Mastery

This article is about the mode in Bloons TD 5. For the feature in Bloons TD Battles 2, see Monkey Mastery. For Arcane Mastery, see Arcane Mastery (disambiguation).

Mastery (or Masteries) is a modifier mode in the multiplatform version and console version of Bloons TD 5, introduced to the mobile version in version 3.0 and available in the console version since launch. It increases the overall difficulty of the game, adding an extra layer to most Bloons and reducing cash gained from popping Bloons. This mode has increased rewards and separate medals. It is not playable in Apopalypse, Deflation, Sandbox, or Co-op, or with FastTrack. Events (e.g. Golden Bloon, Totem Event, or Challenge Monkey) are also incompatible with Mastery mode.

The player unlocks Mastery mode for Beginner tracks by earning at least one medal on 39 tracks and all medals (except the Ten medal) on 17 Beginner tracks. Other Track Types require unlocking the previous Mastery level and having all medals on more tracks. Each Mastery level unlocked also unlocks an extra tier of upgrades in the Monkey Lab.

Modifiers

In Mastery mode, all Bloons have one additional layer (except ZOMGs), including in Freeplay. The player also earns reduced cash per pop.

Bloon rank changes

Normal	Mastery
Red Bloon	Blue Bloon
Blue Bloon	Green Bloon
Green Bloon	Yellow Bloon
Yellow Bloon	Pink Bloon
Pink Bloon	Black Bloon
Black Bloon	White Bloon
White Bloon	Lead Bloon
Lead Bloon	Zebra Bloon
Zebra Bloon	Rainbow Bloon
Rainbow Bloon	Ceramic Bloon
Ceramic Bloon	MOAB
MOAB	BFB
BFB	ZOMG

Cash per pop changes

Rounds	Cash per pop
	Normal	Mastery
1–30	100%	50%
31–50		25%
51–60	50%
61–85	20%	10%
86–100	10%	5%
101+	2%	1%

Unlock conditions

Track Type	Conditions	Monkey Lab level
Beginner	Any medal on at least 56 tracks All medals (except Ten medals) on at least 17 Beginner tracks	9
Intermediate	Unlock Beginner Mastery All medals (except Ten medals) on at least 13 Intermediate tracks	10
Advanced	Unlock Intermediate Mastery All medals (except Ten medals) on at least 14 Advanced tracks	11
Expert	Unlock Advanced Mastery All medals (except Ten medals) on at least 9 Expert tracks	12
Extreme	Unlock Expert Mastery All medals (except Ten medals) on at least 3 Extreme tracks	13

Rewards

Mastery earns double the normal amount of Monkey Money, Tokens, and (on Extreme tracks) experience.

Track Type	Difficulty	First time		Completed
		Mobile version	PC / console version	Mobile version	PC / console version
Beginner	Easy	150,  2	300,  2	60	120
	Medium	250,  4	500,  4	100	200
	Hard	400,  6	800,  6	160	320
	Impoppable	600,  8	1,200,  8	240	480
Intermediate	Easy	300,  4	600,  4	120	240
	Medium	500,  6	1,000,  6	200	400
	Hard	800,  8	1,600,  8	320	640
	Impoppable	1,200,  10	2,400,  10	480	960
Advanced	Easy	450,  6	900,  6	180	320
	Medium	750,  8	1,500,  8	300	600
	Hard	1,200,  10	2,400,  10	480	960
	Impoppable	1,800,  12	3,600,  12	640	1,280
Expert	Easy	600,  8	1,200,  8	240	480
	Medium	1,000,  10	2,000,  10	400	800
	Hard	1,600,  12	3,200,  12	640	1,280
	Impoppable	2,400,  14	4,800,  14	960	1,920
Extreme	Easy	100,000 XP,  10		20,000 XP
	Medium	200,000 XP,  12		40,000 XP
	Hard	300,000 XP,  16		60,000 XP
	Impoppable	400,000 XP,  18		80,000 XP

Strategy

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Notable rounds

• Leads first appear on round 22.
• Ceramics first appear on round 35.
• Seven Camo Leads appear on round 37, and nowhere else.
• Four MOABs appear on round 40.
• A BFB appears on round 46.
• A ZOMG appears on round 60, and two appear on round 65.
• Rounds 63, 76, and 78 have tightly packed MOABs instead of Ceramics.

Gallery

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Medals

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  Easy
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  Medium
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  Hard
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  Impoppable
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  Reverse
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  Ten

Trivia

• Internally, Mastery mode simply adds 1 to each Bloon's rank. As a result, round 85 is completely unchanged.
  • Additionally, when the Golden Bloon was released, it was considered 1 rank above the Ceramic Bloon, causing a bug where Ceramics were upgraded to Golden Bloons instead of MOABs.