Long Range (BTD6)

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'''Long Range''' is the [[Monkey Buccaneer (BTD6)|Monkey Buccaneer]]'s path 3 tier 1 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It increases the Monkey Buccaneer's [[range]] by ~18.3% (absolute range increased from 60 to 71), increases the [[pierce]] of its darts by 2, and increases their [[projectile speed]] by 25%.

~~== Crosspathing ==~~

With crosspaths, the pierce of each attack is improved:

~~With~~ [[Aircraft Carrier (BTD6)|Aircraft Carrier]]

*[[Aircraft Carrier (BTD6)|Aircraft Carrier]]: Increases the pierce of the planes' radial and forward-firing darts by 2

*[[Grape Shot (BTD6)|Grape Shot]]: Increases the pierce of the grapes by 1

* Increases the pierce of the planes' radial and forward-firing darts by 2

*[[Cannon Ship (BTD6)|Cannon Ship]]: Increases the pierce of the bombs' explosions by 5 and the frags by 1.

~~With~~ [[Grape Shot (BTD6)|Grape Shot]]

* Increases the pierce of the grapes by 1

~~With~~ [[Cannon Ship (BTD6)|Cannon Ship]]

* Increases the pierce of the bombs' explosions by 5 and the frags by 1.

==Stats==

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==Strategy==

Long Range is ~~often regarded as the pierce crosspath of~~ the Buccaneer. ~~The increased~~ pierce ~~allows its attacks to pop more bloons at once~~. ~~Without external~~ pierce buffs, each dart ~~essentially~~ gains +50% base pierce, and ~~grapes even moreso.~~ Cannon Ship's ~~higher damage grapes and bombs appreciate from extra~~ pierce. Aircraft Carrier~~'s planes may situationally prefer the extra pierce compared to the grape crosspath which modifies~~ their ~~radial darts into frontal grapes~~.

Long Range is not worth it for the 0-0-0 Monkey Buccaneer, relegating its use to crosspathing purposes. For {{BTD6|Grape Shot}} and its succeeding upgrades, Long Range is recommended in [[Race Event]]s and CT Time Attack, where its pierce benefits are significant. This is because without pierce buffs and {{BTD6|Monkey Knowledge}}, each dart gains +50% base pierce, grapes gain doubled pierce, and Cannon Ship's bomb frags gain double pierce. Long Range is also recommended for {{BTD6|Aircraft Carrier}} and {{BTD6|Carrier Flagship}} when their {{BTD6|Destroyer}} attack cannot be taken advantage of. The extra range and projectile speed for the Buccaneer are generally not significant.

~~Extra~~ range and projectile speed for the Buccaneer ~~is situational at best. Increased projectile speed may help more reliably snipe bloons~~.

==Update history==

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 '''Long Range''' is the [[Monkey Buccaneer (BTD6)|Monkey Buccaneer]]'s path 3 tier 1 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It increases the Monkey Buccaneer's [[range]] by ~18.3% (absolute range increased from 60 to 71), increases the [[pierce]] of its darts by 2, and increases their [[projectile speed]] by 25%.
-== Crosspathing ==
+With crosspaths, the pierce of each attack is improved:
-With [[Aircraft Carrier (BTD6)|Aircraft Carrier]]
+*[[Aircraft Carrier (BTD6)|Aircraft Carrier]]: Increases the pierce of the planes' radial and forward-firing darts by 2
+*[[Grape Shot (BTD6)|Grape Shot]]: Increases the pierce of the grapes by 1
-* Increases the pierce of the planes' radial and forward-firing darts by 2
+*[[Cannon Ship (BTD6)|Cannon Ship]]: Increases the pierce of the bombs' explosions by 5 and the frags by 1.
-With [[Grape Shot (BTD6)|Grape Shot]]
-* Increases the pierce of the grapes by 1
-With [[Cannon Ship (BTD6)|Cannon Ship]]
-* Increases the pierce of the bombs' explosions by 5 and the frags by 1.
 ==Stats==
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 ==Strategy==
-Long Range is often regarded as the pierce crosspath of the Buccaneer. The increased pierce allows its attacks to pop more bloons at once. Without external pierce buffs, each dart essentially gains +50% base pierce, and grapes even moreso. Cannon Ship's higher damage grapes and bombs appreciate from extra pierce. Aircraft Carrier's planes may situationally prefer the extra pierce compared to the grape crosspath which modifies their radial darts into frontal grapes.
+{{BTD6 last updated|52.2|section=y}}
+Long Range is not worth it for the 0-0-0 Monkey Buccaneer, relegating its use to crosspathing purposes. For {{BTD6|Grape Shot}} and its succeeding upgrades, Long Range is recommended in [[Race Event]]s and CT Time Attack, where its pierce benefits are significant. This is because without pierce buffs and {{BTD6|Monkey Knowledge}}, each dart gains +50% base pierce, grapes gain doubled pierce, and Cannon Ship's bomb frags gain double pierce. Long Range is also recommended for {{BTD6|Aircraft Carrier}} and {{BTD6|Carrier Flagship}} when their {{BTD6|Destroyer}} attack cannot be taken advantage of. The extra range and projectile speed for the Buccaneer are generally not significant.
-Extra range and projectile speed for the Buccaneer is situational at best. Increased projectile speed may help more reliably snipe bloons.
 ==Update history==

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