Power

This article is about Powers in the Bloons TD series. For the resource in Bloons Monkey City, see Power (BMC). For the type of card in Bloons Card Storm, see Power (BCS). For other uses, see Power (disambiguation).

Powers are a game mechanic in the Bloons TD series. They were first introduced in the multiplatform version of Bloons TD Battles, though similar mechanics also appear in Bloons TD 5, Bloons Monkey City, and Bloons TD Battles 2. They are consumable items with beneficial effects that, unlike towers and upgrades, cannot normally be purchased with cash.

Mechanics

Bloons TD Battles (multiplatform)

Powers are split into five categories: Track Powers, Tower Powers, Bloon Powers, Sabotage Powers, and Eco Powers. Each category has one tier 1 Power that is unlocked by default and 12 unlockable Powers, split into three paths with four tiers. Each player can choose three Powers to bring into a game, and cannot choose more than one Power from a single category. Each Power has a limited number of uses, ranging from 1 to 20, and most Powers have a cooldown period after activation.

Bloons TD 6

Unless restricted, the player can use Powers at any time by dragging them onto the map from the menu. The player can unlock permanent enhancements for certain Powers with Monkey Knowledge.

Powers are not usable in CHIMPS, the Challenge Editor and Map Editor's test mode, Race Events, Ranked Boss Bloon Events, or any challenge or Quest where the challenge rules prohibit Powers. In Contested Territory, Odyssey mode, and Rogue Legends, the player can only use equipped Powers.

Insta Monkeys

Main article: Insta Monkey

Insta Monkeys are towers with pre-set upgrades that the player can obtain and deploy in the same way as Powers. They are classified as Powers and are restricted in modes where Powers are disabled, though individual Insta Monkeys are also disabled if their corresponding towers or upgrades are restricted by challenge rules.

Powers Pro

Main article: Power Pro

Powers Pro are an enhanced version of Powers introduced in version 50.0. These feature improved versions of regular Powers with higher Monkey Money cost and can be upgraded after being placed by spending cash in a similar way to regular towers. They feature 3 paths with 3 upgrades each and cannot be crosspathed. As of version 50.0, only Banana Farmer and Super Monkey Storm have Pro versions: the Banana Farmer Pro and Super Monkey Beacon, respectively.

Bloons Adventure Time TD

Like weapons, trinkets, and allies, powers are divided into tiers of rarity: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Super Rare, and Epic. Unlike other equipment, the tier only determines the cost of the power. Powers have a second attribute, internally referred to as "quality", which comes in three tiers: "Small", "Medium", and "Large". Most powers have a cooldown period, typically two to four minutes long, which limits how often they can be used. Additionally, many powers are duration-based and cannot be reactivated until the duration ends, even if the cooldown has already ended.

Obtaining Powers

Bloons TD Battles (multiplatform)

Tier	XP cost
2	500
3	2,500
4	5,000
5	7,500

All tier 1 powers are unlocked by default. The player can unlock additional Powers by spending XP earned from completing games. Each Power category has its own XP, and the player can also use Universal XP to unlock any Power. Unlocking a tier 3 Power requires unlocking the tier 2 Power on that path first, and unlocking a tier 4 Power requires unlocking the tier 3 Power on that path.

Bloons TD 6

Attack	Best
Energizing Totem MOAB Mine Monkey Boost Road Spikes Super Monkey Storm	Banana Farmer Cash Drop Energizing Totem MOAB Mine Monkey Boost Tech Bot Thrive Time Stop Road Spikes Super Monkey Storm

• Most Powers are purchasable with Monkey Money. The Battle Cat! and Sword of Protection Powers, introduced in version 46.0 and version 48.0 respectively, are only purchasable with Monkey Money in Bloons TD 6+ and Bloons TD 6 NETFLIX. In Bloons TD 6, they can only be bought with real money purchases from the shop. The only other way to obtain these is from certain Quests, which have a limited supply, or in Rogue Legends, where they do not carry over into the main game.
• Powers are common rewards from Daily Rewards, Daily Challenges, Quests, achievements, events, and the Shop.
• When the game rewards random Powers, it chooses from one of two "pools", internally named Attack and Best. The pool it chooses from is specified by the source's reward data, but is not indicated to the player. All Powers within a pool have an equal chance of being selected.

