Wizard Monkey

"Trained in the ancient arts of monkey wizardry. Learns new magic spells with every upgrade. This unit is flexible and will continue randomly using his old spells with his new ones."

- BTD4 Description

The Monkey Apprentice is a tower in the BTD series, debuting in Bloons Tower Defense 4, and continuing into Bloons TD 5. It is called a Monkey Wizard (BTD4) or a Master of Fire/Air (BTD5) at Level 5.

Bloons Tower Defense 4
Hotkey: W

Cost: 470/550/595

Description: ''Trained in the ancient arts of monkey wizardry. Learns new magic spells with every upgrade. This unit is flexible and will continue randomly using his old spells with his new ones.''

The Monkey Apprentice in BTD4, opens a spell of blue ball popping bloons magicly.

Intense Magic
Cost: 255/300/325

Wizard's magic orb becomes more powerful, pops up to seven Bloons at once.


 * The monkey, now a sorceror, casts spells that can pierce up to 7 bloons.
 * There is a bug which for some people, lets intense magic pop an unlimited number of bloons, something like an ultimate version of the spike o pult.dcsdcdcsdcsdcsdcsdcsdcsdc

Fireball
Cost: 255/300/325

Hurls a burning ball of flame that explodes on impact.


 * The monkey, now a mage, can cast fire spells with splash attack, so it can affect large areas. The fire can pop Lead Bloons. The fireball also explodes on impact.

Summon Whirlwind
Cost: 1700/2000/2160

Whirlwind will blow Bloons away from the exit, but will thaw Bloons and remove glue.


 * As an archmage, this monkey can summon a whirlwind that throw bloons back to the beginning of the track. Affected bloons will also be unglued/thawed.

Tempest Tornado
Cost: 6800/8000/8640

''Tempest tornados pop Bloons as well as push them around. Affects up to 120 Bloons at once.''


 * Monkey Wizards cast tornado spells instead of whirlwind spells. Tornadoes not only push bloons back, but also pop them (up to 120 at a time). Note: Tornadoes are very graphically-intensive, especially if pushing back alot of bloons, and may cause the game to crash (happens frequently with Bloons TD for iPhone/iPod).

(Total Selling Price: 8,920)

Bloons TD 5


Hotkey: H

Cost: $470/$550/$590

Description: ''Trained in the arts of monkey magic, the Monkey Apprentice weaves magical bolts that pop bloons. Each shot can pop 2 bloons. Can upgrade to cast additional spells. ''

Intense Magic
Cost: $255/$300/$320

Shoots larger and more powerful magical bolts.
 * The Monkey Apprentice can now pop up to 7 bloons.

Lightning Bolt
Cost: $1020/$1200/$1295

Unleash the power of lightning to zap many bloons at once.
 * The Monkey Apprentice shoots bolts of lightning which pop up to 25 bloons at once.

Summon Whirlwind
Cost: $1700/$2000/$2160

''Whirlwind blows bloons off the path away from the exit. Removes ice and glue from bloons however.''

The Monkey Apprentice shoots whirlwinds and they can take ? bloons at once.

Tempest Tornado
Cost: $6800/$8000/$8640

''The tempest blows more bloons. faster, further, and more often. Also pops bloons once before blowing. Removes ice and glue from bloons however.''



Fireball
Cost: $255/$300/$320

The Apprentice adds a powerful fireball attack to it arsenal.
 * The Monkey Apprentice shoots a ball off fire that explodes.

Monkey Sense
Cost: $255/$300/$325

''Allows the Monkey Apprentice to target and pop camo bloons. Does not grant detection to other towers.''
 * The Monkey Apprentice can now see camo bloons.

Dragon's Breath
Cost: $3570/$4200/$4535

Spews endless flames at nearby bloons, roasting and popping them with ease.
 * The Monkey Apprentice can now pop moderately concentrated bunches of bloons. Previously when this upgrade was purchased, the tower's ability to shoot magical and lightning bolts disappeared. However, due to an update on Mar 22, 2012, the tower is able to use them alongside the flame.

Summon Phoenix
Cost: $6800/$8000/$8640

Summon Phoenix Ability:

''Creates a super powerful flying pheonix that flies around wreaking bloon havoc for 20 seconds. ''


 * The Monkey Apprentice can now summon a pheonix to wreak havoc on bloons for 20 seconds.

Trivia

 * There are some arguments about the Monkey Wizard and the Sun God arguing about who is stronger, because some people use Monkey Wizards instead of Sun Gods. Using them in collaboration is generally a good idea. Sometimes a player can be very unlucky and have monkey wizards that rarely cast tornado spell.
 * Some people don't like the randomness of this tower's attacks in BTD4.


 * The first upgrade to the Monkey Apprentice changes its name to Monkey Sorcerer. The second upgrade changes it to Monkey Mage. The third changes it to Monkey Archmage. The fourth and last upgrade changes the name to Monkey Wizard.
 * Along with the Monkey Buccaneer, the monkey apprentice is the only unit that changes form upon each upgrade.
 * In BTD4, Tempest Tornado was the best tower for popping MOAB-Class bloons.
 * All of the upgrades for the Monkey Apprentice in Bloons TD 5 can pop any type of Bloon.
 * In BTD5, the monkey apprentice is the only tower that can pop a lead balloon with no upgrades and without using explosives
 * When you summon a phoenix, a ring of fire can be seen around the tower.
 * In the first release of BTD5, a Disciple of Fire could NLL (no lives lost) a MOAB. However, a Master of Fire can still do so if the ability.
 * Dragon's Breath is rarely used anymore, due to its overnerfs.
 * In BTD5, with upgrades, a monkey apprentice uses multiple spells at once.
 * In BTD5, the Tier 1 upgrades give the Apprentice glasses. The Tier 2 upgrades give it a bigger hat.

Strategy

 * Since they can push back bloons, it is a good idea to place the tower near loops or near the end of the track.