Favored Trades (BTD6): Difference between revisions

|id=Buccaneer-Favored Trades

|name        =Favored Trades

|icon        =BTD6 MonkeyBuccaneer FavoredTradesUpgradeIcon.png

|image        =BTD6 004-MonkeyBuccaneer.png

|description  =Attacks faster and generates lots of money per round. Monkeys in radius have increased sell value.

 

'''Favored Trades''' is the [[Monkey Buccaneer (BTD6)|Monkey Buccaneer]]'s path 3 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It reduces the attack cooldown of the Monkey Buccaneer's attacks, increases the amount of cash generated from $200 to $500 per round ($520 with {{BTD6 mk|Trade Agreements}}), and provides a [[buff]] to towers within its range which increases their [[sell]] value by 4% stacking up to 3 times for a maximum of 12% (capped at maximum of 95% of their cost). If buffed by [[Trade Empire (BTD6)|Trade Empire]], it gains +$20 cash production per Favored Trades (stacking up to 20 times in total), +1 [[damage]], +1 [[Ceramic damage]], and +1 [[MOAB damage]] to all attacks. Favored Trades are prioritized by Trade Empire's buffs before any [[Merchantman (BTD6)|Merchantmen]], which have weaker cash production.

 

If given [[Grape Shot (BTD6)|Grape Shot]], the attack cooldown for the grapes are reduced from 1.3s to 0.75s. [[Hot Shot (BTD6)|Hot Shot]]'s burn damage is improved from 2 to 4.

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As a source of income, Favored Trades is less cost-efficient than {{BTD6|Merchantman}}, so it is only recommended as an upgrade after 20 Merchantmen have been bought with a {{BTD6|Trade Empire}}. It is recommended to upgrade to Favored Trades while purchasing 10 {{BTD6|Central Market}}s. However, the extra sellback from Favored Trades makes it stand out. Against [[Boss Bloon]]s, using Favored Trades to sell income generators immediately before a Boss appears is strongly recommended, as doing so grants more cash against the Boss and for future farming. The extra sellback is also beneficial when selling and rebuying towers, such as {{BTD6|MOAB Eliminator}} for instant ability resets for Boss instakills.

While Favored Trades doubles the attack speed and {{BTD6|Hot Shot}} has increased DoT, it remains impractical to use it solely for damage or in [[CHIMPS]]. Not crosspathing Favored Trades is recommended in most cases for maximizing cash for income. When damage is needed, Hot Shots is the far superior crosspath due to the higher pierce grapes and increased DoT being far superior to the benefits of {{BTD6|Double Shot|Monkey Buccaneer}}.