Plasma Monkey Fan Club (BTD6)

For the upgrade in Bloons TD Battles 2, see Plasma Monkey Fan Club (Battles 2).

Plasma Monkey Fan Club

Elite membership of this club grants the Dart Monkeys even more power!

Tower	Dart Monkey — Path 2 — Tier 5
XP cost	30,000
Cash cost	$38,250 — Easy $45,000 — Medium $48,600 — Hard $54,000 — Impoppable

← Super Monkey Fan Club

Apex Plasma Master →

Plasma Monkey Fan Club is the Dart Monkey's path 2 tier 5 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. Plasma Monkey Fan Club now has a more powerful Activated Ability that transforms up to 19 other Dart Monkeys and itself into fast-attacking Plasma Monkeys for 15 seconds, with an ability cooldown of 50 seconds. Like Super Monkey Fan Club, the ability can only transform Path 1 and Path 3 Dart Monkeys up to tier 2, and Path 2 Dart Monkeys up to tier 4.

Plasma Monkey Fan Club Ability

Compared to Monkeys transformed by Super Monkey Fan Club, Monkeys transformed by Plasma Monkey Fan Club gains +1 damage, +3 pierce, +100% attack speed, and change their damage type from Sharp to Plasma. In total, transformed Monkeys have a base attack cooldown of 0.03 seconds, 2 damage, and 5 pierce. They inherit any pierce, attack speed, range, and Camo detection upgrades, and are given a minimum range of 40. They do not inherit the increased projectile count from Triple Shot.

The ability prioritizes transforming non-transformed Dart Monkeys closest to the one that activates the ability. If fewer than 19 non-transformed Dart Monkeys exist on the map, the ability can transform already transformed Dart Monkeys. This resets the transformation time of that Dart Monkey back to 15 seconds.

Stats

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

This data was last updated for: version 55.1

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

Attack
Cooldown 0.2387s Offset (X, Y, Z) -2.7, 13.49, 7 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 32 units Filters Cannot target Camo
Projectile Count 3 Angle 30° Pierce 2 Damage 1 Damage type Sharp Speed 300 units/s Lifespan 0.25s Radius 2 units Filters Cannot hit Camo

Ability
Cooldown 50s
Buff Cooldown modifier ×0.0316 Damage bonus +1 Pierce bonus +3 Offset override (X, Y, Z) 0, 7.33, 16.19 Damage type override Plasma Projectile radius override 6 unit(s) Lifespan 15s

1-5-0

Attack
Projectile Pierce 2 → 3

2-5-0

Attack
Projectile Pierce 3 → 5

0-5-1

Tower
Display range 32 units → 40 units

Attack
Targeting range 32 units → 40 units
Projectile Lifespan 0.25s → 0.3375s

0-5-2

Tower
Display range 40 units → 48 units

Attack
Targeting range 40 units → 48 units Filters Can now target Camo
Projectile Speed 300 units/s → 350 units/s Lifespan 0.3375s → 0.3616s Filters Can now hit Camo

Strategy

This section was last updated for: version 52.2

Plasma Monkey Fan Club provides even more power to an already strong ability, allowing it to clear large groups of MOAB-Class Bloons with ease while active without needing damage buffs, and often provides enough damage to clear most rounds past 81. The transformed darts can also be positioned almost anywhere on the map, providing immense popping power to multiple lanes equally. However, like all abilities, the lack of uptime requires creative stalling to use effectively. It has very good synergy with Primary Expertise, as it gives ability cooldown reduction, a pierce and attack speed increase, and free T1 and T2 upgrades. Primary Mentoring works as well but mainly loses free T2s. It is recommended to either use another DPS tower or some form of stalling (e.g. Horned Owl to stall the end of the round, or Absolute Zero to freeze pushing MOABs in place temporarily) to alleviate downtime.

PMFC is very powerful in Timed Boss Events, being one of the fastest ways to defeat most Tier 1 and 2 Bosses when paired with debuffs such as Embrittlement and Glue Strike. It is also strong in Boss Rush for farming pops and saving up to the Apex Plasma Master. Note that debuffs are largely only necessary against Bosses rather than normal gameplay.

The transformed Dart Monkeys are best upgraded to 2-2-0 to maximize pierce and attack speed, but 0-2-2 can be bought if the extra track coverage and/or Camo detection is more useful than the pierce. After the upgrades have been bought, Triple Shot can be considered to grant another speed boost for a low cost.

