Maim MOAB (BTD6)

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

Maim MOAB

Deals much more damage and projectiles immobilize MOAB-Class Bloons for a short time.

Tower	Sniper Monkey — Path 1 — Tier 4
XP cost	10,500
Cash cost	$4,800 — Easy $5,650 — Medium $6,100 — Hard $6,780 — Impoppable

← Deadly Precision

Cripple MOAB →

Maim MOAB is the Sniper Monkey's path 1 tier 4 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It increases the damage of Sniper Monkey's bullets from 20 to 30, and allows them to stun MOAB-Class Bloons except BADs and Boss Bloons, preventing them from moving for a short time.

With the Shrapnel Shot crosspath, shrapnel can also stun MOAB-Class Bloons for 66% the normal duration. Additionally, shrapnel damage is increased from 4 to 6.

Without external buffs and Monkey Knowledge, 4-x-0 can permanently stun a blue MOAB, while requiring a small attack speed buff (such as Jungle Drums) to perma-stun a BFB. 4-0-2 can perma-stun a BFB, and with a minor attack speed buff, it can also permanently stun a ZOMG or a DDT.

Stun duration

Bloon type	Duration (bullet)	Duration (shrapnel)
MOAB	3s	2s
BFB	1.5s	1s
ZOMG	0.75s	0.5s
DDT (if visible)	0.75s	0.5s
BAD and Boss Bloon	0s	0s

Starting on round 150, the duration of the stun is reduced.

Stats

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

This data was last updated for: version 55.1

Tower
Display range 20 units Footprint radius 6 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong

Attack
Cooldown 1.59s Offset (X, Y, Z) -1.33, 17.82, 11 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range ∞ units Filters Cannot target Camo
Projectile Pierce 1 Damage 30 Damage to Ceramic +50 Damage type Normal Lifespan 0.1s Radius 0 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Can only hit the target Maim MOAB Multiplier ×0 Duration for MOABs 3s Duration for BFBs 1.5s Duration for ZOMGs 0.75s Duration for DDTs 0.75s Duration for BADs 0s

4-1-0

Attack
Filters Can now target Camo
Projectile Damage to Camo +2 Filters Can now hit Camo

4-2-0

Attack
Shrapnel Count 5 Angle 45° Pierce 2 Damage 6 Damage to Camo +2 Damage type Normal Speed 160 units/s Lifespan 0.2s Radius 0.2 units Maim MOAB Multiplier ×0 Duration for MOABs 2s Duration for BFBs 1s Duration for ZOMGs 0.5s Duration for DDTs 0.5s Duration for BADs 0s

4-0-1

Attack
Cooldown 1.59s → 1.113s

4-0-2

Attack
Cooldown 1.113s → 0.7791s

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	$8,925	$10,500	$11,345	$12,600	$6,248	$7,350	$7,942	$8,820
4-1-0	$9,135	$10,750	$11,615	$12,900	$6,395	$7,525	$8,131	$9,030
4-2-0	$9,515	$11,200	$12,100	$13,440	$6,661	$7,840	$8,470	$9,408
4-0-1	$9,305	$10,950	$11,830	$13,140	$6,514	$7,665	$8,281	$9,198
4-0-2	$9,685	$11,400	$12,315	$13,680	$6,780	$7,980	$8,621	$9,576

Strategy

Maim MOAB is a flexible method of stunning blimps across any range, given enough Line of Sight. It is a good support tower, assisting defenses that take time to pop blimps. It sees great utility from the mid-game up to Round 150 (which reduces stun duration from all towers), thanks to both its stun and decent blimp damage.

4-2-0 is the generally recommended crosspath, as it grants DDT stunning power and the shrapnel allows for the stunning of far more blimps, providing significantly improved supporting capabilities. Berserker Brew greatly enhances the 4-2-0 Maim MOAB, granting much-needed pierce and attack speed. 4-0-2 is useful for stalling, but is outclassed by MOAB Shove, which is cheaper and deals less damage, allowing for a longer stall. However, 4-0-2 is very useful in Boss Bloon Events, which demand perma-stunning of ZOMGs for an optimal Tier 5 stall.

Update history

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

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Version 7.0

•  Base damage increased ― 18 → 30

Version 9.0

• No longer applies stun visuals to BADs (bug fix)
• Correctly applies stun art (bug fix)

Version 11.0

• "Maim MOAB no longer applies stun art to BADs"

Version 12.0

•  Upgrade cost reduced ― $7,000 → $5,000
•  Now deals +15 damage to Ceramics

Version 17.0

4-2-0

•  Shrapnel: Damage increased ― 1 → 3

Version 19.0

4-2-0

•  Shrapnel: Damage increased ― 3 → 6

Version 20.0

“

This tower felt like it’s strength too heavily required the xx2 upgrade, and that this harmed crosspath choices. So we increased the base attack rate while nerfing the increase from these upgrades. This is a slight overall buff
— Update notes

”

•  Fire rate increased ― 2s → 1.59s

Version 21.0

“

To retain value in more Lead-heavy situations including against DDTs, this upgrade that has always allowed Lead popping to main attack will now also grant this to the Shrapnel from any shrapnel shot snipers mixing in this upgrade
— Update notes

”

