Ice Shards (BTD6)

For other uses, see Ice Shards (disambiguation).

Ice Shards

Removes Camo and Regrow properties when damaging Bloons. Razor sharp shards fly out when Frozen Bloons pop.

Tower	Ice Monkey — Path 1 — Tier 3
XP cost	2,500
Cash cost	$1,275 — Easy $1,500 — Medium $1,620 — Hard $1,800 — Impoppable

← Cold Snap

Embrittlement →

Ice Shards is the Ice Monkey's path 1 tier 3 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It adds an ice shards status effect to Bloons it freezes that soaks through 2 layers (3 with Deep Freeze), but will not trigger it from the initial freezing damage. The duration of the ice shards effect is equal to the duration of the freeze. Popping a Bloon affected by Ice Shards will produce 3 shards of ice that deal 2 damage with 3 pierce, 120° apart within 360°. Shards can be affected by external damage buffs but not external pierce buffs. Shards have the shatter damage type, which pops Frozen but not Lead. Only towers that can pop Frozen can trigger this ice shards effect, since it requires to pop the Bloon layer. Ice Shards can trigger its own ice shards if crosspathed with Re-Freeze, although this requires external attack speed buffs.

Ice Shards also gains +5 range for a total of 25 (32 with Larger Radius), and permanently removes Camo and Regrow properties with its freeze attack.

Stats

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

This data was last updated for: version 55.1

Tower
Display range 25 units Footprint radius 6 units Targeting options Close

Attack
Cooldown 2.4s Offset (X, Y, Z) 0, 0, 7 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 25 units Filters Cannot target MOAB-Class Cannot target frozen Bloons
Projectile Pierce 40 Damage 1 Damage type Glacier Lifespan 0.05s Radius 20 units Filters Cannot hit MOAB-Class Cannot hit frozen Bloons Ignores blockers Removes Camo if the target takes damage from this projectile Removes Regrow if the target takes damage from this projectile Permafrost Multiplier ×0.5 Duration ∞s Layers 2 Freeze Multiplier ×0 Duration 1.5s Layers 2 Ice shard Count 3 Angle 360° Pierce 3 Max pierce 3 Damage 2 Damage type Shatter Speed 250 units/s Lifespan 0.08s Radius 2 units

3-1-0

Attack
Cooldown 2.4s → 1.8s
Projectile Freeze Duration 1.5s → 1.75s

3-2-0

Attack
Projectile Pierce 40 → 45 Permafrost Layers 2 → 3 Freeze Duration 1.75s → 2.2s Layers 2 → 3

3-0-1

Tower
Display range 25 units → 32 units

Attack
Targeting range 25 units → 32 units
Projectile Radius 20 units → 27 units

3-0-2

Attack
Filters Can now target frozen Bloons
Projectile Filters Can now hit frozen Bloons

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
3-0-0	$2,035	$2,400	$2,590	$2,880	$1,425	$1,680	$1,813	$2,016
3-1-0	$2,205	$2,600	$2,805	$3,120	$1,544	$1,820	$1,964	$2,184
3-2-0	$2,460	$2,900	$3,130	$3,480	$1,722	$2,030	$2,191	$2,436
3-0-1	$2,160	$2,550	$2,750	$3,060	$1,512	$1,785	$1,925	$2,142
3-0-2	$2,330	$2,750	$2,965	$3,300	$1,631	$1,925	$2,076	$2,310

Strategy

This section was last updated for: version 49.3

Ice Shards is outstanding in Race Events and CT Time Attack, where its shards do extraordinary damage when Bloons frozen by it are popped by another tower. Having innate camo detection, a well-timed Ice Shards deals with Camos handily without relying entirely on another Camo popper, solidifying its power in these game modes. However, Ice Shards is rather slow, so it shouldn't be entirely relied on for popping dense clumps.

Outside of Races and CT Time Attack, Ice Shards is far too unreliable and there are usually not enough Bloons for its shards to trigger and perform significant damage. Thus, outside of Races and CT Time Attack, it is only bought as a stepping stone for Embrittlement, which has more reliable popping power, de-leading, and damage debuffs, rather than just de-camo and de-regrow.

