Monkey Ace (BTD6)

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Monkey Ace
Flies above the ground shooting volleys of high-pierce darts.
Category Military Cost $680 — Easy $800 — Medium $865 — Hard $960 — Impoppable With Advanced Logistics: $645 — Easy $760 — Medium $820 — Hard $910 — Impoppable With Military Conscription: $455 — Easy $535 — Medium $580 — Hard $645 — Impoppable With Advanced Logistics and Military Conscription: $420 — Easy $495 — Medium $535 — Hard $595 — Impoppable Hotkey V Introduced Launch

The Monkey Ace is a Military tower in Bloons TD 6. It is a plane that flies over the track and periodically spits out a burst of eight darts. Rather than targeting options, the player can choose the path the plane flies around its landing strip, including a circle, an infinity symbol, a vertical infinity symbol, and a figure-eight. Upgrades and Monkey Knowledge can add additional paths. By default, the Monkey Ace cannot pop lead or frozen balloons, or detect camo. Rosalia can provide buffs to Monkey Aces within her radius.

Upgrades

Path 1

Rapid Fire XP cost: 160
	Shoots faster than normal. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $380 $450 $485 $540

Lots More Darts XP cost: 750
	Shoots 12 darts at a time. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $465 $550 $595 $660

Fighter Plane XP cost: 2,700
	Flies fast and launches anti-MOAB missiles. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $850 $1,000 $1,080 $1,200

Operation: Dart Storm XP cost: 8,000
	Shoots 16 darts per volley, and twice as fast. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $2,805 $3,300 $3,565 $3,960

Sky Shredder XP cost: 35,000
	The Bloons will wish they had never come. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $36,125 $42,500 $45,900 $51,000

Path 2

Exploding Pineapple XP cost: 120
	Drops pineapples to the ground that explode violently after a few seconds. Ace's explosive attacks are improved. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $170 $200 $215 $240

Spy Plane XP cost: 600
	Allows Monkey Ace to hit Camo Bloons and do more damage to them. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $295 $350 $380 $420

Bomber Ace XP cost: 2,500
	Drops a line of bombs when crossing the Bloon track. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $765 $900 $970 $1,080

Ground Zero XP cost: 15,000
	Bomb damage increased significantly. Ground Zero Ability: Drops a huge bomb that destroys most things on screen. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $13,600 $16,000 $17,280 $19,200

Tsar Bomba XP cost: 30,000
	A very, very large bomb. Someone put a stop to this craziness! Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $22,100 $26,000 $28,080 $31,200

Path 3

Sharper Darts XP cost: 160
	Darts can pop 8 Bloons each. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $425 $500 $540 $600

Centered Path XP cost: 600
	New central flight path for maximum map coverage. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $465 $550 $595 $660

Neva-Miss Targeting XP cost: 3,000
	Darts automatically seek out and pop Bloons by themselves. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $2,165 $2,550 $2,755 $3,060

Spectre XP cost: 19,000
	Rapidly fires darts and bombs, dominating most Bloon types easily. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $19,890 $23,400 $25,270 $28,080

Flying Fortress XP cost: 45,000
	This is a BIG plane. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $76,500 $90,000 $97,200 $108,000

Paragon

Goliath Doomship XP cost: 1,000,000
	A flying shadow of darkness spells Bloon obliteration. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $765,000 $900,000 $972,000 $1,080,000

Stats

For a complete list of Monkey Ace stats, see Stats:Monkey Ace (BTD6).

Tower
Display range 22 units Movement speed 60 units/s Targeting options Circle Figure Infinite Figure Eight

Attack
Cooldown 1.68s Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 11, -3.6 Targeting range 22 units
Ignores blockers Can fire without a target
Main projectile Count 8 Angle 360° Pierce 5 Damage 1 Damage type Sharp Speed 120 units/s Lifespan 1.4s Radius 3 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Ignores blockers

Costs and sell values

Note: this list does not factor in Monkey Knowledge or other discounts.

