Monkey Summons

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{{research|Is the player allowed to pick a Monkey if they have 50 or fewer lives? (i.e. is a self-defeat possible with this card?) Also, what about monkeys with multiple charges (e.g. dart twins, barrelomonkeys, ninjas)?}}

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'''Monkey Summons''' is an [[Power (BCS)|Advanced Power]] [[card]] in ''[[Bloons Card Storm]]'', introduced in {{BCS version|6.0}}. It allows the player to [[pick]] from three cards. If the player ~~chooses~~ a [[Monkey (BCS)|Monkey]] card, that Monkey added to the player's ~~queue~~, then ~~checks if there's an empty~~ Monkey ~~space on~~ the ~~friendly Monkey side and more than~~ 50 ~~Hero lives available~~. If ~~these conditions~~ are ~~met~~, ~~that Monkey~~ is ~~automatically~~ played ~~for free~~ and the Hero ~~takes 50~~ damage. ~~Otherwise, the~~ Monkey ~~is only received as normal~~. It can only be added to [[Ezili (BCS)|Ezili]] decks.

'''Monkey Summons''' is an [[Power (BCS)|Advanced Power]] [[card]] in ''[[Bloons Card Storm]]'', introduced in {{BCS version|6.0}}. It allows the player to [[pick]] from three cards. If the player picks a [[Monkey (BCS)|Monkey]] card, that Monkey is added to the player's hand, then it automatically plays one charge of that Monkey without spending its cost, then the Hero takes 50 damage. If there are no empty spaces for Monkeys on the player's side, the picked card is not played and the Hero does not take damage. The player is allowed to select a Monkey if their Hero's health would become low enough to inflict self-defeat. It can only be added to [[Ezili (BCS)|Ezili]] decks.

If the player picks a [[Corvus Academy of Arts]], it summons the Corvus Academy of Arts first, then the Corvus Academy of Arts prevents the Hero from taking damage from this card.

The card artwork portrays Ezili smiling after summoning a monkey between a crowd of Bloons.

==Tips==

~~{{strategy needed|Find good synergies, mention how to address the life loss thing, and more stuff}}~~

*Monkey Summons is an expensive Pick card, especially compared to [[Hex of Power]], but allows Ezili to play a picked Monkey for free if there's available spaces. ~~Ordinary Ultra Rares without sacrifice mechanics~~ are among the preferred candidates.

*Monkey Summons is an expensive Pick card, especially compared to [[Hex of Power]], but allows Ezili to play a picked Monkey for free if there's available spaces. Expensive Monkeys are among the preferred candidates.

**Playing the Monkey for free means it has ~~dissynergy~~ with Monkeys that scale with Gold spendings, mainly [[Extra-Super Monkey]].

**Playing the Monkey for free means it has anti-synergy with Monkeys that scale with Gold spendings, mainly [[Extra-Super Monkey]].

*The Monkey is only summoned if there is an empty space, so this card later on provides much less value than [[Hex of Power]]. Try and use Monkey Summons early to get as much value out of cheating an expensive Monkey in as possible.

*The self damage is large enough to be a decent problem if you do not get lucky and get a high damage Monkey. Use cards like [[Quick Break]] or [[Monkey Priestess]] to heal off the damage that you'll take.

*If not picking a Monkey, Monkey Summons is just a very expensive [[Pick]] 3, so picking a Monkey on a non-empty board is about the only way to get good value out of it.

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-'''Monkey Summons''' is an [[Power (BCS)|Advanced Power]] [[card]] in ''[[Bloons Card Storm]]'', introduced in {{BCS version|6.0}}. It allows the player to [[pick]] from three cards. If the player chooses a [[Monkey (BCS)|Monkey]] card, that Monkey added to the player's queue, then checks if there's an empty Monkey space on the friendly Monkey side and more than 50 Hero lives available. If these conditions are met, that Monkey is automatically played for free<!--yes, this means no xtrasuper atk or emtack ammo gains--> and the Hero takes 50 damage. Otherwise, the Monkey is only received as normal. It can only be added to [[Ezili (BCS)|Ezili]] decks.
+'''Monkey Summons''' is an [[Power (BCS)|Advanced Power]] [[card]] in ''[[Bloons Card Storm]]'', introduced in {{BCS version|6.0}}. It allows the player to [[pick]] from three cards. If the player picks a [[Monkey (BCS)|Monkey]] card, that Monkey is added to the player's hand, then it automatically plays one charge of that Monkey without spending its cost, then the Hero takes 50 damage. If there are no empty spaces for Monkeys on the player's side, the picked card is not played and the Hero does not take damage. The player is allowed to select a Monkey if their Hero's health would become low enough to inflict self-defeat. It can only be added to [[Ezili (BCS)|Ezili]] decks.
+If the player picks a [[Corvus Academy of Arts]], it summons the Corvus Academy of Arts first, then the Corvus Academy of Arts prevents the Hero from taking damage from this card.
 The card artwork portrays Ezili smiling after summoning a monkey between a crowd of Bloons.
 ==Tips==
-{{strategy needed|Find good synergies, mention how to address the life loss thing, and more stuff}}
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-*Monkey Summons is an expensive Pick card, especially compared to [[Hex of Power]], but allows Ezili to play a picked Monkey for free if there's available spaces. Ordinary Ultra Rares without sacrifice mechanics are among the preferred candidates.
+*Monkey Summons is an expensive Pick card, especially compared to [[Hex of Power]], but allows Ezili to play a picked Monkey for free if there's available spaces. Expensive Monkeys are among the preferred candidates.
-**Playing the Monkey for free means it has dissynergy with Monkeys that scale with Gold spendings, mainly [[Extra-Super Monkey]].
+**Playing the Monkey for free means it has anti-synergy with Monkeys that scale with Gold spendings, mainly [[Extra-Super Monkey]].
+*The Monkey is only summoned if there is an empty space, so this card later on provides much less value than [[Hex of Power]]. Try and use Monkey Summons early to get as much value out of cheating an expensive Monkey in as possible.
+*The self damage is large enough to be a decent problem if you do not get lucky and get a high damage Monkey. Use cards like [[Quick Break]] or [[Monkey Priestess]] to heal off the damage that you'll take.
+*If not picking a Monkey, Monkey Summons is just a very expensive [[Pick]] 3, so picking a Monkey on a non-empty board is about the only way to get good value out of it.
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