| “ | Pops and freezes nearby Bloons for a short time. Frozen Bloons are immune to sharp damage. Can't freeze White, Zebra, or Lead Bloons. | ” |
| ~ Bloons TD 6 description |
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Ice Tower is a tower that has been present in the BTD series since BTD1. Originally, it was merely a ball of ice surrounded by snow, and it was known simply as Ice Tower. It was then called Ice Ball in BTD2 and BTD3, but it went back to being called Ice Tower in Bloons TD 4, BTD5, and BTDB. In BTD5, the tower was redesigned as a monkey, and has been portrayed as such in all following sequels. In Bloons Monkey City, Bloons TD 6, and BATTD, it's known as Ice Monkey.
It attacks by freezing the bloons for roughly half a second at first. It has a short range when not upgraded, but is still effective at delaying bloons. Without any upgrades or Specialty Buildings, it is completely ineffective against White Bloons, Zebra Bloons, and MOAB-Class Bloons.
Frozen bloons cannot be popped by sharp objects, and must be blasted or "vaporized" using a tower such as, but not limited to, the Bomb Tower, Super Monkey with Laser Vision, Wizard Monkey's Dragon's Breath, or sunrays shot by a Sun God. Whirlwinds and tornadoes can immediately thaw frozen bloons, though they will still be blown back. MOAB-Class bloons cannot be frozen by the Ice Tower (except certain upgrades in in Bloons TD 6/Absolute Zero in BTD5) but can be damaged with the Snap Freeze upgrade.
The Ice Tower is a very useful tower because of its abilities once it has been upgraded to the Arctic Wind. In the higher rounds, it is recommended in several guides to have at least one Arctic Wind, as it can slow many bloons down to a crawl. Arctic Wind also has an extra ability in BTD6 that allows you to place both land and water towers in the water affected by Arctic Wind.
As of Bloons TD 6, the Ice Monkey can now damage bloons without being upgraded, just like Snap Freeze in previous games. However, it is more expensive, and its pierce is heavily nerfed. It now costs $425 on Easy, $500 on Medium, and $540 on Hard, and $600 on Impoppable.
Game appearances[]
Ice Monkey makes up to 15 appearances:
Before Bloons TD 4[]
- Main article: Ice Monkey (pre-BTD4)
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Bloons TD 4[]
- Main article: Ice Tower (BTD4)
In Bloons TD 4, the Ice Tower returns. However, it now has four upgrades along the same upgrade path. Its first upgrade, Improved Ice Tower, merges the first two upgrades of each path in previous games. Permafrost and Snap Freeze make a return as upgrades after Improved Ice Tower. Arctic Wind makes a debut in that game.
Bloons TD 5[]
- Main article: Ice Tower (BTD5)
The Ice Monkey makes a return in Bloons TD 5. [...]
Bloons TD 6[]
- Main article: Ice Monkey (BTD6)
In Bloons TD 6, the Ice Monkey returns. It... [...]
Bloons Pop![]
- Main article: Ice Monkey (Bloons Pop!)
The Ice Monkey makes an appearance in the puzzle game Bloons Pop!. It produces six-pointed shards of frost every time it attacks, freezing any bloon other than White or Zebra for up to 3 turns.
Tower Costs[]
| Game | Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloons TD | $850 | |||
| Bloons TD 2 | $385 | $435 | $440 | - |
| Bloons TD 3 | $255 | $360 | $460 | - |
| Bloons TD (iOS) | $TBA | $TBA | $TBA | - |
| Bloons TD 4 | $325 | $380 | $410 | - |
| Bloons TD 5 | $255 | $300 | $325 | - |
| Bloons TD 5 Mobile | $255 | $300 | $325 | $360 |
| Bloons TD Battles | $300 | |||
| Bloons TD Battles Mobile | $300 | |||
| Bloons Monkey City | $300 | |||
| Bloons Monkey City Mobile | $300 | |||
| Bloons TD 6 | $425 | $500 | $540 | $600 |
| Bloons Adventure Time TD | $300 | |||
Upgrades[]
Bloons TD[]
| Long Freeze Time COST: $450
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| Description: Freezes bloons for longer.
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
| Wide Freeze Radius COST: $300
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| Description: Increases freeze radius.
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
Bloons TD 2[]
| Long Freeze Time COST: $385 / $435 / $440
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| Description: Freezes bloons for longer.
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
| Wide Freeze Radius COST: $180 / $205 / $210
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| Description: Increases freeze radius.
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
Bloons TD 3[]
Path 1[]
| Longer Freeze COST: $360 / $435 / $460
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| Description: Bloons stay frozen for longer.
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
| Perma Frost COST: $215 / $255 / $270
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| Description: Slows down bloons even then after thawing out.
