{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=We’re happier with more recent freeze changes succeeding in some of the intentions of older nerfs, given the base tower value in races being hit far more than intended we’re going back over the pierce for Ice Monkey base & middle crosspath. Snowstorm continues to outshine any similar supportive options while being generally cheaper & more versatile.|version=39.0|tower=Ice Monkey|changes 1 tiers=000,1XX,2XX,X1X,XX1,XX2,3XX,4XX,5XX,XX3,XX4,XX5|changes 1=*{{buff|000 Ice Monkey base pierce increased|30|40}}|changes 2 tiers=X2X,X3X,X4X,X5X,320,420,520,023,024,025|changes 2=*{{nerf|x2x Deep Freeze extra crosspath pierce reduced|10|5}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=We’re happier with more recent freeze changes succeeding in some of the intentions of older nerfs, given the base tower value in races being hit far more than intended we’re going back over the pierce for Ice Monkey base & middle crosspath. Snowstorm continues to outshine any similar supportive options while being generally cheaper & more versatile.|version=39.0|tower=Ice Monkey|changes 1 tiers=000,1XX,2XX,X1X,XX1,XX2,3XX,4XX,5XX,XX3,XX4,XX5|changes 1=*{{buff| Ice Monkey base pierce increased|30|40}}|changes 2 tiers=X2X,X3X,X4X,X5X,320,420,520,023,024,025|changes 2=*{{nerf|Deep Freeze extra crosspath pierce reduced|10|5}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=Small stepping stone buff on top path Dissolver as top glue is quite limited until 4th tier. Glue Strike for the longest time has had crosspath that only technically grants separate intended use cases, this choice though felt too niche and janky so that crosspath requirement is being completely reworked to allow the ability to hit MOABs regardless of crosspath. Glue Strike will instead work around the standard glue crosspathing benefits of more layers or longer duration.|version=39.0|tower=Glue Gunner|changes 1 tiers=3XX|changes 1=*{{buff|3xx Bloon Dissolver dissolvification rate increased|0.575|0.5}}|changes 2 tiers=X4X|changes 2=*{{nerf|x4x Glue Strike ability layers glued|6|3|note=Does not affect debuff layer soak, which remains 6 (all with 1+-4-0)}}|changes 3 tiers=X4X,X5X|changes 3=*{{buff|x4x Glue Strike both ability can now hit MOAB Class Bloons without needing 2xx}}|changes 4 tiers=X5X|changes 4=*{{nerf|x5x Glue Storm ability layers glued|9|3|note=Does not affect debuff layer soak, which remains 6 (all with 1+-5-0)}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=Small stepping stone buff on top path Dissolver as top glue is quite limited until 4th tier. Glue Strike for the longest time has had crosspath that only technically grants separate intended use cases, this choice though felt too niche and janky so that crosspath requirement is being completely reworked to allow the ability to hit MOABs regardless of crosspath. Glue Strike will instead work around the standard glue crosspathing benefits of more layers or longer duration.|version=39.0|tower=Glue Gunner|changes 1 tiers=3XX|changes 1=*{{buff|Bloon Dissolver tick rate increased|0.575|0.5}}|changes 2 tiers=X4X|changes 2=*{{nerf|Glue Strike ability layers glued|6|3|note=Does not affect debuff layer soak, which remains 6 (all with 1+-4-0)}}|changes 3 tiers=X4X,X5X|changes 3=*{{buff| Ability can now hit MOAB-Class Bloons without needing 2xx}}|changes 4 tiers=X5X|changes 4=*{{nerf|Glue Storm ability layers glued|9|3|note=Does not affect debuff layer soak, which remains 6 (all with 1+-5-0)}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=The use of Pre-emptive with power mostly limited to damage only to top-layer leaves it in a small niche that can’t totally function on its own, so we’re slightly improving its ceramic cleanup and lowering the upgrade cost to allow more leeway for combinations to pair with it.|version=39.0|tower=Monkey Sub|cost 1 tier=5|cost 1 path=2|cost 1 prev=32000|cost 1 curr=29000|changes 1 tiers=X5X|changes 1=*{{buff|x5x Pre-Emptive Strike missile bonus to Ceramic increased|15|20}}}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=The use of Pre-emptive with power mostly limited to damage only to top-layer leaves it in a small niche that can’t totally function on its own, so we’re slightly improving its ceramic cleanup and lowering the upgrade cost to allow more leeway for combinations to pair with it.|version=39.0|tower=Monkey Sub|cost 1 tier=5|cost 1 path=2|cost 1 prev=32000|cost 1 curr=29000|changes 1 tiers=X5X|changes 1=*{{buff| Pre-Emptive Strike missile bonus to Ceramic increased|15|20}}}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|version=39.0|tower=Monkey Buccaneer|changes 1 tiers=XX4,XX5,Paragon|changes 1=*{{nerf|xx4 Should no longer be able to buff Paragon upgrades|fix=y}}|changes 2 tiers=4XX,5XX|changes 2=*{{buff|resolved some issues with Aircraft Carrier planes being blocked from spawning on Water Park|fix=y}}}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|version=39.0|tower=Monkey Buccaneer|changes 1 tiers=XX4,XX5,Paragon|changes 1=*{{nerf|Favored Trades Should no longer be able to buff Paragon upgrades|fix=y}}|changes 2 tiers=4XX,5XX|changes 2=*{{buff|Resolved some issues with Aircraft Carrier planes being blocked from spawning on Water Park|fix=y}}}}
=== [[Monkey Ace (BTD6)|Monkey Ace]] ===
=== [[Monkey Ace (BTD6)|Monkey Ace]] ===
