Red Bloon Storm

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==Tips==

*Unlike [[Red Bloon Apopalypse]] which has the goal of clogging the opponent's Bloon queue at the cost of clogging your own, Red Bloon Storm ~~puts~~ the user ~~at a direct disadvantage~~ for 4 Gold. Playing this card slows down aggression, so it must be used with swarm synergies like [[Bloon Embiggen]] or [[Bolstered Bloon]] to be worth it. It~~'s very~~ risky ~~in aggro~~, and ~~players can take advantage of this~~.

*Unlike [[Red Bloon Apopalypse]] which has the goal of clogging the opponent's Bloon queue at the cost of clogging your own, Red Bloon Storm clogs the user's board for 4 Gold. Playing this card slows down aggression, so it must be used with swarm synergies like [[Bloon Embiggen]] or [[Bolstered Bloon]] to be worth it. It is a risky card, but the total health and damage is higher than other Bloons around its price.

*Due to the nerf to Red Bloon increasing its delay from 1 to 2, the Reds will clog the [[Storm (BCS)|Storm]], and they can be easily popped with splash damage or other cheap board clearing powers like [[Spike Storm!]] or [[Firestorm (BCS)|Firestorm]].

*Red Bloon Storm pairs well with [[Bloon Embiggen]], but still bad compared to spamming Greens and Yellows since the version 3.4 Red delay nerfs. If none of the eight Reds are damaged at all, Bloon Embiggen ~~does~~ enough damage to cause ~~an OTK, dealing~~ 520 damage.

*Red Bloon Storm can be made free with Amelia's [[Amelia the Amazing (BCS)|Act of Power]]. Although not highly recommended due to the slow speed of Red Bloon Storm, it can be used if combined with something like [[Bolstered Bloon]]. [[Undead Army]] is typically better, however.

*Red Bloon Storm pairs well with [[Bloon Embiggen]], but still bad compared to spamming Greens and Yellows since the version 3.4 Red delay nerfs.

**If none of the eight Reds are damaged at all, Bloon Embiggen can do enough damage to cause 520 damage, enough to defeat the opponent in one turn. This is extremely rare, as most decks have some kind of Monkey to defend with.

== Update history ==

==Development==

Red Bloon Storm was proposed by a community playtester to have its Gold cost reduced from 6 to 3, but Ninja Kiwi increased it to 3.<ref name="odyssey-6.2-reddit">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1pok1pk/62_beta_changes_that_didnt_make_it_into_the_game/|title=6.2 Beta Changes That Didn't Make It Into The Game (w/ tester notes)|publisher=Reddit, r/bloonscardstorm}}</ref> Before reducing its Gold cost from 6 to 4, Red Bloon Storm was considered one of the worst cards for being an active detriment in aggro decks and serving no practical purpose in other decks.<ref name="odyssey-6.2-video">{{cite|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTs-Rj9TCVw|title=BCS 6.2 Tester Commentary|publisher=YouTube, Odyssey}}</ref> Some community playtesters noted that Red Bloon Storm is now more comparable to [[Undead Army]],<ref name="odyssey-6.2-video" /> a similar card that is slower but lacks the board blockage.

Red Bloon Storm was proposed by a community playtester to have its Gold cost reduced from 6 to 3, but Ninja Kiwi increased it to 4.<ref name="odyssey-6.2-reddit">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1pok1pk/62_beta_changes_that_didnt_make_it_into_the_game/|title=6.2 Beta Changes That Didn't Make It Into The Game (w/ tester notes)|publisher=Reddit, r/bloonscardstorm}}</ref> Before reducing its Gold cost from 6 to 4, Red Bloon Storm was considered one of the worst cards for being an active detriment in aggro decks and serving no practical purpose in other decks.<ref name="odyssey-6.2-video">{{cite|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTs-Rj9TCVw|title=BCS 6.2 Tester Commentary|publisher=YouTube, Odyssey}}</ref> Some community playtesters noted that Red Bloon Storm is now more comparable to [[Undead Army]],<ref name="odyssey-6.2-video" /> a similar card that is slower but lacks the board blockage.

