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==Strategy==
==Strategy==
{{Strategy needed|Also do summarize about aggro, midrange, and control adora}}
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Adora's kit revolves around anti-burn tech that results in her being a very niche pick in competitive games. Her Sun Shield forces opponents to spend more time developing power in their OTK, which can be helpful in control scenarios against opponents like [[Zee Jay (BCS)|Zee Jay]] and [[Quincy (BCS)|Quincy]]'s OTK decks. She also has great anti-burn deck potential with the ability to limit damage from early 0 delay Bloons such as [[Pink Bloon (BCS)|Pink Bloon]]s and heal back up to full health with her Ultimate Sacrifice ability.
Adora is somewhat flexible across all stages of the game. She is able to defend decently well, provided enough Bloontonium is generated for her abilities. Her standout ability is Sun Shield, as no other Hero can directly handle leaking Bloons, besides [[Obyn Greenfoot (BCS)|Obyn Greenfoot]]'s massive shield growth. Most of Adora's hero-exclusive cards aren't vital to maximize her power, though [[Divination]] and [[Salvation]] are decent.


Adora fits the best for midrange and can be good for Control against less aware players. Aggressive early-game Adora strategies should focus on outlasting aggro decks, which involves an Adora midrange deck. For control, maximize Bloontonium gains, and build orbs fast enough while having enough resources to defend against the opponent's rushes. For all decks, having enough Bloontonium for Sun Shield is very important.
Outside of these interactions, she is often outclassed by other control heroes such as [[Obyn Greenfoot (BCS)|Obyn Greenfoot]], who can build up a respectable amount of shield to resist other OTK decks, as well as being more resistant to the opponent's cards.
 
Adora Midrange decks often use Bloons like [[Soulstealer Bloon]], [[MOAB]], and [[BFB (BCS)|BFB]] to overwhelm the opponent with huge pushes. If Adora wants to, she can also run Bloons like [[Double Ceramic Bloon|Double Ceramic]] or [[Healing Bloon]] as targets for [[Max Heal]]. Control Adora decks can be run with Bloons like [[Rainbow Bloon (BCS)|Rainbow Bloon]] or [[Camo Regrow Rainbow Bloon]] to maximize her Bloontonium gain; however the variety of late-game cards that can disable Adora's abilities or bypass them makes this a riskier strategy.
 
Adora is very dependent on managing her abilities. Thus, she is still vulnerable to an opponent's finishers when combined with any card that stops her Sun Shield, such as [[Ability Ban]], or anything that removes Bloontonium (e.g. [[Bloontonium Leak]]). Also, she lacks much individual damage, so she's vulnerable to Armor-centred or Tempo decks who can heal off the damage she deals or ignore it entirely when at lower orb amounts. Overall, Adora is one of the weakest Heroes in competitive gameplay due to the variety of cards that counter her abilities. In casual play, Adora is stronger but still often not worth it over other heroes that can do what she wants to do better.<!--casual players may see adora as OP, but...-->


===Tips===
===Tips===
;Playing as Adora
;Playing with Adora
*Adora heavily depends on Bloontonium to maximize her power. Most Adora decks should include plenty of cards that maximize Bloontonium, with many bloon cards, and preferably in groups of 3 or 5 such as [[Bloontonium Gas Bloon]]s. Bloon cards in groups of 8 (e.g. [[Rainbow Bloon (BCS)|Rainbow Bloon]]) are also beneficial to unlock Sun Shield. Similarly, bringing [[Bloontonium Miner]]s and/or [[Mine Supervisor]]s to build up constant Bloontonium may be beneficial, but be wary of the low damage when attempting to use Miners.
*Do not be afraid to get rid of your sun shield passive if you suspect no danger will come that turn.
*Avoid using Ultimate Sacrifice if many of the opponent's bloons are at 0 delay, unless enough Bloontonium is obtained afterwards to activate the Sun Shield passive.
*Keep weak monkeys in hand (or on board if needed early), such as [[Barrel of Monkeys]], to use as fodder for sacrifices when needed. This will make your overall defense weaker, but allow room for healing up damage otherwise prevented by an extra Monkey.
*The minimum required amount of Bloontonium for Sun Shield to trigger on each leaking bloon: 8, 11, 14.<!--yes, mentioning numbers is important for strategy, as simple as it looks...-->
*Sacrificing for orbs is generally not worth it alone, as it leaves you vulnerable until you get her sun shield up again. Try to time sacrifices to heal damage taken, and use Orbs of Light to deal damage to incoming Bloons if already full on Bloontonium.
*Adora's Ultimate Sacrifice also adds an empty space for [[Expert Negotiator]] to force an enemy Monkey to join Adora's side.
*If Adora already has max orbs, the only sensible reason to use the Ultimate Sacrifice instead of 3 Orbs of Light abilities is to open space for Expert Negotiator, and sometimes for healing.
*Sun Shield helps protect against instant damage that Burn decks like to use such as [[Pink Bloon (BCS)|Pink Bloons]] or [[Quick Ready|Quick Readied]] [[Double Yellow Bloon|Double Yellows]]. This combined with her healing from Ultimate Sacrifice can make Adora solid at dealing with Burn decks.


