Dart Monkey (BTD6)

Dart Monkey iterations: BTD1 • BTD2 • BTD3 • BTD4 • BTD5 • Battles • BMC • BTD6 • BATTD • Bloons Pop! • Battles 2 • BCS

Dart Monkey
Throws a single dart at nearby Bloons. Short range and low pierce but cheap.
Unlock method(s) Unlocked by default Category Primary Cost $170 — Easy $200 — Medium $215 — Hard $240 — Impoppable Hotkey Q Introduced Launch

The Dart Monkey is a Primary tower in Bloons TD 6. It attacks by throwing darts that each pop up to 2 Bloons (3 with Extra Dart Pops). Its darts cannot damage Lead Bloons or frozen Bloons. It can be upgraded to hurl bouncing spiked balls from catapults, throw more darts per shot and transform into miniature Super Monkeys, or operate a crossbow that shoots high-damage bolts.

Upgrades

Path 1

Sharp Shots XP cost: 0
	Can pop 1 extra Bloon per shot. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $120 $140 $150 $170

Razor Sharp Shots XP cost: 100
	Can pop 2 more Bloons per shot. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $170 $200 $215 $240

Spike-o-pult XP cost: 2,100
	Converts the Dart Monkey into a slower attacking Spike-o-pult that hurls large spiked balls. Each ball can pop lots of Bloons and rebounds off obstacles. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $270 $320 $345 $385

Juggernaut XP cost: 7,500
	Hurls a giant spiked ball that pops Lead and excels at crushing Ceramic and Fortified Bloons. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $1,530 $1,800 $1,945 $2,160

Ultra-Juggernaut XP cost: 22,000
	Gigantic spiked ball splits twice into 6 Juggernaut balls for even more destructive power against Ceramic, Fortified and Lead Bloons. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $12,750 $15,000 $16,200 $18,000

Path 2

Quick Shots XP cost: 0
	Shoots 15% faster. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $85 $100 $110 $120

Very Quick Shots XP cost: 100
	Shoots 33% faster! Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $160 $190 $205 $230

Triple Shot XP cost: 2,000
	Throws 3 darts at a time instead of 1. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $380 $450 $485 $540

Super Monkey Fan Club XP cost: 9,500
	Super Monkey Fan Club Ability: Converts up to 10 nearby Dart Monkeys including itself into Super Monkeys for 15 seconds. Regular attack speed also increased. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $6,120 $7,200 $7,775 $8,640

Plasma Monkey Fan Club XP cost: 30,000
	Elite membership of this club grants the Dart Monkeys even more power! Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $38,250 $45,000 $48,600 $54,000

Path 3

Long Range Darts XP cost: 0
	Makes the Dart Monkey shoot further than normal. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $75 $90 $95 $110

Enhanced Eyesight XP cost: 100
	Shoots even further and can detect Camo Bloons. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $170 $200 $215 $240

Crossbow XP cost: 1,900
	Uses a long range Crossbow that can pop 3 layers of Bloon for every hit. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $490 $575 $620 $690

Sharp Shooter XP cost: 12,000
	Sharp Shooter attacks faster and does powerful Crit shots every few shots that do a lot more damage. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $1,740 $2,050 $2,215 $2,460

Crossbow Master XP cost: 35,000
	Crossbow Master shoots really fast and devastates most Bloon types with ease. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $18,275 $21,500 $23,220 $25,800

Paragon

Apex Plasma Master XP cost: 500,000
	Fill the area with Bloon shredding plasma juggernaut balls, leaving nothing behind... Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $127,500 $150,000 $162,000 $180,000

Stats

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

This data was last updated for: version 53.0

Tower
Display range 32 units Footprint radius 6 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong

Attack
Cooldown 0.95s Offset (X, Y, Z) -0.8, 18.3, 7 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 32 units Filters Cannot target Camo
Projectile Pierce 2 Damage 1 Damage type Sharp Speed 300 units/s Lifespan 0.25s Radius 2 units Filters Cannot hit Camo

