Full Metal Jacket (BTD6)

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Full Metal Jacket
Portrait of Full Metal Jacket
Icon of Full Metal JacketShots pop through 4 layers of Bloon, and both bullets and shrapnel can pop Lead and Frozen Bloons.
Tower Sniper Monkey — Path 1 — Tier 1
XP cost 120
Cash cost $295 — Easy
$350 — Medium
$380 — Hard
$420 — Impoppable

Full Metal Jacket is the Sniper Monkey's path 1 tier 1 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It allows the Sniper to pop Lead and Frozen Bloons, and increases its damage dealt from 2 to 4.

With Shrapnel Shot, this upgrade allows shrapnel to pop Lead Bloons, pop Frozen Bloons, and deal 2 damage each.

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 range20 units
Footprint radius6 units
Targeting options
  • First
  • Last
  • Close
  • Strong
Attack
Cooldown1.59s
Offset (X, Y, Z)
-1.83, 17.09, 11
TargetingDepends on targeting option
Targeting range∞ units
Filters
  • Cannot target Camo
Projectile
Pierce1
Damage4
Damage typeNormal
Lifespan0.1s
Radius0 units
Filters
  • Cannot hit Camo
  • Can only hit the target

1-1-0

Attack
Offset (X, Y, Z)
-1.83, 17.09, 11
-1.65, 17.52, 11
Filters
  • Can now target Camo
Projectile
Damage to Camo+2
Filters
  • Can now hit Camo

1-0-1

Attack
Cooldown1.59s → 1.113s
Offset (X, Y, Z)
-1.83, 17.09, 11
-1.83, 16.95, 11

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
1-0-0 $595 $700 $760 $840 $417 $490 $532 $588
1-1-0 $805 $950 $1,030 $1,140 $564 $665 $721 $798
1-2-0 $1,185 $1,400 $1,515 $1,680 $830 $980 $1,061 $1,176
1-3-0 $2,970 $3,500 $3,785 $4,200 $2,079 $2,450 $2,650 $2,940
1-4-0 $9,430 $11,100 $11,995 $13,320 $6,601 $7,770 $8,397 $9,324
1-5-0 $19,630 $23,100 $24,955 $27,720 $13,741 $16,170 $17,469 $19,404
1-0-1 $975 $1,150 $1,245 $1,380 $683 $805 $872 $966
1-0-2 $1,355 $1,600 $1,730 $1,920 $949 $1,120 $1,211 $1,344
1-0-3 $3,650 $4,300 $4,645 $5,160 $2,555 $3,010 $3,252 $3,612
1-0-4 $7,135 $8,400 $9,075 $10,080 $4,995 $5,880 $6,353 $7,056
1-0-5 $19,800 $23,300 $25,165 $27,960 $13,860 $16,310 $17,616 $19,572

Update history

For a complete list of Sniper Monkey changes, see Update history:Sniper Monkey (BTD6).
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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
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
1-2-0, 1-3-0, 1-4-0, 1-5-0
  •   Now changes the damage type of shrapnel to Normal
Elite Defender falls off a lot after midgame & really lacks any true cross pathing choice, so it has had some MOAB damage added to the base attack with the amount improved from crosspathing.
— Update notes
1-0-5
  •   Full Metal Jacket now increases Elite Defender's damage to MOAB-class by 1
    • Deals +3 damage to MOAB-class overall (due to changes to Elite Defender's base stats)
Sniper is feeling really good, but Elite Defender gaining further increased MOAB Damage locked behind the 205 crosspath feels unnecessary now given how much current crosspath balance has started leaning towards favoring 205 anyway.
— Update notes
1-0-5
  •   Full Metal Jacket no longer increases Elite Defender's damage to MOAB-class by 1
    •   Overall damage to MOAB-class for this crosspath increased ― +3 → +4 (due to changes to Elite Defender's base stats)
Lower tier Shrapnel crosspathing balance doesn’t feel great currently, so the damage crosspath benefits at T1 & T2 are improving.
— Update notes
1-2-0, 1-3-0, 1-4-0, 1-5-0
  •   Shrapnel: Damage increased ― 1 → 2

Strategy

Full Metal Jacket is a versatile early-game tower, chipping away higher-tier Bloons and reliably dealing with the Leads of Rounds 28 and 30 on nearly all maps. However, more lead-popping defense is needed for Rounds 37 and 38 on shorter maps. The 1-1-0 Sniper Monkey is a very cheap option to pop early Camo Leads, in particular those in Alternate Bloons Rounds. 1-2-0 Sniper Monkey's shrapnel helps to break apart groups of Bloons, especially multiple Lead Bloons, but is unreliable for precise damage and falls off when not shooting Bloons heads-on.