Tiers	Total cost				Sell value
	Easy	Medium	Hard	Impoppable	Easy	Medium	Hard	Impoppable
0-0-0	$680	$800	$865	$960	$476	$560	$606	$672
1-0-0	$1,060	$1,250	$1,350	$1,500	$742	$875	$945	$1,050
1-1-0	$1,230	$1,450	$1,565	$1,740	$861	$1,015	$1,096	$1,218
1-0-1	$1,485	$1,750	$1,890	$2,100	$1,040	$1,225	$1,323	$1,470
0-1-0	$850	$1,000	$1,080	$1,200	$595	$700	$756	$840
0-1-1	$1,275	$1,500	$1,620	$1,800	$893	$1,050	$1,134	$1,260
0-0-1	$1,105	$1,300	$1,405	$1,560	$774	$910	$984	$1,092
2-0-0	$1,525	$1,800	$1,945	$2,160	$1,068	$1,260	$1,362	$1,512
2-1-0	$1,695	$2,000	$2,160	$2,400	$1,187	$1,400	$1,512	$1,680
2-2-0	$1,990	$2,350	$2,540	$2,820	$1,393	$1,645	$1,778	$1,974
2-0-1	$1,950	$2,300	$2,485	$2,760	$1,365	$1,610	$1,740	$1,932
2-0-2	$2,415	$2,850	$3,080	$3,420	$1,691	$1,995	$2,156	$2,394
0-2-0	$1,145	$1,350	$1,460	$1,620	$802	$945	$1,022	$1,134
1-2-0	$1,525	$1,800	$1,945	$2,160	$1,068	$1,260	$1,362	$1,512
0-2-1	$1,570	$1,850	$2,000	$2,220	$1,099	$1,295	$1,400	$1,554
0-2-2	$2,035	$2,400	$2,595	$2,880	$1,425	$1,680	$1,817	$2,016
0-0-2	$1,570	$1,850	$2,000	$2,220	$1,099	$1,295	$1,400	$1,554
1-0-2	$1,950	$2,300	$2,485	$2,760	$1,365	$1,610	$1,740	$1,932
0-1-2	$1,740	$2,050	$2,215	$2,460	$1,218	$1,435	$1,551	$1,722
3-0-0	$2,375	$2,800	$3,025	$3,360	$1,663	$1,960	$2,118	$2,352
3-1-0	$2,545	$3,000	$3,240	$3,600	$1,782	$2,100	$2,268	$2,520
3-2-0	$2,840	$3,350	$3,620	$4,020	$1,988	$2,345	$2,534	$2,814
3-0-1	$2,800	$3,300	$3,565	$3,960	$1,960	$2,310	$2,496	$2,772
3-0-2	$3,265	$3,850	$4,160	$4,620	$2,286	$2,695	$2,912	$3,234
0-3-0	$1,910	$2,250	$2,430	$2,700	$1,337	$1,575	$1,701	$1,890
1-3-0	$2,290	$2,700	$2,915	$3,240	$1,603	$1,890	$2,041	$2,268
2-3-0	$2,755	$3,250	$3,510	$3,900	$1,929	$2,275	$2,457	$2,730
0-3-1	$2,335	$2,750	$2,970	$3,300	$1,635	$1,925	$2,079	$2,310
0-3-2	$2,800	$3,300	$3,565	$3,960	$1,960	$2,310	$2,496	$2,772
0-0-3	$3,735	$4,400	$4,755	$5,280	$2,615	$3,080	$3,329	$3,696
1-0-3	$4,115	$4,850	$5,240	$5,820	$2,881	$3,395	$3,668	$4,074
2-0-3	$4,580	$5,400	$5,835	$6,480	$3,206	$3,780	$4,085	$4,536
0-1-3	$3,905	$4,600	$4,970	$5,520	$2,734	$3,220	$3,479	$3,864
