Riptide Champion

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{{BTD6 upgrade info

|id=Riptide Champion

| id = Riptide Champion

| name = Riptide Champion

|name =Riptide Champion

| icon = BTD6 Mermonkey 030UpgradeIcon.png

|icon =BTD6 Mermonkey 030UpgradeIcon.png

| image = BTD6 030-Mermonkey.png

|image =BTD6 030-Mermonkey.png

| description = Mermonkey draws energy from the sea. Tridents can pop Lead Bloons, grow in power as they travel, and crash with devastating force.

|description =Mermonkey draws energy from the sea. Tridents grow in ~~size and~~ power as they travel, and crash with devastating force.

| description C =

|description C=

| tower = Mermonkey

| path = 2

| tier = 3

| cost = 2000

| cost C =

| xp = 2500

}}

'''Riptide Champion''' is the [[Mermonkey (BTD6)|Mermonkey]]'s path 2 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede"/>It replaces its original trident [[attack]] with a new trident attack that fires every 1.5 seconds instead of every 1.2 seconds (20% slower than before) and has 32 units of [[range]] instead of 28 units. Its tridents move slower and don't create splashes, but they now grow in size and [[damage]] as they travel, and they spawn two wavelet projectiles laterally at the end of their lifespans or upon colliding with a wall (they do not spawn by running out of pierce).

|~~tower=Mermonkey~~

At base, both the tridents and the wavelets have 25 [[pierce]], deal 4 [[damage type|Frigid-type]] [[damage]] and +2 damage to frozen Bloons, and [[freeze]] all layers of Bloons they deal damage to for up to 1 second (0.5 seconds for [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Ceramic Bloon]]s). They pass through [[White Bloon (BTD6)|White Bloon]]s and [[Zebra Bloon (BTD6)|Zebra Bloon]]s (but not [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple Bloon]]s) instead of colliding with them unless [[buff]]ed to be able to deal damage to them. Per second of travel time, the tridents gain 50% more damage (capped at 3× damage, though this is functionally impossible to reach without projectile lifespan buffs) and 10% more radius, while the wavelets lose 20% radius (but do not lose damage).<section end="lede"/>

|~~path= 2~~

|~~tier~~= 3

~~|cost =2300~~

[[Crosspath]]ing with [[Trident Efficiency]] and [[Trident Swiftness]] modifies the trident attack's [[attack speed]], projectile speed, and projectile lifespan by the same ratio as the previous tier, but Trident Swiftness also increases the tridents' growth rate to 75% damage and 15% radius per second to compensate for their reduced lifespan. Crosspathing with [[Echosense Precision]] gives its trident projectiles a slower rotation rate to compensate for their slower travel speed and does not allow its wavelets to seek Bloons.

~~|cost C=~~

~~|xp =2500~~

}}

~~'''Riptide Champion''' is the~~ [[~~Mermonkey (BTD6)|Mermonkey~~]]'s ~~path 2 tier 3~~ [[~~upgrade~~]] ~~in '~~'[[~~Bloons TD 6~~]]~~''. Tridents can pierce through 12 bloons. Once the~~ trident ~~reaches maximum pierce or lifespan, it splits into two splashes, which each have 12 pierce~~.

== Stats ==

==Costs and sell values==

==Strategy==

{{Strategy needed|Check again if crosspath prefs for top vs bottom are still true as of v51.0 with pierce buff}}

Riptide Champion's cheap cost gives it an edge at mid-to-late-game cleanup and support, freezing Super Ceramics while dealing high general damage in all stages. It's particularly effective in groups, being able to focus one area at a time, and can bolster DDT damage. Its only major downsides are being unable to pop Whites and Zebras, requiring additional cleanup, and adding an anti-synergy with sharp attacks.

The third-path crosspath is preferred to let the homing scale its damage more reliably, with [[Echosense Network]] potentially giving it massive range. However, the first-path crosspath's speed bonuses are used if Riptide Champion must deal with denser groups and cannot use the homing effectively.

==Update history==

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===Screenshots===

===~~Artwork and icons~~===

===Assets===

BTD6 030-Mermonkey.png|Portrait

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BTD6 030-MermonkeyInsta.png|[[Insta Monkey]] icon

