Crossbow Master (BTD6)
For the upgrade in Bloons TD Battles 2, see Crossbow Master (Battles 2).
Crossbow Master
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 Crossbow Master shoots really fast and devastates most Bloon types with ease.
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| Tower | Dart Monkey — Path 3 — Tier 5 | |
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| XP cost | 35,000 | |
| Cash cost | $18,275 — Easy $21,500 — Medium $23,220 — Hard $25,800 — Impoppable | |
Crossbow Master is the Dart Monkey's path 3 tier 5 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. The Dart Monkey gains +5 pierce (total of 8), +20 range (80 range, ~77.78% increase compared to base tier), +100% attack speed (0.2375s attack cooldown), +2 damage (total of 8), and the Normal damage type. Additionally, each crit does 80 damage per shot and occurs every 5th shot.
With Path 1 upgrades, Sharp Shots and Razor Sharp Shots both grant +8 pierce each, the latter granting a total of +16 pierce; they have 16 and 24 pierce, respectively.
With 
Master Double Cross, the player is allowed to place or upgrade to a second Crossbow Master, allowing two Crossbow Masters on the field at the same time.
With 
Crossbow Reach, range is increased from 80 to 83.
Stats
For a complete list of Dart Monkey stats, see Stats:Dart 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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| 0-0-5 | $20,920 | $24,615 | $26,580 | $29,540 | $14,644 | $17,231 | $18,606 | $20,678 |
| 1-0-5 | $21,040 | $24,755 | $26,730 | $29,710 | $14,728 | $17,329 | $18,711 | $20,797 |
| 2-0-5 | $21,210 | $24,955 | $26,945 | $29,950 | $14,847 | $17,469 | $18,862 | $20,965 |
| 0-1-5 | $21,005 | $24,715 | $26,690 | $29,660 | $14,704 | $17,301 | $18,683 | $20,762 |
| 0-2-5 | $21,165 | $24,905 | $26,895 | $29,890 | $14,816 | $17,434 | $18,827 | $20,923 |
Strategy
This section was last updated for: version 53.0
Crossbow Master is one of the worst Tier 5 towers in general gameplay. It is too expensive to be viable in the mid-game, it pierce caps too often versus Ceramics due to layer skipping,[fn 1] relies heavily on straight lines, and constantly misses even with optimal placement. It also becomes barely usable starting on Round 81 due to Super Ceramics' high health. It falls off heavily on most Advanced maps and a few Intermediate maps.
Crossbow Master is one of two T5 options that can reliably solo Deflation, requiring 
Come On Everybody! and 
Bonus Monkey! to afford a 0-2-5 Crossbow Master. It is preferred over 5-2-0 The Blazing Sun on maps that require long range, such as Tricky Tracks.
0-2-5's greater single-target damage and reliability plus better receptiveness to flat pierce buffs (e.g. Primary Training) is superior to 2-0-5, which has more potential DPS against groups but doubles down on its reliance on straight lines.
Update history
For a complete list of Dart Monkey changes, see Update history:Dart Monkey (BTD6).
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Upgrade cost reduced ― $27,000 → $25,000
- Crit rate increased ― every 8–12 shots → every 6–10 shots
- Placing any Dart Monkey Insta Monkey no longer consumes all free Dart Monkeys (bug fix)
- Attack cooldown reduced by 33%
- Crit rate increased ― every 6–10 shots → every 4–8 shots
| “ | Crossbow Master reworked so that 205 is roughly equal in power to the old 025 The 025 variation will now offer even faster attack speed but with much less pierce — Update notes |
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- Attack cooldown reduced ― 0.2375s → 0.16s (attack speed increased by 48.44%)
Pierce reduced ― 23 → 10
- 1-0-5
- Sharp Shots grants more pierce to Crossbow Master ― +1 → +6
- Overall pierce of this crosspath reduced ― 23 → 16 (due to changes to Crossbow Master's base pierce)
- 2-0-5
- Razor Sharp Shots grants more pierce to Crossbow Master ― +1 → +7
Overall pierce of this crosspath remains unchanged at 23 (due to changes to Crossbow Master's base pierce and Sharp Shots)
- Camo Prioritization filter added
| “ | Crossbow Master is pretty much around the entry level T5 that we want, but a little too expensive for something that brings no extra utility. — Update notes |
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- Upgrade cost reduced ― $25,000 → $23,500
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Along with this all Crossbow criticals have been standardized, overall with T5 criticals occurring more frequently in exchange for a slight reduction in base pierce to improve Sharp Shot crosspath value.
