Fireball Wizard

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==Tips==

{{~~Outdated~~|~~the +20 ATK might~~ make it ~~that~~ much ~~more viable~~, ~~also stat changes~~}}

{{strategy needed|Verify if 6.4 changes make it much better, if much}}

*A slower method of consistently applying fire than the [[Burny Stuff Mortar]], but can be manually targeted, does more damage, and can attack during a turn. It remains useful for Gwen decks, which benefit from Bloons set on fire.

*Fireball Wizard has the highest ATK out of any non-Unique Monkey that doesn't scale ATK ([[Night Vision Sniper]] is the second-highest), making it a solid choice for many decks that struggle with single-target damage during the mid-game. Notably, after ending the opponent's turn with On Fire damage, it does enough damage to pop a [[Yellow Bloon (BCS)|Yellow Bloon]], or a [[Blooming Bloon (BCS)|Blooming Bloon]] buffed by Zee Jay or Amelia even on Dark Castle.

*Fireball Wizard has the highest ATK out of any non-Unique Monkey that doesn't scale ATK ([[Night Vision Sniper]] is the second-highest), making it a solid choice for many decks that struggle with single-target damage during the mid-game. Notably, after ending the opponent's turn with On Fire damage, it does enough damage to pop a [[Yellow Bloon (BCS)|Yellow Bloon]], and always immediately pops a [[Blooming Bloon (BCS)|Blooming Bloon]] only buffed by Zee Jay or Amelia even on Dark Castle.

*Without accounting for On Fire, this is essentially a non-Military [[Sniper Monkey (BCS)|Sniper Monkey]] that costs 3 more Gold and does 10 more damage. Like the Sniper, it's good for single-target damage and benefits from ammo buffs like [[Ezili (BCS)|Ezili]]'s Totem.

*Without accounting for On Fire, this is essentially a non-Military [[Sniper Monkey (BCS)|Sniper Monkey]] that costs 3 more Gold and does 30 more damage. Like the Sniper, it's good for single-target damage and benefits from ammo buffs like [[Ezili (BCS)|Ezili]]'s Totem.

*If affected by [[Buddy Bloon]], it attacking is only worth it if wanting to trigger fire synergies such as Gwen's exclusive cards (especially [[Extreme Heat]]) or Flame Strike.

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During Version 6.2 playtesting, playtesters noted that Fireball Wizard's lack of flexibility is more of an intentional weakness by design, so instead, community playtesters opted for a slight ATK buff,<ref name="odyssey-6.2-video">{{cite|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTs-Rj9TCVw|title=BCS 6.2 Tester Commentary|publisher=YouTube, Odyssey}}</ref><ref name="odyssey-6.2-reddit">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1pok1pk/62_beta_changes_that_didnt_make_it_into_the_game/|title=6.2 Beta Changes That Didn't Make It Into The Game (w/ tester notes)|publisher=Reddit, r/bloonscardstorm}}</ref> making it slightly better for anti-aggro (e.g. one-shotting a [[Yellow Bloon (BCS)|Yellow Bloon]] after On Fire effects) and general use against single targets.<ref name="odyssey-6.2-video">{{cite|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTs-Rj9TCVw|title=BCS 6.2 Tester Commentary|publisher=YouTube, Odyssey}}</ref>

Fireball Wizard's ATK was increased so that the raw damage isn't so dependent on the On Fire benefit to do damage, and also improves its effectiveness against opponents that only send one Bloon at a time, especially early on.<ref name="odysseyTOS-6.4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5RCsiqq--s</ref> It now has the highest ATK of any non-Unique, non-scaling Monkey in the whole game.<ref name="odysseyTOS-6.4" />

Fireball Wizard's ATK was increased so that the raw damage isn't so dependent on the On Fire benefit to do damage, and also improves its effectiveness against opponents that only send one Bloon at a time, especially early on.<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> It now has the highest ATK of any non-Unique, non-scaling Monkey in the whole game.<ref name="odysseyTOS-6.4" />