</gallery>

==In other languages==

{{langlist

|key=Riptide Champion

|label=Name

|collapsed=

|ar =بطل ضد التيار

|da =Tidevandets mester

|de =Strömungs-Champion

|es =Campeón de las aguas revueltas

|es-la=Campeón de marea

|fi =Ristiaallokon mestari

|fr =Champion des courants

|it =Campione delle correnti

|ja =離岸流チャンピオン

|ko =해류의 제왕

|nl =Kampioen van de getijden

|no =Tverrstrøm-mester

|pl =Mistrz odpływu

|pt-br=Campeão da Contracorrente

|ru =Приливной чемпион

|sv =Ripströmmästare

|th =ริปไทด์แชมเปี้ยน

|tr =Ters Akıntı Şampiyonu

|zh-cn=激流冠军

|zh-tw=激流鬥士

}}

{{langlist

|key=Riptide Champion Description

|label=Description

|collapsed=

|ar =يستمد الميرمانكي طاقته من البحر. يمكن للرماح ثلاثية الشعب فرقعة البالونات المصنوعة من الرصاص، والنمو في القوة في أثناء سفرها، والتحطم بقوة مدمرة.

|da =Havaber henter energi fra havet. Treforker kan springe bly-bloons, vokser i kraft efter affyring, og styrter ned med ødelæggende kraft.

|de =Meeraffen beziehen ihre Energie vom Meer. Die Dreizacke können Bleibloons platzen lassen, werden unterwegs größer und stärker und schlagen vernichtend ein.

|es =El siremono obtiene energía del mar. Los tridentes pueden hacer explotar bloons emplomados, aumentar su poder mientras viajan y golpear con una fuerza devastadora.

|es-la=El tritomono extrae energía del mar. Los tridentes revientan bloons emplomados, aumentan de tamaño y potencia mientras avanzan y chocan con fuerza devastadora.

|fi =Merenapina vetää energiaa merestä. Atraimet voivat poksauttaa lyijyblooneja, tehostuvat liikkuessaan ja iskevät tuhoavalla voimalla.

|fr =Le siringe tire son énergie de la mer. Les tridents peuvent faire éclater des Bloons en plomb, gagnent en taille et en puissance au fur et à mesure qu'ils se déplacent et s'écrasent de façon dévastatrice.

|it =Le sirenscimmie traggono energia dal mare. I tridenti possono far scoppiare i bloon di piombo, aumentare di potenza durante il viaggio e schiantarsi con una forza devastante.

|ja =人魚モンキーが海からエネルギーを取得する。進んでいくと三又槍は鉛ブルーンを割れるようになり、パワーも増え、物凄い威力で破壊する。

|ko =바다원숭이가 바다로부터 힘을 얻습니다. 납 풍선을 터트릴 수 있게 된 삼지창이 날아가면서 점점 크기가 커지고 위력이 증가해 목표물과 접촉할 때 어마어마한 살상력을 발휘합니다.

|nl =Zeemeeraap put energie uit de zee. Drietanden kunnen Loden Bloons laten knallen, worden sterker naarmate ze afstand afleggen en landen met verwoestende kracht.

|no =Havape får energi fra havet. Treforker kan poppe bly-bloons. De vokser seg sterkere mens de reiser, og de krasjer med knusende styrke.

|pl =Małpka syrenka czerpie energię z morskich głębin. Trójzęby mogą przekłuwać ołowiane blony, a także stają się większe i potężniejsze, po czym spadają na wrogów z niszczycielską siłą.

|pt-br=O Macaquático tira energia do mar. Os tridentes podem estourar Bloons de Chumbo, aumentam de poder conforme viajam e colidem com uma força devastadora.

|ru =Морбезьяны черпают силу из моря. Трезубцы могут пробивать свинцовые шары, в полете увеличиваются и усиливаются, а потом бьют с ужасающей мощью.

|sv =Havsapan hämtar energi från havet. Treuddarna kan smälla Blybloons, växer i kraft under sin färd och kraschar med förödande kraft.

|th =เมอร์มังกี้ยืมพลังจากท้องทะเล ตรีศูรสามารถทำให้บลูนตะกั่วแตก พลังมากขึ้นเมื่อขว้างออกไปและกระทบเป้าหมายด้วยพลังทำลายล้างอันล้นหลาม

|tr =Deniz Maymunu denizden enerji çeker. Yabalar Kurşun Bloon'ları patlatabilir, yol alırken gücü artar ve yok edici bir güçle çarpar.