For crosspathing purposes, Full Metal Jacket is recommended for all bottom-path Sniper Monkeys against Boss Bloons (except Phayze) and when they cannot be placed so that Bloons mostly travel facing them (in which case shrapnel functions worse). If crosspathing with Full Metal Jacket, it is strongly recommended to crosspath further by purchasing Large Calibre. While middle-path Snipers benefit from the extra damage and lead-popping for all shots, Full Metal Jacket is still the sub-par crosspath for them. This is due to Full Metal Jacket preventing them from receiving Geraldo's Sharpening Stone and the bottom crosspath's extra attack speed (while retaining 1 damage shrapnels) providing much stronger synergies with all buffs.

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

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Assets

In other languages

Language Name / Description Notes
Arabic سترة معدنية بالكامل
تنفجر التسديدات عبر 4 طبقات من البالونات، ومن الممكن أن يؤدي الرصاص والشظايا إلى فرقعة بالونات الرصاص والبالونات المتجددة.
Danish Jægersoldat
Skud går igennem 4 bloons-lag, og både kugler og sprængstykker kan springe bly- og frosne bloons.
German Vollmantel-Geschoss
Schüsse können 4 Bloonschichten durchdringen. Sowohl Kugeln als auch Schrapnell können Eis- und Blei-Bloons platzen lassen.
Spanish Bala encamisada
Los disparos explotan 4 capas de bloons y tanto las balas como las esquirlas explotan bloons de plomo y congelados.
Spanish (LA) Bala encamisada
Los disparos explotan 4 capas de bloons y tanto las balas como las esquirlas explotan bloons de plomo y congelados.
Finnish Täysmetallivaippa
Laukaukset menevät 4 bloonikerroksen läpi ja sekä luodit, että sirpaleet voivat poksauttaa lyijyjä ja jäätyneitä blooneja.
French Balle blindée
Les tirs peuvent crever 4 couches de Bloon et les balles et les éclats d'obus peuvent éclater les Bloons en plomb et gelés.
Italian Proiettile incamiciato
I colpi provocano lo scoppio di 4 strati di bloon e, sia i proiettili che le schegge possono far scoppiare bloon di piombo e congelati.
Japanese 弾丸
ブルーンを4層貫通できる射撃。鉛と凍結ブルーンも割れる。
Korean 풀 메탈 재킷
공격 시 풍선 4겹을 뚫고 터트리며, 탄환과 파편 둘 다 납 풍선과 얼린 풍선을 터트립니다.
Dutch Volledig metalen omhulsel
Schoten knallen door 4 lagen Bloon, en zowel kogels als granaatscherven kunnen Loden en Bevroren Bloons laten knallen.
Norwegian Human kule
Skudd popper gjennom 4 bloonslag, og både kuler og splinter kan poppe blybloons og frosne bloons.
Polish Pocisk pełnopłaszczowy
Strzały przekłuwają 4 warstwy blonów, a kule i odłamki mogą przebijać ołowiane i zamrożone blony.
Portuguese (Brazil) Munição Recoberta
Disparos podem estourar 4 camadas de Bloons e tanto balas quanto estilhaços podem estourar Bloons Chumbo e Gelo.
Russian Цельнометаллическая оболочка
Выстрел может пробить 4 слоя шаров. Пули и шрапнель пробивают и свинец, и лёд.
Swedish Helmantlad
Skotten tränger igenom 4 Bloonlager och både kulor och splitter kan smälla Bly- och Frusna Bloons.
Thai กระสุนหุ้มโลหะ
กระสุนเจาะลูกโป่ง 4 ชั้น และทั้งกระสุนกับสะเก็ดสามารถทำลาย\nลูกโป่งตะกั่วและลูกโป่งแช่แข็งได้
Turkish Metal Zarflı Mermi
Atışlar Bloon’ların 4 katmanını patlatabilir mermiler ve şarapnel Kurşun ve Donmuş Bloon’ları patlatabilir.
Chinese (simplified) 全金属外壳
发射击破4层气球,子弹和弹片均可击破冰冻铅气球。
Chinese (traditional) 全金屬外殼
可擊破4層氣球,並且子彈和彈片都可擊破鉛氣球和冰凍氣球。
This list was last updated for: version 43.1