Monkey Sub (BTD6)

For the Monkey Sub in general, see Monkey Sub.

Monkey Sub

Shoots homing torp-e-darts at nearby Bloons. Must be placed in water.

Category	Military
Cost	$275 — Easy $325 — Medium $350 — Hard $390 — Impoppable With Advanced Logistics: $260 — Easy $310 — Medium $335 — Hard $370 — Impoppable With Military Conscription: $185 — Easy $220 — Medium $235 — Hard $260 — Impoppable With Advanced Logistics and Military Conscription: $170 — Easy $200 — Medium $220 — Hard $240 — Impoppable
Hotkey	X
Introduced	Launch

The Monkey Sub is a Military tower in Bloons TD 6. It can be unlocked at levels 7 through 12.

The Monkey Sub shoots seeking darts that each pop up to 2 bloons. Like the Monkey Buccaneer, it can only be placed on water.

It can be upgraded to submerge, stopping attacks but offering a variety of support, shoot different types of missiles, or buff the dart attack.

Upgrades

Path 1

Longer Range XP cost: 125
	Increases attack range. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $110 $130 $140 $155

Advanced Intel XP cost: 750
	Allows long range targeting of Bloons in radius of your other towers. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $425 $500 $540 $600

Submerge and Support XP cost: 2,250
	Adds Submerge targeting option that permanently reveals Camo Bloons in its radius but does not attack while submerged. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $595 $700 $755 $840

Bloontonium Reactor XP cost: 11,000
	Submerge to detect Camo, pop Bloons and reduce ability cooldowns of nearby water-based Monkeys by 15%. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $2,040 $2,400 $2,590 $2,880

Energizer XP cost: 33,000
	Reduces ability cooldowns everywhere by 20% and by 40% for Water based Monkeys. While in radius, Heroes earn XP 50% faster. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $23,800 $28,000 $30,240 $33,600

Path 2

Barbed Darts XP cost: 130
	Sub's darts can pop an additional 3 Bloons. Enhances pierce of other weapons. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $380 $450 $485 $540

Heat-tipped Darts XP cost: 600
	Heat tipped darts allow the Monkey Sub to pop Frozen and Lead Bloons. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $255 $300 $325 $360

Ballistic Missile XP cost: 3,000
	Fires missiles at targets within range. Missiles fly over walls and deal extra damage to MOABs and Ceramics. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $1,145 $1,350 $1,460 $1,620

First Strike Capability XP cost: 20,000
	First Strike Ability: A devastating missile strike targeting the largest Bloon on screen, plus splash damage. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $11,050 $13,000 $14,040 $15,600

Pre-emptive Strike XP cost: 45,000
	Automatically triggers a powerful missile attack whenever MOAB-Class Bloon spawns from the Bloon entrance. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $24,650 $29,000 $31,320 $34,800

Path 3

Twin Guns XP cost: 150
	Added twin gun doubles attack speed, and enhances attack speed of other weapons. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $380 $450 $485 $540

Airburst Darts XP cost: 1,000
	Airburst darts split into 3 on impact for massive popping power. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $850 $1,000 $1,080 $1,200

Triple Guns XP cost: 2,750
	Adds a third gun for even faster firing. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $935 $1,100 $1,190 $1,320

Armor Piercing Darts XP cost: 10,000
	Special AP darts gain increased damage and popping power, plus additional damage to Fortified and MOAB class Bloons. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $2,125 $2,500 $2,700 $3,000

Sub Commander XP cost: 25,000
	Adds extra pierce and damage to Commander and all Subs in its radius. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $21,250 $25,000 $27,000 $30,000

Paragon

Nautic Siege Core XP cost: 1,000,000
	Unfathomable range, power, and synergies with other Monkey Towers and Heroes put all Bloons under assault. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $340,000 $400,000 $432,000 $480,000

Stats

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

Tower
Display range 42 units Footprint radius 7 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong

Attack
Cooldown 0.75s Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 16, 8.5 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 42 units Filters Cannot target Camo
Projectile Pierce 2 Damage 1 Damage type Sharp Speed 170 units/s Seeking distance ∞ units Seeking angle 180° Seeking rotation speed 360 °/s Lifespan 1.5s Radius 2 units Filters Cannot hit Camo

