Boomerang Monkey (BTD6)

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Boomerang Monkey
Hurls a boomerang that follows a curved path. Good range and pierce.
Unlock method(s) Choose at levels 2–6
Category Primary
Cost $270 — Easy
$315 — Medium
$340 — Hard
$380 — Impoppable
With Cheap 'Rangs Cheap 'Rangs:
$220 — Easy
$265 — Medium
$290 — Hard
$330 — Impoppable
Hotkey W
Introduced Launch

The Boomerang Monkey is a Primary tower in Bloons TD 6. It attacks by throwing boomerangs that travel in an anti-clockwise arc back to it. Its Monkey Special targeting option allows it to change its throwing arm to its left hand and throw boomerangs that travel in a clockwise arc. Its boomerangs can pop up to 4 Bloons each, but cannot pop Lead Bloons or frozen Bloons. It can be upgraded to throw boomerangs that bounce from Bloon to Bloon like Quincy's arrows, increase its attack speed with cybernetic implements, or throw boomerangs that travel in a straight line and stall MOAB-Class Bloons.

Upgrades

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Path 1

Improved Rangs
XP cost: 100
  Can pop up to 8 Bloons per throw.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$170 $200 $215 $240
Glaives
XP cost: 520
  Throws glaives instead of boomerangs. Glaives are bigger and faster, hitting more Bloons with each throw.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$240 $280 $300 $335
Glaive Ricochet
XP cost: 2,500
  Glaives will bounce from Bloon to Bloon automatically and aggressively.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$510 $600 $650 $720
M.O.A.R Glaives
XP cost: 8,500
  Multiple Object Advanced Ricochet greatly enhances the already extraordinary powers of the Glaive Ricochet Monkey.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$1,700 $2,000 $2,160 $2,400
Glaive Lord
XP cost: 37,500
  Glaive Lord surrounds itself in 3 special glaives that shred anything that comes near. Glaive Lord's glaives now rip through MOAB-class Bloons, slowly tearing them apart from the inside.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$27,625 $32,500 $35,100 $39,000

Path 2

Faster Throwing
XP cost: 120
  Throws boomerangs faster.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$150 $175 $190 $210
Faster Rangs
XP cost: 550
  Boomerangs fire and travel faster.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$210 $250 $270 $300
Bionic Boomerang
XP cost: 2,500
  Replaces arm with a strong bionic arm that can throw boomerangs extremely fast and do more damage to MOAB class Bloons.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$1,060 $1,250 $1,350 $1,500
Turbo Charge
XP cost: 9,000
  Turbo Charge ability: Makes this Monkey attack incredibly fast for 10 seconds.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$3,570 $4,200 $4,535 $5,040
Perma Charge
XP cost: 32,000
  Perma Charge has permanent super fast attack speed. Ability increases the lethality even more.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$29,750 $35,000 $37,800 $42,000

Path 3

Long Range Rangs
XP cost: 110
  Can throw boomerangs further than normal.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$85 $100 $110 $120
Red Hot Rangs
XP cost: 490
  Boomerangs now pop Frozen and Lead Bloons and do more damage to all.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$255 $300 $325 $360
Kylie Boomerang
XP cost: 3,000
  Throws heavy Kylie boomerangs that follow a straight path instead of curved.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$1,105 $1,300 $1,405 $1,560
MOAB Press
XP cost: 9,500
  Heavy Kylie boomerang hits MOAB-Class Bloons multiple times per throw and sometimes knocks them back a short way along the path.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$2,295 $2,700 $2,915 $3,240
MOAB Domination
XP cost: 28,000
  Special knockback kylies trigger more often and do lots of extra damage.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$42,500 $50,000 $54,000 $60,000
Glaive Dominus
XP cost: 500,000
  The Bloons will look upon my Glaives, and they will know fear.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$318,750 $375,000 $405,000 $450,000

Stats

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This data was last updated for: version 55.1
Tower
Display range43 units
Footprint radius7 units
Targeting options
  • First
  • Last
  • Close
  • Strong
Attack
Cooldown1.2s
Offset (X, Y, Z)
-3.47, 8.52, 7
TargetingDepends on targeting option
Targeting range43 units
Filters
  • Cannot target Camo
Projectile
Pierce4
Damage1
Damage typeSharp
Speed175 units/s
Max travel distance53.4155 units
Lifespan5s
Radius5 units
Filters
  • Cannot hit Camo