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- Crit rate changed ― every 4–8 shots → every 5th shot
- Pierce reduced ― 10 → 8
- Note: Pierce of 1-0-5 and 2-0-5 reduced by 2 (1-0-5: 16 → 14, 2-0-5: 23 → 21)
| “ | Current Sharp Shooter niches appear to struggle with some tight placement due to their high range opening up a ranged niche but being extremely tight on that range, given this is actually 'the range path' it feels fair to help this with a little further increased range. — Update notes |
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- Upgrade cost reduced ― $23,500 → $21,500
- Range increased ― 76 → 80
| “ | Crossbow Master is shuffling around to a higher damage point that should work more effectively with top path’s pierce — Update notes |
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- Base attack cooldown increased ― 0.16s → 0.24s
- Base damage increased ― 6 → 8
- Crit damage increased ― 50 → 80
- 1-0-5
- Pierce bonus increased ― +6 → +8
- 2-0-5
- Pierce bonus increased ― +7 → +8
- Attack cooldown reduced ― 0.24s → 0.2375s (attack speed increased by 1.05%)
- Note: Stacks with the middle crosspath ― 0.204s → 0.2019s for 0-1-5 and ― 0.1608s → 0.1591s for 0-2-5
- Projectile lifespan decreased ― 0.2813s → 0.2109s
- Projectile speed increased ― 450 → 600
Gallery
For more Dart Monkey images, see Gallery:Dart Monkey.
Screenshots
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Assets
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Upgrade icon -
Insta Monkey icon
Trivia
- According to a Ninja Kiwi blog post, the Crossbow Master wears its eyepiece for aiming and aesthetic purposes.
In other languages
| Language | Name / Description | Notes | |
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| Arabic | سيد النشابين إطلاق سيد رماة الأسهم تسديدات سريعة حقًا وإنزال الدمار بمعظم أنواع البالونات بسهولة. |
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| Danish | Armbrøstmester Armbrøstmesteren skyder rigtigt hurtigt og tilintetgør med lethed de fleste bloon-typer. |
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| German | Armbrust-Meister Der Armbrust-Meister schießt wirklich schnell und vernichtet mit Leichtigkeit die meisten Bloons. |
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| Spanish | Maestro ballestero El maestro ballestero dispara muy rápido y aniquila a la mayoría de tipos de bloons con facilidad. |
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| Spanish (LA) | Maestro ballestero El maestro ballestero dispara muy rápido y aniquila a la mayoría de tipos de bloons con facilidad. |
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| Finnish | Varsijousimestari Varsijousimestari ampuu todella nopeasti ja tuhoaa useimpia bloonityyppejä helposti. |
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| French | Expert arbalétrier L'expert arbalétrier tire très rapidement et dévaste plus de types de Bloons sans difficulté. |
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| Italian | Maestro della balestra Il Maestro della balestra è in grado di far fuoco molto rapidamente e i suoi colpi hanno effetto sulla maggior parte dei bloon. |
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| Japanese | クロスボウ・エキスパート クロスボウ・エキスパートの発射スピードはとても速く、ほとんどの種類のブルーンをたやすく破壊する。 |
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| Korean | 석궁의 대가 석궁의 대가는 공격 속도가 매우 빠르며 대부분의 풍선 유형을 손쉽게 격파합니다. |
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| Dutch | Kruisboogmeester Kruisboogmeester schiet heel snel en vernietigt de meeste soorten Bloons heel eenvoudig. |
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| Norwegian | Armbrøstmester Armbrøstmester skyter veldig fort og ødelegger de fleste bloon-typer lett som en plett. |
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| Polish | Mistrz kuszy Mistrz kuszy strzela naprawdę szybko i niszczy z łatwością większość typów blonów. |
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| Portuguese (Brazil) | Mestre da Besta O Mestre da Besta dispara bem rápido e devasta a maior parte dos tipos de Bloons facilmente. |
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| Russian | Мастер арбалета Мастер арбалета быстро стреляет и легко уничтожает шары большинства видов. |
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| Swedish | Armborstmästare Armborstmästaren skjuter väldigt snabbt och förstör enkelt de flesta Bloontyper. |
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| Thai | เซียนหน้าไม้ เซียนหน้าไม้ยิงเร็วมากและทำลายลูกโป่งเกือบทุกชนิดได้สบายๆ |
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| Turkish | Arbalet Ustası Arbalet Ustası gerçekten hızlı atış yapar ve birçok Bloon türünü kolayca yok eder. |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 十字弩神射手 十字弩神射手的射速非常快，很容易击破大部分的气球。 |
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| Chinese (traditional) | 弩車大師 弩車大師射擊速度超快，可輕鬆毀掉大多數類型的氣球。 |
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| This list was last updated for: version 43.1 | |||
Footnotes
- ↑ Crossbow Master's non-crit shots pop them into many Blues.
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