Monkey Buccaneer (BTD6)

Monkey Buccaneer iterations: BTD4 • BTD5 • Battles • BMC • BTD6 • Battles 2

Monkey Buccaneer
Shoots a single, heavy dart from both sides of the ship. Must be placed in water.
Unlock method(s) Choose at levels 7–12 Category Military Cost $340 — Easy $400 — Medium $430 — Hard $480 — Impoppable With Advanced Logistics: $325 — Easy $380 — Medium $410 — Hard $455 — Impoppable With Military Conscription: $230 — Easy $270 — Medium $290 — Hard $320 — Impoppable With Advanced Logistics and Military Conscription: $210 — Easy $250 — Medium $270 — Hard $300 — Impoppable Hotkey C Introduced Launch

The Monkey Buccaneer is a Military tower in Bloons TD 6. It attacks by firing heavy darts from its cannons, popping up to 4 Bloons per dart. It normally only fires from one of its cannons at a time, but if another Bloon is in the line of fire of the other side's cannon whenever it's firing, it will fire from both cannons at the same time. It cannot damage Lead Bloons, frozen Bloons, or Camo Bloons without upgrades. It can be upgraded to shoot faster and launch attack planes, use cannons and hook in MOAB-class Bloons, or generate cash.

Mechanics

The Monkey Buccaneer primarily aims and fires from its left cannon. Its basic attack fires a dart at a rate of once per second, which has 4 pierce and deals 1 sharp-type damage. When its left cannon fires, if a targetable Bloon is within range of a 90° cone centered on the right cannon, it also fires from its right cannon at the same time. The second cannon is considered a separate attack, so when it fires from both cannons, it consumes twice as many Acidic Mixture Dip and Berserker Brew charges.

Upgrades

Path 1

Faster Shooting XP cost: 150
	All weapons on board shoot faster. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $235 $275 $295 $330

Double Shot XP cost: 700
	Increases ship weapons fired. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $360 $425 $460 $510

Destroyer XP cost: 3,000
	Attacks super duper fast! Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $2,845 $3,350 $3,620 $4,020

Aircraft Carrier XP cost: 12,500
	Launches waves of fighter planes that strafe their targets and fire missiles at MOAB class Bloons. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $6,800 $8,000 $8,640 $9,600

Carrier Flagship XP cost: 37,000
	Does extra damage. Can place other Monkeys on the upper decks of the ship and increases attack speed of all water based Monkeys and Monkey Aces. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $22,100 $26,000 $28,080 $31,200

Path 2

Grape Shot XP cost: 200
	Adds a spray of 5 sharpened grapes to the ship. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $465 $550 $595 $660

Hot Shot XP cost: 650
	Burning hot grape shot can pop Lead Bloons and set Bloons on fire. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $425 $500 $540 $600

Cannon Ship XP cost: 2,700
	Adds a powerful cannon that shoots out powerful bombs. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $765 $900 $970 $1,080

Monkey Pirates XP cost: 13,000
	Adds 2 cannons to the ship and attacks do more damage. MOAB Takedown Ability: harpoons a MOAB class Bloon and brings it down. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $3,315 $3,900 $4,210 $4,680

Pirate Lord XP cost: 35,000
	Greatly improved power and can shoot many grappling hooks at once, plundering extra cash from each MOAB-class Bloon taken down. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $22,950 $27,000 $29,160 $32,400

Path 3

Long Range XP cost: 150
	Much longer range, and projectiles fly faster and pierce more. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $170 $200 $215 $240

Crow's Nest XP cost: 600
	Allows the ship to hit Camo Bloons. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $295 $350 $380 $420

Merchantman XP cost: 3,100
	Generates cash each round automatically, and deals more damage when over 10,000 saved cash. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $2,040 $2,400 $2,590 $2,880

Favored Trades XP cost: 10,000
	Attacks faster and deals more damage when over 50,000 saved cash. Generates lots of money per round. Monkeys in radius have increased sell value. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $4,675 $5,500 $5,940 $6,600

Trade Empire XP cost: 40,000
	Generates more cash per round. Grants up to 20 Merchantmen bonus damage and an income bonus that increases with every Merchantman owned up to 20 times. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $19,550 $23,000 $24,840 $27,600

