Archmage (BTD6)

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'''Archmage''' is the [[Wizard Monkey (BTD6)|Wizard Monkey]]'s path 1 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''.

'''Archmage''' is the [[Wizard Monkey (BTD6)|Wizard Monkey]]'s path 1 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It improves all of its own attacks, especially its main bolt, and grants the signature attacks of [[Dragon's Breath (BTD6)|Dragon's Breath]] and [[Shimmer (BTD6)|Shimmer]]:

*'''Main bolt:''' [[Damage]] increased from 6 to 8 with bonus [[MOAB-Class damage]] from +10 to +19 (or +20 with {{BTD6 mk|Arcane Impale}}), increases their [[pierce]] from 7 to 11 (16 with 5-0-1), and has an [[Attack speed|attack cooldown]] of 0.1375 seconds. With {{BTD6 mk|Arcane Impale}}, this upgrade grants main bolts +1 [[Ceramic damage]].

*'''Dragon's Breath:''' Has an attack cooldown of 0.0675 seconds instead of 0.135, and each flame receives +8 [[MOAB-Class damage]].

*'''Shimmer:''' Attacks every second instead of every 2 seconds.

Crosspathing with [[Fireball (BTD6)|Fireball]] and [[Wall of Fire (BTD6)|Wall of Fire]] grants the following benefits:

* Fireball — increases its projectile count from 1 to 3, increasing its damage from 2 to 9 with +24 MOAB-Class damage, increasing its pierce from 19 to 23. Its improved attack cooldown is 1.1 seconds.

* Wall of Fire — increases Wall of Fire's MOAB-Class damage from +2 to +6, and deploys Wall of Fires twice as fast. Its improved attack cooldown is 3.25 seconds.

==Stats==

==Costs and sell values==

==Strategy==

{{research|Determine these theories for strategy:

* Maybe the strong seeking bolts getting more pierce is useful for off lane snipes on Quad or something during DDT rounds? In testing the two were performing the same on my end even then. On 98, 520 did more damage. On Ouch and others, that sliver of DDT downtime for 5-2-0 can be a dealbreaker

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Archmage deals great damage against blimps over long range with seeking projectiles and the ability to attack through walls, allowing it to perform well even on many [[Expert]] maps such as [[Ravine]] [[CHIMPS]]. It excels against {{BTD6|DDT}} rounds, but lacks enough pierce to easily handle denser rounds, being very weak against [[Super Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Super Ceramics]]. It pairs well with strong cleanup like {{BTD6|The Bloon Solver}} and blimp stallers that spread out blimps for reducing pierce issues (e.g. [[Giant Condor]]).

5-2-0 does more damage to both single targets and clumped blimps. Its Wall of Fire attack should be manually targeted onto blimps as this is a great portion of its damage. Switching [[target priority]] between Last and Close helps avoid wasting pierce on Ceramics while cleaning the MOAB rushes that Last tends to leave behind. It requires external [[Camo detection]] as its inherent Shimmer is inconsistent for DDTs on split-lane and short maps. 5-0-2 trades off DPS mainly for innate Camo detection and a range bonus, making it suitable versus [[Phayze]].

==Update history==

==Gallery==

===Screenshots===

{{Image needed|Repeat of the Archmage GIF against FDDT but with 5-2-0 crosspath. Target WoF on right}}

