Engineer Monkey (BTD6)

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Engineer Monkey
Holds a trusty nail-gun to pop the Bloons. Can upgrade to create its own nail-shooting sentry turrets.
Category Support
Cost $300 — Easy
$350 — Medium
$380 — Hard
$420 — Impoppable
Hotkey L
Introduced Version 12.0

The Engineer Monkey is a Support tower in Bloons TD 6, introduced in version 12.0. It can be unlocked at levels 22, 23, 24, or 26.

The Engineer Monkey attacks by firing sharp nails at nearby Bloons, which can pop up to 3 Bloons each. It has above-average attack speed by default, but it cannot pop Lead Bloons or frozen Bloons, and it cannot detect Camo Bloons. It can be upgraded to deploy Sentries to increase its firepower, or dispense foam that removes Camo, regrow, and lead properties, or pin Bloons in place on each hit, or deploy traps that capture Bloons and convert them to extra cash, or boost the attack speed of other towers with its Overclock ability.

Upgrades

Path 1

Sentry Gun
XP cost: 160
  Creates temporary sentry guns and deploys them close to track anywhere in radius.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$425 $500 $540 $600
Faster Engineering
XP cost: 550
  Increased efficiency allows the Engineer to produce sentries, foam and bloon traps more often.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$340 $400 $430 $480
Sprockets
XP cost: 1,850
  Increases sentry gun and Engineer attack speed.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$490 $575 $620 $690
Sentry Expert
XP cost: 9,500
  Sentries deploy with different damage types based on your need.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$2,125 $2,500 $2,700 $3,000
Sentry Champion
XP cost: 30,000
  Creates super-powerful but highly unstable sentries.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$27,200 $32,000 $34,560 $38,400

Path 2

Larger Service Area
XP cost: 170
  Shoots further and deploys sentries in a much larger area. Sentries have longer range.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$210 $250 $270 $300
Deconstruction
XP cost: 500
  Nail gun and Sentry shots do extra damage to MOAB-class and Fortified Bloons.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$295 $350 $380 $420
Cleansing Foam
XP cost: 2,000
  Sprays foam that removes Camo and Regrow and pops Lead Bloons.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$765 $900 $970 $1,080
Overclock
XP cost: 14,000
  Overclock Ability: Target another tower to supercharge its attack speed for a short time.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$11,475 $13,500 $14,580 $16,200
Ultraboost
XP cost: 35,000
  Ultra-Overclocked Monkeys gain a small but permanent boost every time they are overclocked.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$61,200 $72,000 $77,760 $86,400

Path 3

Oversize Nails
XP cost: 150
  Massivization allows nails to pop 8 Bloons at once, including frozen. Also increases Foam and Sentry effectiveness.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$380 $450 $485 $540
Pin
XP cost: 500
  Pins Bloons in place for a short time when struck.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$185 $220 $235 $265
Double Gun
XP cost: 1,800
  Two guns for twice the fun.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$380 $450 $485 $540
Bloon Trap
XP cost: 11,000
  Bloon trap captures Bloons until full. Select to empty full trap for cash.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$3,060 $3,600 $3,890 $4,320
XXXL Trap
XP cost: 40,000
  Huge Bloon traps can trap some of the largest Bloons in them...
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$38,250 $45,000 $48,600 $54,000
Master Builder
XP cost: 750,000
  Monkey engineering developed to perfection. Can Overclock other Paragons, and creates three Mega Sentries that can build their own sentries.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$510,000 $600,000 $648,000 $720,000

Stats

For a complete list of Engineer Monkey stats, see Stats:Engineer Monkey (BTD6).
This data was last updated for: version 55.1
Tower
Display range40 units
Footprint radius7 units
Targeting options
  • First
  • Last
  • Close
  • Strong
Attack
Cooldown0.7s
Offset (X, Y, Z)
-1.11, 13.49, 10.7
TargetingDepends on targeting option
Targeting range40 units
Filters
  • Cannot target Camo
Projectile
Pierce3
Damage1
Damage typeSharp
Speed375 units/s
Lifespan0.24s
Radius2 units
Filters
  • Cannot hit Camo

A list of Monkey Knowledge that are specific to the Engineer Monkey. Does not include Monkey Knowledge that are specific to the Support class or all towers.

