Bloons Tower Defense 4 has all the towers from the previous games, including 6 brand new ones.
Towers
Dart Monkey
"Shoots a single dart that pops a single Bloon. Can upgrade to a Spike-O-Pult with a level four upgrade."
~ Game description''
The Dart Monkey is the most basic tower in the Bloons Tower Defense series. It has been in every BTD game.
Hotkey: D
Cost: 200
Upgrades
Cost: 140
Darts can pop two Bloons instead of one.
Cost: 90
Gives the monkey more throwing distance.
Cost: 300
Gives the monkey a catapult that hurls giant spiked balls.
Cost: 1,000
Spike-O-Pult becomes three times a deadly.
(Total Selling Price: 1,384)
Tack Shooter
Shoots a volley of tacks in eight directions. Has short range, but is good for thinning out Bloons at intersections and corners.
Hotkey: T
Cost: 360
Upgrades
Cost: 210
Increases the fire rate of the Tack Shooter.
Cost: 100
Increases the attack radius of the Tack Shooter.
Cost: 280
Shoots razor sharp bladed discs instead of tacks!
Cost: 2,500
Throws out a fiery hot burst of flame that can pop anything.
(Total Selling price: 2,760)
Boomerang Thrower
Throws a boomerang that follows a curved path back to the tower. Can pop multiple Bloons at once.
Hotkey: R
Cost: 400
Upgrades
Cost: 250
Boomerang will hit up to seven Bloons at once.
Cost: 100
Sonic boomerangs smash through frozen Bloons.
Cost: 280
Glaives slice through up to twelve Bloons at once!
Cost: 1,850
Lightsabre slices through anything and everything up to seventy Bloons at once!
(Total Selling Price: 2,304)
Bomb Tower
Launches a bomb that explodes on impact. Can destroy many Bloons at once.
Hotkey: B
Cost: 700
Upgrades
Cost: 400
Big bombs affect a larger area.
Cost: 200
Can shoot bombs further than normal.
Cost: 210
Shoots fast missiles instead of bombs that go faster, farther, and pop more.
(Note: The Missile Launcher upgrade also grants a slight fire rate increase.)
Cost: 765
Special missiles cause 10x damage to MOABs and BFBs.
(Total Selling Price: 1928)
Ice Tower
Freezes nearby Bloons with every pulse. Frozen Bloons are immune to anything sharp.
Hotkey: I (Uppercase 'i')
Cost: 380
Upgrades
Cost: 225
Increased freeze time and attack radius.
Cost: 100
Slows Bloons Down even after they thaw out!
Cost: 400
Freezes so violently that Bloons will pop before freezing!
Cost: 6,000
Extreme cold slows down anything that comes near the Ice Tower.
(Note: When upgraded to Arctic Wind, Bloons that are in the Ice Tower's attack radius are slowed down 66%.)
(Total Selling Price: 5,684)
Mortar Tower
Targets a specific area of ground over any distance with an explosive attack.
Hotkey: M
Cost: 825
Upgrades
- Greater Accuracy
Cost: 200
Increases the mortar's accuracy.
- Rapid Reload
Cost: 250
Increases the mortar's firing rate.
- Bloon Buster
Cost: 800
Smashes through two layers of Bloons.
Cost: 2,000
Triple the pain.
(Total Selling Price: 3260)
Glue Gunner
Shoots a glob a glue at at* Bloon, slowing it down. Ceramic Bloons can be glued but will not be slowed down.
Hotkey: G
Cost: 300
*At time of writing, repeat of the word "at" is indeed in the Glue Gunner's description.
Upgrades
- Stickier Glue
Cost: 120
Makes Glue last much longer.
- Glue Soak
Cost: 200
Glue soaks through all layers of Bloons.
- Corrosive Glue
Cost: 300
Glue eats through Bloons, dissolving them every two seconds.
- Glue Splatter
Cost: 3000
Affects a large area around impact, soaking up to twenty Bloons at once.
(Total Selling Price: 3,136)
Monkey Beacon
Increases the attack range of all stuff within the beacon area. Has several useful upgrades that 'help out nearby towers, including its ultimate ability to call in Super Monkey Storms.
Hotkey: N
Cost: 1,000
Upgrades
- Wider Influence
Cost: 500
Increses area of effect for all the beacons abilities.
- Jungle Drums
Cost: 1,500
Increases attack speed of all towers withing the Monkey Beacon's radius.
- Sonar Beacon
Cost: 280
Allows targeting of Camo Bloons for towers inside the radius.
- Monkey Storm
Cost: 3500
Calls in a wave of Super Monkeys* that wipes out all Bloons on screen. Unique.
