Monkey Knowledge (BTD6)
For the mechanic in Bloons Monkey City, see Monkey Knowledge (BMC).
Monkey Knowledge (MK) is an enhancement system in Bloons TD 6. Starting at level 30, players can invest Monkey Money and Monkey Knowledge Points into one of six skill trees to unlock permanent enhancements. Most are enhancements to specific towers and upgrades, but some alter the fundamentals of the game itself, such as reducing the health of all MOAB-Class Bloons. Players can choose to disable all their active Monkey Knowledge and enable it again for no cost. Additionally, players can pay 2000 Monkey Money for a respec to re-invest their Monkey Knowledge Points into different trees. It is not required repay Monkey Money to unlock previously unlocked Monkey Knowledge.
Terminology
- "Monkey Knowledge" is both the term for the system as a whole and a term for the nodes that unlock perks. The nodes have also been called "Monkey Knowledge upgrades"[1] and "Knowledge types"[2] to distinguish them from the system.
- "Monkey Knowledge Points" are the currency used to unlock Monkey Knowledge upgrades. This term has also been used for the upgrades themselves on at least one occasion.[3]
Mechanics
Tiers
Monkey Knowledge trees are split into six tiers; upgrades lower on the tree are of higher tiers. Tiers 3 and above require a certain number of Monkey Knowledge Points to be invested into the tree before they can be unlocked, and tiers 4 and above cost Monkey Money when purchased for the first time.
| Tier | Primary | Military | Magic | Support | Heroes | Powers |
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| 3 |  ×5
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×4
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×4
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×3
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×3
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×3
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| 4 | ×8 250
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×8 250
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×4 250
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×3 250
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×3 250
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×3 250
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| 5 | ×10 500
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×8 500
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×8 500
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×8 500
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×8 500
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×3 500
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| 6+ | ×10 1,000
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×14 1,000
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×8 1,000
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×14 1,000
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×8 1,000
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×10 1,000
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Respec
The Respec option cost 2,000 Monkey Money. It removes all Monkey Knowledge Points the player has invested into all Monkey Knowledge trees and refunds them. Any Monkey Money spent on Monkey Knowledge upgrades will remain, so they will only require a Knowledge Point and not cost any Monkey Money the next time the player unlocks them.
In-app purchases
Monkey Knowledge can be unlocked early by purchasing Knowledge Unlocked from the Shop. This option does not exist in Bloons TD 6+ or Bloons TD 6 NETFLIX due to the removal of the Shop.
| Icon | Name / description | Introduced |
|---|---|---|
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Knowledge Unlocked Unlock the secrets of Monkey Knowledge! Instantly rank up to Rank 30 and also get 5 Bonus Knowledge Points! |
Launch |
List of Monkey Knowledge
| Icon | Text | Category | Cost | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Extra Dart Pops Dart Monkeys get +1 pierce to all shots. |
Primary | Free | — |
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Fast Tack Attacks Tack Shooter attack speed increased by 8%. |
Primary | Free | — |
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Increased Lifespan Longer projectile lifespan for Dart Monkey, Bomb Shooter, Tack Shooter and Glue Gunner. |
Primary | Free | — |
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Cheap 'Rangs Base cost of Boomerang Thrower[sic] reduced by 50. |
Primary | Free |
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Crossbow Reach Crossbow range increased. |
Primary | Free |
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Fast Glue Glue Gunner 10% increased attack speed. |
Primary | Free |
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Fraggy Frags Frag bombs get 2 extra frags. |
Primary | Free |
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Hard Tacks Tack Shooter tacks can pop Frozen Bloons. |
Primary | Free |
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Poppy Blades Blade Shooter upgrade gets +2 pierce. |
Primary | Free |
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4 and 4 Dart Monkey's triple shot gets 4 darts every 4th shot. |
Primary | Free |
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Big Inferno Inferno Ring upgrade gets +3 burst radius. |
Primary | Free |
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Budget Clusters Bomb Shooter's Cluster Bombs cost reduced by 100. |
Primary | Free |
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Extra Bounce Increases Boomerang Ricochet pierce by 30. |
Primary | Free |
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Force vs Force Juggernaut does +2 damage per shot to MOAB-Class Bloons. |
Primary | Free |
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Icy Chill Freeze radius slightly increased. |
Primary | Free |
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More Splatty Glue Glue Splatter can affect 2 extra Bloons per shot. |
Primary | Free |
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Recurring 'Rangs Boomerangs that return to the Boomerang Monkey will be thrown a second time. |
Primary | Free |
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Aviation Grade Glue MOAB Glue slows more than normal. |
