Bloontonium Leak: Difference between revisions

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*Bloontonium Leak is a card that provides value in stalling strategies, but requires knowledge of how to build a stall deck and when to use it. It is most often paired with [[Red Bloon Apopalypse]] as a way to lock down the opponent and prevent them from popping their own [[Red Bloon (BCS)|Red Bloon]]s, or to prevent [[Obyn Greenfoot (BCS)|Obyn]] from building up shield with Nature’s Shield. It also prevents [[Zee Jay (BCS)|Zee Jay]] from OTKing with [[Rad Bloon]], and can potentially threaten aggressive [[Amelia the Amazing (BCS)|Amelia]] strategies.<!--striker just builds it again, and aban is better for antiadora-->

**If using any hero other than [[Zee Jay (BCS)|Zee Jay]],<!--obv with unneed rad eat--> using [[Bloontonium (BCS)|Bloontonium]] before activating is often recommended.

** [[Bloontonium Saboteur]] can often be used in more general situations where you’d want to remove the opponent’s Bloontonium, although both only allow for limited denial of Bloontonium and may not create much value in the long term.

*[[Haunting Night]], despite costing 2 Gold more, is generally more practical, acting in a similar role as Bloontonium Leak but having much more general use on top of performing nearly the same as Bloontonium Leak in more specialized stall strategies.

The Bloontonium Leak buff in Version 6.4 was due to [[Haunting Night]]'s Bloontonium steal outclassing the mutual Bloontonium removal, despite 1 Gold difference.<ref name="odysseyTOS-6.4">{{cite|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5RCsiqq--s|title=6.4 Tester Commentary - Bloons Card Storm|publisher=YouTube|author=OdysseyTOS}}</ref> The lowered cost makes it more viable for just removing the enemy's Bloontonium.<ref name="odysseyTOS-6.4" /> Although not stated in the commentary, this change improves the viability of tactics such as stopping [[Adora (BCS)|Adora]]'s Sun Shield.