Sharper Prongs
Sharper Prongs
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 Can pop more Bloons with each attack.
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| Tower | Mermonkey — Path 2 — Tier 1 | |
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| XP cost | 150 | |
| Cash cost | $170 — Easy $200 — Medium $215 — Hard $240 — Impoppable | |
Sharper Prongs is the Mermonkey's path 2 tier 1 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. This upgrade increases the pierce of its tridents by 1 (from 2 to 3 with its base stats) and splashes by 3 (from 3 to 6 with its base stats).
Crosspathing with Abyss Dweller grants its tentacle attacks +35% pierce. Crosspathing with Alluring Melody grants its trance attack +2 pierce.
Stats
For a complete list of Mermonkey stats, see Stats:Mermonkey (BTD6).
This data was last updated for: version 55.1
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Costs and sell values
Note: this list does not factor in Monkey Knowledge or other discounts.
| Tiers | Total cost | Sell value | ||||||
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| Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable | Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable | |
| 0-1-0 | $425 | $500 | $540 | $600 | $298 | $350 | $378 | $420 |
| 1-1-0 | $555 | $650 | $700 | $780 | $389 | $455 | $490 | $546 |
| 2-1-0 | $765 | $900 | $970 | $1,080 | $536 | $630 | $679 | $756 |
| 3-1-0 | $2,295 | $2,700 | $2,915 | $3,240 | $1,607 | $1,890 | $2,041 | $2,268 |
| 4-1-0 | $5,865 | $6,900 | $7,450 | $8,280 | $4,106 | $4,830 | $5,215 | $5,796 |
| 5-1-0 | $25,415 | $29,900 | $32,290 | $35,880 | $17,791 | $20,930 | $22,603 | $25,116 |
| 0-1-1 | $595 | $700 | $755 | $840 | $417 | $490 | $529 | $588 |
| 0-1-2 | $835 | $980 | $1,055 | $1,175 | $585 | $686 | $739 | $823 |
| 0-1-3 | $2,535 | $2,980 | $3,215 | $3,575 | $1,775 | $2,086 | $2,251 | $2,503 |
| 0-1-4 | $8,995 | $10,580 | $11,425 | $12,695 | $6,297 | $7,406 | $7,998 | $8,887 |
| 0-1-5 | $30,245 | $35,580 | $38,425 | $42,695 | $21,172 | $24,906 | $26,898 | $29,887 |
Strategy
This section was last updated for: version 51.0
Extra pierce from Sharper Prongs is better than attack speed from top crosspaths if it can hit many Bloons at once. For most Mermonkeys, especially lower-tier Mermonkeys and higher-tier top path, this pierce bonus is mainly impactful on Race conditions. For bottom path, Sharper Prongs can help handle large groups of Bloons for the T3, though for the T4 and T5 the pierce bonus is minimal and overall less effective than the better consistency of top crosspath.
Update history
For a complete list of Mermonkey changes, see Update history:Mermonkey (BTD6).
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As the middle crosspath is currently less useful for higher tiers, we’ve upgraded Sharper Prongs to improve Tentacle pierce as well. [...] Same as with Abyss Dweller the middle crosspath has shown to be less useful for higher tiers, so this also sees a pierce increase to the Trance attack.
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— Update notes
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Overall cost reduced by $125 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)- Trident: Projectile lifespan increased ― 0.5s → 1s
- Description changed ― "Tridents can pop more Bloons." → "Can pop more Bloons with each attack."
- 3-1-0, 4-1-0, 5-1-0
- Sharper Prongs now grants the tentacle attacks +35% pierce
- 0-1-3, 0-1-4, 0-1-5
- Sharper Prongs now grants the trance attack +1 pierce
- 0-1-3, 0-1-4, 0-1-5
- Sharper Prongs grants more pierce to the trance attack ― +1 → +2
- Upgrade cost reduced ― $300 → $200
- Overall cost reduced by $200 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
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Middle crosspath trident gains extra projectile pierce to improve early game value.
