Overview[]
The Dart Monkey is the first tower to be unlocked in Bloons TDX and is a great early-game tower. With significant upgrades, Dart Monkeys can even last in the mid-late-game, providing much-needed bloon popping power. It costs $200 to place, unless placed in the range of a Dart Ranger (R4 Dart), then it only costs $100 to place.
Upgrades[]
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Sharp Darts
Each dart can pop 2 bloons
$160
 Total cost: $360
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Unlock the challenge for this tower by unlocking 5M (Juggernaut).
Complete the challenge to unlock 3S (Spike o Pult+). | |
Sharp Senses
Darts pop 4 bloons and pop camo
$180
 Total cost: $540
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Bloontonium Darts
Darts pop lead and travel further
$210
 Total cost: $750
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Spike o Pult
Pops 20 bloons at a time
$710
 Total cost: $1,250
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Triple Darts
Tosses 3 darts at a time
$440
 Total cost: $980
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Spike o Pult+
Can pierce through shields
$950
 Total cost: $1,490
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Rank 16  x2Dart Gunner
Dart gun shoots faster and pops 2 layers
$750
 Total cost: $1,500
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Rank 16 x3Triple Pult
Hurls 3 spiked balls at a time
$1,600
 Total cost: $2,850
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Rank 16 x2Dart Ranger
Two handed; Dart Monkeys cost less in range
$850
 Total cost: $1,830
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Rank 16 x15Spike Assault Rifle
Shoots multiple balls at once
$3,300
 Total cost: $4,790
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Rank 40 x5Dart Tank
Send a barrage of darts towards an area
$1,800
 Total cost: $3,300
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Rank 40 x7Juggernaut
Pops 3 layers off of a crowd of bloons
$3,200
 Total cost: $6,050
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Rank 40 x7Super Mon. Fan Club
Up to 8 adjacent Dart Monkeys become transformed
$7,500
 Total cost: $9,330
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Rank 40 x25Spike Ball Minigun
Temporarily Hypersonic speed
$9,500
 Total cost: $14,290
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Total to fully unlock: 66
Abilities[]
- 5L's ability has a 21 second cooldown, and fires 5 high-powered darts (5 LP and 15 PP) in a 30 degree cone at the targeted point.
- 5R's ability has a 40 second cooldown, and causes itself and any tier 1, 2, 3R, and 4R dart monkeys in the 8 adjacent squares fire 6x as fast for 8 seconds. Tier 0 and 3L dart monkeys, as well as other 5Rs, instead get 10 seconds of 6x firing speed. All other towers (including the other dart monkey upgrades) are unaffected.
- 5S's ability has a 42 second cooldown, and gives it a 7x increase in firing speed for 10 seconds.
Tips[]
- Can pop camo with any upgrade tier 2 or better.
- Can pop lead with any left upgrade, 5M, 4S and 3L.
- Can damage HTAs with any middle or stacked upgrade, L4, or L5.
- M5 and all stacked upgrades penetrate shields.
- M5's projectile has very high range and 75 PP, enough that it usually makes it clear off the screen.
Advantages/Disadvantages[]
Advantages[]
- Very cheap upgrades.
- Power in numbers.
Disadvantages[]
- Ineffective late game.
- Low popping power.
- Weak against leads in most sitiuations.
- Low damage.
Known Bugs[]
Sometimes, a 3S dart monkey with a hat goodie would appear as a T0 dart monkey with a hat goodie after attacking.
"Secret" variation[]
During the secret path battle for the Monkey Village,there is a Monkey that looks like T1 dart monkey but with a red right eye,it also has one upgrade being "more darts" with the description "yeah more darts" which increases its dart thrown per shot to 4.
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