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“
The Apache Prime leaves most bloons wishing they'd never been inflated.
”
~ BTDB2 description
Apache Prime is the 5th upgrade of Path 1 for the Heli Pilot in Bloons TD Battles 2. It is similar to its BTD6 counterpart, but somewhat stronger. The base Quad Dart projectiles are replaced with lasers that deal 6 damage with 23 pierce, and its already deadly frontal machine gun becomes a rapid-fire plasma cannon that deals 5 damage with 15 pierce. Each of the Heli's 4 homing missiles now deals 15 damage with 40 pierce, but they now also deal an additional 3 damage to MOAB-class bloons. The plasma machine gun cannot pop Purples, the rockets cannot pop Blacks, and the lasers pop neither Purples nor Leads. Additionally, Apache Prime also increases its movement speed by 25%. Rotors attack further increase damage and pierce from Apache Dartship, popping 40 bloons and dealing 10 damage to them every 0.55s.
It costs $45,000, and is unlocked with the other Heli Pilot tier 5 upgrades for 1500.
Apache Prime packs a lot of DPS for a Heli upgrade at a high cost. However, it is very cost-inefficient compared to how readily available it can be obtained, and is somewhat inefficient against DDTs and BADs. However, it can be highly valuable at beating BADs when paired with Village buffs and/or Overclock.
The Apache Prime's main use case is to maximize DPS in extreme late-game situations with a loadout that otherwise has subpar damage without the Apache Prime and many Apache Dartships.
Tips[]
5-0-2 for the speed, while 5-2-0 has in-built camo and faster flight speed. Since most use cases for Apache Prime are to increase generalized DPS, 5-0-2 is usually preferred.
Version History[]
Initial release (compared to BTD6 Version 28.0)
Released
1.0.6
Apache Prime extra MOAB-class damage extended to ceramics
1.1.0
XP requirements reduced (55,000 XP → 27,500 XP)
1.5.0
No longer requires 27,500 XP to unlock. Players who have unlocked this upgrade before the update will not receive a full refund, as well as unlock all Tier 5 Heli Pilot upgrades.
1.7.0
Apache Prime rotors damage increased 2 → 8
Apache Prime rotors pierce increased 13 → 40
2.0
Apache Prime machine gun pierce increased 13 → 15
“
Similar to the Monkey Ace changes, the Apache Dartship and Apache Prime upgrades are the most expensive upgrades the Heli Pilot has to offer so we felt a slight buff was merited to justify their cost.
”
~ Ninja Kiwi
2.1.2
Affected by Apache Dartship's price decrease (-$2,100)
MOAB Shove has always felt too effective at stalling MOAB class bloons, however since Heli Pilot overall has not been top tier, this upgrade has been left untouched until now. We have decided to nerf it now since we are simultaneously buffing some of its other less effective upgrades.
Missile damage to Ceramic and MOAB-class bloons +15 → +3
Affected by base Heli pad footprint reduction
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Heli Pilot’s large footprint has been a major limitation on the tower’s viability on a lot of maps, so we hope to open up its viability by reducing its size. [...] and Apache Prime’s damage has been altered so that it performs better against Bonnie’s minecarts.
”
~ Ninja Kiwi
Gallery[]
Enough XP to unlock Apache Prime
Unlocked Apache Prime
Trivia[]
Apache Prime is the most expensive T5 Heli Pilot in this game by both upgrade costs and cumulative costs.