Costs and sell values

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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
0-0-0 $270 $315 $340 $380 $189 $221 $238 $266
1-0-0 $440 $515 $555 $620 $308 $361 $389 $434
1-1-0 $590 $690 $745 $830 $413 $483 $522 $581
1-0-1 $525 $615 $665 $740 $368 $431 $466 $518
0-1-0 $420 $490 $530 $590 $294 $343 $371 $413
0-1-1 $505 $590 $640 $710 $354 $413 $448 $497
0-0-1 $355 $415 $450 $500 $249 $291 $315 $350
2-0-0 $680 $795 $855 $955 $476 $557 $599 $669
2-1-0 $830 $970 $1,045 $1,165 $581 $679 $732 $816
2-2-0 $1,040 $1,220 $1,315 $1,465 $728 $854 $921 $1,026
2-0-1 $765 $895 $965 $1,075 $536 $627 $676 $753
2-0-2 $1,020 $1,195 $1,290 $1,435 $714 $837 $903 $1,005
0-2-0 $630 $740 $800 $890 $441 $518 $560 $623
1-2-0 $800 $940 $1,015 $1,130 $560 $658 $711 $791
0-2-1 $715 $840 $910 $1,010 $501 $588 $637 $707
0-2-2 $970 $1,140 $1,235 $1,370 $679 $798 $865 $959
0-0-2 $610 $715 $775 $860 $427 $501 $543 $602
1-0-2 $780 $915 $990 $1,100 $546 $641 $693 $770
0-1-2 $760 $890 $965 $1,070 $532 $623 $676 $749
3-0-0 $1,190 $1,395 $1,505 $1,675 $833 $977 $1,054 $1,173
3-1-0 $1,340 $1,570 $1,695 $1,885 $938 $1,099 $1,187 $1,320
3-2-0 $1,550 $1,820 $1,965 $2,185 $1,085 $1,274 $1,376 $1,530
3-0-1 $1,275 $1,495 $1,615 $1,795 $893 $1,047 $1,131 $1,257
3-0-2 $1,530 $1,795 $1,940 $2,155 $1,071 $1,257 $1,358 $1,509
0-3-0 $1,690 $1,990 $2,150 $2,390 $1,183 $1,393 $1,505 $1,673
1-3-0 $1,860 $2,190 $2,365 $2,630 $1,302 $1,533 $1,656 $1,841
2-3-0 $2,100 $2,470 $2,665 $2,965 $1,470 $1,729 $1,866 $2,076
0-3-1 $1,775 $2,090 $2,260 $2,510 $1,243 $1,463 $1,582 $1,757
0-3-2 $2,030 $2,390 $2,585 $2,870 $1,421 $1,673 $1,810 $2,009
0-0-3 $1,715 $2,015 $2,180 $2,420 $1,201 $1,411 $1,526 $1,694
1-0-3 $1,885 $2,215 $2,395 $2,660 $1,320 $1,551 $1,677 $1,862
2-0-3 $2,125 $2,495 $2,695 $2,995 $1,488 $1,747 $1,887 $2,097
0-1-3 $1,865 $2,190 $2,370 $2,630 $1,306 $1,533 $1,659 $1,841
0-2-3 $2,075 $2,440 $2,640 $2,930 $1,453 $1,708 $1,848 $2,051
4-0-0 $2,890 $3,395 $3,665 $4,075 $2,023 $2,377 $2,566 $2,853
4-1-0 $3,040 $3,570 $3,855 $4,285 $2,128 $2,499 $2,699 $3,000
4-2-0 $3,250 $3,820 $4,125 $4,585 $2,275 $2,674 $2,888 $3,210
4-0-1 $2,975 $3,495 $3,775 $4,195 $2,083 $2,447 $2,643 $2,937
4-0-2 $3,230 $3,795 $4,100 $4,555 $2,261 $2,657 $2,870 $3,189
0-4-0 $5,260 $6,190 $6,685 $7,430 $3,682 $4,333 $4,680 $5,201
1-4-0 $5,430 $6,390 $6,900 $7,670 $3,801 $4,473 $4,830 $5,369
2-4-0 $5,670 $6,670 $7,200 $8,005 $3,969 $4,669 $5,040 $5,604
0-4-1 $5,345 $6,290 $6,795 $7,550 $3,742 $4,403 $4,757 $5,285
0-4-2 $5,600 $6,590 $7,120 $7,910 $3,920 $4,613 $4,984 $5,537
0-0-4 $4,010 $4,715 $5,095 $5,660 $2,807 $3,301 $3,567 $3,962
1-0-4 $4,180 $4,915 $5,310 $5,900 $2,926 $3,441 $3,717 $4,130
2-0-4 $4,420 $5,195 $5,610 $6,235 $3,094 $3,637 $3,927 $4,365
0-1-4 $4,160 $4,890 $5,285 $5,870 $2,912 $3,423 $3,700 $4,109
0-2-4 $4,370 $5,140 $5,555 $6,170 $3,059 $3,598 $3,889 $4,319
5-0-0 $30,515 $35,895 $38,765 $43,075 $21,361 $25,127 $27,136 $30,153
5-1-0 $30,665 $36,070 $38,955 $43,285 $21,466 $25,249 $27,269 $30,300
5-2-0 $30,875 $36,320 $39,225 $43,585 $21,613 $25,424 $27,458 $30,510
5-0-1 $30,600 $35,995 $38,875 $43,195 $21,420 $25,197 $27,213 $30,237
5-0-2 $30,855 $36,295 $39,200 $43,555 $21,599 $25,407 $27,440 $30,489
0-5-0 $35,010 $41,190 $44,485 $49,430 $24,507 $28,833 $31,140 $34,601
1-5-0 $35,180 $41,390 $44,700 $49,670 $24,626 $28,973 $31,290 $34,769
2-5-0 $35,420 $41,670 $45,000 $50,005 $24,794 $29,169 $31,500 $35,004
0-5-1 $35,095 $41,290 $44,595 $49,550 $24,567 $28,903 $31,217 $34,685
0-5-2 $35,350 $41,590 $44,920 $49,910 $24,745 $29,113 $31,444 $34,937
0-0-5 $46,510 $54,715 $59,095 $65,660 $32,557 $38,301 $41,367 $45,962
1-0-5 $46,680 $54,915 $59,310 $65,900 $32,676 $38,441 $41,517 $46,130
2-0-5 $46,920 $55,195 $59,610 $66,235 $32,844 $38,637 $41,727 $46,365
0-1-5 $46,660 $54,890 $59,285 $65,870 $32,662 $38,423 $41,500 $46,109
0-2-5 $46,870 $55,140 $59,555 $66,170 $32,809 $38,598 $41,689 $46,319
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This list does not include Monkey Knowledge that affects all Primary towers.
Monkey Knowledge Cost Prerequisites Introduced
Cheap 'Rangs
Base cost of Boomerang Thrower[sic] reduced by 50.
Free
  • Increased Lifespan
Launch
Extra Bounce
Increases Boomerang Ricochet pierce by 30.
Free
  •   5 invested
  • Cheap 'Rangs
Launch
Recurring 'Rangs
Boomerangs that return to the Boomerang Monkey will be thrown a second time.
Free
  •   5 invested
  • Extra Bounce
Version 22.0
Hard Press
MOAB Press pushes back 30% further.
  250
  •   8 invested
  • Extra Bounce
Launch
Bionic Augmentation
While Turbo Charge is active, Bionic Boomerang is able to target Camo Bloons.
  500
  •   10 invested
  • Long Turbo
Version 30.0
Long Turbo
Boomerang Turbo Charge ability lasts 15 seconds.
  500
  •   10 invested
  • Hard Press
Launch

