Exploding Pineapple (BTD6)

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Exploding Pineapple
Portrait of Exploding Pineapple
Icon of Exploding PineappleDrops pineapples to the ground that explode violently after a few seconds. Ace's explosive attacks are improved.
Tower Monkey Ace — Path 2 — Tier 1
XP cost 120
Cash cost $170 — Easy
$200 — Medium
$215 — Hard
$240 — Impoppable

Exploding Pineapple is the Monkey Ace's path 2 tier 1 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. This upgrade adds an additional attack that drops a pineapple on the map at the Monkey Ace's location every 1.6 seconds (1.2 seconds with Rapid Fire). Pineapples explode after 2 seconds, dealing 1 Explosion-type damage with 20 pierce (32 with Sharper Darts) in a 35-unit radius. Visually, each pineapple displays a countdown that starts at 3 and counts down by 1 every two-thirds of a second, exploding when it would reach zero. With Targeted Pineapples Targeted Pineapples, the Monkey Ace only drops pineapples while flying over the path. This upgrade has crosspathing benefits:

  • With Fighter Plane and above, it increases the pierce and blast radius of their missiles, and causes them to drop pineapples after exploding.
  • With Sky Shredder, the pineapples deal +2 damage to Ceramic Bloons.
  • With Spectre, it increases the pierce of the bombs by 10 and blast radius by 3 units.
  • With Flying Fortress, it increases the pierce of the bombs by 15 and blast radius by 3 units.

Stats

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For a complete list of Monkey Ace stats, see Stats:Monkey Ace (BTD6).
This data was last updated for: version 55.1
Tower
Display range22 units
Footprint28 × 18 units
Movement speed60 units/s
Targeting options
  • Circle
  • Figure Infinite
  • Figure Eight
Attack
Cooldown1.68s
Offset (X, Y, Z)
0, 13, -3.6
Targeting range22 units
  • Ignores blockers
  • Can fire without a target
Main projectile
Count8
Angle360°
Pierce5
Damage1
Damage typeSharp
Speed120 units/s
Lifespan1.4s
Radius3 units
Filters
  • Cannot hit Camo
  • Ignores blockers
Bomb attack
Cooldown1.6s
Offset (X, Y, Z)
0, 13, -3.6
Targeting range∞ units
  • Can fire without a target
Explosion
Pierce20
Damage1
Damage typeExplosion
Lifespan0.05s
Radius35 units
Filters
  • Cannot hit Camo
  • Ignores blockers

1-1-0

Attack
Cooldown1.68s → 1.26s
Offset (X, Y, Z)
0, 13, -3.6
↓
0, 13.1, -3.6
Bomb attack
Cooldown1.6s → 1.2s
Offset (X, Y, Z)
0, 13, -3.6
↓
0, 13.1, -3.6

0-1-1

Attack
Offset (X, Y, Z)
0, 13, -3.6
↓
0, 13.1, -3.6
Main projectile
Pierce5 → 8
Bomb attack
Offset (X, Y, Z)
0, 13, -3.6
↓
0, 13.1, -3.6
Explosion
Pierce20 → 32

Costs and sell values

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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
0-1-0 $850 $1,000 $1,080 $1,200 $595 $700 $756 $840
1-1-0 $1,235 $1,450 $1,565 $1,740 $865 $1,015 $1,096 $1,218
2-1-0 $1,705 $2,000 $2,160 $2,400 $1,194 $1,400 $1,512 $1,680
3-1-0 $2,555 $3,000 $3,240 $3,600 $1,789 $2,100 $2,268 $2,520
4-1-0 $5,360 $6,300 $6,805 $7,560 $3,752 $4,410 $4,764 $5,292
5-1-0 $41,485 $48,800 $52,705 $58,560 $29,040 $34,160 $36,894 $40,992
0-1-1 $1,275 $1,500 $1,620 $1,800 $893 $1,050 $1,134 $1,260
0-1-2 $1,745 $2,050 $2,215 $2,460 $1,222 $1,435 $1,551 $1,722
0-1-3 $3,915 $4,600 $4,970 $5,520 $2,741 $3,220 $3,479 $3,864
0-1-4 $23,805 $28,000 $30,240 $33,600 $16,664 $19,600 $21,168 $23,520
0-1-5 $100,305 $118,000 $127,440 $141,600 $70,214 $82,600 $89,208 $99,120

Strategy

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This section was last updated for: version 55.1

The pineapple attack is a cheap source of extra pierce, such as for Race Events with Ace starts, but its inconsistency due to the unreasonably long timer until exploding makes it incredibly problematic for cheap lead-popping. More often, it's bought for Spy Plane's innate camo detection, or supplement a niche to destroying dense groups for Spectre or Fighter Plane and above.

