Lord of the Abyss

Lord of the Abyss

The fully unleashed wrath of the Abyssal Creature brings the power of the depths to the surface, annihilating most Bloons, and greatly enhancing the pierce of nearby Monkeys.

Tower	Mermonkey — Path 1 — Tier 5
XP cost	68,000
Cash cost	$19,550 — Easy $23,000 — Medium $24,840 — Hard $27,600 — Impoppable

← Abyssal Warrior

Lord of the Abyss is the Mermonkey's path 1 tier 5 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It increases the Mermonkey's range from 28 units to 32 units and allows water-based towers to be placed on land within its 32-unit range (functioning like the opposite of Arctic Wind). This upgrade also improves other aspects of the Mermonkey:

• The Abyssal Creature's tentacles now deal 32 damage (while still dealing +6 damage to Ceramic Bloons), have 50 pierce instead of 25 (still gaining +35% pierce with the Sharper Prongs crosspath), the slaps cover twice as large an area, and their attack cooldown reduces from 2.5 seconds to 1.5 seconds (effectively increasing their attack speed by ~66.7%).
• The Mermonkey's tridents attack twice as fast and have 9 pierce instead of 2. Their splashes now deal 10 damage instead of 8, but have the same pierce as before.
• The Mermonkey's buff to towers in range now increases their pierce by 40% instead of 20%.

Ink platform mechanics

Lord of the Abyss creates an ink platform around it that allows the player to place or reposition water-based towers onto land within its area, including the Beast Handler's water beasts. It has a fixed radius of 32 units and is unaffected by range modifiers (positive or negative), including the buff the Mermonkey receives when placed in water. Water-based towers are only considered to be "on the platform" if placed above what would otherwise be land. Amphibious towers are also considered to be on the ink platform if placed above land, and it does buff the range of Mermonkeys placed on it. The Lord of the Abyss itself is not considered to be on the platform. A swirling ink blob appears under each tower that is considered to be on the platform.

Selling or repositioning the Lord of the Abyss sells all non-amphibious towers that are considered to be on its platform; if a Beast Handler has no other water in range to place its water beast, the beast disappears until there is water in its range again.

Stats

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

This data was last updated for: version 55.1

Tower
Display range 32 units Footprint radius 8 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong

Attack
Cooldown 0.33s Offset (X, Y, Z) -0.5, 3.4, 12 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 32 units Filters Cannot target Camo
Projectile Pierce 9 Speed 300 units/s Lifespan 0.6667s Radius 2 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Splash Pierce 3 Max pierce 3 Damage 10 Damage type Shatter Lifespan 0.05s Radius 3 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Ignores blockers Ink Multiplier ×0.6 Multiplier for MOAB-Class ×1.2 Duration 10s Duration for MOAB-Class 0s Duration for ZOMGs 0s Duration for DDTs 0s Layers ∞

Tentacle
Copies of this attack 8 Cooldown 1.5s Offset (X, Y, Z) -0.5, 3.4, 12 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 32 units Filters Targeting angle: 45 deg Cannot target Camo
Explosion Pierce 50 Damage 50 Damage to Ceramic +6 Damage type Shatter Lifespan 0.1s Persists between rounds 1 Radius 24 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Ignores blockers

Buff when in water
Range modifier ×1.35

Pierce buff
Pierce modifier ×1.4

5-1-0

Attack
Offset (X, Y, Z) -0.5, 3.4, 12 ↓ -0.5, 3.4, 7
Projectile Pierce 9 → 10 Splash Pierce 3 → 6 Max pierce 3 → 6

Tentacle
Offset (X, Y, Z) -0.5, 3.4, 12 ↓ -0.5, 3.4, 7
Explosion Pierce 50 → 67.5

5-2-0

Attack
Splash Radius 3 units → 4.5 units Freeze Multiplier ×0 Duration 0.5s Layers 4

