Overclock (BTD6)

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'''Overclock''' is the [[Engineer Monkey (BTD6)|Engineer Monkey]]'s path 2 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. ~~It grants~~ the Overclock [[Activated Ability]], which ~~allows~~ the player to ~~apply~~ a ~~temporary~~ [[buff]] to ~~a non-sentry~~ [[~~tower~~]] ~~of their choosing~~. ~~For most towers~~, ~~it reduces~~ the [[attack ~~cooldown~~]] of the ~~target~~ tower by 40%, increasing its [[attack speed]] by ~66.7%. ~~Since~~ the ~~banana production~~ of [[Banana Farm (BTD6)|Banana Farm~~]]s is considered an [[attack~~]], it ~~also~~ increases the number of bananas (or packets of cash in the case of [[Monkey Bank (BTD6)|Monkey Bank]]s and [[Marketplace (BTD6)|Marketplace]]s) they produce by 66.7%, rounded up to a whole number. ~~If used on~~ a [[Monkey Village (BTD6)|Monkey Village]], it increases its [[range]] by 10%. The attack speed buff also ~~works on~~ [[Primary Expertise (BTD6)|Primary Expertise]], but not [[Monkeyopolis (BTD6)|Monkeyopolis]]. The duration of the buff depends on the target's current [[upgrade]] tier and does not change if ~~the target upgrades~~ while the buff is active.

'''Overclock''' is the [[Engineer Monkey (BTD6)|Engineer Monkey]]'s path 2 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede" />This upgrade adds the Overclock [[Activated Ability|ability]], which lets the player apply a temporarily buff to a selected [[tower]], increasing [[attack speed]] by +66.67% (increases [[range]] by +10% if used on a [[Monkey Village (BTD6)|Monkey Village]]) for a short time. The duration of the buff depends on the target's highest [[upgrade]] tier, between 30 to 60 seconds, and lasts only 30 seconds on [[Hero (BTD6)|Hero]]es.

*Tier 5: 30 seconds

Additionally, this upgrade increases the base [[pierce]] of the Engineer Monkey's main attack by 12 (15 in total) and increases the pierce of its [[Cleansing Foam (BTD6)|Cleansing Foam]] puddles by 4 (14 in total). It also doubles the [[projectile speed]] of its nails, but halves their [[projectile lifespan|lifespan]], so their maximum travel distance remains the same.<section end="lede" />

==Ability==

Upon activation, Overclock allows the player to select a tower. It cannot select [[Sentry Gun (BTD6)|Sentries]]. After selecting a tower, it applies a temporary [[buff]] to it that reduces its attack cooldown by 40%, effectively increasing its [[attack speed]] by ~66.7%. It applies additional effects to the following:

*On [[Bloontonium Reactor (BTD6)|Bloontonium Reactor]] and [[Energizer (BTD6)|Energizer]], it also reduces the duration of the radiation effect it applies to Bloons by 40%.

*On a [[Banana Farm (BTD6)|Banana Farm]], it increases the number of bananas (or packets of cash in the case of [[Monkey Bank (BTD6)|Monkey Bank]]s and [[Marketplace (BTD6)|Marketplace]]s) they produce by 66.7%, rounded up to the nearest whole number.

*On a [[Monkey Village (BTD6)|Monkey Village]], it increases its [[range]] by 10%. The attack speed buff also affects [[Primary Expertise (BTD6)|Primary Expertise]], but not [[Monkeyopolis (BTD6)|Monkeyopolis]].

The duration of the buff depends on the target's current [[upgrade]] tier and does not change if it gains an upgrade while the buff is active:

*Tier 5: 30 seconds (also applies to [[Hero]]es regardless of level)

*Tier 4: 45 seconds

*Tier 3 and below ~~or heroes~~: 60 seconds

*Tier 3 and below: 60 seconds

~~In addition~~, ~~this upgrade increases the base [[pierce]] of the Engineer Monkey's main attack by 12 (increased to 15) and increases~~ the ~~pierce of its [[Cleansing Foam (BTD6)|Cleansing Foam]] puddles by 4 (increased to 14)~~. ~~It also doubles the [[projectile speed]] of its nails, but halves their [[projectile lifespan|lifespan]], so their maximum travel distance remains~~ the ~~same~~.

This ability has a 45-second cooldown, which does not start until after the player selects a tower. This ability is usable during the break between rounds.

==Stats==

==Costs and sell values==

== Strategy ==

Overclock is a great support tower when one's strategy depends on few strong towers rather than many weak towers. It provides an average ~44.44% DPS boost on tier 5 towers and has full uptime on tier 4 towers. Thus, it has significant value with high-DPS towers such as [[Dark Champion (BTD6)|Dark Champion]], or an [[Orca]] or [[Tyrannosaurus Rex]] with max beast power. ~~It is also effective at buffing~~ DPS-centered Heroes such as [[Adora (BTD6)|Adora]] and [[Captain Churchill (BTD6)|Captain Churchill]], as well as those that have blimp knockback such as level 5+ [[Pat Fusty (BTD6)|Pat Fusty]] and level 5+ [[Rosalia (BTD6)|Rosalia]].

