Dart Ace

Dart Ace
General Information
Game	Bloons Super Monkey 2, Bloons Supermonkey 2 Mobile
Weapon Type	Darts
Monkeys	Supermonkey, Storm Monkey, Doctor Monkey
Cost	16,750 335,000
Popology
Damage Type(s)
Darts Sharp(Mobile) Shatter(Flash) Angular Spray x6(Mobile), x8(Flash) Aim-Based Mobility
Statistics
Epic Duration	10s
Epic Cooldown	25s (15s inactive cooldown)
Damage	1
Pierce	3
Attack Cooldown	0.07s (Mobile) 0.033s(Flash)
Size	6(Mobile) 5(Flash)
Projectile Speed	26
Projectile Lifespan	0.83s(Mobile) 0.533s(Flash)
Subsequent Upgrades
← Previous	Spikey Shots
← Previous	Spikey Shots
Current	Dart Ace
Current	Dart Ace
[Source]

“	Activated ability - Dart-blasting B12 flies escort, recharges over a short duration	”
	~ Bloons Super Monkey 2 Flash Description.

Dart Ace is the Dart arm epic power upgrade in Bloons Super Monkey 2. When activated, it calls in a B12 Ace below the equipped arm, which rapidly shoots volleys of multiple darts in a tight angle for 10 seconds, before flying away for 15 seconds, without taking cooldown reduction into account.

Note that this upgrade is greatly nerfed in Bloons Supermonkey 2 Mobile, as its quantity of projectiles is reduced from 8 to 6, and it shoots darts over 2x as slowly as the Flash variant.

It costs 16,750 on Flash and 335,000 on Mobile.

Full Popology

Statistics (Flash)

Ace Escort

• Lasts for 10 seconds, 25 second cooldown
• Creates AceEscort offset by 100w x 100h of the arm's direction below the Supermonkey
• Rotates up to 45° on either left or right when the Supermonkey moves left or right, and follows the Supermonkey

Dart:

• Projectile, Shatter type, Dart Weapon Type, 8j/6°, 5r size, 26 projectile speed, 0.533s lifespan, 0.033s attack cooldown, 1d, 3p.

Damage Types (Flash)

Dart

• Shatter
• Angular Spray x8
• Aim-Based Mobility

Statistics (Mobile)

Dart Ace

• Lasts for 10 seconds, 25 second cooldown
• Creates Dart Ace offset by 40w x 80h of the arm's direction below the Supermonkey
• Rotates up to 45° on either left or right when the Supermonkey moves left or right, and follows the Supermonkey

Dart:

• Projectile, Sharp type, Dart Weapon Type, 6j/6°, 6r size, 26 projectile speed, 0.83s lifespan, 0.07s attack cooldown, 1d, 3p.

Damage Types (Mobile)

Dart

• Sharp
• Angular Spray x6
• Aim-Based Mobility

Strategy

On Bloons Super Monkey 2 Flash, the Dart Ace is one of the best, if not the best, Arm Epic Powers in the game. Its biggest drawback is its low uptime relative to its cooldown, as it only lasts for 10 seconds but has a cooldown of 25 seconds, causing it to only be around for 40% of the time without any cooldown reduction. This does not stop it from being an excellent power, due to its rapid attack speed and sheer quantity of projectiles making it extremely powerful at popping all types of bloons.

This does not hold true in the Mobile version, which reduces the amount of projectiles by 2 (33.3% less projectiles) and reduces the attack speed by over half of the Flash Version's attack speed. Combined with Epic Powers not benefitting from any research except Hotter Cooldowns, this causes the Dart Ace to be a fairly poor Epic Power on the Mobile version.

Gallery

Dart Ace in the Flash version. Note how the shots are angled when the player is moving.

Differences Between Flash and Mobile

Listed are comparisons of Dart Ace in the final version of Bloons Super Monkey 2 Flash compared to the current version of Bloons Supermonkey 2 Mobile. Only attack speed differences above 15% are listed.

Initial Release

• Dart Ace Dart projectile Lifespan increased from 0.533s → 0.83s.
• Dart Ace Dart projectile hitbox radius increased from 5r → 6r.
• Dart Ace Dart projectile count decreased from 8j → 6j
• Dart Ace attack speed reduced from 0.033s → 0.07s
• Projectiles can't damage Frozen without Bloontonium Darts research.
• Cooldown Reduction only applies when the Dart Ace is not active.