Advanced Intel (BTD5)

12sub — The appearance of the Monkey Sub with Advanced Intel

“	Allows long range targeting of bloons that are in the radius of your other towers.	”
	^{~ Description from BTD 5 iOS}

Advanced Intel (BTD5) is the 2nd upgrade along path 1 for the Monkey Sub. It enables the sub to target all bloons within the radius of any other tower. Advanced Intel effectively gives the sub an almost unlimited range, as it can fire into other towers' radius. It costs $425 on Easy, $500 on Medium, $540 on Hard and $600 on Impoppable.

Advanced Intel Range

Advanced Intel will only be useful if there is at least one other tower with range covering the track. Advanced Intel will also be able to target Camo Bloons if there is another tower that is able to pop Camo Bloons. However, Advanced Intel cannot hit Camo Bloons itself if no other tower can, and it can only attack Camo ONLY if there is at least one other Camo-detecting tower whose range covers at least a section of the track.

The following towers will grant extra range for the Advanced Intel.

Tower	Camo? (BTD5)	Camo? (BTD6)	Other notes
Dart Monkey	Yes (2+/x)	Yes (x/x/2+)	Medium-short range that can be expanded with range upgrades. One of the cheapest extra range towers in the game.
Tack Shooter	No	No	Short range. Advanced Intel cannot target camos with Tack Shooter range unless the Tack Shooters are granted camo detection.
Boomerang Monkey	Yes (4/x)	No	Medium range. The Glaive Lord upgrade, which gives the Boomerang Thrower camo detection, is very expensive. In BTD6 however, Glaive Lord doesn't give the monkey camo detection, regardless of the orbiting glaives popping everything that touch them.
Bomb Tower	No	No	Medium range. Advanced Intel cannot target camos with Bomb Tower range unless the Bomb Towers are granted camo detection.
Ice Tower	Yes(Tier 4 Ice Fortress)	No	Short range. Despite its abilities being able to freeze camos, they cannot be used as camo detection range for the Advanced Intel. However, the Ice Monkey can grant camo detection to the Sub if you have the Tier 4 Ice Fortress equipped.
Glue Gunner	No	No	Large range. Despite its abilities being able to glue camos, they cannot be used as camo detection range for the Advanced Intel.
Sniper Monkey	Yes (x/2+)	Yes (x/1+/x)	Tiny Advanced Intel range, despite the Sniper being able to target anywhere on the screen. Not recommended as an Advanced Intel range.
Monkey Sub	Submerged only	Submerged only	Medium-small range. Other Advanced Intels cannot be used as camo detection range, except if such towers have camo detection themselves, such as with a Radar Scanner. Submerge and Support Subs must be submerged to remove camo. While Submerge and Support Subs themselves do not count as camo detection range itself (applies to BTD6), Bloontonium Reactor and Energizer immediately remove camo from ALL bloons upon reaching their radiuses (applies to BTD6).
Monkey Buccaneer	Yes (x/2+)	Yes (x/x/2+)	Large range. Effective camo detection range when upgraded to Crow's Nest. Aircraft Carrier will count as infinite range in BTD5, but not in the case of BTD6 because only the Buccaneer's current range would count as Advanced Intel range.
Monkey Ace	Yes (x/2+)	Yes (x/2+/x)	Tiny Advanced Intel range only around the landing pad, regardless of where the Monkey Ace is flying. Not recommended as an Advanced Intel range.
Heli Pilot	Yes (x/2+)	Yes (x/2+/x)	In BTD5, the Sub can shoot wherever the Heli Pilot is flying as along as it pops bloons. In BTD6, however, the Advanced Intel range is only around the landing pad, regardless of where the Heli Pilot is flying, thus not recommended as an Advanced Intel range.
Wizard Monkey	Yes (x/2+)	Yes (x/x/2+)	Medium-short range. Upgradable to Arcane Mastery to increase its range immensely.
Ninja Monkey	Yes	Yes	Medium range. Always detects camo.
Super Monkey	Yes(4/x or Tier 3 Super Monkey Lair)	Yes(x/x/2+)	Large range.
Spike Factory	Yes	Yes	Shortish range. In BTD5, this counts as camo detection, but in BTD6, it currently doesn't count as camo detection despite Spike Factory always popping camo bloons.
Monkey Village	Yes (x/2)	Yes (x/2/x)	Medium-large range. Despite not attacking at all until you purchase High Energy Beacon on BTD5 or Primary Expertise on BTD6, the Sub will always attack bloons in range of the village with Advanced Intel.
Banana Farm	N/A	No	In BTD5, all towers except the Banana Farm are able to add to Advanced Intel. In BTD6, however, the Banana Farm now counts as Advanced Intel range. It will not count as camo detection range, however.
Quincy	N/A	Yes(Level 5)	Medium-large range. Quincy's Level 5 upgrade allows Monkey Subs to also detect Camo Bloons in his radius.
Gwendolin	N/A	No	Medium range. Despite her abilities popping camo bloons, the Sub can't pop Camos near her unless a Radar Village is bought near either the Sub or Gwendolin.
Striker Jones	N/A	No	Large range, but cannot pop Camo Bloons unless a Radar Village is bought near either the Sub or Jones.
Obyn Greenfoot	N/A	No	Medium range. His Level 4 totems can grant an extra range boost if placed near the edge of his attack range.
Obyn's Totems	N/A	No	Short range. Before 9.0 it allowed Sub to detect Camo while also slowing bloons nearby. Now it only provides a boost against non-Camo bloons unless further support is bought.
Captain Churchill	N/A	Yes(Level 6)	Large range. Very effective camo detection range if Churchill reaches Level 6.
Mortar Monkey	Yes(x/3)	Yes (x/x/3)	Tiny Advanced Intel range, despite the Mortar being able to target on a select target on the screen. Not recommended as Advanced Intel range. In BTD6, however, an update increased its range to match a 0-0-0 Dart Monkey's to better work with Advanced Intel.
Dartling Gunner	Yes	N/A	Tiny Advanced Intel range, despite the Dartling being able to target anywhere on the screen. Not recommended as Advanced Intel range.
Bloonchipper	No	N/A	Medium range. Cannot grant camo detection range unless granted camo detection.
Monkey Farmer	No	N/A	In BTD5, the Monkey Farmer's large range counted as Advanced Intel range, being a very cheap and effective source for range. However, in BTD6 it no longer counts as a range boost to the Sub.
Ezili	N/A	Yes	Medium range. Ezili always detects camo from the start, making her an alternate viable option over the Ninja, since she automatically levels up.
Ezili's Sacrifice Totem	N/A	Yes	Huge effect range. Not only it can give camo to all towers, it can also grant Subs outside the totem's range camo detection while camo bloons are near it.
Pat Fusty	N/A	No	Small range. Not recommended as Advanced Intel range.
Robo Farmer	No	N/A	Tiny Advanced Intel range, despite the Robo Farmer being able to collect all bananas on the screen. Not recommended as Advanced Intel range. Exclusive to Bloons TD Battles Mobile.

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If you put a Heli Pilot on Pursuit Mode, the Sub will have infinite range (BTD5 only).
Placing a Dartling Gun on the map will NOT provide unlimited range and camo detection for all Monkey Subs with Advanced Intel, regardless of where the cursor is currently pointing. This also applies to Sniper Monkeys, Mortar Monkeys and Aircraft Carriers. However, Advanced Intel Subs can detect camos and shoot within the towers' own given radius.
Advanced Intel Subs do not shoot within Banana Farms' radius as they do not attack. They can, however, shoot within any Monkey Villages' radius (since they do attack with High Energy Beacon).

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