Monkey Star
This article is about the Perk. For the Monkey Stars that appear on the victory screen, see Callout.
Monkey Star
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| The first Hero or Monkey you place in a game becomes a Super Star. Increasing in size, with massive boosts to range and damage. But now cost twice as much to upgrade/level up. Does not affect Paragon Towers. |
| Obtained | Social Season Event #2 | |
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| Introduced | Version 55.0 | |
Monkey Star is a Perk in Bloons TD 6. It grants a buff to the first tower placed by a player (including Heroes, tower-based Powers[1] and the Dungeon Statue) that turns it into a "Super Star". The buff doubles its base damage and increases its range by 50%, but doubles its upgrade costs (including Hero XP requirements) and increases its footprint size by 50% as a trade-off, but the crosspaths of Tier 5 towers will lose the upgrade cost penalty. It also increases the tower's model size, which is purely visual. It does not affect the cost of Paragon upgrades, and upgrading the Super Star into a Paragon removes the buff. In Co-op, only one tower can receive the buff.
This Perk has several unusual interactions:
- Sub-towers of the affected tower also receive the buff, though due to a visual bug, some sub-towers (as well as flying units that are not sub-towers, like the Monkey Ace and Heli Pilot) do not become larger. In some cases, upgrading or buffing the tower fixes this.
- Geraldo's Shop items are considered sub-towers of Geraldo and gain the buff if Geraldo is the Super Star. The exception is Gerry's Fire, which receives the buff if attached to the Super Star regardless of if the Super Star is Geraldo or not, because it acts as a sub-tower of the tower it is attached to, not Geraldo. It does not affect items that spawn projectiles or buffs instead of towers, such as the Stack of Old Nails.
- It does not affect the cost of Geraldo's Shop items if he is the Super Star, despite applying the buff to some of his items.
- Pat Fusty is not affected by range buff.
- There is a bug that causes Monkey Star to transfer to the next first tower after selling the Monkey Star and updating the game save.[2]
Tips
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This tips section is empty or incomplete. See the strategy guidelines for more information on how to write tips. The editor who added this notice elaborates: Find other use cases to go for or not go for Monkey Star, specific Heroes that are good and bad with Monkey Star, and good tower choices and how to properly use the dual damage+range buff over price and footprint |
This section was last updated for: version 55.2
- Monkey Star is a worthwhile tradeoff for most defenses, but not always an advantage, due to some towers not favoring extra range, extra cost worsening upgrade progression, and the bigger footprint always being a major downside. However, the significant damage and range bonus is worth it for making early-game easier to handle. Base tower value is usually preferred.
- Extreme late-game options favor footprint over anything else unless the support or damage gained is signficant enough to warrant more footprint. While the VTSG is one of the strongest possible DPS towers to receive this buff, this tower's DPS gain is insignificant compared to the footprint that would be taken by Bloonjitsus and Shinobi Tactics.
- The base towers for Ace, Engineer, Buccaneer, Heli, and Boomerang are solid choices for the Monkey Star in the early game. A free Dart Monkey can be used instead if getting an income snowball is more important than the few hundred dollars spent for defense.
- Merging Beast Handlers into a Handler with the Monkey Star buff active can further improve damage for a tier 3 beast without too much extra cost, due to most of the cost being from other towers merging into it.
- For specific Heroes, the best candidates include Quincy and Sauda. Some Heroes such as Gwen can be considered if the Hero buffs and other utilities are less important than the main damage. Avoid on Psi and Benjamin.
- Without Powers or certain Perks, the Monkey Star can only realistically be a tower or Hero that's affordable on the first round, unless doing some early round leaks before the first tower.
- Heroes with important leveling thresholds, such as those that grant innate camo detection or pop a specific Bloon type, may find this Perk harder to use.
- This Perk synergizes with Heroic Start if the player makes their Hero the Super Star, since it effectively doubles the XP that Heroic Start gives.
- Avoid using Monkey Star on towers that can't do damage nor do any meaningful direct damage, such as most Glue Gunners (DoT is unaffected by the damage buff), all Banana Farms, and Benjamin.