|zh-cn=人鱼猴子从海洋中汲取能量。三叉戟可以击破铅气球，在飞行过程中威力会逐渐增大，并以毁灭性的力量撞击地面。

|zh-tw=美人魚猴從海洋中汲取能量。三叉戟可擊破鉛氣球，並在飛行過程中增長力量，最後以毀滅性的力量撞擊敵人。

}}

==Navigation==

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-{{stub|lede is too short}}
 {{BTD6 upgrade info
-|id=Riptide Champion
+| id = Riptide Champion
+| name = Riptide Champion
-|name         =Riptide Champion
+| icon = BTD6 Mermonkey 030UpgradeIcon.png
-|icon         =BTD6 Mermonkey 030UpgradeIcon.png
+| image = BTD6 030-Mermonkey.png
-|image        =BTD6 030-Mermonkey.png
+| description = Mermonkey draws energy from the sea. Tridents can pop Lead Bloons, grow in power as they travel, and crash with devastating force.
-|description  =Mermonkey draws energy from the sea. Tridents grow in size and power as they travel, and crash with devastating force.
+| description C =
-|description C=
+| tower = Mermonkey
+| path = 2
+| tier = 3
+| cost = 2000
+| cost C =
+| xp = 2500
+}}
+'''Riptide Champion''' is the [[Mermonkey (BTD6)|Mermonkey]]'s path 2 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede"/>It replaces its original trident [[attack]] with a new trident attack that fires every 1.5 seconds instead of every 1.2 seconds (20% slower than before) and has 32 units of [[range]] instead of 28 units. Its tridents move slower and don't create splashes, but they now grow in size and [[damage]] as they travel, and they spawn two wavelet projectiles laterally at the end of their lifespans or upon colliding with a wall (they do not spawn by running out of pierce).
-|tower=Mermonkey
+At base, both the tridents and the wavelets have 25 [[pierce]], deal 4 [[damage type|Frigid-type]] [[damage]] and +2 damage to frozen Bloons, and [[freeze]] all layers of Bloons they deal damage to for up to 1 second (0.5 seconds for [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Ceramic Bloon]]s). They pass through [[White Bloon (BTD6)|White Bloon]]s and [[Zebra Bloon (BTD6)|Zebra Bloon]]s (but not [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple Bloon]]s) instead of colliding with them unless [[buff]]ed to be able to deal damage to them. Per second of travel time, the tridents gain 50% more damage (capped at 3× damage, though this is functionally impossible to reach without projectile lifespan buffs) and 10% more radius, while the wavelets lose 20% radius (but do not lose damage).<section end="lede"/>
-|path= 2
-|tier= 3
-|cost  =2300
+[[Crosspath]]ing with [[Trident Efficiency]] and [[Trident Swiftness]] modifies the trident attack's [[attack speed]], projectile speed, and projectile lifespan by the same ratio as the previous tier, but Trident Swiftness also increases the tridents' growth rate to 75% damage and 15% radius per second to compensate for their reduced lifespan. Crosspathing with [[Echosense Precision]] gives its trident projectiles a slower rotation rate to compensate for their slower travel speed and does not allow its wavelets to seek Bloons.
-|cost C=
-|xp    =2500
-}}
-'''Riptide Champion''' is the [[Mermonkey (BTD6)|Mermonkey]]'s path 2 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. Tridents can pierce through 12 bloons. Once the trident reaches maximum pierce or lifespan, it splits into two splashes, which each have 12 pierce.
 == Stats ==
-{{BTD6 stat list by upgrade|Mermonkey|300}}
+{{BTD6 stat list by tiers|Mermonkey|030}}
 ==Costs and sell values==
 {{BTD6 cost list by upgrade|Mermonkey|2|3}}
+==Strategy==
+{{Strategy needed|Check again if crosspath prefs for top vs bottom are still true as of v51.0 with pierce buff}}
+{{Outdated|big Riptide nerfs}}
+{{BTD6 last updated|52.2|section=y}}
+Riptide Champion's cheap cost gives it an edge at mid-to-late-game cleanup and support, freezing Super Ceramics while dealing high general damage in all stages. It's particularly effective in groups, being able to focus one area at a time, and can bolster DDT damage. Its only major downsides are being unable to pop Whites and Zebras, requiring additional cleanup, and adding an anti-synergy with sharp attacks.
+The third-path crosspath is preferred to let the homing scale its damage more reliably, with [[Echosense Network]] potentially giving it massive range. However, the first-path crosspath's speed bonuses are used if Riptide Champion must deal with denser groups and cannot use the homing effectively.
