Camo Trap

The Camo Trap strips the Camo property from Bloons that touch it, so towers without Camo detection can see and pop them. Each trap works on up to 500 Camo Bloons, and every purchase gives two traps for 50 Monkey Money.

What the Camo Trap does

• Placed on the track, where it stays across rounds until used up.
• Removes Camo from up to 500 Bloons, or 600 with the Bigger Camo Trap knowledge.
• Only Camo Bloons interact with it. Normal Bloons pass over without using it up.
• Works on Camo DDTs too, and a decamoed DDT does not release Camo children.
• It does not pop anything. It only makes Bloons visible.
• Can be placed during the break between rounds.

Like the Glue Trap, it counts Bloons rather than layers. A Camo Ceramic decamoed before it splits uses one charge, while its children would use many. Place it near the start of the track, before your towers.

How long one Camo Trap lasts

On Standard rounds, if the trap catches Camo Bloons before they split:

• Placed before round 24, it lasts until about round 70 (round 78 with Bigger Camo Trap).
• Placed before round 36, it lasts until the end of round 74 (into round 90 with Bigger Camo Trap).
• Placed before round 48, it lasts into round 90 (into round 95 with Bigger Camo Trap).

Two traps can carry a game to round 94. The first Camo waves, a Camo Green on round 24 and 20 Camo Reds plus 13 Camo Yellows on round 33, only cost 75 lives together if you let them leak. On most modes you can afford that, so placing the first trap on round 34 stretches it further.

How to get Camo Traps

Buy them for 50 Monkey Money per two traps, or collect them from:

• Achievements: Infrared (pop 250,000 Camo Bloons, 3 traps plus 100 Monkey Money), I see you (3), Axis of Havoc (2) and Full Speed Ahead! (1).
• Quests, including the Corvus, Adora, Pat Fusty, Silas, Striker Jones, Rosalia and Gwendolin tutorials.
• Daily and event rewards.

Best times to use it

• Before round 24 or 33 when you have no Camo detection. On Impoppable, where every life matters, decamo the first Camos instead of leaking them.
• Round 36. Twenty Camo Regrow Greens arrive among 140 Pinks. One trap handles them.
• Round 45 and other mid-game Camo Purples. Purples resist magic and fire, so a decamoed Purple can be popped by your sharp damage towers instead.
• Rounds 90 and 95. Round 90 sends 50 Camo Regrow Fortified Leads and three DDTs, and round 95 sends 750 Camo Bloons plus 30 DDTs. Two traps placed back to back cover a lot of this if your Camo detection is thin.
• Maps where your best towers cannot reach a Village. If a Radar Scanner or Monkey Intelligence Bureau cannot cover the whole defence, a trap at the entrance does it for the whole track.

Best combos

• Strong towers without native Camo detection. Bomb Shooters, Tack Shooters, Dartling Gunners and most of the Druid's attacks gain full value once Camo is gone.
• Glue Trap. Decamo and slow the same wave so it cannot outrun your defence.
• Road Spikes. A cheap backup at the exit for any Camo that slips past before reaching the trap.
• MOAB Mine. On DDT rounds, the trap makes DDTs visible to your towers and the mine hits them anyway.

Where you can't use it

• Disabled in CHIMPS, Races and ranked Boss Events.
• Disabled in challenges and Quests that turn Powers off, and in the editors' test mode.
• In Contested Territory your inventory is locked, but the Camo Trap Relic gives one trap per game.
• In Odyssey and Rogue Legends only equipped Powers can be used.

Is it worth the Monkey Money?

Yes. Since version 46.0 each purchase gives two traps, which means 25 Monkey Money for a trap that can solve Camo for dozens of rounds. That is cheaper than most Camo detection you could buy with in-game cash, and it frees you to build stronger towers that cannot see Camo.

Bigger Camo Trap adds 20% to each trap and is a first-tier knowledge in the Powers tree, so it is easy to pick up early. Keep two or three traps for hard medals and you will rarely lose a run to Camo Bloons again.

Frequently asked questions

How many Bloons does a Camo Trap decamo?

Up to 500 Camo Bloons, or 600 with the Bigger Camo Trap Monkey Knowledge.

Does the Camo Trap pop Bloons?

No. It only removes the Camo property. Your towers still need to pop the Bloons.

Does Camo Trap work on DDTs?

Yes. It removes Camo from DDTs, and a decamoed DDT does not release Camo children.

How many Camo Traps do you get per purchase?

Two traps for 50 Monkey Money.

Where should I place a Camo Trap?

Near the entrance, before your towers. The trap counts Bloons, so catching a Camo Ceramic before it splits saves most of the trap.

Can you use Camo Trap in CHIMPS?

No. Powers are disabled in CHIMPS, Races and ranked Boss Events.