{{BTD6 tower changes|version=39.0|tower=Monkey Ace|changes 1=*{{nerf|xx4 Spectre can no longer ignore Phayze’s camo immunity when under Radar Scanner|fix=y}}|changes 1 tiers=XX4,XX5}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|version=39.0|tower=Monkey Ace|changes 1=*{{nerf| Spectre and Flying Fortress can no longer ignore Phayze’s camo immunity when under Radar Scanner|fix=y}}|changes 1 tiers=XX4,XX5}}
=== [[Heli Pilot (BTD6)|Heli Pilot]] ===
=== [[Heli Pilot (BTD6)|Heli Pilot]] ===
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=Support Chinook struggles to do anything with its main attack due to the projectile spawn offset changing at this tier, so we’re slightly tweaking the main attack to assist it here. While the state of Comanche Defense has come a good way, xx5 still feels too expensive for what it offers.|version=39.0|tower=Heli Pilot|cost 1 tier=5|cost 1 path=3|cost 1 prev=35000|cost 1 curr=32000|changes 1=*{{buff|x4x Support Chinook projectile size increased|3|6}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=Support Chinook struggles to do anything with its main attack due to the projectile spawn offset changing at this tier, so we’re slightly tweaking the main attack to assist it here. While the state of Comanche Defense has come a good way, xx5 still feels too expensive for what it offers.|version=39.0|tower=Heli Pilot|cost 1 tier=5|cost 1 path=3|cost 1 prev=35000|cost 1 curr=32000|changes 1=*{{buff|Projectile size increased|3|6}}
*{{buff|x4x Support Chinook damage increased|1|2}}
*{{buff|Damage increased|1|2}}
*Note: these buffs are considered nerfs to Support Chinook's stalling capability|changes 1 tiers=X4X,X5X}}
*Note: these buffs are considered nerfs to Support Chinook's stalling capability|changes 1 tiers=X4X,X5X}}
=== [[Mortar Monkey (BTD6)|Mortar Monkey]] ===
=== [[Mortar Monkey (BTD6)|Mortar Monkey]] ===
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=We’re looking to shakeup mortar in a couple small ways this update, along with Striker Jones changes noted further on for ‘multi-mortaring’ synergy. From the base level Mortar has far more pierce than should ever be necessary at low rounds but doesn’t hit beefy enough for the low fire rate, so we are trading up some base pierce for damage, instead moving this lost pierce up into crosspath. To reduce the great feeling of loss that some players feel when upgrading to Pop and Awe & losing their Artillery Battery ability, this upgrade is seeing a stat rework that considers Artillery Battery as now always active at T5 instead of pumping up the damage numbers.|version=39.0|tower=Mortar Monkey|changes 1 tiers=000,X1X,X2X,X3X,X4X,X5X,XX1,XX2,XX3,XX4,XX5,1XX|changes 1=*{{buff|000 Mortar Monkey damage increased|1|2}}|changes 2 tiers=000,X1X,X2X,X3X,X4X,X5X,XX1,XX2,XX3,XX4,XX5|changes 2=*{{nerf|000 Mortar Monkey pierce reduced|40|25|note=1xx, 2xx, and 3xx pierce unchanged at 45, subsequent upgrades also unchanged}}|changes 3 tiers=2XX,3XX|changes 3=*{{buff|2xx Bloon Buster damage increased|2|3|note=Shockwaves from Shell Shock and above unchanged, and The Big One and above unchanged}}|changes 4 tiers=X5X|changes 4=*{{buff|x5x Pop and Awe main attack explosion radius increased|20|23}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=We’re looking to shakeup mortar in a couple small ways this update, along with Striker Jones changes noted further on for ‘multi-mortaring’ synergy. From the base level Mortar has far more pierce than should ever be necessary at low rounds but doesn’t hit beefy enough for the low fire rate, so we are trading up some base pierce for damage, instead moving this lost pierce up into crosspath. To reduce the great feeling of loss that some players feel when upgrading to Pop and Awe & losing their Artillery Battery ability, this upgrade is seeing a stat rework that considers Artillery Battery as now always active at T5 instead of pumping up the damage numbers.|version=39.0|tower=Mortar Monkey|changes 1 tiers=000,X1X,X2X,X3X,X4X,X5X,XX1,XX2,XX3,XX4,XX5,1XX|changes 1=*{{buff|Mortar Monkey damage increased|1|2}}|changes 2 tiers=000,X1X,X2X,X3X,X4X,X5X,XX1,XX2,XX3,XX4,XX5|changes 2=*{{nerf|Mortar Monkey pierce reduced|40|25|note=1xx, 2xx, and 3xx pierce unchanged at 45, subsequent upgrades also unchanged}}|changes 3 tiers=2XX,3XX|changes 3=*{{buff|Bloon Buster damage increased|2|3|note=Shockwaves from Shell Shock and above unchanged, and The Big One and above unchanged}}|changes 4 tiers=X5X|changes 4=*{{buff|Pop and Awe main attack explosion radius increased|20|23}}
*{{buff|x5x Pop and Awe attack cooldown delay reduced|0.27|0.0675}}
*{{buff|Pop and Awe attack cooldown delay reduced|0.27|0.0675}}
*{{nerf|x5x Pop and Awe bonus Ceramic damage reduced|12|3}}
*{{nerf|Pop and Awe bonus Ceramic damage reduced|12|3}}
*{{nerf|x5x Pop and Awe bonus Lead damage reduced|4|1}}
*{{nerf|Pop and Awe bonus Lead damage reduced|4|1}}
*{{nerf|x5x Pop and Awe bonus Fortified damage reduced|4|1}}
*{{nerf|Pop and Awe bonus Fortified damage reduced|4|1}}
*{{nerf|x5x Pop and Awe bonus MOAB damage reduced|4|1}}|changes 5 tiers=X3X,X4X,X5X|changes 5=*{{buff|Lead/Mortar/Fortified bonuses should all stack their bonuses on single targets|fix=y}}}}
