Elite Sniper (BTD6): Difference between revisions

|id=Elite Sniper

 

|name         =Elite Sniper

|icon         =BTD6 SniperMonkey EliteSniperUpgradeIcon.png

|image       =BTD6 050-SniperMonkey.png

|description =Supply drop gives much more cash. Grants Elite targeting prio and faster reload to all snipers.

|description C=

 

|tower=Sniper Monkey

|path =2

|tier =5

 

|cost =14000

|cost C=

|xp   =35000

'''Elite Sniper''' is the [[Sniper Monkey (BTD6)|Sniper Monkey]]'s path 2 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It increases Sniper Monkey's attack speed (x0.4 attack cooldown or +150% more attack speed). Elite Sniper also grants a global attack speed buff to all other Sniper Monkeys (x0.75 attack cooldown or +33% more attack speed).  

Elite Sniper increases the amount of cash generated from its ability from $1,100 to $3,000, and upon purchase its ability's cooldown is reset to 90 seconds. Elite Sniper also grants a new "Elite" targeting option for itself and all other Sniper Monkeys.

==Elite Targeting==

The "Elite" targeting option follows this priority list:

 

#First targeting if there are visible Bloons that are at least 75% along the Bloon track.

#Strongest non-[[MOAB-Class Bloon]] that spawns multiple children. Until round 80 this order is: [[Fortified Bloon (BTD6)|Fortified]] [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Ceramic Bloons]] -> [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Ceramic Bloons]] -> [[Rainbow Bloon (BTD6)|Rainbow Bloons]] -> [[Fortified Bloon (BTD6)|Fortified]] [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead Bloons]] -> [[Zebra Bloon (BTD6)|Zebra Bloons]]/[[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead Bloons]] -> [[White Bloon (BTD6)|White Bloons]]/[[Black Bloon (BTD6)|Black Bloons]]/[[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple Bloons]]. After round 80, since Ceramics become [[Super Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Super Ceramics]] (and Bloons only spawn 1 children), this target priority is never applied.

#Strong targeting.

Elite Sniper on its own is a cleanup tower specializing against groups of Bloons, with its high attack speed and high pierce making it perform well in this role. Its cleanup capability falls off somewhat against {{B|Super Ceramic Bloon|BTD6}}s but remains decent. However, its weak single-target damage makes it generally not recommended for standalone use in CHIMPS. 0-5-2 is the recommended crosspath for Elite Sniper, solidifying its cleanup role due to increased attack speed enhancing its reliability and synergizing better with {{B|Berserker Brew|BTD6}}, compared to 2-5-0 which is more self-sufficient but much less reliable on simultaneous-lane maps.

There are three Sniper spam strategies commonly used with Elite Sniper: 0-2-5 {{B|Elite Defender|BTD6}} + {{B|Full Auto Rifle|BTD6}}s + {{B|Permanent Brew|BTD6}}, [[Axis of Havoc]], and 2-0-5 {{B|Elite Defender|BTD6}} + {{B|Bouncing Bullet|BTD6}}s. Axis of Havoc can be used on all maps, the former is useful on maps with placements for the Sniper to shoot Bloons while they travel towards it (such as [[Infernal]] (right island) and [[Muddy Puddles]] (bottom-middle section), while the latter is useful on maps without such placements.

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