Triple Shot (BTD6)

BTD5

BSM2

BTD6

BTDB2

BCS

For the BTD4 upgrade of the same name, see Triple Shot (BTD4).

For the Spike-o-pult upgrade in BTD3, see Multi Shot.

Triple Shot

General Information

Game

Bloons TD 6

Tower

Dart Monkey

Unlocked at

2,000 XP

Cost

$380 (Easy)
$450 (Medium)
$485 (Hard)
$540 (Impoppable)

Activated Ability

N/A

Targeting Options

First, Last, Close, Strong,
Camo Prioritization with Enhanced Eyesight

Camo Detection

Restricted (upgradable to 0-3-2)

Popology

Damage Type(s)

Sharp

Angular Spray 3x

Straight Attack

Statistics

Damage

1 (darts, spray of 3)

Pierce

2 (darts, spray of 3)

Attack Speed

Fast (every 0.47475s, spray of 3)

Range

32 (0-3-0)

40 (0-3-1)48 (0-3-2)

Tower Boosts

N/A

Income/Life Boosts

N/A

Path Upgrades

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Current

Next →

Very Quick Shots

Triple Shot

Super Monkey Fan Club

Path Info

Path

Upgrade Tier

2

3

[Source]

“	Throws 3 darts at a time instead of 1.	”
	^{~ In-game description}

Triple Shot is the third upgrade of Path 2 for the Dart Monkey. With this upgrade, Dart Monkeys will shoot three darts at a time instead of one. Each dart has a base value of 2 pierce, and the lateral darts are shot at an angle of 30°. It attacks +33% faster, every 0.47475s instead of 0.633s. If given 4 And 4, the Dart Monkey throws four darts every fourth shot.

This upgrade costs $380 on Easy, $450 on Medium, $485 on Hard, and $540 on Impoppable.

Description[]

Overview[]

Triple Shot gains a patterned black headband, and a red cover patterned with white three vertical white bars at the front. Darts thrown by the monkey receive red dart flights (i.e. "wings") instead of light-orange.

Crosspathing with Path 1 grants a colored tailband on the monkey's tail, the color depending on crosspathing (green with 1-3-0, red with 2-3-0). Crosspathing with path 2 grants colored wristbands for the monkey's wrists, colored also depending on crosspathing (green with 0-3-1, red with 0-3-2).

Triple Shot retains the improved attack speed of Very Quick Shots, while now throwing three darts per shot, all identical to the regular dart. The darts have a 60° spread (30° in either direction).

Targeting Priorities[]

Triple Shot 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.

Adding Enhanced Eyesight adds Camo Prioritization, allowing all its attacks to prioritize Camo Bloons over other types when this secondary targeting option is active.

Full Popology[]

Statistics[]

Updated as of Version 47.0

Base stats

Dart: Projectile, sharp type, 3 per shot at 30° total spread, 32 range, 0.47475s attack cooldown, 1 damage, 2 pierce.

Crosspathing interactions

1-3-0:
- Per darts pierce increased from 2 to 3, compared to 0-3-0.
2-3-0:
- Per darts pierce increased from 3 to 5, compared to 0-3-0.
0-3-1:
- Gains +8 range (32 → 40)
- Projectile lifespan of per dart increased by 15%
0-3-2:
- Gains +8 range (32 → 40 → 48)
- Projectile lifespan of per dart increased by 20%
- Projectile speed of per dart increased by 10%
- Base tower gains camo detection, and all new attacks can affect camo

Monkey Knowledge interactions

Increased Lifespan: Projectiles shot from Dart Monkey have increased lifespan.
Extra Dart Pops: Increase projectile pierce by 1.
4 And 4: Dart Monkey's Triple Shot gets 4 darts every 4th shot.
Bonus Monkey!: Each game starts with a Free Dart Monkey.
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. Increases sell potency from 70% to 75%.
Veteran Monkey Training: All Monkeys reload time reduced by 3%.

Attack Interactions[]

See also: Attack Interactions/Bloons TD 6/Primary

Updated as of Version 38.0

Base attack(s)

Sharp
Angular Spray x3
Straight Attack

Costs[]

Updated as of Version 51.0. Listed prices exclude external buffs, any sacrifices, and Monkey Knowledge.

