Ballista Monkey (Bloons Tower Defense 8)

The Ballista Monkey is a debuting tower in Bloons TD 8. It performs similarly to Juggernaut Max, firing high-pierce arrows at Bloons from a distance. Each shot pierces 4 Bloons and strips 1 layer off each. It doesn't pop Frozen, Lead, and Camo but pops any other Bloons. It has rather cheap upgrades even at higher levels and can make a big difference late game. It is essentially a Sniper Monkey with a piercing shot. However, it does have a slow firerate, forcing you to adapt to getting support or upgrades that boost its firerate. A Ballista Monkey costs $765 on Easy, $900 on Medium, $970 on Hard, and $1080 on Impoppable.

Base Statistics

 * Cost: $900
 * Attack Speed: 0.69 (better not make memes off of this)
 * Pierce: 4
 * Layers: 1
 * Damage Type: Sharp
 * Attack Type: Expiring
 * Range: 55

Path 1

 * Quicker Reload ($200) - "Shoots slightly faster."
 * Increases firerate by 0.10 points.
 * Rapid Reload ($400) - "Shoots even faster!"
 * Increases firerate by 0.22 points.
 * Gunpowder Arrows ($750) - "Arrows explode upon contact with their last Bloon.
 * When an arrow reaches its pierce cap, it explodes. Bloons within the blast take 1 damage and the radius is about one third of a Mortar Monkey's shell.
 * Long-Range Rifle ($2500) - "Increases firerate even further and punches the living soul out of the Bloons!"
 * Increases firerate by 0.35 points.
 * Increases pierce by 1.
 * Removes Regrow properties from Bloons shot by this tower.
 * Big Ballista ($10000) - "Huge arrows deliver even larger explosions and keeps the Bloons at a distance. They're sure not to forget this."
 * Blast radius is increased to three fourths of a Mortar Monkey's shell.
 * If an arrow travels 35 points of range, it becomes "vengeful" and deals 3 damage as well as triple this to Ceramic and above.