For crosspathing, 3-2-0 is the preferred crosspath, as not only does Enhanced Freeze improve its attack speed, Deep Freeze soaks the "ice shards" effect through multiple layers, maximizing the total amount of shards at once. 3-0-2 is rarely useful outside of pairing with other Ice Monkeys, as Ice Shards already gains more range and middle crosspath is still more reliable for spamming Ice Shards.

Update history

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

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Version 2.0

•  Ice shard: Pierce and max pierce increased ― 1 → 3
•  Pierce increased ― 30 → 40

Version 8.0

•  Can now pop Lead Bloons when buffed by Acidic Mixture Dip (bug fix)

Version 17.0

•  Range increased ― 20 → 25

Version 25.0

•  Now applies the Permafrost effect to White and Zebra Bloons (bug)
  • Note: Unconfirmed
•  Now applies the Razor Shards effect to White and Zebra Bloons (bug)
  • Note: Unconfirmed
•  Ice Shards requires Re-Freeze to be able to damage Frozen Bloons, even under the influence of a X-3-X MIB Village (bug)
  • Note: Unconfirmed

Version 28.0

“

Embrittlement being a ‘camo reveal’ has not been viable due to the price, so T2 Metal Freeze has been granted camo detection to allow this tower to somewhat hold off camos while it saves up to become a reveal.
— Update notes

”

•  Overall cost increased by $50 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Can now target Camo Bloons

Version 32.0

•  Overall cost increased by $50 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

Version 34.0

“

Ice Monkey base pierce is too high, very easily countering large numbers of strong Bloons early, mid or late in the game for small investment, leading to very low tiers of ice monkey (below t3) being highly effective spam options over upgrading your ice. We are reworking some of this base pierce to require crosspath investment and buffing the damage Ice 3xx Ice Shards to compensate for some of its reduced pierce.
— Update notes

”

•  Shard damage increased ― 1 → 2
•  Pierce reduced ― 40 → 30
  • Note: Pierce with Deep Freeze is unchanged

Version 39.0

“

We’re happier with more recent freeze changes succeeding in some of the intentions of older nerfs, given the base tower value in races being hit far more than intended we’re going back over the pierce for Ice Monkey base & middle crosspath.
— Update notes

”

•  Pierce increased ― 30 → 40

Version 40.0

“

We want to try out allowing the Ice Shards sub-projectile to benefit from all sources of damage buff, as currently this path gets nice support use sometimes but can’t do much on its own in the base game
— Update notes

”

•  Ice shard: damage is no longer capped (allowing for buffs)

Version 45.0

“

Embrittlement had too much going on at T4 without much reason to use T3, as Ice Shards alone is already similarly priced to other Camo removal options and with the Primary category lacking in Camo detection, we have split Embrittlement up and introduced Camo removal at T3 so we can leave Embrittlement to focus entirely on being a damage support upgrade.
— Update notes

”

•  Freeze: now removes Camo and Regrow from targets
  • Note: Unlike Embrittlement, shards do not have this effect
• Description changed ― "Razor sharp shards fly out when Frozen Bloons pop." → "Removes Camo and Regrow properties when damaging Bloons. Razor sharp shards fly out when Frozen Bloons pop."

Version 49.0

•  Overall cost reduced by $100 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Can now be placed on water

Gallery

For more Ice Monkey images, see Gallery:Ice Monkey.

