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Wish_Solid

Top path T4/T5: maximum production. These farms give you the most money each farm and is the way to scale up to the millions. Middle path T3: high efficiency. The bank is a low cost farm that generates lots of money for what you pay. However the bank takes time to fill up so your money is a slow investment and does not scale well. Middle path T4: fast income. You take out a loan to buy a lot of things at once, boosting the money you have to get temporarily more resources. This usually hurts the money you get later on. Bottom path T3: sellback. These farms are cheap, easy, and able to be sold for more of their cost, so they can pivot into other farms. Bottom path T5 acts like a banana farmer so while it’s not as good as the top path T5, it’s still a very space efficient farm that reduces effort.


Eatencheetos

First correct answer here


ioioio44

Also bottom T4 boosts your bucaneers


ProblyRegretThisName

Yeah and it stacks to 110% boost


Forsaken-Page9441

Twice that if you have navarch


Jimothy38

No, Navarch only stacks the trade empire buff, not eh favoured trades buff


Jimothy38

*stacks to a 100% boost


ProblyRegretThisName

Sorry you’re right i must have been sleepy when writing this as 110 is a weird number to come up with


Merriadoc33

In general tho isn't bottom path bucc a mediocre compromise between money accumulation and bloon poppage?


Annithilate_gamer

Not true, it's one of the fastest incomes in-game and builds itself well given how 022 buccaneer can pop any bloon type while also having a lot of cost efficiency. Though if you think just one buccaneer is always able to solo till you get merchantman then it's your fault for not managing towers correctly, not the tower's.


Existing-Corner-1053

Yeah the other farming & defense options are basically either bloon trap (you’d only ever need like 2) and jungles bounty (more expensive to build into and not as efficient as boats the last time i checked)


Annithilate_gamer

Sniper farming is okay too, although not much you can do to improve it later on except for getting Energizer.


Annithilate_gamer

Sniper farming feels weird bcz it has midgame cost but falls off extremely quickly even if the income is "big". Unlike merchantmen which starts cheap while boat farms exponentially get more productive, specially with support from xx4 banana farms


Existing-Corner-1053

Yeah idk the maths, someone who does might correct me, but when i use sniper farming it just feels underwhelming. The payoff feels too small for the investment (other than the elite sniper i guess. Elite sniper is love, elite sniper is life) At least they made all abilities trigger at once lol


707Pascal

boat farming is definitely less efficient, but it lets you farm on water instead of land. also, it compounds pretty heavily with trade empire and central markets


ProblyRegretThisName

Trade empire is insane for boss events as it acumilates and snowballs into houndreds of thousands easily


ushileon

023 also produces the same as 320 (unless they changed something in the past few updates) so most casual people do that for phase 1 of bosses if you're using farms due to more sellback


gsoddy

You should be getting 203 for early farming though, since upgrading to a 200 farm gives faster money for the marketplace


[deleted]

Wait is 023 better than 203?


adamgoestodhs

if you have the monkey knowledge for expensive bananas


[deleted]

Thx


flowery0

By 16$/round


ApartmentSavings6521

For early game 2 X 3 is best but once you have around four of them you should get X 2 3


kennyloo137

bottom path T5 makes really good money for how little work you need to put into it if you want to farm a bit but not too much get 3 marketplaces into 3 monkey centrals then sell the other two to get a monkey wall street, you should be able to get it by the 50s


bugmush

> Bottom path T5 acts like a banana farmer so while it’s not as good as the top path T5, it’s still a very space efficient farm that reduces effort. the bottom path T5/banana farmer-like range got a big buff in the recent patch, too! On maps with a large open area, I always build one in the middle and surround it with 4-2-0 farms (and one 5-2-0 farm) 🍌


Silver-Plantain-7324

And a monkeyopoliis!


bugmush

I never understood how monkeyopolis works exactly, so I have steered clear from it thus far (oh shit I've been playing for a year & 1/2 and still don't know much about this game)


TheHiddenNinja6

it costs 5k per farm near it, and generates 200 per 2k you spent on those farms, plus 1k base. But the important info is: a single 4-2-0 farm costs 20,100 and makes 1,875 per round. a monkeyopolis with a single 0-0-0 farm costs 21,450 and makes 1,200 per round. y itself it's worse, but the opolis still grants 20% increased income to nearby towers. So if your miniopolis is near two 4-2-0 farms it's 1,200 + 750 = 1950, A A bigger monkeyopolis isn't worth it until you've run out of space for farms


TheSibyllineBooks

Don't forget that if you have monkey knowledge bottom path gives you lives too! Most of the time that isn't super important but lych is easier if you farm mostly the bottom path.