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	$275	$325	$350	$390	$193	$228	$245	$273
1-0-0	$385	$455	$490	$545	$270	$319	$343	$382
1-1-0	$765	$905	$975	$1,085	$536	$634	$683	$760
1-0-1	$765	$905	$975	$1,085	$536	$634	$683	$760
0-1-0	$655	$775	$835	$930	$459	$543	$585	$651
0-1-1	$1,035	$1,225	$1,320	$1,470	$725	$858	$924	$1,029
0-0-1	$655	$775	$835	$930	$459	$543	$585	$651
2-0-0	$810	$955	$1,030	$1,145	$567	$669	$721	$802
2-1-0	$1,190	$1,405	$1,515	$1,685	$833	$984	$1,061	$1,180
2-2-0	$1,445	$1,705	$1,840	$2,045	$1,012	$1,194	$1,288	$1,432
2-0-1	$1,190	$1,405	$1,515	$1,685	$833	$984	$1,061	$1,180
2-0-2	$2,040	$2,405	$2,595	$2,885	$1,428	$1,684	$1,817	$2,020
0-2-0	$910	$1,075	$1,160	$1,290	$637	$753	$812	$903
1-2-0	$1,020	$1,205	$1,300	$1,445	$714	$844	$910	$1,012
0-2-1	$1,290	$1,525	$1,645	$1,830	$903	$1,068	$1,152	$1,281
0-2-2	$2,140	$2,525	$2,725	$3,030	$1,498	$1,768	$1,908	$2,121
0-0-2	$1,505	$1,775	$1,915	$2,130	$1,054	$1,243	$1,341	$1,491
1-0-2	$1,615	$1,905	$2,055	$2,285	$1,131	$1,334	$1,439	$1,600
0-1-2	$1,885	$2,225	$2,400	$2,670	$1,320	$1,558	$1,680	$1,869
3-0-0	$1,405	$1,655	$1,785	$1,985	$984	$1,159	$1,250	$1,390
3-1-0	$1,785	$2,105	$2,270	$2,525	$1,250	$1,474	$1,589	$1,768
3-2-0	$2,040	$2,405	$2,595	$2,885	$1,428	$1,684	$1,817	$2,020
3-0-1	$1,785	$2,105	$2,270	$2,525	$1,250	$1,474	$1,589	$1,768
3-0-2	$2,635	$3,105	$3,350	$3,725	$1,845	$2,174	$2,345	$2,608
0-3-0	$2,055	$2,425	$2,620	$2,910	$1,439	$1,698	$1,834	$2,037
1-3-0	$2,165	$2,555	$2,760	$3,065	$1,516	$1,789	$1,932	$2,146
2-3-0	$2,590	$3,055	$3,300	$3,665	$1,813	$2,139	$2,310	$2,566
0-3-1	$2,435	$2,875	$3,105	$3,450	$1,705	$2,013	$2,174	$2,415
0-3-2	$3,285	$3,875	$4,185	$4,650	$2,300	$2,713	$2,930	$3,255
0-0-3	$2,440	$2,875	$3,105	$3,450	$1,708	$2,013	$2,174	$2,415
1-0-3	$2,550	$3,005	$3,245	$3,605	$1,785	$2,104	$2,272	$2,524
2-0-3	$2,975	$3,505	$3,785	$4,205	$2,083	$2,454	$2,650	$2,944
0-1-3	$2,820	$3,325	$3,590	$3,990	$1,974	$2,328	$2,513	$2,793
0-2-3	$3,075	$3,625	$3,915	$4,350	$2,153	$2,538	$2,741	$3,045
4-0-0	$3,445	$4,055	$4,375	$4,865	$2,412	$2,839	$3,063	$3,406
4-1-0	$3,825	$4,505	$4,860	$5,405	$2,678	$3,154	$3,402	$3,784
4-2-0	$4,080	$4,805	$5,185	$5,765	$2,856	$3,364	$3,630	$4,036
4-0-1	$3,825	$4,505	$4,860	$5,405	$2,678	$3,154	$3,402	$3,784
4-0-2	$4,675	$5,505	$5,940	$6,605	$3,273	$3,854	$4,158	$4,624
0-4-0	$13,105	$15,425	$16,660	$18,510	$9,174	$10,798	$11,662	$12,957
1-4-0	$13,215	$15,555	$16,800	$18,665	$9,251	$10,889	$11,760	$13,066
2-4-0	$13,640	$16,055	$17,340	$19,265	$9,548	$11,239	$12,138	$13,486
0-4-1	$13,485	$15,875	$17,145	$19,050	$9,440	$11,113	$12,002	$13,335
0-4-2	$14,335	$16,875	$18,225	$20,250	$10,035	$11,813	$12,758	$14,175
0-0-4	$4,565	$5,375	$5,805	$6,450	$3,196	$3,763	$4,064	$4,515
1-0-4	$4,675	$5,505	$5,945	$6,605	$3,273	$3,854	$4,162	$4,624
2-0-4	$5,100	$6,005	$6,485	$7,205	$3,570	$4,204	$4,540	$5,044
0-1-4	$4,945	$5,825	$6,290	$6,990	$3,462	$4,078	$4,403	$4,893
0-2-4	$5,200	$6,125	$6,615	$7,350	$3,640	$4,288	$4,631	$5,145
5-0-0	$27,245	$32,055	$34,615	$38,465	$19,072	$22,439	$24,231	$26,926
5-1-0	$27,625	$32,505	$35,100	$39,005	$19,338	$22,754	$24,570	$27,304
5-2-0	$27,880	$32,805	$35,425	$39,365	$19,516	$22,964	$24,798	$27,556
5-0-1	$27,625	$32,505	$35,100	$39,005	$19,338	$22,754	$24,570	$27,304
5-0-2	$28,475	$33,505	$36,180	$40,205	$19,933	$23,454	$25,326	$28,144
0-5-0	$37,755	$44,425	$47,980	$53,310	$26,429	$31,098	$33,586	$37,317
1-5-0	$37,865	$44,555	$48,120	$53,465	$26,506	$31,189	$33,684	$37,426
2-5-0	$38,290	$45,055	$48,660	$54,065	$26,803	$31,539	$34,062	$37,846
0-5-1	$38,135	$44,875	$48,465	$53,850	$26,695	$31,413	$33,926	$37,695
0-5-2	$38,985	$45,875	$49,545	$55,050	$27,290	$32,113	$34,682	$38,535
0-0-5	$25,815	$30,375	$32,805	$36,450	$18,071	$21,263	$22,964	$25,515
1-0-5	$25,925	$30,505	$32,945	$36,605	$18,148	$21,354	$23,062	$25,624
2-0-5	$26,350	$31,005	$33,485	$37,205	$18,445	$21,704	$23,440	$26,044
0-1-5	$26,195	$30,825	$33,290	$36,990	$18,337	$21,578	$23,303	$25,893
0-2-5	$26,450	$31,125	$33,615	$37,350	$18,515	$21,788	$23,531	$26,145