Paragon

Navarch of the Seas XP cost: 750,000
	The greatest thing ever to float on water. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $467,500 $550,000 $594,000 $660,000

Stats

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

This data was last updated for: version 55.1

Tower
Display range 60 units Footprint radius 8 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong

Attack
Copies of this attack 2 Cooldown 1s Offset (X, Y, Z) 11, 0, 8.5 (main) -11, 0, 8.5 (alt) Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 60 units Filters Cannot target Camo
Projectile Pierce 4 Damage 1 Damage type Sharp Speed 200 units/s Lifespan 0.6s Radius 4 units Filters Cannot hit Camo

Related Monkey Knowledge

This list does not include Monkey Knowledge that affects all Military towers.

Monkey Knowledge	Cost	Prerequisites	Introduced
Big Bunch Grape Shot shoots 6 grapes.	Free	Naval Upgrades	Launch
Naval Upgrades Monkey Buccaneer and Monkey Sub get +1 pierce per shot.	Free	—	Launch
Faster Takedowns MOAB Takedown Ability has 5 second faster cooldown.	Free	4 invested Big Bunch	Launch
Trade Agreements Merchantman generates +$20 per round.	250	8 invested Faster Takedowns	Launch
Flanking Maneuvers Sniper, Monkey Sub, & Monkey Buccaneer attack 10% faster when set to 'Last' targeting priority.	500	8 invested Quad Burst Trade Agreements	Version 22.0

Rogue Legends

Starter parties with Monkey Buccaneers

Item	Insta Monkey 1	Insta Monkey 2	Artifact
Admiral Brickell	1-0-1 Monkey Sub	0-2-1 Monkey Buccaneer	Portability Common
Octojones	2-0-0 Bomb Shooter	0-2-0 Monkey Buccaneer	Fish Nova Common

While not explicitly part of their starter parties, Lifeguard Brickell also starts with a Monkey Buccaneer because she starts with the Summer Fun Rare.

Artifacts that add Monkey Buccaneers

Artifact	Common	Rare	Legendary
Full Broadside	1-1-0 Monkey Buccaneer	1-2-0 Monkey Buccaneer	0-2-0 Monkey Buccaneer
Perceptive Crow	1-0-1 Monkey Buccaneer	1-0-2 Monkey Buccaneer	0-0-2 Monkey Buccaneer
Summer Fun	—	0-1-2 Monkey Buccaneer	0-0-2 Monkey Buccaneer

Artifacts that affect Monkey Buccaneers

This list does not include Artifacts that affect all Primary towers.

Artifact	Common effect	Rare effect	Legendary effect
Full Broadside	Monkey Buccaneers can store up to 3 ability charges, and pierce and ability cooldown speed increased 35%. Adds a 1-1-0 Buccaneer to your Party	Monkey Buccaneers can store up to 3 ability charges, and pierce and ability cooldown speed increased 50%. Adds a 1-2-0 Buccaneer to your Party	Monkey Buccaneers can store up to 3 ability charges, and pierce and ability cooldown speed increased 70%. Adds a 0-2-0 Buccaneer to your Party
Perceptive Crow	Crow's Nest Buccaneers range reduced 35% but grant Camo detection to Monkeys in radius. Adds a 1-0-1 Buccaneer to your Party	Crow's Nest Buccaneers range reduced 20% but grant Camo detection to Monkeys in radius. Adds a 1-0-2 Buccaneer to your Party	Crow's Nest Buccaneers range reduced 0% but grant Camo detection to Monkeys in radius. Adds a 0-0-2 Buccaneer to your Party
Summer Fun	—	Admiral Brickell and tier 2 or lower Buccaneers and Monkey Subs have a rare chance to attract excited summer vibes Monkeys that will push Bloons up to MOABs back along the track. Adds a 0-1-2 Buccaneer to your Party	Admiral Brickell and tier 2 or lower Buccaneers and Monkey Subs have a rare chance to attract excited summer vibes Monkeys that will push Bloons up to ZOMGs back along the track. Adds a 0-0-2 Buccaneer to your Party

