M.A.D (BTD6)

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{{BTD6 upgrade info

|id=M.A.D

|name =M.A.D

|icon =BTD6 DartlingMonkey ~~M.A.DUpgradeIcon~~.png

|icon =BTD6 DartlingMonkey MadUpgradeIcon.png

|image =BTD6 050-DartlingGunner.png

|description =MOAB Assured Destroyer. Slower firing mega missiles deal extreme damage to MOAB-class Bloons.

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|tier= 5

|cost =~~60000~~

|cost =65000

|cost C=

|xp =60000

~~|abbr =~~

}}

'''M.A.D''' is the [[Dartling Gunner (BTD6)|Dartling Gunner]]'s path 2 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''.

'''M.A.D''' is the [[Dartling Gunner (BTD6)|Dartling Gunner]]'s path 2 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede" />The Dartling Gunner fires mega missiles that alternate between its left and right arms from a wide distance from its center, and has slightly higher elevation than [[Rocket Storm (BTD6)|Rocket Storm]]. M.A.D attacks 3× slower (from 0.132 to 0.396 seconds) but deals 3 [[damage]] with each explosion instead of 2, and deals a massive +450 damage to [[MOAB-Class Bloon]]s hit directly by the missiles (the explosions have no bonus MOAB-class damage, only the missiles). The [[pierce]] of each missile increases from 8 to 20, allowing them to create up to ten explosions instead of four, but each explosion still has 8 pierce. [[Powerful Darts (BTD6)|Powerful Darts]] no longer increases missile pierce but will increase explosion pierce by +2 (10 pierce).

Additionally, its Rocket Storm ability is improved - pierce of each of these missile explosions increase from 8 to 18, and deals +5 [[Ceramic damage]] and +250 [[MOAB damage]]. The ability button for M.A.D is separated from other Rocket Storm abilities.

Despite visually being much larger, the main attack's rockets and explosions have exactly the same [[projectile size]] as the previous upgrade. Only its Rocket Storm rockets have a larger hitbox.<section end="lede" />

==Stats==

==Costs and sell values==

== Strategy ==

M.A.D's extreme MOAB damage, particularly with its ability, makes it a staple against [[Boss Bloon]]s. It is one of the most cost-efficient choices for T2 and T3 Normal Bosses and T2 Elite. Attack speed buffs maximize its DPS; the M.A.D and [[Overclock (BTD6)|Overclock]]/{{BTD6|Ultraboost}} is a common pairing to deliver a burst of damage with its Rocket Storm ability against any Boss. In Elite events, they can serve as a stepping stone towards a single [[Paragon]] solution. In [[Boss Rush]], it is one of the best choices for accelerating popped Boss tiers, being a go-to option versus every Boss if Dartling is available.

M.A.D is decent in [[Freeplay]], though it has a lack of synergy with Bloon debuffs (e.g. {{BTD6|Super Brittle}}). {{BTD6|Energizer}} can help with its ability cooldown reduction. Outside of Bosses and Freeplay, M.A.D is too expensive and too vulnerable against {{BTD6|Super Ceramic}}s to be considered.

1-5-0 is necessary to improve the ability's accuracy, which is otherwise far weaker beyond point-blank. 2-5-0 adds negligible damage and 0-5-2's pierce increases are very minor.

==Update history==

==Gallery==

===Screenshots===

~~{{screenshot needed}}~~

BTD6 MAD X5X.png|MAD for all upgrades

BTD6 MAD Projectile.png|MAD Projectile

BTD6 MAD Projectile Cosmetic.png|MAD Projectile with Easter Eggs cosmetic

BTD6 MAD Active Ability.gif|MAD ability

BTD6 MAD Active Ability Cosmetic.gif|MAD ability with Easter Eggs cosmetic

</gallery>

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

===Assets===

BTD6 050-DartlingGunner.png|Portrait

BTD6 DartlingMonkey M.~~A.DUpgradeIcon~~.png|~~Upgrade~~ icon

BTD6 DartlingMonkey MadUpgradeIcon.png|Upgrade icon

BTD6 050-DartlingGunnerInsta.png|[[Insta-Monkey]] icon

BTD6 DartlingMonkey MADUpgradeIconAA.png|Ability icon

BTD6 050-DartlingGunnerInsta.png|[[Insta Monkey]] icon

</gallery>

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|zh-tw description=MOAB氣球篤定毀滅者。慢速射出超級飛彈，可對MOAB級氣球造成巨大傷害。

