Super Maelstrom (BTD6)

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'''Super Maelstrom''' is the [[Tack Shooter (BTD6)|Tack Shooter]]'s path 2 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It upgrades the [[Blade Maelstrom (BTD6)|Blade Maelstrom's]] ability to last 9 seconds instead of 3, shoot out 4 blades at a time instead of 2, and increases the pierce of the ability's blades from 100 to 300. Additionally, its regular attack ~~can now pop all Bloon types~~. ~~However, the blades from~~ the ability ~~can not pop Lead~~.

'''Super Maelstrom''' is the [[Tack Shooter (BTD6)|Tack Shooter]]'s path 2 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It upgrades the [[Blade Maelstrom (BTD6)|Blade Maelstrom's]] ability to last 9 seconds instead of 3, shoot out 4 blades at a time instead of 2, gains +8 bonus [[Ceramic damage]], and increases the pierce of the ability's blades from 100 to 300. Additionally, its regular attack gains +3 additional damage (5 total), +5 bonus Ceramic damage, and its damage type is changed to {{BTD6 dt|Normal}}. These changes do not apply to the ability.

== Super Maelstrom Ability ==

The Super Maelstrom ability has a cooldown of 20 seconds, with an initial cooldown of 6.67 seconds. When activated, it fires extra-strong blades in ~~four directions for 9 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 300 [[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~~...~~).

[[File:BTD6 TackShooter SuperMaelstromUpgradeIconAA.png|right|100px]]

The Super Maelstrom ability has a cooldown of 20 seconds, with an initial cooldown of 6.67 seconds. When activated, it fires out four extra-strong blades per shot in an 360° amgle at rapid rates, while spinning the ejection angles at 360° per second clockwise; this creates a spiral pattern with the ejected blades. The ability lasts for 9 seconds. Each blade deals 2 [[Damage#Shatter|Shatter]] damage (+8 bonus damage to [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|ceramics]]), has 300 [[pierce]], and is fired with an attack cooldown of 0.045 seconds. It can be affected with all types of buffs (e.g. damage, attack speed, pierce).

~~== Special crosspath bonuses ==~~

The ability also receives crosspathing benefits:

* [[Faster Shooting (BTD6) (Tack Shooter)|Faster Shooting]] — ability gains ~17.6% increased attack speed (0.85x attack cooldown).

* [[Faster Shooting (BTD6) (Tack Shooter)|Faster Shooting]] — ability gains ~17.6% increased attack speed.

* [[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).

* [[Even Faster Shooting (BTD6)|Even Faster Shooting]] — ability gains ~38.4% increased attack speed total.

* [[More Tacks (BTD6)|More Tacks]] — ability gains +1.5s duration and spins counter-clockwise.

* [[Even More Tacks (BTD6)|Even More Tacks]] — ability gains +3s duration total.

==Stats==

==Costs and sell values==

==Strategy==

With support for {{BTD6|Lead Bloon}}s and [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo]] detection, Super Maelstrom is a win condition in [[Race Event]]s. Super Maelstrom transitions smoothly from Blade Maelstrom as it extends the duration of Blade Maelstrom's ability when upgraded from it while the ability is active. 0-5-2 is the preferred crosspath in Race Events because of the longer duration. Super Maelstrom is also powerful against {{BTD6|Bloonarius}}'s spawns, especially in Timed settings.

Elsewhere, Super Maelstrom is a below average DPS option that falls off on [[Expert]] maps, but fulfills a niche role in cleaning up Super Ceramics for cheaper than most T5s (e.g. [[The Bloon Solver (BTD6)|The Bloon Solver]]). In CHIMPS, 2-5-0 and 0-5-2 are equally favorable, with the former having stronger burst damage and the latter being more reliable. It benefits from [[Primary Mentoring (BTD6)|Primary Mentoring]]'s cooldown reduction; {{BTD6|Primary Expertise}} and {{BTD6|Energizer}} are far too expensive.

==Update history==

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

===Assets===

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BTD6 050-TackShooterInsta.png|[[Insta Monkey]] icon

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==Trivia==

*Its portrait resembles that of [[Blade Maelstrom (BTD5)|BTD5 Blade Maelstrom]]. This is ironically not the case with [[Blade Maelstrom (BTD6)|BTD6 Blade Maelstrom]].