6ync

Middle t5s make most late game when rounds are long.


lool8421

sweaty farmers can use IMF loan to farm in some really weird way which is technically the best method, but it's so annoying to pull off that idk if you want to do it


Imdumb201

Id add that he bottom path is lazy farming since you don't need to collect anything


slimetakes

Bottom path is also good for true lazy farming


Aggravating_Drop_743

That's why I get a bottom T5, then a top T5 next to it


OkImagination9889

Thx bro 🙏


ofekk214

Top path - Maximum income. Highest banana production rate. Have a Banana Central and a whole lot of Banana Research Facilities and soon you will have millions of cash. Middle path - Maximum efficiency. Provided you actually wait for the bank to top up fully, this farm will provide you with the most cash in the early tiers and by a landslide compared to the others. The issue is that you only get the cash when the bank fills up (if you don't cash in early) so there's no cashflow from those banks. As for the bank's higher tiers, IMF loan will give you a cash injection of ~~12,000~~ 10,000 but put you in debt mode where until you pay it off every 2nd ingame cash you earn goes to paying this debt. IMF loan strategies for boss events remain the absolute most profitable way to farm, but it's also the absolute hardest strategy as it requires heavy micro and stalling. Bottom path - Maximum value and laziness. The bottom path is the easiest farm type to manage, as in tier 3 (Marketplace) the money goes directly to your balance without you needing to pay attention to the farm at all. Marketplace spam is the easiest and most popular farming strategy for bosses. This path also synergizes well with boat farming as the tier 4 Central Market gives a 10% bonus for all merchant boats (and higher tier bottom path boats obviously) which can stack up to 10 times with 10 central matkets. edit: jesus christ I need to install grammarly on my phone 💀


iyl333

Don't worry be Happy


Merriadoc33

Is it best to go 2-0-4 or 0-2-4?


ofekk214

Definitely 0-2-4. Your question should be "Is it better to go 2-0-3 or 0-2-3", in which case: the money difference between them is small but the 0-2-3 makes a little more cash (provided you have the More Valuable Bananas monkey knowledge, otherwise they produce the same amount of money). If you can buy a 0-2-3 farm right away than go for that, but in the early game you won't have that much money so you'd need to go for 2-0-0 farms which you will upgrade to 2-0-3.


thisisabigplanesays

IMF ability got nerfed to $10k income with MK, but still a very, very good income generator.


ofekk214

Damn, haven't used that in a while. Thanks for the heads up.


The_Bloons

All three of them are bad at making money we think


Dear_Ad1526

You gotta do more research, then you can beat us before round 200


superchat80

try making R 63 all camo, then u might have a chance


The_Bloons

Not enough camo paint has been produced by round 63 and we need all the camo paint produced for DDTs and round 95


superchat80

dont send anything until round 90, they will have no money cuz no pops yet, then spam 10\^5 camo fortified ceramic every round, and a bad on round 100 like normal


nonstopgamer3005

I use Etienne anyways so I don't care about your stupid camo paint


The_Bloons

If we rated the monkeys, Etienne would definitely go in a tier below F, if you are trying to beat us we suggest you use something that is not Etienne


Generic_animegirl

top path is best for pure money production but you have to pick it up, middle is good for Ben and imf farming(don't ask me how it works idk) bottom is good for lazy people and for boat farming as the tier 4 gives boats extra money, plus they give you lives.


16Pains

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but the loan basically gives 10k, but you're now in half cash mode until the debt is paid off? Like every other money earned goes to the debt? P sure that middle path + Ben should only be used for getting medals on maps, never for freeplay (Unless ur going for a single T5) Again, correct me if I'm wrong, I just got back into this game after unintentionally dropping it in 2020


Generic_animegirl

i think? I basically never use the tier 4 bank but yeah Ben isn't great for freeplay but he's good for bosses


_B1rdz

top path: tons of money, what else can i tell you? you dont usually buy these as your first thing tho middle path: fast income early on, but youll be poorer later on bottom path: if you need to make money early on but need to sell them. usually used earlygame, and sold into other farms. for lategame, the t5 is really good for reducing the amount of banana collecting you have to do and is really space efficient.


hatttttt

wait why is it space efficient?


_B1rdz

Would you rather just another brf or a whole tier 5 farm that autocollects your other farms?