Screenshots

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  Ice Shards with no crosspath
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  Ice Shards with 310 crosspath
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  Ice Shards with 320 crosspath
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  Ice Shards with 301 crosspath
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  Ice Shards with 302 crosspath
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  Ice Shards being triggered

Assets

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  Portrait
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  Upgrade icon
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  Insta Monkey icon

In other languages

Language	Name / Description	Notes
Arabic	شظايا الثلج التخلص من خصائص التمويه وإعادة النمو عند إتلاف البالونات. حيث تتطاير شظايا حادة كالشفرة عند فرقعة البالونات المجمدة.	—
Danish	Isskår Fjerner camo- og regen-egenskaber, når de beskadiger bloons. Knivskarpe isskår flyver til alle sider, når frosne bloons springer.	—
German	Eisbrocken Entfernt Tarnungs- und Runderneuerungseigenschaften, wenn Bloons beschädigt werden. Messerscharfe Scherben fliegen durch die Gegend, wenn Eis-Bloons platzen.	—
Spanish	Esquirlas de hielo Elimina las propiedades de camuflaje y regeneración al dañar a los bloons. Cuando los bloons congelados explotan, despiden esquirlas afiladísimas.	—
Spanish (LA)	Esquirlas de hielo Quita las propiedades de camuflaje y regeneración cuando dañas a los bloons. Cuando los bloons congelados explotan, despiden esquirlas afiladísimas.	—
Finnish	Jääsirpaleet Poistaa maastokuvioinnin ja uudistumisen, kun vahingoittaa blooneja. Veitsenteräviä sirpaleita lentää, kun jäätyneet bloonit poksahtavat.	—
French	Éclats de glace Supprime les propriétés de camouflage et de regonflage quand les Bloons reçoivent des dégâts. Des éclats tranchants comme des rasoirs s'envolent lorsque les Bloons gelés éclatent.	—
Italian	Schegge di ghiaccio Quando danneggia i bloon, rimuove le proprietà di mimetizzazione e rigenerazione. Quando un bloon congelato scoppia, vengono espulse schegge affilate.	—
Japanese	氷の破片 ブルーンにダメージを与えると、カモと再生効果が消える。凍結ブルーンが割れると剃刀のように鋭い破片が飛び散る。	—
Korean	얼음 조각 풍선에 피해를 주면서 캐모 속성과 재생 속성을 제거합니다. 얼린 풍선이 터지면 날카롭고 뾰족한 파편이 방출됩니다.	—
Dutch	IJsscherven Verwijdert de eigenschappen Camouflage en Hergroei bij het beschadigen van Bloons. Bevroren Bloons verspreiden vlijmscherpe scherven wanneer ze knallen.	—
Norwegian	Isskår Fjerner kamuflasje- og gjenvekstegenskaper når bloons skades. Knivskarpe skår skytes ut når frostbloons poppes.	—
Polish	Lodowe odłamki Zadając blonom obrażenia, usuwa efekt kamuflażu i odrastania. Ostre jak brzytwa odłamki rozbryzgują się, gdy pękają zamrożone blony.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Fragmentos de Gelo Remove camuflagem e propriedades de regeneração quando causa dano em Bloons. Fragmentos afiados voam quando Bloons congelados estouram.	—
Russian	Ледяные осколки При повреждении шаров лишает их камуфляжных и восстанавливающих свойств. При пробивании замороженного шара во все стороны летят острые осколки.	—
Swedish	Isskärvor Tar bort kamo- och återväxtegenskaper när den skadar Bloons. Rakbladsvassa skärvor flyger ut när frusna Bloons smäller.	—
Thai	ผลึกน้ำแข็ง ทำลายคุณสมบัติการพลางตัวและเกิดใหม่เมื่อมีการทำลายบลูน ผลึกอันคมกริบปลิวออกมาเมื่อทำลายบลูนที่ถูกแช่แข็ง	—
Turkish	Buz Parçaları Bloon’lara hasar verirken Kamuflajlı ve Yeniden Şişen Bloon’ların özelliklerini kaldırır. Donmuş Bloon’lar patlarken jilet gibi keskin parçalar fırlar.	—
Chinese (simplified)	冰片 对气球造成伤害时会移除迷彩和重生属性。当被冻结的气球爆裂时，会飞出锋利的碎片。	—
Chinese (traditional)	冰刃 對氣球造成傷害時，移除其偽裝和重生屬性。凍結氣球被擊破時會射出剃刀般的尖銳碎片。	—
This list was last updated for: version 45.1