Update history

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While Pineapples are never the star of the show, the amount of pierce they have is completely unnecessary for their usage window and has only led to balance problems for Bombing Run, specifically in races. This high amount of pierce has been more evenly spread through higher tiers & crosspath.
— Update notes
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  •   Pineapple: Base pierce decreased ― 40 → 20
0-1-1
  •   Pineapple: Now gains +12 pierce from Sharper Darts
    • Note: Pineapple pierce decreased from 40 to 32
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Monkey Ace was never intended to be a great starting tower and instead come into power at mid- and high-tier upgrades, but since the base tower feels lacking to new players (and some of us old timers) we decided to rework low tier power into the base tower.
— Update notes
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  •   Dart: Projectile size increased ― 2 → 3
  •   Main attack: Attack cooldown reduced ― 2.1s → 1.68s (attack speed increased by 25%)
  •   Pineapple: Attack cooldown reduced ― 3s → 2s (attack speed increased by 50%)
1-1-0, 2-1-0, 3-1-0, 4-1-0, 5-1-0
  •   Pineapple: Attack cooldown reduced ― 1.6s → 1.2s (attack speed increased by 33.33%)
  • Exploding Pineapple should no longer display the wrong number on every 2nd Pineapple (bug fix)
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Monkey Ace has had an overall rework to a lot of different upgrades in order to highlight the x1x Exploding Pineapples upgrade as a buff to all explosives [...]
— Update notes
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3-1-0, 4-1-0, 5-1-0
  •   Exploding Pineapple now grants +4.5 units to the radius of the missile attack's explosion ― 30 → 34.5
  •   Exploding Pineapple now grants +2 pierce to the missile attack's explosion
0-1-4
  •   Exploding Pineapple now grants +15 pierce to the main attack's bombs
    •   Overall pierce reduced ― 60 → 45 (due to changes to the projectile's base pierce)
  •   Exploding Pineapple now grants +3 units to the radius of the main attack's bombs ― 20 → 23
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More of a straight quality of life, Ace has gained a new special toggle button to allow it to turn back and fly in reverse on any selected flight pattern.
— Update notes
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  •   Reverse flight pattern added
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Exploding pineapples gained a larger rate bonus from crosspathing than the main attack did to make up for its base rate being so poor, so we’re fixing that poor base rate while keeping the crosspath bonus the same.
— Update notes
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  •   Pineapple attack: Attack cooldown reduced ― 2s → 1.7s (attack speed increased by 17.65%)
1-1-0, 2-1-0, 3-1-0, 4-1-0, 5-1-0
  •   Pineapple: Attack rate buff from Rapid Fire reduced ― -40% → -25%
    •   Stacks with changes to the attack's base cooldown; overall attack cooldown increased ― 1.2s → 1.275s (attack speed reduced by 5.88%)
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Minor catchup changes to some parts have fallen out of line slightly due to balance changes for other parts of the Ace.
— Update notes
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  •   Pineapple: Attack cooldown reduced ― 1.7s → 1.6s (attack speed increased by 6.25%)
    •   Overall attack cooldown with Rapid Fire reduced ― 1.275s → 1.2s (attack speed increased by 6.25%)
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The suggestion sounded cool? & Pineapple crosspath has always been really boring so some cool would be nice
— Update notes
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3-1-0, 4-1-0, 5-1-0
  •   Missiles now drop an Exploding Pineapple on impact, with the same stats as the regular pineapple attack
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Pineapple radius is scaling up to match x3x Bomber Ace’s explosion size, since there are virtually no recorded instances of these actually hitting a Bloon yet (Fingers crossed!)
— Update notes
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  •   Exploding Pineapples: Explosion radius increased ― 25 units → 35 units
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In other languages

