What does upgrading a Spike-O-Pult monkey's pierce do?

When you upgrade a Dart Monkey into a Spike-O-Pult, the description is:

Converts the Dart Monkey into a Spike-O-Pult, a powerful tower that hurls a large spiked ball instead of darts. Good range, but slower attack speed.Each ball can pop 18 bloons.

So the dart monkey goes from popping 1 balloon (2,0 upgrades) to 18 (3,0 udgrades).

However, what happens when you upgrade on the other path, where it says the Dart Monkey can now pop 2 or 3 balloons? Does it add to the 18? Or is it useless as one upgrade pops 3 and the other pops 18?

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Best Answer

The catapult increases the number of bloons you can pop. The sharper shots increases the number of layers you can pop per bloon.

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Can spike a PULT pop lead?

Spike-o-pult switches the darts for small spiked balls with 22 pierce, Shatter type, (able to pop Frozen but not Lead) and +1 damage to Ceramics, for 2 total, as well as the ability to bounce off obstacles. However, it also decreases attack speed, changing attack cooldown from 0.95 seconds to 1.15 seconds.

What does Pierce do in Btd 6?

Pierce is a commonly used description for the maximum number of bloons that can be affected by an individual element of attack. An element of an attack may be a dart, tack, bomb, frag or something else that is individual.

Does juggernaut pop lead bloons?

Juggernaut is the final upgrade on path 1 for the Dart Monkey in Bloons TD 5, and it is unlocked at Rank 19. It shoots a big ball that can pop frozen and Lead Bloons, pop up to 100 Bloons per shot and does 5 damage to Ceramic Bloons.

Can dart monkeys pop frozen bloons?

Each ball can pop lots of Bloons and rebounds off obstacles. Effect: Hurls spiked balls that pop up to 22 bloons per shot, deal +1 damage to Ceramics, bounce off obstacles, and pop Frozen.

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