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Dart Monkey is the base and first monkey tower on the Bloons TD Series and it appears in all games,with the only exceptions being BSM 1, BSM2 flash and BSM2 mobile. In Bloons TD1, Bloons TD2 and Bloons TD3 it shoots darts that pop up to 1 bloon each. It can be upgraded to pop more bloons or attack further.

Appearance[]

In these three games, its design is a hand drawn monkey, which doesn't change with upgrades.

Its buying menu icon is a brown circle with a dart on it.

Costs[]

It is the cheapest tower, with its price varying between games:

  • In Bloons TD 1, it costs $250.
  • In Bloons TD 2, it costs $250 on Easy, $280 on Medium, and $285 on Hard.
  • In Bloons TD 3, it costs $215 on Easy, $255 on Medium, and $270 on Hard.

Description[]

  • Bloons TD1: Shoots a single dart. Can upgrade to piercing darts and long range darts.
  • Bloons TD2: Shoots a single dart. Can upgrade to piercing darts and long range darts.
  • Bloons TD3: Shoots a single dart. Can upgrade to piercing darts, razor darts and long range darts.

Upgrades[]

Bloons TD[]

Its two upgrades are to get pierce and range.

Piercing Darts
COST: $210
Description: N/A
Effect: Allows A Dart Monkey to Pop through 2 Bloons with 1 Dart
BTD2LongRangeDarts
Long Range Darts
COST: $100
Description: N/A
Effect: Increases the Dart Monkey's Range by 25 [Once Only]

Total Costs[]

1-0 0-1 1-1
460 350 560

Bloons TD 2[]

Piercing Darts
COST: $180 / $205 / $210
Description:
Effect: Allows Dart Monkey to pop through two Bloons
BTD2LongRangeDarts
Long Range Darts
COST: $80 / $90 / $95
Description:
Effect: Increases range by 25

Total Costs[]

1-0 0-1 1-1
Easy 430 330 510
Medium 485 370 575
Hard 495 380 590

Bloons TD 3[]

Path 1[]

LongRangeDartsBTD3
Long Range Darts
COST: $75 / $90 / $95
Description: Increases the range of your Dart Monkey.
Effect: Increases range by 25
ExtraLongRangeDartsBTD3
Extra Long Range Darts
COST: $75 / $90 / $95
Description: Gives the monkey even more throwing distance.
Effect: Increases range by 25

Path 2[]

PiercingDartsBTD3
Piercing Darts
COST: $120 / $145 / $150
Description: Darts can pop 2 bloons instead of 1.
Effect: Self-explanatory
RazorDartsBTD3
Razor Darts
COST: $100 / $120 / $130
Description: Darts can pop 3 bloons instead of 2.
Effect: Self-explanatory


Strategies[]

Main article: Dart Monkey/Strategies

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • In BTD3, the description doesn't mention the Extra Long Range Darts upgrade.
  • The cheapest price for a dart monkey is $40.