Rocket Storm (BTD6): Difference between revisions

|id=Rocket Storm

 

|name         =Rocket Storm

|icon         =BTD6 DartlingMonkey RocketStormUpgradeIcon.png

|image       =BTD6 040-DartlingGunner.png

|description =Rocket Storm ability: Launches a powerful storm of rockets in a wide cone.

|description C=

 

|tower=Dartling Gunner

|path= 2

|tier= 4

 

|cost =5850

|cost C=

|xp   =14000

'''Rocket Storm''' is the [[Dartling Gunner (BTD6)|Dartling Gunner]]'s path 2 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. In addition to +2 pierce to both its missiles and explosions, it gains the Rocket Storm ability. When activated, it unleashes waves of 10 missiles per shot that deal high damage but low pierce, lasting up to 7.5 seconds.

When crosspathed with [[Laser Shock (BTD6)|Laser Shock]], the shock only is applied by the missile, and does not do extra shocked damage. [[Powerful Darts (BTD6)|Powerful Darts]] increases pierce of both missiles and explosions by +2; the Hydra missile essentially gains an extra explosion plus an extra 2 pierce per explosion, blast radius increased from 8 to 12 for all missiles, and the ability missiles gain +2 pierce.

When the Rocket Storm Ability is activated, this Dartling unleashes a wave of missiles that are launched every 0.5 seconds, for up to 7.5 seconds. It does not interrupt the main Hydra missile attack. Each of these ability missiles have random spread of 90 degrees (36 degrees with 1-4-0), and travel in a serpentine motion in the air. Explosions deal 5 damage and +1 Ceramic damage over a radius of 8 (12 with 0-4-2) and have 8 pierce (10 with 0-3-2). If given speed buffs, the rate of launching waves of missiles is increased.

The Rocket Storm ability is duration-based, and therefore cannot be re-activated while it's already running. Like most abilities, Rocket Storm ability is greyed out at the end of a round, only un-greyed once the round begins.

Rocket Storm is a decent mid-game option, being a mid-game carry that can burst down difficult rounds with its ability, and the basic Hydra attack is strong enough to handle the ability's downtime against all except constant spaced MOABs and dense Ceramics.

1-4-0 is recommended<!--not "necessary" unlike the MAD, because unlike it, rstorm is still viable in its role without accuracy upgrade--> to improve the ability's accuracy, making it more reliable at focusing single targets, especially when placed far away. 2-4-0 does little to the Hydra missile. 0-4-2 can be used in [[Race (BTD6)|Race]] modes to maximize pierce.