Tidal Chill

Tidal Chill

Icy tridents are larger and can freeze Bloons.

Tower	Mermonkey — Path 2 — Tier 2
XP cost	700
Cash cost	$190 — Easy $225 — Medium $245 — Hard $270 — Impoppable

← Sharper Prongs

Riptide Champion →

Tidal Chill is the Mermonkey's path 2 tier 2 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It causes its trident splashes to freeze Bloons it hits, lasting for 4 Bloon layers or 0.5 seconds; the splashes only freeze Bloons they can deal damage to, and cannot freeze MOAB-Class Bloons at all. Additionally, this upgrade increases the radius of the trident splashes by 50%.

Stats

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

This data was last updated for: version 55.1

Tower
Display range 28 units Footprint radius 8 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong

Attack
Cooldown 1.2s Offset (X, Y, Z) -0.5, 3.4, 7 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 28 units Filters Cannot target Camo
Projectile Pierce 3 Speed 200 units/s Lifespan 1s Radius 2 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Splash Pierce 6 Max pierce 6 Damage 2 Damage type Shatter Lifespan 0.05s Radius 4.5 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Ignores blockers Freeze Multiplier ×0 Duration 0.5s Layers 4

Buff when in water
Range modifier ×1.35

1-2-0

Attack
Cooldown 1.2s → 0.96s

2-2-0

Attack
Cooldown 0.96s → 0.66s
Projectile Speed 200 units/s → 300 units/s Lifespan 1s → 0.6667s

0-2-1

Attack
Filters Can now target Camo
Projectile Seeking distance 80 units Seeking angle 360° Seeking rotation speed 260 °/s Filters Can now hit Camo Splash Filters Can now hit Camo

0-2-2

Echosense Network
Range modifier +7.5% Max. stacks 10
Has global range

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
0-2-0	$615	$725	$785	$870	$431	$508	$550	$609
1-2-0	$740	$875	$945	$1,050	$518	$613	$662	$735
2-2-0	$950	$1,125	$1,215	$1,350	$665	$788	$851	$945
3-2-0	$2,480	$2,925	$3,160	$3,510	$1,736	$2,048	$2,212	$2,457
4-2-0	$6,050	$7,125	$7,695	$8,550	$4,235	$4,988	$5,387	$5,985
5-2-0	$25,600	$30,125	$32,535	$36,150	$17,920	$21,088	$22,775	$25,305
0-2-1	$785	$925	$1,000	$1,110	$550	$648	$700	$777
0-2-2	$1,025	$1,205	$1,300	$1,445	$718	$844	$910	$1,012
0-2-3	$2,725	$3,205	$3,460	$3,845	$1,908	$2,244	$2,422	$2,692
0-2-4	$9,185	$10,805	$11,670	$12,965	$6,430	$7,564	$8,169	$9,076
0-2-5	$30,435	$35,805	$38,670	$42,965	$21,305	$25,064	$27,069	$30,076

Strategy

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This section was last updated for: version 50.0

A minor upgrade that slightly improves its support potential, slowing down affected bloons, including White and Purple Bloons. It's not very effective of a crosspath for most Mermonkeys, having no crosspath interactions with additional attacks aside from the extra pierce from Sharper Prongs.

Update history

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

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Version 45.0

“

As the middle crosspath is currently less useful for higher tiers, we’ve upgraded Sharper Prongs to improve Tentacle pierce as well. [...] Same as with Abyss Dweller the middle crosspath has shown to be less useful for higher tiers, so this also sees a pierce increase to the Trance attack. — Update notes

”

•  Overall cost reduced by $125 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Trident: projectile lifespan increased ― 0.5s → 1s
•  Description changed ― "Icey tridents are larger and can freeze Bloons." → "Icy tridents are larger and can freeze Bloons."

1-2-0

•  No longer has more range than a 2-2-0 Mermonkey (bug fix)

3-2-0, 4-2-0, 5-2-0

•  Sharper Prongs now increases pierce of tentacles by 35%

0-2-3, 0-2-4, 0-2-5

•  Sharper Prongs now increases pierce of allure by +1

Version 45.1

•  220 Mermonkey should no longer target Camo Bloons (bug fix)

Version 48.0

0-2-3, 0-2-4, 0-2-5

•  Trance: Pierce increased ― 5 → 6

Version 49.0

•  Upgrade cost reduced ― $400 → $300
  •  Overall cost reduced by $300 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Freeze effect should now be applied after applying damage (bug fix)

Version 50.0

“

Middle crosspath trident gains extra projectile pierce to improve early game value. — Update notes

”

0-2-3, 0-2-4, 0-2-5

•  Trance: Pierce increased ― 6 → 10

Version 51.0

“

Mermonkey weren’t[sic] feeling they favoured their natural habitat enough, so their Water Placement bonus is getting a boost. — Update notes

”

