Boomerang Monkey (BTDB2)/Strategies/General

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 * This page is a general guide for Boomerang Monkey. For more advanced guides, see Boomerang Monkey (BTDB2)/Strategies/Optimization



The Boomerang Monkey is a boomerang-throwing monkey in Bloons TD Battles 2. Boomerang Monkey's various upgrades make it powerful against the early-game and mid-game, as well as early into the late-game. Boomerang has a solid set of upgrades that make it excel against grouped bloons, but it is weak to Camo Bloons due to having no practical camo option.

The aim of this article is a general guide for using the Boomerang Monkey. It summarizes how to effectively use Boomerang Monkey without going into too much intricate detail about meta strategy.

Base Tower



 * Cost: $325
 * Unlock: 25

Base Boomerang Monkey throws boomerangs at a moderately slow speed, popping up to 4 bloons each. These boomerangs move along an arc, flying through the air in a curve. All Boomerang Monkeys have an option to switch arms, swapping the direction from where the boomerang is thrown from. Ideally, a Boomerang Monkey should be placed such that it can follow a curve.

Improved Rangs



 * Cost: $200
 * Path: 1
 * Tier: 1
 * Unlock: Default

Improved Rangs increases the pierce of each boomerang from 4 to 8, which makes it pop even more bloons.

Glaives



 * Cost: $280
 * Path: 1
 * Tier: 2
 * Unlock: Default

Glaives pop up to 13 bloons instead of 8 and have bigger hitboxes. This lets it pop a lot of bloons and more easily hit bloons.

Glaive Ricochet



 * Cost: $1,500
 * Path: 1
 * Tier: 3
 * Unlock: TBA XP

Glaive Ricochet throws glaives straight and these glaives automatically ricochet between each target. These glaives pop up to 50 bloons. It is very strong at popping long lines of bloons, especially if the opponent piles up lots of grouped bloons.

MOAR Glaives



 * Cost: $3,400
 * Path: 1
 * Tier: 4
 * Unlock: TBA XP

MOAR Glaives doubles the speed of throwing ricocheting glaives, doubles pierce from 50 to 100, and glaives can ricochet from a much further distance. This is very strong against grouped bloons below Ceramic, and with support it can work against groups of Ceramics too.

Glaive Lord



 * Cost: $30,000
 * Path: 1
 * Tier: 5
 * Unlock: TBA XP

Glaive Lord has a permanent glaive that rotates around the monkey, shredding bloons that go near, and also throws glaives that slowly shred away at MOAB-class bloons, dealing a lot of damage. It is expensive, but it is very strong against dense groups of bloons, though it is best suited for cleanup.

Faster Throwing



 * Cost: $175
 * Path: 2
 * Tier: 1
 * Unlock: Default

Faster Throwing increases the attack speed of the Boomerang Monkey, throwing boomerangs faster by around 33%. It increases the reliability of throwing boomerangs.

Faster Rangs



 * Cost: $250
 * Path: 2
 * Tier: 2
 * Unlock: Default

Faster Rangs increases the attack speed of the Boomerang Monkey even more and boomerangs travel faster in the air. An optimal amount of attack speed bonus.

Bionic Boomerang



 * Cost: $1,450
 * Path: 2
 * Tier: 3
 * Unlock: TBA XP

Bionic Boomerang throws boomerangs very quickly and deals extra MOAB-class damage. Generally speaking, Bionic Boomerang is meant to be used to ace the early-game when placed in a spot where its boomerangs can travel along a nice curve. It is also a lot cheaper than Glaive Ricochet and is better against spaced bloons.

Turbo Charge



 * Cost: $4,200
 * Path: 2
 * Tier: 4
 * Unlock: TBA XP

Turbo Charge adds an ability that makes the Bionic Boomerang monkey attack 7x faster. Its incredible attack speed can make quick work of a devastating rush involving MOABs and below, and does a big chunk of damage to BFBs and above. Placement along open curves is very important for optimization of this upgrade.

Perma Charge



 * Cost: $35,000
 * Path: 2
 * Tier: 5
 * Unlock: TBA XP

Perma Charge permanently attacks 7x faster and comes with a new ability that increases damage of its boomerangs. This is built for heavy damage and consistently high DPS. Like Turbo Charge, placement along open curves is very important for optimization of this upgrade.

Long Range Rangs



 * Cost: $100
 * Path: 3
 * Tier: 1
 * Unlock: Default

Long Range Rangs increases range of the Boomerang Monkey and slightly increases the size of the throwing arc. There isn't much use to this upgrade aside from a minor range increase.

Red Hot Rangs



 * Cost: $300
 * Path: 3
 * Tier: 2
 * Unlock: Default

Red Hot Rangs deals 2 damage and pops Frozen and Leads. Not only does it penetrate more layers, making it easier to take down stronger bloons, it pops Frozen and Leads, making it more versatile at popping bloons.

Kylie Boomerang



 * Cost: $1,300
 * Path: 3
 * Tier: 3
 * Unlock: TBA XP

Kylie Boomerang replaces boomerangs with kylies that are thrown in a straight line instead of curved. Kylies also re-hit the same bloon more than once with each kylie, dealing more damage if the kylie ends up touching the same bloon again. To maximize this upgrade, place it along a path that optimizes straight lines.

MOAB Press



 * Cost: $3,200
 * Path: 3
 * Tier: 4
 * Unlock: TBA XP

MOAB Press lets the Boomerang throw special kylie boomerangs that knock back MOAB-class bloons and deal a lot of damage to them. These special kylies can re-hit the same blimp super quickly, and can be used for stalling by pushing them away from dangerous areas, giving more time for other defenses to handle.

MOAB Domination



 * Cost: $60,000
 * Path: 3
 * Tier: 5
 * Unlock: TBA XP

MOAB Domination is an expensive option for dealing a lot of DPS, throwing kylies much faster and all kylies dealing much more damage.

Unlocks
All towers including Boomerang Monkey start off with upgrades up to Tier 2. All upgrades are unlocked with Tower XP of the respective tower's type, and can be unlocked in any order provided that previous tiers on the same path are unlocked first. In order to suit the tower's varied specialties, some upgrades are better unlocked first before others. Below is a brief guide to unlocking Boomerang upgrades.