Tier 1 upgrade
Trident Efficiency
Trident Efficiency in BTD6: 25% faster Mermonkey trident attacks for $150, and why it is a key crosspath on higher tiers.
Acclimation to local water density allows Mermonkey to attack faster with all attacks.
Daily challenges
Mermonkey tier 5s
Trident Efficiency- Trident Swiftness
Abyss Dweller
Abyssal Warrior
Lord of the Abyss
Stats
Main attack
- Damage
- 2
- Pierce
- 3
- Attack speed
- 0.96s
- Range
- 28
How to use Trident Efficiency
Trident Efficiency cuts the cooldown of the Mermonkey's trident attack by 20%, which means 25% more throws. If you later crosspath into Alluring Melody, it also shortens the delay of the trance pull by 10%, though not the trance cooldown.
When to buy it
At $150 it is a cheap early boost when you cannot yet afford a second Mermonkey, and the faster throws help most on short maps. Its main job is as a crosspath: higher-tier middle and bottom path Mermonkeys almost always want the top path's attack speed, and this is the first step.
It leads into Trident Swiftness, which stacks another big attack speed bonus on top.
On an existing 0-1-0 Mermonkey it is still the best crosspath to add, even though Sharper Prongs does better in race conditions.
Is it worth it?
Yes. It is cheap and used as a crosspath on most mid and late-game Mermonkeys.
All Mermonkey upgrades
Top path
Middle path
