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The '''Crossbow Monkey''' is a [[Primary]] [[Monkey (BCS)|Monkey]] [[card]] in ''[[Bloons Card Storm]]''. It has no additional effect.
'''Crossbow Monkey''' is a [[Primary]] [[Monkey (BCS)|Monkey]] [[card]] in ''[[Bloons Card Storm]]''. It has no additional effects.


==Tips==
==Tips==
{{BCS last updated|4.0|section=y}}
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*Despite its slightly higher damage and ammo-to-reload ratio, this card is outclassed by the [[Monkey Investigator]], which costs 3 [[Gold (BCS)|Gold]] instead of 4 and has a useful On Play effect, [[Mine Supervisor]] costing 4 [[Gold (BCS)|Gold]] but having the same DPT and an ability, and [[Sniper Monkey (BCS)|Sniper Monkey]], who has the same DPT, burst damage, and is 3 Gold instead of 4. Crossbow Monkey's few benefits over sniper is that it can be affected by [[Super Monkey Fan Club (BCS)|Super Monkey Fan Club]], it has better burst buffing potential and it has more flexible targeting.
{{BCS last updated|6.4|section=y}}
**Crossbow Monkey does one-shot [[Red Bloon (BCS)|Red Bloon]]s outside of Dark Castle, unlike Monkey Investigator outside of Game Night.  
*Crossbow Monkey using all Ammo does just 5 less damage than [[Night Vision Sniper]] while having more choice to pick off separate targets and much better synergy with ATK buffs compared to ammo buffs.
**Crossbow dealing 80 damage allows it to pop [[Blooming Bloon (BCS)|Blooming Bloon]].
**Crossbow dealing 105 damage allows it to pop [[Blooming Bloon (BCS)|Blooming Bloon]], enough even if the Blooming was buffed by Zee Jay's passive plus Dark Castle, but not quite enough versus [[Amelia (BCS)|Amelia]] buff unless given an ATK buff.
**On a deck that relies on Fan Club synergy to defend, Crossbow is still a questionable choice, as its buffing power isn’t higher than most other dart monkeys. Bringing it if combined in a deck with a mid-game win condition to defend for a while before the final kill can be a decent budget strategy.
*Many ATK buffing sources are excellent with Crossbow Monkey due to how buffable it is with high Ammo for one of the cheapest 3 Ammo options.
**This is one of the best choices with [[Zee Jay (BCS)|Zee Jay]], having a large synergy with his Rad Enhancements, and costing similar Gold to other popular Aggro mirror Monkeys like [[Robo Monkey (BCS)|Robo Monkey]].
**[[Monkey Village (BCS)|Monkey Village]] is a decent pick and works well for reinforcing Control-style decks.
**A dedicated [[Super Monkey Fan Club (BCS)|Super Monkey Fan Club]] strategy also works well with Crossbow Monkey, and both options are fairly easy to afford for newer players, excluding the need to invest in some Primary Tokens to unlock both reliably.


==Update history==
==Update history==
{{BCS change list by name|Crossbow Monkey}}
{{BCS change list by name|Crossbow Monkey}}
==Development==
During Version 6.2 playtests, many ideas for buffs to Crossbow Monkey circulated, but in the end, Ninja Kiwi only increased its ATK from 40 to 50,<ref name="odyssey-6.2-video">{{cite|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTs-Rj9TCVw|title=BCS 6.2 Tester Commentary|publisher=YouTube, Odyssey}}</ref><ref name="odyssey-6.2-reddit">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1pok1pk/62_beta_changes_that_didnt_make_it_into_the_game/|title=6.2 Beta Changes That Didn't Make It Into The Game (w/ tester notes)|publisher=Reddit, r/bloonscardstorm}}</ref> giving the same burst damage as [[Night Vision Sniper]] with more flexible targeting and better ATK buff synergy than ammo buffs.<ref name="odyssey-6.2-video" />
Version 6.4's rework to Crossbow Monkey aims to make it more versatile with ATK buffs, such as [[Monkey Village (BCS)|Monkey Village]] and [[Gwendolin (BCS)|Gwendolin]], the latter getting indirectly buffed as she has more ways to fight off early rushes.<ref name="odysseyTOS-6.4">{{cite|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5RCsiqq--s|title=6.4 Tester Commentary - Bloons Card Storm|publisher=YouTube|author=OdysseyTOS}}</ref> Now more comparable with [[Night Vision Sniper]] but with a little less raw damage (with all 3 Ammo) and far better benefit from ATK buffs.<ref name="odysseyTOS-6.4" />


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Navigation==
==Navigation==
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