[Module \| Data]	Purchase				Sell
Costs	Easy	Medium	Hard	Impoppable	Easy	Medium	Hard	Impoppable
Upgrade (X-3-X)	$380	$450	$485	$540	-
Total (0-3-0)	$795	$940	$1,015	$1,130	$557	$658	$711	$791
Crosspath (1-3-0)	$915	$1,080	$1,165	$1,300	$641	$756	$816	$910
Crosspath (2-3-0)	$1,085	$1,280	$1,380	$1,540	$760	$896	$966	$1,078
Crosspath (0-3-1)	$870	$1,030	$1,110	$1,240	$609	$721	$777	$868
Crosspath (0-3-2)	$1,040	$1,230	$1,325	$1,480	$728	$861	$928	$1,036

This upgrade's prices (or included crosspath's prices) are affected by the following MK: Bonus Monkey!, Better Sell Deals

Strategy[]

Summary[]

Triple Shot is a decent early-game option for general damage to standard bloons, specifically against spaced Yellows and Pinks, as well as groups of weaker bloons. Triple Shot is superior than its sisterly upgrade Crossbow in its specialty, and has more general value but less specialized attacking styles. While the Triple Shot is more versatile in usage and positioning, in addition to transitioning decently to Super Monkey Fan Club for the mid-to-late stages of the game, Crossbow still has the edge versus stronger early-game bloons later on in the game and has a lower cost gap transitioning into the T4 upgrades, although Triple Shot has a cheaper T3 cost than the Crossbow and has a smoother transition at DPS from its T1 and T2 upgrades.

Tips[]

Triple Shot is still extremely usable if an optimized strategy is not paramount, or playing on an easier map/difficulty.
If the "Bonus Monkey!" and "More Cash" Monkey Knowledge are unlocked, then one 0-3-0 Dart Monkey can be afforded at the start of the game even on Impoppable.
Triple Shot synergizes better with Benjamin compared to Crossbow when it comes to penny-pinching early-game income. This is because the Biohack ability's damage buff is more significant on the Triple Shot's multiple darts than the Crossbow's single arrows.
In Ravine, Triple Shot is well-used for CHIMPS to excel the early-game, particularly with the necessity for a Dart start to begin CHIMPS.

Version History[]

Balance Changes[]

Originally, the price for this upgrade was slightly higher compared to BTD5. But since Version 47.0, Triple Shot was transformed into a speed upgrade for the Dart Monkey, on top of other speed upgrades before it, with a slightly further cost increase to justify.

Initial release (compared to BTD5)

Cost of Triple Shot increased ($330 → $400)

47.0

“	Shuffle on lower tier upgrade costs & increased attack speed across middle path in order to offer these upgrades more value both in and out of Super Monkey Fan Club transformation.	”
	^{~ Ninja Kiwi}

Triple Shot gains an attack cooldown reduction by 0.75x (+33% attack speed), attack cooldown decreased from 0.633s to 0.47475s.
Triple Shot cost increased from $400 to $450.

Bug Fixes and General Changes[]

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Extra Notes (Version History)[]

Gallery[]

Official artwork[]

Projectiles[]

Other languages[]

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Triple Shot
Danish	Tredobbelt Skud	Triple Shot
German	Dreifachschuss	Triple Shot
Polish	Potrójny strzał
Russian	Тройной выстрел	Triple Shot
Spanish	Tiro Triple

Trivia[]

Like its BTD5 counterpart, the Triple Shot upgrade is inspired by the Triple Dart Bloon in the Bloons series.
Triple Shot is the second-cheapest Tier 3 upgrade in BTD6 by the price of the upgrade alone, at $400 on Medium, second to Spike-o-pult, at $300 on Medium.
While no longer having (Razor) Sharp Shots in same path, it's not as powerful as it was in BTD5; however, it is easily made up by the (Very) Quick Shots upgrades instead.
Triple Shot has the highest price gap between the Tier 3 and Tier 4 upgrades, costing $400 on Medium compared to $8000 on Medium to get Super Monkey Fan Club, a 20x cost difference. The only other upgrade to do so is Bomber Ace ($900 on Medium) compared to Ground Zero ($18,000 on Medium).