Primary | 250 |
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Hard Press MOAB Press pushes back 30% further. |
Primary | 250 |
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Master Double Cross Allows you to have TWO Crossbow Masters. |
Primary | 250 |
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Mega Mauler MOAB Mauler does more damage per hit. |
Primary | 250 |
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So... Cold... Ice Monkey's Permafrost upgrade slows by 60%. |
Primary | 250 |
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Big Cryo Blast Cryo Cannon gets increased blast radius. |
Primary | 500 |
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Bionic Augmentation While Turbo Charge is active, Bionic Boomerang is able to target Camo Bloons. |
Primary | 500 |
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Cheaper Solution Bloon Liquefier cost reduced by 1000. |
Primary | 500 |
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Come On Everybody! Primary towers attack 5% faster if all are below tier 3, and cost 5% less if all are tier 3 or 4. |
Primary | 500 |
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Hypothermia Snowstorm freezes Bloons for longer. |
Primary | 500 |
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Long Turbo Boomerang Turbo Charge ability lasts 15 seconds. |
Primary | 500 |
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Violent Impact Bomb Shooter's Bloon Impact stuns for 25% longer. |
Primary | 500 |
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Bonus Glue Gunner Start each game with 1 free Glue Gunner! (Only 1 free Monkey Tower per game) |
Primary | 1,000 |
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Bonus Monkey! Start each game with 1 free Dart Monkey! (Only 1 free Monkey Tower per game) |
Primary | 1,000 |
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More Cash Increase starting cash by 200. |
Primary | 1,000 |
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Airforce Upgrades Monkey Aces and Heli Pilots of Tier 3 or higher get +1 pierce per shot. |
Military | Free | — |
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Elite Military Training All Military Monkeys get a one-off +1000xp and earn xp in-game 5% faster permanently. |
Military | Free | — |
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Emergency Unlock Activated ability: unlocks locked Dartling Gunners and boosts their swivel speed for a short time. |
Military | Free | — |
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Naval Upgrades Monkey Buccaneer and Monkey Sub get +1 pierce per shot. |
Military | Free | — |
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Accelerated Aerodarts Darts from Monkey Aces fly faster. |
Military | Free |
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Big Bunch Grape Shot shoots 6 grapes. |
Military | Free |
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Ceramic Shock Sniper hits on Ceramic Bloons slow them down briefly. |
Military | Free |
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Breaking Ballistic Ballistic Missiles do more damage to Ceramic Bloons. |
Military | Free |
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Cheaper Maiming Maim MOAB cost reduced by 1000. |
Military | Free |
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Extra Burny Stuff Burny Stuff pops every second. |
Military | Free |
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Faster Takedowns MOAB Takedown Ability has 5 second faster cooldown. |
Military | Free |
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Gorgon Storm Hydra Rocket Storm stuns damaged Bloons for a short time. |
Military | Free |
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Rapid Razors Razor Rotors pop Bloons faster. |
Military | Free |
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Targeted Pineapples Pineapples are only dropped near tracks. |
Military | Free |
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Cross the Streams Where Plasma or Doom beams cross on the track they create temporary plasma pools. |
Military | 250 |
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Gun Coolant Monkey Aces attack 10% faster. |
Military | 250 |
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Paint Stripper Mortar shattering shells removes Fortification from DDT Bloons. |
Military | 250 |
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Quad Burst Airburst Darts split into 4 instead of 3. |
Military | 250 |
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Trade Agreements Merchantman generates +$20 per round. |
Military | 250 |
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Aeronautic Subsidy Monkey Ace tier 5 upgrades cost 10% less. |
Military | 500 |
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Budget Battery Artillery Battery cost reduced by 600. |
Military | 500 |
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Charged Chinooks Chinook Activated Abilities give 25% more lives and cash. |
Military | 500 |
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Flanking Maneuvers Sniper, Monkey Sub, & Monkey Buccaneer attack 10% faster when set to 'Last' targeting priority. |
Military | 500 |
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Master Defender Elite Defender has no cooldown. |
Military | 500 |
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Wingmonkey Advanced flight pathing that coordinates multiple Monkey Aces on staggered attack runs. |
Military | 500 |
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Advanced Logistics All Military Monkeys base costs reduced by 5%. |
Military | 1,000 |
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Big Bloon Sabotage All MOAB-Class Bloons spawn in a partially damaged state. |
Military | 1,000 |
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Door Gunner Special Poperations Heli allows tier 4 and below Monkey Towers to attack Bloons while in transit. |
Military | 1,000 |
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Military Conscription Purchase price of first Military Monkey each game is two thirds the normal. |
Military | 1,000 |
