Permafrost (BTD6)
For other uses, see Permafrost (disambiguation).
Permafrost
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 Bloons move slowly even after thawing out.
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| Tower | Ice Monkey — Path 1 — Tier 1 | |
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| XP cost | 160 | |
| Cash cost | $125 — Easy $150 — Medium $160 — Hard $180 — Impoppable | |
Permafrost is the Ice Monkey's path 1 tier 1 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It applies permafrost to frozen Bloons, reducing their speed by 50% after they thaw out (60% with 
So... Cold...). The effect lasts for two layers, although the Ice Monkey's attack usually pops one layer, meaning it effectively applies to two layers only if the top layer has multiple points of health. The freeze has several crosspathing perks:
- Deep Freeze increases the number of layers affected from 2 to 3.
- Snowstorm's Activated Ability gains the permafrost effect but does not work on MOABs.
- Absolute Zero increases the number of layers affected from 3 to 8 and can apply permafrost to MOAB-Class Bloons, slowing the outer layer by 25%.
Stats
For a complete list of Ice Monkey stats, see Stats:Ice Monkey (BTD6).
This data was last updated for: version 55.1
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Costs and sell values
Note: this list does not factor in Monkey Knowledge or other discounts.
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| 1-0-0 | $465 | $550 | $590 | $660 | $326 | $385 | $413 | $462 |
| 1-1-0 | $635 | $750 | $805 | $900 | $445 | $525 | $564 | $630 |
| 1-2-0 | $890 | $1,050 | $1,130 | $1,260 | $623 | $735 | $791 | $882 |
| 1-3-0 | $3,225 | $3,800 | $4,100 | $4,560 | $2,258 | $2,660 | $2,870 | $3,192 |
| 1-4-0 | $6,625 | $7,800 | $8,420 | $9,360 | $4,638 | $5,460 | $5,894 | $6,552 |
| 1-5-0 | $24,475 | $28,800 | $31,100 | $34,560 | $17,133 | $20,160 | $21,770 | $24,192 |
| 1-0-1 | $590 | $700 | $750 | $840 | $413 | $490 | $525 | $588 |
| 1-0-2 | $760 | $900 | $965 | $1,080 | $532 | $630 | $676 | $756 |
| 1-0-3 | $2,375 | $2,800 | $3,015 | $3,360 | $1,663 | $1,960 | $2,111 | $2,352 |
| 1-0-4 | $4,710 | $5,550 | $5,985 | $6,660 | $3,297 | $3,885 | $4,190 | $4,662 |
| 1-0-5 | $30,210 | $35,550 | $38,385 | $42,660 | $21,147 | $24,885 | $26,870 | $29,862 |
Strategy
This section was last updated for: version 49.3
Permafrost has strong utility in the form of stalling Super Ceramic Bloons, granting extra time for abilities to recharge, and crosspathing to 1-1-0 enhances its stalling capability further. In addition, the permanent 50% slow to Golden Bloons greatly aids in popping them. When used as a crosspath for Tier 3+ Ice Monkeys, Permafrost is recommended when the Camo detection and Lead & DDT-popping power granted by its succeeding upgrade, Cold Snap, are desired.
Update history
For a complete list of Ice Monkey changes, see Update history:Ice Monkey (BTD6).
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Pierce increased ― 30 → 40
- 1-4-0, 1-5-0
Ability: No longer applies permafrost to MOAB-class (bug fix)
- Can now pop Lead Bloons when buffed by Acidic Mixture Dip (bug fix)
- 1-5-0, 1-0-5
- Can now apply permafrost to MOAB-Class Bloons
- Now applies the Permafrost effect to White and Zebra Bloons (bug)
- Note: Unconfirmed
- 1-5-0
- Ability: No longer sometimes applies a weaker version of Permafrost (bug fix)
- 1-4-0, 1-5-0
- Snowstorm Ability: Now applies 50% Permafrost to MOAB-Class bloons (bug)
- 1-5-0
- Permafrost: slowdown to MOABs increased ― 25% → 50% (bug)
- 1-4-0
- Snowstorm ability: No longer applies 50% permafrost to MOABs (bug fix)
- 1-5-0
- Snowstorm ability: Permafrost slow to MOABs increased ― 50% → 75% (bug)
- Note: Does not apply to base attack
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Permafrost was previously reduced to a lower price than we’d like to try increase desirability of this crosspath, but as the reworks to metal freeze have had more success there in pulling this path ahead we want to add a little back on here.