BTD6 Archmage 5XX.png|Archmage for all upgrades

BTD6 Archmage 500 Projectiles.gif|500 Archmage using all of its attacks

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===~~Artwork and icons~~===

===Assets===

BTD6 500-Wizard.png|Portrait

BTD6 WizardMonkey ArchmageUpgradeIcon.png|Upgrade icon

BTD6 500-WIzardInsta.png|[[Insta-Monkey]] icon

BTD6 500-WIzardInsta.png|[[Insta Monkey]] icon

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-'''Archmage''' is the [[Wizard Monkey (BTD6)|Wizard Monkey]]'s path 1 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''.
+'''Archmage''' is the [[Wizard Monkey (BTD6)|Wizard Monkey]]'s path 1 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It improves all of its own attacks, especially its main bolt, and grants the signature attacks of [[Dragon's Breath (BTD6)|Dragon's Breath]] and [[Shimmer (BTD6)|Shimmer]]:
+*'''Main bolt:''' [[Damage]] increased from 6 to 8 with bonus [[MOAB-Class damage]] from +10 to +19 (or +20 with {{BTD6 mk|Arcane Impale}}), increases their [[pierce]] from 7 to 11 (16 with 5-0-1), and has an [[Attack speed|attack cooldown]] of 0.1375 seconds. With {{BTD6 mk|Arcane Impale}}, this upgrade grants main bolts +1 [[Ceramic damage]].
+*'''Dragon's Breath:''' Has an attack cooldown of 0.0675 seconds instead of 0.135, and each flame receives +8 [[MOAB-Class damage]].
+*'''Shimmer:''' Attacks every second instead of every 2 seconds.
+Crosspathing with [[Fireball (BTD6)|Fireball]] and [[Wall of Fire (BTD6)|Wall of Fire]] grants the following benefits:
+* Fireball —  increases its projectile count from 1 to 3, increasing its damage from 2 to 9 with +24 MOAB-Class damage, increasing its pierce from 19 to 23. Its improved attack cooldown is 1.1 seconds.
+* Wall of Fire —  increases Wall of Fire's MOAB-Class damage from +2 to +6, and deploys Wall of Fires twice as fast. Its improved attack cooldown is 3.25 seconds.
 ==Stats==
-{{BTD6 stat list by upgrade|Wizard Monkey|500}}
+{{BTD6 stat list by tiers|Wizard Monkey|500}}
 ==Costs and sell values==
 {{BTD6 cost list by upgrade|Wizard Monkey|1|5}}
+==Strategy==
+{{research|Determine these theories for strategy:
+* Maybe the strong seeking bolts getting more pierce is useful for off lane snipes on Quad or something during DDT rounds? In testing the two were performing the same on my end even then. On 98, 520 did more damage. On Ouch and others, that sliver of DDT downtime for 5-2-0 can be a dealbreaker
+}}
+{{BTD6 last updated|52.2|section=y}}
+Archmage deals great damage against blimps over long range with seeking projectiles and the ability to attack through walls, allowing it to perform well even on many [[Expert]] maps such as [[Ravine]] [[CHIMPS]]. It excels against {{BTD6|DDT}} rounds, but lacks enough pierce to easily handle denser rounds, being very weak against [[Super Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Super Ceramics]]. It pairs well with strong cleanup like {{BTD6|The Bloon Solver}} and blimp stallers that spread out blimps for reducing pierce issues (e.g. [[Giant Condor]]).
+-2-0 does more damage to both single targets and clumped blimps. Its Wall of Fire attack should be manually targeted onto blimps as this is a great portion of its damage. Switching [[target priority]] between Last and Close helps avoid wasting pierce on Ceramics while cleaning the MOAB rushes that Last tends to leave behind. It requires external [[Camo detection]] as its inherent Shimmer is inconsistent for DDTs on split-lane and short maps. 5-0-2 trades off DPS mainly for innate Camo detection and a range bonus, making it suitable versus [[Phayze]].
 ==Update history==
-{{BTD6 upgrade change list|Wizard Monkey|1|5}}
+{{BTD6 change list by upgrade|Wizard Monkey|1|5}}
 ==Gallery==
 {{main gallery|Wizard Monkey}}
 ===Screenshots===
-{{screenshot needed}}
+{{Image needed|Repeat of the Archmage GIF against FDDT but with 5-2-0 crosspath. Target WoF on right}}
+<gallery>
+BTD6 Archmage 5XX.png|Archmage for all upgrades
+BTD6 Archmage 500 Projectiles.gif|500 Archmage using all of its attacks
+</gallery>
-===Artwork and icons===
+===Assets===
 <gallery>
 BTD6 500-Wizard.png|Portrait
 BTD6 WizardMonkey ArchmageUpgradeIcon.png|Upgrade icon
-BTD6 500-WIzardInsta.png|[[Insta-Monkey]] icon
+BTD6 500-WIzardInsta.png|[[Insta Monkey]] icon
 </gallery>

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