;Against Adora
;Facing against Adora
*Adora can be difficult to deal with if your deck isn't built to counter her in some ways, or if you do not know how to pressure her effectively. The efficiency of her abilities gets stronger the more Adora's Ultimate Sacrifice is used, so going later with heroes not built for Control or OTK can result in Adora becoming too strong to stop.
*OTK decks must factor in the damage done to their OTK Bloon by Sun Shield, ranging from 60 to 240 damage depending on how many orbs Adora has. [[Triple Threat Bloon]] OTK decks can build up shield to prevent damage, while [[Rad Bloon]] OTK decks may be forced to use [[Double Trouble]] to duplicate a 0 delay Rad to deal enough damage.
*Adora relies on gaining a ton of Bloontonium to maximize her power like mentioned above. Cards like [[Bloontonium Leak]], [[Haunting Night]] and [[Bloontonium Saboteur]] can harm her bloontonium supply or lower her bloontonium below the range of Sun Shield. Use [[Bloontonium Leak]] on turns where you can OTK Adora.  
*Cards such as [[Haunting Night]] can prevent Adora from activating her Sun Shield that turn.
*Against the miner type cards, you can use [[Bed Time]] on [[Bloontonium Miner]], or [[Shrink]] on [[Mine Supervisor]], although be wary that Adora can still sacrifice the [[Baby Monkey]] made from Shrink. Alternatively, both miner cards having low DPT means that attacking Adora when she places down miners is an effective way to deal with her while not requiring any removal.
*Adora can only hit at most 3 Bloons with her Sun Shield. This allows certain aggro decks such as Swarm decks to absorb hits while the large [[Spooky Bloon]] or [[Bolstered Bloon]] hits her unscathed.
*Adora's Orbs of light deal 30 damage per orb. It attacks random targets, so Adora hitting a strong Bloon can be unreliable if the board is more full. Spamming weak Bloons like Red Bloons can reduce the chances of Adora's orbs hitting what you don't want hit.
*Orbs of Light having random targeting and Sun Shield only attacking leaking Bloons makes high health Bloons like [[BFB (BCS)|BFB]] effective at dealing with Adora when combined with more high health Bloons. [[Healing Bloon]] and [[Prince of Darkness (BCS)|Prince of Darkness]] are also devastating for orb damage output, as two orb attacks can be nearly negated with the healing.  
*Against Orbs of Light, a Bloon with [[Armor]] can take less damage from the orbs, reducing the value from the ability. Don't rely on [[Armor]] countering Adora, as smart Adora players will run [[Armor Piercing]] Monkeys (e.g. [[MOAB Mauler (BCS)|MOAB Mauler]]).<!--maulers are common with adora bc they can counter armor and large bloons-->
*[[Ability Ban]] is the cheapest way to prevent Adora from using Sun Shield. Use Ability Ban when you have an OTK set up vs Adora.
*[[Triple Threat Bloon|Triple Threat Bloon's]] shield gain upon using Powers and Monkeys can make it easy to beat Adora with. Combine it with a [[Barrel of Monkeys]], and a Triple Threat Bloon can leak through a maxed out Sun Shield without taking damage. Triple Threat Bloon OTK decks are very effective against Adora.
*Ultimate Sacrifice is Adora's strongest ability. She can sacrifice a tower with bad DPT and heal herself for 150 HP and add another orb of light. Attacking her with Aggro decks before she can get an Ultimate Sacrifice is critical, as after one Sacrifice she may become too defensively powerful to beat with Aggro.
*Adora can be outlasted by other heroes due to the variety of cards that can deal with her by either draining her Bloontonium or denying her abilities. Her weak signatures also do not help, with only [[Salvation]] and [[Divination]] being worth noting as cards to look out for against her.