5-0-1

Attack
Offset (X, Y, Z) -0.5, 3.4, 12 ↓ -0.5, 3.4, 7 Filters Can now target Camo
Projectile Seeking distance 80 units Seeking angle 360° Seeking rotation speed 390 °/s Filters Can now hit Camo Splash Filters Can now hit Camo

Tentacle
Offset (X, Y, Z) -0.5, 3.4, 12 ↓ -0.5, 3.4, 7 Filters Can now target Camo
Explosion Filters Can now hit Camo

5-0-2

Echosense Network
Range modifier +7.5% Max. stacks 10
Has global range

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
5-0-0	$25,240	$29,700	$32,075	$35,640	$17,668	$20,790	$22,453	$24,948
5-1-0	$25,410	$29,900	$32,290	$35,880	$17,787	$20,930	$22,603	$25,116
5-2-0	$25,600	$30,125	$32,535	$36,150	$17,920	$21,088	$22,775	$25,305
5-0-1	$25,410	$29,900	$32,290	$35,880	$17,787	$20,930	$22,603	$25,116
5-0-2	$25,650	$30,180	$32,590	$36,215	$17,955	$21,126	$22,813	$25,351

Strategy

This section was last updated for: version 55.2

Lord of the Abyss is a relatively weak cleanup T5 on its own but stands out for its strong synergy with towers that depend largely on pierce. In particular, the further pierce bonus is significant on all Spike Factories, benefiting much for Carpet of Spikes and Perma-Spike, and very effective for Spike Storm spam in Boss Events. The ability to place water towers on land is beneficial for extra water space, such as building and powering up water-based Paragons (especially Nautic Siege Core), as well as just generally adding a water-based support such as Energizer, though this specific benefit is not so practical in standard CHIMPS games.

The 5-0-2 is generally preferred, even without considering innate camo detection from Echosense Precision, due to the huge range bonuses that Echosense Networks provide, allowing it to reach almost all of the map. In particular, placing near the middle of the water allows to cover all lanes of Quad. 5-2-0 is only needed for more pierce on the trident attack or the tentacles, but tentacles have huge pierce already.

Update history

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

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Version 44.1

“

While we’re not jumping into any full on balance changes, there’s a few corrections that we wanted to make for type-fixes and other intended play. — Update notes

”

•  Ink: Can now slow MOAB-Class Bloons (bug fix)
•  Ink platforms no longer prevent certain water-based buffs from applying (bug fix)
•  Tentacle attack: Cooldown reduced ― 2s → 1.5s
•  Tentacle attack: Damage type changed ― Sharp → Shatter
  • Note: This means the Abyssal Creature no longer benefits from Sharpening Stone or Flint Tips

Version 45.0

“

As the middle crosspath is currently less useful for higher tiers, we’ve upgraded Sharper Prongs to improve Tentacle pierce as well. As the main Trident’s damage falls behind and has caused annoying layer skipping for some more observant players the damage of this attack is increasing at T3 & T4. The % pierce buff is being improved at all levels since this has settled without causing too much of a stir, and finally Lord of The Abyss’s price is being greatly reduced as a heavily pierce built design it requires some single-target assistance to perform well. — Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost reduced ― $29,000 → $23,000
  •  Overall cost reduced by $6,125 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Pierce buff increased ― +30% → +40%
•  Now has the same slowing effect as Abyssal Warrior instead of being weaker (bug fix)
•  Trident: damage increased ― 4 → 8
•  Trident: projectile lifespan increased ― 0.3333s → 0.6667s

5-1-0, 5-2-0

•  Sharper Prongs now increases pierce of tentacles by 35%

Version 47.0

•  Ink: Should no longer slow Lead Bloons without the correct damage type (bug fix)

Version 48.0

•  Overall cost reduced by $200 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Trident attack no longer ignores Lead Bloons if they have been buffed to damage them (bug fix)

Version 49.0

•  Overall cost increased by $50 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Water platform: No longer extends beyond the Mermonkey's radius ― 33 → 28 (bug fix)

5-0-2

•  Echosense Network: Range bonus should no longer be lower than intended when placing the Mermonkey on water (bug fix)

