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'''Monkey Intelligence Bureau''' is the [[Monkey Village (BTD6)|Monkey Village]]'s path 2 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants towers the capability to pop [[Black Bloon (BTD6)|Black]], [[White Bloon (BTD6)|White]], [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple]], [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead]], and [[Frozen Bloon (BTD6)|Frozen]] properties,{{Fn|It does not allow the Heli Pilot's Downdraft upgrade to blow back Lead Bloons, which may be a bug. Ice Monkeys always can pop Frozen but not target them unless given [[Re-Freeze (BTD6)|Re-Freeze]].}} giving them the equivalent of [[Damage#Normal ~~/ Acid~~|Normal damage type]] against all except [[Glass Bloon (BTD6)|Glass Bloon]]s. This buff also grants targeting of Lead and Purple properties (e.g. [[Psi (BTD6)|Psi]] before level 6 or 11), but will not grant targeting of other Bloon properties, including Frozen.~~~~

'''Monkey Intelligence Bureau''' is the [[Monkey Village (BTD6)|Monkey Village]]'s path 2 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants towers the capability to pop [[Black Bloon (BTD6)|Black]], [[White Bloon (BTD6)|White]], [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple]], [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead]], and [[Frozen Bloon (BTD6)|Frozen]] properties,{{Fn|It does not allow the Heli Pilot's Downdraft upgrade to blow back Lead Bloons, which may be a bug. Ice Monkeys always can pop Frozen but not target them unless given [[Re-Freeze (BTD6)|Re-Freeze]].}}, giving them the equivalent of [[Damage#Normal|Normal damage type]] against all except [[Glass Bloon (BTD6)|Glass Bloon]]s, though it does allow [[Damage#Acid|Acid damage type]] to pop Glass Bloons. This buff also grants targeting of Lead and Purple properties (e.g. [[Psi (BTD6)|Psi]] before level 6 or 11), but will not grant targeting of other Bloon properties, including Frozen.

==Stats==

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==Strategy==

Monkey Intelligence Bureau is a simple but expensive solution to countering Bloon properties; its main strength compared to alternatives is the lack of reliance on timing, due to its 100% uptime buffs. However, cheaper supports, such as [[Glue Strike (BTD6)|Glue Strike]] and [[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]], are more cost-efficient and provide extra benefits, ~~0-5-2~~ [[Glue Storm (BTD6)|Glue Storm]] is able to cover all DDT rounds in CHIMPS (including round 95), and [[Hero (BTD6)|Hero]] buffs (e.g. [[Gwendolin (BTD6)|Gwendolin]], [[Striker Jones (BTD6)|Striker Jones]]) are preferred if revolving around specific towers.

Monkey Intelligence Bureau is a simple but expensive solution to countering Bloon properties; its main strength compared to alternatives is the lack of reliance on timing, due to its 100% uptime buffs. However, cheaper supports, such as [[Glue Strike (BTD6)|Glue Strike]] and [[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]], are more cost-efficient and provide extra benefits, [[Glue Storm (BTD6)|Glue Storm]] is able to cover all DDT rounds in CHIMPS (including round 95), and [[Hero (BTD6)|Hero]] buffs (e.g. [[Gwendolin (BTD6)|Gwendolin]], [[Striker Jones (BTD6)|Striker Jones]]) are preferred if revolving around specific towers.

Most of the time, MIB is used to counter the Lead and Black properties of DDTs, or prevent anti-synergy with Frozen Bloons (e.g. [[Snowstorm (BTD6)|Snowstorm]], [[Silas (BTD6)|Silas]]). This buff also opens up crosspaths that are much stronger than the one that pops all Bloon types (e.g. 5-2-0 [[Glaive Lord (BTD6)|Glaive Lord]] over 5-0-2). In niche uses, it can be used on a high-pierce tower that only has damage type weaknesses, such as [[Recursive Cluster (BTD6)|Recursive Cluster]] in [[Race]]s when better options (e.g. 4-0-2 [[MOAR Glaives (BTD6)|MOAR Glaives]] or [[Ice Shards (BTD6)|Ice Shards]]) are not available.