 ==Update history==
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 {{main gallery|Mermonkey}}
 ===Screenshots===
-{{screenshot needed}}
+{{screenshot needed|section=y}}
-===Artwork and icons===
+===Assets===
 <gallery>
 BTD6 030-Mermonkey.png|Portrait
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 BTD6 030-MermonkeyInsta.png|[[Insta Monkey]] icon
 </gallery>
+==In other languages==
+{{BTD6 last updated|55.2|section=y}}
+{{langlist
+|key=Riptide Champion
+|label=Name
+|collapsed=
+|ar   =بطل ضد التيار
+|da   =Tidevandets mester
+|de   =Strömungs-Champion
+|es   =Campeón de las aguas revueltas
+|es-la=Campeón de marea
+|fi   =Ristiaallokon mestari
+|fr   =Champion des courants
+|it   =Campione delle correnti
+|ja   =離岸流チャンピオン
+|ko   =해류의 제왕
+|nl   =Kampioen van de getijden
+|no   =Tverrstrøm-mester
+|pl   =Mistrz odpływu
+|pt-br=Campeão da Contracorrente
+|ru   =Приливной чемпион
+|sv   =Ripströmmästare
+|th   =ริปไทด์แชมเปี้ยน
+|tr   =Ters Akıntı Şampiyonu
+|zh-cn=激流冠军
+|zh-tw=激流鬥士
+}}
+{{langlist
+|key=Riptide Champion Description
+|label=Description
+|collapsed=
+|ar   =يستمد الميرمانكي طاقته من البحر. يمكن للرماح ثلاثية الشعب فرقعة البالونات المصنوعة من الرصاص، والنمو في القوة في أثناء سفرها، والتحطم بقوة مدمرة.
+|da   =Havaber henter energi fra havet. Treforker kan springe bly-bloons, vokser i kraft efter affyring, og styrter ned med ødelæggende kraft.
+|de   =Meeraffen beziehen ihre Energie vom Meer. Die Dreizacke können Bleibloons platzen lassen, werden unterwegs größer und stärker und schlagen vernichtend ein.
+|es   =El siremono obtiene energía del mar. Los tridentes pueden hacer explotar bloons emplomados, aumentar su poder mientras viajan y golpear con una fuerza devastadora.
+|es-la=El tritomono extrae energía del mar. Los tridentes revientan bloons emplomados, aumentan de tamaño y potencia mientras avanzan y chocan con fuerza devastadora.
+|fi   =Merenapina vetää energiaa merestä. Atraimet voivat poksauttaa lyijyblooneja, tehostuvat liikkuessaan ja iskevät tuhoavalla voimalla.
+|fr   =Le siringe tire son énergie de la mer. Les tridents peuvent faire éclater des Bloons en plomb, gagnent en taille et en puissance au fur et à mesure qu'ils se déplacent et s'écrasent de façon dévastatrice.
+|it   =Le sirenscimmie traggono energia dal mare. I tridenti possono far scoppiare i bloon di piombo, aumentare di potenza durante il viaggio e schiantarsi con una forza devastante.
+|ja   =人魚モンキーが海からエネルギーを取得する。進んでいくと三又槍は鉛ブルーンを割れるようになり、パワーも増え、物凄い威力で破壊する。
+|ko   =바다원숭이가 바다로부터 힘을 얻습니다. 납 풍선을 터트릴 수 있게 된 삼지창이 날아가면서 점점 크기가 커지고 위력이 증가해 목표물과 접촉할 때 어마어마한 살상력을 발휘합니다.
+|nl   =Zeemeeraap put energie uit de zee. Drietanden kunnen Loden Bloons laten knallen, worden sterker naarmate ze afstand afleggen en landen met verwoestende kracht.
+|no   =Havape får energi fra havet. Treforker kan poppe bly-bloons. De vokser seg sterkere mens de reiser, og de krasjer med knusende styrke.
+|pl   =Małpka syrenka czerpie energię z morskich głębin. Trójzęby mogą przekłuwać ołowiane blony, a także stają się większe i potężniejsze, po czym spadają na wrogów z niszczycielską siłą.
+|pt-br=O Macaquático tira energia do mar. Os tridentes podem estourar Bloons de Chumbo, aumentam de poder conforme viajam e colidem com uma força devastadora.
+|ru   =Морбезьяны черпают силу из моря. Трезубцы могут пробивать свинцовые шары, в полете увеличиваются и усиливаются, а потом бьют с ужасающей мощью.
+|sv   =Havsapan hämtar energi från havet. Treuddarna kan smälla Blybloons, växer i kraft under sin färd och kraschar med förödande kraft.
+|th   =เมอร์มังกี้ยืมพลังจากท้องทะเล ตรีศูรสามารถทำให้บลูนตะกั่วแตก พลังมากขึ้นเมื่อขว้างออกไปและกระทบเป้าหมายด้วยพลังทำลายล้างอันล้นหลาม
+|tr   =Deniz Maymunu denizden enerji çeker. Yabalar Kurşun Bloon'ları patlatabilir, yol alırken gücü artar ve yok edici bir güçle çarpar.
+|zh-cn=人鱼猴子从海洋中汲取能量。三叉戟可以击破铅气球，在飞行过程中威力会逐渐增大，并以毁灭性的力量撞击地面。
+|zh-tw=美人魚猴從海洋中汲取能量。三叉戟可擊破鉛氣球，並在飛行過程中增長力量，最後以毀滅性的力量撞擊敵人。
+}}
 ==Navigation==
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