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- Upgrade cost increased ― $100 → $150
- 1-5-0
- Absolute Zero ability no longer applies an excessively strong permafrost effect ― 75% → 25% (bug fix)
- Note: 250 unaffected and retain 75% slowdown
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Ice Monkey base pierce is too high, very easily countering large numbers of strong Bloons early, mid or late in the game for small investment, leading to very low tiers of ice monkey (below t3) being highly effective spam options over upgrading your ice. We are reworking some of this base pierce to require crosspath investment [...]
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- Pierce reduced ― 40 → 30 (extra pierce moved to Deep Freeze crosspath)
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Lowest tiers of ice monkey are far too effective for their cost against ceramics, with this scaling well all the way to round 100, we feel like ice duration against ceramics needs to be reduced to counter this but for now this reduction will only apply until T3.
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- Freeze duration: reduced by 50% on ceramics
- Note: Tier 3s and above unaffected
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We’re happier with more recent freeze changes succeeding in some of the intentions of older nerfs, given the base tower value in races being hit far more than intended we’re going back over the pierce for Ice Monkey base & middle crosspath.
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- Pierce increased ― 30 → 40
- 105 Icicle Impale should apply icicles correctly again (bug fix)
- 1-4-0
- Damage type ― Shatter → Sharp (undocumented)
- Note: Causes snowstorm ability to only have 1 pierce and unable to damage bloons
- Overall cost reduced by $100 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
- Can now be placed on water
- 1-5-0
- Arctic Wind: Can slow down small Bloons when crosspathed again (bug fix)
- 1-0-4
- No longer fails to damage the round 40 MOAB in Easy mode (bug fix)
Trivia
- Permafrost is soil or any other underground sediment that has remained at 32°F (0°C) for at least 2 years or more.
- The oldest permafrost has been frozen for around 700,000 years.
Gallery
For more Ice Monkey images, see Gallery:Ice Monkey.
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In other languages
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| Arabic | تجميد دائم تحرك البالونات ببطء حتى بعد الذوبان. |
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| Danish | Permafrost Bloons bevæger sig langsomt, selv efter de tør op. |
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| German | Dauerfrost Bloons bewegen sich auch nach dem Auftauen noch langsam. |
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| Spanish | Permahielo Los bloons se mueven más despacio incluso después de descongelarse. |
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| Spanish (LA) | Permahielo Los bloons se mueven más despacio incluso después de descongelarse. |
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| Finnish | Ikirouta Bloonit liikkuvat hitaasti sulamisen jälkeenkin. |
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| French | Permafrost Les Bloons se déplacent lentement, même après avoir dégelé. |
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| Italian | Permafrost I bloon si muovono lentamente anche dopo lo scongelamento. |
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| Japanese | パーマフロスト 解凍後もブルーンの動きを遅らせる。 |
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| Korean | 영구서리 풍선이 녹은 후에도 천천히 움직입니다. |
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| Dutch | Permafrost Bloons bewegen langzaam, zelfs na het ontdooien. |
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| Norwegian | Permafrost Bloonsene beveger seg sakte selv etter de har tint. |
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| Polish | Zmarzlina Blony poruszają się wolniej, nawet gdy się rozmrożą. |
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| Portuguese (Brazil) | Gelo Permanente Bloons se movem lentamente após derretimento. |
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| Russian | Вечная мерзлота Шары движутся медленнее даже после оттаивания. |
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| Swedish | Permafrost Bloons rör sig långsamt även efter de har tinat upp. |
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| Thai | แช่แข็งถาวร ลูกโป่งยังเคลื่อนที่ช้าต่อไปแม้น้ำแข็งจะละลายแล้ว |
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| Turkish | Donmuş Tabaka Bloon’lar buzları çözüldükten sonra bile yavaş hareket eder. |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 永久冻结 即使解冻后，气球也只能缓慢移动。 |
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| Chinese (traditional) | 永久凍結 氣球解凍後仍然移動緩慢。 |
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| This list was last updated for: version 43.1 | |||
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