Monkey Star

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{{about|the Perk|the Monkey Stars that appear on the victory screen|Callout}}

~~{{Research|Does this buff affect DoT damage? If not or so, state in lede}}~~

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{{BTD6 generic item info

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'''Monkey Star''' is a [[Perk]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants a [[buff]] to the first tower~~, Hero, or power~~ placed by a player~~, doubling its base [[damage]] and [[range]], but requiring double its upgrade costs~~ (including ~~Hero XP requirements) and~~ [[~~footprint~~]] ~~as a trade-off. [[Sub-~~tower~~|Sub~~-~~towers]] of the affected tower also receive the buff. [[Paragon]]s cannot be affected.~~ [[Power]]s ~~can be affected, which is intentional behavior.~~<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/s/wpCBdWeeic|title=Is it purposeful or is it a bug?|quote=Yeah Powers can get the effect of Monkey Star as well. We debated allowing it or not, but we felt it was neat and figured it'd be more fun to give players more options on how to play with this Perk.|publisher=Reddit, r/btd6|author=u/JoeyRainstorm|date=14th July 2026, 9:54:12am NZST|retrieved=July 15th 2026}}</ref> In [[Co-op (BTD6)|Co-op]], only one tower can receive the buff.

'''Monkey Star''' is a [[Perk]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants a [[buff]] to the first tower placed by a player (including [[Hero]]es, tower-based [[Power]]s<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/s/wpCBdWeeic|title=Is it purposeful or is it a bug?|quote=Yeah Powers can get the effect of Monkey Star as well. We debated allowing it or not, but we felt it was neat and figured it'd be more fun to give players more options on how to play with this Perk.|publisher=Reddit, r/btd6|author=u/JoeyRainstorm|date=14th July 2026, 9:54:12am NZST|retrieved=July 15th 2026}}</ref> and the [[Dungeon Statue]]) that turns it into a "Super Star". The buff doubles its base [[damage]] and increases its [[range]] by 50%, but doubles its upgrade costs (including Hero XP requirements) and increases its [[footprint]] size by 50% as a trade-off, but the crosspaths of Tier 5 towers will lose the upgrade cost penalty. It also increases the tower's model size, which is purely visual. It does not affect the cost of [[Paragon]] upgrades, and upgrading the Super Star into a Paragon removes the buff. In [[Co-op (BTD6)|Co-op]], only one tower can receive the buff.

~~Visually~~, ~~affected~~ towers ~~have increased model size~~, ~~but does~~ not ~~affect flying units~~. ~~After being upgraded~~ or ~~buffed,~~ the ~~unit~~'s ~~model size will increase~~.~~~~

This Perk has several unusual interactions:

*[[Sub-tower|Sub-towers]] of the affected tower also receive the buff, though due to a visual bug, some sub-towers (as well as flying units that are not sub-towers, like the [[Monkey Ace (BTD6)|Monkey Ace]] and [[Heli Pilot (BTD6)|Heli Pilot]]) do not become larger. In some cases, upgrading or buffing the tower fixes this.

There is a bug that causes Monkey Star to transfer to the next first tower after selling the Monkey Star and updating the game save.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/s/LMoPsXURfr</ref>

**[[Geraldo (BTD6)|Geraldo]]'s Shop items are considered sub-towers of Geraldo and gain the buff if Geraldo is the Super Star. The exception is [[Bottle of 'Gerry's Fire' Hot Sauce|Gerry's Fire]], which receives the buff if attached to the Super Star regardless of if the Super Star is Geraldo or not, because it acts as a sub-tower of the tower it is attached to, not Geraldo. It does not affect items that spawn projectiles or buffs instead of towers, such as the [[Stack of Old Nails]].

*It does not affect the cost of Geraldo's Shop items if he is the Super Star, despite applying the buff to some of his items.

*[[Pat Fusty (BTD6)|Pat Fusty]] is not affected by range buff.

*There is a bug that causes Monkey Star to transfer to the next first tower after selling the Monkey Star and updating the game save.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/s/LMoPsXURfr</ref>

==Tips==

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**Extreme late-game options favor footprint over anything else unless the support or damage gained is signficant enough to warrant more footprint. While the [[VTSG]] is one of the strongest possible DPS towers to receive this buff, this tower's DPS gain is insignificant compared to the footprint that would be taken by [[Bloonjitsu (BTD6)|Bloonjitsu]]s and [[Shinobi Tactics (BTD6)|Shinobi Tactics]].

