- For the BTD6 counterpart, see Signal Flare (BTD6).
| “ | Camo Bloons popped by this tower permanently lose their camo status, and can be attacked by towers without camo detection. | ” |
| ~ Official Description |
Signal Flare is the third upgrade on the second path for the Mortar Tower in Bloons TD 5. It costs $425 on Easy, $500 on Medium, $540 on Hard, and $600 on Impoppable. In Bloons Monkey City, it costs $750 normally and about $640 when favored. It allows the Mortar Tower to detect and attack Camo Bloons. In Bloons TD 5, the Mortar Tower cannot target Camos without this upgrade. When a bloon is struck by this upgrade, the bloon looses it's camo status and becomes a regular allowing all towers to freely attack it. In Bloons Monkey City, a perk from the Mortar Monkey's knowledge pack allows this upgrade to both drop the camo and regen property off bloons.
Strategy[edit | edit source]
Signal Flare can strip off camo from dangerous Bloons, such as Camo Rainbow Bloons and Camo Ceramic Bloons.
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Trivia[edit | edit source]
- This upgrade in BTD5 uses the same artwork from the unupgraded Mortar Tower as its base.
- This upgrade was the only upgrade that removed Camo bloon status from bloons in BTD5, until the Monkey Engineer's Cleansing Foam upgrade in Bloons Tower Defense 5 Deluxe and the Monkey Sub's Submerge and Support upgrade and the Tier 4 upgrade for the Ice Fortress in Bloons TD 5 Mobile.
- It's the only 3rd Upgrade which is cheaper than the unupgraded Tower, unupgraded costing $750, Signal Flare costing $500.
- However, it costs the same as the unupgraded tower in Bloons Monkey City and Bloons TD Battles Mobile.
- In BMC, Signal Flare can remove camo from a DDT.
- A x/3 Mortar Tower costs more than a 3/x Monkey Engineer, but is more effective in some cases.
- In Bloons Monkey City Mobile, this upgrade still costs $500 normally.
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