Strategy

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

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Version 7.0

•  Dart: pierce increased by 1
  • Note: Does not affect Airburst Darts and above

Version 45.0

• No longer displays a Paragon pip without all tier 5 upgrades unlocked (bug fix)

Cosmetic items

Item	Category	Unlock method(s)	Introduced
Monkey Sub Rubber Ducky Pet	Monkeys — Pets	Trophy Store —  75, Prime Gaming drop 4, Pets Fan Pack (IAP)	Version 21.0

Gallery

For more Monkey Sub images, see Gallery:Monkey Sub.

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Assets

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  Portrait
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  Insta Monkey icon

In other languages

Language	Name / Description	Notes
Arabic	القرد الغواص يقوم بإطلاق طوربيد سهمي على البالونات القريبة. يجب وضعه في الماء.	—
Danish	Abe-ubåd Affyrer søgende torp-e-dartpile mod bloons i nærheden. Skal stationeres i vand.	—
German	Affen-U-Boot Verschießt zielsuchende Torpedarts auf Bloons in der Nähe. Muss in Wasser platziert werden.	—
Spanish	Submonino Dispara torpedardos rastreadores a los bloons cercanos. Solo se puede usar en el agua.	—
Spanish (LA)	Submonino Dispara torpedardos rastreadores a los bloons cercanos. Solo se puede usar en el agua.	—
Finnish	Sukellusvene Ampuu ohjautuvia torpedotikkoja lähellä oleviin blooneihin. Asetettava veteen.	—
French	Singe en sous-marin Lance des fléchettes-torpilles à têtes chercheuses sur les Bloons à proximité. Doit être placé dans l'eau.	—
Italian	Sommergibile È in grado di lanciare freccette cerca bersaglio contro i bloon vicini. Va collocata in acqua.	—
Japanese	モンキー潜水艦 近くのブルーンに向けて、自動誘導魚雷型ダーツを撃つ。水の中に設置しなければならない。	—
Korean	멍키 잠수함 주변의 풍선을 향해 유도 다트를 발사합니다. 물에 배치해야 합니다.	—
Dutch	Onderzeeëraap Schiet doelzoekende torpedopijltjes af naar nabijgelegen Bloons. Moet in water worden geplaatst.	—
Norwegian	Ape-ubåt Skyter torp-e-dartpiler på bloons i nærheten. Må plasseres i vann.	—
Polish	Małpka podwodna Strzela samosterującymi torpe-rzutkami w najbliższe blony. Musi być umieszczona w wodzie.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Macaco Sub Dispara torpedardos teleguiados contra Bloons próximos. Precisa ser posto na água.	—
Russian	Подводник Стреляет самонаводящимися дроторпедами по шарам поблизости. Работает только в воде.	—
Swedish	Apubåt Skjuter målsökande torpedpilar på Bloons i närheten. Måste placeras i vatten.	—
Thai	ลิงเรือดำน้ำ ยิงตอร์ปิดาร์ทแบบติดตามเป้าหมายใส่ลูกโป่งที่อยู่ใกล้เคียง ต้องวางในน้ำเท่านั้น	—
Turkish	Maymun Denizaltı Yakındaki Bloon’lara öz güdümlü torp-id-oklar fırlatır. Suya yerleştirilmesi gerekir.	—
Chinese (simplified)	猴子潜艇 向附近的气球发射制导飞镖。必须放在水中。	—
Chinese (traditional)	猴子潛艇 向附近氣球射出追蹤魚雷飛鏢。必須放在水中。	—
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