*{{nerf|Pop and Awe bonus MOAB damage reduced|4|1}}|changes 5 tiers=X3X,X4X,X5X|changes 5=*{{buff|Lead/Mortar/Fortified bonuses should all stack their bonuses on single targets|fix=y}}}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=We set up for this Wall of Fire change quite a while ago, however finally it feels that Wall of Fire has cooled off enough to smooth out the curve a little more, granting it seamless uptime with crosspathing and a lower price tag. Summon Phoenix price is increasing more along with a larger reduction in cost to the Wizard Lord Phoenix, however Phoenix will now also be able to gain seeking frontal breath attacks with Guided Magic crosspathing. Shimmer’s range/radius values are being adjusted to match the attack trigger area to the tower’s range but with a far larger radius on the actual effect once it is triggered, this reduces inconsistency where Shimmer would often hit only first camo target to enter radius then be stuck on long cooldown. As targeting improvements for Necromancer zombie spawns feel well ironed out now and deal with the old problem that increasing range used to have at T5 we’re bringing back the much larger range on Prince of Darkness which will now also benefit from these Shimmer changes.|version=39.0|tower=Wizard Monkey|cost 1 tier=2|cost 1 path=2|cost 1 prev=950|cost 1 curr=800|cost 2 tier=4|cost 2 path=2|cost 2 prev=6000|cost 2 curr=7500|cost 3 tier=5|cost 3 path=2|cost 3 prev=52500|cost 3 curr=50000|changes 1 tiers=120,130,140,150|changes 1=*{{buff|120 Wall of Fire increases duration of Wall of Fire more|5.5s|6.5}}|changes 2 tiers=140,150|changes 2=*{{buff|140 Summon Phoenix now adds light seeking}}|changes 3 tiers=X5X|changes 3=*{{nerf|x5x Wizard Lord Phoenix radial attack pierce reduced|500|300}}|changes 4 tiers=XX3,XX4,XX5|changes 4=*{{nerf|xx3 Shimmer de-camo pulse range now matches tower range|80|60|note=May be a buff in certain situations.}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=We set up for this Wall of Fire change quite a while ago, however finally it feels that Wall of Fire has cooled off enough to smooth out the curve a little more, granting it seamless uptime with crosspathing and a lower price tag. Summon Phoenix price is increasing more along with a larger reduction in cost to the Wizard Lord Phoenix, however Phoenix will now also be able to gain seeking frontal breath attacks with Guided Magic crosspathing. Shimmer’s range/radius values are being adjusted to match the attack trigger area to the tower’s range but with a far larger radius on the actual effect once it is triggered, this reduces inconsistency where Shimmer would often hit only first camo target to enter radius then be stuck on long cooldown. As targeting improvements for Necromancer zombie spawns feel well ironed out now and deal with the old problem that increasing range used to have at T5 we’re bringing back the much larger range on Prince of Darkness which will now also benefit from these Shimmer changes.|version=39.0|tower=Wizard Monkey|cost 1 tier=2|cost 1 path=2|cost 1 prev=950|cost 1 curr=800|cost 2 tier=4|cost 2 path=2|cost 2 prev=6000|cost 2 curr=7500|cost 3 tier=5|cost 3 path=2|cost 3 prev=52500|cost 3 curr=50000|changes 1 tiers=120,130,140,150|changes 1=*{{buff|Guided Magic crosspath increases duration of Wall of Fire more|5.5s|6.5}}|changes 2 tiers=140,150|changes 2=*{{buff|Guided Magic crosspath grants Summon Phoenix light seeking}}|changes 3 tiers=X5X|changes 3=*{{nerf|Wizard Lord Phoenix radial attack pierce reduced|500|300}}|changes 4 tiers=XX3,XX4,XX5|changes 4=*{{nerf|Shimmer de-camo pulse range now matches tower range|80|60|note=May be a buff in certain situations.}}
*{{buff|xx3 Shimmer de-camo pulse radius set to 25% more than tower range|70|75}}|changes 5 tiers=XX5|changes 5=*{{buff|xx5 Prince of Darkness range increased|60|80}}}}
*{{buff|Shimmer de-camo pulse radius set to 25% more than tower range|70|75}}|changes 5 tiers=XX5|changes 5=*{{buff|Prince of Darkness range increased|60|80}}}}
=== [[Super Monkey (BTD6)|Super Monkey]] ===
=== [[Super Monkey (BTD6)|Super Monkey]] ===
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=Minor strategic balancing for temple builds, as Military is very much intended to be the more range-based sacrifices that are ignorant of vision blockers.|version=39.0|tower=Super Monkey|changes 1 tiers=4XX,5XX|changes 1=*{{nerf|4xx Sun Temple mini avatars no longer ignore line of sight}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=Minor strategic balancing for temple builds, as Military is very much intended to be the more range-based sacrifices that are ignorant of vision blockers.|version=39.0|tower=Super Monkey|changes 1 tiers=4XX,5XX|changes 1=*{{nerf|Sun Temple mini avatars no longer ignore line of sight|note=True Sun God mini avatars can still ignore line of sight}}
*{{nerf|4xx Super Monkey can no longer increase cash value of Bloons in CHIMPS|fix=y}}|changes 2 tiers=041|changes 2=*{{buff|041 Tech Terror’s ability can no longer knock Bloons forward in some cases|fix=y}}}}
*{{nerf|Sun Temple can no longer increase cash value of Bloons in CHIMPS|fix=y}}|changes 2 tiers=041,051|changes 2=*{{buff|Tech Terror’s ability can no longer knock Bloons forward in some cases|fix=y}}}}
=== [[Ninja Monkey (BTD6)|Ninja Monkey]] ===
=== [[Ninja Monkey (BTD6)|Ninja Monkey]] ===