**The base towers for Ace, Engineer, Buccaneer, Heli, and Boomerang are solid choices for the Monkey Star in the early game. A free Dart Monkey can be used instead if getting an income snowball is more important than the few hundred dollars spent for defense.

**Merging [[Beast Handler (BTD6)|Beast Handler]]s into a Handler with the Monkey Star buff active can further improve damage for a tier 3 beast without too much extra cost, due to most of the cost being from other towers merging into it.

**For specific Heroes, the best candidates include Quincy and Sauda. Some Heroes such as Gwen can be considered if the Hero buffs and other utilities are less important than the main damage. Avoid on Psi and Benjamin.

*Without Powers or certain Perks, the Monkey Star can only realistically be a tower or Hero that's affordable on the first round, unless doing some early round leaks before the first tower.

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==Gallery==

{{screenshot needed|section=y|~~Examples of embiggened towers and the notification~~ that appears when a tower has the buff}}

{{screenshot needed|section=y|The following:

*Notification that appears when a tower has the buff

*Examples of embiggened towers

**Flying units like ace, heli, rosalia

**Carrier Flagship and placed towers on land platforms

**Big sub-towers like Sentry Champion sentries (include the notification on subtowers)

**big powers}}

File:BTD6 Sniper Monkey Star Perk.png|Sniper Monkey with the Monkey Star perk, selected

File:BTD6 T5 Sniper Monkey Star Perk.png|Sniper Monkey with Monkey Star upgraded into Elite Sniper (note lack of expensive crosspaths)

</gallery>

==Trivia==

*On maps that have no water by default, it is impossible to make ~~any~~ water-only tower the Super Star, ~~due~~ to ~~needing~~ another tower ~~that can support it~~ such as a {{BTD6|Portable Lake}}.

*On maps that have no water by default, it is impossible to make a water-only tower the Super Star, since the only way to create water is by placing another tower (such as a {{BTD6|Portable Lake}} or [[Lord of the Abyss]]) first.

