Embrittlement (BTD6)

For the upgrade in Bloons TD Battles 2, see Embrittlement (Battles 2).

Embrittlement

Can hit MOAB-class Bloons. All hit Bloons become brittle, taking extra damage while frozen, and losing Lead immunity for a short time.

Tower	Ice Monkey — Path 1 — Tier 4
XP cost	8,250
Cash cost	$1,955 — Easy $2,300 — Medium $2,485 — Hard $2,760 — Impoppable

← Ice Shards

Super Brittle →

Embrittlement is the Ice Monkey's path 1 tier 4 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. Its attack now applies a brittle debuff to Bloons hit, which has the following effects:

• Removes Lead and Frozen immunities from affected Bloons for 2 seconds. The effect is reapplied on each attack.
• Makes affected Bloons take +1 damage from all sources for 2 seconds. This does not stack with Super Brittle or Herald of Everfrost

This effect soaks through layers along with ice shards, and they both soak through 3 layers (4 with Deep Freeze). Shards can also strip Camo and Regrow properties, unlike Ice Shards which can only do so with its blasts. Additionally, the attack can now target and damage Bloons that are already frozen, and reapply the freeze effect to them, without crosspathing with Re-Freeze.

Stats

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

This data was last updated for: version 55.1

Tower
Display range 25 units Footprint radius 6 units Targeting options Close

Attack
Cooldown 2.4s Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 0, 7 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 25 units
Projectile Pierce 40 Damage 1 Damage type Glacier Lifespan 0.05s Radius 20 units Ignores blockers Removes Camo if the target takes damage from this projectile Removes Regrow if the target takes damage from this projectile Permafrost Multiplier ×0.5 Multiplier for MOAB-Class ×0.75 Duration ∞s Duration for MOAB-Class 0s Layers 3 Remove immunities Duration 2s Layers 3 Freeze Multiplier ×0 Duration 1.5s Layers 3 Bonus damage Duration 2s Layers 3 Ice shard Count 3 Angle 360° Pierce 3 Max pierce 3 Damage 2 Damage type Shatter Speed 250 units/s Lifespan 0.08s Radius 2 units Removes Camo Removes Regrow

4-1-0

Attack
Cooldown 2.4s → 1.8s Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 0, 7 ↓ -0.05, 6.88, 7
Projectile Freeze Duration 1.5s → 1.75s

4-2-0

Attack
Projectile Pierce 40 → 45 Permafrost Layers 3 → 4 Remove immunities Layers 3 → 4 Freeze Duration 1.75s → 2.2s Layers 3 → 4 Bonus damage Layers 3 → 4

4-0-1

Tower
Display range 25 units → 32 units

Attack
Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 0, 7 ↓ -0.05, 6.88, 7 Targeting range 25 units → 32 units
Projectile Radius 20 units → 27 units

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
4-0-0	$4,000	$4,700	$5,075	$5,640	$2,800	$3,290	$3,553	$3,948
4-1-0	$4,170	$4,900	$5,290	$5,880	$2,919	$3,430	$3,703	$4,116
4-2-0	$4,425	$5,200	$5,615	$6,240	$3,098	$3,640	$3,931	$4,368
4-0-1	$4,130	$4,850	$5,235	$5,820	$2,891	$3,395	$3,665	$4,074
4-0-2	$4,300	$5,050	$5,450	$6,060	$3,010	$3,535	$3,815	$4,242

Strategy

This section was last updated for: version 55.2

Embrittlement is somewhat map-dependent tower but a versatile support. In its optimal locations that allow wide coverage, such as a 90° bend, Embrittlement reliably provides de-camo, de-regrow (mainly against Lych), de-lead, and damage amplifiers, all within a cheap price.

Embrittlement's best synergies are towers that shoot high amounts of projectiles and attack quickly (e.g. Overdrive), because the flat damage amplification provides a large DPS increase. Most of its best synergies benefit much from Embrittlement, since most of them are weak to DDTs. In particular, Embrittlement + Overdrives is a powerful strategy against Boss Bloons (except Vortex). Bloon Sabotage is recommended support to compensate Embrittlement's otherwise poor consistency against DDTs.

Enhanced Freeze is the preferred crosspath, increasing rate of debuffs enough to have permanent uptime on continuous hits. Deep Freeze is mildly useful, allowing self-sharding in the absence of external speed buffs. Larger Radius is better if it already has many attack speed buffs, and Re-Freeze is not necessary unless interacting with multiple Ice Monkeys.

Update history

For a complete list of Ice Monkey changes, see Update history:Ice Monkey (BTD6).