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
0-0-0	$170	$200	$215	$240	$119	$140	$151	$168
1-0-0	$290	$340	$365	$410	$203	$238	$256	$287
1-1-0	$375	$440	$475	$530	$263	$308	$333	$371
1-0-1	$365	$430	$460	$520	$256	$301	$322	$364
0-1-0	$255	$300	$325	$360	$179	$210	$228	$252
0-1-1	$330	$390	$420	$470	$231	$273	$294	$329
0-0-1	$245	$290	$310	$350	$172	$203	$217	$245
2-0-0	$460	$540	$580	$650	$322	$378	$406	$455
2-1-0	$545	$640	$690	$770	$382	$448	$483	$539
2-2-0	$705	$830	$895	$1,000	$494	$581	$627	$700
2-0-1	$535	$630	$675	$760	$375	$441	$473	$532
2-0-2	$705	$830	$890	$1,000	$494	$581	$623	$700
0-2-0	$415	$490	$530	$590	$291	$343	$371	$413
1-2-0	$535	$630	$680	$760	$375	$441	$476	$532
0-2-1	$490	$580	$625	$700	$343	$406	$438	$490
0-2-2	$660	$780	$840	$940	$462	$546	$588	$658
0-0-2	$415	$490	$525	$590	$291	$343	$368	$413
1-0-2	$535	$630	$675	$760	$375	$441	$473	$532
0-1-2	$500	$590	$635	$710	$350	$413	$445	$497
3-0-0	$730	$860	$925	$1,035	$511	$602	$648	$725
3-1-0	$815	$960	$1,035	$1,155	$571	$672	$725	$809
3-2-0	$975	$1,150	$1,240	$1,385	$683	$805	$868	$970
3-0-1	$805	$950	$1,020	$1,145	$564	$665	$714	$802
3-0-2	$975	$1,150	$1,235	$1,385	$683	$805	$865	$970
0-3-0	$795	$940	$1,015	$1,130	$557	$658	$711	$791
1-3-0	$915	$1,080	$1,165	$1,300	$641	$756	$816	$910
2-3-0	$1,085	$1,280	$1,380	$1,540	$760	$896	$966	$1,078
0-3-1	$870	$1,030	$1,110	$1,240	$609	$721	$777	$868
0-3-2	$1,040	$1,230	$1,325	$1,480	$728	$861	$928	$1,036
0-0-3	$905	$1,065	$1,145	$1,280	$634	$746	$802	$896
1-0-3	$1,025	$1,205	$1,295	$1,450	$718	$844	$907	$1,015
2-0-3	$1,195	$1,405	$1,510	$1,690	$837	$984	$1,057	$1,183
0-1-3	$990	$1,165	$1,255	$1,400	$693	$816	$879	$980
0-2-3	$1,150	$1,355	$1,460	$1,630	$805	$949	$1,022	$1,141
4-0-0	$2,260	$2,660	$2,870	$3,195	$1,582	$1,862	$2,009	$2,237
4-1-0	$2,345	$2,760	$2,980	$3,315	$1,642	$1,932	$2,086	$2,321
4-2-0	$2,505	$2,950	$3,185	$3,545	$1,754	$2,065	$2,230	$2,482
4-0-1	$2,335	$2,750	$2,965	$3,305	$1,635	$1,925	$2,076	$2,314
4-0-2	$2,505	$2,950	$3,180	$3,545	$1,754	$2,065	$2,226	$2,482
0-4-0	$6,915	$8,140	$8,790	$9,770	$4,841	$5,698	$6,153	$6,839
1-4-0	$7,035	$8,280	$8,940	$9,940	$4,925	$5,796	$6,258	$6,958
2-4-0	$7,205	$8,480	$9,155	$10,180	$5,044	$5,936	$6,409	$7,126
0-4-1	$6,990	$8,230	$8,885	$9,880	$4,893	$5,761	$6,220	$6,916
0-4-2	$7,160	$8,430	$9,100	$10,120	$5,012	$5,901	$6,370	$7,084
0-0-4	$2,645	$3,115	$3,360	$3,740	$1,852	$2,181	$2,352	$2,618
1-0-4	$2,765	$3,255	$3,510	$3,910	$1,936	$2,279	$2,457	$2,737
2-0-4	$2,935	$3,455	$3,725	$4,150	$2,055	$2,419	$2,608	$2,905
0-1-4	$2,730	$3,215	$3,470	$3,860	$1,911	$2,251	$2,429	$2,702
0-2-4	$2,890	$3,405	$3,675	$4,090	$2,023	$2,384	$2,573	$2,863
5-0-0	$15,010	$17,660	$19,070	$21,195	$10,507	$12,362	$13,349	$14,837
5-1-0	$15,095	$17,760	$19,180	$21,315	$10,567	$12,432	$13,426	$14,921
5-2-0	$15,255	$17,950	$19,385	$21,545	$10,679	$12,565	$13,570	$15,082
5-0-1	$15,085	$17,750	$19,165	$21,305	$10,560	$12,425	$13,416	$14,914
5-0-2	$15,255	$17,950	$19,380	$21,545	$10,679	$12,565	$13,566	$15,082
0-5-0	$45,165	$53,140	$57,390	$63,770	$31,616	$37,198	$40,173	$44,639
1-5-0	$45,285	$53,280	$57,540	$63,940	$31,700	$37,296	$40,278	$44,758
2-5-0	$45,455	$53,480	$57,755	$64,180	$31,819	$37,436	$40,429	$44,926
0-5-1	$45,240	$53,230	$57,485	$63,880	$31,668	$37,261	$40,240	$44,716
0-5-2	$45,410	$53,430	$57,700	$64,120	$31,787	$37,401	$40,390	$44,884
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

Related Monkey Knowledge

This list does not include Monkey Knowledge that affects all Primary towers.

