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*Bonus damage graveyard unit requirements increased from 200 to 300, up to a hardcoded +10 (at 3000 graveyard units)

*Super Ceramic graveyard bonus changed from 7-13 to 7-10

*Added a buff to all ~~Necromancer's Undead Bloons~~, including itself

*Added a buff to all Necromancers, including itself, by buffing damage of their Undead Bloons

*Shimmer attack cooldown halved, from 2 to 1 second

*Bolt attack cooldown quartered, from 1.1 to 0.275 seconds

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==Strategy==

Prince of Darkness excels as a cleanup tower on maps that share an exit or have alternating lanes, if allowed to maintain high graveyard, and its faster shimmer allows it to be a reliable DDT decamo. It stands out against non-Fortified DDT rounds, especially round 95~~. Pair with towers that handle stronger blimps~~, ~~as the Prince of Darkness is effective~~ at ~~breaking down weakened Bloon groups~~. The bonus damage for all Undead Bloons is ~~insignificant~~ to ~~other Necromancers, but allows~~ Prince of Darkness ~~to not struggle~~ so ~~much~~ when its graveyard is low.

Prince of Darkness excels as a cleanup tower on maps that share an exit or have alternating lanes, if allowed to maintain high graveyard, and its faster shimmer and huge range allows it to be a reliable DDT decamo. It stands out against non-Fortified DDT rounds, especially round 95, but struggles at cleaning up hyperdense rounds like round 98 and single targets. The bonus damage for all Undead Bloons is beneficial to Prince of Darkness so it struggles less when its graveyard is low, and its buff to other Necromancers is minor, but usable. Prince of Darkness also excels at spawncamping Bloons before finishing [[Race Event]]s and CT Time Attack.

0-2-5 is the preferred crosspath, as all attacks including [[Fireball (BTD6)|Fireball]] and [[Wall of Fire (BTD6)|Wall of Fire]] gain the graveyard's damage stacks, dealing a lot more damage than 2-0-5 ~~which~~ only ~~improves the bolts~~. ~~Even if the Undead Bloons ignore obstacles regardless of crosspathing,~~ 2-0-5 can still be used on maps where neither middle path attack is usable with [[Necromancer (BTD6)|Necromancer]] due to obstacles (e.g. [[Flooded Valley]]).

0-2-5 is the preferred crosspath, as all attacks including [[Fireball (BTD6)|Fireball]] and [[Wall of Fire (BTD6)|Wall of Fire]] gain the graveyard's damage stacks, dealing a lot more damage than 2-0-5, and the improved lifespan of 1-0-5 only works well on certain maps. 1-0-5 and 2-0-5 can still be used on maps where neither middle path attack is usable with [[Necromancer (BTD6)|Necromancer]] due to obstacles (e.g. [[Flooded Valley]]).

== Update history ==

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 *Bonus damage graveyard unit requirements increased from 200 to 300, up to a hardcoded +10 (at 3000 graveyard units)
 *Super Ceramic graveyard bonus changed from 7-13 to 7-10
-*Added a buff to all Necromancer's Undead Bloons, including itself
+*Added a buff to all Necromancers, including itself, by buffing damage of their Undead Bloons
 *Shimmer attack cooldown halved, from 2 to 1 second
 *Bolt attack cooldown quartered, from 1.1 to 0.275 seconds
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 ==Strategy==
 {{Strategy needed}}
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+{{BTD6 last updated|52.2|section=y}}
-Prince of Darkness excels as a cleanup tower on maps that share an exit or have alternating lanes, if allowed to maintain high graveyard, and its faster shimmer allows it to be a reliable DDT decamo. It stands out against non-Fortified DDT rounds, especially round 95. Pair with towers that handle stronger blimps, as the Prince of Darkness is effective at breaking down weakened Bloon groups. The bonus damage for all Undead Bloons is insignificant to other Necromancers, but allows Prince of Darkness to not struggle so much when its graveyard is low.
+Prince of Darkness excels as a cleanup tower on maps that share an exit or have alternating lanes, if allowed to maintain high graveyard, and its faster shimmer and huge range<!--to editors: not just the faster shimmer, unlike archmage--> allows it to be a reliable DDT decamo. It stands out against non-Fortified DDT rounds, especially round 95, but struggles at cleaning up hyperdense rounds like round 98 and single targets. The bonus damage for all Undead Bloons is beneficial to Prince of Darkness so it struggles less when its graveyard is low, and its buff to other Necromancers is minor, but usable. Prince of Darkness also excels at spawncamping Bloons before finishing [[Race Event]]s and CT Time Attack.
--2-5 is the preferred crosspath, as all attacks including [[Fireball (BTD6)|Fireball]] and [[Wall of Fire (BTD6)|Wall of Fire]] gain the graveyard's damage stacks, dealing a lot more damage than 2-0-5 which only improves the bolts. Even if the Undead Bloons ignore obstacles regardless of crosspathing, 2-0-5 can still be used on maps where neither middle path attack is usable with [[Necromancer (BTD6)|Necromancer]] due to obstacles (e.g. [[Flooded Valley]]).
+-2-5 is the preferred crosspath, as all attacks including [[Fireball (BTD6)|Fireball]] and [[Wall of Fire (BTD6)|Wall of Fire]] gain the graveyard's damage stacks, dealing a lot more damage than 2-0-5, and the improved lifespan of 1-0-5 only works well on certain maps. 1-0-5 and 2-0-5 can still be used on maps where neither middle path attack is usable with [[Necromancer (BTD6)|Necromancer]] due to obstacles (e.g. [[Flooded Valley]]).
 == Update history ==