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'''Blade Maelstrom''' is the [[Tack Shooter (BTD6)|Tack Shooter]]'s path 2 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants a Blade Maelstrom ability, which causes the Tack Shooter to fire blades in all directions which have increased damage and pierce.
'''Blade Maelstrom''' is the [[Tack Shooter (BTD6)|Tack Shooter]]'s path 2 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede" />This upgrade adds the a Blade Maelstrom ability, which causes the Tack Shooter to fire blades with high pierce rapidly in all directions. The main attack can still be used during the ability. Blade Maelstrom and other tier 4 and above Tack Shooters also have slightly elevated lines of sight compared to tier 3 and below Tack Shooters. Additionally, all blades now deal 2 damage instead of 1.<section end="lede" />


== Blade Maelstrom Ability ==
== Blade Maelstrom Ability ==
The Blade Maelstrom ability has a cooldown of 20 seconds, with an initial cooldown of 6.67 seconds. When activated, it fires extra-strong blades in two opposite directions for 3 seconds, and the direction in which it fires rapidly spin clockwise creating a spiral pattern with the blades. Each blade deals 2 [[Damage#Shatter|Shatter]] damage, has 100 [[pierce]], and is fired with an attack cooldown of 0.045 seconds. It can be affected with all types of buffs (damage, attack speed, pierce...).
The Blade Maelstrom ability has a cooldown of 20 seconds, with an initial cooldown of 6.67 seconds. When activated, it fires extra-high pierce blades every 0.045 seconds in two opposite directions{{fn|It is treated as a type of spread attack with a 180° angle of separation between projectiles. Buffs like [[Deadeye]]'s Take Aim ability can reduce the angle between blades.}} for 3 seconds, and the angle it shoots blades at rapidly rotates clockwise, creating a spiral pattern. Each blade deals 2 {{BTD6 dt|Shatter}} damage and has 100 [[pierce]]. This attack can be affected by all types of buffs (damage, attack speed, pierce, etc.).


== Crosspathing ==
The ability also receives crosspathing benefits:
{| class="wikitable"
* [[Faster Shooting (BTD6) (Tack Shooter)|Faster Shooting]] — ability gains ~17.6% increased attack speed (0.85x attack cooldown).
!Crosspathed With
* [[Even Faster Shooting (BTD6)|Even Faster Shooting]] — ability gains ~38.4% increased attack speed total (0.85x attack cooldown on top, total of 0.7225x).
!Effect
* [[More Tacks (BTD6)|More Tacks]] — ability lasts 0.5 seconds longer and spins counter-clockwise instead.
|-
* [[Even More Tacks (BTD6)|Even More Tacks]] — ability lasts 0.5 seconds longer (+1 second overall).
|[[Faster Shooting (BTD6) (Tack Shooter)|Faster Shooting]]
This ability does not prevent Blade Maelstrom from using its main attack simultaneously.
|Main attack ~33.33% increased attack speed, ability ~17.6% increased attack speed
|-
|[[Even Faster Shooting (BTD6)|Even Faster Shooting]]
|Main attack ~77.78% increased attack speed, ability ~38.4% increased attack speed
|-
|[[More Tacks (BTD6)|More Tacks]]
|Main attack +2 blades, ability gains +0.5s duration and spins counter-clockwise
|-
|[[Even More Tacks (BTD6)|Even More Tacks]]
|Main attack +4 blades, ability gains +1s duration and spins counter-clockwise
|}


==Stats==
==Stats==
{{BTD6 stat list by upgrade|Tack Shooter|040}}
{{BTD6 stat list by tiers|Tack Shooter|040}}


==Costs and sell values==
==Costs and sell values==
{{BTD6 cost list by upgrade|Tack Shooter|2|4}}
{{BTD6 cost list by upgrade|Tack Shooter|2|4}}