Monkey Knowledge	Cost	Prerequisites	Introduced
Crossbow Reach Crossbow range increased.	Free	Extra Dart Pops	Launch
Extra Dart Pops Dart Monkeys get +1 pierce to all shots.	Free	—	Launch
Increased Lifespan Longer projectile lifespan for Dart Monkey, Bomb Shooter, Tack Shooter and Glue Gunner.	Free	—	Launch
4 and 4 Dart Monkey's triple shot gets 4 darts every 4th shot.	Free	5 invested Crossbow Reach	Launch
Force vs Force Juggernaut does +2 damage per shot to MOAB-Class Bloons.	Free	5 invested Crossbow Reach	Launch
Master Double Cross Allows you to have TWO Crossbow Masters.	250	8 invested 4 and 4	Launch
Bonus Monkey! Start each game with 1 free Dart Monkey! (Only 1 free Monkey Tower per game)	1,000	10 invested Come On Everybody!	Launch

Rogue Legends

Starter parties with Dart Monkeys

Item	Insta Monkey 1	Insta Monkey 2	Artifact
Quincy	0-0-3 Dart Monkey	0-0-2 Sniper Monkey	Heroic Specialty Legendary
Captain Churchill	0-0-1 Dart Monkey	0-0-2 Dartling Gunner	Battlefield Commission Rare
Ezili	0-1-0 Dart Monkey	2-0-0 Wizard Monkey	Spirit of Adventure Rare
Sushi Bento	0-0-2 Monkey Sub	0-2-0 Dart Monkey	Mighty Mulligan Legendary
Psimbals	0-0-2 Mermonkey	0-3-0 Dart Monkey	Biggest Beacon Legendary

While not explicitly part of his starter party, Fusty the Snowman also starts with a Dart Monkey because he starts with Frosted Tips Rare.

Artifacts that add Dart Monkeys

Artifact	Common	Rare	Legendary
Frosted Tips	1-1-0 Dart Monkey	2-1-0 Dart Monkey	2-0-0 Dart Monkey

Artifacts that affect Dart Monkeys

This list does not include Artifacts that affect all Primary towers.

Artifact	Common effect	Rare effect	Legendary effect
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%
Frosted Tips	Dart Monkey pierce and range increased 15%, and projectiles apply permafrost, slowing Bloons by 50%. Adds a 1-1-0 Dart Monkey to your Party	Dart Monkey pierce and range increased 20%, and projectiles apply permafrost, slowing Bloons by 50%. Adds a 2-1-0 Dart Monkey to your Party	Dart Monkey pierce and range increased 35%, and projectiles apply permafrost, slowing Bloons by 50%. Adds a 2-0-0 Dart Monkey to your Party
Homing Projectiles	—	—	Grants homing projectiles for Dart Monkey, Bomb Shooter, Tack Shooter, Super Monkey, Druid, Engineer, Dartling Gunner and all Heroes

Strategy

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

This section was last updated for: version 49.2

The Dart Monkey has the lowest cost of all Monkeys in Bloons TD 6. Its cost-efficient nature and inexpensive upgrades allow it to function very well in the early-game.

• Dart Monkeys are extremely useful for defending against the opening rounds of CHIMPS, even on Advanced and Expert maps. Common starts include three Dart Monkeys, Dart + Sub, Dart + Sniper, and Dart + Engineer.
• Path 1 of the Dart Monkey converts the tower into a machine that fires spiked balls with high pierce. They are strong against Ceramics and grouped Bloons. The balls will also bounce off line of sight obstacles, making the tower most effective when placed near these obstacles.
• Path 2 focuses on increasing the number of darts thrown, eventually unlocking a powerful ability that temporarily turns many nearby Dart Monkeys into Super Monkeys.
• Path 3 grants the Dart Monkey a crossbow, allowing it to pop multiple layers of Bloon each hit. Its good damage, range, and Camo detection enables it to function effectively in the early- and mid-game, especially when placed near straight lines.
• The Apex Plasma Master is the least expensive of all Paragons, making it a viable option against Tier 3 and 4 Bosses. With the second Crossbow Master from the Master Double Cross Monkey Knowledge, one can build a Degree 20+ Paragon with little additional investment. Like the Dart Monkey's top path, it is most effective when there are obstacles for its projectiles to bounce off of.