•  Range bonus when placed in water increased ― +25% → +35%

Version 52.0

“

Last update many players felt blindsided when Brickell stopped applying her buff to Mermonkeys since there was no mention in the balance changes section. We would like to apologize for that - it was tasked internally as a bug as it was indeed unintended to work that way. We then left the issue alone for a long time, mostly due to other more pressing matters, and this issue fell through the cracks. In retrospect, it would have been better to treat this as balance rather than a simple bug fix due to how much time had passed. Reading through your feedback, we did consider just reverting the change, however the bigger issue that the feedback reinforced to us was that players considered Mermonkey to be so bad that it was only a "good" tower when used in combination with a single, water-only hero. This sort of forced synergy goes against our design intentions - namely that Mermonkey being our signature amphibious tower should be able to stand on its own without being balance-locked to an interaction with a single hero. With all that in mind, we feel Mermonkey's highest priority right now is large sweeping buffs to each of the paths, so most of the following changes are our first step towards this starting from the low tier crosspaths. — Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost reduced ― $300 → $225
  •  Overall cost reduced by $175 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

0-2-3

•  Trance: Pierce increased ― 6 → 7

0-2-4, 0-2-5

•  Trance: Pierce increased ― 10 → 12

3-2-0

•  Tentacle attack: Pierce reduced ― 32.4 → 27

4-2-0

•  Tentacle attack: Pierce reduced ― 43.2 → 40.5
  • Note: 5-1-0+ Lord of the Abyss unchanged (108)

Version 53.0

0-2-3

•  Trance: Pierce increased ― 7 → 8

0-2-4, 0-2-5

•  Trance: Pierce increased ― 12 → 14

4-2-0

•  Tentacle attack: Pierce reduced ― 40.5 → 33.75

5-2-0

•  Tentacle attack: Pierce reduced ― 108 → 67.5

Version 54.0

“

Mermonkey ended up somewhat underrated and overbuffed, mid tiers for top and middle paths have really stood out here lately and need to be reigned back in line. — Update notes

”

•  Overall cost increased by $25 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Splash: Radius reduced ― 6 units → 3 units
  • Note: Stacks with X-2-X Tidal Chill ― 9 units → 4.5 units
  • Also affects all crosspaths up to 2-2-2.

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In other languages

This section was last updated for: version 55.2

Name

Language	Text	Notes
Arabic	برد المد والجزر	—
Danish	Tidevandskulde	—
German	Gezeitenkälte	—
Spanish	Frío de la marea	—
Spanish (Latin America)	Frío de marea	—
Finnish	Jäätävä nousuvesi	—
French	Froid des marées	—
Italian	Marea gelida	—
Japanese	タイドチル	—
Korean	차가운 파도	—
Dutch	Koud getij	—
Norwegian	Tidevannskulde	—
Polish	Chłodny przypływ	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Frio da Maré	—
Russian	Приливной холод	—
Swedish	Tidvattenskyla	—
Thai	คลื่นน้ำยะเยือก	—
Turkish	Metcezir Donma	—
Chinese (simplified)	潮汐寒流	—
Chinese (traditional)	海嘯寒流	—

Description

Language	Text	Notes
Arabic	الرماح الجليدية ثلاثية الرؤوس أكبر حجمًا ويمكنها تجميد البالونات.	—
Danish	Iskolde treforker er større og kan fryse bloons.	—
German	Eis-Dreizacke sind größer und können Bloons gefrieren lassen.	—
Spanish	Los tridentes helados son más grandes y pueden congelar a los bloons.	—
Spanish (Latin America)	Los tridentes helados son más grandes y congelan a los bloons.	—
Finnish	Jäiset atraimet ovat suurempia ja voivat jäädyttää blooneja.	—
French	Les tridents de glace sont plus larges et peuvent geler les Bloons.	—
Italian	I tridenti di ghiaccio sono più grandi e possono congelare i bloon.	—
Japanese	凍てつく三又槍がより大きくなり、ブルーンを凍結するようになる。	—
Korean	얼음 삼지창의 크기가 커지며 풍선을 얼립니다.	—
Dutch	IJzige drietanden zijn groter en kunnen Bloons bevriezen.	—
Norwegian	Isdekte treforker er større og kan fryse bloons.	—
Polish	Lodowe trójzęby są większe i zamrażają blony.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Tridentes de gelo são maiores e podem congelar Bloons.	—
Russian	Ледяные трезубцы больше и могут замораживать шары.	—
Swedish	Iskalla treuddar är större och kan frysa Bloons.	—
Thai	ตรีศูรน้ำแข็งมีขนาดใหญ่ขึ้นและสามาราถแช่แข็งบลูนได้	—
Turkish	Buzlu yabalar daha büyüktür ve Bloon’ları dondurabilir.	—
Chinese (simplified)	冰雪三叉戟更大，可以冻结气球。	—
Chinese (traditional)	寒冰三叉戟變大，且能凍結氣球。	—