== Update history ==
== Update history ==

Latest revision as of 08:07, 31 March 2026

Adora iterations: BTD6 • Bloons Pop! • Battles 2 • BCS
Adora, High Priestess
Portrait of Adora, High Priestess
For the glory of the Sun God!
Introduced Version 2.0
Hero Abilities
Icon of Orbs of Light Orbs of Light ( 5 Active)
Deal 30 damage to a random Bloon <orb count> times
Icon of Sun Shield Sun Shield ( 8 Passive)
When an enemy Bloon attacks, lose 3 Bloontonium and trigger Orbs of Light on that Bloon
Icon of Ultimate Sacrifice Ultimate Sacrifice ( 15 Active)
Sacrifice a friendly Monkey, heal 150 and trigger Orbs of Light. Add an extra Orb of Light (Max 8)

Adora, High Priestess is a Hero in Bloons Card Storm, introduced in version 2.0. She can be unlocked from the Store by purchasing her for Monkey Money 2,000 or by purchasing the Adora Hero Bundle for real money.

Adora's playstyle is about strengthening her own offensive and defensive capabilites by gaining Bloontonium and sacrificing Monkeys. She has a unique resource called Orbs of Light that determines the damage her abilities deal. She starts with two Orbs of Light and can sacrifice Monkeys to gain more (up to a max of 8) and heal herself.

  • Orbs of Light — Deals 30 damage to a Bloon for each Orb of Light she currently has. Each orb targets a random Bloon, though multiple orbs can target the same Bloon. This ability is also used by other abilities.
  • Sun Shield — Passively activates Orbs of Light if a Bloon is about to attack her, after Defenders have acted. The Orbs of Light only target the attacking Bloon. This consumes 3 Bloontonium instead of 5. Visually, if this ability can be activated, she holds one of her palms towards the Bloons.
  • Ultimate Sacrifice — Sacrifices a target Monkey on the player's side, triggers Orbs of Light for free, restores up to 150 health, and lastly grants her an additional Orb of Light (if she has less than 8). The life heal occurs before Sentinel Bloon's On Destroyed effect.

Exclusive cards

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Card Card type Rarity Set Cost Charges Introduced
Divination
Divination
Pick 3. If it's a Monkey, it gains +10 ATK
 Advanced Power Rare Classic Gold 2 1 Version 2.0
Energy Overload
Energy Overload
Destroy target Bloon with Shield
 Advanced Power Uncommon Classic Gold 4 1 Version 2.0
Max Heal
Max Heal
Target non-Large Bloon is healed 100
 Exotic Power Super Rare Classic Gold 3 1 Version 2.0
Salvation
Salvation
Return target friendly Monkey to hand. Trigger Orbs of Light
 Exotic Power Rare Lead Storm Gold 3 1 Version 5.0

Strategy

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Adora's kit revolves around anti-burn tech that results in her being a very niche pick in competitive games. Her Sun Shield forces opponents to spend more time developing power in their OTK, which can be helpful in control scenarios against opponents like Zee Jay and Quincy's OTK decks. She also has great anti-burn deck potential with the ability to limit damage from early 0 delay Bloons such as Pink Bloons and heal back up to full health with her Ultimate Sacrifice ability.

Outside of these interactions, she is often outclassed by other control heroes such as Obyn Greenfoot, who can build up a respectable amount of shield to resist other OTK decks, as well as being more resistant to the opponent's cards.

Tips

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Playing with Adora
  • Do not be afraid to get rid of your sun shield passive if you suspect no danger will come that turn.
  • Keep weak monkeys in hand (or on board if needed early), such as Barrel of Monkeys, to use as fodder for sacrifices when needed. This will make your overall defense weaker, but allow room for healing up damage otherwise prevented by an extra Monkey.
  • Sacrificing for orbs is generally not worth it alone, as it leaves you vulnerable until you get her sun shield up again. Try to time sacrifices to heal damage taken, and use Orbs of Light to deal damage to incoming Bloons if already full on Bloontonium.
Facing against Adora
  • OTK decks must factor in the damage done to their OTK Bloon by Sun Shield, ranging from 60 to 240 damage depending on how many orbs Adora has. Triple Threat Bloon OTK decks can build up shield to prevent damage, while Rad Bloon OTK decks may be forced to use Double Trouble to duplicate a 0 delay Rad to deal enough damage.
  • Cards such as Haunting Night can prevent Adora from activating her Sun Shield that turn.
  • Adora can only hit at most 3 Bloons with her Sun Shield. This allows certain aggro decks such as Swarm decks to absorb hits while the large Spooky Bloon or Bolstered Bloon hits her unscathed.