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-'''Monkey Intelligence Bureau''' is the [[Monkey Village (BTD6)|Monkey Village]]'s path 2 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants towers the capability to pop [[Black Bloon (BTD6)|Black]], [[White Bloon (BTD6)|White]], [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple]], [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead]], and [[Frozen Bloon (BTD6)|Frozen]] properties,{{Fn|It does not allow the Heli Pilot's Downdraft upgrade to blow back Lead Bloons, which may be a bug. Ice Monkeys always can pop Frozen but not target them unless given [[Re-Freeze (BTD6)|Re-Freeze]].}} giving them the equivalent of [[Damage#Normal / Acid|Normal damage type]]<!--not a subst for normal type, just more popping--> against all except [[Glass Bloon (BTD6)|Glass Bloon]]s. This buff also grants targeting of Lead and Purple properties (e.g. [[Psi (BTD6)|Psi]] before level 6 or 11), but will not grant targeting of other Bloon properties, including Frozen.<!--riptide and above projs target purple if its proj can damage them, that's not necessarily "targets x"-->
+'''Monkey Intelligence Bureau''' is the [[Monkey Village (BTD6)|Monkey Village]]'s path 2 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants towers the capability to pop [[Black Bloon (BTD6)|Black]], [[White Bloon (BTD6)|White]], [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple]], [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead]], and [[Frozen Bloon (BTD6)|Frozen]] properties,{{Fn|It does not allow the Heli Pilot's Downdraft upgrade to blow back Lead Bloons, which may be a bug. Ice Monkeys always can pop Frozen but not target them unless given [[Re-Freeze (BTD6)|Re-Freeze]].}}, giving them the equivalent of [[Damage#Normal|Normal damage type]]<!--not a subst for normal type, just more popping--> against all except [[Glass Bloon (BTD6)|Glass Bloon]]s, though it does allow [[Damage#Acid|Acid damage type]] to pop Glass Bloons. This buff also grants targeting of Lead and Purple properties (e.g. [[Psi (BTD6)|Psi]] before level 6 or 11), but will not grant targeting of other Bloon properties, including Frozen.
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 ==Strategy==
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+{{BTD6 last updated|54.0|section=y}}
-Monkey Intelligence Bureau is a simple but expensive solution to countering Bloon properties; its main strength compared to alternatives is the lack of reliance on timing, due to its 100% uptime buffs. However, cheaper supports, such as [[Glue Strike (BTD6)|Glue Strike]] and [[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]], are more cost-efficient and provide extra benefits, 0-5-2 [[Glue Storm (BTD6)|Glue Storm]] is able to cover all DDT rounds in CHIMPS (including round 95), and [[Hero (BTD6)|Hero]] buffs (e.g. [[Gwendolin (BTD6)|Gwendolin]], [[Striker Jones (BTD6)|Striker Jones]]) are preferred if revolving around specific towers.
+Monkey Intelligence Bureau is a simple but expensive solution to countering Bloon properties; its main strength compared to alternatives is the lack of reliance on timing, due to its 100% uptime buffs. However, cheaper supports, such as [[Glue Strike (BTD6)|Glue Strike]] and [[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]], are more cost-efficient and provide extra benefits, [[Glue Storm (BTD6)|Glue Storm]] is able to cover all DDT rounds in CHIMPS (including round 95), and [[Hero (BTD6)|Hero]] buffs (e.g. [[Gwendolin (BTD6)|Gwendolin]], [[Striker Jones (BTD6)|Striker Jones]]) are preferred if revolving around specific towers.
 Most of the time, MIB is used to counter the Lead and Black properties of DDTs, or prevent anti-synergy with Frozen Bloons (e.g. [[Snowstorm (BTD6)|Snowstorm]], [[Silas (BTD6)|Silas]]). This buff also opens up crosspaths that are much stronger than the one that pops all Bloon types (e.g. 5-2-0 [[Glaive Lord (BTD6)|Glaive Lord]] over 5-0-2). In niche uses, it can be used on a high-pierce tower that only has damage type weaknesses, such as [[Recursive Cluster (BTD6)|Recursive Cluster]] in [[Race]]s<!--not worth vs bloonarius clumps; ~11k supp, rcsv not solo ceramic assure--> when better options (e.g. 4-0-2 [[MOAR Glaives (BTD6)|MOAR Glaives]] or [[Ice Shards (BTD6)|Ice Shards]]) are not available.