Tier 2 upgrade
Glaives
Glaives raises Boomerang Monkey pierce to 13 and boosts MOAB Press and MOAB Domination. When to buy it and which crosspaths use 2-x-0 and 2-0-x.
Throws glaives instead of boomerangs. Glaives are bigger and faster, hitting more Bloons with each throw.
Daily challenges
Boomerang Monkey tier 5s
Stats
Main attack
- Damage
- 1
- Pierce
- 13
- Attack speed
- 1.2s
- Range
- 43
How to use Glaives
Glaives replaces boomerangs with larger glaives that have 13 pierce (up from 8) and a bigger hitbox, so they clip more bloons on each pass. Damage, speed and range stay the same.
The upgrade has big crosspath effects on the bottom path. MOAB Press gets +120 pierce on its heavy kylies and 50% more knockback. MOAB Domination gets the same plus bigger, higher-pierce explosions and +23 pierce on its regular kylies.
When to buy it
With Recurring 'Rangs, a 2-0-0 Boomerang Monkey is a strong early tower, and 2-0-2 carries it into the mid game by adding lead popping. Without that Monkey Knowledge it is mostly a crosspath.
- 2-3-0 Bionic Boomerang and 2-5-0 Perma Charge use it to stop pierce-capping.
- 2-0-4 MOAB Press and 2-0-5 MOAB Domination use it for more knockback and pierce on their anti-MOAB attacks.
It also unlocks Glaive Ricochet if you continue on the top path.
Is it worth it?
Yes as a crosspath. For $280 it is one of the most impactful tier 2 upgrades on the Boomerang Monkey, especially on bottom path builds.