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	$340	$400	$430	$480	$238	$280	$301	$336
1-0-0	$575	$675	$725	$810	$403	$473	$508	$567
1-1-0	$1,040	$1,225	$1,320	$1,470	$728	$858	$924	$1,029
1-0-1	$745	$875	$940	$1,050	$522	$613	$658	$735
0-1-0	$805	$950	$1,025	$1,140	$564	$665	$718	$798
0-1-1	$975	$1,150	$1,240	$1,380	$683	$805	$868	$966
0-0-1	$510	$600	$645	$720	$357	$420	$452	$504
2-0-0	$935	$1,100	$1,185	$1,320	$655	$770	$830	$924
2-1-0	$1,400	$1,650	$1,780	$1,980	$980	$1,155	$1,246	$1,386
2-2-0	$1,825	$2,150	$2,320	$2,580	$1,278	$1,505	$1,624	$1,806
2-0-1	$1,105	$1,300	$1,400	$1,560	$774	$910	$980	$1,092
2-0-2	$1,400	$1,650	$1,780	$1,980	$980	$1,155	$1,246	$1,386
0-2-0	$1,230	$1,450	$1,565	$1,740	$861	$1,015	$1,096	$1,218
1-2-0	$1,465	$1,725	$1,860	$2,070	$1,026	$1,208	$1,302	$1,449
0-2-1	$1,400	$1,650	$1,780	$1,980	$980	$1,155	$1,246	$1,386
0-2-2	$1,695	$2,000	$2,160	$2,400	$1,187	$1,400	$1,512	$1,680
0-0-2	$805	$950	$1,025	$1,140	$564	$665	$718	$798
1-0-2	$1,040	$1,225	$1,320	$1,470	$728	$858	$924	$1,029
0-1-2	$1,270	$1,500	$1,620	$1,800	$889	$1,050	$1,134	$1,260
3-0-0	$3,780	$4,450	$4,805	$5,340	$2,646	$3,115	$3,364	$3,738
3-1-0	$4,245	$5,000	$5,400	$6,000	$2,972	$3,500	$3,780	$4,200
3-2-0	$4,670	$5,500	$5,940	$6,600	$3,269	$3,850	$4,158	$4,620
3-0-1	$3,950	$4,650	$5,020	$5,580	$2,765	$3,255	$3,514	$3,906
3-0-2	$4,245	$5,000	$5,400	$6,000	$2,972	$3,500	$3,780	$4,200
0-3-0	$1,995	$2,350	$2,535	$2,820	$1,397	$1,645	$1,775	$1,974
1-3-0	$2,230	$2,625	$2,830	$3,150	$1,561	$1,838	$1,981	$2,205
2-3-0	$2,590	$3,050	$3,290	$3,660	$1,813	$2,135	$2,303	$2,562
0-3-1	$2,165	$2,550	$2,750	$3,060	$1,516	$1,785	$1,925	$2,142
0-3-2	$2,460	$2,900	$3,130	$3,480	$1,722	$2,030	$2,191	$2,436
0-0-3	$2,845	$3,350	$3,615	$4,020	$2,106	$2,479	$2,676	$2,975
1-0-3	$3,080	$3,625	$3,910	$4,350	$2,280	$2,683	$2,894	$3,219
2-0-3	$3,440	$4,050	$4,370	$4,860	$2,546	$2,997	$3,234	$3,597
0-1-3	$3,310	$3,900	$4,210	$4,680	$2,450	$2,886	$3,116	$3,464
0-2-3	$3,735	$4,400	$4,750	$5,280	$2,764	$3,256	$3,515	$3,908
4-0-0	$10,580	$12,450	$13,445	$14,940	$7,406	$8,715	$9,412	$10,458
4-1-0	$11,045	$13,000	$14,040	$15,600	$7,732	$9,100	$9,828	$10,920
4-2-0	$11,470	$13,500	$14,580	$16,200	$8,029	$9,450	$10,206	$11,340
4-0-1	$10,750	$12,650	$13,660	$15,180	$7,525	$8,855	$9,562	$10,626
4-0-2	$11,045	$13,000	$14,040	$15,600	$7,732	$9,100	$9,828	$10,920
0-4-0	$5,310	$6,250	$6,745	$7,500	$3,717	$4,375	$4,722	$5,250
1-4-0	$5,545	$6,525	$7,040	$7,830	$3,882	$4,568	$4,928	$5,481
2-4-0	$5,905	$6,950	$7,500	$8,340	$4,134	$4,865	$5,250	$5,838
0-4-1	$5,480	$6,450	$6,960	$7,740	$3,836	$4,515	$4,872	$5,418
0-4-2	$5,775	$6,800	$7,340	$8,160	$4,043	$4,760	$5,138	$5,712
0-0-4	$7,520	$8,850	$9,555	$10,620	$5,565	$6,549	$7,071	$7,859
1-0-4	$7,755	$9,125	$9,850	$10,950	$5,739	$6,753	$7,289	$8,103
2-0-4	$8,115	$9,550	$10,310	$11,460	$6,006	$7,067	$7,630	$8,481
0-1-4	$7,985	$9,400	$10,150	$11,280	$5,909	$6,956	$7,511	$8,348
0-2-4	$8,410	$9,900	$10,690	$11,880	$6,224	$7,326	$7,911	$8,792
5-0-0	$32,680	$38,450	$41,525	$46,140	$22,876	$26,915	$29,068	$32,298
5-1-0	$33,145	$39,000	$42,120	$46,800	$23,202	$27,300	$29,484	$32,760
5-2-0	$33,570	$39,500	$42,660	$47,400	$23,499	$27,650	$29,862	$33,180
5-0-1	$32,850	$38,650	$41,740	$46,380	$22,995	$27,055	$29,218	$32,466
5-0-2	$33,145	$39,000	$42,120	$46,800	$23,202	$27,300	$29,484	$32,760
0-5-0	$28,260	$33,250	$35,905	$39,900	$19,782	$23,275	$25,134	$27,930
1-5-0	$28,495	$33,525	$36,200	$40,230	$19,947	$23,468	$25,340	$28,161
2-5-0	$28,855	$33,950	$36,660	$40,740	$20,199	$23,765	$25,662	$28,518
0-5-1	$28,430	$33,450	$36,120	$40,140	$19,901	$23,415	$25,284	$28,098
0-5-2	$28,725	$33,800	$36,500	$40,560	$20,108	$23,660	$25,550	$28,392
0-0-5	$27,070	$31,850	$34,395	$38,220	$20,032	$23,569	$25,453	$28,283
1-0-5	$27,305	$32,125	$34,690	$38,550	$20,206	$23,773	$25,671	$28,527
2-0-5	$27,665	$32,550	$35,150	$39,060	$20,473	$24,087	$26,011	$28,905
0-1-5	$27,535	$32,400	$34,990	$38,880	$20,376	$23,976	$25,893	$28,772
0-2-5	$27,960	$32,900	$35,530	$39,480	$20,691	$24,346	$26,293	$29,216