0-2-3	$4,200	$4,950	$5,350	$5,940	$2,940	$3,465	$3,745	$4,158
4-0-0	$5,180	$6,100	$6,590	$7,320	$3,626	$4,270	$4,613	$5,124
4-1-0	$5,350	$6,300	$6,805	$7,560	$3,745	$4,410	$4,764	$5,292
4-2-0	$5,645	$6,650	$7,185	$7,980	$3,952	$4,655	$5,030	$5,586
4-0-1	$5,605	$6,600	$7,130	$7,920	$3,924	$4,620	$4,991	$5,544
4-0-2	$6,070	$7,150	$7,725	$8,580	$4,249	$5,005	$5,408	$6,006
0-4-0	$15,510	$18,250	$19,710	$21,900	$10,857	$12,775	$13,797	$15,330
1-4-0	$15,890	$18,700	$20,195	$22,440	$11,123	$13,090	$14,137	$15,708
2-4-0	$16,355	$19,250	$20,790	$23,100	$11,449	$13,475	$14,553	$16,170
0-4-1	$15,935	$18,750	$20,250	$22,500	$11,155	$13,125	$14,175	$15,750
0-4-2	$16,400	$19,300	$20,845	$23,160	$11,480	$13,510	$14,592	$16,212
0-0-4	$23,625	$27,800	$30,025	$33,360	$16,538	$19,460	$21,018	$23,352
1-0-4	$24,005	$28,250	$30,510	$33,900	$16,804	$19,775	$21,357	$23,730
2-0-4	$24,470	$28,800	$31,105	$34,560	$17,129	$20,160	$21,774	$24,192
0-1-4	$23,795	$28,000	$30,240	$33,600	$16,657	$19,600	$21,168	$23,520
0-2-4	$24,090	$28,350	$30,620	$34,020	$16,863	$19,845	$21,434	$23,814
5-0-0	$41,305	$48,600	$52,490	$58,320	$28,914	$34,020	$36,743	$40,824
5-1-0	$41,475	$48,800	$52,705	$58,560	$29,033	$34,160	$36,894	$40,992
5-2-0	$41,770	$49,150	$53,085	$58,980	$29,239	$34,405	$37,160	$41,286
5-0-1	$41,730	$49,100	$53,030	$58,920	$29,211	$34,370	$37,121	$41,244
5-0-2	$42,195	$49,650	$53,625	$59,580	$29,537	$34,755	$37,538	$41,706
0-5-0	$37,610	$44,250	$47,790	$53,100	$26,327	$30,975	$33,453	$37,170
1-5-0	$37,990	$44,700	$48,275	$53,640	$26,593	$31,290	$33,793	$37,548
2-5-0	$38,455	$45,250	$48,870	$54,300	$26,919	$31,675	$34,209	$38,010
0-5-1	$38,035	$44,750	$48,330	$53,700	$26,625	$31,325	$33,831	$37,590
0-5-2	$38,500	$45,300	$48,925	$54,360	$26,950	$31,710	$34,248	$38,052
0-0-5	$100,125	$117,800	$127,225	$141,360	$70,088	$82,460	$89,058	$98,952
1-0-5	$100,505	$118,250	$127,710	$141,900	$70,354	$82,775	$89,397	$99,330
2-0-5	$100,970	$118,800	$128,305	$142,560	$70,679	$83,160	$89,814	$99,792
0-1-5	$100,295	$118,000	$127,440	$141,600	$70,207	$82,600	$89,208	$99,120
0-2-5	$100,590	$118,350	$127,820	$142,020	$70,413	$82,845	$89,474	$99,414