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This section was last updated for: version 55.2
Name
Language Text Notes
Arabic تفجير الأناناس —
Danish Eksplo-ananas —
German Explodierende Ananas —
Spanish Piña explosiva —
Spanish (Latin America) Piña explosiva —
Finnish Räjähtävä ananas —
French Ananas explosif —
Italian Ananas esplosivo —
Japanese パイナップル爆弾 —
Korean 폭발 파인애플 —
Dutch Exploderende ananas —
Norwegian Eksploderende ananas —
Polish Eksplodujący ananas —
Portuguese (Brazil) Abacaxi Explosivo —
Russian Ананасовая бомба —
Swedish Exploderande Ananas —
Thai สับปะรดระเบิด —
Turkish Patlayan Ananas —
Chinese (simplified) 爆炸菠萝 —
Chinese (traditional) 爆炸鳳梨 —
Description
Language Text Notes
Arabic إسقاط الأناناس على الأرض والذي ينفجر بعنف بعد بضع ثوان. تم تحسين هجمات الطائرة المتفجرة. —
Danish Kaster eksplo-ananas ned med sekunders mellemrum. Pilot-abers eksplosive angreb er forstærkede. —
German Wirft Ananas auf den Boden, die nach einigen Sekunden gewaltig explodieren. Die explosiven Angriffe des Affenasses sind verbessert. —
Spanish Arroja piñas al suelo y estas explotan con violencia después de unos segundos. Mejoran los ataques explosivos del As. —
Spanish (Latin America) Arroja piñas al suelo y estas explotan con violencia después de unos segundos. Mejoran los ataques explosivos del As. —
Finnish Pudottaa maahan ananaksia, jotka räjähtävät voimallisesti muutaman sekunnin kuluttua. Ässän räjähdehyökkäykset ovat tehokkaampia. —
French Largue au sol des ananas qui causent une violente explosion au bout de quelques secondes. Les attaques explosives des pilotes d'élite sont améliorées. —
Italian Rilascia ananas al suolo che esplodono violentemente dopo alcuni secondi. Gli attacchi esplosivi dell'asso sono migliorati. —
Japanese 地面に落とすと数秒後に激しく爆発するパイナップルを投下。エースの爆発攻撃が改善された。 —
Korean 땅에 떨어지면 몇 초 후에 폭발하는 파인애플을 투하합니다. 에이스의 폭발 공격이 향상됩니다. —
Dutch Laat ananassen op de grond vallen die na een paar seconden heftig ontploffen. De explosieve aanvallen van de piloot zijn verbeterd. —
Norwegian Slipper ananas på bakken som eksploderer på voldelig vis etter et par sekunder. Essets eksplosive angrep forsterkes ytterligere. —
Polish Zrzuca na ziemię ananasy, które eksplodują brutalnie po kilku sekundach. Wybuchowe ataki pilota są ulepszone. —
Portuguese (Brazil) Deixa abacaxis no chão que explodem violentamente após alguns segundos. Os ataques explosivos do Ás são melhorados. —
Russian Бросает на землю ананасы, которые мощно взрываются через несколько секунд. Взрывные атаки аса усилены. —
Swedish Släpper ananaser till marken som exploderar våldsamt efter några få sekunder. Ässets explosiva attacker förbättras. —
Thai ทิ้งสับปะรดลงพื้นดิน และจะระเบิดอย่างรุนแรงหลังจากนั้นสองสามวินาที ท่าโจมตีทิ้งระเบิดของลิงนักบินได้รับการปรับปรุงให้ดีขึ้น —
Turkish Yarıçaptaki Maymunlar yüksek satış değerine sahiptir. Yere, birkaç saniye sonra şiddetli bir şekilde patlayan ananaslar düşürür. Pilotun patlayıcı saldırıları geliştirildi. —
Chinese (simplified) 向地面投掷菠萝,几秒钟后会剧烈爆炸。皇家飞行员爆炸攻击增强。 —
Chinese (traditional) 將鳳梨空投到地面,幾秒後發生劇烈爆炸。王牌猴子的爆炸攻擊得到增强。 —
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