Power
Powers are a game mechanic in the Bloons TD series. They were first introduced in the mobile version of Bloons TD Battles, though similar mechanics also appear in Bloons TD 5, Bloons Monkey City, and Bloons TD Battles 2. They are consumable items with beneficial effects that, unlike towers and upgrades, cannot normally be purchased with cash.
Mechanics
Bloons TD Battles (mobile)
Powers are split into five categories: Track Powers, Tower Powers, Bloon Powers, Sabotage Powers, and Eco Powers. Each category has one tier 1 Power that is unlocked by default and 12 unlockable Powers, split into three paths with four tiers. Each player can choose three Powers to bring into a game, and cannot choose more than one Power from a single category. Each Power has a limited number of uses, ranging from 1 to 20, and most Powers have a cooldown period after activation.
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Unless restricted, the player can use Powers at any time by dragging them onto the map from the menu. The player can unlock permanent enhancements for certain Powers with Monkey Knowledge.
Powers are not usable in CHIMPS, the Challenge Editor and Map Editor's test mode, Race Events, Ranked Boss Bloon Events, or any challenge or Quest where the challenge rules prohibit Powers. In Contested Territory, Odyssey mode, and Rogue Legends, the player can only use equipped Powers.
Insta Monkeys
Insta Monkeys are towers with pre-set upgrades that the player can obtain and deploy in the same way as Powers. They are classified as Powers and are restricted in modes where Powers are disabled, though individual Insta Monkeys are also disabled if their corresponding towers or upgrades are restricted by challenge rules.
Powers Pro
Powers Pro are an enhanced version of Powers introduced in version 50.0. These feature improved versions of regular Powers with higher Monkey Money cost and can be upgraded after being placed by spending cash in a similar way to regular towers. They feature 3 paths with 3 upgrades each and cannot be crosspathed. As of version 50.0, only Banana Farmer and Super Monkey Storm have Pro versions: the Banana Farmer Pro and Super Monkey Beacon, respectively.
Bloons Adventure Time TD
Like weapons, trinkets, and allies, powers are divided into tiers of rarity: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Super Rare, and Epic. Unlike other equipment, the tier only determines the cost of the power. Powers have a second attribute, internally referred to as "quality", which comes in three tiers: "Small", "Medium", and "Large". Most powers have a cooldown period, typically two to four minutes long, which limits how often they can be used. Additionally, many powers are duration-based and cannot be reactivated until the duration ends, even if the cooldown has already ended.
Obtaining Powers
Bloons TD Battles (mobile)
| Tier | XP cost |
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| 2 | 500 |
| 3 | 2,500 |
| 4 | 5,000 |
| 5 | 7,500 |
All tier 1 powers are unlocked by default. The player can unlock additional Powers by spending XP earned from completing games. Each Power category has its own XP, and the player can also use Universal XP to unlock any Power. Unlocking a tier 3 Power requires unlocking the tier 2 Power on that path first, and unlocking a tier 4 Power requires unlocking the tier 3 Power on that path.
Bloons TD 6
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- Most Powers are purchasable with Monkey Money. The Battle Cat! and Sword of Protection Powers, introduced in version 46.0 and version 48.0 respectively, are only purchasable with Monkey Money in Bloons TD 6+ and Bloons TD 6 NETFLIX. In Bloons TD 6, they can only be bought with real money purchases from the shop. The only other way to obtain these is from certain Quests, which have a limited supply, or in Rogue Legends, where they do not carry over into the main game.
- Powers are common rewards from Daily Rewards, Daily Challenges, Quests, achievements, events, and the Shop.
- When the game rewards random Powers, it chooses from one of two "pools", internally named
AttackandBest. The pool it chooses from is specified by the source's reward data, but is not indicated to the player. All Powers within a pool have an equal chance of being selected.
Bloons Adventure Time TD
| Common | 50 | |
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| Uncommon | 100 | |
| Rare | 300 | |
| Super Rare | 500 | |
| Epic | 1,000 |
- The player can purchase powers for coins at any time. The cost depends on the rarity.
- Random powers are rewards from completing maps, Adventures, the Bloon Beacon (on Extreme difficulty only), and Daily Rewards. These depend on the power's "quality".
- Powers are purchasable from the Martian Trader.