==In other languages==

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 {{about|the Perk|the Monkey Stars that appear on the victory screen|Callout}}
-{{Research|Does this buff affect DoT damage? If not or so, state in lede}}
-{{stub}}
 {{BTD6 generic item info
 |id=MonkeyStar
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 |introduced=55.0
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-'''Monkey Star''' is a [[Perk]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants a [[buff]] to the first tower, Hero, or power placed by a player, doubling its base [[damage]] and [[range]], but requiring double its upgrade costs (including Hero XP requirements) and [[footprint]] as a trade-off. [[Sub-tower|Sub-towers]] of the affected tower also receive the buff. [[Paragon]]s cannot be affected. [[Power]]s can be affected, which is intentional behavior.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/s/wpCBdWeeic|title=Is it purposeful or is it a bug?|quote=Yeah Powers can get the effect of Monkey Star as well. We debated allowing it or not, but we felt it was neat and figured it'd be more fun to give players more options on how to play with this Perk.|publisher=Reddit, r/btd6|author=u/JoeyRainstorm|date=14th July 2026, 9:54:12am NZST|retrieved=July 15th 2026}}</ref> In [[Co-op (BTD6)|Co-op]], only one tower can receive the buff.
+'''Monkey Star''' is a [[Perk]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants a [[buff]] to the first tower placed by a player (including [[Hero]]es, tower-based [[Power]]s<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/s/wpCBdWeeic|title=Is it purposeful or is it a bug?|quote=Yeah Powers can get the effect of Monkey Star as well. We debated allowing it or not, but we felt it was neat and figured it'd be more fun to give players more options on how to play with this Perk.|publisher=Reddit, r/btd6|author=u/JoeyRainstorm|date=14th July 2026, 9:54:12am NZST|retrieved=July 15th 2026}}</ref> and the [[Dungeon Statue]]) that turns it into a "Super Star". The buff doubles its base [[damage]] and increases its [[range]] by 50%, but doubles its upgrade costs (including Hero XP requirements) and increases its [[footprint]] size by 50% as a trade-off, but the crosspaths of Tier 5 towers will lose the upgrade cost penalty. It also increases the tower's model size, which is purely visual. It does not affect the cost of [[Paragon]] upgrades, and upgrading the Super Star into a Paragon removes the buff. In [[Co-op (BTD6)|Co-op]], only one tower can receive the buff.
-Visually, affected towers have increased model size, but does not affect flying units. After being upgraded or buffed, the unit's model size will increase.<!--implies landing pads, also etienne himself is bigger but not drones, and he also is involved not just aces, helis, rosalia-->
+This Perk has several unusual interactions:
+*[[Sub-tower|Sub-towers]] of the affected tower also receive the buff, though due to a visual bug, some sub-towers (as well as flying units that are not sub-towers, like the [[Monkey Ace (BTD6)|Monkey Ace]] and [[Heli Pilot (BTD6)|Heli Pilot]]) do not become larger. In some cases, upgrading or buffing the tower fixes this.
-There is a bug that causes Monkey Star to transfer to the next first tower after selling the Monkey Star and updating the game save.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/s/LMoPsXURfr</ref>
+**[[Geraldo (BTD6)|Geraldo]]'s Shop items are considered sub-towers of Geraldo and gain the buff if Geraldo is the Super Star. The exception is [[Bottle of 'Gerry's Fire' Hot Sauce|Gerry's Fire]], which receives the buff if attached to the Super Star regardless of if the Super Star is Geraldo or not, because it acts as a sub-tower of the tower it is attached to, not Geraldo. It does not affect items that spawn projectiles or buffs instead of towers, such as the [[Stack of Old Nails]].
+*It does not affect the cost of Geraldo's Shop items if he is the Super Star, despite applying the buff to some of his items.
+*[[Pat Fusty (BTD6)|Pat Fusty]] is not affected by range buff.
+*There is a bug that causes Monkey Star to transfer to the next first tower after selling the Monkey Star and updating the game save.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/s/LMoPsXURfr</ref>
 ==Tips==
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 **Extreme late-game options favor footprint over anything else unless the support or damage gained is signficant enough to warrant more footprint. While the [[VTSG]] is one of the strongest possible DPS towers to receive this buff, this tower's DPS gain is insignificant compared to the footprint that would be taken by [[Bloonjitsu (BTD6)|Bloonjitsu]]s and [[Shinobi Tactics (BTD6)|Shinobi Tactics]].
 **The base towers for Ace, Engineer, Buccaneer, Heli, and Boomerang are solid choices for the Monkey Star in the early game. A free Dart Monkey can be used instead if getting an income snowball is more important than the few hundred dollars spent for defense.
+**Merging [[Beast Handler (BTD6)|Beast Handler]]s into a Handler with the Monkey Star buff active can further improve damage for a tier 3 beast without too much extra cost, due to most of the cost being from other towers merging into it.
 **For specific Heroes, the best candidates include Quincy and Sauda. Some Heroes such as Gwen can be considered if the Hero buffs and other utilities are less important than the main damage. Avoid on Psi and Benjamin.
 *Without Powers or certain Perks, the Monkey Star can only realistically be a tower or Hero that's affordable on the first round, unless doing some early round leaks before the first tower.
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 ==Gallery==
-{{screenshot needed|section=y|Examples of embiggened towers and the notification that appears when a tower has the buff}}
+{{screenshot needed|section=y|The following:
+*Notification that appears when a tower has the buff
+*Examples of embiggened towers
+**Flying units like ace, heli, rosalia
+**Carrier Flagship and placed towers on land platforms
+**Big sub-towers like Sentry Champion sentries (include the notification on subtowers)
+**big powers}}
+<gallery>
+File:BTD6 Sniper Monkey Star Perk.png|Sniper Monkey with the Monkey Star perk, selected
+File:BTD6 T5 Sniper Monkey Star Perk.png|Sniper Monkey with Monkey Star upgraded into Elite Sniper (note lack of expensive crosspaths)
+</gallery>
 ==Trivia==
-*On maps that have no water by default, it is impossible to make any water-only tower the Super Star, due to needing another tower that can support it such as a {{BTD6|Portable Lake}}.
+*On maps that have no water by default, it is impossible to make a water-only tower the Super Star, since the only way to create water is by placing another tower (such as a {{BTD6|Portable Lake}} or [[Lord of the Abyss]]) first.
 ==In other languages==

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