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=Flash Bomb’s long time between bombs, without improvements on the main attack leaves this as quite a bad stepping stone, for now due to this long downtime we want to try increasing the stun duration. The recent bug fix for xx4 Sticky Stacking ended up hurting Master Bomber’s viability as it was relying on that bug to have any real single target impact, now that it can be balanced with intended functionality we’re trying out much higher damage per explosion with slower attacks for single target performance as it has Shinobi synergy to bring this rate back up.|version=39.0|tower=Ninja Monkey|changes 1 tiers=XX3,XX4,XX5|changes 1=*{{buff|xx3 Flash Bomb Stun duration increased|1s|1.3s}}|changes 2 tiers=XX5|changes 2=*{{nerf|xx5 Master Bomber sticky attack rate reduced|2|5}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=Flash Bomb’s long time between bombs, without improvements on the main attack leaves this as quite a bad stepping stone, for now due to this long downtime we want to try increasing the stun duration. The recent bug fix for xx4 Sticky Stacking ended up hurting Master Bomber’s viability as it was relying on that bug to have any real single target impact, now that it can be balanced with intended functionality we’re trying out much higher damage per explosion with slower attacks for single target performance as it has Shinobi synergy to bring this rate back up.|version=39.0|tower=Ninja Monkey|changes 1 tiers=XX3,XX4,XX5|changes 1=*{{buff|Flash Bomb Stun duration increased|1s|1.3s}}|changes 2 tiers=XX5|changes 2=*{{nerf|Master Bomber sticky attack rate reduced|2|5}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=Alchemist 220 stands out a little too effectively in the crosspath efficiency of Acidic Mixture Dip uptime combined with the reduced forced downtime at 320 and so is being reduced. Total Transformation alchemist when transformed have never been allowing damage to distribute to children layers of any targets, while this is an option we can use as an intended balance lever - we have instead decided to turn this blocker off as it isn't one we have used elsewhere and has made these upgrades perform far weaker against regular Bloons comparatively to Ceramic & MOAB-class due to damage buffs that have been given to transformed alchemists over time.|version=39.0|tower=Alchemist|changes 1 tiers=220|changes 1=*{{nerf|220 Perishing Potions bonus to Acidic Mixture dip reduced|3|2}}|changes 2 tiers=X4X,X5X|changes 2=*{{buff|x4x Transforming Tonic ability damage may now distribute damage to children}}|changes 3 tiers=X5X|changes 3=*{{nerf|Solved Quantum Entanglement|note=bug that allowed you to entangle towers together allowing you to do some really crazy things|fix=y}}}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=Alchemist 220 stands out a little too effectively in the crosspath efficiency of Acidic Mixture Dip uptime combined with the reduced forced downtime at 320 and so is being reduced. Total Transformation alchemist when transformed have never been allowing damage to distribute to children layers of any targets, while this is an option we can use as an intended balance lever - we have instead decided to turn this blocker off as it isn't one we have used elsewhere and has made these upgrades perform far weaker against regular Bloons comparatively to Ceramic & MOAB-class due to damage buffs that have been given to transformed alchemists over time.|version=39.0|tower=Alchemist|changes 1 tiers=220|changes 1=*{{nerf|Perishing Potions bonus to Acidic Mixture dip reduced|3|2}}|changes 2 tiers=X4X,X5X|changes 2=*{{buff|Transforming Tonic ability damage may now distribute damage to children}}|changes 3 tiers=X5X|changes 3=*{{nerf|Solved Quantum Entanglement|note=bug that allowed you to entangle towers together allowing you to do some really crazy things|fix=y}}}}
=== [[Druid (BTD6)|Druid]] ===
=== [[Druid (BTD6)|Druid]] ===
{{BTD6 tower changes|version=39.0|quote=Experimenting more with druid ‘life play’ functionality, similar to Heart of vengeance, we’re adding new functionality to Heart of Oak along with improved means of building into this with the Jungle’s Bounty upgrade, however the base pierce of Jungle’s Bounty is being reduced slightly to account for a higher buff potential it now grants itself.|tower=Druid|changes 1 tiers=X2X|changes 1=*{{buff|x2x Heart of Oak gains 1% pierce for every life gained from the starting value after the upgrade. Maxes at 100% and diminishes if lives are lost}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|version=39.0|quote=Experimenting more with druid ‘life play’ functionality, similar to Heart of vengeance, we’re adding new functionality to Heart of Oak along with improved means of building into this with the Jungle’s Bounty upgrade, however the base pierce of Jungle’s Bounty is being reduced slightly to account for a higher buff potential it now grants itself.|tower=Druid|changes 1 tiers=X2X,X3X,X4X,X5X|changes 1=*{{buff|Heart of Oak gains 1% pierce for every life gained from the starting value after the upgrade. Maxes at 100% and diminishes if lives are lost}}
*{{buff|x2x Heart of Oak applies for crosspath attacks however note lightning cannot benefit from pierce}}|changes 2 tiers=X4X|changes 2=*{{buff|x4x Jungle’s Bounty generates 1 life at the end of each round}}|changes 3 tiers=X4X,X5X|changes 3=*{{nerf|x4x Jungle’s Bounty track bramble pierce reduced|40|30}}|changes 4 tiers=4XX,5XX|changes 4=*{{buff|4xx Ball Lightning ball freeze chance increased|25%|100%}}