(Note: After you purchase the Monkey Storm upgrade, a new upgrade will appear called Call Super Monkey Storm, cost-850 on easy. Every time you buy it, every Bloon excluding MOABs and BFBs will be destroyed. But after each use you must wait approx. 65 seconds to use it again.)
(Total Selling Price: 5,424)
Monkey Ace
The only unit that moves, the Monkey Ace patrols the skies above the action, regularly strafing the area with powerful piercing darts.
Hotkey: A
Cost: 900
(Note: The Monkey Ace tower moves in a vertical figure-8 that covers the height of roughly the entire screen.)
Upgrades
- Pineapple Express
Cost: 200
Drops highly explosive pineapples.
- Spy Plane
Cost: 350
Allows detection of Camo Bloons for all towers near the plane.
- Rapidfire
Cost: 700
Increases attack rate.
- Operation: Dart Storm
Cost: 3,000
Our darts will block out the sun.
(Note: The Operation: Dart Storm upgrade makes it so the Monkey Ace tower fires twice as many darts, twice as fast.)
(Total Selling Price: 4,120)
Monkey Buccaneer
The only unit that can be placed in water - the Monkey Buccaneer has a long range and shoots a single, heavy dart.
Hotkey: U
Cost: 600
Upgrades
- Grape Shot
Cost: 300
Adds a volley of deadly sharpened grapes to the attack.
- Crow's Nest
Cost: 150
Allows detection of Camo Bloons for any towers in the radius.
- Longer Canons
Cost: 180
Increases attack range of the ship's canons.
- Battleship
Cost: 2,000
Total nautical domination.
(Note: The Battleship upgrade doubles the attack speed the of Monkey Buccaneer.)
(Total Selling Price: 2,584)
Monkey Apprentice
Trained in the ancient arts of monkey wizardry. Learns new spells with every upgrade. This unit is flexible and will continue randomly using his old spells with his new one.
Hotkey: W
Cost: 550
Upgrade
- Intense Magic
Cost: 300
Wizard's magic orb becomes more powerful, pop* up to seven Bloons at once.
*At time of writing, this gramatical error is indeed in this upgrade's description.)
- Fireball
Cost: 300
Hurls a burning ball of flame that explodes on impact.
- Summon Whirlwind
Cost: 2,000
Whirlwind* will blow Bloons away from the exit, but will thaw Bloons and remove glue.
- Tempest Tornado
Cost: 8,000
Tempest tornados* pop Bloons as well as push them around. Affects up to 120 Bloons at once.
*At time of writing, this spelling error is indeed in this upgrade's description.
(Total Selling Price: 8,920)
Super Monkey
Super Monkey shoots incredibly fast. Can upgrade to Laser Vision, then Plasma Vision. Ultimate upgrade is ultimately powerful. Find out for yourself...
Hotkey: S
Cost: 3,400
Upgrades
- Super Range
Cost: 1, 000
Super Range greatly increases Super Monkey attack radius.
- Laser Vision
Cost: 3, 500
Lasers can pop two Bloons at once, and can pop frozen Bloons.
- Plasma Vision
Cost: 4, 000
Plasma shoots twice as fast and vaporizes everything it touches!
- Sun God
Cost: 20,000
Legends speak of a being that fears no Bloon.
(Note: The Sun God upgrade shoots a little bit faster and divides into three beams.)
(Total Selling Price: 26,000)
Banana Farm
Generates extra money at the end of every round, but doesn't attack anything. Can upgrade to increase money bonus.
Hotkey: F
Cost: 1,000
Upgrades
- More Bananas
Cost: 400
Increases money generated to one hundred twenty per round.
- Banana Plantation
Cost: 1,200
Banana Plantation generates two hundred fifty money per round.
- Banana Republic
Cost: 2,500
Banana Republic pulls in a cool five hundred money per round.
- Banana Research Facility
Cost: 10,000
High Tech banana facility earns you a staggering two thousdand money per round.
(Total Selling Price: 12,080)
Road Items
Road Spikes
Place these road spikes on the track to pop Bloons. Can pop ten Bloons before wearing out. Road Spikes last only until the end of the round.
Hotkey: K
Cost: 30
Pineapple
Like all healthy food, Pineapples explode shortly after being placed, so don't put any down unless you want to blow up some Bloons.
Hotkey: P
Cost: 25
Monkey Glue
Monkey Glue slows down Bloons. Each glob can pop twenty Bloons before waering out. Monkey Glue only lasts until the end of the round.
Hotkey: E
Cost: 10