Monkey Knowledge Cost Prerequisites Introduced
Vigilant Sentries
Sentry Turrets last longer than normal.
Free
  •   3 invested
  • One More Spike
Version 12.0
Thicker Foams
Cleansing Foam can hit 3 more Bloons before expiring.
  250
  •   3 invested
  • Vigilant Sentries
Version 12.0
Big Traps
Bloon Trap can hold 30 more RBE.
  500
  •   8 invested
  • Thicker Foams
Version 12.0

Rogue Legends

Starter parties with Engineer Monkeys

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Item Insta Monkey 1 Insta Monkey 2 Artifact
  2-0-0 Alchemist   0-2-0 Engineer Monkey   Divine Intervention Common
  0-2-0 Ice Monkey   0-0-2 Engineer Monkey   Esoteric Elementalist Rare
  2-0-0 Ice Monkey   2-0-0 Engineer Monkey   Abundant Choices Rare
  2-0-0 Alchemist   0-2-0 Engineer Monkey   Divine Intervention Common

Artifacts that add Engineer Monkeys

Artifact Common Rare Legendary
  Alchemic Engineering   0-1-1 Engineer Monkey   0-1-2 Engineer Monkey   0-0-2 Engineer Monkey

Artifacts that affect Engineer Monkeys

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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
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
0-0-0 $300 $350 $380 $420 $210 $245 $266 $294
1-0-0 $725 $850 $920 $1,020 $508 $595 $644 $714
1-1-0 $935 $1,100 $1,190 $1,320 $655 $770 $833 $924
1-0-1 $1,105 $1,300 $1,405 $1,560 $774 $910 $984 $1,092
0-1-0 $510 $600 $650 $720 $357 $420 $455 $504
0-1-1 $890 $1,050 $1,135 $1,260 $623 $735 $795 $882
0-0-1 $680 $800 $865 $960 $476 $560 $606 $672
2-0-0 $1,065 $1,250 $1,350 $1,500 $746 $875 $945 $1,050
2-1-0 $1,275 $1,500 $1,620 $1,800 $893 $1,050 $1,134 $1,260
2-2-0 $1,570 $1,850 $2,000 $2,220 $1,099 $1,295 $1,400 $1,554
2-0-1 $1,445 $1,700 $1,835 $2,040 $1,012 $1,190 $1,285 $1,428
2-0-2 $1,630 $1,920 $2,070 $2,305 $1,141 $1,344 $1,449 $1,614
0-2-0 $805 $950 $1,030 $1,140 $564 $665 $721 $798
1-2-0 $1,230 $1,450 $1,570 $1,740 $861 $1,015 $1,099 $1,218
0-2-1 $1,185 $1,400 $1,515 $1,680 $830 $980 $1,061 $1,176
0-2-2 $1,370 $1,620 $1,750 $1,945 $959 $1,134 $1,225 $1,362
0-0-2 $865 $1,020 $1,100 $1,225 $606 $714 $770 $858
1-0-2 $1,290 $1,520 $1,640 $1,825 $903 $1,064 $1,148 $1,278
0-1-2 $1,075 $1,270 $1,370 $1,525 $753 $889 $959 $1,068
3-0-0 $1,555 $1,825 $1,970 $2,190 $1,089 $1,278 $1,379 $1,533
3-1-0 $1,765 $2,075 $2,240 $2,490 $1,236 $1,453 $1,568 $1,743
3-2-0 $2,060 $2,425 $2,620 $2,910 $1,442 $1,698 $1,834 $2,037
3-0-1 $1,935 $2,275 $2,455 $2,730 $1,355 $1,593 $1,719 $1,911
3-0-2 $2,120 $2,495 $2,690 $2,995 $1,484 $1,747 $1,883 $2,097
0-3-0 $1,570 $1,850 $2,000 $2,220 $1,099 $1,295 $1,400 $1,554
