Update history:Bloons TD Battles 2/Version 4.12

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Version 4.12

Version 4.12 is the second major update to Bloons TD Battles 2 in 2026. It introduced Park, a returning map from Bloons TD Battles, as well as balance changes.

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  • Park
  • More cosmetics, such as Easter 2026 cosmetics

Changes

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Even with tight ceramics, recent nerfs are still a bit too strong. Lowering the amount sent should allow them to still be dangerous but not over powered. We are also making ZOMGs cheaper to give an alternative rush to tight ceramics
— Update notes
  •   Camo Modifier: Cost multiplier reduced ― 2× → 1.75×
  •   Tight Ceramics: Quantity reduced ― 40 → 30
    • Note: Total duration changed from 1.2s to 0.9s
  •   Spaced ZOMG: Cost decreased ― $5500 → $5000
  •   Grouped ZOMG: Cost decreased ― $5000 → $4500
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The editor who added this notice elaborates: Confirm if the +10 bonus blimp buff carries into x5x
This buff should help the Bomb Shooter have better late game damage
— Update notes
Tiers Changes
X-4-X MOAB Assassin
  •   Bonus MOAB-class damage increased ― +30 → +40
Blade Shooter was getting over shadowed early game this should bring it back in line
— Update notes
Tiers Changes
X-3-X Blade Shooter
  •   Upgrade cost reduced ― $750 → $600
This nerf will help make camo bloons more dangerous
— Update notes
Tiers Changes
X-1-X Night Vision Goggles
  • Description changed accordingly to show the reduced Camo bonus
X-1-X Night Vision Goggles and further upgrades
  •   Bullet: Bonus Camo damage decreased ― +2 → +1
X-2-X Shrapnel Shot and further upgrades
  •   Shrapnel: Bonus Camo damage decreased ― +2 → +1
Pre-emptive strike will be able to perform better against DDTs with this buff, as it was lacking in that area
— Update notes
Tiers Changes
X-5-X Pre-emptive Strike
  •   First Strike: Damage increased ― 7000 → 11000
  •   Passive Missile: Damage increased ― 800 → 1000
This nerf will help make camo bloons more dangerous
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Tiers Changes
X-X-2 Crow's Nest and further upgrades
  •   Bonus Camo damage decreased ― +2 → +1
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The editor who added this notice elaborates: Description change, what is exact change?
This nerf will help make camo bloons more dangerous
— Update notes
Tiers Changes
X-2-X Spy Plane
  • Description changed to remove phrase "and deal additional damage to"
X-2-X Spy Plane and further upgrades
  •   No longer does +1 bonus Camo damage
X-X-3 Neva-Miss Targeting
  •   Pierce decreased ― 12 → 10
    • Note: Pierce bonus decreased from +4 to +2
Mortar has been a go-to de-camo option but it was not getting used for much else. This should hopeful make its other paths keep up
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Tiers Changes
3-X-X Shell Shock
  •   Upgrade cost reduced ― $1,300 → $1,100
X-1-X Faster Reload
  •   Upgrade cost reduced ― $400 → $350
X-2-X Rapid Reload
  •   Upgrade cost reduced ― $550 → $400
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The editor who added this notice elaborates: Make the Bolt thing change when...
  • 301+: note changed 12 to 7
  • 501+: note changed 16 to 14

