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'''Stronger Stimulant''' is the [[Alchemist (BTD6)|Alchemist]]'s path 1 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It improves the [[Berserker Brew (BTD6)|Berserker Brew]] buff potion by increasing the [[pierce]] of affected towers by +3 instead of +2, increasing [[range]] by +15% instead of +10%, and decreases [[attack cooldown]] by 15% instead of 10% (for an attack speed increase of ~17.6%). It also increases the duration of the Berserker Brew potion to 40 shots or 12 seconds, whichever is | '''Stronger Stimulant''' is the [[Alchemist (BTD6)|Alchemist]]'s path 1 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It improves the [[Berserker Brew (BTD6)|Berserker Brew]] buff potion by increasing the [[pierce]] of affected towers by +3 instead of +2, increasing [[range]] by +15% instead of +10%, and decreases [[attack cooldown]] by 15% instead of 10% (for an attack speed increase of ~17.6%). It also increases the duration of the Berserker Brew potion to 40 shots or 12 seconds (55 shots or 13 seconds with 4-2-0), whichever is shorter. | ||
Stronger Stimulant's buff cannot stack with that of Berserker Brew or [[Permanent Brew (BTD6)|Permanent Brew]]. | Stronger Stimulant's buff cannot stack with that of Berserker Brew or [[Permanent Brew (BTD6)|Permanent Brew]]. | ||
==Stats== | ==Stats== | ||
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==Costs and sell values== | ==Costs and sell values== | ||
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==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
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Stronger Stimulant | Stronger Stimulant gives a slightly stronger buff (+~6% faster attack speed, +1 pierce) and much higher buff uptime. It excels when it has one very strong tower to buff that appreciates the extra speed and pierce. Compared to a pair of Berserker Brews, it can get higher potion uptime on slow-attacking towers, but the extra {{BTD6|Acidic Mixture Dip}} benefits these slow-attacking towers more, and Berserker Brews can be fully discounted. | ||
Stronger Stimulant also gives a higher shot limit compared to Berserker Brew, but with careful setup 2 3-2-0 Brews can be isolated to get a higher effective shot limit compared to Stronger Stimulant. Here, Stronger Stimulant's advantages are its easier use, since it does not need to be isolated in this context, and the stronger buff. For instance, {{BTD6|The Tack Zone}} enjoys both the higher shot limit and the extra point of pierce to make Stronger Stimulant better in this context. | |||
A 4-0-0 Stronger Stimulant under {{BTD6|Jungle Drums}} without MK gets 176% uptime (i.e. 88% uptime on two towers). 4-2-0 gets 191% uptime, while 4-0-1 gets 221% uptime (or 74% uptime on three towers). Since the first tower buffed is generally most important, 4-2-0 is the better crosspath without MK, or if the buffed tower burns through the shot limit quickly. With MK, 4-0-0 limits the buffs to two towers while either crosspath will buff a third tower. If Jungle Drums and MK are both banned, 4-0-1 becomes useful on slow-attacking towers. {{BTD6|Acid Pool}} is never used due to not affecting the buffs.<!-- AMD uptime is never the reason to crosspath Stim, since you can just buy a second AMD --> | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:12, 4 November 2025
| Tower | Alchemist — Path 1 — Tier 4 | |
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| XP cost | 10,000 | |
| Cash cost | $2,420 — Easy $2,850 — Medium $3,080 — Hard $3,420 — Impoppable | |
Stronger Stimulant is the Alchemist's path 1 tier 4 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It improves the Berserker Brew buff potion by increasing the pierce of affected towers by +3 instead of +2, increasing range by +15% instead of +10%, and decreases attack cooldown by 15% instead of 10% (for an attack speed increase of ~17.6%). It also increases the duration of the Berserker Brew potion to 40 shots or 12 seconds (55 shots or 13 seconds with 4-2-0), whichever is shorter.
Stronger Stimulant's buff cannot stack with that of Berserker Brew or Permanent Brew.
