Ball Lightning (BTD6)

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|icon =BTD6 DruidMonkey BallLightningUpgradeIcon.png

|image =BTD6 400-Druid.png

|description =Creates powerful balls of lightning that can freeze Bloons. Additional lightning bolts arc off main attack to nearby Bloons.

|description =Able to perceive Camo Bloons. Creates powerful balls of lightning that can freeze Bloons. Additional lightning bolts arc off main attack to nearby Bloons.

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'''Ball Lightning''' is the [[Druid (BTD6)|Druid]]'s path 1 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants an additional attack that summons a slow-moving lightning ball, which quickly zaps lightning at Bloons and freezes Bloons that touch the lightning ball. This attack is shot every 6 seconds, and generates lightning every 0.35s, forks up to 5 times (up to 31 targets total), and does 3 damage. The ball does no damage, and freezes any non-White type for 4.5s through up to 4 layers of Bloon.

'''Ball Lightning''' is the [[Druid (BTD6)|Druid]]'s path 1 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede" />This upgrade grants the Druid [[camo detection]] and an additional attack that summons a slow-moving lightning ball, which quickly zaps lightning at Bloons and freezes Bloons that touch the lightning ball. This attack is shot every 6 seconds, and generates lightning every 0.35s, forks up to 5 times (up to 31 targets total), and does 3 damage. The ball does no damage, and freezes any non-White type for 4.5s through up to 4 layers of Bloon.

Additionally, the ordinary [[Heart of Thunder (BTD6)|Heart of Thunder]] lightning bolts deal 3 damage, and tornadoes are more effective. Tornadoes now blow back Bloons +50 more units backwards (150–250 units), and has its pierce increased from 24 to 60 with no pierce penalty versus [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Ceramic Bloon]]s.

Additionally, the ordinary [[Heart of Thunder (BTD6)|Heart of Thunder]] lightning bolts deal 3 damage, and tornadoes are more effective. Tornadoes now blow back Bloons +50 more units backwards (150–250 units), and has its pierce increased from 35 to 60 with no pierce penalty versus [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Ceramic Bloon]]s.<section end="lede" />

==Stats==

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==Strategy==

Ball Lightning is a decent mid-game tower for both support and damage, controlling and popping Bloons that follow its path. However, multiple T3 [[Druid of the Storm (BTD6)|Druid of the Storm]]s are generally more versatile for blowback despite the more cost-efficient blowback of the T4. Ball Lightning can ~~serve as questionable clean-up against~~ non-~~MOAB class,~~ Purple ~~Bloons~~, ~~or Camo Bloons. The Ball~~ is antithetical for the purpose of prolonging rounds to use abilities.

Ball Lightning is a decent mid-game tower for both support and damage, controlling and popping Bloons that follow its path. However, multiple T3 [[Druid of the Storm (BTD6)|Druid of the Storm]]s are generally more versatile for blowback despite the more cost-efficient blowback of the T4. Ball Lightning's lightning balls can be used for dealing general damage to any non-Purple when placed along straight lines, however the ball is antithetical for the purpose of prolonging rounds to use abilities. The lightning ball freeze benefits Bloon control especially with {{BTD6 mk|Cold Front}}'s zap freezes, but remains not enough to be a proper stall tower, and its slow attack speed and reliance on straight lines on [[CHIMPS]] prevents it from working on many map formats.

==Update history==

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BTD6 400-DruidInsta.png|[[Insta Monkey]] icon

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==Trivia==

*The upgrade's name may be a reference to the [[wp:Ball lightning|ball lightning]] phenomena.

==In other languages==

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 |icon         =BTD6 DruidMonkey BallLightningUpgradeIcon.png
 |image        =BTD6 400-Druid.png
-|description  =Creates powerful balls of lightning that can freeze Bloons. Additional lightning bolts arc off main attack to nearby Bloons.
+|description  =Able to perceive Camo Bloons. Creates powerful balls of lightning that can freeze Bloons. Additional lightning bolts arc off main attack to nearby Bloons.
 |description C=
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 |xp    =12000
 }}
-'''Ball Lightning''' is the [[Druid (BTD6)|Druid]]'s path 1 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants an additional attack that summons a slow-moving lightning ball, which quickly zaps lightning at Bloons and freezes Bloons that touch the lightning ball. This attack is shot every 6 seconds, and generates lightning every 0.35s, forks up to 5 times (up to 31 targets total), and does 3 damage. The ball does no damage, and freezes any non-White type for 4.5s through up to 4 layers of Bloon.
+'''Ball Lightning''' is the [[Druid (BTD6)|Druid]]'s path 1 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede" />This upgrade grants the Druid [[camo detection]] and an additional attack that summons a slow-moving lightning ball, which quickly zaps lightning at Bloons and freezes Bloons that touch the lightning ball. This attack is shot every 6 seconds, and generates lightning every 0.35s, forks up to 5 times (up to 31 targets total), and does 3 damage. The ball does no damage, and freezes any non-White type for 4.5s through up to 4 layers of Bloon.
-Additionally, the ordinary [[Heart of Thunder (BTD6)|Heart of Thunder]] lightning bolts deal 3 damage, and tornadoes are more effective. Tornadoes now blow back Bloons +50 more units backwards (150–250 units), and has its pierce increased from 24 to 60 with no pierce penalty versus [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Ceramic Bloon]]s.
+Additionally, the ordinary [[Heart of Thunder (BTD6)|Heart of Thunder]] lightning bolts deal 3 damage, and tornadoes are more effective. Tornadoes now blow back Bloons +50 more units backwards (150–250 units), and has its pierce increased from 35 to 60 with no pierce penalty versus [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Ceramic Bloon]]s.<section end="lede" />
 ==Stats==
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 ==Strategy==
 {{Strategy needed}}
-Ball Lightning is a decent mid-game tower for both support and damage, controlling<!--"stalling" is the wrong word--> and popping Bloons that follow its path. However, multiple T3 [[Druid of the Storm (BTD6)|Druid of the Storm]]s are generally more versatile for blowback despite the more cost-efficient blowback of the T4. Ball Lightning can serve as questionable clean-up against non-MOAB class, Purple Bloons, or Camo Bloons. The Ball is antithetical for the purpose of prolonging rounds to use abilities.
+{{BTD6 last updated|51.2|section=y}}
+Ball Lightning is a decent mid-game tower for both support and damage, controlling<!--"stalling" is the wrong word--> and popping Bloons that follow its path. However, multiple T3 [[Druid of the Storm (BTD6)|Druid of the Storm]]s are generally more versatile for blowback despite the more cost-efficient blowback of the T4. Ball Lightning's lightning balls can be used for dealing general damage to any non-Purple when placed along straight lines, however the ball is antithetical for the purpose of prolonging rounds to use abilities. The lightning ball freeze benefits Bloon control especially with {{BTD6 mk|Cold Front}}'s zap freezes, but remains not enough to be a proper stall tower, and its slow attack speed and reliance on straight lines on [[CHIMPS]] prevents it from working on many map formats.
 ==Update history==
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 BTD6 400-DruidInsta.png|[[Insta Monkey]] icon
 </gallery>
+==Trivia==
+*The upgrade's name may be a reference to the [[wp:Ball lightning|ball lightning]] phenomena.
 ==In other languages==

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