Elite Sniper (Battles 2)
For the upgrade in Bloons TD 6, see Elite Sniper (BTD6).
Elite Sniper
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 Supply drop gives much more cash and activates Supply Drop for other snipers. Grants Elite targeting prio and faster reload to all snipers.
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| Tower | Sniper Monkey — Path 2 — Tier 5 | |
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| Cost | $14,000 | |
Elite Sniper is the Sniper Monkey's path 2 tier 5 upgrade in Bloons TD Battles 2. It increases Sniper Monkey's attack speed (x0.4 attack cooldown or +150% more attack speed), and each bounce now produces shrapnel instead of only the initial hit. Elite Sniper also grants a global attack speed buff to all other Sniper Monkeys (x0.8 attack cooldown or +25% more attack speed).
Elite Sniper increases the amount of cash generated from its ability from $1,750 to $4,500, and causes all available Supply Drop abilities to be activated simultaneously. The Elite Sniper's ability is shared with other Supply Drop Snipers. Elite Sniper also grants a new "Elite" targeting option for itself and all other Sniper Monkeys. Upon buying this upgrade, this Sniper's targeting option will automatically switch to Elite.
Elite targeting
Elite targeting changes behavior depending on the state of the Bloons currently on the map. In order from highest priority to lowest priority:
- Targets First if there are any visible Bloons that are at least 75% of the way to reaching the exit.
- Targets Ceramic Bloons
- Targets Strong.
Costs and sell values
| Tiers | Cost | Sell value |
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| 0-5-0 | $23,200 | $16,240 |
| 1-5-0 | $23,450 | $16,415 |
| 2-5-0 | $24,200 | $16,940 |
| 0-5-1 | $23,500 | $16,450 |
| 0-5-2 | $23,800 | $16,660 |
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This section was last updated for: version 4.12
A solid boost to income generation as well as pretty self-sufficient defense against any non-Tight, non-blimp rush. When progressing from Supply Drop, it is recommended to wait for the ability to be ready, or almost ready, and then buy the Elite Sniper upgrade prior to activating it, to get a significant cash boost (+$3000).
It is recommended to use 0-5-2 for the faster income generation. 2-5-0 can be used to fulfill both defense and cash, but misses out on income generation, and Sniper already struggles to all Tight rushes regardless.
Update history
For a complete list of Sniper Monkey changes, see Update history:Sniper Monkey (Battles 2).
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Overall cost increased by $200 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)- Shrapnel: pierce reduced ― 5 → 3
- Upgrade cost increased ― $13,000 → $14,000
- Overall cost increased by $1,300 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
Overall cost reduced by $100 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
- Overall cost reduced by $50 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
Version 4.2.1 (OTA update 2)
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We were a little too successful in trying to increase the popularity of the Sniper Monkey as it is now the single most used tower in the game, surpassing even the Banana Farm. Sniper's popularity is due to it's versatility as an income source that also excels with both group popping through its shrapnel shot and at single targets with its high damage. We believe the primary culprit for Sniper's dominance is the x3x Bouncing Bullet's ability to create multiple bursts of high damage shrapnel so we have capped it to 1 burst per shot [...] We've also increased the cooldown of the Supply Drop ability and added ability cooldown reductions to the bottom path to create a choice between the more offensive 240 Sniper farm or the more efficient 042.
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- Overall cost reduced by $100 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
- Attack speed buff reduced ― 25% → 20%
- Shrapnel: now only creates on the initial hit and not on bloons hit by bounces
- Supply Drop: cooldown increased ― 40s → 50s
- 0-5-1
- Fast Firing now reduces the cooldown of Supply Drop by 5s
- Note: Overall cooldown increased from 40s to 45s
- 0-5-2
- Even Faster Firing now reduces the cooldown of Supply Drop by 5s
- Note: Overall cooldown for this crosspath is unchanged
Version 4.3.1 (OTA update 1)
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The sniper has remained reasonably popular despite its nerf, although nothing close to the level of its glory days. While forcing a choice between high damage and cash generation paths was the point of the nerfs, it did leave Bouncing Bullet, a pure damage upgrade on the cash generation path, in a bit of a sad state. Without the extra shrapnel, we can afford to make the pierce much better without compromising the identity of the middle path. We also felt we could restore the bouncing shrapnel on the x5x since, as a tier 5 upgrade, it is automatically gated to the late game and can't be bought more than once.
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- Bullet: now emits shrapnel on every bounce
- Bullet: number of bounces increased ― 3 → 5
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Sniper monkey has fallen off the play rate compared to other towers so we’re hoping that these changes will bring him back up to speed
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- Overall cost reduced by $750 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
- Overall cost increased by $350 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
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This nerf will help make camo bloons more dangerous
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- Bullet: Bonus Camo damage decreased ― +2 → +1
- Note: Shrapnel attack unchanged (+2)
Version 4.12 (OTA update 1)
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Sniper is providing too much value for its low cost and money making ability. We are lowering its base attack speed to weaken its damage output to compensate.
