Laser Blasts (BTDB2)

"Shoots powerful blasts of laser instead of darts"

- BTDB2 description

Laser Blasts is the Tier 1 upgrade of Path 1 for the Super Monkey in Bloons TD Battles 2. As with its BTD6 counterpart, Laser Blasts makes the Super Monkey shoot lasers instead of darts, popping up to 2 bloons per shot and popping Frozen Bloons but not Purple Bloons.

It costs $2,300.

Description
Laser Blasts adds a pair of laser goggles, covering the whole of Super Monkey's eyes. The Super Monkey appears somewhat angry in its portrait.

Summary
Laser Blasts increases the pierce of the Super Monkey by 1, essentially doubling its popping power compared to not having any upgrades, and allows it to pop Frozen Bloons. However, the cost-efficiency of Super Range at providing both range and pierce often renders the lone Laser Blasts upgrade less useful, with the only exception being if planning to further upgrade to Plasma Blasts or wanting to add a crosspath with Knockback.

Tips

 * Extra pierce is good for the Super Monkey, but do not stop at Laser Blasts. Go for Plasma Blasts as soon as possible, though Laser Blasts is a rather decent stepping stone towards that upgrade.
 * If there are Purples, be cautious about it. Add anti-Purple support like Bloonjitsu or Alchemists.

Trivia

 * Like in BTD6, Laser Blasts currently costs the same as the base Super Monkey.
 * The upgrade description for Laser Blasts has no period, unlike in BTD6.