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Update history:Mortar Monkey (Battles 2)

This is a list of changes to the Mortar Monkey in Bloons TD Battles 2 and Bloons TD Battles 2+ post-release.

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Version 1.0.4

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Tiers Changes
X-X-4 Shattering Shells
X-X-5 Blooncineration
  •   Now removes Sharp, Shatter, Cold, and Energy immunities from DDTs

Version 1.0.6

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Tiers Changes
2-X-X Bloon Buster
  •   Upgrade cost reduced ― $650 → $500
3-X-X Shell Shock
  •   Upgrade cost reduced ― $1,100 → $900
4-X-X The Big One
  •   Blast: damage increased ― 5 → 7
5-X-X The Biggest One
  •   Blast: damage increased ― 20 → 25
  •   Blast: bonus damage to Ceramics and MOAB-Class increased ― +20 → +25
X-X-4 Shattering Shells
  •   Upgrade cost reduced ― $7,000 → $6,000
X-X-5 Blooncineration
  •   Burny Stuff: tick cooldown reduced ― 1s → 0.75s

Version 1.1

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Tiers Changes
X-5-X Pop and Awe
  •   Main Blast: bonus MOAB-Class damage increased ― +4 → +6
X-X-5 Blooncineration
  •   Wall of Fire: damage increased ― 1 → 3

Version 1.1.1

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Tiers Changes
3-0-2 Shell Shock + Burny Stuff and further upgrades
  •   Burny Stuff: damage over time tick interval decreased ― 1.5s → 0.625s
  •   Burny Stuff: duration decreased ― 3s → 1.875s
4-0-2 The Big One + Burny Stuff
  •   Burny Stuff: damage over time increased ― 3 → 5
1-0-2 Burny Stuff + Bigger Blast
2-0-2 Bloon Buster + Burny Stuff
0-1-2 Burny Stuff + Faster Reload
0-2-2 Rapid Reload + Burny Stuff
0-3-2 Heavy Shells + Burny Stuff
0-4-2 Artillery Battery + Burny Stuff
0-5-2 Pop and Awe + Burny Stuff
X-X-2 Burny Stuff
  •   Burny Stuff: damage over time tick interval decreased ― 1.5s → 1.25s
1-0-2 Burny Stuff + Bigger Blast
2-0-2 Bloon Buster + Burny Stuff
0-1-2 Burny Stuff + Faster Reload
0-2-2 Rapid Reload + Burny Stuff
0-3-2 Heavy Shells + Burny Stuff
0-4-2 Artillery Battery + Burny Stuff
0-5-2 Pop and Awe + Burny Stuff
X-X-2 Burny Stuff
  •   Burny Stuff: damage over time tick interval decreased ― 1.5s → 1.25s
X-X-5 Blooncineration
  •   Property-stripping blast: now strips ZOMGs of fortification

Version 4.0

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“ Mortar has still kept its spot at the top of the meta, dominating in all stages of the game. We’ve decided to limit its late game damage so that it still remains a strong tower early on but is now easier to kill in the late game.
— Update notes 		”
Tiers Changes
X-4-X Artillery Battery
X-5-X Pop and Awe
  •   Damage to BADs reduced ― +4 → +3
X-5-X Pop and Awe
  •   Mortar buff: damage to BADs reduced ― +4 → +3

Version 4.0.2

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“ Mortar Monkey has not really been affected by any recent nerfs, still remaining very strong and only seeing a drop in usage due to Etienne offering an exciting alternative. Therefore we think that it’s justified to make some significant nerfs to Mortar’s early game, as it’s been a top tier tower for quite a few updates now.
— Update notes 		”
Tiers Changes
0-0-0 base tower
X-1-X Faster Reload and further upgrades
X-X-1 Dynamic Targeting and further upgrades
  •   Pierce reduced ― 40 → 35
2-X-X Bloon Buster
3-X-X Shell Shock
  •   Pierce reduced ― 45 → 40
4-X-X The Big One
  •   Pierce reduced ― 85 → 80
    • Note: Does not affect The Biggest One
X-1-X Faster Reload
  •   Upgrade cost increased ― $300 → $400
X-2-X Rapid Reload
  •   Upgrade cost increased ― $500 → $550
X-3-X Heavy Shells
  •   Upgrade cost reduced ― $900 → $800