Bloons Adventure Time TD

Common		50
Uncommon		100
Rare		300
Super Rare		500
Epic		1,000

• The player can purchase powers for coins at any time. The cost depends on the rarity.
• Random powers are rewards from completing maps, Adventures, the Bloon Beacon (on Extreme difficulty only), and Daily Rewards. These depend on the power's "quality".
• Powers are purchasable from the Martian Trader.

List of Powers

Bloons TD Battles (multiplatform)

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Bloons TD 6

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  Sword of Protection
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  Battle Cat!
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  Havoc Staff
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  Super Monkey Storm
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  Monkey Boost
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  Thrive
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  Time Stop
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  Cash Drop
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  Banana Farmer
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  Pontoon
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  Road Spikes
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  Glue Trap
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  MOAB Mine
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  Camo Trap
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  Portable Lake
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  Tech Bot
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  Energizing Totem
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  Cave Monkey

Powers Pro

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  Banana Farmer Pro
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  Super Monkey Beacon
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  Hype Boost Monkey
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  Tech Bot Prime

Bloons Adventure Time TD

Icon	Text	Rarity	Quality
	Bag of Butter Drops a huge bag of butter that stuns all bloons.	Common	Small
	Golden Crown Become true royalty and gain extra cash from each pop.	Common	Small
	Hot Dog Knights These brave knights will help pop bloons if placed on the track.	Common	Small
	Twinkling Eye Potion All characters gain captivating, twinkling eyes that slow bloons near them.	Common	Medium
	Witch's Donuts Tasty treats that restore lives at the end of each round.	Common	Small
	Crystal Copy Use Crystal Magic to temporarily duplicate one of your characters	Epic	Large
	Dimension Disruptor Destroys all bloons and heals all lives when you lose.	Epic	Large
	Fire Eyes Flying eyes that deal fire damage. The bloons are no match for their gaze!	Epic	Large
	Fire Wolves A pack of fire wolves to charge down the bloons.	Epic	Large
	Nightosphere Amulet Spawns a Nightosphere Cloud to rain down death and damnation on the bloons	Epic	Small
	Decorpsinator Serum PB's mysterious serum raises a candy zombie to fight alongside you.	Rare	Medium
	Gold Coin A little extra cash goes a long way!	Rare	Medium
	Hugsplosion The power of hugs instantly transforms all bloons up to MOAB into red bloons.	Rare	Medium
	Ice Frog Alarm Attacks and buffs characters when bloons start escaping.	Rare	Medium
	King Worm Hypnotizes and holds bloons near him for your other characters to pop.	Rare	Medium
	Party Time Everyone attacks faster during Party Time!	Rare	Medium
	Rainicorn Magic Control a damaging beam of Rainicorn glitter!	Rare	Medium
	Scented Candles FP's candles give speed boosts to all in range and melt bloons that get close	Rare	Medium
	Wolf Pack A pack of wolves charges up and down the track, popping bloons as they go.	Rare	Medium
	Ancient Sleeping Magi of Lifegiving The ultimate giver of life! Revives you on game over with a cash boost.	Super Rare	Large
	Billy's Giant Gem Straight from Billy's treasure pile! Gain extra cash every round.	Super Rare	Large
	Billy's Shield Billy's shield protects you from leaking bloons.	Super Rare	Medium
	Cold Spell The Cold Spell freezes all bloons and damages MOABs	Super Rare	Small
	Flame Thrower Melt bloons with ease! More powerful if near Flame Princess.	Super Rare	Medium
	Mushroom Blast Unleash the mighty Mushroom Bomb. Deadly to bloons but harmful to heroes too!	Super Rare	Large
	Prismo's Homemade Artisanal Pickles So tasty they alter reality. Gain extra lives and a chance at a free wish orb!	Super Rare	Large
	The Most Perfect Sandwich That Has Ever Existed Gives camo detect, lead popping and extra damage to MOABs. The perfect sandwich!	Super Rare	Medium
	Apple Pie Treetrunks' famous apple pie is so delicious it adds extra lives.	Uncommon	Medium
	Heavy Weapons Extra weight means extra damage to bigger bloons.	Uncommon	Medium
	Marauder The Marauder grabs the strongest bloon he can reach and crushes the life out of it!	Uncommon	Small
	Trail Mix Tasty trail mix revitalizes your heroes giving them an attack speed boost	Uncommon	Small