|~~version~~=43.1

|last updated=43.1

}}

|ar note=The M.A.D's full name, also serving as the upgrade's name, in Arabic.|da note=Acronym of M.A.D in Danish|es note=Acronym of M.A.D in Spanish.|es-la note=Acronym of M.A.D in Spanish.|de note=Same acronym as English.|fr note=Literally "the 'MOAB Absolutely Destroyed' [Machine]".|fi note=Same acronym as English.|it note=Same acronym as English.|ja note=The M.A.D's full name, also serving as the upgrade's name, in Japanese.|ko note=Same acronym as English.|nl note=Acronym of M.A.D in Dutch.|no note=Literally "the 'MOAB Absolute Death' [Machine]".|pl note=Acronym of M.A.D in Polish.|pt-br note=Same acronym as English.|ru note=Same acronym as English.|sv note=Same acronym as English.|th note=Same acronym as English. The upgrade name is explained both in Thai and in English in its description.|tr note=Same acronym as English.|zh-cn note=Same acronym as English.|zh-tw note=The M.A.D's full name, also serving as the upgrade's name, in Traditional Chinese.}}

==Navigation==

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-{{bot generated}}
+{{for|the upgrade in [[Bloons TD Battles 2]]|M.A.D (Battles 2)}}
 {{BTD6 upgrade info
 |id=M.A.D
 |name         =M.A.D
-|icon         =BTD6 DartlingMonkey M.A.DUpgradeIcon.png
+|icon         =BTD6 DartlingMonkey MadUpgradeIcon.png
 |image        =BTD6 050-DartlingGunner.png
 |description  =MOAB Assured Destroyer. Slower firing mega missiles deal extreme damage to MOAB-class Bloons.
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 |tier= 5
-|cost  =60000
+|cost  =65000
 |cost C=
 |xp    =60000
-|abbr  =
 }}
-'''M.A.D''' is the [[Dartling Gunner (BTD6)|Dartling Gunner]]'s path 2 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''.
+'''M.A.D''' is the [[Dartling Gunner (BTD6)|Dartling Gunner]]'s path 2 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede" />The Dartling Gunner fires mega missiles that alternate between its left and right arms from a wide distance from its center, and has slightly higher elevation than [[Rocket Storm (BTD6)|Rocket Storm]]. M.A.D attacks 3× slower (from 0.132 to 0.396 seconds) but deals 3 [[damage]] with each explosion instead of 2, and deals a massive +450 damage to [[MOAB-Class Bloon]]s hit directly by the missiles (the explosions have no bonus MOAB-class damage, only the missiles). The [[pierce]] of each missile increases from 8 to 20, allowing them to create up to ten explosions instead of four, but each explosion still has 8 pierce. [[Powerful Darts (BTD6)|Powerful Darts]] no longer increases missile pierce but will increase explosion pierce by +2 (10 pierce).
+Additionally, its Rocket Storm ability is improved - pierce of each of these missile explosions increase from 8 to 18, and deals +5 [[Ceramic damage]] and +250 [[MOAB damage]]. The ability button for M.A.D is separated from other Rocket Storm abilities.
+Despite visually being much larger, the main attack's rockets and explosions have exactly the same [[projectile size]] as the previous upgrade. Only its Rocket Storm rockets have a larger hitbox.<section end="lede" />
 ==Stats==
-{{BTD6 upgrade stat list|Dartling Gunner|050}}
+{{BTD6 stat list by tiers|Dartling Gunner|050}}
 ==Costs and sell values==
-{{BTD6 upgrade cost list|Dartling Gunner|050}}