- In Advanced Challenges, some solutions need specific budgeting, making Monkey Star almost always not worth it there.
Gallery
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Sniper Monkey with the Monkey Star perk, selected -
Sniper Monkey with Monkey Star upgraded into Elite Sniper (note lack of expensive crosspaths)
Trivia
[edit | edit source]- On maps that have no water by default, it is impossible to make a water-only tower the Super Star, since the only way to create water is by placing another tower (such as a Portable Lake or Lord of the Abyss) first.
In other languages
[edit | edit source]This section was last updated for: version 55.2
| Language | Text | Notes |
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| Arabic | نجم القرد | — |
| Danish | Abe-stjerne | — |
| German | Affe-Stern | — |
| Spanish | Mono Estrella | — |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Estrella Mono | — |
| Finnish | Apina Tähti | — |
| French | Étoile de singe | — |
| Italian | Stella della Scimmia | — |
| Japanese | モンキー・スター | — |
| Korean | 원숭이 스타 | — |
| Dutch | Apenster | — |
| Norwegian | Ape-stjerne | — |
| Polish | Małpka Gwiazda | — |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Macaco Estrela | — |
| Russian | Звезда обезьяны | — |
| Swedish | Apa Stjärna | — |
| Thai | ดาวลิง | — |
| Turkish | Maymun Yıldızı | — |
| Chinese (simplified) | 猴子之星 | — |
| Chinese (traditional) | 猴子之星 | — |
| Language | Text | Notes |
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| Arabic | أول بطل أو قرد تضعه في اللعبة يصبح نجمًا خارقًا. يزداد حجمه، مع تعزيزات ضخمة في المدى والضرر. لكن الآن تكلفة الترقية/رفع المستوى مضاعفة. لا يؤثر ذلك على أبراج باراجون. | — |
| Danish | Den første helt eller abe, du placerer i et spil, bliver en Super Star. Den vokser i størrelse og får massiv forøgelse af rækkevidde og skade. Men nu koster det dobbelt så meget at opgradere. Påvirker ikke Paragon-tårnene. | — |
| German | Der erste Held oder Affe, den du in einem Spiel platzierst, wird zu einem Super Star. Mit zunehmender Größe erhält er enorme Reichweiten- und Schadensboni. Doch jetzt kostet das Upgraden/Leveln das Doppelte. Hat keinen Einfluss auf Paragon-Türme. | — |
| Spanish | El primer Héroe o Mono que coloques en un juego se convierte en una Súper Estrella. Aumenta de tamaño, con enormes aumentos de alcance y daño. Pero ahora cuesta el doble para mejorar y subir de nivel. No afecta a las Torres Paragón. | — |
| Spanish (Latin America) | La primera Héroe o Mono que coloques en una partida se convierte en una Super Estrella. Aumenta de tamaño, con mejoras masivas de alcance y daño. Pero ahora cuesta el doble para mejorar y subir de nivel. No afecta a las Torres Paragón. | — |
| Finnish | Pelin ensimmäinen sankari tai apina, jonka asetat, muuttuu Super Tähti -hahmoksi. Koko kasvaa, ja sen kantama sekä vahinko suurenevat huomattavasti. Mutta nyt päivittäminen tai tason nosto maksaa kaksinkertaisesti. Ei vaikuta Paragon-torneihin. | — |
| French | Le premier Héros ou Singe que vous placez dans une partie devient une Super Étoile. Il grandit en taille, avec d'énormes boosts de portée et de dégâts. Mais dorénavant, il coûtera le double pour l'améliorer et le faire monter de niveau. Cela n'affecte pas les Tours Paragon. | — |
