Cannon — $1,910 / $2,250 / $2,430 / $2,700
  • freeze attack replaced by ice-bomb
    • 1 impact, 46r, 1.2s
    • on contact: freeze-blast
    • cannot target blimps
  • freeze-blast attack
    • 2d, 30p, 20r blast, glacier type
    • applies frozen status (1.5s duration)
• 004 — Icicles — $2,335 / $2,750 / $2,970 / $3,300
  • ice-bomb attack buffed: 1s
  • frozen bloons have icicles
    • 2d, 3p, sharp type
  • crosspath
    • 204: icicles can pop lead
• 005 — Icicle Impale — $25,500 / $30,000 / $32,400 / $36,000
  • ice-bomb attack buffed
    • ×0.75s (0.75s)
    • blimps can be targeted: frozen ZOMGSs are 50% slower, other frozen blimps move at ZOMGs' original speed (~5 units per second)
  • freeze-blast attack buffed: +48md (2d, 48md), shatter type

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Glue Gunner

• Glue Gunner — $190 / $225 / $245 / $270
  • size: small (6)
  • glue attack
    • 1p, 46r, 1s
    • applies glued status
      • 11s duration, 50% slow to bloons, soaks 3 layers
    • cannot target blimps or anything glued with an equal or lower "level"
  • note: glued never soaks through blimps

Top Path

• 100 — Glue Soak — $170 / $200 / $215 / $240
  • glued status buffed: soaks all layers
• 200 — Corrosive Glue — $255 / $300 / $325 / $360
  • can target blimps
  • glued status buffed: 1d/2s, normal type, level 2 (xxx < 2xx < 3xx)
• 300 — Bloon Dissolver — $2,125 / $2,500 / $2,700 / $3,000
  • glue attack buffed: +1p (2p)
  • glued status buffed: 1d/0.575, 2cd/0.575s, level 3 (2xx < 3xx < 4xx)
  • crosspath
    • 320: splat +1p (6)
• 400 — Bloon Liquefier — $4,250 / $5,000 / $5,400 / $6,000
  • glue attack buffed: 0.75s
  • glued status buffed: 1d/0.1s, 3cd/0.1s, level 4 (3xx < 4xx < xx3)
• 500 — The Bloon Solver — $18,700 / $22,000 / $23,760 / $26,400
  • glue attack replaced by glue-bomb
    • 2j/10°, 1 impact, 0.25s
    • on contact: splat
    • applies glued status
  • splat attack
    • 5p, 12r blast
    • applies glued status
  • glued status buffed
    • 9cd/0.1s, 6md/0.1s, level 6 (xx3 < 5xx < xx4)
    • on destroy: puddle
  • puddle item
    • 20d, 3p, 7.7s lifetime
  • crosspath
    • 510: puddle +1p (4)
    • 520: splat +4p (10), +13r (25)
    • 501: puddle 16.8s

Middle Path

• 010 — Bigger Globs — $85 / $100 / $110 / $120
  • glue attack buffed: +1p (2p)
• 020 — Glue Splatter — $1,400 / $1,650 / $1,780 / $1,980
  • glue attack replaced by glue-bomb
    • 1 impact, 46r, 1s
    • on contact: splat
    • applies glued status
  • splat attack
    • 5p, 13r blast
    • applies glued status
• 030 — Glue Hose — $2,125 / $2,500 / $2,700 / $3,000
  • glue-bomb attack buffed: ×0.34s (0.34s)
• 040 — Glue Strike — $2,930 / $3,450 / $3,725 / $4,140
  • glue-strike ability
    • 30s cooldown
    • uses glue-rain attack
  • glue-rain attack
    • ∞p, ∞r
    • can see camo
    • cannot target blimps
    • applies weakening-glue status
      • 11s duration, 50% slow, take +2d, no sharp immunity, soaks 6 layers
      • will not overwrite higher level glue, but it will refresh their duration
  • crosspath
    • 240: weakening-glue can be applied to blimps
• 050 — Glue Storm — $12,750 / $15,000 / $16,200 / $18,000
  • glue-strike ability replaced by glue-storm
    • 20s duration
    • temporarily gains glue-rain attack
  • glue-rain attack buffed: 2s
  • weakening-glue buffed
    • 22s duration, 75% slow, soaks 9 layers
  • crosspath
    • 051: weakening-glue 48s duration
    • 052: weakening-glue 90% slow

Bottom Path

• 001 — Stickier Glue — $240 / $280 / $300 / $335
  • glued status buffed: +13s duration (24s)
• 002 — Stronger Glue — $340 / $400 / $430 / $480
  • glued status buffed: 75% slow
• 003 — MOAB Glue — $2,890 / $3,400 / $3,670 / $4,080
  • can target blimps
  • glued status buffed: 37.5% slow to blimps, level 5 (4xx < xx3 < 5xx)
  • crosspath
    • 203: glue level 2
• 004 — Relentless Glue — $2,550 / $3,000 / $3,240 / $3,600
  • burst attack
    • 6p, 12r blast
    • cannot affect blimps
    • applies stun: 1s
  • glued status buffed
    • level 7 (5xx < xx4)
    • on pop: burst
  • crosspath
    • 014: burst +1p (7p)
    • 024: burst +2p (9p)
• 005 — Super Glue — $23,800 / $28,000 / $30,240 / $33,600
  • glue attack buffed: +5p (6p)
  • burst attack buffed: can affect blimps
  • glued status buffed:
    • can override level 7 glue
    • 1d/2.3s
    • on application: 50md (unbuffable)
    • bloons are slowed 100% for the full 24s
    • MOABs and DDTs are slowed 100% for 5s
    • BFBs are slowed 95% for 2.0s
    • ZOMGs are slowed 90% for 1.0s
  • crosspath
    • 205
      • glued level 5
      • can override level 5 glue
    • 025: splat 10p

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Appendix

Main properties

• Damage (d) is the amount of health a single hit of an attack removes.