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
Path 2[]
| Wide Freeze Radius COST: $205 / $170 / $215
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| Description: Increases freeze radius.
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
| Snap Freeze COST: $245 / $295 / $315
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| Description: Freezes so violently that sometimes pops bloons once before freezing!
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
Total Costs[]
Bloons TD 4[]
| Improved Ice Tower COST: $190 / $225 / $245
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| Description: Increased freeze time and attack radius.
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
| Permafrost COST: $85 / $100 / $110
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| Description: Slows down bloons even after thawing out!
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
| Snap Freeze COST: $340 / $400 / $430
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| Description: Freezes so violently that some bloons pop before freezing!
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
| Arctic Wind COST: $5,100 / $6,000 / $6,480
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| Description: Extreme cold slows down anything that comes near the Ice Tower.
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
Total Costs[]
| Easy | Medium | Hard | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Total Sell Amount |
$4832 | $5684 | $6140 |
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Total Cost |
$6040 | $7105 | $7675 |
Bloons TD 5[]
Path 1[]
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Enhanced Freeze COST: $190 / $225 / $245 / $270 UNLOCK: TBA XP | |
| Description: This enhanced Ice Tower has a larger freeze area and freezes bloons for longer.
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
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Snap Freeze COST: $340 / $400 / $430 / $480 UNLOCK: TBA XP | |
| Description: The tower freezes so fast the bloons pop once before freezing.
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
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Arctic Wind COST: $5,525 / $6,500 / $7,020 / $7,800 UNLOCK: TBA XP | |
| Description: Super cold aura that slows all bloons that come near the tower. In addition the regular freeze effect of the tower has a much larger area.
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
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Viral Frost COST: $5,100 / $6,000 / $6,480 / $7,200 UNLOCK: TBA XP | |
| Description: Bloons are frozen so cold that freeze all bloons that come in contact with them, spreading the freeze like a virus.
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
Path 2[]
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Permafrost COST: $85 / $100 / $110 / $120 UNLOCK: TBA XP | |
| Description: Makes the bloons so cold that they move slowly even after thawing out.
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
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Deep Freeze COST: $295 / $350 / $380 / $420 UNLOCK: TBA XP | |
| Description: Freezes 2 layers of bloons instead of 1.
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
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Ice Shards COST: $1,700 / $2,000 / $2,160 / $2,400 UNLOCK: TBA XP | |
| Description: Creates razor sharp pieces of ice on frozen bloons that, when they pop, fly out and pop more bloons.
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
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Absolute Zero COST: $1,700 / $2,000 / $2,160 / $2,400 UNLOCK: TBA XP | |
| Description: Absolute Zero Ability: Freezes the entire screen of bloons for 4 seconds. Does not affect MOAB-class bloons.
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
Total Costs[]
Bloons Adventure Time TD[]
- Main article: Ice Monkey (BATTD)
In Version 1.5.0, Ice Monkey has been added to Bloons Adventure Time TD as a Common Ally. He can be equipped to Max, Sam, Captain Cassie, C4 Charlie, Supermonkey, Sai, Juggernaut Max, Commander Cassie, and Ice King. He costs $300 on all difficulties, has an attack speed of 0.42, range of 25, pierce of 8, and initially 0 damage, and a damage type of freezing (actually "N/A" according to the in-game statistics) like the BTD5 Ice Tower.
He comes in groups of 2 per ally slot, allowing up to 16 Ice Monkeys to be placed on the map at one time (+2 with Commander Cassie's "Scramble!" upgrade, and double the total sum with Warrior Bubblegum's "Born to Rule" upgrade).
| Enhanced Freeze COST: $260
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| Description: This enhanced freezing attack has a larger range and freezes bloons for longer.
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
| Snap Freeze COST: $340
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| Description: A chill so cold it snaps a layer off frozen bloons.
Effect: Self-explanatory | ||
Differences Between BTD5 Flash and BTD5 Mobile[]
The Ice Tower has more differences between its Flash and Mobile counterparts compared to other towers.
Absolute Zero ability now slows all MOAB-Class Bloons on screen to half speed, including Boss Bloons.- Arctic Wind can slow down Camo Bloons if the tower is under the influence of a x/2 Monkey Village.
- Ice Shards and Arctic Wind can be used together.
- Ice Tower's freeze effect cannot hit Frozen Bloons.
- When a Rainbow Bloon is popped by a 2/x Ice Tower, the Zebras will not be frozen or affected by Permafrost. In the case of Ice Shards, they do not release shards.
- The Monkey Intelligence Bureau unintentionally does not grant this tower the ability to freeze White Bloons and Zebra Bloons, but it can still pop them with Snap Freeze, effectively ruining the tower's late game viability without said upgrade.
- Snap Freeze can now damage MOAB-Class Bloons.
- Shards of Ice Shards are now smaller than normal.
