Sniper (Bloons Blitz)

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Sniper

Fires a piercing, high caliber shot at the strongest Bloon.

Category	Military
Unlock method	Find in a run
Introduced	Soft-launch

The Sniper (Sniper Monkey prior to version 1.0) is a Monkey in Bloons Blitz. It attacks using a rifle that shoots piercing bullets, hitting all Bloons in a straight line at the same time. It aims at the strongest Bloon within range (prioritizing the closest one if tied) and deals more damage to the target than to other Bloons hit by the same shot.

Mechanics

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Upgrades

Tactical Path

Keen Eye

Tier 1

Find hidden intel to gain powerful buffs for all Snipers.

This upgrade causes the Sniper Monkey to spawn hidden caches around the map at random, and grants the Sniper Monkey a tracking device that indicates how close the player is to the nearest cache. Caches are normally invisible, but have small marks on the ground that indicate their position. The player can collect a cache by going within 5 meters of it, which adds 1 intel point to the team. Additional Sniper Monkeys with this upgrade do not spawn more caches, but increase the intel points earned by collecting caches by 1 each.

Collecting intel unlocks buffs to all Sniper Monkeys in the player's team. Each buff requires more intel to unlock than the previous buff, though any excess intel from the previous buff (i.e., by collecting a cache and earning more intel than required for that buff) carries over. The Level 2 version of this upgrade reduces the amount of intel required for each buff by almost half in total. Caches stop spawning after the player unlocks all seven intel buffs.

Enemy Knowledge

Tier 2

Finding intel now gives XP.

This upgrade causes intel caches to spawn 20 XP orbs when uncovered, each worth 10 XP, for a total of 200 XP per cache. If the Sniper Monkey does not have Better Signal, this upgrade also causes the Sniper Monkey's tracking device to indicate the direction of the nearest cache.

Better Signal

Tier 2

Increase Intel Radius.

This upgrade increases the distance the Hero can collect intel crates from by 100%, which does not stack with multiple Sniper Monkeys with this upgrade. If the Sniper Monkey does not have Enemy Knowledge, this upgrade also causes the Sniper Monkey's tracking device to indicate the direction of the nearest cache.

Crucial Information

Tier 3

Increase Intel Value.

This upgrade causes the Sniper Monkey to grant 2 intel points (3 with the Level 2 version) instead of 1 when the player collects a cache.

Supply Drop

Tier 4

Airdrops in a crate of lives, XP, or buffs.

This upgrade unlocks a secondary attack that deploys a flare every ~15.38 seconds, which then spawns one of three types of supply crates near it after a 0.3-second delay:

• A yellow crate that grants the team a random amount of XP in the range of 100–500 (250–750 with the Level 2 version)
• A black crate that grants a 100% attack speed buff to the whole team for 5 seconds (10 seconds with the Level 2 version)
• A green crate that restores 1 health to the Hero, or adds 1 Temp HP if they are already at full health (except in Iron Monkey and Bodyguards mode)

These crates act like Encounters, activating once the player stands within the circle for 1 second, though unlike normal Encounters, finding them does not generate XP and Boss Bloons spawning in does not destroy them.

Satchel Charge

Tier 4

Fires out explosive charges based on collected intel.

Precision Path

Deep Strike Ballistics

Tier 1

Deal more damage to further away Bloons.

This upgrade causes the main attack to scale in damage depending on the distance between the Sniper Monkey and the target Bloon. Each shot deals the same damage to all Bloons it hits as the Bloon the attack was targeting at the moment of firing, though the target Bloon still more damage because the attack still deals bonus damage to the target. It deals 0% more damage with no distance and 100% more damage at the attack's maximum targeting range of 5 meters. The Level 2 version of this upgrade reduces the distance required to deal the maximum damage by 25%, effectively increasing the damage gained per unit of distance by 33%.

Extended Barrel

Tier 2

Apply more damage based on distance to target.

This upgrade increases the distance-based damage multiplier of its shots by 150%, without changing the total distance required to maximize its damage.

Anti-Materiel Rounds

Tier 2

Bosses hit by Sniper become vulnerable.

This upgrade causes its shots to apply a vulnerable effect to Boss Bloons on contact, making them take 15% more damage from all damage sources for 1.5 seconds.

Adaptive Caliber Rounds

Tier 3

Increase shot width by popping Bloons.

This upgrade increases the hitscan width of the Sniper Monkey's main attack by 12.5% (17.5% with the Level 2 version) each time it fires a shot that deals more total damage than any previous shots during the run.

Bouncing Bullet

Tier 4

Sniper bullets bounce to other targets.

Volatile Munitions

Tier 4

Targets sometimes explode, stunning nearby bloons and making them vulnerable.

