there should be away to change abilities(don't know if there is didn't finish it yet), for i just chose the "ghastly effect" for the major knight and that has no bonus whatsoever and i wish i could change it :(
just as an idea but i think it would be cool if there was a monkey labo or something that would do damage over time in the entire field
as example:
lvl1:pop 1 bloon over 10 seconds
lvl2:pop 1 bloon over 9 seconds
etc