*{{buff|Heart of Oak applies for crosspath attacks however note lightning cannot benefit from pierce}}|changes 2 tiers=X4X|changes 2=*{{buff|Jungle’s Bounty generates 1 life at the end of each round}}|changes 3 tiers=X4X,X5X|changes 3=*{{nerf|Track bramble pierce reduced|40|30}}|changes 4 tiers=4XX,5XX|changes 4=*{{buff|Ball Lightning ball freeze chance increased|25%|100%}}
*{{buff|[[Cold Front]] MK now will allow the lightning arcs from the Ball Lightning to also freeze, instead of 100% chance for the ball to freeze bloons}}|changes 5 tiers=X5X|changes 5=*{{buff|x5x Spirit of the Forest should correctly pop Frozen Bloons with [[Hot Magic]] knowledge|fix=y}}}}
*{{buff|[[Cold Front]] MK now will allow the lightning arcs from the Ball Lightning to also freeze, instead of 100% chance for the ball to freeze bloons}}|changes 5 tiers=X5X|changes 5=*{{buff|Spirit of the Forest should correctly pop Frozen Bloons with [[Hot Magic]] knowledge|fix=y}}}}
=== [[Spike Factory (BTD6)|Spike Factory]] ===
=== [[Spike Factory (BTD6)|Spike Factory]] ===
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=The mid spike factory by many players has been ignored outside of few very specific situations for a long time and after fixing some issues, mainly a bug with the shotgunning of projectiles as they spawn, we’re trying a large power increase to more effectively balance the Shredder for its MOAB Damage purpose.|version=39.0|tower=Spike Factory|changes 1={{nerf|Spike Factory no longer can shotgun spikes for exactly one frame after spawning|fix=y}}|changes 2 tiers=X3X|changes 2=*{{buff|x3x MOAB SHREDR bonus damage to MOAB increased|4|9}}|changes 3 tiers=X4X|changes 3=*{{buff|x4x Spike Storm ability bonus damage to MOAB increased|4|9}}|changes 4 tiers=X5X|changes 4=*{{nerf|x5x Carpet of Spikes attack cooldown reduced|0.33|0.49}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=The mid spike factory by many players has been ignored outside of few very specific situations for a long time and after fixing some issues, mainly a bug with the shotgunning of projectiles as they spawn, we’re trying a large power increase to more effectively balance the Shredder for its MOAB Damage purpose.|version=39.0|tower=Spike Factory|changes 1={{nerf|Spike Factory no longer can shotgun spikes for exactly one frame after spawning|fix=y}}|changes 2 tiers=X3X,X4X,X5X|changes 2=*{{buff|Base attack bonus damage to MOAB increased|4|9}}|changes 3 tiers=X4X|changes 3=*{{buff|Spike Storm ability bonus damage to MOAB increased|4|9}}|changes 4 tiers=X5X|changes 4=*{{nerf| Carpet of Spikes attack cooldown reduced|0.33|0.49}}
*{{buff|x5x Carpet of Spikes bonus damage to MOAB increased|5|9}}
*{{buff|Carpet of Spikes bonus damage to MOAB increased|5|9}}
*{{buff|x5x Carpet of Spikes ability bonus to MOAB increased|5|9}}
*{{buff|Carpet of Spikes ability bonus to MOAB increased|5|9}}
*{{buff|Using the x5x active ability just before the passive ability triggers will no longer cause Carpet of Spikes to skip a passive ability activation|fix=y}}}}
*{{buff|Using the Carpet of Spikes active ability just before the passive ability triggers will no longer cause Carpet of Spikes to skip a passive ability activation|fix=y}}}}
=== [[Monkey Village (BTD6)|Monkey Village]] ===
=== [[Monkey Village (BTD6)|Monkey Village]] ===
{{BTD6 tower changes|version=39.0|tower=Monkey Village|changes 1 tiers=4XX|changes 1=*{{nerf|4xx Primary Mentoring cooldown buff no longer remains behind when tower is sold while under the range of an Energizer|fix=y}}}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|version=39.0|tower=Monkey Village|changes 1 tiers=4XX|changes 1=*{{nerf|Primary Mentoring cooldown buff no longer remains behind when tower is sold while under the range of an Energizer|fix=y}}}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=Applying pierce crosspathing to Sentry Champion only granting an abysmal +1 pierce to the explosion while an intended joke at the time still feels a little silly, we’re separating that up to get its own larger increase now. Some extra of a makeup buff for XXXL, while the crosspathing rework itself feels nice it ended up nerfing the high-level micro play of this upgrade far more than intended.|version=39.0|tower=Engineer Monkey|changes 1 tiers=501|changes 1=*{{buff|501 sentry explosion pierce increased|51|70}}|cost 1 tier=5|cost 1 path=3|cost 1 prev=54000|cost 1 curr=48000}}
{{BTD6 tower changes|quote=Applying pierce crosspathing to Sentry Champion only granting an abysmal +1 pierce to the explosion while an intended joke at the time still feels a little silly, we’re separating that up to get its own larger increase now. Some extra of a makeup buff for XXXL, while the crosspathing rework itself feels nice it ended up nerfing the high-level micro play of this upgrade far more than intended.|version=39.0|tower=Engineer Monkey|changes 1 tiers=501|changes 1=*{{buff|Oversize Nails crosspath sentry explosion pierce increased|51|70}}|cost 1 tier=5|cost 1 path=3|cost 1 prev=54000|cost 1 curr=48000}}
=== [[Beast Handler (BTD6)|Beast Handler]] ===
=== [[Beast Handler (BTD6)|Beast Handler]] ===
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Velociraptor performs as one of the most exceptional early tier upgrades in the game. We’ve been going tame on this path so far as we’re happy for it to stay one of the top options, however it is too far ahead still so we are smoothing out the attack rates to match T-rex.