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Version 2.0

•  Ice shard: Pierce and max pierce increased ― 1 → 3
•  Pierce increased ― 30 → 40

Version 3.0

•  Now allows frozen Bloons to take Sharp damage (bug fix)

4-1-0, 4-0-1

• 4-1-0 and 4-0-1 Ice Monkeys now have different models

Version 8.0

•  Can now pop Lead Bloons when buffed by Acidic Mixture Dip (bug fix)

Version 17.0

•  Now has Camo detection
•  Now removes Camo and Regrow properties from Bloons it freezes
•  Range increased ― 20 → 25

Version 21.0

•  Now allows Sharp-type damage to damage frozen Bloons again (bug fix)

Version 23.0

“

Ice Monkey power is currently too bottom heavy and mid-to-higher tiers are neglected, so some tweaks to mid-tier upgrades have been made.
— Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost reduced ― $3,000 → $2,200

Version 25.0

•  Now applies the Permafrost effect to White and Zebra Bloons (bug)
  • Note: Unconfirmed
•  Now applies the Razor Shards effect to White and Zebra Bloons (bug)
  • Note: Unconfirmed
•  Ice Shards requires Re-Freeze to be able to damage Frozen Bloons, even under the influence of a X-3-X MIB Village (bug)
  • Note: Unconfirmed
•  No longer allows frozen Bloons to take damage from Sharp attacks (bug)

Version 28.0

“

Embrittlement being a ‘camo reveal’ has not been viable due to the price, so T2 Metal Freeze has been granted camo detection to allow this tower to somewhat hold off camos while it saves up to become a reveal. Additionally Embrittlement will now be able to target and debuff MOAB Bloons for the smaller damage bonus without needing to be upgraded to T5.
— Update notes

”

•  Overall cost increased by $50 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Can now target and hit MOAB-class
  • Note: Can apply damage, debuff, and decamo, but not freeze or permafrost

Version 29.0

4-0-1, 4-0-2

•  Larger Radius no longer prevents the Ice Monkey from stacking its debuffs (bug fix)

Version 30.0

•  Should no longer slow & remove camo from White Bloons without being able to damage them (bug fix)

Version 32.0

•  Overall cost increased by $50 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

Version 34.0

“

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 and buffing the damage Ice 3xx Ice Shards to compensate for some of its reduced pierce.
— Update notes

”

•  Shard: Damage increased ― 1 → 2
•  Pierce reduced ― 40 → 30 (extra pierce moved to Deep Freeze crosspath)

Version 39.0

“

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.
— Update notes

”

•  Pierce increased ― 30 → 40

Version 40.0

“

We want to try out allowing the Ice Shards sub-projectile to benefit from all sources of damage buff, as currently this path gets nice support use sometimes but can’t do much on its own in the base game
— Update notes

”

•  Shard: Damage is no longer capped

Version 45.0

• Description changed ― "Can hit MOAB-class Bloons. All hit Bloons become brittle, take extra damage while frozen, and lose Camo properties." → "Can hit MOAB-class Bloons. All hit Bloons become brittle, taking extra damage while frozen, and losing Lead immunity for a short time."

Version 49.0

“

Ice Monkey value is limited at low levels where quick & spaced Bloons are the main trouble, so the cost for many low tier upgrades is moving up to higher tiers instead.
— Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost increased ― $2,200 → $2,300
  •  Overall cost is unchanged (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Can now be placed on water

Version 53.0

•  Embrittlement debuff: Different tiers no longer stack with each other
  • Note: Super Brittle overrides Embrittlement and both are removed by the Paragon
•  Embrittlement debuff: No longer works on BADs (bug)
  • Note: Paragon works normally
•  Can now target and hit frozen Bloons without removing their frozen immunities first (undocumented)

Version 53.1

•  Embrittlement debuff: Solved an issue where it would not affect BADs and Bosses (bug fix)

Gallery

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

Screenshots

• 
  Embrittlement with no crosspath
• 
  Embrittlement with 410 crosspath
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  Embrittlement with 420 crosspath
• 
  Embrittlement with 401 crosspath
• 
  Embrittlement with 402 crosspath

Assets

• 
  Portrait
• 
  Upgrade icon
• 
  Insta Monkey icon

Trivia

• Its appearance may have been based on the Japanese macaque, also known as the snow monkey. It has a distinctive red face and light-colored fur.