==Update History==
==Strategy==
{{BTD6 last updated|56.3|section=y}}
Blade Maelstrom is one of the strongest towers in [[Race Event]]s, due to its extremely high pierce and ability to wipe out extraordinary amounts of Bloons and make large amounts of cash that can be used to purchase other towers. It also excels at wiping out large quantity of spawns from {{BTD6|Bloonarius}}. When using it in Race Events, fullsend immediately after purchasing it, purchase a 0-2-0 {{BTD6|Alchemist}} next to it, and upgrade the Alchemist to a 3-2-0 {{BTD6|Berserker Brew}} immediately after using the ability to allow it to pop {{BTD6|Lead Bloon}}s and greatly boost its popping power. Although the [[Acidic Mixture Dip (BTD6)|Acidic Mixture Dip]] will be used up very quickly, this will likely pop all Lead Bloons on screen and prevent them from blocking the rest of the ability (unless more Leads spawn afterwards).
 
Outside of Race Events, Blade Maelstrom is useful to wipe out Round 76, Round 78 (with [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo]] detection), and the 1st and 3rd wave of {{BTD6|Ceramic Bloon}}s on Round 63, as well as clear Round 40 innards on shorter maps, but is not very useful on other rounds and becomes significantly weaker after Round 80 due to [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)#Super Ceramic Bloons|Super Ceramics]].
 
[[Thunder's Decree]] can further enhance Blade Maelstrom's effectiveness against grouped bloons, by making ability blades ricochet to better utilize their high pierce, and potentially having them trigger the second Lightning Combo effect for extra chain lightning damage. Its stun also helps cover Blade Maelstrom's weakness against single targets. However, Blade Maelstrom is generally lacking in firepower for later rounds unless upgraded to [[Super Maelstrom (BTD6)|Super Maelstrom]] or spammed. On the other hand, Thunder's Decree keeps the Maelstrom relevant in [[CHIMPS]].
 
2-4-0 and 0-4-2 are on roughly equal footing, the former being preferred for burst damage and the latter for more reliable damage regardless of the game setting, though this difference is not very pronounced unless upgraded to [[Super Maelstrom (BTD6)|Super Maelstrom]]. 2-4-0's ability creates roughly 3.7% more blades in total. The difference in rotation direction from bottom path rarely matters, only the longer duration.
 
==Update history==
{{BTD6 change list by upgrade|Tack Shooter|2|4}}
{{BTD6 change list by upgrade|Tack Shooter|2|4}}


