Permafrost (BTD6)

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Permafrost
Portrait of Permafrost
Icon of PermafrostBloons move slowly even after thawing out.
Tower Ice Monkey — Path 1 — Tier 1
XP cost 160
Cash cost $125 — Easy
$150 — Medium
$160 — Hard
$180 — Impoppable

Permafrost is the Ice Monkey's path 1 tier 1 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It applies permafrost to frozen Bloons, reducing their speed by 50% after they thaw out (60% with So... Cold... So... Cold...). The effect lasts for two layers, although the Ice Monkey's attack usually pops one layer, meaning it effectively applies to two layers only if the top layer has multiple points of health. The freeze has several crosspathing perks:

Stats

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For a complete list of Ice Monkey stats, see Stats:Ice Monkey (BTD6).
This data was last updated for: version 55.1
Tower
Display range20 units
Footprint radius6 units
Targeting options
  • Close
Attack
Cooldown2.4s
Offset (X, Y, Z)
0, 0, 7
TargetingDepends on targeting option
Targeting range20 units
Filters
  • Cannot target Camo
  • Cannot target MOAB-Class
  • Cannot target frozen Bloons
Projectile
Pierce40
Damage1
Damage typeCold
Lifespan0.05s
Radius20 units
Filters
  • Ignores Lead if its damage type cannot damage it
  • Cannot hit Camo
  • Cannot hit MOAB-Class
  • Cannot hit frozen Bloons
  • Ignores blockers
Freeze
Multiplier×0
Duration1.5s
Layers2
Permafrost
Multiplier×0.5
Duration∞s
Layers2

1-1-0

Attack
Cooldown2.4s → 1.8s
Projectile
Freeze
Duration1.5s → 1.75s

1-0-1

Tower
Display range20 units → 27 units
Attack
Targeting range20 units → 27 units
Projectile
Radius20 units → 27 units

Costs and sell values

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Note: this list does not factor in Monkey Knowledge or other discounts.
Tiers Total cost Sell value
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
1-0-0 $465 $550 $590 $660 $326 $385 $413 $462
1-1-0 $635 $750 $805 $900 $445 $525 $564 $630
1-2-0 $890 $1,050 $1,130 $1,260 $623 $735 $791 $882
1-3-0 $3,225 $3,800 $4,100 $4,560 $2,258 $2,660 $2,870 $3,192
1-4-0 $6,625 $7,800 $8,420 $9,360 $4,638 $5,460 $5,894 $6,552
1-5-0 $24,475 $28,800 $31,100 $34,560 $17,133 $20,160 $21,770 $24,192
1-0-1 $590 $700 $750 $840 $413 $490 $525 $588
1-0-2 $760 $900 $965 $1,080 $532 $630 $676 $756
1-0-3 $2,375 $2,800 $3,015 $3,360 $1,663 $1,960 $2,111 $2,352
1-0-4 $4,710 $5,550 $5,985 $6,660 $3,297 $3,885 $4,190 $4,662
1-0-5 $30,210 $35,550 $38,385 $42,660 $21,147 $24,885 $26,870 $29,862

Strategy

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Permafrost has strong utility in the form of stalling Super Ceramic Bloons, granting extra time for abilities to recharge, and crosspathing to 1-1-0 enhances its stalling capability further. In addition, the permanent 50% slow to Golden Bloons greatly aids in popping them. When used as a crosspath for Tier 3+ Ice Monkeys, Permafrost is recommended when the Camo detection and Lead & DDT-popping power granted by its succeeding upgrade, Cold Snap, are desired.