The wizard monkey has been at the front of the pickrates for a while, we are toning back its pierce to make it a bit less reliable early game to combat this
— Update notes
Tiers Changes
0-0-0 base tower
  •   Cost increased ― $250 → $300
X-1-X Fireball
  •   Upgrade cost increased ― $300 → $350
0-1-1 Fireball + Intense Magic and further upgrades
  •   Fireball: Pierce bonus reduced ― +7 → +5
    • Note: Pierce reduced from 22 to 20
X-X-1 Intense Magic and further upgrades
  •   Bolt: Pierce bonus reduced ― +5 → +3
    • Note: Pierce reduced from 8 to 6 at base
The bottom path Super Monkey was getting overshadowed by the top path, so we’re giving it a more distinct role by making it more expensive but also more powerful
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Tiers Changes
3-X-X Sun Avatar
  •   Pierce decreased ― 8 → 6
    • Note: Pierce bonus decreased from +5 to +3
X-X-4 Dark Champion
  •   Upgrade cost increased ― $27,000 → $32,000
  •   Bonus MOAB-class damage increased ― +2 → +3
  •   Pierce increased ― 7 → 8
    • Note: Pierce bonus increased from +2 to +3
X-X-5 Legend of the Night
  •   Upgrade cost increased ― $100,000 → $140,000
  •   Damage increased ― 6 → 9
    • Note: Damage bonus increased from +4 to +7
  •   Bonus MOAB-class damage increased ― +4 → +7
  •   Pierce increased ― 15 → 20
    • Note: Pierce bonus increased from +8 to +12
This change is to combat the recent nerf to x3x shinobi. That change made the Master Bomber unreliable as a stall option
— Update notes
Tiers Changes
X-X-5 Master Bomber
  •   Shuriken / Flash Bomb: Attack cooldown reduced ― 0.55s → 0.4s
    • Note: Cooldown of 3rd attack (Flash Bomb) decreased from 1.65s to 1.2s
We are buffing the early game of Druid as it was underperforming. We are also nerfing Ball Lightning, as a recent bug fix gave it a buff making it overall a bit too strong. The Avatar of Wrath was overperforming slightly as well.
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Tiers Changes
4-X-X Ball Lightning
  •   Upgrade cost increased ― $4,000 → $4,700
X-X-3 Druid of Wrath
  •   Upgrade cost reduced ― $750 → $650
X-X-5 Avatar of Wrath
  •   Thorn: Maximum damage scaling buff per 3000 RBE reduced ― +30 → +26
    • Note: At max RBE scaling buff, damage reduced from 34 to 30. Total max scaling requirements reduced from 90,000 to 78,000
This early game buff will allow for more aggressive and faster paced strategies
— Update notes
Tiers Changes
0-0-0 base tower
  •   Cost reduced ― $1,000 → $900
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The editor who added this notice elaborates: Is this -5 pierce of cybershot carry over into higher levels (i.e. lvl15 is +30 but is it now +25?)? Is this Cyber Storm damage -10 carry into higher tiers?
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The editor who added this notice elaborates: Patch notes is inconsistent with Cyber Quincy (Battles 2)#Cyber Storm info
Cyber Quincy is still performing too well after his recent nerfs. This should keep him strong but not dominant
— Update notes
Levels Changes
3-14
  •   Cyber Shot: Pierce bonus decreased ― +15 → +10
10-13
  •   Storm of Arrows: Damage reduced ― 30 → 20
Obyn has been overshadowed in favor of other heroes, even when using Druid
— Update notes
Levels Changes
1-5
  •   Spirit: Pierce increased ― 4 → 5
6-12
  •   Spirit: Pierce increased ― 8 → 9
13+
  •   Spirit: Pierce increased ― 13 → 14
4-7
  •   Nature's Ward Totem: Non-blimp slowdown increased ― 25% → 35%
    • Note: Does not affect MOAB-class (12.5%)
8-14
  •   Nature's Ward Totem: Slowdown increased ― 35% → 50%
    • Note: Does not affect MOAB-class (17.5%). Level 15+ remains 50% and 25% versus MOAB-class.
10-19
  •   Wall of Trees: RBE capacity increased ― 2000 → 3000
10+
  •   Wall of Trees: Cash generation per natural Bloon decreased ― 2× → 1.5×
18+
  •   Nature's Clarity: Now grants +10% attack speed for all Druids in range
20
  •   Wall of Trees: RBE capacity increased ― 7500 → 8500
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The editor who added this notice elaborates: Does lvl20 not 4000 -> 5300?
This should allow Ocean Obyn to give all water strategies a good synergy which they did not really have before, while retaining his current synergies
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Levels Changes
2+
  •   All Magic-specific buffs now also apply to water towers, including water-placed Ice Monkeys
5+
  •   Gains Ocean's Wrath buff: 5% reduced attack cooldown to all water towers in range
10-19
  •   Unleash the Kraken: RBE capacity increased per kraken ― 1200 → 2500
10+
  •   Unleash the Kraken: Cash generation per natural Bloon decreased ― 2× → 1×
12-17
  •   Crystal Clarity: +10% attack speed now applies at Level 12-17 instead of Level 18+
18+
  •   Crystal Clarity: Attack speed bonus increased ― +10% → +20%
  • Crystal Clarity: Name changed to Perfect Clarity
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The editor who added this notice elaborates: Is it only exactly lvl19, or lvl19+20?
Levels Changes
19+
  •   Biohack duration at exactly Level 19 increased ― 9s → 18s (bug fix)
These changes should allow Star Captain to grow stronger as the game goes on, making him much more of a threat
— Update notes
Levels Changes
8+
  •   Money Trap: Steal bonus for MOAB-class increases when applied to above blue MOABs
    • BFB: 1.3×
    • ZOMG/DDT: 2×
    • BAD: 3×
11-13
  •   Money Trap: MOAB-class base steal decreased ― $1300 → $1100
14+
  •   Money Trap: MOAB-class base steal decreased ― $3000 → $2200

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