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— Update notes
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- Trident: Pierce increased ― 2 → 3
- Note: Does not affect splash (6)
- X-3-X Riptide Champion unchanged (18)
- Note: Does not affect splash (6)
- 0-1-3, 0-1-4, 0-1-5
- Trance: Pierce increased ― 6 → 10
- 5-1-0
- Trident: Pierce increased ― 9 → 10
- Note: Does not affect splash (6)
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Mermonkey weren’t[sic] feeling they favoured their natural habitat enough, so their Water Placement bonus is getting a boost.
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- Range bonus when placed in water increased ― +25% → +35%
- Overall cost reduced by $100 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
- 0-1-3
- Trance: Pierce increased ― 6 → 7
- 0-1-4, 0-1-5
- Trance: Pierce increased ― 10 → 12
- 3-1-0
Tentacle attack: Pierce reduced ― 32.4 → 27
- 4-1-0
- Tentacle attack: Pierce reduced ― 43.2 → 40.5
- Note: 5-1-0+ Lord of the Abyss unchanged (108)
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Mermonkey ended up somewhat underrated and overbuffed, mid tiers for top and middle paths have really stood out here lately and need to be reigned back in line.
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- Overall cost increased by $25 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
- Splash: Radius reduced ― 6 units → 3 units
Gallery
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In other languages
This section was last updated for: version 55.2
| Language | Text | Notes |
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| Arabic | شوكات أكثر وضوحًا | — |
| Danish | Skarpere spidser | — |
| German | Schärfere Zacken | — |
| Spanish | Puntas más afiladas | — |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Dientes más afilados | — |
| Finnish | Terävämmät kärjet | — |
| French | Dents plus pointues | — |
| Italian | Rebbi affilati | — |
| Japanese | 鋭い先端 | — |
| Korean | 뾰족한 창날 | — |
| Dutch | Scherpere tanden | — |
| Norwegian | Skarpere tind | — |
| Polish | Ostrzejsze kolce | — |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Dentes Mais Afiados | — |
| Russian | Наточенные зубцы | — |
| Swedish | Vassare uddar | — |
| Thai | ง่ามแหลมคม | — |
| Turkish | Daha Keskin Çatal Uçları | — |
| Chinese (simplified) | 锐利锥刺 | — |
| Chinese (traditional) | 鋒利尖刺 | — |
| Language | Text | Notes |
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| Arabic | يمكن أن تنفجر المزيد من البالونات مع كل هجوم. | — |
| Danish | Kan sprænge flere bloons med hvert angreb. | — |
| German | Kann mit jedem Angriff mehr Bloons platzen lassen. | — |
| Spanish | Pueden hacer explotar más bloons en cada ataque. | — |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Cada ataque revienta más bloons. | — |
| Finnish | Voi poksauttaa enemmän blooneja jokaisella hyökkäyksellä. | — |
| French | Peuvent faire éclater plus de Bloons à chaque attaque. | — |
| Italian | Possono scoppiare più bloon con ogni attacco. | — |
| Japanese | 各攻撃でよりたくさんのブルーンを割ることができる。 | — |
| Korean | 공격당 더 많은 풍선을 터트립니다. | — |
| Dutch | Kan met elke aanval nog meer Bloons laten knallen. | — |
| Norwegian | Kan poppe flere bloons for hvert angrep. | — |
| Polish | Każdy atak przekłuwa więcej blonów. | — |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Pode estourar mais Bloons com cada ataque. | — |
| Russian | Может пробивать больше шаров с каждой атакой. | — |
| Swedish | Kan smälla fler Bloons med varje attack. | — |
| Thai | ตรีศูรสามารถทำลายบลูนได้มากขึ้น | — |
| Turkish | Her saldırıda daha fazla Bloon patlatabilir. | — |
| Chinese (simplified) | 每次攻击可击破更多气球。 | — |
| Chinese (traditional) | 每次攻擊可擊破更多氣球。 | — |
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