+{{BTD6 cost list by upgrade|Dartling Gunner|2|5}}
+== Strategy ==
+{{BTD6 last updated|52.2|section=y}}
+M.A.D's extreme MOAB damage, particularly with its ability, makes it a staple against [[Boss Bloon]]s. It is one of the most cost-efficient choices for T2 and T3 Normal Bosses and T2 Elite. Attack speed buffs maximize its DPS; the M.A.D and [[Overclock (BTD6)|Overclock]]/{{BTD6|Ultraboost}} is a common pairing to deliver a burst of damage with its Rocket Storm ability against any Boss. In Elite events, they can serve as a stepping stone towards a single [[Paragon]] solution. In [[Boss Rush]], it is one of the best choices for accelerating popped Boss tiers, being a go-to option versus every Boss if Dartling is available.
+M.A.D is decent in [[Freeplay]], though it has a lack of synergy with Bloon debuffs (e.g. {{BTD6|Super Brittle}}). {{BTD6|Energizer}} can help with its ability cooldown reduction. Outside of Bosses and Freeplay, M.A.D is too expensive and too vulnerable against {{BTD6|Super Ceramic}}s to be considered.
+-5-0 is necessary to improve the ability's accuracy, which is otherwise far weaker beyond point-blank. 2-5-0 adds negligible damage and 0-5-2's pierce increases are very minor.
+==Update history==
+{{BTD6 change list by upgrade|Dartling Gunner|2|5}}
 ==Gallery==
 {{main gallery|Dartling Gunner}}
 ===Screenshots===
-{{screenshot needed}}
+<gallery>
+BTD6 MAD X5X.png|MAD for all upgrades
+BTD6 MAD Projectile.png|MAD Projectile
+BTD6 MAD Projectile Cosmetic.png|MAD Projectile with Easter Eggs cosmetic
+BTD6 MAD Active Ability.gif|MAD ability
+BTD6 MAD Active Ability Cosmetic.gif|MAD ability with Easter Eggs cosmetic
+</gallery>
-===Artwork and icons===
+===Assets===
 <gallery>
 BTD6 050-DartlingGunner.png|Portrait
-BTD6 DartlingMonkey M.A.DUpgradeIcon.png|Upgrade icon
+BTD6 DartlingMonkey MadUpgradeIcon.png|Upgrade icon
-BTD6 050-DartlingGunnerInsta.png|[[Insta-Monkey]] icon
+BTD6 DartlingMonkey MADUpgradeIconAA.png|Ability icon
+BTD6 050-DartlingGunnerInsta.png|[[Insta Monkey]] icon
 </gallery>
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 |zh-tw description=MOAB氣球篤定毀滅者。慢速射出超級飛彈，可對MOAB級氣球造成巨大傷害。
-|version=43.1
+|last updated=43.1
-}}
+|ar note=The M.A.D's full name, also serving as the upgrade's name, in Arabic.|da note=Acronym of M.A.D in Danish|es note=Acronym of M.A.D in Spanish.|es-la note=Acronym of M.A.D in Spanish.|de note=Same acronym as English.|fr note=Literally "the 'MOAB Absolutely Destroyed' [Machine]".|fi note=Same acronym as English.|it note=Same acronym as English.|ja note=The M.A.D's full name, also serving as the upgrade's name, in Japanese.|ko note=Same acronym as English.|nl note=Acronym of M.A.D in Dutch.|no note=Literally "the 'MOAB Absolute Death' [Machine]".|pl note=Acronym of M.A.D in Polish.|pt-br note=Same acronym as English.|ru note=Same acronym as English.|sv note=Same acronym as English.|th note=Same acronym as English. The upgrade name is explained both in Thai and in English in its description.|tr note=Same acronym as English.|zh-cn note=Same acronym as English.|zh-tw note=The M.A.D's full name, also serving as the upgrade's name, in Traditional Chinese.}}
 ==Navigation==
 {{BTD6 dartling gunner nav}}
 {{BTD6 upgrade nav}}

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