Velociraptor performs as one of the most exceptional early tier upgrades in the game. We’ve been going tame on this path so far as we’re happy for it to stay one of the top options, however it is too far ahead still so we are smoothing out the attack rates to match T-rex.
Horned Owl’s pierce is too high in the base upgrade with very low value from merging, so more of this is shifting into the merge benefit. Condor’s pierce penalties to early MOAB Class are going up, however the max merged version will now be allowed to attack and damage targets that it cannot grab. Pouakai deals way too much moab damage right from base upgrade given how powerful it also is at controlling MOABs, base damage & pierce stats here are also seeing a shift over into higher merge benefits|version=39.0|tower=Beast Handler|changes 1=*{{nerf|Beast Handler beast reposition cooldown increased from 0.5s(?) to 5s}}|changes 2 tiers=3XX|changes 2=*{{buff|3xx Great White pierce increased|6|10}}
Horned Owl’s pierce is too high in the base upgrade with very low value from merging, so more of this is shifting into the merge benefit. Condor’s pierce penalties to early MOAB Class are going up, however the max merged version will now be allowed to attack and damage targets that it cannot grab. Pouakai deals way too much moab damage right from base upgrade given how powerful it also is at controlling MOABs, base damage & pierce stats here are also seeing a shift over into higher merge benefits|version=39.0|tower=Beast Handler|changes 1=*{{nerf|Beast Handler beast reposition cooldown increased from 0.5s(?) to 5s}}|changes 2 tiers=3XX|changes 2=*{{buff|Great White pierce increased|6|10}}
*{{buff|3xx Great White max bonus pierce from merge increased|18|20|note=Max-power 3xx pierce increased from 24 to 30}}|changes 3 tiers=4XX|changes 3=*{{buff|4xx Orca max bonus pierce from merge increased|24|40|note=Max-power 4xx pierce increased from 44 to 60}}|changes 4 tiers=X2X,X3X|changes 4=*{{nerf|x2x Adasaurus attack delay increased|0.9|1}}
*{{buff|Great White max bonus pierce from merge increased|18|20|note=Max-power pierce increased from 24 to 30}}|changes 3 tiers=4XX|changes 3=*{{buff|Orca max bonus pierce from merge increased|24|40|note=Max-power pierce increased from 44 to 60}}|changes 4 tiers=X2X,X3X|changes 4=*{{nerf|Attack delay increased|0.9|1}}
*{{buff|x2x Adasaurus max attack delay reduction from merge increased|0.3105|0.3439|note=Max-power x2x and x3x attack cooldown increased from 0.5895s to 0.6561s}}<!-- missing velo btw 0.9 to 1.0 and cookdown 0.3149 to 0.3439, format like the ada-->|changes 5 tiers=X5X|changes 5=*{{buff|x5x Giganotosaurus now ignores line of sight}}
*{{buff|Attack delay reduction from merge increased|0.3105|0.3439|note=Max-power attack cooldown increased from 0.5895s to 0.6561s}}|changes 5 tiers=X5X|changes 5=*{{buff|Giganotosaurus now ignores line of sight}}
*{{buff|x5x Giganotosaurus cooldown reduced|35s|25s|note=Max-power and mid-power x5x ability cooldowns also decreased}}|changes 6 tiers=XX2|changes 6=*{{nerf|xx2 Horned Owl pierce reduced|8|6}}
*{{buff|Giganotosaurus cooldown reduced|35s|25s|note=Max-power and mid-power ability cooldowns also decreased}}|changes 6 tiers=XX2|changes 6=*{{nerf|Horned Owl pierce reduced|8|6}}
*{{buff|xx2 Horned Owl max bonus pierce from merge increased|8|12|note=Max-power xx2 pierce increased from 16 to 18}}|changes 7 tiers=XX4|changes 7=*{{buff|xx4 Condor at Max beastpower can now attack ungrabbable MOABs}}
*{{buff|Horned Owl max bonus pierce from merge increased|8|12|note=Max-power pierce increased from 16 to 18}}|changes 7 tiers=XX4|changes 7=*{{buff|Condor at Max beastpower can now attack ungrabbable MOABs}}
*{{buff|xx5 Pouakai max bonus pierce from merge increased|250|300|note=Max-power xx5 pierce remains 450, mid-power xx5 pierce decreased from 325 to 300}}
*{{buff|Pouakai max bonus pierce from merge increased|250|300|note=Max-power pierce remains 450, mid-power xx5 pierce decreased from 325 to 300}}
*{{nerf|xx5 Pouakai damage reduced|20|10}}
*{{nerf|Pouakai damage reduced|20|10}}
*{{buff|xx5 Pouakai max bonus damage from merge increased|40|80|note=Max-power xx5 damage increased from 60 to 90, mid-power xx5 from 40 to 50}}
*{{buff|Pouakai max bonus damage from merge increased|40|80|note=Max-power damage increased from 60 to 90, mid-power xx5 from 40 to 50}}
*{{nerf|xx5 Pouakai bonus MOAB damage reduced|110|80}}|changes 9 tiers=X4X|changes 9=*{{nerf|x4x Tyrannosaurus Rex should no longer double cooldown buffs from Energizer sub|fix=y}}}}
*{{nerf| Pouakai bonus MOAB damage reduced|110|80}}|changes 9 tiers=X4X|changes 9=*{{nerf|Tyrannosaurus Rex should no longer double cooldown buffs from Energizer sub|fix=y}}}}
== Heroes ==
== Heroes ==
=== [[Gwendolin (BTD6)|Gwendolin]] ===
=== [[Gwendolin (BTD6)|Gwendolin]] ===
{{BTD6 hero changes|quote=Gwen’s early game is just too much, especially far too excessive with the right combinations of knowledge / relic buffs so some of this power is being pushed up more with a makeup buff to cocktail at Lv7 where this has started to fall off by.|version=39.0|hero=Gwendolin|changes 1=*{{nerf|Lv3 Cocktail of Fire ability pierce reduced|40|30}}|changes 1 levels=3-6|changes 2=*{{buff|Lv7 Cocktail of Fire ability pierce increased|30|50|note=Lv7 Cocktail gains +20 pierce bonus}}|changes 2 levels=7+|changes 3=*{{nerf|Lv6 base attack burn damage reduced|2|1}}|changes 3 levels=6-8|changes 4=*{{nerf|Lv9 base attack burn damage reduced|4|2}}|changes 4 levels=9|changes 5=*{{change|Lv10+ base attack burn damage remains +1 per level|note=total burn damage reduced by 2 overall}}|changes 5 levels=10+}}
{{BTD6 hero changes
| quote = Gwen’s early game is just too much, especially far too excessive with the right combinations of knowledge / relic buffs so some of this power is being pushed up more with a makeup buff to cocktail at Lv7 where this has started to fall off by.
