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|image      =BCS BloonAmalgamation CardArt.png
|image      =BCS BloonAmalgamation CardArt.png
|icon      =BCS BloonAmalgamation Icon.png
|icon      =BCS BloonAmalgamation Icon.png
|description=Remove the top 5 Bloons in your graveyard from the game. Summon a Bloon Amalgam with the combined Health and Delay of all 5
|description=Remove the top 5 Bloons in your graveyard from the game. Summon a Bloon Amalgam with the combined Health and Delay of all 5 and Must-Pop
|flavor    =Let's just smoosh it all together and see what happens
|flavor    =Let's just smoosh it all together and see what happens


|pack      =Camo Storm
|pack      =Camo Storm
|class    =Basic
|class    =Basic
|keywords  =
|rarity    =Super Rare
|rarity    =Super Rare
|exclusive =Ezili
|exclusive =Ezili
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|charges=1
|charges=1
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'''Bloon Amalgamation''' is a [[Power (BCS)|Basic Power]] [[card]] in ''[[Bloons Card Storm]]'', introduced in {{BCS version|6.0}}. It removes the 5 [[Bloon (BCS)|Bloon]]s most recently added to the player's [[graveyard]] from the game, then summons a [[Bloon Amalgam]] with health and delay equal to the combined health and delay of the removed Bloons (which also generates 1 [[Bloontonium]]). It treats [[immobile]] Bloons as having 2 delay instead of infinite delay. The player cannot play it if they have less than 5 Bloons in their graveyard. It can only be added to [[Ezili (BCS)|Ezili]] decks.
'''Bloon Amalgamation''' is a [[Power (BCS)|Basic Power]] [[card]] in ''[[Bloons Card Storm]]'', introduced in {{BCS version|6.0}}. It removes the 5 [[Bloon (BCS)|Bloon]]s most recently added to the player's [[graveyard]] from the game, then summons a [[Bloon Amalgam]]<!--we will mention Must Pop in that article... not here--> with health and delay equal to the combined health and delay of the removed Bloons (which also generates 1 [[Bloontonium]]). It treats [[immobile]] Bloons as having 2 delay instead of infinite delay. The player cannot play it if they have fewer than 5 Bloons in their graveyard. It can only be added to [[Ezili (BCS)|Ezili]] decks.


The card artwork shows a Bloon Amalagamation above numerous gravestones during a cloudy night, with an eerie green glow.
The card artwork shows a Bloon Amalagamation above numerous gravestones during a cloudy night, with an eerie green glow.


==Tips==
==Tips==
{{BCS last updated|6.1|section=y}}
{{BCS last updated|6.2|section=y}}
*Bloon Amalgam costing 5 Gold for what will often be an extremely slow Bloon is usually not worth the investment. Even with a normal [[Yellow Bloon (BCS)|Yellow Bloon]], with 130 Health for 1 delay, five of them are still weaker than a [[ZOMG (BCS)|ZOMG]] (650 vs 900 for 5 delay).
*Bloon Amalgamation will often be an extremely slow Bloon, being too slow to leak. The Must Pop property forces the opponent to take action against it.
*Packing many high health Bloons into Bloon Amalgam could potentially be a good idea, but due to many high health Bloons having high delay, the delay of the [[Bloon Amalgam|Amalgam]] will likely be too high to pose a threat.
**[[Return to Sender]], [[Bloon Master Alchemist (BCS)|Bloon Master Alchemist]], [[MOAB Eliminator (BCS)|MOAB Eliminator]], and [[Bloonsday Device (BCS)|Bloonsday Device]] are among some of the many hard counters against a Bloon Amalgam.
*Using 0 delay Bloons can potentially make the Amalgam threatening by making it an extremely fast Bloon. Using three [[Pink Bloon (BCS)|Pink Bloons]] and two [[Setup Bloon|Setup Bloons]] makes an Amalgam have 340 health at 0 delay, making it a very effective and powerful burn tool. The issue is that it is very difficult to set this up, as Bloon Amalgam will quickly be saturated with stronger Bloons from the [[Storm (BCS)|Storm]], and you need 5 specific cards to get it. An alternative is using 0 delay Bloons alongside 1 delay Bloons, using [[MOAB Construction Facility]] or [[Quick Ready]] to get a low delay Amalgam to burn the opponent.
*Check the History and Deck menus to verify the earliest destroyed friendly Bloons, ensuring the Amalgam will be timed well.
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*Packing many high health Bloons into Bloon Amalgam will help make it beefier and make the Must Pop property linger for longer.
*[[Undead]] Bloons not being placed into the graveyard should be kept in mind, as Ezili may be using [[Undead]] Bloons in her deck. It is best advised to not use [[Undead]] Bloons and Bloon Amalgamation together.
*Using 0 delay Bloons can potentially make the Amalgam a leaking threat by being an extremely fast Bloon. Using three [[Pink Bloon (BCS)|Pink Bloons]] and two [[Setup Bloon|Setup Bloons]] makes an Amalgam have 340 health at 0 delay, making it a very effective and powerful burn tool. The issue is that it is very difficult to set this up, as Bloon Amalgam will quickly be saturated with stronger Bloons from the [[Storm (BCS)|Storm]], and you need 5 specific cards to get it. An alternative is using 0 delay Bloons alongside 1 delay Bloons, using [[MOAB Construction Facility]] or [[Quick Ready]] to get a low delay Amalgam to burn the opponent.
 
==Update history==
==Update history==
{{BCS change list by name|Bloon Amalgamation}}-->
{{BCS change list by name|Bloon Amalgamation}}
 
==Development==
During playtesting for Version 6.2, Bloon Amalgamation had its Bloon Amalagam proposed by community testers to suit either for tempo or burn decks.<ref name="odyssey-6.2-video">{{cite|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTs-Rj9TCVw|title=BCS 6.2 Tester Commentary|publisher=YouTube, Odyssey}}</ref> Tempo-favored playtesters proposed capping the delay of Bloon Amalagam,<ref name="odyssey-6.2-video" /> while burn-favored playtesters proposed making it more compatible as a niche method of creating a high-Health 0-delay Bloon with Pinks.<ref name="odyssey-6.2-video" /> Instead of either design, Ninja Kiwi decided to add Must Pop, to the surprise of many community testers; this has ended up making Bloon Amalagam a unique way for [[Ezili (BCS)|Ezili]] to generate a very high Health Must Pop Bloon, as well as making Ezili more viable.<ref name="odyssey-6.2-video" />


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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BCS BloonAmalgamation Icon.png|Icon
BCS BloonAmalgamation Icon.png|Icon
BCS bloon amalgamation prerelease.png|Pre-release image
BCS bloon amalgamation prerelease.png|Pre-release image
BCS AmalgamMake.png|Playing the Bloon Amalgamation (pre-6.2)
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