List of Powers
Bloons TD Battles (mobile)
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Bloons Adventure Time TD
| Icon | Text | Rarity | Quality |
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| Bag of Butter Drops a huge bag of butter that stuns all bloons. |
Common | Small | |
| Golden Crown Become true royalty and gain extra cash from each pop. |
Common | Small | |
| Hot Dog Knights These brave knights will help pop bloons if placed on the track. |
Common | Small | |
| Twinkling Eye Potion All characters gain captivating, twinkling eyes that slow bloons near them. |
Common | Medium | |
| Witch's Donuts Tasty treats that restore lives at the end of each round. |
Common | Small | |
| Crystal Copy Use Crystal Magic to temporarily duplicate one of your characters |
Epic | Large | |
| Dimension Disruptor Destroys all bloons and heals all lives when you lose. |
Epic | Large | |
| Fire Eyes Flying eyes that deal fire damage. The bloons are no match for their gaze! |
Epic | Large | |
| Fire Wolves A pack of fire wolves to charge down the bloons. |
Epic | Large | |
| Nightosphere Amulet Spawns a Nightosphere Cloud to rain down death and damnation on the bloons |
Epic | Small | |
| Decorpsinator Serum PB's mysterious serum raises a candy zombie to fight alongside you. |
Rare | Medium | |
| Gold Coin A little extra cash goes a long way! |
Rare | Medium | |
| Hugsplosion The power of hugs instantly transforms all bloons up to MOAB into red bloons. |
Rare | Medium | |
| Ice Frog Alarm Attacks and buffs characters when bloons start escaping. |
Rare | Medium | |
| King Worm Hypnotizes and holds bloons near him for your other characters to pop. |
Rare | Medium | |
| Party Time Everyone attacks faster during Party Time! |
Rare | Medium | |
| Rainicorn Magic Control a damaging beam of Rainicorn glitter! |
Rare | Medium | |
| Scented Candles FP's candles give speed boosts to all in range and melt bloons that get close |
Rare | Medium | |
| Wolf Pack A pack of wolves charges up and down the track, popping bloons as they go. |
Rare | Medium | |
| Ancient Sleeping Magi of Lifegiving The ultimate giver of life! Revives you on game over with a cash boost. |
Super Rare | Large | |
| Billy's Giant Gem Straight from Billy's treasure pile! Gain extra cash every round. |
Super Rare | Large | |
| Billy's Shield Billy's shield protects you from leaking bloons. |
Super Rare | Medium | |
| Cold Spell The Cold Spell freezes all bloons and damages MOABs |
Super Rare | Small | |
| Flame Thrower Melt bloons with ease! More powerful if near Flame Princess. |
Super Rare | Medium | |
| Mushroom Blast Unleash the mighty Mushroom Bomb. Deadly to bloons but harmful to heroes too! |
Super Rare | Large | |
| Prismo's Homemade Artisanal Pickles So tasty they alter reality. Gain extra lives and a chance at a free wish orb! |
Super Rare | Large | |
| The Most Perfect Sandwich That Has Ever Existed Gives camo detect, lead popping and extra damage to MOABs. The perfect sandwich! |
Super Rare | Medium | |
| Apple Pie Treetrunks' famous apple pie is so delicious it adds extra lives. |
Uncommon | Medium | |
| Heavy Weapons Extra weight means extra damage to bigger bloons. |
Uncommon | Medium | |
| Marauder The Marauder grabs the strongest bloon he can reach and crushes the life out of it! |
Uncommon | Small | |
| Trail Mix Tasty trail mix revitalizes your heroes giving them an attack speed boost |
Uncommon | Small |
Monkey Knowledge in BTD6
| Monkey Knowledge | Cost | Prerequisites | Introduced |
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Bigger Camo Trap Camo Trap lasts for 600 Bloons. |
Free | — | Launch |
Budget Pontoons Pontoon costs 40 Monkey Money. |
Free |
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Launch |
Cheaper Lakes Portable Lake costs 40 Monkey Money. |
Free | — | Launch |
Just One More Road Spike piles have 21 spikes in them. |
Free | — | Launch |
Longer Time Stop Time Stop lasts longer than normal. |
Free |
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Launch |
Mauling MOAB Mines MOAB mine does extra damage. |
Free |
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Launch |
Longer Boosts Monkey Boost lasts longer. |
Free | Launch | |
Powerful Monkey Storm Super Monkey Storm does more damage. |
Free | Launch | |
Supersize Glue Trap Glue Trap can slow MOAB-Class Bloons, though the bigger the Bloon, the more glue is used up. |
Free | Launch | |
Ambush Tech Techbot gains a targeting option to trigger only when Bloons enter a specific track area. |
250 | Version 17.0 | |
Fit Farmers Monkey Farmers have larger radius. |
250 | Launch | |
Pre-game Prep Start each game with a pile of permanent Road Spikes at the end of the track. |
250 | Launch | |
Budget Cash Drops Cash Drops cost 20 Monkey Money less. |
500 | Launch | |
Supa-Thrive Thrive adds 30% instead of 25%. |
500 | Launch | |
Grand Prix Spree Monkey Money cost to enter Races is reduced by 10%. |
1,000 | Version 22.0 |
Related achievements
Bloons TD 6
| You've Got the Power Use Powers for the first time Reward(s): ×1 |
| Power User Use Powers 25 times Reward(s): 150 |
| Empowered Use Powers 100 times Reward(s): 250 |
| Our Powers Combined Collect at least 12 different Powers Reward(s): 200 |
| Powershare Use 10 Powers in Co-op mode Reward(s): 50 |
| Power overwhelming! Use 100 Powers in Co-op mode Reward(s): 200 |
Bloons Adventure Time TD
| I Ate a Magic Apple by Mistake Use 5 Powers Reward(s): ×1 |
| I Ate a Magic Apple by Mistake 2 Use 10 Powers Reward(s): 20 |
| I Ate a Magic Apple by Mistake 3 Use 25 Powers Reward(s): ×1 |
| I Ate a Magic Apple by Mistake 4 Use 50 Powers Reward(s): ×3 |
| I Ate a Magic Apple by Mistake 5 Use 100 Powers Reward(s): ×1 |
| I Ate a Magic Apple by Mistake 6 Use 200 Powers Reward(s): 50 |
| I Ate a Magic Apple by Mistake 7 Use 300 Powers Reward(s): ×2 |
| I Ate a Magic Apple by Mistake 8 Use 400 Powers Reward(s): ×3 |
| I Ate a Magic Apple by Mistake 9 Use 500 Powers Reward(s): ×4 |
See also
- Special Agent - The equivalent of Powers in Bloons TD 5
- Special Item - Unlockable items in Bloons Monkey City, of which some are consumables similar to Powers
- Items in Bloons TD Battles 2:
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