- Ice Shards will cause less lag.
Version History (Bloons TD Battles Mobile)[]
Ice Tower has mixed popularity. While it is often not used due to hindering towers that can't pop frozen bloons, whenever it is used the Ice Tower is most often used for its Absolute Zero upgrade, which in this game can slow down M.O.A.B. Class Bloons to half speed, similar to Sabotage Supply Lines but at a lower cost. However, the other upgrades are almost never as frequently used, therefore many of the upgrades other than Absolute Zero have been buffed through various updates. Some fairly popular load outs that use the Ice Tower are Dart Farm Ice, Apprentice Farm Ice, Ninja Village/Mortar/Farm Ice, Dartling Farm Ice, and Heli Farm Ice.
Strangely enough, the Ice Tower has received very few buffs or nerfs. While it technically has received more buffs than nerfs, the Absolute Zero nerf is more prevalent compared to its buffs received.
- 3.5
- Ice Tower's freeze effect now hits Frozen Bloons, though freezing the same bloon multiple times will not stack freeze time.
- 3.6
- Juggernaut can pop frozen bloons.
- 4.6
| “ | It's a tale of two halves for the Ice Tower. We very rarely see the first path upgraded to max and this is likely down to the fact that it's not really worth the cost. Allowing Viral Frost to pop white/zebra bloons should help with that. On the flip side, Absolute Zero is currently too easy to sell and rebuy to infinitely slow down bloons, which can render a costly rush completely useless. We've bumped up the price to help counter that. | ” |
| ~ "BTD Battles Update 4.6 Balance Changes" |
- Viral Frost can now pop White and Zebra bloons.
- Absolute Zero price increased ($2000 → $3500).
- 6.6
- Ice Shards price increased ($2000 → $2800)
- 6.9
- Viral Frost now grants camo detection
- 6.12
- Ice Tower base freeze pierce decreased (infinite -> 150)
- Arctic Wind base freeze pierce decreased (infinite -> 450)
- Viral Frost base freeze pierce decreased (infinite -> 750)
- Ice Shards base freeze pierce decreased (infinite -> 450)
- 6.13
- Viral Frost now strips Camo properties
- 6.15
- Ice Shards' shardable effect now only passes down a maximum of 3 layers
- 6.17
- Viral Frost price increased ($6000 -> $7000)
- 6.18
- Ice Shards projectiles no longer receive pierce buffs from Monkey Fort and MIB Call To Arms
Quotes[]
| “ | Ice Monkeys put nearby bloons into cold storage, freezing them and popping them; especially good at corners and junctions. Powerful upgrades include: Snap Freeze, Arctic Wind, Viral Frost, Absolute Zero. | ” |
| ~ BMC Flash tower summary of the Ice Monkey |
| “ | Temporarily freezes nearby bloons. Frozen bloons are immune to sharp objects. | ” |
| ~ BMC Steam tower description of the Ice Monkey |
Gallery[]
Bloons TD 1[]
Bloons TD 4[]
Bloons TD 5[]
BATTD[]
Trivia[]
BTD1-BTD5[]
- Along with the Monkey Ace, the Monkey Apprentice's Summon Phoenix, the Glaive Lord, the Wizard Lord, Banana Research Facility, Monkey Village, and the Monkey Buccaneer, the Ice Tower is one of the towers with an idle animation in BTD5 (which is the snow around it).
- An Absolute Zero Ice Tower, however, has no idle animation.
- The Ice tower is the only tower in Bloons TD 5 that has its path 1 tier 4 upgrade cheaper than tier 3 upgrade.
- In BTD5 Deluxe however, the Tier 3 and 4 Bloonchipper's Path 2 upgrades both cost the same as well.
- In Bloons TD 4, it is the only tower that does not change its appearance at all until it is upgraded to the fourth upgrade.
- In Bloons TD 5, the ice tower's name does not change in any way when it is upgraded.
- Ice Towers used to be used very frequently in Bloons TD Battles to make rounds last forever and give the player using them a massive income, but Ninja Kiwi made it so that the next round automatically begins 30 seconds after the last natural bloon in a round spawns, making this strategy useless. However, some people still use it but include a 2/x ice tower since this "ice-stalling" no longer makes the rounds last forever. This is called "ice shredding" by the fan base.
- The official artwork for the Ice Tower was changed in an update. The Ice Shards upgrade reuses the old artwork (with added shards to it), similar to the Monkey Apprentice, whose old official artwork is used for the Monkey Sense upgrade, the Monkey Buccaneer who's old official artwork used for the Longer Cannons upgrade and to the Banana Farm, whose old artwork is used for the More Bananas upgrade.
- The BTD5-generation Flash incarnations of the Ice Monkey are the only towers in the series to have infinite pierce without upgrades.
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