Sharper Prongs

Sharper Prongs

Can pop more Bloons with each attack.

Tower	Mermonkey — Path 2 — Tier 1
XP cost	150
Cash cost	$170 — Easy $200 — Medium $215 — Hard $240 — Impoppable

Tidal Chill →

Sharper Prongs is the Mermonkey's path 2 tier 1 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It increases pierce of the trident by +1 (2 to 3) and splashes by +3 (3 to 6). When added as a crosspath to other attacks:

• Abyssal Warrior and above: tentacles gain +35% base pierce
• Alluring Melody and above: trance gains +2 pierce

Stats

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

This data was last updated for: version 55.1

Tower
Display range 28 units Footprint radius 8 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong

Attack
Cooldown 1.2s Offset (X, Y, Z) -0.5, 3.4, 7 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 28 units Filters Cannot target Camo
Projectile Pierce 3 Speed 200 units/s Lifespan 1s Radius 2 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Splash Pierce 6 Max pierce 6 Damage 2 Damage type Shatter Lifespan 0.05s Radius 3 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Ignores blockers

Buff when in water
Range modifier ×1.35

1-1-0

Attack
Cooldown 1.2s → 0.96s

0-1-1

Attack
Filters Can now target Camo
Projectile Seeking distance 80 units Seeking angle 360° Seeking rotation speed 260 °/s Filters Can now hit Camo Splash Filters Can now 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
0-1-0	$425	$500	$540	$600	$298	$350	$378	$420
1-1-0	$550	$650	$700	$780	$385	$455	$490	$546
2-1-0	$760	$900	$970	$1,080	$532	$630	$679	$756
3-1-0	$2,290	$2,700	$2,915	$3,240	$1,603	$1,890	$2,041	$2,268
4-1-0	$5,860	$6,900	$7,450	$8,280	$4,102	$4,830	$5,215	$5,796
5-1-0	$25,410	$29,900	$32,290	$35,880	$17,787	$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 50.0

Extra pierce from Sharper Prongs is better than attack speed from top crosspaths if there's many Bloons in range. 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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Version 45.0

“

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. — Update notes

”

•  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 increases pierce of tentacles by 35%

0-1-3, 0-1-4, 0-1-5

•  Sharper Prongs now increases pierce of allure by +1

Version 48.0

0-1-3, 0-1-4, 0-1-5

•  Trance: Pierce increased ― 5 → 6

Version 49.0

•  Upgrade cost reduced ― $300 → $200
  •  Overall cost reduced by $200 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

Version 50.0

“

Middle crosspath trident gains extra projectile pierce to improve early game value. — Update notes

”

•  Trident: Pierce increased ― 2 → 3
  • Note: Does not affect splash (6)
    
  • X-3-X Riptide Champion unchanged (18)

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)

Version 51.0

“

Mermonkey weren’t[sic] feeling they favoured their natural habitat enough, so their Water Placement bonus is getting a boost. — Update notes

”

•  Range bonus when placed in water increased ― +25% → +35%

Version 52.0

•  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)

Version 53.0

0-1-3

•  Trance: Pierce increased ― 7 → 8

0-1-4, 0-1-5

•  Trance: Pierce increased ― 12 → 14

4-1-0

•  Tentacle attack: Pierce reduced ― 40.5 → 33.75

5-1-0

•  Tentacle attack: Pierce reduced ― 108 → 67.5

Version 54.0

“

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. — Update notes

”

•  Overall cost increased by $25 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Splash: Radius reduced ― 6 units → 3 units
  • Note: Stacks with X-2-X Tidal Chill ― 9 units → 4.5 units
  • Also affects all crosspaths up to 2-2-2.

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