Strategy

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

This section was last updated for: version 51.2

Being placeable only on water, the Monkey Buccaneer tends to be more limited in placement options than other DPS towers, but it excels on maps where the water allows it to consistently shoot from both sides at the same time (such as #Ouch and Quad). It has good range and pierce for the base cost and a potent low-tier upgrade in Grape Shot. Admiral Brickell grants it powerful buffs and helps shore up its weakness to DDTs.

• Path 1's Destroyer is an early-midgame option that helps a lot against early MOABs when crosspathed with Grape Shot and synergizes very well with Berserker Brew. Aircraft Carrier and Carrier Flagship's planes are powerful but inconsistent, generally performing best on maps with only one active path at a time (such as Muddy Puddles), and Flagship's platforms and water tower buffs have niches in modes like Freeplay and Boss Bloon Events.
• Path 2 is an earlygame group-popping option with Grape Shot and Cannon Ship. Monkey Pirates is an alternative to Destroyer that is less effective at single targets, but makes up for it with its ability to delete smaller blimps. Pirate Lord excels at removing a lot of blimp RBE from late-game rounds and also generates some cash.
• Path 3 is an income option on top of earlygame damage output. Merchantman and Favored Trades can combine with Trade Empire to serve as an alternative to Banana Farm setups on water-dominated maps, as well as building up a lot of Paragon power for Navarch of the Seas. Favored Trades and Trade Empire do increase damage output too, but not enough for it to be useful in CHIMPS.