Update history

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For a complete list of Ice Monkey changes, see Update history:Ice Monkey (BTD6).
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  • Buff Pierce increased ― 30 → 40
  • Buff Can now pop Lead Bloons when buffed by Acidic Mixture Dip (bug fix)
1-5-0, 1-0-5
  • Buff Can now apply permafrost to MOAB-Class Bloons
  • Buff Now applies the Permafrost effect to White and Zebra Bloons (bug)
    • Note: Unconfirmed
1-5-0
  • Buff Ability: No longer sometimes applies a weaker version of Permafrost (bug fix)
1-4-0, 1-5-0
  • Buff Snowstorm Ability: Now applies 50% Permafrost to MOAB-Class bloons (bug)
1-5-0
  • Buff Permafrost: slowdown to MOABs increased ― 25% → 50% (bug)
1-4-0
  • Nerf Snowstorm ability: No longer applies 50% permafrost to MOABs (bug fix)
1-5-0
  • Buff Snowstorm ability: Permafrost slow to MOABs increased ― 50% → 75% (bug)
    • Note: Does not apply to base attack
Permafrost was previously reduced to a lower price than we’d like to try increase desirability of this crosspath, but as the reworks to metal freeze have had more success there in pulling this path ahead we want to add a little back on here.
— Update notes
  • Nerf Upgrade cost increased ― $100 → $150
1-5-0
  • Nerf Absolute Zero ability no longer applies an excessively strong permafrost effect ― 75% → 25% (bug fix)
    • Note: 250 unaffected and retain 75% slowdown
Ice Monkey base pierce is too high, very easily countering large numbers of strong Bloons early, mid or late in the game for small investment, leading to very low tiers of ice monkey (below t3) being highly effective spam options over upgrading your ice. We are reworking some of this base pierce to require crosspath investment [...]
— Update notes
  • Nerf Pierce reduced ― 40 → 30 (extra pierce moved to Deep Freeze crosspath)
Lowest tiers of ice monkey are far too effective for their cost against ceramics, with this scaling well all the way to round 100, we feel like ice duration against ceramics needs to be reduced to counter this but for now this reduction will only apply until T3.
— Update notes
  • Nerf Freeze duration: reduced by 50% on ceramics
    • Note: Tier 3s and above unaffected
We’re happier with more recent freeze changes succeeding in some of the intentions of older nerfs, given the base tower value in races being hit far more than intended we’re going back over the pierce for Ice Monkey base & middle crosspath.
— Update notes
  • Buff Pierce increased ― 30 → 40
  • Buff 105 Icicle Impale should apply icicles correctly again (bug fix)
1-4-0
  • Nerf Damage type ― Shatter → Sharp (undocumented)
    • Note: Causes snowstorm ability to only have 1 pierce and unable to damage bloons
  • Buff Overall cost reduced by $100 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
  • Buff Can now be placed on water
1-5-0
  • Buff Arctic Wind: Can slow down small Bloons when crosspathed again (bug fix)
1-0-4
  • Buff No longer fails to damage the round 40 MOAB in Easy mode (bug fix)

Trivia

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  • Permafrost is soil or any other underground sediment that has remained at 32°F (0°C) for at least 2 years.
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Assets

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In other languages

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Language Name / Description Notes
Arabic تجميد دائم
تحرك البالونات ببطء حتى بعد الذوبان.
Danish Permafrost
Bloons bevæger sig langsomt, selv efter de tør op.
German Dauerfrost
Bloons bewegen sich auch nach dem Auftauen noch langsam.
Spanish Permahielo
Los bloons se mueven más despacio incluso después de descongelarse.
Spanish (LA) Permahielo
Los bloons se mueven más despacio incluso después de descongelarse.
Finnish Ikirouta
Bloonit liikkuvat hitaasti sulamisen jälkeenkin.
French Permafrost
Les Bloons se déplacent lentement, même après avoir dégelé.
Italian Permafrost
I bloon si muovono lentamente anche dopo lo scongelamento.
Japanese パーマフロスト
解凍後もブルーンの動きを遅らせる。
Korean 영구서리
풍선이 녹은 후에도 천천히 움직입니다.
Dutch Permafrost
Bloons bewegen langzaam, zelfs na het ontdooien.
Norwegian Permafrost
Bloonsene beveger seg sakte selv etter de har tint.
Polish Zmarzlina
Blony poruszają się wolniej, nawet gdy się rozmrożą.
Portuguese (Brazil) Gelo Permanente
Bloons se movem lentamente após derretimento.
Russian Вечная мерзлота
Шары движутся медленнее даже после оттаивания.
Swedish Permafrost
Bloons rör sig långsamt även efter de har tinat upp.
Thai แช่แข็งถาวร
ลูกโป่งยังเคลื่อนที่ช้าต่อไปแม้น้ำแข็งจะละลายแล้ว
Turkish Donmuş Tabaka
Bloon’lar buzları çözüldükten sonra bile yavaş hareket eder.
Chinese (simplified) 永久冻结
即使解冻后,气球也只能缓慢移动。
Chinese (traditional) 永久凍結
氣球解凍後仍然移動緩慢。
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