Upgrade (Bloons Blitz)

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'''Upgrades''' in ''[[Bloons Blitz]]'' enhance [[Monkey (Bloons Blitz)|Monkey]]s and [[Hero (Bloons Blitz)|Hero]]es during a run, or add new Monkeys to their team. Unlike in the {{series|Bloons TD}}, upgrades in this game do not cost anything to purchase. Each time the ~~player~~ levels up, ~~they~~ can choose one of three upgrades, selected by the game at random from the pool of upgrades accessible at that moment.

'''Upgrades''' in ''[[Bloons Blitz]]'' enhance [[Monkey (Bloons Blitz)|Monkey]]s and [[Hero (Bloons Blitz)|Hero]]es during a run, or add new Monkeys to their team. Unlike in the {{series|Bloons TD}}, upgrades in this game do not cost anything to purchase. Each time the team levels up, the player can choose one of three upgrades, selected by the game at random from the pool of upgrades accessible at that moment. All Monkeys and Heroes have three upgrade paths, each with 6 upgrades split into four tiers, for a total of 18 regular upgrades. Each upgrade path has one tier 1 upgrade, two tier 2 upgrades, one tier 3 upgrade, and two tier 4 upgrades. Higher-tier upgrades have a lower probability of appearing, which the player can raise by increasing their [[Luck]] stat.

All Monkeys and Heroes have three upgrade paths, each with 6 upgrades, for a total of 18 regular upgrades. Each path has one tier 1 upgrade, two tier 2 upgrades, one tier 3 upgrade, and two tier 4 upgrades. ~~Tier 1 upgrades are accessible as soon as the player has that Monkey or Hero during a run, but higher~~-tier upgrades ~~require the player to own at least one upgrade of the previous tier on the same path, and~~ have a lower probability of appearing ~~that depends on~~ [[Luck]]~~. Additionally, every Hero has one secret upgrade that can appear if they own the tier 3 upgrade on the first and second path at the same time during a run~~.

Heroes can have up to 10 upgrades per run, while Monkeys can only have up to 5 (not counting upgrades that add Monkeys to the team). If the player runs out of upgrade slots for all their Monkeys, all future level-ups provide a choice of [[Team Upgrade]]s instead, which apply minor stat buffs to the Hero or entire team. Unlike regular upgrades, the player can obtain duplicate Team Upgrades without limit.

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By increasing a Monkey or Hero's level, the player can unlock Level 2 versions of tier 1, tier 3, and tier 4 upgrades. Most Level 2 upgrades enhance the base upgrades' effects or enable new effects that apply when the player picks them during a run. The player can only have Level 2 versions of one tier 1 upgrade, one tier 3 upgrade, and two tier 4 upgrades at a time for each Monkey and Hero.

==Rarity==

==Mechanics==

The tier of an upgrade determines the odds of it appearing whenever the player levels up. Upgrades that add Monkeys to the team use a separate ~~weighting~~ system that changes depending on the team's level.

===Upgrade pool===

{{research|section=y|Verify that rerolling always draws different upgrades from the first roll, or if it can reroll into upgrades that were chosen on the first roll}}

When the player's team levels up, the three upgrades that can appear are chosen from a pool of all upgrades that are accessible to the player and/or their Monkeys and Hero. Some levels may replace the upgrade options with upgrades that add Monkeys to the team if the player does not have three Monkeys in their team yet; depending on the level, this can either replace all upgrades (even after rerolling), have a 10% chance to replace each upgrade, or never replace upgrades. [[Team Upgrade]]s do not exist in the pool; they only appear as a fallback option if there are fewer than three upgrades left in the pool (which usually occurs starting at level 30).

Tier 1 upgrades enter the pool as soon as the player has that Monkey or Hero during a run, but higher-tier upgrades require the player to own the upgrade of the previous tier on the same path first (tier 3 upgrades only require one of the two previous upgrades). Additionally, every Hero has one secret upgrade that can appear if they own two specific upgrades on the first and second paths during the run. If the player fills all upgrade slots for a Monkey or Hero, the pool removes all of its remaining upgrades. Tier 3 and tier 4 upgrades do not enter the pool until the player unlocks them by raising the Monkey's rank.

The player can spend [[Bloonstone (Bloons Blitz)|Bloonstone]]s or [[token (Bloons Blitz)|token]]s to change their upgrade options. The player can only use each item once per level-up:

*Rerolling replaces the upgrade options.

*Banishing an upgrade removes it from the pool for the rest of the run.

*Pinning an upgrade forces it to appear again on the next level-up. It does not stay pinned on subsequent level-ups if the player does not choose it, however.

===Rarity===

The tier of an upgrade determines the odds of it appearing whenever the player levels up. Upgrades that add Monkeys to the team use a separate system that changes depending on the team's level.

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===Icon frames===

Upgrades have different frames around their icons to indicate their path and which Monkey they belong to:

*Path 1 upgrades have a circular frame.

*Path 2 upgrades have a rhomus-shaped frame.

*Path 3 upgrades have a square-shaped frame.

*Secret upgrades and [[Team Upgrade]]s have a star-shaped frame.

*Hero upgrades have a yellow frame.

*Upgrades for the first Monkey in the player's team have a blue frame.

*Upgrades for the second Monkey have a green frame.

*Upgrades for the third Monkey have a purple frame.

*Upgrades that add Monkeys to the team do not have a frame, but do have a color.