4-2-0

•  Now changes the damage type of shrapnel to Normal

Version 22.0

“

Trading off rate of fire for shrapnel crosspath doesn’t work well for Maim MOAB as it’s all about being a stall tower, so instead of focussing on a damage increase here the shrapnel will now apply the benefits of the sniper’s stun & debuff to turn this crosspath choice into a question of preference in grouping vs single target.
— Update notes

”

4-2-0

•  Shrapnel: can now apply stun

Version 32.0

“

Maim MOABs grouped stun potential when crosspathed with Shrapnel feels it is overperforming too much so the shrapnel will now have a reduced stun amount compared to the initial target hit
— Update notes

”

4-2-0

•  Shrapnel: Stun duration reduced by 33%
  •  MOAB ― 3s → 2s
  •  BFB ― 1.5s → 1s
  •  ZOMG ― 0.75s → 0.5s

Version 35.0

“

While there is some level of strategic placement to the 420 crosspath, Maim MOAB has high effectiveness for unlimited range slowing without any necessary spam use so is seeing a small price increase with a larger reduction on the T5 cost.
— Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost increased ― $5,000 → $5,400

Version 41.0

“

Sniper Monkey has some very powerful upgrades but also many poor stepping stones. We felt this tower needed a big price shuffle all around, pushing down the cost of many underwhelming upgrades but returning this back into stronger upgrades.
— Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost increased ― $5,400 → $5,650
  •  Overall cost increased by $50 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

Version 45.0

• Description changed ― "Deals much more damage and immobilizes MOAB-Class Bloons for a short time." → "Deals much more damage and projectiles immobilize MOAB-Class Bloons for a short time."

Version 48.0

“

While Maim MOAB is reasonably powerful, Deadly Precision is niche in application so price is shifting up here.
— Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost increased ― $5,650 → $6,000
  •  Overall cost reduced by $150 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

Version 53.0

•  Upgrade cost increased ― $6,000 → $6,300
  •  Overall cost is unchanged (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Bonus damage to Ceramic Bloons increased ― +15 → +50

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In other languages

Language	Name / Description	Notes
Arabic	مشوه منطاد "موآب" التسبب في إحداث ضرر أكبر بكثير، كما أن المقذوفات تعمل على تثبيت البالونات من فئة MOAB لفترة قصيرة.	—
Danish	Kvæst MOAB Gør meget mere skade og projektiler immobiliserer kortvarigt MOAB-klasse-bloons.	—
German	Verstümmel-MOAB Fügt viel mehr Schaden zu und Projektile machen Bloons der MOAB-Klasse für kurze Zeit bewegungsunfähig.	—
Spanish	Mutilador de MOAB Hace mucho más daño y los proyectiles paralizan a los bloons clase MOAB por poco tiempo.	—
Spanish (LA)	Mutilador de MOAB Hace mucho más daño y los proyectiles paralizan a los bloons clase MOAB durante un tiempo corto.	—
Finnish	MOAB-runtelu Tekee paljon enemmän vahinkoa ja ammukset pysäyttävät MOAB-luokan bloonit hetkeksi.	—
French	Mutilateur de MOAB Inflige beaucoup plus de dégâts et les projectiles immobilisent les Bloons de classe MOAB pendant une courte durée.	—
Italian	Trancia MOAB Infligge molti più danni e i proiettili immobilizzano i bloon di classe MOAB per un breve lasso di tempo.	—
Japanese	マイムMOAB さらにたくさんの投射物を発射し、より大きなダメージを与えて、MOAB級ブルーンを短時間動かなくする。	—
Korean	MOAB 부상 주는 피해가 상당히 증가하며, 발사무기가 잠시 동안 MOAB급 풍선을 움직이지 못하게 합니다.	—
Dutch	Vermink-MOAB Veroorzaakt veel meer schade en projectielen immobiliseren MOAB-klasse Bloons voor een korte tijd.	—
Norwegian	MOAB-skadeskyter Påfører mye mer skade og prosjektiler immobiliserer bloons av MOAB-klasse i en kort periode.	—
Polish	Przyhamowanie MOAB-ów Zadaje o wiele więcej obrażeń i pociskami unieruchamia blony klasy MOAB na krótką chwilę.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Esmaga MOAB Causa muito mais dano e os projéteis imobilizam Bloons Classe MOAB por um curto período.	—
Russian	Увечья MOAB Наносит намного больше урона, а снаряды ненадолго обездвиживают шары класса MOAB.	—
Swedish	Lemlästa MOAB Åsamkar mycket mera skada och projektilerna gör Bloons i MOAB-klassen orörliga under en kort stund.	—
Thai	สกัดกั้น MOAB ทำดาเมจเยอะขึ้นมากและหยุดการเคลื่อนไหวบลูนคลาส MOAB เป็นเวลาสั้น ๆ	—
Turkish	MOAB Hasar Verme Çok daha fazla hasar verir ve fırlatıcılar kısa süre için MOAB Sınıfı Bloon’ları hareketsizleştirir.	—
Chinese (simplified)	MOAB致残 造成更大的伤害，且射弹可在短时间内困住MOAB级气球。	—
Chinese (traditional)	致殘MOAB 造成更高傷害，且射彈能使MOAB級氣球在短時間內停止前進。	—
This list was last updated for: version 45.1