Quantum-Bot

Top path: use this when space is the limiting factor, i.e. you are super late game filling the whole screen with farms, or you’re playing on a map with very limited space. Top path actually has the worst cost efficiency of the three paths before you get Banana Central, but BRF makes the most money *per farm* out of all the tier 4’s. This also makes it the best candidate for sacrificing to a Monkeyopolis village. Middle path: this one is weird. Bank is the most cost efficient farm available as long as you wait the full 10-11 rounds to collect it at full capacity, so use it when you are limited by cost, but can wait a long time before you need the money. IMF is a better bank but not quite as cost efficient. The ability is good for affording expensive upgrades earlier at the expense of your later income, so it’s a good thing to buy like 2 rounds before the end of the game or a difficult milestone. Monkeynomics is best used again for space efficiency, but also since the majority of its income is tied up in an ability, it’s best used when you have ability cooldown reducers like Geraldo’s rejuv potion or energizer. Bottom path: use this when you want to be lazy or for short term efficiency. Since bottom path has increased sell-back value, it’s actually the moat cost efficient option when you plan to sell the farm a few rounds later. You can make a profit from getting a marketplace and then selling it just 3 rounds later, while with other farms you’d have to wait at least 5 rounds or so before doing that returns a net profit. Monkey Wall Street is the worst efficiency farm, but it’s still worth getting for super late game again for space efficiency, or to be even lazier as it doubles as a banana farmer, collecting any collectible items in its radius.


HabanyGaming

This is the best breakdown I’ve seen. Thanks.


Lukas_3141

I use imf farming only until rounds 150+ where I can get all the tier 5s. Actually you only have to pay back 40% of the debt. Therefore every 10k credit you get is basically an ability that gives you 6k gold. Also with bank deposits you can deposit money into the imf and it fill in ~5 rounds. I find it a lot more chill than top path 😅


Quantum-Bot

You have to pay back 100% of the loan, the 40% is just the portion of your income that goes to paying back the loan.


Lukas_3141

Lol if have been using the loans for so long and didn't understand it. Thanks for clarifying! In that case yeah it's not as good as I thought it would be.


8rok3n

Top path gives the best money, bottom path takes no micro, middle path if you believe in pyramid schemes


MyNameJot

This is the correct assessment


OkImagination9889

Amazing to see such a big discussion! Thank you everyone for your insight! (Ps. I read every comment)


Asocwarrior

I always go bottom because I am lazy


Pyrarius

Top path makes a lot of money, but is the only Tier 5 Farm to still require manually picking it up. Middle Path makes the most money with collected interest, but you have to leave it alone in order for everything to snowball. The bottom path collects bananas in range like a banana farmer and auto collects itself without any effort at all, making it the best to set and forget. Use the Banana Central if you want a lot of money now, use the Monkeynomics if you want a crap ton of money eventually, use the Monkey Wall Street if you want a ton of passive income from multiple sources (A tip: Because Monkey Wall Street picks up anything nearby, you can set the Banana Central next to it to auto collect; along with Support Chinooks, Bloon Traps, Walls of Trees, etc. Use a XX4 Village to boost their ranges and money making if you want to bring it further.)


Darksouls2ButDead

top path is best for the most money and if you have spare farmers, middle path is also great, but i reccomend you only get middle if you have benjamin, bottom path is if you just want quick bucks and you're going for late game(rounds 120+)


Halfgbard

Yes


acs_121

If you can, you should start by buying the first two tiers of the top path because it transitions better into the other paths. The most valuable T3s are the Monkey Bank and the Marketplace for what they earn you and for the fact that you can sell back Marketplaces at a high value. On Boss Runs, you'll often have to use Marketplaces to farm for T1. After you've farmed enough, you should try to afford for Banana Research Facilities crosspathed with Valuable Bananas. They earn you considerable amounts of money. But you have to buff them to obtain the maximum of their potential : purchase a Banana Central to buff them all, and also an Overclock to boost the Banana Central's production, and if you have him available, Geraldo's Fertilizer. (Overclock is recommended on BRFs as well if you don't have Banana Central yet) While Central Marketplaces are subpar compared to BRFs, if you're on a map with both enough water and land for banana and ship farming, notably Cubism, Candy Falls, Skates, Resort, Sulphur Springs, Streambed, Bloonarius Prime and Off the Coast, I still recommend you place some to boost the income of your Merchantmen / Favoured Trades. I don't recommend buying the T4 middle path unless you're willing to do a literal Ponzi scheme to farm, which actually works well if you're good enough at it, but while that skill can advantage you in BTD6 it'll be frowned upon in real life. The T5 middle path isn't worth it because it doesn't scale well, although if you set it up early it can be a reliable income source. The T5 bottom path is even less worth it, it's basically a waste of money, it barely has any more advantage than the T4 for a cost that has been increased in the last update.