Update history

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

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Version 11.0

•  Placing any Dart Monkey Insta Monkey no longer consumes all free Dart Monkeys (bug fix)

Cosmetic items

Item	Category	Unlock method(s)	Introduced
Dart Monkey Snowballs Projectile	Monkeys — Projectiles	Trophy Store —  50	Version 34.0
Dart Monkey Pumpkin Projectiles	Monkeys — Projectiles	Trophy Store —  50	Version 39.0

Gallery

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

Screenshots

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  All Dart Monkey crosspaths
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  A Dart Monkey popping a Bloon with their dart

Assets

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  Portrait
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  Insta Monkey icon

In other languages

This section was last updated for: version 49.2

Name

Language	Text	Notes
Arabic	القرد النشَّاب	—
Danish	Dart-abe	—
German	Wurfpfeilaffe	—
Spanish	Mono lanzadardos	—
Spanish (Latin America)	Mono lanzadardos	—
Finnish	Tikka-apina	—
French	Singe à fléchettes	—
Italian	Scimmia lancia freccette	—
Japanese	ダーツモンキー	—
Korean	다트 원숭이	—
Dutch	Pijltjesaap	—
Norwegian	Dart-ape	—
Polish	Małpka z rzutkami	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Macaco Dardo	—
Russian	Обезьяна с дротиками	—
Swedish	Pilskjutarapa	—
Thai	ลิงลูกดอก	—
Turkish	Okçu Maymun	—
Chinese (simplified)	飞镖猴	—
Chinese (traditional)	飛鏢猴	—

Description

Language	Text	Notes
Arabic	يقوم بإلقاء سهم واحد على البالونات القريبة. حيث يتميز بأنه رخيص الثمن ولكن سهامه قصيرة المدى و وثقبه بسيط.	—
Danish	Kaster en enkelt dartpil mod bloons i nærheden. Kort rækkevidde og lav springkraft, men billig.	—
German	Wirft einen Pfeil auf Bloons in der Nähe. Kurze Reichweite und niedrige Durchschlagskraft, aber billig.	—
Spanish	Lanza un dardo a los bloons cercanos. Tiene alcance corto y poca perforación, pero es barato.	—
Spanish (Latin America)	Lanza un dardo a los bloons cercanos. Tiene alcance corto y poca perforación, pero es barato.	—
Finnish	Sinkoaa yksittäisen tikan lähellä oleviin blooneihin. Lyhyt kantama ja heikko lävistys mutta halpa.	—
French	Lance une fléchette sur les Bloons à proximité. Courte portée et faible pouvoir perforant, mais bon marché.	—
Italian	Lancia una sola freccetta contro i bloon vicini. A corto raggio e bassa penetrazione ma economica.	—
Japanese	近くのブルーンにダーツを一本投げる。近距離で貫通度も低いが安い。	—
Korean	주변 풍선에 다트 한 개를 던집니다. 사정거리가 짧고 관통력도 낮지만 비용이 낮습니다.	—
Dutch	Gooit één pijltje naar Bloons in de buurt. Kort bereik en weinig doorboring, maar wel goedkoop.	—
Norwegian	Kaster én dartpil på en bloon i nærheten. Kort rekkevidde og liten gjennomtrengning, men billig.	—
Polish	Rzuca pojedynczą rzutką w najbliższe blony. Niewielki zasięg i słabe przebicie, ale jest tania.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Lança um único dardo contra Bloons próximos. Baixo alcance e perfuração, porém barato.	—
Russian	Стреляет одним дротиком по шарам поблизости. Имеет малый радиус действия и низкую пробивающую способность, но стоит дёшево.	—
Swedish	Kastar en enkild pil på Bloons i närheten. Kort räckvidd och lågt genomslag men billig.	—
Thai	ขว้างลูกดอกหนึ่งดอกใส่ลูกโป่งที่อยู่ใกล้เคียง ระยะโจมตีใกล้ โจมตีศัตรูได้น้อย แต่ราคาถูก	—
Turkish	Yakındaki Bloon’lara tek bir ok fırlatır. Kısa menzil, düşük delme ama ucuz.	—
Chinese (simplified)	向附近的气球投掷一个飞镖。射程短，穿透力弱，但价格便宜。	—
Chinese (traditional)	向附近的氣球投擲單個飛鏢。射程短穿透力弱，但便宜。	—