Spiked Balls (BTD6)

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==Strategy==

Spiked Balls is ~~mediocre as a~~ mid or late game ~~cleanup. Before round 81, an unbuffed Spiked Balls~~ is less ~~cost-efficient than a base Spike Factory with~~ {{BTD6|~~Berserker Brew~~}}. ~~Buffing~~ Spiked Balls ~~with Berserker Brew will make it more powerful, but this setup~~ is ~~so expensive for cleanup that it will delay any saveup. Therefore it is not~~ a ~~worthwhile option at all unless upgrading~~ to {{BTD6|Spiked Mines}}, which ~~becomes~~ the mid game carry ~~itself. It also performs poorly against [[Super Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Super Ceramics]], taking 1.5 piles (0.85 with Berserker Brew) to pop each one and costing much more than other options~~.

Spiked Balls is an expensive upgrade that lacks the pierce to justify it in the mid game, and in the late game it is less effective against {{BTD6|Super Ceramic}}s than supports of similar prices (e.g. [[Juggernaut (BTD6)|Juggernaut]], [[Icicles (BTD6)|Icicles]], and [[Bloon Impact (BTD6)|Bloon Impact]]). Spiked Balls is only serviceable as a transition to {{BTD6|Spiked Mines}}, which is the mid game carry instead.

~~Both crosspaths have their own use cases.~~ 3-2-0 is better ~~if building into Spiked Mines~~, while 3-0-2 is more useful for defending multiple or intersecting exits.

3-2-0 is better on shorter maps and when covering only one lane, while 3-0-2 is more useful for defending multiple or intersecting exits.

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-Spiked Balls is mediocre as a mid or late game cleanup. Before round 81, an unbuffed Spiked Balls is less cost-efficient than a base Spike Factory with {{BTD6|Berserker Brew}}. Buffing Spiked Balls with Berserker Brew will make it more powerful, but this setup is so expensive for cleanup that it will delay any saveup. Therefore it is not a worthwhile option at all unless upgrading to {{BTD6|Spiked Mines}}, which becomes the mid game carry itself. It also performs poorly against [[Super Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Super Ceramics]], taking 1.5 piles (0.85 with Berserker Brew) to pop each one and costing much more than other options.
+Spiked Balls is an expensive upgrade that lacks the pierce to justify it in the mid game, and in the late game it is less effective against {{BTD6|Super Ceramic}}s than supports of similar prices (e.g. [[Juggernaut (BTD6)|Juggernaut]], [[Icicles (BTD6)|Icicles]], and [[Bloon Impact (BTD6)|Bloon Impact]]). Spiked Balls is only serviceable as a transition to {{BTD6|Spiked Mines}}, which is the mid game carry instead.
-Both crosspaths have their own use cases. 3-2-0 is better if building into Spiked Mines, while 3-0-2 is more useful for defending multiple or intersecting exits.
+-2-0 is better on shorter maps and when covering only one lane, while 3-0-2 is more useful for defending multiple or intersecting exits.
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