| version = 39.0
| hero = Gwendolin
| changes 1 = *{{nerf|Cocktail of Fire ability pierce reduced|40|30}}
| changes 1 levels = 3-6
| changes 2 = *{{buff|Cocktail of Fire ability pierce increased|30|50}}
| changes 5 = *{{change|Lv10+ Base attack burn damage remains +1 per level|note=total burn damage reduced by 2 overall}}
| changes 5 levels = 10+
}}
=== [[Striker Jones (BTD6)|Striker Jones]] ===
=== [[Striker Jones (BTD6)|Striker Jones]] ===
{{BTD6 hero changes|quote=We were hopeful to get this in early last year, however it was delayed at the time in favour of other things. Finally though, along with the other Mortar changes in this update it feels like a good time for Jones to learn a new Lv7 QoL ability designed around managing large numbers of mortars more effectively.|version=39.0|hero=Striker Jones|changes 1=*{{buff|Lv7 Target Focus ability: For 15 seconds all Mortars will follow touch/cursor & have 30% improved accuracy (45s cooldown)|note=Ninja Kiwi said 30 seconds in the patch notes but in game testing proves this wrong}}
{{BTD6 hero changes
| quote = We were hopeful to get this in early last year, however it was delayed at the time in favour of other things. Finally though, along with the other Mortar changes in this update it feels like a good time for Jones to learn a new Lv7 QoL ability designed around managing large numbers of mortars more effectively.
| version = 39.0
| hero = Striker Jones
| changes 1 = *{{buff|Target Focus ability: For 15 seconds all Mortars will follow touch/cursor & have 30% improved accuracy (45s cooldown)|note=Ninja Kiwi said 30 seconds in the patch notes but in game testing proves this wrong}}
*At the end of the ability duration, mortars snap back to their previous set location
*At the end of the ability duration, mortars snap back to their previous set location
*A new target can be set on any Mortar during this ability to break them out early|changes 1 levels=7+}}
*A new target can be set on any Mortar during this ability to break them out early
| changes 1 levels = 7+
}}
=== [[Ezili (BTD6)|Ezili]] ===
=== [[Ezili (BTD6)|Ezili]] ===
{{BTD6 hero changes|version=39.0|changes 1=*{{buff|Lv10 MOAB Hex should no longer be able to skip its final damage tic|fix=y}}|changes 1 levels=10+|hero=Ezili}}
{{BTD6 hero changes
| version = 39.0
| changes 1 = *{{buff|MOAB Hex should no longer be able to skip its final damage tic|fix=y}}
| changes 1 levels = 10+
| hero = Ezili
}}
=== [[Adora (BTD6)|Adora]] ===
=== [[Adora (BTD6)|Adora]] ===
{{BTD6 hero changes|quote=Adora performs extremely well throughout the hardest rounds without any significant weakness that feel fairly comparable to other top of the line heroes. Due to very high ability uptime there is low strategic requirement to her ability timing much of the time, and a strong highly buffable baseline of power even when abilities are not active.|version=39.0|changes 1=*{{nerf|Adora Lv3 ability cooldown increased|40|45}}|changes 1 levels=3+|changes 2=*{{nerf|Adora Lv7 blood sacrifice cooldown increased|10s|30s}}|changes 2 levels=7+|changes 3=*{{nerf|Adora Lv11 attack cooldown delay increased|0.8|0.85}}|changes 3 levels=11-16|changes 4=*{{nerf|Adora Lv17 attack cooldown delay increased|0.6|0.7}}|changes 4 levels=17+|changes 5=*{{nerf|Adora Lv20 Blood Sacrifice value required per 1% multiplier no longer reduced|50|100}}|changes 5 levels=20}}
{{BTD6 hero changes
| hero = Adora
| quote = Adora performs extremely well throughout the hardest rounds without any significant weakness that feel fairly comparable to other top of the line heroes. Due to very high ability uptime there is low strategic requirement to her ability timing much of the time, and a strong highly buffable baseline of power even when abilities are not active.