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===Artwork and icons===
===Assets===
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==In other languages==
==In other languages==
{{BTD6 langs
{{BTD6 last updated|50.2|section=y}}
|ar name          =دوامة الشفرات
{{langlist
|ar description   =القدرة على عمل دوامة من الشفرات: تغطية المنطقة في عاصفة من الشفرات.
|label=Name
|da name          =Klingemalstrøm
|key=Blade Maelstrom
|da description   =Klingemalstrøm-evne: dækker området med en storm af klinger.
|ar   =دوامة الشفرات
|de name          =Klingeninferno
|da  =Klingemalstrøm
|de description   =Klingeninferno-Fähigkeit: Fähigkeit: Bedeckt die ganze Strecke mit einem Klingenteppich.
|de  =Klingeninferno
|es name          =Vorágine de cuchillas
|es  =Vorágine de cuchillas
|es description   =Habilidad vorágine de cuchillas: cubre el área con una tormenta de cuchillas.
|es-la=Vorágine de cuchillas
|es-la name      =Vorágine de cuchillas
|fi  =Terämyrsky
|es-la description=Habilidad vorágine de cuchillas: cubre el área con una tormenta de cuchillas.
|fr  =Maelström de lames
|fi name          =Terämyrsky
|it  =Vortice di lame
|fi description   =Terämyrsky-kyky: peittää alueen terämyrskyllä.
|ja  =ブレード大混乱
|fr name          =Maelström de lames
|ko  =칼날 소용돌이
|fr description   =Aptitude Maelström de lames : fait pleuvoir une tempête de lames sur la zone.
|nl  =Messenkolk
|it name          =Vortice di lame
|no  =Bladmalstrøm
|it description   =Abilità Vortice di lame: ricopre l'area coinvolta con una tempesta di lame.
|pl  =Wir ostrzy
|ja name          =ブレード大混乱
|pt-br=Tempestade de Lâminas
|ja description   =ブレード大混乱能力:地域をブレードの嵐で覆う。
|ru  =Водоворот клинков
|ko name          =칼날 소용돌이
|sv  =Rakbladmalström
|ko description   =칼날 소용돌이 능력: 영역에 칼날의 폭풍이 휘몰아칩니다.
|th  =พายุใบเลื่อย
|nl name          =Messenkolk
|tr  =Bıçak Girdabı
|nl description   =Messenkolk-vaardigheid: bedekt het gebied in een storm van messen.
|zh-cn=利刃漩涡
|no name          =Bladmalstrøm
|zh-tw=刀刃漩渦
|no description   =Klingemalstrøm-evne: dekker området med en storm av klinger.
}}
|pl name          =Wir ostrzy
{{langlist
|pl description   =Umiejętność wiru ostrzy: pokrywa obszar burzą ostrzy.
|label=Description
|pt-br name      =Tempestade de Lâminas
|key=Blade Maelstrom Description
|pt-br description=Habilidade Tempestade de Lâminas: Cobre a área numa tempestade de lâminas.
|ar  =القدرة على عمل دوامة من الشفرات: تغطية المنطقة في عاصفة من الشفرات.
|ru name          =Водоворот клинков
|da  =Klingemalstrøm-evne: dækker området med en storm af klinger.
|ru description   =Способность «Водоворот клинков» накрывает зону вихрем клинков.  
|de  =Klingeninferno-Fähigkeit: Fähigkeit: Bedeckt die ganze Strecke mit einem Klingenteppich.
|sv name          =Rakbladmalström
|es  =Habilidad vorágine de cuchillas: cubre el área con una tormenta de cuchillas.
|sv description   =Bladmalströmförmåga: Täcker området med en storm av blad.
|es-la=Habilidad vorágine de cuchillas: cubre el área con una tormenta de cuchillas.
|th name          =พายุใบเลื่อย
|fi  =Terämyrsky-kyky: peittää alueen terämyrskyllä.
|th description   =สกิลพายุใบเลื่อย: ยิงใบเลื่อยจำนวนมากออกไปเหมือนพายุหมุนครอบคลุมทั้งจอ
|fr  =Aptitude Maelström de lames : fait pleuvoir une tempête de lames sur la zone.
|tr name          =Bıçak Girdabı
|it  =Abilità Vortice di lame: ricopre l'area coinvolta con una tempesta di lame.
|tr description   =Bıçak Girdabı yeteneği: Bıçak fırtınasıyla alanı korur.
|ja  =ブレード大混乱能力:地域をブレードの嵐で覆う。
|zh-cn name      =利刃漩涡
|ko  =칼날 소용돌이 능력: 영역에 칼날의 폭풍이 휘몰아칩니다.
|zh-cn description=利刃漩涡技能:对目标区域发起利刃风暴。
|nl  =Messenkolk-vaardigheid: bedekt het gebied in een storm van messen.
|zh-tw name      =刀刃漩渦
|no  =Klingemalstrøm-evne: dekker området med en storm av klinger.
|zh-tw description=刀刃漩渦技能:刀刃風暴覆蓋整個區域。
|pl  =Umiejętność wiru ostrzy: pokrywa obszar burzą ostrzy.
|pt-br=Habilidade Tempestade de Lâminas: Cobre a área numa tempestade de lâminas.
|ru  =Способность «Водоворот клинков» накрывает зону вихрем клинков.  
|sv  =Bladmalströmförmåga: Täcker området med en storm av blad.
|th  =สกิลพายุใบเลื่อย: ยิงใบเลื่อยจำนวนมากออกไปเหมือนพายุหมุนครอบคลุมทั้งจอ
|tr  =Bıçak Girdabı yeteneği: Bıçak fırtınasıyla alanı korur.
|zh-cn=利刃漩涡技能:对目标区域发起利刃风暴。
|zh-tw=刀刃漩渦技能:刀刃風暴覆蓋整個區域。
}}


|last updated=43.1
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