Update history

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Version 3.0

  • Change No longer uses Orbs of Light quote while triggering orbs if attacking during Ultimate Sacrifice (undocumented)
  • Change Will now occasionally use her Sun Shield quotes when triggering Sun Shield (undocumented)

Cosmetic items

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Item Category Unlock method(s) Introduced
Image ofAdora Voice PackAdora Voice Pack
 Voice Pack Store (IAP) Version 5.0

Development

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Adora's early portrait

Adora existed in the data of Bloons Card Storm since the Firstlook test, though she went unused until version 2.0. Her original name was just "Adora" and her description was "Hero of Light". Version 2.0 replaced her placeholder assets with her final design, changed her full name and description, and replaced her abilities. Her original abilities were different and did not involve Orbs of Light.

Icon Type  Bloontonium cost Description
Active 3 Deal 5 damage to an enemy Bloon, repeat 4 more times
Passive 9 On Turn End: Gain 25 Health
Active 15 Remove Target friendly Monkey, Heal Adora for 100
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Screenshots

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  • Adora's default pose in-game
    Adora's default pose in-game
  • Adora receiving enough Bloontonium for an ability
    Adora receiving enough Bloontonium for an ability
  • Adora activating Orbs of Light
    Adora activating Orbs of Light
  • Adora using Sun Shield against attacking bloons
    Adora using Sun Shield against attacking bloons
  • Adora firing Orbs of Light as part of Ultimate Sacrifice
    Adora firing Orbs of Light as part of Ultimate Sacrifice
  • Adora sacrificing a monkey with Ultimate Sacrifice, after firing Orbs of Light
    Adora sacrificing a monkey with Ultimate Sacrifice, after firing Orbs of Light
  • Adora gaining a third orb after sacrificing a monkey
    Adora gaining a third orb after sacrificing a monkey
  • Adora with 8 orbs
    Adora with 8 orbs
  • Defeat pose
    Defeat pose
  • Victory pose
    Victory pose
  • Adora dropping before defeat pose
    Adora dropping before defeat pose
  • Hero menu screen
    Hero menu screen

Assets

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  • Hero Card
    Hero Card
  • Master Hero Card
    Master Hero Card
  • Portrait
    Portrait
  • Icon
    Icon
  • Banner
    Banner
  • Adora-exclusive card icon
    Adora-exclusive card icon
  • Unused placeholder Hero Card in the beta tests
    Unused placeholder Hero Card in the beta tests
  • Unused icon in the beta tests
    Unused icon in the beta tests

Voice lines

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When unlocked / selected
  • ⓘ "The Sun God shines brightly."
  • ⓘ "The Sun God shines brightly."
When starting a match
  • ⓘ "And so it begins."
  • ⓘ "And so it begins!"
When starting a match against the same Hero
  • ⓘ "A fellow priestess! What a sight to behold."
  • ⓘ "A fellow priestess! What a sight to behold."
When responding to the same Hero
  • ⓘ "And you! Simply radiant!"
  • ⓘ "And you! Simply radiant!"
Victory
  • ⓘ "We are favored!"
  • ⓘ "We are favored!"
Defeat
  • ⓘ "The Temple chose you."
  • ⓘ "The Temple chose you."
When using Orbs of Light
  • ⓘ "Feel the light!"
  • ⓘ "Feel the light."
When using Sun Shield
  • ⓘ "We are prepared!"
  • ⓘ "We are prepared!"
When using Ultimate Sacrifice
  • ⓘ "Embrace the Sun!"
  • ⓘ "Embrace the Sun!"
When using a Hero-exclusive card
  • ⓘ "Ready the force of the Sun!"
  • ⓘ "Ready the force of the Sun!"
When taking damage
When taking 250 or more damage
  • ⓘ "We lose favor!"
  • ⓘ "We lose favor."
When opponent takes 250 or more damage
  • ⓘ "The Sun shines today!"
  • ⓘ "The Sun shines today."
Good Game! emote
  • ⓘ "Brilliant game!"
  • ⓘ "Brilliant game!"
Nice Play! emote
  • ⓘ "Well done!"
  • ⓘ "Well done!"
Good Luck! emote
  • ⓘ "May we both do well."
  • ⓘ "May we both do well."
Thank You! emote
  • ⓘ "I appreciate that."
  • ⓘ "I appreciate that."
Thinking emote
  • ⓘ "Ready yourself."
  • ⓘ "Ready yourself."
Waiting emote
  • ⓘ "This had better be worth it."
  • ⓘ "This had better be worth it."
RNG! emote
  • ⓘ "Unfavorable!"
  • ⓘ "Unfavorable!"
What Happened? emote
  • ⓘ "Do illuminate what just happened!"
  • ⓘ "Do illuminate what just happened."