| version = 39.0
| changes 1 = *{{nerf|Long Arm of Light cooldown increased|40s|45s}}
| changes 5 = *{{nerf|Adora Lv20 Blood Sacrifice value required per 1% multiplier no longer reduced|50|100}}
| changes 5 levels = 20
}}
=== [[Geraldo (BTD6)|Geraldo]] ===
=== [[Geraldo (BTD6)|Geraldo]] ===
{{BTD6 hero changes|quote=To make things a little clearer for players attempting to be precise with their Paragon Totem farming, the number of totems placed will now be tallied up and listed whenever one is selected.|version=39.0|changes 1=*{{buff|Each Paragon totem placed now displays a buff icon with a stack count that displays how many are placed}}|changes 1 levels=20|changes 1 names=Paragon Power Totem|changes 2=*{{nerf|Lv5 & Lv15 Sharpening Stones can no longer stack their benefits|fix=y}}|changes 2 levels=5+|changes 2 names=Sharpening Stone|changes 3=*{{buff|Lv7 Blade Trap can now benefit from Camo granted to Geraldo|fix=y}}|changes 3 levels=7+|changes 3 names=Blade Trap}}
{{BTD6 hero changes
| hero = Geraldo
| quote = To make things a little clearer for players attempting to be precise with their Paragon Totem farming, the number of totems placed will now be tallied up and listed whenever one is selected.
| version = 39.0
| changes 1 = *{{buff|Each Paragon totem placed now displays a buff icon with a stack count that displays how many are placed}}
| changes 1 levels = 20
| changes 1 names = Paragon Power Totem
| changes 2 = *{{nerf|Lv5 & Lv15 Sharpening Stones can no longer stack their benefits|fix=y}}
| changes 2 levels = 5+
| changes 2 names = Sharpening Stone
| changes 3 = *{{buff|Blade Trap can now benefit from Camo granted to Geraldo|fix=y}}
Gwen’s early game is just too much, especially far too excessive with the right combinations of knowledge / relic buffs so some of this power is being pushed up more with a makeup buff to cocktail at Lv7 where this has started to fall off by. — Update notes
”
Levels
Changes
3-6
Cocktail of Fire ability pierce reduced ― 40 → 30
7+
Cocktail of Fire ability pierce increased ― 30 → 50
6-8
Base attack burn damage reduced ― 2 → 1
9
Base attack burn damage reduced ― 4 → 2
10+
Lv10+ Base attack burn damage remains +1 per level
We were hopeful to get this in early last year, however it was delayed at the time in favour of other things. Finally though, along with the other Mortar changes in this update it feels like a good time for Jones to learn a new Lv7 QoL ability designed around managing large numbers of mortars more effectively. — Update notes
”
Levels
Changes
7+
Target Focus ability: For 15 seconds all Mortars will follow touch/cursor & have 30% improved accuracy (45s cooldown)
Note: Ninja Kiwi said 30 seconds in the patch notes but in game testing proves this wrong
At the end of the ability duration, mortars snap back to their previous set location
A new target can be set on any Mortar during this ability to break them out early
Adora performs extremely well throughout the hardest rounds without any significant weakness that feel fairly comparable to other top of the line heroes. Due to very high ability uptime there is low strategic requirement to her ability timing much of the time, and a strong highly buffable baseline of power even when abilities are not active. — Update notes
To make things a little clearer for players attempting to be precise with their Paragon Totem farming, the number of totems placed will now be tallied up and listed whenever one is selected. — Update notes
”
Levels
Changes
20
Each Paragon totem placed now displays a buff icon with a stack count that displays how many are placed
5+
Lv5 & Lv15 Sharpening Stones can no longer stack their benefits (bug fix)
7+
Blade Trap can now benefit from Camo granted to Geraldo (bug fix)
Flint Tip Darts should no longer be able to skip its final damage tic (bug fix)
Bigger Bloon Sabotage CT Relic should now correctly reduce MOAB Speed (bug fix)
Paragons
“
For this update we’ve given Paragons their own section due to the large number of changes to this system. Also note, while we have provided the numerical changes do not take any of the raw damage numbers at face value - they will not be entirely equivalent to actual performance changes in gameplay
”
For more details on the Paragon Rework please check out this Reddit post by Ninja Kiwi as it explains most of the changes.
Fixes and changes
Resolved a bug that was benefitting different paragons boss damage by differing amounts
Note: Net nerf for most paragons
Resolved an issue preventing other Paragon damage bonuses (like Ceramic/Camo) from scaling well with degrees
Building any Paragon in a real game now will now unlock that Paragon’s upgrade for use in sandbox
Paragon Cash Slider
Upon purchasing any Paragon upgrade, the confirmation prompt now includes an option to inject extra cash into the transformation.
This scales from $0 up to the max amount of cash that could be spent to max cash contribution, and also displays a combined cost of this plus the base upgrade cost
This contributes to the paragon cash contributed by absorbed towers scaling value at 5% reduced efficiency
Boss Bonus Damage
“
As most paragons were positively benefiting in terms of boss damage, we want to increase the intended Boss Damage multiplier a little more. — Update notes
”
Paragon Boss damage multiplier each 20 degrees increased ― 20% → 25%
Resolved an inconsistency with Master Double Cross contributing far more to Paragon Degrees than it should be worth (bug fix)
Note: This inconsistency is a 4th tier 5 tower contributing an extra 10,000 power from the cash contribution resulting in a degree 30 Dart Paragon.This change also affects other Paragons but only in coop.
Dart Monkey Paragon cash per power decreased ― $25 → $6.375/$7.5/$8.1/$9
Dart Monkey Paragon has less Boss damage, especially on Elite and at higher Degrees
Drone Flying 101
Obyn's Gardening School
Grow Less Than Galaxili!
Boss Event and CT Boss default Penalty Time changed ― 10s → 10 + round number * 0.25
While Penalty time is counting in Boss Events and CT Boss, cash generating abilities will stop cooling down