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'''Heat-tipped Darts''' is the [[Monkey Sub (Battles 2)|Monkey Sub]]'s path 2 tier 2 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD Battles 2]]''.

'''Heat-tipped Darts''' is the [[Monkey Sub (Battles 2)|Monkey Sub]]'s path 2 tier 2 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD Battles 2]]''. It changes damage of Dart and Pulse attacks to Unstoppable (can pop [[Lead Bloon (Battles 2)|Lead]] and [[Frozen Bloon|Frozen Bloons]]) and adds +1 bonus lead damage to the radioactive pulse attack.

Additionally, it adds an extra [[pierce]] buff for the Sub's pulse attacks on the top path on top of the existing Barbed Darts pierce increases:

* [[Submerge and Support (Battles 2)|Submerge and Support]]'s sonar pulse: +25% pierce (102.5 pierce up from 90)

* [[Bloontonium Reactor (Battles 2)|Bloontonium Reactor]]'s radioactive pulse: +15 pierce (50 pierce up from 35)

* [[Energizer (Battles 2)|Energizer]]'s radioactive pulse: +300 pierce (1,500 pierce up from 1,200)

==Costs and sell values==

== Strategy ==

The Heat-Tipped Darts upgrade on the Monkey Sub is useful if your Sub needs to pop lead [[Bloon|Bloons]], or for Subs with upgrades aside from Submerge and Support and above if you have [[Ice Monkey (Battles 2)|Ice Monkey]] in your strategy. Frozen Bloon popping can be good on low tier Subs on the bottom path due to their high attack rate. Due to this upgrade's cheap additional price compared to the often-preferred crosspath for the bottom path Monkey Sub, it is a very good option to prevent the threat of Bloons that are layered under lead Bloons.

This upgrade on its own is wasted cash without Ice Monkeys in your strategy if bought before Round 10, since it is impossible to face the threat of lead Bloons and this upgrade does not increase any other stats.

This is not recommended as a crosspath for the top path Monkey Sub. The sonar pulse already has excessive pierce and low attack speed, and for the Bloontonium Reactor and Energizer the radioactive pulse's overall ability to pop Bloons is decreased due to hitting each Bloon less times. There is usually a better option to reliably handle lead Bloons while having a Bloontonium Reactor up, even if they cost more money than this cheap crosspath. Energizer's radioactive pulse gains the ability to handle the tight leads [[Bloon send]], but the Energizer's innate high pierce and Bloon damage means you only have to have enough pierce on lead-popping towers to pop the lead bloon layer, and Energizer's [[DDT (Battles 2)|DDT]] damage is negligible.

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-'''Heat-tipped Darts''' is the [[Monkey Sub (Battles 2)|Monkey Sub]]'s path 2 tier 2 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD Battles 2]]''.
+'''Heat-tipped Darts''' is the [[Monkey Sub (Battles 2)|Monkey Sub]]'s path 2 tier 2 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD Battles 2]]''. It changes damage of Dart and Pulse attacks to Unstoppable (can pop [[Lead Bloon (Battles 2)|Lead]] and [[Frozen Bloon|Frozen Bloons]]) and adds +1 bonus lead damage to the radioactive pulse attack.
+Additionally, it adds an extra [[pierce]] buff for the Sub's pulse attacks on the top path on top of the existing Barbed Darts pierce increases:
+* [[Submerge and Support (Battles 2)|Submerge and Support]]'s sonar pulse: +25% pierce (102.5 pierce up from 90)
+* [[Bloontonium Reactor (Battles 2)|Bloontonium Reactor]]'s radioactive pulse: +15 pierce (50 pierce up from 35)
+* [[Energizer (Battles 2)|Energizer]]'s radioactive pulse: +300 pierce (1,500 pierce up from 1,200)
 ==Costs and sell values==
 {{BTDB2 cost list by upgrade|Monkey Sub|2|2}}
+== Strategy ==
+The Heat-Tipped Darts upgrade on the Monkey Sub is useful if your Sub needs to pop lead [[Bloon|Bloons]], or for Subs with upgrades aside from Submerge and Support and above if you have [[Ice Monkey (Battles 2)|Ice Monkey]] in your strategy. Frozen Bloon popping can be good on low tier Subs on the bottom path due to their high attack rate. Due to this upgrade's cheap additional price compared to the often-preferred crosspath for the bottom path Monkey Sub, it is a very good option to prevent the threat of Bloons that are layered under lead Bloons.
+This upgrade on its own is wasted cash without Ice Monkeys in your strategy if bought before Round 10, since it is impossible to face the threat of lead Bloons and this upgrade does not increase any other stats.
+This is not recommended as a crosspath for the top path Monkey Sub. The sonar pulse already has excessive pierce and low attack speed, and for the Bloontonium Reactor and Energizer the radioactive pulse's overall ability to pop Bloons is decreased due to hitting each Bloon less times. There is usually a better option to reliably handle lead Bloons while having a Bloontonium Reactor up, even if they cost more money than this cheap crosspath. Energizer's radioactive pulse gains the ability to handle the tight leads [[Bloon send]], but the Energizer's innate high pierce and Bloon damage means you only have to have enough pierce on lead-popping towers to pop the lead bloon layer, and Energizer's [[DDT (Battles 2)|DDT]] damage is negligible.
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