==List of upgrades==

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-'''Upgrades''' in ''[[Bloons Blitz]]'' enhance [[Monkey (Bloons Blitz)|Monkey]]s and [[Hero (Bloons Blitz)|Hero]]es during a run, or add new Monkeys to their team. Unlike in the {{series|Bloons TD}}, upgrades in this game do not cost anything to purchase. Each time the player levels up, they can choose one of three upgrades, selected by the game at random from the pool of upgrades accessible at that moment.
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+'''Upgrades''' in ''[[Bloons Blitz]]'' enhance [[Monkey (Bloons Blitz)|Monkey]]s and [[Hero (Bloons Blitz)|Hero]]es during a run, or add new Monkeys to their team. Unlike in the {{series|Bloons TD}}, upgrades in this game do not cost anything to purchase. Each time the team levels up, the player can choose one of three upgrades, selected by the game at random from the pool of upgrades accessible at that moment. All Monkeys and Heroes have three upgrade paths, each with 6 upgrades split into four tiers, for a total of 18 regular upgrades. Each upgrade path has one tier 1 upgrade, two tier 2 upgrades, one tier 3 upgrade, and two tier 4 upgrades. Higher-tier upgrades have a lower probability of appearing, which the player can raise by increasing their [[Luck]] stat.
-All Monkeys and Heroes have three upgrade paths, each with 6 upgrades, for a total of 18 regular upgrades. Each path has one tier 1 upgrade, two tier 2 upgrades, one tier 3 upgrade, and two tier 4 upgrades. Tier 1 upgrades are accessible as soon as the player has that Monkey or Hero during a run, but higher-tier upgrades require the player to own at least one upgrade of the previous tier on the same path, and have a lower probability of appearing that depends on [[Luck]]. Additionally, every Hero has one secret upgrade that can appear if they own the tier 3 upgrade on the first and second path at the same time during a run.
 Heroes can have up to 10 upgrades per run, while Monkeys can only have up to 5 (not counting upgrades that add Monkeys to the team). If the player runs out of upgrade slots for all their Monkeys, all future level-ups provide a choice of [[Team Upgrade]]s instead, which apply minor stat buffs to the Hero or entire team. Unlike regular upgrades, the player can obtain duplicate Team Upgrades without limit.
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 By increasing a Monkey or Hero's level, the player can unlock Level 2 versions of tier 1, tier 3, and tier 4 upgrades. Most Level 2 upgrades enhance the base upgrades' effects or enable new effects that apply when the player picks them during a run. The player can only have Level 2 versions of one tier 1 upgrade, one tier 3 upgrade, and two tier 4 upgrades at a time for each Monkey and Hero.
-==Rarity==
+==Mechanics==
-The tier of an upgrade determines the odds of it appearing whenever the player levels up. Upgrades that add Monkeys to the team use a separate weighting system that changes depending on the team's level.
+===Upgrade pool===
+{{research|section=y|Verify that rerolling always draws different upgrades from the first roll, or if it can reroll into upgrades that were chosen on the first roll}}
+When the player's team levels up, the three upgrades that can appear are chosen from a pool of all upgrades that are accessible to the player and/or their Monkeys and Hero. Some levels may replace the upgrade options with upgrades that add Monkeys to the team if the player does not have three Monkeys in their team yet; depending on the level, this can either replace all upgrades (even after rerolling), have a 10% chance to replace each upgrade, or never replace upgrades. [[Team Upgrade]]s do not exist in the pool; they only appear as a fallback option if there are fewer than three upgrades left in the pool (which usually occurs starting at level 30).
+Tier 1 upgrades enter the pool as soon as the player has that Monkey or Hero during a run, but higher-tier upgrades require the player to own the upgrade of the previous tier on the same path first (tier 3 upgrades only require one of the two previous upgrades). Additionally, every Hero has one secret upgrade that can appear if they own two specific upgrades on the first and second paths during the run. If the player fills all upgrade slots for a Monkey or Hero, the pool removes all of its remaining upgrades. Tier 3 and tier 4 upgrades do not enter the pool until the player unlocks them by raising the Monkey's rank.
+The player can spend [[Bloonstone (Bloons Blitz)|Bloonstone]]s or [[token (Bloons Blitz)|token]]s to change their upgrade options. The player can only use each item once per level-up:
+*Rerolling replaces the upgrade options.
+*Banishing an upgrade removes it from the pool for the rest of the run.
+*Pinning an upgrade forces it to appear again on the next level-up. It does not stay pinned on subsequent level-ups if the player does not choose it, however.
+===Rarity===
+The tier of an upgrade determines the odds of it appearing whenever the player levels up. Upgrades that add Monkeys to the team use a separate system that changes depending on the team's level.
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+===Icon frames===
+Upgrades have different frames around their icons to indicate their path and which Monkey they belong to:
+*Path 1 upgrades have a circular frame.
+*Path 2 upgrades have a rhomus-shaped frame.
+*Path 3 upgrades have a square-shaped frame.
+*Secret upgrades and [[Team Upgrade]]s have a star-shaped frame.
+*Hero upgrades have a yellow frame.
+*Upgrades for the first Monkey in the player's team have a blue frame.
+*Upgrades for the second Monkey have a green frame.
+*Upgrades for the third Monkey have a purple frame.
+*Upgrades that add Monkeys to the team do not have a frame, but do have a color.
 ==List of upgrades==

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