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==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
{{Strategy needed}} | {{Strategy needed|Verify the following strategies for and against Phayzes: | ||
*Cluster Bombs weak to Phayzes on certain maps like Banana Depot | |||
*Buccaneer as a counter, more specifically Bucc is weak against r15-r19 till getting Flagship}} | |||
{{BTDB2 last updated|4.9|section=y}} | {{BTDB2 last updated|4.9|section=y}} | ||
Phayze Bloons are expensive to send for just soaking overkill damage and headstarting, and are mainly beneficial in choke rushes. By preventing Bloons from damaging through the Phayze layer, Phayze Bloons can skip past a defense that lacks pierce and consistent attacks, requiring more space to fully pop them in a tight area. However, with towers that already have high attack speed and range across the entire map, Phayze Bloons become no better than just getting a minor headstart, which is not worth it compared to greater amounts of non-Phayze Bloons.<!--except those hyperincome game modes like bananza and pwf, but screw those lagfest games--> Buying Phayze properties limits the capability to layer rushes, due to the extra costs. | Phayze Bloons are expensive to send for just soaking overkill damage and headstarting, and are mainly beneficial in choke rushes. By preventing Bloons from damaging through the Phayze layer, Phayze Bloons can skip past a defense that lacks pierce and consistent attacks, requiring more space to fully pop them in a tight area. However, with towers that already have high attack speed and range across the entire map, Phayze Bloons become no better than just getting a minor headstart, which is not worth it compared to greater amounts of non-Phayze Bloons.<!--except those hyperincome game modes like bananza and pwf, but screw those lagfest games--> Buying Phayze properties limits the capability to layer rushes, due to the extra costs. | ||
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*Backend Spike Factories, mainly [[Spiked Mines (Battles 2)|Spiked Mines]] and bottom Spike Factory (especially [[Smart Spikes (Battles 2)|Smart Spikes]] and above): No longer feasible to set targeting other than Normal, and Phayze Bloons can skip right past a stockpile. | *Backend Spike Factories, mainly [[Spiked Mines (Battles 2)|Spiked Mines]] and bottom Spike Factory (especially [[Smart Spikes (Battles 2)|Smart Spikes]] and above): No longer feasible to set targeting other than Normal, and Phayze Bloons can skip right past a stockpile. | ||
*[[Ground Zero (Battles 2)|Ground Zero]]: Instead, use [[Spectre (Battles 2)|Spectre]] against tight Phayze Bloons. | *[[Ground Zero (Battles 2)|Ground Zero]]: Instead, use [[Spectre (Battles 2)|Spectre]] against tight Phayze Bloons. | ||
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Phayze Bloons aren't effective against defenses that already have good range and attack quickly. Notable counters to Phayze Bloons include:<!--ninja not so much, flash bomb maybe less so. heli rotors is affected somewhat, but expensive rush not worth the phayze--> | Phayze Bloons aren't effective against defenses that already have good range and attack quickly. Notable counters to Phayze Bloons include:<!--ninja not so much, flash bomb maybe less so. heli rotors is affected somewhat, but expensive rush not worth the phayze--> | ||
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*[[Dartling Gunner (Battles 2)|Dartling Gunner]]: All maps where Dartling is popular have enough space to reach the beginning, and all of them attack fairly quickly. [[Hydra Rocket Pods (Battles 2)|Hydra Rocket Pods]] is a common midgame upgrade for Dartling, reliably penetrating rushes of Bloons. | *[[Dartling Gunner (Battles 2)|Dartling Gunner]]: All maps where Dartling is popular have enough space to reach the beginning, and all of them attack fairly quickly. [[Hydra Rocket Pods (Battles 2)|Hydra Rocket Pods]] is a common midgame upgrade for Dartling, reliably penetrating rushes of Bloons. | ||
*[[Sniper Monkey (Battles 2)|Sniper Monkey]]: Bottom path already attacks quickly, all Snipers have infinite range, and there's no reason to use other upgrade paths for MOAB-class damage. It's already practically useless against tight rushes regardless. | *[[Sniper Monkey (Battles 2)|Sniper Monkey]]: Bottom path already attacks quickly, all Snipers have infinite range, and there's no reason to use other upgrade paths for MOAB-class damage. It's already practically useless against tight rushes regardless. | ||
==Update history== | |||
{{BTDB2 change list by name|Phayze Bloon}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||