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
0-5-0	$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

Update history

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

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Version 2.0

•  Ability: Can now affect X-4-X Dart Monkeys

Version 3.0

• "Dart Monkey will no longer ‘miss’ bloons directly in front of it when placed too close to the track"

Version 11.0

•  Placing any Dart Monkey Insta Monkey no longer consumes all free Dart Monkeys (bug fix)
•  Ability: no longer affects Dart Monkeys transformed by Total Transformation

Version 12.0

•  Ability: Max towers affected reduced ― 40 → 20
•  Ability: Now grants +1 damage to affected towers for the duration
•  Ability: No longer stacks with Total Transformation monsters

Version 26.0

“

While overall good, the difficulty of using PMFC to its full potential doesn’t feel quite worth it so price has been cut to make it a little easier to reach.
— Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost reduced ― $50,000 → $45,000

Version 35.0

“

[W]e’re already fairly happy with the SMFC abilities, but at T4 it feels clunky and outdated that the ability can only influence a max of 10 dart monkeys at a time when casting the ability multiple times in quick succession from multiple T4s so we are removing that limitation. We discussed whether the SMFC change would reduce the specificity of which Monkeys are affected but the benefits seemed greater, so we’ll be looking for feedback from folks who enjoy dart multitude builds.
— Update notes

”

•  Multiple simultaneous ability uses is no longer limited to 20 maximum conversions

Version 43.0

•  Overall cost reduced by $500 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

Version 47.0

“

Shuffle on lower tier upgrade costs & increased attack speed across middle path in order to offer these upgrades more value both in and out of Super Monkey Fan Club transformation.
— Update notes

”

•  Overall cost reduced by $250 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Attack cooldown reduced ― 0.4774s → 0.2387s (attack speed increased by 100%)

Gallery

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  Insta Monkey icon

In other languages

Language	Name / Description	Notes
Arabic	نادي المعجبين بقرد البلازما منح عضوية النخبة في هذا النادي القرود النَّشابة قوة أكثر!	—
Danish	Plasma-abe-fanklub Elite-medlemsskab af denne klub giver dart-aberne endnu mere slagkraft!	—
German	Plasmaaffen-Fanclub Die Elitemitgliedschaft in diesem Club verleiht den Wurfpfeilaffen noch mehr Kraft!	—
Spanish	Club de fans del mono plasmático Una membresía de élite de este club otorga aún más potencia a los monos lanzadardos.	—
Spanish (LA)	Club de fans del mono plasmático Una membresía de élite de este club otorga aún más potencia a los monos lanzadardos.	—
Finnish	Plasma-apinan faniklubi Tämän klubin eliittijäsenyys takaa Tikka-apinoille vieläkin enemmän tehoa!	—
French	Fan-club de singes de plasma Une adhésion d'élite à ce club accorde aux singes à fléchettes encore plus de puissance !	—
Italian	Fan club della scimmia al plasma L'appartenenza a questo club d'élite conferisce ancora più potere alle scimmie lancia freccette!	—
Japanese	プラズマモンキー・ファンクラブ このクラブのエリート会員券があると、ダーツモンキーがもっとパワーアップ！	—
Korean	플라스마 원숭이 팬클럽 다트 원숭이가 이 클럽의 엘리트 회원이 되면 더욱 강해집니다!	—
Dutch	Plasma-apenfanclub Elite-lidmaatschap van deze club geeft Pijltjesapen nog meer kracht!	—
Norwegian	Plasma-ape-fanklubb Elite-medlemskap i denne klubben gir Dart-aper enda flere krefter!	—
Polish	Fanklub plazmowej małpki Elitarne członkostwo w tym klubie daje małpkom z rzutkami jeszcze więcej mocy!	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Fã Clube do Macaco Plasma A assinatura de elite desse clube dá aos Macacos Dardos ainda mais poder!	—
Russian	Фан-клуб плазма-обезьяны Членство в этом элитном клубе придаёт обезьянам с дротиками больше силы.	—
Swedish	Plasmaapans fan club Elitmedlemskap i denna klubb ger Pilapan ännu större kraft!	—
Thai	แฟนคลับพลาสม่ามังกี้ สมาชิกระดับสูงของชมรมนี้มอบพลังที่แข็งแกร่งยิ่งขึ้นให้ลิงลูกดอก!	—
Turkish	Plazma Maymun Hayran Kulübü Bu kulübün elit üyesi olmak Okçu Maymunlara çok daha fazla güç kazandırır!	—
Chinese (simplified)	等离子猴粉丝会 入会这家俱乐部可让飞镖猴获得更强大的力量！	—
Chinese (traditional)	電漿猴粉絲團 粉絲團的精英會員身份，可以給飛鏢猴子還要更大的力量！	—
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