Stats
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Costs and sell values
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| 4-0-0 | $4,585 | $5,400 | $5,835 | $6,480 | $3,210 | $3,780 | $4,085 | $4,536 |
| 4-1-0 | $4,795 | $5,650 | $6,105 | $6,780 | $3,357 | $3,955 | $4,274 | $4,746 |
| 4-2-0 | $5,200 | $6,125 | $6,620 | $7,350 | $3,640 | $4,288 | $4,634 | $5,145 |
| 4-0-1 | $5,135 | $6,050 | $6,535 | $7,260 | $3,595 | $4,235 | $4,575 | $5,082 |
| 4-0-2 | $5,515 | $6,500 | $7,020 | $7,800 | $3,861 | $4,550 | $4,914 | $5,460 |
Strategy
[edit | edit source]Stronger Stimulant gives a slightly stronger buff (+~6% faster attack speed, +1 pierce) and much higher buff uptime. It excels when it has one very strong tower to buff that appreciates the extra speed and pierce. Compared to a pair of Berserker Brews, it can get higher potion uptime on slow-attacking towers, but the extra Acidic Mixture Dip benefits these slow-attacking towers more, and Berserker Brews can be fully discounted.
Stronger Stimulant also gives a higher shot limit compared to Berserker Brew, but with careful setup 2 3-2-0 Brews can be isolated to get a higher effective shot limit compared to Stronger Stimulant. Here, Stronger Stimulant's advantages are its easier use, since it does not need to be isolated in this context, and the stronger buff. For instance, The Tack Zone enjoys both the higher shot limit and the extra point of pierce to make Stronger Stimulant better in this context.
A 4-0-0 Stronger Stimulant under Jungle Drums without MK gets 176% uptime (i.e. 88% uptime on two towers). 4-2-0 gets 191% uptime, while 4-0-1 gets 221% uptime (or 74% uptime on three towers). Since the first tower buffed is generally most important, 4-2-0 is the better crosspath without MK, or if the buffed tower burns through the shot limit quickly. With MK, 4-0-0 limits the buffs to two towers while either crosspath will buff a third tower. If Jungle Drums and MK are both banned, 4-0-1 becomes useful on slow-attacking towers. Acid Pool is never used due to not affecting the buffs.
Update history
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Acidic Mixture Dip: No longer targets Nature's Ward Totems (bug fix)
Acidic Mixture Dip: Now allows towers to damage DDTs (bug fix)
Acidic Mixture Dip: Can now target 5-X-X Monkey Villages (bug fix)
Berserker Brew: No longer causes Phoenixes to stop attacking (bug fix)
Acidic Mixture Dip: Charges increased to the intended amount ― 9 → 10
Acidic Mixture Dip: No longer targets sub-towers or Powers
- Note: Since sub-towers inherit the buff from their parent towers, applying the buff to a sub-tower is always worse than applying it to the parent
Acidic Mixture Dip: No longer targets Benjamin
- Note: Brew can still target Benjamin at levels 7+
Acidic Mixture Dip: No longer targets Monkey Villages without Primary Expertise (bug fix)
Berserker Brew: No longer applies the range buff twice (bug fix)
Acidic Mixture Dip: No longer targets Banana Farms (bug fix)
Berserker Brew: Now also expires after 50 attacks (previously only had a duration limit)
Acidic Mixture Dip buff: no longer applies +1 damage to Ceramics or MOAB-Class (bug)
- Acidic Mixture Dip buff: now has a visual effect on buffed towers
- "Buffs should no longer miss their target and buff another tower nearby" (bug fix)
Berserker Brew buff: no longer ignores towers that are already buffed (bug)
- Berserker Brew buff: now has a visual effect on buffed towers
Acidic Mixture Dip buff: now applies +1 damage to Ceramic and MOAB-Class Bloons (bug fix)
Acidic Mixture Dip buff: No longer allows Signal Flare to decamo DDTs without
Paint Stripper (bug fix)Acidic Mixture Dip buff: Now allows Icicle Impale to affect Lead Bloons (bug fix)
- Now only shows a buff icon when AMD is applied
- Now has a unique buff icon, instead of using the same icon as Berserker Brew
— Update notes
Berserker Brew: Charges reduced ― 50 → 40
- 4-2-0
Perishing Potions now increases Berserker Brew charges by 10
Perishing Potions now increases Berserker Brew duration by 1s
Perishing Potions now decreases Berserker Brew re-application cooldown by 1s
— Update notes
Upgrade cost increased ― $2,500 → $3,000
— Update notes
- 4-2-0
Perishing Potions now increases Acidic Mixture Dip charges per stack by 3
Berserker Brew buff: Charges increased ― 50 → 55 (undocumented)
Acidic Mixture Dip: Now allows Cold attacks to damage Lead Bloons (bug fix)
Acidic Mixture Dip: Now allows Sharp attacks to damage Golden Bloons (bug fix)
Acidic Mixture Dip: No longer allows Explosion attacks to damage DDTs (bug fix)
- 4-0-1, 4-0-2