==In other languages==

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-'''Super Maelstrom''' is the [[Tack Shooter (BTD6)|Tack Shooter]]'s path 2 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It upgrades the [[Blade Maelstrom (BTD6)|Blade Maelstrom's]] ability to last 9 seconds instead of 3, shoot out 4 blades at a time instead of 2, and increases the pierce of the ability's blades from 100 to 300. Additionally, its regular attack can now pop all Bloon types. However, the blades from the ability can not pop Lead.
+'''Super Maelstrom''' is the [[Tack Shooter (BTD6)|Tack Shooter]]'s path 2 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It upgrades the [[Blade Maelstrom (BTD6)|Blade Maelstrom's]] ability to last 9 seconds instead of 3, shoot out 4 blades at a time instead of 2, gains +8 bonus [[Ceramic damage]], and increases the pierce of the ability's blades from 100 to 300. Additionally, its regular attack gains +3 additional damage (5 total), +5 bonus Ceramic damage, and its damage type is changed to {{BTD6 dt|Normal}}. These changes do not apply to the ability.
 == Super Maelstrom Ability ==
-The Super Maelstrom ability has a cooldown of 20 seconds, with an initial cooldown of 6.67 seconds. When activated, it fires extra-strong blades in four directions for 9 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 300 [[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...).
+[[File:BTD6 TackShooter SuperMaelstromUpgradeIconAA.png|right|100px]]
+The Super Maelstrom ability has a cooldown of 20 seconds, with an initial cooldown of 6.67 seconds. When activated, it fires out four extra-strong blades per shot in an 360° amgle at rapid rates, while spinning the ejection angles at 360° per second clockwise; this creates a spiral pattern with the ejected blades. The ability lasts for 9 seconds. Each blade deals 2 [[Damage#Shatter|Shatter]] damage (+8 bonus damage to [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|ceramics]]), has 300 [[pierce]], and is fired with an attack cooldown of 0.045 seconds. It can be affected with all types of buffs (e.g. damage, attack speed, pierce).
-== Special crosspath bonuses ==
+The ability also receives crosspathing benefits:
+* [[Faster Shooting (BTD6) (Tack Shooter)|Faster Shooting]] — ability gains ~17.6% increased attack speed (0.85x attack cooldown).
-* [[Faster Shooting (BTD6) (Tack Shooter)|Faster Shooting]] — ability gains ~17.6% increased attack speed.
+* [[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).
-* [[Even Faster Shooting (BTD6)|Even Faster Shooting]] — ability gains ~38.4% increased attack speed total.
 * [[More Tacks (BTD6)|More Tacks]] — ability gains +1.5s duration and spins counter-clockwise.
 * [[Even More Tacks (BTD6)|Even More Tacks]] — ability gains +3s duration total.
 ==Stats==
-{{BTD6 stat list by upgrade|Tack Shooter|050}}
+{{BTD6 stat list by tiers|Tack Shooter|050}}
 ==Costs and sell values==
 {{BTD6 cost list by upgrade|Tack Shooter|2|5}}
+==Strategy==
+{{BTD6 last updated|51.2|section=y}}
+With support for {{BTD6|Lead Bloon}}s and [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo]] detection, Super Maelstrom is a win condition in [[Race Event]]s. Super Maelstrom transitions smoothly from Blade Maelstrom as it extends the duration of Blade Maelstrom's ability when upgraded from it while the ability is active. 0-5-2 is the preferred crosspath in Race Events because of the longer duration. Super Maelstrom is also powerful against {{BTD6|Bloonarius}}'s spawns, especially in Timed settings.
+Elsewhere, Super Maelstrom is a below average DPS option that falls off on [[Expert]] maps, but fulfills a niche role in cleaning up Super Ceramics for cheaper than most T5s (e.g. [[The Bloon Solver (BTD6)|The Bloon Solver]]). In CHIMPS, 2-5-0 and 0-5-2 are equally favorable, with the former having stronger burst damage and the latter being more reliable. It benefits from [[Primary Mentoring (BTD6)|Primary Mentoring]]'s cooldown reduction; {{BTD6|Primary Expertise}} and {{BTD6|Energizer}} are far too expensive.
 ==Update history==
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-===Artwork and icons===
+===Assets===
 <gallery>
 BTD6 050-TackShooter.png|Portrait
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 BTD6 050-TackShooterInsta.png|[[Insta Monkey]] icon
 </gallery>
+==Trivia==
+*Its portrait resembles that of [[Blade Maelstrom (BTD5)|BTD5 Blade Maelstrom]]. This is ironically not the case with [[Blade Maelstrom (BTD6)|BTD6 Blade Maelstrom]].
 ==In other languages==

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