Update history

For a complete list of Monkey Buccaneer changes, see Update history:Monkey Buccaneer (BTD6).

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Version 22.0

“

Most of the early Buccaneer’s strength comes from grapes, so to make it a little easier to start we’ve moved some cost from the base tower into Grape Shot. — Update notes

”

•  Cost reduced ― $550 → $500

Version 43.0

•  Cost reduced ― $500 → $400

Cosmetic items

Item	Category	Unlock method(s)	Introduced
Monkey Buccaneer Narwhal Pet	Monkeys — Pets	Trophy Store —  100, Pets Fan Pack (IAP)	Version 28.0
Buccaneer Flavored Trades Projectiles	Monkeys — Projectiles	Trophy Store —  50	Version 45.0

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In other languages

This section was last updated for: version 49.0

Name

Language	Text	Notes
Arabic	القرد القرصان	—
Danish	Pirat-abe	—
German	Freibeuteraffe	—
Spanish	Mono pirata	—
Spanish (Latin America)	Mono pirata	—
Finnish	Merirosvoapina	—
French	Singe boucanier	—
Italian	Scimmia bucaniere	—
Japanese	モンキーバッカニア	—
Korean	해적 원숭이	—
Dutch	Apenpiraat	—
Norwegian	Piratape	—
Polish	Małpka pirat	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Macaco Bucaneiro	—
Russian	Обезьяна- флибустьер	—
Swedish	Piratapa	—
Thai	ลิงโจรสลัด	—
Turkish	Korsan Maymun	—
Chinese (simplified)	海盗猴	—
Chinese (traditional)	海盜猴	—

Description

Language	Text	Notes
Arabic	يقوم بإطلاق سهمًا واحدًا ثقيلًا من كلا جانبي السفينة. يجب وضعه في الماء.	—
Danish	Affyrer en enkelt, kraftig dartpil fra begge sider af skibet. Skal stationeres i vand.	—
German	Verschießt einen einzelnen schweren Pfeil von beiden Seiten des Schiffs. Muss in Wasser platziert werden.	—
Spanish	Dispara un único dardo pesado de cada lado del barco. Solo se puede usar en el agua.	—
Spanish (Latin America)	Dispara un único dardo pesado de cada lado del barco. Solo se puede usar en el agua.	—
Finnish	Ampuu yksittäisiä, raskaita tikkoja laivan molemmilta puolilta. Asetettava veteen.	—
French	Lance une fléchette lourde des deux côtés du navire. Doit être placé dans l'eau.	—
Italian	È in grado di lanciare una sola freccetta da entrambi i lati della nave. Va collocata in acqua.	—
Japanese	船の両側から重装備のダーツを1本撃つ。水の中に設置しなければならない。	—
Korean	함선의 양측에서 중량 다트를 하나 발사합니다. 물에 배치해야 합니다.	—
Dutch	Schiet één zware pijl af van beide zijden van het schip. Moet in water worden geplaatst.	—
Norwegian	Skyter en enkel, solid dartpil fra begge sider av skipet. Må være plassert i vann.	—
Polish	Strzela pojedynczymi ciężkimi rzutkami z obu stron statku. Musi być umieszczona w wodzie.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Dispara um pesado dardo únicos dos dois lados do navio. Precisa ser posto na água.	—
Russian	Выпускает по одному тяжёлому дротику с каждой стороны корабля. Работает только в воде.	—
Swedish	Skjuter en enkild, tung pil från båda sidor av fartyget. Måste placeras i vatten.	—
Thai	ยิงลูกดอกหนักจากสองฝั่งเรือ ต้องวางในน้ำเท่านั้น	—
Turkish	Geminin her iki yanından tek bir ağır ok fırlatır. Suya yerleştirilmesi gerekir.	—
Chinese (simplified)	从船的两侧射出单发重型飞镖。必须放在水中。	—
Chinese (traditional)	從船的兩側射出一支重型飛鏢。必須放在水中。	—