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- Attack cooldown increased ― 0.54s → 0.58s (attack speed reduced by 6.9%)
- 0-5-1
- Attack cooldown increased ― 0.378s → 0.406s (attack speed reduced by 6.9%)
- 0-5-2
- Attack cooldown increased ― 0.2646s → 0.2842s (attack speed reduced by 6.9%)
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Sniper is picked more often purely because it comes with efficient cash generation, so we are changing that to spread its effectiveness across all three of its paths
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- Overall cost increased by $50 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
- Attack cooldown reduced ― 0.58s → 0.54s (attack speed increased by 7.41%)
- Crate: Cash value decreased ― $5000 → $4500
- Shrapnel: Bonus Camo damage decreased ― +2 → +1 (bug fix)
- 0-5-1
- Attack cooldown reduced ― 0.406s → 0.378s (attack speed increased by 7.41%)
- 0-5-2
- Attack cooldown reduced ― 0.2842s → 0.2646s (attack speed increased by 7.41%)
Gallery
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In other languages
| Language | Name / Description | Notes |
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| Danish | Elite-snigskytte Forsyningsnedkastning giver flere penge og aktiverer forsyningsnedkastning for andre snigskytter. Giver alle snigskytter Elite-målsøgningsprioritet og hurtigere genopladning. |
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| German | Elite-Scharfschütze Nachschub-Abwurf bringt viel mehr Geld und aktiviert Nachschub-Abwurf für andere Scharfschützen. Verleiht Elite-Zielprio und schnelleres Nachladen für alle Scharfschützen. |
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| Spanish | Francotirador de élite La entrega de provisiones da mucho más dinero y se activa para otros francotiradores. Otorga prioridad de objetivo Élite y recarga más rápida a todos los francotiradores. |
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| Finnish | Eliittisala-ampuja Tarvikepudotus antaa paljon enemmän käteistä ja aktivoi muiden tarkka-ampujien tarvikepudotuksen. Antaa eliittikohdeprioriteetin ja nopeamman latauksen kaikille tarkka-ampujille. |
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| French | Sniper d’élite Les caisses de ravitaillement fournissent davantage d’argent et activent des caisses de ravitaillement pour les autres snipers. Accorde une priorité de ciblage d’élite et un rechargement plus rapide à tous les snipers. |
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| Italian | Cecchino élite Lancio scorte fornisce molto più contante e attiva il Lancio scorte di altri cecchini. Conferisce mira prioritaria élite e caricamento accelerato a tutti i cecchini. |
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| Japanese | エリートスナイパー 「供給品ドロップ」で投下されるキャッシュが増え、他のスナイパーにも「供給品ドロップ」を発動させる。全てのスナイパーに、エリート照準優先とより速いリロードを与える。 |
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| Korean | 엘리트 저격수 보급품 투하로 받는 캐시의 양이 상당히 증가하고, 다른 저격 원숭이의 보급품 투하를 발동합니다. 모든 저격 원숭이가 엘리트 표적우선순위와 빠른 재장전 속도를 갖게 됩니다. |
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| Dutch | Elitesniper Bevoorrading levert veel meer geld op en activeert Bevoorrading voor andere snipers. Biedt doelwitprioriteit Elite en alle snipers kunnen sneller herladen. |
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| Norwegian | Elite-snikskytter Forsyningsslipp gir mye mer penger og aktiverer forsyningsslipp for andre snikskyttere. Gir elite-målprioritet og raskere omlading til alle snikskyttere. |
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| Portuguese (Brazil) | Atirador de Elite A Descarga de Suprimentos dá muito mais dinheiro e ativa a Descarga de Suprimentos para outros atiradores. Concede mira de elite e recarga mais rápida para todos os atiradores. |
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| Russian | Элитный снайпер «Сброс припасов» даёт больше денег и активирует «Сброс припасов» у остальных снайперов. Также даёт элитным снайперам бонус к меткости и скорости перезарядки. |
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| Swedish | Elitprickskytt Släpp av förnödenheter ger mycket mera pengar och aktiverar Släpp av förnödenheter för andra prickskyttar. Ger elitsiktesprioritet och snabbare omladdning för alla prickskyttar. |
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| Turkish | Elit Nişancı İkmal malzemeleri çok daha fazla nakit kazandırır ve diğer keskin nişancılar için İkmal Malzemesi Atma özelliğini etkinleştirir. Tüm keskin nişancılara Elit hedefleme önceliği ve daha hızlı yükleme sağlar. |
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| Chinese (traditional) | 精英狙擊手 空投補給帶來了更多的現金，並為其他狙擊手猴啟用空投補給。為所有狙擊手猴賦予精英目標神諭及快速裝填屬性。 |
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| Last updated: version 4.0.1 | ||
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