Volume Path

Semi-Automatic

Tier 1

Increase attack speed.

This upgrade increases the attack speed of the Sniper Monkey's main attack by 100% (200% with the Level 2 version). It does not affect the Supply Drop attack.

Double Tap

Tier 2

Increase attack speed. Repeated hits on the same Bloon deal more damage.

This upgrade increases the attack speed of the Sniper Monkey's main attack by 200% and causes it to apply a vulnerable effect to all Bloons it hits, making them take 5% more damage from the same Sniper Monkey permanently. Hitting the same Bloon repeatedly stacks the effect up to 4 more times, for a total of 25% more damage.

Burst Fire

Tier 2

Sniper now fires in bursts.

This upgrade causes the Sniper Monkey's main attack to fire in bursts of three rounds each time it shoots, with a 0.025-second delay between shots.

Point Shooting

Tier 3

Increase attack speed. Aims at closest Bloon.

This upgrade increases the attack speed of the Sniper Monkey's main attack by 200% (250% with the Level 2 version) and changes its targeting, prioritizing the closest Bloon instead of the strongest.

Crit Zone

Tier 4

Sniper now emits a radius that guarantees crits.

Critical Overdrive

Tier 4

Increase Attack Speed. Pop Bloons to increase crit chance and enter Overdrive!

Levels

Level			Upgrade
2	3	4	Tactical Path Unlock Tier 3 & 4 upgrades for the Tactical path, allowing you to call in useful supply drops and gain greater benefits for finding intel caches.
			Precision Path Unlock Tier 3 & 4 upgrades for the Precision path, making your shots larger as you deal more damage, bounce between targets, and explode.
			Volume Path Unlock Tier 3 & 4 upgrades for the Volume path, allowing you to fire faster and guarantee crits.
5			Increased Shot Width Shot width increased by : {0}
			Faster Attacks Attack speed increased by 10%
6			Better Criticals Crit Chance increased by 5%
			Increased Crit Damage Crit Damage increased by 20%
7			More Damage Damage increased by 10%
			Increased Target Damage Target damage increased by : 15%
8			Keen Eye Level 2 Keen Eye boosts require less intel to unlock.
			Deep Strike Ballistics Level 2 The distance to the target needed for Deep Strike Ballistics to do maximum damage is reduced.
			Semi-Automatic Level 2 Semi-Automatic increases attack speed by an additional 100%.
9			Increased Shot Width Shot width increased by : {0}
			Faster Attacks Attack speed increased by 10%
10			Better Criticals Crit Chance increased by 5%
			Increased Crit Damage Crit Damage increased by 20%
11			More Damage Damage increased by 10%
			Increased Target Damage Target damage increased by : 15%
12			Crucial Information Level 2 Crucial Information makes caches worth 2 more intel instead of 1.
			Adaptive Caliber Rounds Level 2 Adaptive Caliber Rounds increases the shot width by an additional 5% each damage milestone.
			Point Shooting Level 2 Point Shooting increases attack speed by an additional 50%.
13			Increased Shot Width Shot width increased by : {0}
			Faster Attacks Attack speed increased by 10%
14			Better Criticals Crit Chance increased by 5%
			Increased Crit Damage Crit Damage increased by 20%
15			More Damage Damage increased by 10%
			Increased Target Damage Target damage increased by : 15%
16			Supply Drop Level 2 Supply crates contain more XP and boosts from them last 5 seconds longer.
			Bouncing Bullet Level 2 Bouncing Bullets bounce 2 additional times.
			Crit Zone Level 2 The Crit Zone is 50% larger.
17			Increased Shot Width Shot width increased by : {0}
			Faster Attacks Attack speed increased by 10%
18			Better Criticals Crit Chance increased by 5%
			Increased Crit Damage Crit Damage increased by 20%
19			More Damage Damage increased by 10%
			Increased Target Damage Target damage increased by : 15%
20			Satchel Charge Level 2 The explosion from Satchel Charges is 100% larger.
			Volatile Munitions Level 2 Bloons affected by Volatile Munitions always explode.
			Critical Overdrive Level 2 Critical Overdrive lasts for 5 seconds longer once triggered.

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Assets

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  Portrait
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  Upgrade icon
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  Attack icon
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  Portrait (pre-1.0, reused from Bloons TD 6)
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  Upgrade icon (pre-1.0)

Trivia

• The Sniper Monkey's portrait before version 1.0 was exactly the same as its portrait in Bloons TD 6, despite having significant design changes that carried over from Bloons Card Storm, such as the addition of a jacket. This was unlike the Wizard Monkey and Alchemist, whose portraits were edited to account for some changes, such as the Wizard's glasses and Alchemist's vest buckle.