==Gallery==

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 ==Tips==
 {{BCS last updated|6.2|section=y}}
-*Unlike [[Red Bloon Apopalypse]] which has the goal of clogging the opponent's Bloon queue at the cost of clogging your own, Red Bloon Storm puts the user at a direct disadvantage for 4 Gold. Playing this card slows down aggression, so it must be used with swarm synergies like [[Bloon Embiggen]] or [[Bolstered Bloon]] to be worth it. It's very risky in aggro, and players can take advantage of this.
+*Unlike [[Red Bloon Apopalypse]] which has the goal of clogging the opponent's Bloon queue at the cost of clogging your own, Red Bloon Storm clogs the user's board for 4 Gold. Playing this card slows down aggression, so it must be used with swarm synergies like [[Bloon Embiggen]] or [[Bolstered Bloon]] to be worth it. It is a risky card, but the total health and damage is higher than other Bloons around its price.
 *Due to the nerf to Red Bloon increasing its delay from 1 to 2, the Reds will clog the [[Storm (BCS)|Storm]], and they can be easily popped with splash damage or other cheap board clearing powers like [[Spike Storm!]] or [[Firestorm (BCS)|Firestorm]].
-*Red Bloon Storm pairs well with [[Bloon Embiggen]], but still bad compared to spamming Greens and Yellows since the version 3.4 Red delay nerfs. If none of the eight Reds are damaged at all, Bloon Embiggen does enough damage to cause an OTK, dealing 520 damage.<!--65*8=520-->
+*Red Bloon Storm can be made free with Amelia's [[Amelia the Amazing (BCS)|Act of Power]]. Although not highly recommended due to the slow speed of Red Bloon Storm, it can be used if combined with something like [[Bolstered Bloon]]. [[Undead Army]] is typically better, however.
+*Red Bloon Storm pairs well with [[Bloon Embiggen]], but still bad compared to spamming Greens and Yellows since the version 3.4 Red delay nerfs.
+**If none of the eight Reds are damaged at all, Bloon Embiggen can do enough damage to cause 520 damage,<!--65*8=520--> enough to defeat the opponent in one turn. This is extremely rare, as most decks have some kind of Monkey to defend with.
 == Update history ==
 {{BCS change list by name|Red Bloon Storm}}
 ==Development==
-Red Bloon Storm was proposed by a community playtester to have its Gold cost reduced from 6 to 3, but Ninja Kiwi increased it to 3.<ref name="odyssey-6.2-reddit">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1pok1pk/62_beta_changes_that_didnt_make_it_into_the_game/|title=6.2 Beta Changes That Didn't Make It Into The Game (w/ tester notes)|publisher=Reddit, r/bloonscardstorm}}</ref> Before reducing its Gold cost from 6 to 4, Red Bloon Storm was considered one of the worst cards for being an active detriment in aggro decks and serving no practical purpose in other decks.<ref name="odyssey-6.2-video">{{cite|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTs-Rj9TCVw|title=BCS 6.2 Tester Commentary|publisher=YouTube, Odyssey}}</ref> Some community playtesters noted that Red Bloon Storm is now more comparable to [[Undead Army]],<ref name="odyssey-6.2-video" /> a similar card that is slower but lacks the board blockage.
+Red Bloon Storm was proposed by a community playtester to have its Gold cost reduced from 6 to 3, but Ninja Kiwi increased it to 4.<ref name="odyssey-6.2-reddit">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1pok1pk/62_beta_changes_that_didnt_make_it_into_the_game/|title=6.2 Beta Changes That Didn't Make It Into The Game (w/ tester notes)|publisher=Reddit, r/bloonscardstorm}}</ref> Before reducing its Gold cost from 6 to 4, Red Bloon Storm was considered one of the worst cards for being an active detriment in aggro decks and serving no practical purpose in other decks.<ref name="odyssey-6.2-video">{{cite|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTs-Rj9TCVw|title=BCS 6.2 Tester Commentary|publisher=YouTube, Odyssey}}</ref> Some community playtesters noted that Red Bloon Storm is now more comparable to [[Undead Army]],<ref name="odyssey-6.2-video" /> a similar card that is slower but lacks the board blockage.
 ==Gallery==

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