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{{lede image|BTD6 Dart Monkey upgrade screen.png|The [[Dart Monkey (BTD6)|Dart Monkey]]'s upgrades in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''|size=300px}}

'''Upgrades''' are a core game mechanic of the {{series|Bloons TD}} and ''[[Bloons Super Monkey]]''. They can be purchased for [[cash]] to enhance a monkey's stats, add or replace attacks, unlock [[Activated Ability|Activated Abilities]], or combination of effects. Depending on the game, upgrades may come in multiple paths and tiers that restrict how many upgrades can be purchased and in what order; higher-tier upgrades are generally more powerful, but more expensive.

*Upgrades for towers in the {{series|Bloons TD}} are usually notated with numbers to represent their upgrade tiers. For example, a [[Dart Monkey (BTD6)|Dart Monkey]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'' that is upgraded to tier 5 ([[Ultra-Juggernaut (BTD6)|Ultra-Juggernaut]]) on its first path and tier 2 ([[Very Quick Shots (BTD6)|Very Quick Shots]]) on its second path is a "5-2-0" Dart Monkey. Upgrade notations are usually parsed with hyphens (e.g. "5-2-0"), slashes (e.g. "5/2/0") or no symbols between the letters (e.g. "520").

==Properties of upgrades==

 

==Special upgrade categories==

*In the {{flash version of|Bloons TD 4}}, ''[[Bloons TD 4 Expansion]]'', and the {{flash version of|Bloons TD 5}}, Premium Upgrades are purchased with [[NK Coin]]s, which are purchased using real money.

*In the {{mobile version of|Bloons TD 4}}, Premium Upgrades can now be unlocked for free by earning 5, 10, and 15 Hard difficulty [[Medal]]s, unlocking 3 specific Premium Upgrades at each threshold, but can still be purchased with real money.

Tier 5 upgrades appear in ''Bloons TD 6'' and ''[[Bloons TD Battles 2]]''. Only one of each tier 5 upgrade can exist at the same time, except for [[Crossbow Master (BTD6)|Crossbow Master]] with {{BTD6 mk|Master Double Cross}} & [[Ice Monkey (BTD6)|Ice Monkey]]s when used with [[Silas (BTD6)|Silas]] in ''BTD6''. In ''BTD6'''s [[Co-op (BTD6)|Co-op]], each player can have one of each tier 5 upgrade, allowing up to four of each tier 5 upgrade to exist at the same time (8 in the case of Crossbow Master/Ice Monkey tier 5 towers). In ''Battles 2'', Tier 5 upgrades are permanently unlocked for {{BTDB2 mm|1500}} per unlocked tower.

Paragons are a kind of upgrade introduced to ''Bloons TD 6'' in {{BTD6 version|27.0}}. They require all three tier 5 upgrades of that tower to be on screen, and when the paragon is bought, all of that tower on screen merge into a single unit with exceptionally high stats and damage bonuses against [[Boss Bloon]]s. The player can sacrifice more towers and [[Paragon Power Totem]]s when creating them to increase their Degree, which determines their stats. They are extremely expensive and take much more [[tower XP]] to unlock than other upgrades. Only one of each Paragon can exist at the same time, even in Co-op. While sometimes referred to as "5-5-5 towers" in the game, they actually belong to their own upgrade tier.

===Upgrades that require another tower===

In ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'', [[Monkeyopolis (BTD6)|Monkeyopolis]] can only be purchased if at least one [[Banana Farm (BTD6)|Banana Farm]] is within the [[Monkey Village (BTD6)|Monkey Village]]'s [[range]]. Additionally, the [[Megalodon]], [[Giganotosaurus|Gigantosaurus]] and  [[Pouākai]] tier 5 beast handlers can only be purchased if three additional beast handlers of the respective tier 4 are merged.

In ''[[Bloons Adventure Time TD]]'', some upgrades can only be purchased if a specific [[character]] is within the tower's range. Alternate characters are considered the same character for the purposes of these upgrades; for example, [[Finn (BATTD)|Finn]] can be upgraded to [[Bound by Word]] if either [[Princess Bubblegum (BATTD)|Princess Bubblegum]] or [[Warrior Bubblegum (BATTD)|Warrior Bubblegum]] are in his range.

*[[List of upgrades in BTD4|Upgrades in ''Bloons TD 4'']]

*[[List of upgrades in BTD5|Upgrades in ''Bloons TD 5'']]

*[[List of upgrades in Battles|Upgrades in ''Bloons TD Battles'']]

*[[List of upgrades in BMC|Upgrades in ''Bloons Monkey City'']]

{{BATTD achievement list by name|Homies Help Homies;Homies Help Homies 2;Homies Help Homies 3}}

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