Faster Throwing crosspath once again increases the rate of the Brew attack (bug fix)
— Update notes
Acidic Mixture Dip: Can no longer target Glue Gunners
Acidic Mixture Dip: Can now target Glue Gunners with Corrosive Glue and above
Base potion attack: no longer has single-layer damage (undocumented)
— Update notes
AMD buff: Max number of stacks reduced ― 200 → 40
- Note: 5-x-x unaffected (infinite)
— Update notes
- 4-2-0
Acidic Mixture Dip: Crosspath bonus to Acidic Mixture Dip buff reduced ― +3 → +2
- Note: Shot amount reduced from 13 to 12
— Update notes
Acidic Mixture Dip: Max charges per tower reduced ― 40 → 30
— Update notes
Upgrade cost reduced ― $3,000 → $2,950
Overall cost is unchanged (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
— Update notes
Upgrade cost reduced ― $2,950 → $2,850
Overall cost is unchanged (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
All buffing potions: Should no longer fall on other towers that aren't the intended target (bug fix)
- Note: Patches an exploit regarding quickly buying a Permanent Brew and landing brew on towers not normally able to accept brew (e.g. Etienne, Beast Handlers, non-5xx Villages)
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In other languages
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| Arabic | محفز قوي إن مشروب المحارب شديد الغضب والهيجان القوي للغاية له تأثير أقوى على الهدف. الاستمرار لفترة أطول. |
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| Danish | Stærkere Stimulant Ekstra stærk beserkerbryg har endnu større effekt. Varer endnu længere. |
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| German | Stärkere Stimulanz Das extra starke Berserker-Gebräu hat einen noch kraftvolleren Effekt auf das Ziel. Hält noch länger an. |
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| Spanish | Estimulante intenso Un brebaje vesánico extrafuerte que tiene un efecto aún más poderoso sobre el objetivo. Dura aún más. |
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| Spanish (LA) | Estimulante intenso Un brebaje vesánico extrafuerte que tiene un efecto aún más poderoso sobre el objetivo. Dura aún más. |
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| Finnish | Voimakkaampi stimulantti Ekstravahva berserkkijuoma on entistäkin tehokkaampi. Kestää vielä pidempään. |
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| French | Stimulant plus fort Concoction de berserker super concentrée dont l'effet sur la cible est encore plus puissant. Dure encore plus longtemps. |
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| Italian | Stimolante super L'Infuso del Berserker extra forte ha ancora più effetto sul bersaglio. Dura ancora più a lungo. |
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| Japanese | 強い刺激剤 強めのバーサーカーの醸造酒で、標的にもっとパワフルな効果をもたらす。さらに長持ち。 |
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| Korean | 흥분제 강도 증가 초강력 광전사 약제가 대상에 미치는 효과가 더욱 강해집니다. 더욱더 오래 지속됩니다. |
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| Dutch | Sterkere stimulans Extra sterk berserkerbrouwsel heeft een nog krachtiger effect op het doelwit. Duurt nog langer. |
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| Norwegian | Sterkere stimulant Ekstra sterkt berserkerbrygg har enda sterkere effekt på målet. Varer enda lengre. |
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| Polish | Mocniejszy stymulant Ekstra mocny napój berserkera jest jeszcze skuteczniejszy. Działa jeszcze dłużej. |
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| Portuguese (Brazil) | Estimulante Mais Poderoso Poção Berserker extra forte que tem efeitos ainda mais poderosos sobre o alvo. Dura ainda mais. |
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| Russian | Сильный стимулятор Особо крепкое варево берсеркера ещё сильнее воздействует на цель, и эффект длится дольше. |
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| Swedish | Starkare stimulant Extra stark bärsärkbrygd som har ännu mera kraftfull effekt på målet. Varar ännu längre. |
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| Thai | สารกระตุ้นที่แรงขึ้น น้ำยาสกัดนักรบคลั่งสูตรพิเศษทำให้เป้าหมายได้รับเอฟเฟกต์ที่\nแข็งแกร่งยิ่งขึ้นไปอีก นอกจากนี้ยายังทำงานนานขึ้น |
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| Turkish | Daha Güçlü Etki Hedef üzerinde çok daha güçlü bir etkiye sahip ekstra kuvvetli öfke içeceği. Çok daha uzun sürer. |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 强效兴奋剂 超强啤酒对目标的作用更加显著。 |
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| Chinese (traditional) | 更強興奮劑 超强釀造對目標還有更强大的效果。持續更長時間。 |
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