Version 4.1

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“ Mortar Monkey still excels in the current meta. We have reduced its blast radius, but increased (and fixed) the buff that Jones and Bones give it so that it remains similarly effective when paired with either of these heroes.
— Update notes 		”
Tiers Changes
0-0-0 base tower
X-1-X Faster Reload and further upgrades
X-X-1 Dynamic Targeting and further upgrades
  •   Blast radius reduced ― 20 units → 18 units
1-X-X Bigger Blast
2-X-X Bloon Buster
  •   Blast radius reduced ― 28 units → 25.2 units
3-X-X Shell Shock
  •   Blast radius reduced ― 38 units → 35.2 units
  •   Shockwave: stun radius reduced ― 19 units → 17.6 units
  •   Shockwave: outer radius reduced ― 57 units → 52.8 units
4-X-X The Big One
  •   Blast radius reduced ― 58 units → 53.2 units
  •   Shockwave: stun radius reduced ― 29 units → 26.6 units
  •   Shockwave: outer radius reduced ― 87 units → 79.8 units
5-X-X The Biggest One
  •   Blast radius reduced ― 74 units → 67.6 units
  •   Shockwave: stun radius reduced ― 37 units → 33.8 units
  •   Shockwave: outer radius reduced ― 111 units → 101.4 units
X-X-3 Signal Flare and further upgrades
  •   Decamo AoE: radius reduced ― 50 units → 48 units
X-X-4 Shattering Shells
X-X-5 Blooncineration
  •   Shattering AoE: radius reduced ― 20 units → 18 units

Version 4.2

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“ This shouldn't have any impact other than making the Biggest One perform a little better at popping Bonnie’s minecarts.
— Update notes 		”
Tiers Changes
5-X-X The Biggest One
  •   Explosion base damage increased ― 25 → 50
  •   Explosion no longer deals +25 damage to Ceramics
  •   Explosion no longer deals +25 damage to MOAB-Class

Version 4.3

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“ The randomness of the Mortar has never been popular and the xx1 upgrade has often felt like a tax to remove RNG than an upgrade in its own right. The new Dynamic Targeting upgrade will hopefully give interesting crosspath options to the other upgrades, allowing the Mortar to easily focus fire on strong MOABs or maximise the impact of stunning by automatically aiming for the densest cluster of bloons. Manual targeting will likely still remain the most consistent option for effects like Signal Flare and Burny Stuff that just want to hit every bloon once.
— Update notes 		”
Tiers Changes
0-0-0 base tower
1-X-X Bigger Blast and further upgrades
X-1-X Faster Reload and further upgrades
  •   Mortar spread reduced ― 18 → 8
X-X-1 Dynamic Targeting
  •   Increased Accuracy replaced with Dynamic Targeting
X-X-2 Burny Stuff
  •   Upgrade cost reduced ― $700 → $500

Version 4.11

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“ The Big One was feeling overshadowed by Artillery Battery in situations with large amounts of bloons. These pierce buffs should help it shine in these situations.

[...]

This buff will improve the mortar’s strength as damaging tower.
— Update notes

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Tiers Changes
1-X-X Bigger Blast
2-X-X Bloon Buster
  •   Blast radius increased ― 26 → 30
    • Note: Blast radius bonus increased from +8 to +12
  •   Pierce increased ― 40 → 45
    • Note: Pierce bonus increased from +5 to +10
4-X-X The Big One
  •   Main explosion: Pierce increased ― 80 → 100
  •   Stunwave: Pierce increased ― 85 → 100
  •   Shockwave: Pierce increased ― 85 → 100

Version 4.12

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“ Mortar has been a go-to de-camo option but it was not getting used for much else. This should hopeful make its other paths keep up
— Update notes 		”
Tiers Changes
3-X-X Shell Shock
  •   Upgrade cost reduced ― $1,300 → $1,100
X-1-X Faster Reload
  •   Upgrade cost reduced ― $400 → $350
X-2-X Rapid Reload
  •   Upgrade cost reduced ― $550 → $400
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Mortar Monkey in Bloons TD Battles 2
Path 1 Bigger Blast • Bloon Buster • Shell Shock • The Big One • The Biggest One
Path 2 Faster Reload • Rapid Reload • Heavy Shells • Artillery Battery • Pop and Awe
Path 3 Dynamic Targeting • Burny Stuff • Signal Flare • Shattering Shells • Blooncineration
Removed Increased Accuracy
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