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 ==Tips==
-{{Outdated|the +20 ATK might make it that much more viable, also stat changes}}
+{{strategy needed|Verify if 6.4 changes make it much better, if much}}
-{{BCS last updated|6.2|section=y}}
+{{BCS last updated|6.4|section=y}}
 *A slower method of consistently applying fire than the [[Burny Stuff Mortar]], but can be manually targeted, does more damage, and can attack during a turn. It remains useful for Gwen decks, which benefit from Bloons set on fire.
-*Fireball Wizard has the highest ATK out of any non-Unique Monkey that doesn't scale ATK ([[Night Vision Sniper]] is the second-highest), making it a solid choice for many decks that struggle with single-target damage during the mid-game. Notably, after ending the opponent's turn with On Fire damage, it does enough damage to pop a [[Yellow Bloon (BCS)|Yellow Bloon]], or a [[Blooming Bloon (BCS)|Blooming Bloon]] buffed by Zee Jay or Amelia even on Dark Castle.
+*Fireball Wizard has the highest ATK out of any non-Unique Monkey that doesn't scale ATK ([[Night Vision Sniper]] is the second-highest), making it a solid choice for many decks that struggle with single-target damage during the mid-game. Notably, after ending the opponent's turn with On Fire damage, it does enough damage to pop a [[Yellow Bloon (BCS)|Yellow Bloon]], and always immediately pops a [[Blooming Bloon (BCS)|Blooming Bloon]] only buffed by Zee Jay or Amelia even on Dark Castle.
-*Without accounting for On Fire, this is essentially a non-Military [[Sniper Monkey (BCS)|Sniper Monkey]] that costs 3 more Gold and does 10 more damage. Like the Sniper, it's good for single-target damage and benefits from ammo buffs like [[Ezili (BCS)|Ezili]]'s Totem.
+*Without accounting for On Fire, this is essentially a non-Military [[Sniper Monkey (BCS)|Sniper Monkey]] that costs 3 more Gold and does 30 more damage. Like the Sniper, it's good for single-target damage and benefits from ammo buffs like [[Ezili (BCS)|Ezili]]'s Totem.
 *If affected by [[Buddy Bloon]], it attacking is only worth it if wanting to trigger fire synergies such as Gwen's exclusive cards (especially [[Extreme Heat]]) or Flame Strike.
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 During Version 6.2 playtesting, playtesters noted that Fireball Wizard's lack of flexibility is more of an intentional weakness by design, so instead, community playtesters opted for a slight ATK buff,<ref name="odyssey-6.2-video">{{cite|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTs-Rj9TCVw|title=BCS 6.2 Tester Commentary|publisher=YouTube, Odyssey}}</ref><ref name="odyssey-6.2-reddit">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1pok1pk/62_beta_changes_that_didnt_make_it_into_the_game/|title=6.2 Beta Changes That Didn't Make It Into The Game (w/ tester notes)|publisher=Reddit, r/bloonscardstorm}}</ref> making it slightly better for anti-aggro (e.g. one-shotting a [[Yellow Bloon (BCS)|Yellow Bloon]] after On Fire effects) and general use against single targets.<ref name="odyssey-6.2-video">{{cite|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTs-Rj9TCVw|title=BCS 6.2 Tester Commentary|publisher=YouTube, Odyssey}}</ref>
-Fireball Wizard's ATK was increased so that the raw damage isn't so dependent on the On Fire benefit to do damage, and also improves its effectiveness against opponents that only send one Bloon at a time, especially early on.<ref name="odysseyTOS-6.4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5RCsiqq--s</ref> It now has the highest ATK of any non-Unique, non-scaling Monkey in the whole game.<ref name="odysseyTOS-6.4" />
+Fireball Wizard's ATK was increased so that the raw damage isn't so dependent on the On Fire benefit to do damage, and also improves its effectiveness against opponents that only send one Bloon at a time, especially early on.<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> It now has the highest ATK of any non-Unique, non-scaling Monkey in the whole game.<ref name="odysseyTOS-6.4" />
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