1-3-0 $1,995 $2,350 $2,540 $2,820 $1,397 $1,645 $1,778 $1,974
2-3-0 $2,335 $2,750 $2,970 $3,300 $1,635 $1,925 $2,079 $2,310
0-3-1 $1,950 $2,300 $2,485 $2,760 $1,365 $1,610 $1,740 $1,932
0-3-2 $2,135 $2,520 $2,720 $3,025 $1,495 $1,764 $1,904 $2,118
0-0-3 $1,245 $1,470 $1,585 $1,765 $872 $1,029 $1,110 $1,236
1-0-3 $1,670 $1,970 $2,125 $2,365 $1,169 $1,379 $1,488 $1,656
2-0-3 $2,010 $2,370 $2,555 $2,845 $1,407 $1,659 $1,789 $1,992
0-1-3 $1,455 $1,720 $1,855 $2,065 $1,019 $1,204 $1,299 $1,446
0-2-3 $1,750 $2,070 $2,235 $2,485 $1,225 $1,449 $1,565 $1,740
4-0-0 $3,680 $4,325 $4,670 $5,190 $2,576 $3,028 $3,269 $3,633
4-1-0 $3,890 $4,575 $4,940 $5,490 $2,723 $3,203 $3,458 $3,843
4-2-0 $4,185 $4,925 $5,320 $5,910 $2,930 $3,448 $3,724 $4,137
4-0-1 $4,060 $4,775 $5,155 $5,730 $2,842 $3,343 $3,609 $4,011
4-0-2 $4,245 $4,995 $5,390 $5,995 $2,972 $3,497 $3,773 $4,197
0-4-0 $13,045 $15,350 $16,580 $18,420 $9,132 $10,745 $11,606 $12,894
1-4-0 $13,470 $15,850 $17,120 $19,020 $9,429 $11,095 $11,984 $13,314
2-4-0 $13,810 $16,250 $17,550 $19,500 $9,667 $11,375 $12,285 $13,650
0-4-1 $13,425 $15,800 $17,065 $18,960 $9,398 $11,060 $11,946 $13,272
0-4-2 $13,610 $16,020 $17,300 $19,225 $9,527 $11,214 $12,110 $13,458
0-0-4 $4,305 $5,070 $5,475 $6,085 $3,014 $3,549 $3,833 $4,260
1-0-4 $4,730 $5,570 $6,015 $6,685 $3,311 $3,899 $4,211 $4,680
2-0-4 $5,070 $5,970 $6,445 $7,165 $3,549 $4,179 $4,512 $5,016
0-1-4 $4,515 $5,320 $5,745 $6,385 $3,161 $3,724 $4,022 $4,470
0-2-4 $4,810 $5,670 $6,125 $6,805 $3,367 $3,969 $4,288 $4,764
5-0-0 $30,880 $36,325 $39,230 $43,590 $21,616 $25,428 $27,461 $30,513
5-1-0 $31,090 $36,575 $39,500 $43,890 $21,763 $25,603 $27,650 $30,723
5-2-0 $31,385 $36,925 $39,880 $44,310 $21,970 $25,848 $27,916 $31,017
5-0-1 $31,260 $36,775 $39,715 $44,130 $21,882 $25,743 $27,801 $30,891
5-0-2 $31,445 $36,995 $39,950 $44,395 $22,012 $25,897 $27,965 $31,077
0-5-0 $74,245 $87,350 $94,340 $104,820 $51,972 $61,145 $66,038 $73,374
1-5-0 $74,670 $87,850 $94,880 $105,420 $52,269 $61,495 $66,416 $73,794
2-5-0 $75,010 $88,250 $95,310 $105,900 $52,507 $61,775 $66,717 $74,130
0-5-1 $74,625 $87,800 $94,825 $105,360 $52,238 $61,460 $66,378 $73,752
0-5-2 $74,810 $88,020 $95,060 $105,625 $52,367 $61,614 $66,542 $73,938
0-0-5 $42,555 $50,070 $54,075 $60,085 $29,789 $35,049 $37,853 $42,060
1-0-5 $42,980 $50,570 $54,615 $60,685 $30,086 $35,399 $38,231 $42,480
2-0-5 $43,320 $50,970 $55,045 $61,165 $30,324 $35,679 $38,532 $42,816
0-1-5 $42,765 $50,320 $54,345 $60,385 $29,936 $35,224 $38,042 $42,270
0-2-5 $43,060 $50,670 $54,725 $60,805 $30,142 $35,469 $38,308 $42,564