Adora Voice Pack

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When unlocked / selected
  • ⓘ "Join me, and together we shall reveal greatness."
  • ⓘ "Join me, and together we shall reveal greatness."
When starting a match
  • ⓘ "Soon you will witness the Sun's power."
  • ⓘ "Soon you will witness the Sun's power."
When starting a match against the same Hero
  • ⓘ "Shall I teach you about regret?"
  • ⓘ "Shall I teach you about regret?"
When responding to the same Hero
  • ⓘ "In order to teach, you must first experience."
  • ⓘ "In order to teach, you must first experience."
Victory
  • ⓘ "Let there be light!"
  • ⓘ "Let there be light!"
Defeat
  • ⓘ "The sun shines... embrace it."
  • ⓘ "The sun shines... embrace it."
When using Orbs of Light
  • ⓘ "Go forth and burn!"
  • ⓘ "Go forth and burn!"
When using Sun Shield
  • ⓘ "The Sun defends us!"
  • ⓘ "The Sun defends us!"
When using Ultimate Sacrifice
  • ⓘ "Be one with the light!"
  • ⓘ "Be one with the light!"
When using a Hero-exclusive card
  • ⓘ "The Temple provides!"
  • ⓘ "The Temple provides!"
When taking 250 or more damage
  • ⓘ "The light dims."
  • ⓘ "The light dims."
When opponent takes 250 or more damage
Good Game! emote
  • ⓘ "A shining contest!"
  • ⓘ "A shining contest."
Nice Play! emote
  • ⓘ "Brilliant stratagem!"
  • ⓘ "Brilliant stratagem."
Good Luck! emote
  • ⓘ "The Temple shall watch over us."
  • ⓘ "The Temple shall watch over us."
Thank You! emote
  • ⓘ "The Sun gives thanks."
  • ⓘ "The Sun gives thanks."
Thinking emote
  • ⓘ "I am yet preparing..."
  • ⓘ "I am yet preparing..."
Waiting emote
  • ⓘ "The Sun does not wait."
  • ⓘ "The Sun does not wait."
RNG! emote
  • ⓘ "Is there no constancy?"
  • ⓘ "Is there no constancy?"
What Happened? emote
  • ⓘ "Not even the Sun God saw that coming."
  • ⓘ "Not even the Sun God saw that coming!"

In other languages

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Name
Language Text Notes
Danish Adora, Ypperstepræstinde —
German Adora, Hohepriesterin —
Spanish (Latin America) Adora, suma sacerdotisa —
French Adora, Grande Prêtresse —
Italian Adora, Alta sacerdotessa —
Japanese 大神官アドラ —
Korean 고위 여사제 아도라 —
Norwegian Yppersteprestinnen Adora —
Polish Najwyższa Kapłanka Adora —
Portuguese (Brazil) Adora, Alta Sacerdotisa —
Russian Верховная жрица Адора —
Swedish Adora, Översteprästinnan —
Chinese (traditional) 大祭司安多拉 —
Description
Language Text Notes
Danish Til solgudens ære! —
German Zu Ehren des Sonnengottes! —
Spanish (Latin America) ¡Por la gloria del dios del sol! —
French À la gloire du Dieu du soleil ! —
Italian Per la gloria del Dio del Sole! —
Japanese 太陽神に栄光あれ！ —
Korean 태양신께 영광 있으라! —
Norwegian For Solgudens ære! —
Polish Ku chwale Boga Słońca! —
Portuguese (Brazil) Para a glória do Deus Sol! —
Russian Во славу бога Солнца! —
Swedish Till Solgudens ära! —
Chinese (traditional) 爲了太陽神的榮耀！ —
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v • t • e
Heroes in Bloons Card Storm
Regular Quincy • Gwendolin • Obyn Greenfoot • Amelia the Amazing • Adora, High Priestess • Zee Jay • Striker Jones • Ezili
Hero Alts Mountain Obyn
Other Dreadbloon • Striker's Adventure opponents
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Adora
Gameplay iterations BTD6 (Joan of Arc Adora • Voidora • She-Ra • Qīngshé Adora) • Bloons Pop! • Battles 2 (Fateweaver Adora) • BCS
Bloons Card Storm cards Divination • Energy Overload • Max Heal • Salvation
Similar characters Monkey Priestess
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