| “ | Many, many tacks. | ” |
| ~ BTDB2 description |
The Tack Zone is the 5th tier upgrade on Path 3 for the Tack Shooter in Bloons TD Battles 2. It shares similarities to the pre-33.0 BTD6 stats of the BTD6 counterpart, except that it has the pre-25.0 BTD6 Tack Zone costs. It has a higher cost, sharp damage type, and short base range and pierce with more base damage per tack.
The upgrade costs $24,000 and has 30 range, firing 32 tacks at once, each tacks with 4 pierce, in a radially symmetric fashion. Path 1 crosspathing will impart increased rate of fire, while Path 2 crosspathing will give the Tack Zone enhanced range and pierce, 10 with 0-2-5. The tower can not pop camo without external support. It is unlocked with the other tier 5 Tack Shooter upgrades for 
1500.
The Tack Zone excels in middle and late game due to its relatively low cost for a tier-5 tower, very high rate of fire, high projectile count and long projectile range. Placing the Tack Zone close to bends in the track will maximize the number of tacks used.
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Summary[]
The Tack Zone is both reasonably inexpensive for a Tier 5 upgrade, works extremely well with Alch buffs, and greatly excels at shredding MOAB-class bloons. It does still suffer from being poor at popping DDTs underneath, but it is formidable against any other blimp type when given the right supports.
Tips[]
- 2-0-5 almost always offers the better results. 0-2-5 offers much more pierce and range, but there's always other options for high pierce anyway.
- Given the versatility of this upgrade, a player will typically have The Tack Zone as their first Tier 5 upgrade in BTDB2.
Version History[]
- Initial release (compared to BTD6 during Version 28.0)
The Tack Zone price increased ($20,000 → $24,000)- The Tack Zone now pops Frozen and Lead Bloons
- [bug] The Tack Zone now gains +1 pierce
- JoeyRainstorm from Ninja Kiwi stated that this is a bug, and should only apply to 0-3-2 Blade Shooter.
- 1.0.4
- Tack Zone damage type changed from Normal to Sharp
- Tack Zone base pierce decreased (5 → 4)
- 1.1.0
- Tack Zone XP requirements decreased by half (26,500 XP → 13,250 XP). Players who have unlocked this upgrade prior to this change will not receive a refund.
- 1.5.0
- No longer requires 13,250 XP to unlock. Players who have unlocked this upgrade before the update will not receive a full refund, as well as unlock all Tier 5 Tack Shooter upgrades.
- The Tack Zone now costs 1,500 Monkey Money instead of XP.
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