Strategy

For more in-depth strategies, see Strategy:Monkey Ace (BTD6).

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Movement

In BTD6, the camera is tilted 30 degrees from the vertical, resulting in the vertical dimension being squashed. All ace movement in this section will be in reference to an un-squashed coordinate system (i.e. the "Circle" path being an actual circle).

Takeoff

Upon placement of the monkey ace, the monkey ace initially travels horizontally by 30 units (the radius of the circle targeting is 80 units) as given by this expression:

$x(t)=30t^{2.5}$

where $t$ is measured in seconds.

On-path movement

While on the path, the ace moves at a speed of 1 unit per frame (with the exception of Fighter Plane, Dart Storm, and Sky Shredder, which moves at 1.25 units per frame). "frame" in this context refers to exactly 1/60th of a second, and not an in-game frame which may vary in length. As all 3 paths (Circle, Figure Eight, Figure Infinite) have a total path length of $160\pi$ units, this yields a period of $\frac{8\pi }{3}\approx 8.3776$ seconds

Off-path movement

When the ace is not on the path that its targeting is set to, it will attempt to chase the target point of the path. This is an imaginary point on the path that travels at the same speed as the ace. These target points start moving when the ace is placed and does not stop.

The ace has an off-path speed 1.2 times greater than its on-path speed. It also has a limited turning speed of $\frac{\pi }{30}$ radians per frame

When the ace is within 1 unit of the target point, regardless of direction, it will snap onto the path. This can cause sudden direction changes.

Changes from Bloons TD 5

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Update history

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Version 23.0

“

Monkey Ace was never intended to be a great starting tower and instead come into power at mid- and high-tier upgrades, but since the base tower feels lacking to new players (and some of us old timers) we decided to rework low tier power into the base tower. — Update notes

”

•  Dart: Projectile size increased ― 2 → 3
•  Base Monkey Ace attack cooldown reduced ― 2.1s → 1.68s

Version 30.0

•  Reverse flight pattern added

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In other languages

Language	Name / Description	Notes
Arabic	القرد الطيار يقوم بالتحليق فوق الأرض وإطلاق وابل من السهام الخارقة عالية الثقب.	—
Danish	Pilot-abe Flyver over jorden og affyrer byger af dartpile med høj gennemslagskraft.	—
German	Affenfliegerass Fliegt über dem Boden und verschießt Salven von Pfeilen mit hoher Durchschlagskraft.	—
Spanish	Mono as Vuela mientras dispara voleas de dardos muy perforantes.	—
Spanish (LA)	Mono as Vuela mientras dispara voleas de dardos muy perforantes.	—
Finnish	Lentäjä-ässä Lentää ilmojen halki ampuen tehokkaasti lävistävien tikkojen ryöppyjä.	—
French	Singe pilote d’élite Vole au-dessus du sol en lançant des salves de fléchettes à haut pouvoir perforant.	—
Italian	Scimmia asso Vola sopra al terreno sparando scariche di freccette molto appuntite.	—
Japanese	エースモンキー 地面の上を飛びながら、貫通度の高いダーツを一斉発射する。	—
Korean	에이스 원숭이 지상 위를 날며 관통력이 높은 다트를 한꺼번에 여럿씩 발사합니다.	—
Dutch	Apenpiloot Vliegt boven de grond en schiet salvo's pijltjes met veel doorboring af.	—
Norwegian	Ape-ess Flyr over bakken og skyter skuddsalver med dartpiler med god gjennomtrengning.	—
Polish	Małpka pilot Lata nad ziemią i strzela seriami rzutek o dobrym przebiciu.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Macaco Ás Voa sobre o chão disparando rajadas de dardos altamente perfurantes.	—
Russian	Обезьяна-ас Летает над землёй, стреляя дротиками с высокой пробивной способностью.	—
Swedish	Pilotapa Flyger över marken och skjuter pilsalvor med högt genomslag.	—
Thai	ลิงเครื่องบิน บินเหนือพื้นดินและยิงลูกดอกที่โจมตีศัตรูได้หลายตัว	—
Turkish	Pilot Maymun Yerden yüksekte uçarak yüksek delici ok yağmuruna tutar.	—
Chinese (simplified)	皇家飞行员 在上空盘旋发射高穿透飞镖。	—
Chinese (traditional)	王牌猴子 高於地面飛行，射出一排高穿透力飛鏢。	—
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