Version 50.0

“

Abyssal Warrior will now have a slight startup cooldown to limit certain exploity tactics. Middle crosspath trident gains extra projectile pierce to improve early game value. — Update notes

”

•  Tentacle: Now begins with 0.5s initial cooldown
•  Water around the tower should be correctly removed when the tower is moved using Support Chinook's Redeployment ability (bug fix)

5-1-0

•  Trident: Pierce increased ― 9 → 10
  • Note: Does not affect splash (6)

Version 51.0

“

Mermonkey weren’t[sic] feeling they favoured their natural habitat enough, so their Water Placement bonus is getting a boost. — Update notes

”

•  Range bonus when placed in water increased ― +25% → +35%

Version 52.0

“

Last update many players felt blindsided when Brickell stopped applying her buff to Mermonkeys since there was no mention in the balance changes section. We would like to apologize for that - it was tasked internally as a bug as it was indeed unintended to work that way. We then left the issue alone for a long time, mostly due to other more pressing matters, and this issue fell through the cracks. In retrospect, it would have been better to treat this as balance rather than a simple bug fix due to how much time had passed. Reading through your feedback, we did consider just reverting the change, however the bigger issue that the feedback reinforced to us was that players considered Mermonkey to be so bad that it was only a "good" tower when used in combination with a single, water-only hero. This sort of forced synergy goes against our design intentions - namely that Mermonkey being our signature amphibious tower should be able to stand on its own without being balance-locked to an interaction with a single hero. With all that in mind, we feel Mermonkey's highest priority right now is large sweeping buffs to each of the paths, so most of the following changes are our first step towards this starting from the low tier crosspaths. — Update notes

”

•  Overall cost reduced by $100 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Tentacle attack: Attack cooldown reduced ― 0.402s → 0.33s (attack speed increased by 21.82%)

Version 53.0

“

Top path Mermonkey’s pierce scaled up more than intended from applying its own pierce buff to its own already high pierce so this is being reduced but the T5 Lord of the Abyss will now gain a slight base range increase. — Update notes

”

•  Range increased ― 28 units → 32 units
  • Note: Also affects ink platforms
•  Tentacle attack: Pierce reduced ― 80 → 50

5-1-0, 5-2-0

•  Tentacle attack: Pierce reduced ― 108 → 67.5

Version 54.0

“

Mermonkey ended up somewhat underrated and overbuffed, mid tiers for top and middle paths have really stood out here lately and need to be reigned back in line. — Update notes

”

•  Overall cost increased by $225 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Tentacle: Now deals +6 damage to Ceramic Bloons
•  Splash: Radius reduced ― 6 units → 3 units
  • Note: Stacks with X-2-X Tidal Chill ― 9 units → 4.5 units
  • Also affects all crosspaths up to 2-2-2.

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In other languages

This section was last updated for: version 55.2

Name

Language	Text	Notes
Arabic	سيد الهاوية	—
Danish	Afgrundens hersker	—
German	Herrscher des Abgrunds	—
Spanish	Señor del Abismo	—
Spanish (Latin America)	Amo del abismo	—
Finnish	Syvyyksien herra	—
French	Seigneur des abysses	—
Italian	Signore degli abissi	—
Japanese	奈落の底の君主	—
Korean	심연의 군주	—
Dutch	Heer van de diepte	—
Norwegian	Avgrunnens hersker	—
Polish	Władca Otchłani	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Senhor do Abismo	—
Russian	Владыка бездны	—
Swedish	Avgrundens herre	—
Thai	จ้าวแห่งเหวสมุทร	—
Turkish	Cehennemin Efendisi	—
Chinese (simplified)	深渊领主	—
Chinese (traditional)	深淵主宰	—