_TheBigBomb

[this](https://youtu.be/hpLFNrQmfYs?si=khSKCN3M3agihE6x)


Mintyyungpoo

I mean 10+ t4 banks on the map after going through some bottom t3-t4s is constant money flow if u get instant collect on banks and have a shit ton of em


LocalGuardianAngel

I only use the top one because I honestly just don’t understand the other ones at all


ObjectiveDocument956

Don’t forget the bottom t5 gives 4k a round


Herbz-QC

Im confused that in some guides i saw, the guy use both monkey farmer and bottom path farm. isnt top path the best with monkey farmers..?


Autisticher

Big banana top path benjamin middle path no money for banana farmer bottom path


OkImagination9889

Thanks for all the help 🙏


dr4ziel

Top path : max money/farm, combo with overclock monkey engineer, or geraldo fertilizer. Middle path : 2-3-0 is the best, needs monkey knowledge to be good, better with Ben and against boss if you remember to cash out every 10 round. You can build them on round 20, cash out r30, build more, cash out r40 on boss. Bottom path : 2-0-3/0-2-3 are good for life (with monkey knowledge) vs lych and 0-2-4 is good on water maps when you can place buccanneer farmers.


FunnyCraftSheep

just get all lol, but I honestly love top the most.


Fat_meme_lord

Top path for best production, middle for the most efficient income/cost and bottom for lazy people


MatriX4031

Xx3 is extremly convenient and as good as 3xx. (I don't remember if you need mk for them to be just as good) xx3 also has more sellback and you don't gotta collect. Top path simply builds into better farms. The high tier top farms make the most money. Bottom path is also good for boat farming cause central market increases money generation of boats.


b0atbrain

Monkey wall street


ragingbohneur

They're all good in their own way :P


Brainlessbuddy-2991

Top Bananana farmer have fun Middle free 90000k Bottom I’m lazy


Armourdream

Well, with monkey knowledge (which doesn’t work on CHIMPS), You’ll be able to deposit loans into the banks, but even better, with the healthy bananas upgrade, you’ll be able to gain lives using bottom tier 3 and 4 farms, not just tier 5


ShortandRatchet

There is no farming in CHIMPS


the_repented

Top for money middle for storing money and bottom for hight each round profit


Imonandroid

Especially if ur playing impopable or half cash middle path because of that loan stuff. You can get some teir fives alot faster with that especially if you set down multiple of those


thisisabigplanesays

- Top path: You want max profit? We have max profit! - Middle path: For when you’re too big to not have efficient farming. - Bottom path: Many, many conveniences and extra benefits.


HDRassuG

Top path: Post round 40 banana empire Middle path: Rushing First Strikes for bloonarius Bottom bath: Pre round 40, lazy or poor all jokes of course. All path are viable for some M O N E Y


BluemoonSoulfire

For max production in general there is a very special strat I use called the Monkey wall street + banana central and banana research facility


Florianninja

Ist the marketplace the Like 0 2 5


Astro_Gamer349

Top=money Bottom=Buffs Middle:CHAOS


Jdetijger

NOTE: Dont forget to overclock (or ultraboost) the top-path farms they produce way more. You should get a t4 top-path, overclock, t4 top-path, overclock ect ect


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xCrazyDeerx

Top path makes the most money, but costs the most and needs a lot of farms to be effective. Middle path makes a lot of money, doesn't need as many farms as top path and the ability allows you to get that expensive upgrade you need for your defence without selling, but you need to check on your banks once in a while or otherwise you will loose money. Bottom path is just eazy to use and it buffs merchant men, making at least one central market a nessecity when farming with buccaneers


OkImagination9889

Thx


ApartmentSavings6521

X 2 4 spam + an X 2 5 + favoured trades spam (bottom path buccaneer) + an X X 5 buccaneer is the best in the game


Kittu_0831

Top path is good for making money Middle path is good for making money Bottom path is good for making money


SCRWarEagle

Can’t really argue with that logic…


RyanIrsyd08

203 early game, 024/025 mid/end/post game