- For the Mortar Monkey upgrade, see Faster Reload (Mortar Monkey).
| “ | Reloads faster. | ” |
| ~ In-game description |
Faster Reload is the first upgrade of Path 2 for the Bomb Shooter in Bloons TD 6. It allows Bomb Shooter to shoot 33% faster (from every 1.5s to every 1.125s).
This upgrade costs $210 on Easy, $250 on Medium, $270 on Hard, and $300 on Impoppable.
Description[]
Appearance[]
This upgrade adds three red fins to the top of the body of the cannon.
Mechanics[]
Faster Reload grants +33% attack speed (75% attack cooldown) or an attack cooldown of 1.125 seconds.
Targeting Priorities[]
Faster Reload targets bloons using the standard targeting priorities. It shoots straight movement projectiles.
- First: Targets the first bloon visible within its range.
- Last: Targets the last bloon visible within its range.
- Close: Targets the closest bloon visible within its range.
- Strong: Targets the strongest bloon visible within its range.
Costs[]
- Updated as of Version 32.0. Listed prices exclude external buffs, any sacrifices, and Monkey Knowledge.
| Purchase | Sell | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costs | Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable | Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable |
| Upgrade (X-1-X) | $210 | $250 | $270 | $300 | - | |||
| Total (0-1-0) | $655 | $775 | $835 | $930 | $459 | $543 | $585 | $651 |
| Crosspath (1-1-0) | $950 | $1,125 | $1,215 | $1,350 | $665 | $788 | $851 | $945 |
| Crosspath (2-1-0) | $1,500 | $1,775 | $1,915 | $2,130 | $1,050 | $1,243 | $1,341 | $1,491 |
| Crosspath (0-1-1) | $825 | $975 | $1,050 | $1,170 | $578 | $683 | $735 | $819 |
| Crosspath (0-1-2) | $1,080 | $1,275 | $1,375 | $1,530 | $756 | $893 | $963 | $1,071 |
This upgrade's prices (or included crosspath's prices) are affected by the following MK: 
Better Sell Deals
Strategy[]
Summary[]
This is a basic attack speed bonus for the Bomb Shooter, which helps it apply explosions at a faster rate, although Bigger Bombs may be the better option for countering large groups of slower bloons.
Tips[]
- Although mostly used as a stepping stone for the next upgrade, Missile Launcher, It might be used as a 2-1-0, for the extra damage.
Version History[]
Mostly improvements for Path 2 crosspathing.
- 18.0
Faster Reload attack speed bonus increased (25% → 33%)
- 22.0
- Base pierce decreased (18 → 14)
Gallery[]
Official artwork[]
Trivia[]
- Although Faster Reload was claimed by NK to be buffed in attack speed bonus from +20% to +25%, it was actually buffed from +25% to +33%, the 20% and 25% values are actually the decrease in attack cooldown.
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