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'''Bloon Master Alchemist''' is the [[Alchemist (BTD6)|Alchemist]]'s path 3 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''.

'''Bloon Master Alchemist''' is the [[Alchemist (BTD6)|Alchemist]]'s path 3 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede" />The Alchemist gains a new attack, throwing a shrink potion at the strongest Bloons on screen, converting all affected Bloons into [[Red Bloon (BTD6)|Red Bloons]]. The shrink potion has infinite range, always targets Strong, and has 200 pierce with an [[Attack speed|attack cooldown]] of 10 seconds. However, all [[MOAB-Class Bloon]]s consume more pierce ([[MOAB (BTD6)|MOABs]]: 20, [[BFB (BTD6)|BFBs]] and [[DDT (BTD6)|DDTs]]: 50, [[ZOMG (BTD6)|ZOMGs]]: 100). The shrink potion cannot target or affect [[BAD (BTD6)|BADs]] or [[Boss Bloon|Boss Bloons]]. It can target [[Test Bloon|Test Bloons]] and their [[MOAB Test Bloon|MOAB version]], but cannot affect them. It requires support to affect [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo Bloons]].

Shrinking Bloons does not grant any cash, which means popping Bloons using the shrink potion loses cash compared to popping them normally.<section end="lede" />

==Stats==

==Costs and sell values==

==Strategy==

Bloon Master Alchemist often has a misleadingly high pop count despite not being a DPS tower. In reality, its main use is speeding up rounds in [[Freeplay]] by instantly killing [[blimps]] besides {{BTD6|BAD}}s. BMA is a suitable tower to limit pierce-capping for low-pierce [[Paragon]]s, making it the most efficient non-Paragon method for this. Converted blimps do not count towards [[Sapper]] or other [[achievements]] besides [[Bloon Master Populous|its own]]. Crosspaths do not affect its shrink potion.

For normal gameplay, it is inferior to other towers around its price range, such as {{BTD6|Bloon Crush}}, {{BTD6|Master Bomber}}, and {{BTD6|XXXL Trap}}. These towers cover lower tier blimps much more consistently while providing stall utility, good BAD damage, or income generation. Combined with the fact that BMA actually loses cash when converting Bloons, all these reasons make this tower unusable for [[CHIMPS]].

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==Related [[List of achievements in BTD6|achievement]]==

{{BTD6 achievement list|exclude others=y|include=Bloon Master Populous}}

==Gallery==

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

===Assets===

BTD6 005-Alchemist.png|Portrait

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-'''Bloon Master Alchemist''' is the [[Alchemist (BTD6)|Alchemist]]'s path 3 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''.
+'''Bloon Master Alchemist''' is the [[Alchemist (BTD6)|Alchemist]]'s path 3 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede" />The Alchemist gains a new attack, throwing a shrink potion at the strongest Bloons on screen, converting all affected Bloons into [[Red Bloon (BTD6)|Red Bloons]]. The shrink potion has infinite range, always targets Strong, and has 200 pierce with an [[Attack speed|attack cooldown]] of 10 seconds. However, all [[MOAB-Class Bloon]]s consume more pierce ([[MOAB (BTD6)|MOABs]]: 20, [[BFB (BTD6)|BFBs]] and [[DDT (BTD6)|DDTs]]: 50, [[ZOMG (BTD6)|ZOMGs]]: 100). The shrink potion cannot target or affect [[BAD (BTD6)|BADs]] or [[Boss Bloon|Boss Bloons]]. It can target [[Test Bloon|Test Bloons]] and their [[MOAB Test Bloon|MOAB version]], but cannot affect them. It requires support to affect [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo Bloons]].
+Shrinking Bloons does not grant any cash, which means popping Bloons using the shrink potion loses cash compared to popping them normally.<section end="lede" />
 ==Stats==
-{{BTD6 stat list by upgrade|Alchemist|005}}
+{{BTD6 stat list by tiers|Alchemist|005}}
 ==Costs and sell values==
 {{BTD6 cost list by upgrade|Alchemist|3|5}}
+==Strategy==
+{{BTD6 last updated|51.2|section=y}}
+Bloon Master Alchemist often has a misleadingly high pop count despite not being a DPS tower. In reality, its main use is speeding up rounds in [[Freeplay]] by instantly killing [[blimps]] besides {{BTD6|BAD}}s. BMA is a suitable tower to limit pierce-capping for low-pierce [[Paragon]]s, making it the most efficient non-Paragon method for this. Converted blimps do not count towards [[Sapper]] or other [[achievements]] besides [[Bloon Master Populous|its own]]. Crosspaths do not affect its shrink potion.
+For normal gameplay, it is inferior to other towers around its price range, such as {{BTD6|Bloon Crush}}, {{BTD6|Master Bomber}}, and {{BTD6|XXXL Trap}}. These towers cover lower tier blimps much more consistently while providing stall utility, good BAD damage, or income generation. Combined with the fact that BMA actually loses cash when converting Bloons, all these reasons make this tower unusable for [[CHIMPS]].
 ==Update history==
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 ==Related [[List of achievements in BTD6|achievement]]==
-{{BTD6 achievement list by name|Bloon Master Populous}}
+{{BTD6 achievement list|exclude others=y|include=Bloon Master Populous}}
 ==Gallery==
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-===Artwork and icons===
+===Assets===
 <gallery>
 BTD6 005-Alchemist.png|Portrait