| Italian | Il primo Eroe o Scimmia che posizioni in una partita diventa una Super Star, aumentando di dimensione, con enormi aumenti di raggio e danno. Ma ora costa il doppio per potenziarlo e farlo salire di livello. Non influisce sulle Torri Paragone. | — |
| Japanese | ゲーム内で最初に配置するヒーローまたはモンキーは、スーパースターになります。サイズが大きくなり、射程とダメージが大幅に強化されます。しかし、アップグレード/レベルアップのコストは2倍になります。パラゴンタワーには影響しません。 | — |
| Korean | 게임에서 처음으로 배치하는 영웅이나 원숭이는 슈퍼 스타가 됩니다. 크기가 커지며 사정거리와 피해가 크게 증가합니다. 그러나 업그레이드/레벨업 비용이 두 배로 증가합니다. 파라곤 타워에는 영향을 주지 않습니다. | — |
| Dutch | De eerste held of aap die je in een spel plaatst, wordt een Superster. Groeit in omvang, met een enorme toename van bereik en schade. Maar upgraden/levelen kost nu twee keer zo veel. Heeft geen invloed op Paragon-torens. | — |
| Norwegian | Den første helt eller ape du plasserer i et spill blir en Superstjerne. Øker i størrelse, med enorme økninger i rekkevidde og skade. Men nå koster det dobbelt så mye å oppgradere og øke nivået. Påvirker ikke Paragon-tårnene. | — |
| Polish | Pierwszy bohater lub małpka, którą umieścisz w grze, staje się Super Gwiazda. Zwiększa się jego rozmiar, co daje ogromny wzrost zasięgu i obrażeń. Ale teraz koszt ulepszenia/awansowania podwoił się. Nie wpływa na Wieże Paragona. | — |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | O primeiro Herói ou Macaco que você colocar em uma partida torna-se uma Super Estrela. Aumentando de tamanho, com grandes aumentos no alcance e no dano. Mas agora custa o dobro para atualizar ou subir de nível. Não afeta Torres Paragon. | — |
| Russian | Первый Герой или Обезьяна, которого вы размещаете в игре, становится Суперзвездой. С увеличением размера происходят значительные прибавки к дальности и к урону. Но теперь для апгрейда и прокачки это стоит вдвое дороже. Не влияет на Башни-парагон. | — |
| Swedish | Den första hjälten eller apan du placerar i ett spel blir en Superstjärna. Den växer i storlek och får stora förbättringar i räckvidd och skada. Men kostar nu dubbelt så mycket att uppgradera eller höja nivån. Påverkar inte Paragon-torn. | — |
| Thai | ฮีโร่หรือลิงตัวแรกที่คุณวางในเกมจะกลายเป็นซูเปอร์สตาร์ ขยายขนาดขึ้น พร้อมกับการเพิ่มระยะโจมตีและความเสียหายอย่างมาก แต่ตอนนี้การอัปเกรด/เลเวลอัปมีราคาแพงเป็นสองเท่า ไม่ส่งผลต่อหอ Paragon. | — |
| Turkish | Oyuna yerleştirdiğin ilk Kahraman ya da Maymun, Süper Yıldız olur. Boyutu büyür ve menzilini ve hasarını muazzam artırır. Ancak yükseltme/seviyeye çıkma için maliyeti artık iki katına çıkar. Paragon Kuleleri üzerinde etkisi yoktur. | — |
| Chinese (simplified) | 你在一局游戏中放置的第一位英雄或猴子将成为超级明星。它会变得更大，射程和伤害将获得巨大的提升。但升级/提升的花费现在是原来的两倍。对 Paragon Towers 不会产生影响。 | — |
| Chinese (traditional) | 你在遊戲中放置的第一個英雄或猴子，將成為一個「超級巨星」。尺寸會變大，射程與傷害都會大幅提升。不過現在升級／提升等級的花費是原本的兩倍。此特性不影響 Paragon Towers。 | — |
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Yeah Powers can get the effect of Monkey Star as well. We debated allowing it or not, but we felt it was neat and figured it'd be more fun to give players more options on how to play with this Perk." – u/JoeyRainstorm (Mon, 13 Jul 2026). "Is it purposeful or is it a bug?". Reddit, r/btd6. Retrieved Wed, 15 Jul 2026.
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/btd6/s/LMoPsXURfr
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