Rogue Legends

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Starter parties with Boomerang Monkeys

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Item Insta Monkey 1 Insta Monkey 2 Artifact
  0-0-2 Ninja Monkey   0-0-1 Boomerang Monkey   Heroic Edge Common

While not explicitly part of her starter party, Gwendolin also starts with a Boomerang Monkey because she starts with Flaming Hot Punch-A-Rang Common.

Artifacts that add Boomerang Monkeys

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Artifact Common Rare Legendary
  Flaming Hot Punch-A-Rang   0-1-1 Boomerang Monkey   0-1-2 Boomerang Monkey   0-0-2 Boomerang Monkey

Artifacts that affect Boomerang Monkeys

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This list does not include Artifacts that affect all Primary towers.
Artifact Common effect Rare effect Legendary effect
 
Flaming Hot Punch-A-Rang
Red Hot Rangs knock back Bloons and have a 20% chance to set them on fire for 3 damage per 1.5s over 4.5s. Adds a 0-1-1 Boomerang Monkey to your Party Red Hot Rangs knock back Bloons and have a 20% chance to set them on fire for 6 damage per 1.5s over 4.5s. Adds a 0-1-2 Boomerang Monkey to your Party Red Hot Rangs knock back Bloons and have a 20% chance to set them on fire for 12 damage per 1.5s over 4.5s. Adds a 0-0-2 Boomerang Monkey to your Party
 
Follow Me
Dart Monkeys, Boomerang Monkeys, Bomb Shooters, Tack Shooters, Super Monkeys, Druids, and Mermonkeys follow cursor like a Dartling Gunner with a turn rate of 180, and constantly fire as long as Bloons are on screen. Attack speed reduced by 17% Dart Monkeys, Boomerang Monkeys, Bomb Shooters, Tack Shooters, Super Monkeys, Druids, and Mermonkeys follow cursor like a Dartling Gunner with a turn rate of 300, and constantly fire as long as Bloons are on screen. Attack speed reduced by 9% Dart Monkeys, Boomerang Monkeys, Bomb Shooters, Tack Shooters, Super Monkeys, Druids, and Mermonkeys follow cursor like a Dartling Gunner with a turn rate of 500, and constantly fire as long as Bloons are on screen. Attack speed reduced by 5%

Strategy

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For more in-depth strategies, see Strategy:Boomerang Monkey (BTD6).