Strategy

For more in-depth strategies, see Strategy:Engineer Monkey (BTD6).
This section was last updated for: version 52.0

At base, Engineer is a stronger Dart Monkey, with higher attack speed and pierce but a significantly higher cost. An Engineer-Dart start can work on single lane maps, most notably Blons but not on Workshop, while an Engineer-Wizard start can work on easier maps. Early on, top path upgrades give good single target damage, while Pin and Double Gun can save large amounts of money on single lanes, such as for an early Captain Churchill.

Overclock and Ultraboost are Engineer's main uses, greatly boosting the power of almost any tower in standard, Freeplay, and Boss Events, while Cleansing Foam can serve as decamo or Bloon slowdown when crosspathed with Pin. Bloon Trap focuses on extra money generation and is strong starting from the 30s through the 50s, and the top path serves as a pure damage path with high power and low consistency.

Changes from Bloons TD 5

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Update history

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Engineer’s bottom 2 paths have a heavier support focus, so to start them off a bit easier we have shifted some starting cost out and into the non-supportive path. For the sake of further improved crosspath potential
— Update notes
  •   Cost reduced ― $450 → $400
While better than many options, base Engineer still takes a lot of available starting cash so the cost is reduced slightly and being moved back up into Cleansing Foam & Bloontrap [...]
— Update notes
  •   Cost reduced ― $400 → $350

Cosmetic items

Item Category Unlock method(s) Introduced
  Vampire Hunter Engineer Projectiles Monkeys — Projectiles Trophy Store  35, Prime Gaming drop 9 Version 28.0
  Engineer Palbot Pet Monkeys — Pets Trophy Store  120, Pets Fan Pack (IAP) Version 42.0
For more Engineer Monkey images, see Gallery:Engineer Monkey.

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Assets

In other languages

This section was last updated for: version 49.2
Name
Language Text Notes
Arabic القرد المهندس
Danish Tekniker-abe
German Affenpionier
Spanish Mono ingeniero
Spanish (Latin America) Mono ingeniero
Finnish Insinööriapina
French Singe ingénieur
Italian Scimmia ingegnere
Japanese エンジニアモンキー
Korean 엔지니어 원숭이
Dutch Apeningenieur
Norwegian Ingeniørape
Polish Małpka inżynier
Portuguese (Brazil) Macaco Engenheiro
Russian Обезьяна-инженер
Swedish Apingenjör
Thai ลิงวิศวกร
Turkish Mühendis Maymun
Chinese (simplified) 工程师猴
Chinese (traditional) 工程師猴
Description
Language Text Notes
Arabic يحمل بندقية مسامير موثوقًا به لفرقعة البالونات. يمكن الترقية لإنشاء أبراج حراسة لإطلاق المسامير.
Danish Armeret med en pålidelig sømpistol til at springe bloons. Kan opgraderes til at skabe sine egne sømspyttende sensortårne.
German Besitzt ein verlässliches Bolzenschussgerät zum Platzen von Bloons. Kann für das Errichten von nagelverschießenden Wachtürmen verbessert werden.
Spanish Usa una pistola de clavos eficaz que explota bloons. Se puede mejorar para que cree sus propias torretas centinelas lanzaclavos.
Spanish (Latin America) Usa una pistola de clavos eficaz que explota bloons. Se puede mejorar para que cree sus propias torretas centinelas lanzaclavos.
Finnish Pitelee luotettavaa naulapistoolia bloonien poksauttamiseen. Voidaan päivittää luomaan omia naulojaan ampuvia vartiotorneja.
French Utilise un pistolet à clous robuste pour faire éclater les Bloons. Peut être amélioré pour créer ses propres tourelles sentinelles tireuses de clous.
Italian Usa la sua fidata sparachiodi per far scoppiare i bloon. Quando viene potenziata, può creare le proprie torrette sentinella spara chiodi.
Japanese ブルーンを割るための、頼れる釘打ちガンを持っている。アップグレードすると、自分の釘打ち番兵砲塔を作れる。
Korean 애용하는 못총으로 풍선을 터트립니다. 업그레이드하면 못을 발사하는 경비 포탑을 제작할 수 있습니다.
Dutch Heeft een betrouwbaar spijkerpistool om Bloons mee te laten knallen. Kan geüpgraded worden om zijn eigen spijkerschietende geschutskoepels te bouwen.
Norwegian Holder en trofast spikerpistol til å poppe bloons. Kan oppgraderes til å lage sitt eget vakttårn.
Polish Włada pistoletem na gwoździe, którymi przekłuwa blony. Ulepszenia pozwalają tworzyć strzelające gwoździami wieżyczki strażnicze.
Portuguese (Brazil) Segura um confiável dispara-pregos para estourar Bloons. Pode evoluir para criar suas próprias torres dispara-dardos.
Russian Вооружена надёжным гвоздомётом для пробивания шаров. При улучшении может создавать собственные сторожевые турели-гвоздомёты.
Swedish Har en pålitlig spikpistol som kan smälla Bloons. Kan uppgraderas för att skapa egna spikskjutande vakttorn.
Thai ใช้ปืนตะปูคู่ใจเจาะลูกโป่ง อัปเกรดเพื่อสร้างป้อมระวังภัยที่ยิงตะปูเองได้
Turkish Bloon’ları patlatmak için sağlam bir çivi silahı kullanır. Kendine ait, çivi fırlatan gözcü kuleleri oluşturmak üzere yükseltilebilir.
Chinese (simplified) 拿着可靠的射钉枪射击气球。可以升级以创建自己的射钉岗哨机枪。
Chinese (traditional) 拿著一把可靠的釘槍打破氣球。可以升級以創建自己的射釘哨塔。