Description

Language	Text	Notes
Arabic	يؤدي الغضب المطلق لمخلوق الهاوية إلى استحضار قوة الأعماق إلى السطح، مما يؤدي إلى القضاء على معظم البالونات، وتعزيز قدرة القرود القريبة بشكلٍ كبير.	—
Danish	Afgrundens væsens fuldt udløste vrede bringer dybets kraft op til overfladen, udsletter de fleste bloons og forbedrer springkraften af nærliggende aber i høj grad.	—
German	Die vollständig entfesselte Wut der Kreatur aus dem Abgrund bringt die Kraft aus der Tiefe an die Oberfläche, vernichtet die meisten Bloons und erhöht die Durchschlagskraft der Affen in der Nähe noch mehr.	—
Spanish	Toda la furia desatada de esta criatura abisal trae el poder las profundidades hasta la superficie, aniquilando a la mayoría de los bloons y hace aumentar mucho la perforación de los monos cercanos.	—
Spanish (Latin America)	La ira de la criatura abisal desatada por completo trae el poder de las profundidades a la superficie y aniquila a la mayoría de los bloons y mejora aún más la perforación de los monos cercanos.	—
Finnish	Syvyyksien olennon täysimittainen raivo tuo syvyyksien voiman pinnalle ja tuhoaa useimmat bloonit ja lisää huomattavasti läheisten apinoiden läpäisyä.	—
French	Le courroux déchaîné de la créature des abysses fait remonter la puissance des profondeurs à la surface, anéantissant la plupart des Bloons et améliorant considérablement le pouvoir perforant des singes à proximité.	—
Italian	La furia scatenata della creatura degli abissi porta in superficie il potere delle profondità del mare, annientando la maggior parte dei bloon e potenziando ancor di più la perforazione delle scimmie vicine.	—
Japanese	深淵の生物の怒りが完全に解き放たれる時、深海の力が地上に現れる。ブルーンをほとんどの消滅させ、近くのモンキーの貫通力を大幅に強化する。	—
Korean	심연의 괴물의 분노가 온전히 방출되어 심해의 힘을 지상에 발현해 대부분의 풍선을 처치하고 주변 원숭이들의 관통력을 훨씬 더 증가합니다.	—
Dutch	Het Wezen uit de diepte brengt de kracht van de diepten naar de oppervlakte en kan de meeste Bloons eenvoudig uitroeien. Verbetert sterk de doorboring van Apen in de buurt.	—
Norwegian	Vreden til Avgrunnens skapning er fullstendig frigjort og henter dypets kraft til overflaten for å tilintetgjøre de fleste bloons og forsterke gjennomtrengningen til aper i nærheten.	—
Polish	Gniew Istoty z Otchłani przywołuje potęgę głębin na powierzchnię i niszczy większość blonów oraz wyraźnie ulepsza zdolność przebijania małpkom w okolicy.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	A ira descontrolada da Criatura Abissal traz o poder das profundezas para a superfície, aniquilando a maioria dos Bloons e aumentando ainda mais a perfuração dos macacos próximos.	—
Russian	Неудержимый гнев существа из бездны призывает на поверхность силу глубин, уничтожает большинство шаров и значительно усиливает пробивание у обезьян поблизости.	—
Swedish	Avgrundsvarelsens fullt utlösta vrede för upp djupets kraft till ytan och förintar de flesta Bloonsen och förbättrar genomslaget för apor i närheten ännu mer.	—
Thai	อสูรแห่งเหวสมุทรปลดปล่อยโทสะเต็มพิกัดนำพลังจากเหวลึกสู่พื้นผิว เพื่อทำลายล้างบลูนส่วนใหญ่ รวมถึงเพิ่มการเจาะให้กับลิงใกล้เคียงได้อย่างมหาศาล	—
Turkish	Cehennemi Yaratığın tamamen açığa çıkan gazabı, derinliklerin gücünü çağırarak Bloon’ların birçoğunu yok eder ve yakındaki Maymunları daha fazla delme yeteneği açısından geliştirir.	—
Chinese (simplified)	深渊生物完全释放的愤怒会将深渊的力量带到地面，消灭大多数气球，并大大增强附近猴子的穿透力。	—
Chinese (traditional)	深淵生物徹底發怒，朝水面釋放深淵的力量，消滅大多數氣球，並大幅提升附近猴子的穿透力。	—