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|description='''On Destroyed''': Add a copy of this card to your hand with additional Health<br>'''On Leaked''': +60. '''On Popped''': +30.

'''The Eternal''' is an [[Bloon (BCS)|Advanced Bloon]] [[card]] in ''[[Bloons Card Storm]]'', introduced in version 3.0. Each time it is destroyed or it hits the opponent's [[Hero (BCS)|Hero]], it creates a copy of itself in the player's hand with more Health than before. If it hit the opponent's Hero, the copy gains 60 Health, but if it was popped, it gains 30 Health. If [[Return to Sender]] is used on a copy, it reverts to its original health. This Bloon can be copied by effects (e.g. [[Double Trouble]] or [[Reinflated]]). Multiple Eternals are allowed to return to the player's hand if The Eternal was copied. Only one The Eternal can be in the [[Card|Collection]].

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*The Eternal is a scaling Bloon that becomes more valuable the longer the game goes, provided the player has ample space in their hand. It can be used to reliably win [[Boss Battle (BCS)|Boss Battle]]s. With its infinite card generation, this card can offer a constant source of Bloontonium.

**Delay the final pop on the second turn, if possible, to minimize the health scaling.

**If available, the [[Slowing Bloon]], [[Glue Storm (BCS)|Glue Storm]], [[Powerful Slowing Totem]], and [[Red Bloon Apopalypse]] can slow down the opponent from sending more Eternals.

*Self-destruction cards can build up the Eternal's HP quicker at the will of the player, but are generally less useful due to the less health gained. The most popular self-destruction card for this purpose is [[Bloon Melter]].

*The Eternal can be permanently removed from play by destroying it or using [[Return to Sender]] while the opponent has a full hand.

**To prevent losing The Eternal, keeping a low hand is recommended.

**[[Return to Sender]] reverts a single Eternal to original health, preventing a potentially lethal amount of HP of that Eternal.

**[[Bloon Redirect]] can be used in Eternal decks to prevent mirror matchups from using The Eternal, or to potentially steal from an opponent who poorly uses The Eternal.

***This, however, is prevented once The Eternal gets enough health.

***If running both BMA and [[Return to Sender]], it is recommended to use the latter on the former, not on the Eternal; this ensures that multiple Eternal copies from only one source (usually [[Double Trouble]]) become fully neutralized.

*Decks that heavily rely on The Eternal as a wincon may heavily involve Pick and/or Draw cards, as well as enough Gold and Monkeys to survive long enough to draw that Bloon. Some decks may have the Eternal as their only bloon card (excluding bloon-related powers such as [[Red Bloon Apopalypse]]).

***[[Amelia the Amazing (BCS)|Amelia]] has plenty Pick cards alongside utility with her Act of Power and Grand Disappearance.

***[[Quincy (BCS)|Quincy]] has the most possible Pick cards via [[Archer's Instinct]]. Also, his Arrow Shot can be used to pop his own Eternals, if needed.

**If Eternal is the only Bloon in a deck, one [[Monkey Investigator]] will allow the Eternal to be the guaranteed bloon draw, though multiple is better for more chance of drawing it.

**For heroes that heavily rely on Bloontonium (e.g. [[Adora (BCS)|Adora]]), Bloontonium-gaining Monkeys such as [[Leeching Shot Sniper]], [[Bloontonium Miner]], and [[Mine Supervisor]] are recommended.

*Eternal is not reliable as a main win condition. Conventional mid-game bloon spam decks (e.g. Large Bloon spam of [[MOAB (BCS)|MOAB]]s and [[BFB (BCS)|BFB]]s) may include The Eternal purely for variety of rushes.