Spiked Balls (BTD6)

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'''Spiked Balls''' is the [[Spike Factory (BTD6)|Spike Factory]]'s path 1 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. Instead of spike piles, it dispenses spiked balls that deal 2 damage, +3 [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Ceramic]] damage, and +1 [[Fortified Bloon (BTD6)|Fortified]] damage, and have 11 pierce~~. Spiked balls can pop Frozen and [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead]] Bloons~~.

'''Spiked Balls''' is the [[Spike Factory (BTD6)|Spike Factory]]'s path 1 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede" />Instead of spike piles, it dispenses spiked balls that deal 2 {{BTD6 dt|Normal}}-type damage, +3 [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Ceramic]] damage, and +1 [[Fortified Bloon (BTD6)|Fortified]] damage, and have 11 pierce.<section end="lede" />

==Stats==

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==Strategy==

Spiked Balls ~~relies too heavily on its Ceramic bonuses~~ to ~~be an efficient cleanup during~~ mid and late game~~, while lacking enough pierce to compete~~ against supports ~~that have~~ similar ~~costs, such as~~ [[Juggernaut (BTD6)|Juggernaut]], [[Icicles (BTD6)|Icicles]], and [[Bloon Impact (BTD6)|Bloon Impact]]. It's powerful with Berserker Brew, but still requires too much investment to be a reasonable mid-game carry or tanking multiple Super Ceramics. Before round 81, much of its pierce is used on non-Ceramics, and it's less cost-efficient than a base Spike Factory with {{BTD6|Berserker Brew}}. Starting from round 81, it falls off against anything but stray Super Ceramics, since each Super Ceramic requires 1.5 piles to pop each one (0.85 with Berserker Brew). ~~Therefore,~~ Spiked Balls is ~~preferred~~ only as a transition to {{BTD6|Spiked Mines}}, which is ~~its~~ mid-game carry.

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 on shorter maps and when covering only one lane, 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 the [[Spike Factory (BTD6)|Spike Factory]]'s path 1 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. Instead of spike piles, it dispenses spiked balls that deal 2 damage, +3 [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Ceramic]] damage, and +1 [[Fortified Bloon (BTD6)|Fortified]] damage, and have 11 pierce. Spiked balls can pop Frozen and [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead]] Bloons.<!--uhh, where to supersede the crosspathing interactions despite it having basic interactions? some people wanna know all the crosspathing interactions in spite of this, and spalls needs this due to being a tanking upgrade-->
+'''Spiked Balls''' is the [[Spike Factory (BTD6)|Spike Factory]]'s path 1 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede" />Instead of spike piles, it dispenses spiked balls that deal 2 {{BTD6 dt|Normal}}-type damage, +3 [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Ceramic]] damage, and +1 [[Fortified Bloon (BTD6)|Fortified]] damage, and have 11 pierce.<section end="lede" />
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 ==Strategy==
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-Spiked Balls relies too heavily on its Ceramic bonuses to be an efficient cleanup during mid and late game, while lacking enough pierce to compete against supports that have similar costs, such as [[Juggernaut (BTD6)|Juggernaut]], [[Icicles (BTD6)|Icicles]], and [[Bloon Impact (BTD6)|Bloon Impact]]. It's powerful with Berserker Brew, but still requires too much investment to be a reasonable mid-game carry or tanking multiple Super Ceramics. Before round 81, much of its pierce is used on non-Ceramics, and it's less cost-efficient than a base Spike Factory with {{BTD6|Berserker Brew}}. Starting from round 81, it falls off against anything but stray Super Ceramics, since each Super Ceramic requires 1.5 piles to pop each one (0.85 with Berserker Brew). Therefore, Spiked Balls is preferred only as a transition to {{BTD6|Spiked Mines}}, which is its mid-game carry.
+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 on shorter maps and when covering only one lane, 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.
 ==Update history==

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