Overclock is a great support tower when one's strategy depends on few strong towers rather than many weak towers. It provides an average ~44.44% DPS boost on tier 5 towers and has full uptime on tier 4 towers. Thus, it has significant value with high-DPS towers such as [[Dark Champion (BTD6)|Dark Champion]], or an [[Orca]] or [[Tyrannosaurus Rex]] with max beast power. While it does not have full uptime on Heroes, requiring timing with one Overclock, the ability can help improve DPS-centered Heroes such as [[Adora (BTD6)|Adora]] and [[Captain Churchill (BTD6)|Captain Churchill]], as well as those that have blimp knockback such as level 5+ [[Pat Fusty (BTD6)|Pat Fusty]] and level 5+ [[Rosalia (BTD6)|Rosalia]].

Overclock is also a key tower when farming, particularly for Boss events. Since [[Banana Research Facility (BTD6)|Banana Research Facility (BRF)]] and [[Banana Central (BTD6)|Banana Central]] generate 5 banana crates per round, when overclocked they generate 9 crates as <math>5*1.66=8.3</math>, which rounds up to 9. Therefore an Overclock constitutes an 80% buff to cash generation for these Farms, making Overclocked BRFs and Banana Central more efficient than BRFs and Banana Central alone. It is not recommended to use Overclock on [[Monkey Wall Street (BTD6)|Monkey Wall Street]] as it does not affect its end-of-round cash bonus. The table below shows the increase in production for different Banana Farms:

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Crosspaths aren't necessary, since none of its crosspaths affect its ability, but provides more value for its foam due to the extra pierce.

~~Avoid placing Overclock too close to~~ [[Lych (BTD6)|Lych]], as its start-of-round speed boost may ~~heal~~ Lych.

Versus [[Lych (BTD6)|Lych]], its start-of-round speed boost may cause Lych to re-gain its Regrow property, but the foam can be used to remove it. Target only towers that are far away from Lych, and if the target must be closer or it's Tier 5 Lych then time the ability just after Lych does the "suction" animation (indicating that Lych has recently absorbed buffs every 12 seconds).