Base Boomerang Monkeys rely on curves for damage rather than straight lines, but has good pierce and decent attack speed for early game, making it a good early tower whenever it can maximize its pierce. A Boomerang Dart start works on maps such as Sunset Gulch and High Finance, while a 0-1-1 Boomerang starts on Dark Path and Infernal.

Unlike most towers, Boomerang's lower upgrade tiers are generally cost-efficient even on their own. 1-0-2 is a staple in early game Boss Events, and 0-2-2 can carry early game in CHIMPS if it can make the most of its pierce.

MOAB Press is a staple late game support tower for knocking blimps back, while Glaive Lord is a strong late game T5. Elsewhere, Boomerang Monkey's top path focuses on grouped Bloon damage, middle path focuses on better single target damage, blimp damage, and burst damage through its ability, and bottom path functions as a supporting damager, especially against groups of blimps.

Update history

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For a complete list of Boomerang Monkey changes, see Update history:Boomerang Monkey (BTD6).
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  •   Now has "Switch Hands" targeting option by default
  •   Boomerang attack cooldown reduced ― 1.42s → 1.2s
Boomerang base price is being slightly reduced, already a decent start in many cases though this seemed enough to make slight game start changes and price it differently to other towers.
— Update notes
  •   Cost reduced ― $325 → $315

Cosmetic items

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Item Category Unlock method(s) Introduced
  Boomerang Monkey Candy Cane 'Rangs Monkeys — Projectiles Trophy Store  20 Version 22.0
  Boomerang Kangaroo Pet Monkeys — Pets Trophy Store  120, Pets Fan Pack (IAP) Version 43.0
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Assets

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In other languages

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Name
Language Text Notes
Arabic قرد الخشبة المرتدة
Danish Boomerang-abe
German Bumerangaffe
Spanish Mono lanzabumeranes
Spanish (Latin America) Mono lanzabumeranes
Finnish Bumerangiapina
French Singe à boomerangs
Italian Scimmia boomerang
Japanese ブーメランモンキー
Korean 부메랑 원숭이
Dutch Boemerangaap
Norwegian Bumerang-ape
Polish Bumerangowa małpka
Portuguese (Brazil) Macaco Bumerangue
Russian Обезьяна с бумерангом
Swedish Bumerangapa
Thai ลิงบูมเมอแรง
Turkish Bumerang Maymun
Chinese (simplified) 回旋镖猴
Chinese (traditional) 迴旋鏢猴
Description
Language Text Notes
Arabic يقوم بإلقاء الخشبة المرتدة التي تتبع مسارًا منحنيًا. يتميز بمدى جيد وثاقب.
Danish Slynger en boomerang ud, der følger en kurvet bane. God rækkevidde og springkraft.
German Schleudert einen Bumerang, der einem kurvigen Pfad folgt. Gute Reichweite und Durchschlagskraft.
Spanish Lanza un búmeran de trayecto curvo. Su alcance y perforación son buenos.
Spanish (Latin America) Lanza un búmeran de trayecto curvo. Su alcance y perforación son buenos.
Finnish Viskaa bumerangin, joka seuraa kaarevaa rataa. Hyvä kantama ja lävistys.
French Lance violemment un boomerang qui suit une trajectoire courbe. Bonne portée et pouvoir perforant.
Italian Lancia un boomerang che segue una traiettoria curva. Portata e penetrazione buone.
Japanese カーブしながら飛ぶブーメランを投げる。良い飛距離と貫通度。
Korean 곡선을 그리며 날아가는 부메랑을 던집니다. 사정거리와 관통력이 적당합니다.
Dutch Gooit een boemerang die een gebogen pad volgt. Goed bereik en goede doorboring.
Norwegian Kaster en bumerang som følger en kurvet vei. Bra rekkevidde og gjennomtrengning.
Polish Ciska bumerangiem, który zakręca w locie. Dobry zasięg i przebicie.
Portuguese (Brazil) Lança um bumerangue que segue uma rota curva. Bom alcance e perfuração.
Russian Бросает бумеранг, который летит по искривлённой траектории. Хороший радиус действия и пробивная способность.
Swedish Kastar en bumerang som följer en svängd bana. Bra räckvidd och genomslag.
Thai ขว้างบูมเมอแรงโจมตีเป็นวิถีโค้ง ระยะโจมตีและจำนวนศัตรูที่โจมตีได้อยู่ในระดับดี
Turkish Kavisli bir yol izleyen bir bumerang fırlatır. Menzil ve delme iyi.
Chinese (simplified) 投掷沿着曲线路径飞行的回旋镖。拥有良好的射程和穿透力。
Chinese (traditional) 投擲沿彎曲的路徑飛行的迴旋鏢。良好的射程和穿透力。
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