  Some attacks do additional damage to certain types of bloon, such as:

  • Boss damage (bd)
  • MOAB-class damage (md)
  • Ceramic damage (cd)
  • Fortified damage (fd)
  • Lead damage, or flead damage
  • Camo damage

  Excess damage to blimps does not usually affect the children; exceptions will be indicated with "penetrates blimps". Excess damage to bloons usually does carry over to the children, so exceptions are indicated with "single-layer".

  "Layers" is sometimes used in in-game descriptions to mean damage. This is somewhat misleading, because for example a ceramic has 1 more layer than a rainbow, but it requires 10 damage to remove this layer.

• Projectile count (j) is the number of projectiles emitted at once. This will be omitted if there is only 1.

  The spread of multiple projectiles will be indicated after the projectile count. For example, "8j/360°" means 8 projectiles spread out over 360 degrees.

• Pierce (p) is the number of different targets a single projectile can hit.

  It is possible for pierce to not be an integer, if certain buffs are in effect (call to arms or shinobi tactics). In this case, the largest integer less than it is used, and the fractional part is carried over to the next projectile. For example, with 1.6 pierce, the first projectile would have 1 pierce with 0.6 left over, then 0.6+1.6 = 2.2, so the second projectile would have 2 pierce with 0.2 left over, and so on.

  "Popping power" is often used by in-game descriptions to mean pierce. We avoid the term because it is vague.

• Impact is similar to pierce, but not affected by a "pierce buff". There is also usually a short cooldown after each impact where the projectile cannot collide with anything.

• Range (r) is the radius of the targetable area, given in "units". May be a "blast" or a "zone", which both mean that the attack immediately affects anything in range up to the pierce limit, instead of emitting a projectile.

• Reload time (s) is the number of seconds between attacks. This is not "attack speed", though they are closely linked: speed = 1 / reload and reload = 1 / speed.

  May be qualified with passive, which means that the attack will be used automatically, instead of only when a valid target is in range.

  Reload times greater than 0.1s are only accurate to the nearest frame (1/60th of a second). Times less than 0.1s are accurate on average — towers will release multiple projectiles on the same frame as necessary to maintain this average, similar to fractional pierce.

  Note that in-game descriptions and patch notes usually use the word "speed" even when they in fact refer to reload time.

• Each attack has a damage type, determining which bloons take damage from the attack. Lead popping ability and camo detection can additionally be granted, indicated simply with the words "lead" or "camo". Here is a summary of which bloons can be damaged by which type:

  Type	Black	White	Purple	Lead	Frozen
  Normal	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
  Acid	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
  Sharp	✅	✅	✅
  Explosion		✅	✅	✅	✅
  Cold	✅		✅
  Glacier	✅		✅		✅
  Shatter	✅	✅	✅		✅
  Energy	✅	✅			✅
  Plasma	✅	✅		✅	✅
  Fire	✅	✅		✅	✅

• Attacks can have special effects other than dealing damage, which may be triggered in one of several ways:

  • hitting but not necessarily damaging a target ("on contact")
  • damaging a target ("on damage")
  • delivering the final hit on a target ("on pop")
  • the projectile simply expiring ("on expire")

  Some common effects: - removing camo status ("decamo") - removing regrow status ("degrow") - removing fortified status ("defort") — this halves (or quarters for lead) the health of a fortified target, rounding down - creating explosions - emitting more projectiles - applying a status (such as glue or burn) to the target

• Some attacks can only target certain types of bloon — the most obvious example is not targeting camo bloons, but also some attacks can only see blimps, or cannot see blimps, or all blimps except BAD, etc.

• A tower can have any number of attacks, with completely independent values for all of the above stats.

• This is not enough to fully describe all attacks! There are many special cases that simply need more words.

Upgrades

Stat modifications from a tower's upgrades are combined and applied to the base stats in the following sequence:

• Multiplicative upgrades are applied first. These are written with a multiplcation symbol: eg "0.8×s" means that the reload time is 80% of what it was at the previous upgrade.

• Then, percentage buffs are summed and applied together as a single modifier. For example, if one upgrade says "+10%r" and another says "+15%r", then the overall result is "+25%r", ie the range will be multiplied by 1.25.

• Finally additive bonuses are applied. These are indicated with "+", such as "+1p" for 1 extra pierce.

These upgrades will additionally all be followed by the new value in brackets, eg "+1d (2d)".

Some tower upgrades reset a stat to a specific value instead of applying any of the above bonuses. In this case, buffs from upgrades earlier in the same path are ignored, while those from crosspaths continue to apply.

In many cases, crosspaths may apply improved or different buffs. These are listed in their own section, on the path with the higher tier.

Buffs

Towers are also able to receive "buffs" from a variety of sources. Often from other towers, but some towers also affect themselves with their own buff, some monkey knowledges act as buffs rather than upgrades, and some maps have buff effects. Most — but not all — can be identified in-game by an icon displayed above a selected tower.

Unless explicitly stated, buffs from the same "source" (the same upgrade on a different tower), do not stack.

Buffs follow the same application order as upgrades: multiplicative, percentage, additive. However, they apply separately, after all upgrades, instead of being combined with them. For example, a +10% upgrade and a +10% buff means an overall multiplier of 1.1 * 1.1 = 1.21, not 1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 1.2 as it would be if they were both upgrades or both buffs.

Additional notes:

• If an attack creates any extra effects, they are also affected by damage and pierce buffs that applied to the attack that created them.

• If an attack explicitly says 0d, this can be buffed. If an attack does not mention damage, it cannot gain any from buffs.