~~==Costs~~ and ~~sell values==~~

~~{{BTD6 cost list by upgrade|Engineer Monkey|2|4}}~~

==Update history==

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-'''Overclock''' is the [[Engineer Monkey (BTD6)|Engineer Monkey]]'s path 2 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants the Overclock [[Activated Ability]], which allows the player to apply a temporary [[buff]] to a non-sentry [[tower]] of their choosing. For most towers, it reduces the [[attack cooldown]] of the target tower by 40%, increasing its [[attack speed]] by ~66.7%. Since the banana production of [[Banana Farm (BTD6)|Banana Farm]]s is considered an [[attack]], it also increases the number of bananas (or packets of cash in the case of [[Monkey Bank (BTD6)|Monkey Bank]]s and [[Marketplace (BTD6)|Marketplace]]s) they produce by 66.7%, rounded up to a whole number. If used on a [[Monkey Village (BTD6)|Monkey Village]], it increases its [[range]] by 10%. The attack speed buff also works on [[Primary Expertise (BTD6)|Primary Expertise]], but not [[Monkeyopolis (BTD6)|Monkeyopolis]]. The duration of the buff depends on the target's current [[upgrade]] tier and does not change if the target upgrades while the buff is active.
+'''Overclock''' is the [[Engineer Monkey (BTD6)|Engineer Monkey]]'s path 2 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede" />This upgrade adds the Overclock [[Activated Ability|ability]], which lets the player apply a temporarily buff to a selected [[tower]], increasing [[attack speed]] by +66.67% (increases [[range]] by +10% if used on a [[Monkey Village (BTD6)|Monkey Village]]) for a short time. The duration of the buff depends on the target's highest [[upgrade]] tier, between 30 to 60 seconds, and lasts only 30 seconds on [[Hero (BTD6)|Hero]]es.
-*Tier 5: 30 seconds
+Additionally, this upgrade increases the base [[pierce]] of the Engineer Monkey's main attack by 12 (15 in total) and increases the pierce of its [[Cleansing Foam (BTD6)|Cleansing Foam]] puddles by 4 (14 in total). It also doubles the [[projectile speed]] of its nails, but halves their [[projectile lifespan|lifespan]], so their maximum travel distance remains the same.<section end="lede" />
+==Ability==
+Upon activation, Overclock allows the player to select a tower. It cannot select [[Sentry Gun (BTD6)|Sentries]]. After selecting a tower, it applies a temporary [[buff]] to it that reduces its attack cooldown by 40%, effectively increasing its [[attack speed]] by ~66.7%. It applies additional effects to the following:
+*On [[Bloontonium Reactor (BTD6)|Bloontonium Reactor]] and [[Energizer (BTD6)|Energizer]], it also reduces the duration of the radiation effect it applies to Bloons by 40%.
+*On a [[Banana Farm (BTD6)|Banana Farm]], it increases the number of bananas (or packets of cash in the case of [[Monkey Bank (BTD6)|Monkey Bank]]s and [[Marketplace (BTD6)|Marketplace]]s) they produce by 66.7%, rounded up to the nearest whole number.
+*On a [[Monkey Village (BTD6)|Monkey Village]], it increases its [[range]] by 10%. The attack speed buff also affects [[Primary Expertise (BTD6)|Primary Expertise]], but not [[Monkeyopolis (BTD6)|Monkeyopolis]].
+The duration of the buff depends on the target's current [[upgrade]] tier and does not change if it gains an upgrade while the buff is active:
+*Tier 5: 30 seconds (also applies to [[Hero]]es regardless of level)
 *Tier 4: 45 seconds
-*Tier 3 and below or heroes: 60 seconds
+*Tier 3 and below: 60 seconds
-In addition, this upgrade increases the base [[pierce]] of the Engineer Monkey's main attack by 12 (increased to 15) and increases the pierce of its [[Cleansing Foam (BTD6)|Cleansing Foam]] puddles by 4 (increased to 14). It also doubles the [[projectile speed]] of its nails, but halves their [[projectile lifespan|lifespan]], so their maximum travel distance remains the same.
+This ability has a 45-second cooldown, which does not start until after the player selects a tower. This ability is usable during the break between rounds.
 ==Stats==
 {{BTD6 stat list by tiers|Engineer Monkey|040}}
+==Costs and sell values==
+{{BTD6 cost list by upgrade|Engineer Monkey|2|4}}
 == Strategy ==
-{{BTD6 last updated|52.2|section=y}}
+{{BTD6 last updated|55.2|section=y}}
-Overclock is a great support tower when one's strategy depends on few strong towers rather than many weak towers. It provides an average ~44.44% DPS boost on tier 5 towers and has full uptime on tier 4 towers. Thus, it has significant value with high-DPS towers such as [[Dark Champion (BTD6)|Dark Champion]], or an [[Orca]] or [[Tyrannosaurus Rex]] with max beast power. It is also effective at buffing DPS-centered Heroes such as [[Adora (BTD6)|Adora]] and [[Captain Churchill (BTD6)|Captain Churchill]], as well as those that have blimp knockback such as level 5+ [[Pat Fusty (BTD6)|Pat Fusty]] and level 5+ [[Rosalia (BTD6)|Rosalia]].
+Overclock is a great support tower when one's strategy depends on few strong towers rather than many weak towers. It provides an average ~44.44% DPS boost on tier 5 towers and has full uptime on tier 4 towers. Thus, it has significant value with high-DPS towers such as [[Dark Champion (BTD6)|Dark Champion]], or an [[Orca]] or [[Tyrannosaurus Rex]] with max beast power. While it does not have full uptime on Heroes, requiring timing with one Overclock, the ability can help improve DPS-centered Heroes such as [[Adora (BTD6)|Adora]] and [[Captain Churchill (BTD6)|Captain Churchill]], as well as those that have blimp knockback such as level 5+ [[Pat Fusty (BTD6)|Pat Fusty]] and level 5+ [[Rosalia (BTD6)|Rosalia]].
 Overclock is also a key tower when farming, particularly for Boss events. Since [[Banana Research Facility (BTD6)|Banana Research Facility (BRF)]] and [[Banana Central (BTD6)|Banana Central]] generate 5 banana crates per round, when overclocked they generate 9 crates as <math>5*1.66=8.3</math>, which rounds up to 9. Therefore an Overclock constitutes an 80% buff to cash generation for these Farms, making Overclocked BRFs and Banana Central more efficient than BRFs and Banana Central alone. It is not recommended to use Overclock on [[Monkey Wall Street (BTD6)|Monkey Wall Street]] as it does not affect its end-of-round cash bonus. The table below shows the increase in production for different Banana Farms:
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 Crosspaths aren't necessary, since none of its crosspaths affect its ability, but provides more value for its foam due to the extra pierce.
-Avoid placing Overclock too close to [[Lych (BTD6)|Lych]], as its start-of-round speed boost may heal Lych.
+Versus [[Lych (BTD6)|Lych]], its start-of-round speed boost may cause Lych to re-gain its Regrow property, but the foam can be used to remove it. Target only towers that are far away from Lych, and if the target must be closer or it's Tier 5 Lych then time the ability just after Lych does the "suction" animation (indicating that Lych has recently absorbed buffs every 12 seconds).
-==Costs and sell values==
-{{BTD6 cost list by upgrade|Engineer Monkey|2|4}}
 ==Update history==

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