Monkey Knowledge in BTD6

Monkey Knowledge	Cost	Prerequisites	Introduced
Bigger Camo Trap Camo Trap lasts for 600 Bloons.	Free	—	Launch
Budget Pontoons Pontoon costs 40 Monkey Money.	Free	Cheaper Lakes	Launch
Cheaper Lakes Portable Lake costs 40 Monkey Money.	Free	—	Launch
Just One More Road Spike piles have 21 spikes in them.	Free	—	Launch
Longer Time Stop Time Stop lasts longer than normal.	Free	Just One More	Launch
Mauling MOAB Mines MOAB mine does extra damage.	Free	Bigger Camo Trap	Launch
Longer Boosts Monkey Boost lasts longer.	Free	3 invested Longer Time Stop	Launch
Powerful Monkey Storm Super Monkey Storm does more damage.	Free	3 invested Budget Pontoons Longer Boosts	Launch
Supersize Glue Trap Glue Trap can slow MOAB-Class Bloons, though the bigger the Bloon, the more glue is used up.	Free	3 invested Mauling MOAB Mines	Launch
Ambush Tech Techbot gains a targeting option to trigger only when Bloons enter a specific track area.	250	3 invested Supersize Glue Trap	Version 17.0
Fit Farmers Monkey Farmers have larger radius.	250	3 invested Powerful Monkey Storm	Launch
Pre-game Prep Start each game with a pile of permanent Road Spikes at the end of the track.	250	3 invested Longer Boosts	Launch
Budget Cash Drops Cash Drops cost 20 Monkey Money less.	500	3 invested Fit Farmers	Launch
Supa-Thrive Thrive adds 30% instead of 25%.	500	3 invested Fit Farmers	Launch
Grand Prix Spree Monkey Money cost to enter Races is reduced by 10%.	1,000	10 invested Budget Cash Drops	Version 22.0

Related achievements

Bloons TD 6

	You've Got the Power Use Powers for the first time Reward(s):  ×1

25	Power User Use Powers 25 times Reward(s):  150

100	Empowered Use Powers 100 times Reward(s):  250

12	Our Powers Combined Collect at least 12 different Powers Reward(s):  200

10	Powershare Use 10 Powers in Co-op mode Reward(s):  50

100	Power overwhelming! Use 100 Powers in Co-op mode Reward(s):  200

Bloons Adventure Time TD

	I Ate a Magic Apple by Mistake Use 5 Powers Reward(s):  ×1

	I Ate a Magic Apple by Mistake 2 Use 10 Powers Reward(s):  20

	I Ate a Magic Apple by Mistake 3 Use 25 Powers Reward(s):  ×1

	I Ate a Magic Apple by Mistake 4 Use 50 Powers Reward(s):  ×3

	I Ate a Magic Apple by Mistake 5 Use 100 Powers Reward(s):  ×1

	I Ate a Magic Apple by Mistake 6 Use 200 Powers Reward(s):  50

	I Ate a Magic Apple by Mistake 7 Use 300 Powers Reward(s):  ×2

	I Ate a Magic Apple by Mistake 8 Use 400 Powers Reward(s):  ×3

	I Ate a Magic Apple by Mistake 9 Use 500 Powers Reward(s):  ×4

See also

• Special Agent - The equivalent of Powers in Bloons TD 5
• Special Item - Unlockable items in Bloons Monkey City, of which some are consumables similar to Powers
• Items in Bloons TD Battles 2:
  • Tower Boost
  • Bloon Boost
  • Banana Farmer
  • Bloon Bot
  • Tech Bot