Cripple MOAB (BTD6): Difference between revisions

 

'''Cripple MOAB''' is the [[Sniper Monkey (BTD6)|Sniper Monkey]]'s path 1 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It increases the [[damage]] of Sniper Monkey's bullets from 30 to 280, and grants bullets an area effect that deals 28 damage to up to 10 Bloons near the impact location (up to a distance of 8 [[Unit|units]]).

With the [[Shrapnel Shot (BTD6)|Shrapnel Shot]] [[crosspath]], shrapnel can now stun and debuff MOAB-Class Bloons for roughly<!--e.g. 4*2/3 = 2.6667, not 2.5, for a DDT--> 66% of the normal duration. Additionally shrapnel damage is increased from 6 to 12 and pierce increased from 2 to 3.

|[[DDT (BTD6)|DDT]] (if visible)

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{{Strategy needed|Cripp use cases on chimps, bosses, etc.}}

Cripple MOAB excels at debuffing single blimps from any range, given enough [[Line of Sight]], allowing towers to maximize damage against single targets, hence standing out the most in [[Boss Bloon Event]]s and [[Boss Rush]]. Setting on [[Strong]] is often the best to affect the strongest blimp, unless against [[Dreadbloon (BTD6)|Dreadbloon]] where [[First]] is necessary to avoid [[Rock Bloon]]s.

As its blimp debuff is a flat damage bonus, towers that benefit the most from the crippled debuff are those which shoot lots of low-damage projectiles, such as [[Overdrive (BTD6)|Overdrive]]s, [[Sun Avatar (BTD6)|Sun Avatar]]s, and Shinobi-buffed [[Bloonjitsu (BTD6)|Bloonjitsu]]s.

Path 2 crosspath is better for group damage, as the shrapnel can stun and cripple many MOABs in one attack, while Path 3 crosspath is better for single target damage. Path 2 also grants camo detection, allowing this tower to hit, stun and cripple DDTs, and reliably affect Phayze.

Cripple MOAB is great for late-game rounds or high difficulty boss tiers, as the debuff will help any other damage-dealing towers, plus grant some extra damage. A tower with similar effects is the [[Glue Gunner (BTD6)|Glue Storm]], which is significantly cheaper but gives a less powerful debuff of only +2 damage. In these cases where single target damage is preferred, Path 3 crosspath should be bought, alongside a [[Monkey Village (BTD6)|Monkey Village]] with the [[Jungle Drums (BTD6)|Jungle Drums]] upgrade for almost full debuff uptime on bosses and BADs.

{{BTD6 achievement list by name|Axis of Havoc}}

===Artwork and icons===

BTD6 500-SniperMonkeyInsta.png|[[Insta-Monkey]] icon