| “ | Can pop up to 8 Bloons per throw. | ” |
| ~ In-game description |
Improved Rangs is the first upgrade of Path 1 for the Boomerang Monkey in Bloons TD 6. It increases pierce of boomerangs by +4, or +100 for MOAB Press special kylies. It can be unlocked for 100 XP.
This upgrade costs $170 on Easy, $200 on Medium, $215 on Hard, and $240 on Impoppable.
Description[]
Overview[]
Improved Rangs
This upgrade replaces the "V" shape on the top of the Boomerang's jumpsuit with an "X". Kylie Boomerangs and MOAB Presses change color of the hat belt to red.
Increases pierce of boomerangs by 4. For most boomerangs, this increases pierce of each boomerang from 4 to 8, while pierce of Kylie Boomerang's kylies each increase from 18 to 22. For MOAB Press's special kylies, they gain +100 pierce, from 200 to 300. It has no benefit for MOAB Domination's explosions.
Targeting Priorities[]
Improved Rangs targets bloons using the standard targeting priorities. It shoots a curved movement projectile.
- 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.
Like all Boomerang Monkeys, Improved Rangs can access Change Hands secondary targeting priority to switch hands, changing the origin and direction of the boomerangs.
Full Popology[]
Statistics[]
- Updated as of Version 44.1
- Base stats
- Boomerang:
- Projectile, sharp type, 43 range, 1.2s attack cooldown, 1 damage, 8 pierce.
- Crosspathing interactions
- 1-x-x:
- 1-x-<3:
- Boomerang gains +4 pierce, for a total of 8 pierce instead of 4.
- 1-0-3:
- Kylie Boomerang gains +4 pierce, for a total of 22 pierce instead of 18.
- 1-0-4:
- Knockback Boomerang gains +60 pierce, for a total of 260 pierce instead of 200.
- 1-0-5:
- Kylie Boomerang gains another extra pierce up to 58.
- Knockback Boomerang gains +60 pierce, for a total of 360 pierce instead of 300.
- 1-x-<3:
- Monkey Knowledge interactions
Cheap 'Rangs: Base cost of Boomerang Thrower reduced by 50.- Recurring 'Rangs: Boomerangs that return to the Boomerang Monkey will be thrown a second time.
- Come On Everybody!: Primary towers attack 5% faster if all are below tier 3, and cost 5% less if all are tier 3 or 4.
- Monkey Education: All Monkeys XP earn rate increased by 8%.
- Better Sell Deals: All Monkeys sell for 5% more. Sells for 75% instead of 70%.
- Veteran Monkey Training: All Monkeys reload time reduced by 3%.
Attack Interactions[]
- See also: Attack Interactions/Bloons TD 6/Primary
- Updated as of Version 38.3
- Base attack(s)
- Boomerang:
- Sharp
- Single Projectile
- Curved Attack
Costs[]
- Updated as of Version 46.0. Listed prices exclude external buffs, any sacrifices, and Monkey Knowledge.
| [Module | Data] | Purchase | Sell | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costs | Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable | Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable |
| Upgrade (1-X-X) | $170 | $200 | $215 | $240 | - | |||
| Total (1-0-0) | $435 | $515 | $555 | $620 | $305 | $361 | $389 | $434 |
| Crosspath (1-1-0) | $585 | $690 | $745 | $830 | $410 | $483 | $522 | $581 |
| Crosspath (1-2-0) | $795 | $940 | $1,015 | $1,130 | $557 | $658 | $711 | $791 |
| Crosspath (1-0-1) | $520 | $615 | $665 | $740 | $364 | $431 | $466 | $518 |
| Crosspath (1-0-2) | $775 | $915 | $990 | $1,100 | $543 | $641 | $693 | $770 |
This upgrade's prices (or included crosspath's prices) are affected by the following MK: 
Cheap 'Rangs, 
Better Sell Deals
Strategy[]
Summary[]
Improved Rangs greatly improves the pierce of the Boomerang Monkey, from 4 to 8. It is helpful for combating groups of bloons, especially during the early game. A rather cheap upgrade that can be afforded at the start of many games that focuses on high pierce.
Most higher-level upgrades would appreciate this upgrade as a stepping stone to the Glaives upgrade crosspath. For Bionic Boomerang and above, this upgrade is usually the preferred crosspath. For Kylie Boomerang, it depends, but generally the main attack works better with the attack speed from the middle crosspath while the special rang prefers the additional pierce and push distance from this crosspath. General use case for MOAB Press without further upgrading into Glaives is mostly just increased pierce if needing to budget money very tightly.
Tips[]
- Improved Rangs is useful for beating Round 4.
- When used for early-game Races, try to look for a use case for the Improved Rangs upgrade when strapped with only a handful of starting cash. The middle crosspath is better for general DPS cases, while bottom crosspath is superior against stronger bloon types and thus higher reliability against multi-layered bloons.
Version History[]
Balance Changes[]
Only affected by base Boomerang Monkey attack speed buff and some crosspathing interactions.
- 20.0
- Improved Rangs total pierce for MOAB Press's special kylies decreased. Also affects MOAB Domination's special kylies.
- 26.0
- Affected by base Boomerang Monkey attack speed buff
- 44.0
- Improved Rangs total pierce for MOAB Press's special kylies decreased. Also affects MOAB Domination's special kylies.
- 45.0
| “ | [...] We were unhappy with the recent MOAB Press nerf, so this is being undone for further review. [...] | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
- Improved Rangs pierce bonus to MOAB Press's special kylies increased. Also affects MOAB Domination's special kylies.
Bug Fixes and General Changes[]
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Extra Notes (Version History)[]
Gallery[]
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Other languages[]
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- Upgrade Name
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| English | Improved Rangs | |
| German | TBA | |
| Polish | TBA |
- Upgrade Description
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| English | Can pop up to 8 Bloons per throw. | |
| German | TBA | |
| Polish | TBA |
Trivia[]
- The Boomerang Monkey with Improved Rangs has a very similar jumpsuit to that from the Red Hot 'Rangs in BTD5.
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