In other languages

Language	Name / Description	Notes
Arabic	قصافة يمكنها إصابة البالونات من فئة MOAB، حيث تصاب جميع البالونات المصابة بالهشاشة، وتتلقى ضررًا إضافيًا أثناء تجميدها، وتفقد المناعة ضد الرصاص لفترة قصيرة.	—
Danish	Skørhed Kan ramme MOAB-klasse bloons. Alle ramte Bloons bliver skrøbelige, tager ekstra skade, mens de er frosne, og mister bly-immunitet i en kort periode.	—
German	Versprödung Kann Bloons der MOAB-Klasse treffen. Alle getroffenen Bloons werden brüchig, erleiden Extraschaden solange sie gefroren sind und verlieren für kurze Zeit Blei-Immunität.	—
Spanish	Resquebrajamiento Ataca a los bloons clase MOAB y todos los bloons golpeados se vuelven frágiles, reciben daño extra cuando están congelados y pierden inmunidad al plomo por poco tiempo.	—
Spanish (LA)	Resquebrajamiento Ataca a los bloons clase MOAB y todos los bloons golpeados se vuelven frágiles, reciben daño extra cuando están congelados y pierden la inmunidad de emplomados.	—
Finnish	Haurastus Voi osua MOAB-luokan blooneihin. Kaikista osuman saaneista blooneista tulee hauraita, ne kärsivät enemmän vahinkoa jäädytyksen aikana ja menettävät lyijyimmuniteetin hetkeksi.	—
French	Effritement Peut toucher les Bloons de classe MOAB. Tous les Bloons touchés s'effritent, subissant davantage de dégâts lorsqu'ils sont gelés et perdant leur immunité de plomb pendant une courte durée.	—
Italian	Fragilizzazione Può colpire i bloon di classe MOAB. Tutti i bloon colpiti diventano fragili, subendo danni extra mentre sono congelati e perdendo l'immunità del piombo per un breve lasso di tempo.	—
Japanese	脆化 MOAB級ブルーンに命中できる。命中した全てのブルーンはもろくなり、凍結中に追加のダメージを受け、少しの間鉛効果が消える。	—
Korean	유리멘탈화 MOAB급 풍선을 공격할 수 있습니다. 공격에 맞은 풍선은 깨지기 쉬워져 얼린 상태에서 추가 피해를 받고 잠시 동안 납의 면역성을 잃습니다.	—
Dutch	Verbrozing Kan MOAB-klasse Bloons raken. Alle geraakte Bloons worden broos, lopen extra schade op als ze bevroren zijn en verliezen tijdelijk Loden immuniteit.	—
Norwegian	Skjørhet Kan treffe bloons av MOAB-klasse. Alle trufne bloons blir skjøre og påføres ekstra skade mens de er frosne og mister blyimmunitet i en kort periode.	—
Polish	Krucho Może trafiać blony klasy MOAB. Wszystkie trafione blony stają się kruche, podczas zamrożenia ponoszą większe obrażenia i na pewien czas tracą ołowianą osłonę.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Fragilização Pode atingir Bloons Classe MOAB. Todos os Bloons atingidos se tornam frágeis, recebendo dano extra quando congelados e perdendo imunidade de chumbo por um curto período.	—
Russian	Повышение хрупкости Может бить по шарам MOAB. Все пораженные шары становятся хрупкими, получают больше урона, будучи замороженными, и ненадолго теряют свой иммунитет.	—
Swedish	Försprödning Kan träffa Bloons i MOAB-klassen. Alla Bloons som träffas blir sköra, tar extra skada när de är frusna och förlorar blyimmuniteten under en kort stund.	—
Thai	แตกเปราะ โจมตีบลูนคลาส MOAB ได้ บลูนทั้งหมดที่ถูกโจมตีจะมีสถานะเปราะ ได้รับแรงโจมตีเพิ่มเติมเมื่อแช่แข็ง และเสียคุณสมบัติป้องกันตัวเองจากตะกั่วเป็นระยะเวลาสั้น ๆ	—
Turkish	Kırılganlaşma MOAB Sınıfı Bloon’ları vurabilir. Vurulan tüm Bloon’lar kırılganlaşır, donukken ekstra hasar alırlar ve Kurşun dayanıklılığını kısa süreliğine kaybederler.	—
Chinese (simplified)	脆变 可击中MOAB级气球。所有被击中的气球都会变脆弱，处于冰冻状态时将遭到额外伤害，并在短时间内失去铅免疫。	—
Chinese (traditional)	脆化 可以擊中MOAB級氣球。所有被擊中的氣球會變得脆弱，在被凍結時受到額外傷害，並在短時間內失去鉛免疫力。	—
This list was last updated for: version 45.1