# Bloons TD Battles Update 6.18 is live now!

- Product: Bloons TD Battles (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bloons-td-battles)
- Vendor: Ninja Kiwi
- Date: 2023-04-05
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/444640/view/3691303959617343602
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/bloons-td-battles/releases/2023-04-05-update-6.18-is-live-now

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- **added** — New map Sprinkler
- **changed** — Monkey Ace 2-x Sharper Darts pierce increase reduced from +5 to +4
- **changed** — Monkey Ace 4-x Spectre cost reduced from $17k to $16k
- **changed** — Monkey Ace x-4 Ground Zero cost increased from $16k to $17k
- **changed** — Ice Tower x-3 Ice Shards projectiles can no longer receive pierce buffs from x-1 and x-4 village
- **changed** — Dartling Gunner 2-x Faster Barrel Spin cost reduced from $1200 to $1100
- **changed** — Dartling Gunner x-4 Bloon Area Denial System main attack pierce increased from 23 to 40
- **changed** — Dartling Gunner x-4 Bloon Area Denial System main attack explosion radius increased from 50 to 60
- **changed** — Heli Pilot 3-x Razor Rotors cost reduced from $1600 to $1500
- **changed** — Heli Pilot 4-x Apache Dartship main machine gun attack rate increased from 0.16 to 0.32
- **changed** — Heli Pilot 4-x Apache Dartship main machine gun damage increased from 1 to 2
- **changed** — Cobra Monkey x-4 Misdirection initial cooldown reduced from 20s to 15s
- **changed** — Boomerang Thrower 4-x Glaive Lord cost reduced from $4500 to $4000
- **changed** — Tack Shooter 3-x Tack Sprayer cost reduced from $600 to $500
- **changed** — Super Monkey base cost reduced from $2000 to $1800
- **changed** — Bloonchipper 3-x Triple Layer Blades damage increased from 2 to 3

##### New Content

-  Make sure you don't spring a leak in our new map, Sprinkler and try to keep your cool defending against your opponent's Bloon stream with a new set of balance changes.

##### Balance Changes

-  Monkey Ace
- 2-x Sharper Darts: pierce increase +5 -> +4
- 4-x Spectre: $17k -> $16k
- x-4 Ground Zero: $16k -> $17k

-  Ice Tower
- x-3 Ice Shards: Projectiles can no longer receive pierce buffs from x-1 and x-4 village

-  Dartling Gunner
- 2-x Faster Barrel Spin: $1200 -> $1100
- x-4 Bloon Area Denial System:
- Main attack pierce 23 -> 40
- Main attack explosion radius 50 -> 60

-  Heli Pilot
- 3-x Razor Rotors: $1600 -> $1500
- 4-x Apache Dartship:
- Apache main machine gun attack rate 0.16 -> 0.32
- Apache main machine gun damage 1 -> 2

-  Cobra Monkey
- x-4 Misdirection: Initial cooldown 20s -> 15s

-  Boomerang Thrower
- 4-x Glaive Lord: $4500 -> $4000

-  Tack Shooter
- 3-x Tack Sprayer: $600 -> $500

-  Super Monkey
- Base: $2000 -> $1800

-  Bloonchipper
- 3-x Triple Layer Blades: Damage 2 -> 3

Happy gaming!