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Sub Admiral Sub Commander affects all Monkey Subs on screen. |
Military | 1,000 |
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Lingering Magic Longer projectile lifespan for Wizard Monkey, Super Monkey, Skywarden, and Druid. |
Magic | Free | — |
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Magic Tricks Guided Magic and Intense Magic cost 25 less. |
Magic | Free | — |
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SUPER Range Increased range for the Super Range upgrade. |
Magic | Free | — |
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Cheaper Doubles Ninja Double Shot cost reduced by 100. |
Magic | Free |
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Heavy Knockback Bloons hit by Knockback from Super Monkey are knocked back slightly harder. |
Magic | Free |
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Hot Magic All Magic type towers can pop Frozen Bloons. |
Magic | Free |
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Mo' Monkey Money Earn 10% extra Monkey Money from game wins on any difficulty. |
Magic | Free |
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Speedy Brewing All Alchemist's potions have 5% faster reload time. |
Magic | Free |
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Diversion Tactics Increased chance to distract Bloons from Distraction upgrade. |
Magic | Free |
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Flame Jet Dragon's Breath flame projectiles move much faster. |
Magic | Free |
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Strike Down the False Sun Avatar can pop Purple Bloons. |
Magic | Free |
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Strong Tonic Transforming Tonic lasts longer. |
Magic | Free |
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Warm Oak Heart of Oak cost reduced by 100. |
Magic | Free |
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Acid Stability Alchemists' acid pools last 5 seconds longer. |
Magic | 250 |
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Arcane Impale Arcane Spike does extra damage to MOAB-Class and Ceramic Bloons. |
Magic | 250 |
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Cold Front Ball Lightning's additional lightning bolts also freeze Bloons. |
Magic | 250 |
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X-ray Ultra Ultravision allows Super Monkeys to see through and fire through blocking objects. |
Magic | 250 |
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Deadly Tranquility Bloonjitsu and Grandmaster Ninja get an extra shuriken per throw. |
Magic | 500 |
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There Can Be Only One There can be only one. |
Magic | 500 |
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Vine Rupture Grants Spirit of the Forest Druid a new ability to burst all track vines, doing big damage to all non-Lead Bloons. New vines will regrow after each Rupture. |
Magic | 500 |
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Mana Shield Creates a special shield that absorbs up to 25 lives for free. Recharges slowly each round if no Bloons leak. |
Magic | 1,000 |
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Tiny Tornadoes Druid tornadoes spawn 3 smaller tornadoes when they expire. |
Magic | 1,000 |
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Flat Pack Buildings Farm and Village cost 2% less and sell for 2% more. |
Support | Free | — |
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One More Spike Spike Factory stacks get +1 spike. |
Support | Free | — |
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First Last Line of Defense Purchase price of first Spike Factory each game is $150 less. |
Support | Free |
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Insider Trades Monkey Business discount increases by 2%. |
Support | Free |
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More Valuable Bananas Valuable Bananas upgrade increases to 30%. |
Support | Free |
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Bigger Banks Monkey Banks can hold 2500 extra money. |
Support | Free |
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Farm Subsidy First Banana Farm each game costs 100 less. |
Support | Free |
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Monkey Education All Monkeys XP earn rate increased by 8%. |
Support | Free |
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Vigilant Sentries Sentry Turrets last longer than normal. |
Support | Free |
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Backroom Deals IMF Loan grants $1000 more and repay rate is 40%. |
Support | 250 |
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Inland Revenue Streams Monkey Town cash bonus increased by 10%. |
Support | 250 |
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Thicker Foams Cleansing Foam can hit 3 more Bloons before expiring. |
Support | 250 |
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To ARMS! Call to Arms duration increased by 3 seconds. |
Support | 250 |
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Very Shreddy MOAB SHREDR spikes do +1 extra damage to MOAB-Class Bloons. |
Support | 250 |
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Better Sell Deals All Monkeys sell for 5% more. |
Support | 500 |
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Big Traps Bloon Trap can hold 30 more RBE. |
Support | 500 |
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Global Ability Cooldowns All Ability cooldowns for all Monkeys reduced by 3%. |
Support | 500 |
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Healthy Bananas Marketplaces now produce 1 life per round and Central Markets produce 3. |
Support | 500 |
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Hi-Value Mines Spiked Mines cost reduced by 1500. |
Support | 500 |
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Veteran Monkey Training All Monkeys reload time reduced by 3%. |
Support | 500 |
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Bank Deposits Tier 4 and above Monkey Banks can take deposits from available in game cash. |
Support | 1,000 |
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Paragon of Power Paragons attack faster if there are no Tier 5 of the same tower. |
Support | 1,000 |
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Ability Discipline Hero level 10 Ability cooldowns reduced by 10%. |
Heroes | Free | — |
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Heroic Reach All heroes get slightly increased range. |
Heroes | Free | — |
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More 'Splody Heroes' explosives get +2 pierce per shot. |
Heroes | Free | — |
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Heroic Velocity All Heroes' projectile speeds increased slightly. |
Heroes | Free |
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Scholarships Hero training costs reduced by 10%. |
Heroes | Free |
|
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Ability Mastery At level 20, Heroes' level 3 Ability cooldown reduced by 30%. |
Heroes | Free |
|
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Quick Hands Makes all heroes attack 4% faster. |
Heroes | Free |
|
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Self Taught Heroes Heroes earn XP 10% faster. |
Heroes | Free |
|
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Hero Favors Heroes' base cost reduced by 10%. |
Heroes | 250 |
|
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Big Bloon Blueprints Heroes do +1 extra damage to MOAB-Class Bloons with their base attack. |
Heroes | 500 |
|
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Empowered Heroes Heroes start each game at level 3. |
Heroes | 500 |
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Monkeys Together Strong Heroes receive 5% more experience per each Hero placed. |
Heroes | 1,000 |
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Weak Point All Heroes deal +1 damage to Ceramic & Fortified Bloons. |
Heroes | 1,000 |
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Bigger Camo Trap Camo Trap lasts for 600 Bloons. |
Powers | Free | — |
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Cheaper Lakes Portable Lake costs 40 Monkey Money. |
Powers | Free | — |
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Just One More Road Spike piles have 21 spikes in them. |
Powers | Free | — |
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Budget Pontoons Pontoon costs 40 Monkey Money. |
Powers | Free |
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Longer Time Stop Time Stop lasts longer than normal. |
Powers | Free |
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Mauling MOAB Mines MOAB mine does extra damage. |
Powers | Free |
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Longer Boosts Monkey Boost lasts longer. |
Powers | Free |
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Powerful Monkey Storm Super Monkey Storm does more damage. |
Powers | Free |
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Supersize Glue Trap Glue Trap can slow MOAB-Class Bloons, though the bigger the Bloon, the more glue is used up. |
Powers | Free |
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Ambush Tech Techbot gains a targeting option to trigger only when Bloons enter a specific track area. |
Powers | 250 |
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Fit Farmers Monkey Farmers have larger radius. |
Powers | 250 |
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Pre-game Prep Start each game with a pile of permanent Road Spikes at the end of the track. |
Powers | 250 |
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Budget Cash Drops Cash Drops cost 20 Monkey Money less. |
Powers | 500 |
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Supa-Thrive Thrive adds 30% instead of 25%. |
Powers | 500 |
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Grand Prix Spree Monkey Money cost to enter Races is reduced by 10%. |
Powers | 1,000 |
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Related achievements
See also: Monkey Knowledge Point#Achievements
Update history
This section only lists changes to the Monkey Knowledge system in general. For a list of changes to all Monkey Knowledge, see Update history:Monkey Knowledge (BTD6).
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- Added a button to toggle Monkey Knowledge off
Added Monkey Money costs to tier 4+ Monkey Knowledge- Respec confirmation text changed ― "Resets all Monkey Knowledge so you can assign all Monkey Knowledge points again." → "Resets all Monkey Knowledge so you can reassign all points. Monkey Money spent unlocking a given Knowledge remains invested there."
- "Big behind the scenes refactoring to Monkey Knowledge to improve load time & memory"
- "Bug fixes and resolutions to some minor quirks in functionality"
- "Current enabled Monkey Knowledge for a save game will now be locked upon creation of that game"
Gallery
Screenshots
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The Monkey Knowledge menu -
The Primary tree -
The Military tree -
The Magic tree -
The Support tree -
The Heroes tree -
The Powers tree
Assets
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Primary category icon -
Military category icon -
Magic category icon -
Support category icon -
Heroes category icon -
Powers category icon -
Enable/disable button icon -
Respec button icon
Unused content
| Icon | Name / Description |
|---|---|
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Broad Blade Dartlings Shots from Dartling Guns can hit Bloons more easily. |
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Dartling Coolant Dartling Gun attack speed increase by 10%.[sic] |
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More Buckshot Buckshot shoots 5 projectiles. |
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Focused Plasma Plasma Accelerator does damage faster. |
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Elite Tutors Generates another +15 XP per round for your Hero. |
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Long Graduation Academy Graduate lasts longer. |
References
- ↑ (Wed, 12 Sep 2018) "Bloons TD 6 - Patch Notes! Version 4.0". Reddit. Retrieved Thu, 20 Jun 2024.
- ↑ (Thu, 23 Jan 2020) "Bloons TD 6 - Patch Notes! Version 15.0". Reddit. Retrieved Thu, 20 Jun 2024.
- ↑ (Sun, 18 Nov 2018) "Bloons TD 6 - Patch Notes! Version 6.0". Reddit. Retrieved Thu, 20 Jun 2024.
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