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'''Ice Shards''' is the [[Ice Monkey (BTD6)|Ice Monkey]]'s path 1 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. | '''Ice Shards''' is the [[Ice Monkey (BTD6)|Ice Monkey]]'s path 1 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It adds an ice shards status effect to Bloons it freezes that soaks through 2 layers (3 with [[Deep Freeze (BTD6)|Deep Freeze]]), but will not trigger it from the initial freezing damage. The duration of the ice shards effect is equal to the duration of the freeze. Popping a Bloon affected by Ice Shards will produce 3 shards of ice that deal 2 damage with 3 pierce, 120° apart within 360°. Shards can be affected by external damage buffs but not external pierce buffs. Shards have the shatter [[damage type]], which pops Frozen but not [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead]]. Only towers that can pop Frozen can trigger this ice shards effect, since it requires to pop the Bloon layer. Ice Shards can trigger its own ice shards if crosspathed with [[Re-Freeze (BTD6)|Re-Freeze]], although this requires external attack speed buffs. | ||
Ice Shards | Ice Shards also gains +5 range for a total of 25 (32 with [[Larger Radius (BTD6)|Larger Radius]]), and permanently removes [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo]] and [[Regrow Bloon (BTD6)|Regrow]] properties with its freeze attack. | ||
==Stats== | ==Stats== | ||
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==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
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Ice Shards is outstanding in [[Race Event]]s and CT Time Attack, where its shards do extraordinary damage when Bloons frozen by it are popped by another tower. Having innate camo detection, a well-timed Ice Shards deals with Camos handily without relying entirely on another Camo popper, solidifying its power in these game modes. However, Ice Shards is rather slow, so it shouldn't be entirely relied on for popping dense clumps. | Ice Shards is outstanding in [[Race Event]]s and CT Time Attack, where its shards do extraordinary damage when Bloons frozen by it are popped by another tower. Having innate camo detection, a well-timed Ice Shards deals with Camos handily without relying entirely on another Camo popper, solidifying its power in these game modes. However, Ice Shards is rather slow, so it shouldn't be entirely relied on for popping dense clumps. | ||
Outside of Races and CT Time Attack, Ice Shards is far too unreliable and there are usually not enough Bloons for its shards to trigger and perform significant damage. Thus, outside of Races and CT Time Attack, it is only bought as a stepping stone for [[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]], which has more reliable popping power, de-leading, and damage debuffs, rather than just de-camo and de-regrow. | Outside of Races and CT Time Attack, Ice Shards is far too unreliable and there are usually not enough Bloons for its shards to trigger and perform significant damage. Thus, outside of Races and CT Time Attack, it is only bought as a stepping stone for [[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]], which has more reliable popping power, de-leading, and damage debuffs, rather than just de-camo and de-regrow. In [[CHIMPS]], Ice Shards without upgrading further is niche, primarily used in [[Silas (BTD6)|Silas]] strategies, either for leveling him faster for cheap (it's the cheapest Ice T3) or for round 40 to freeze all four Ceramics of the MOAB when other towers pop the MOAB layer in its range.<!--just pop the ceramics, then boom. Also there's camopurp+camolead reliable for dirt cheap, but... that's even more niche for lcash challenges--> | ||
For crosspathing, 3-2-0 is the preferred crosspath, as not only does [[Enhanced Freeze (BTD6)|Enhanced Freeze]] improve its attack speed, [[Deep Freeze (BTD6)|Deep Freeze]] soaks the "ice shards" effect through multiple layers, maximizing the total amount of shards at once. 3-0-2 is rarely useful outside of pairing with other Ice Monkeys, as Ice Shards already gains more range and middle crosspath is still more reliable for spamming Ice Shards. | For crosspathing, 3-2-0 is the preferred crosspath, as not only does [[Enhanced Freeze (BTD6)|Enhanced Freeze]] improve its attack speed, [[Deep Freeze (BTD6)|Deep Freeze]] soaks the "ice shards" effect through multiple layers, maximizing the total amount of shards at once. 3-0-2 is rarely useful outside of pairing with other Ice Monkeys, as Ice Shards already gains more range and middle crosspath is still more reliable for spamming Ice Shards. | ||
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{{main gallery|Ice Monkey}} | {{main gallery|Ice Monkey}} | ||
===Screenshots=== | ===Screenshots=== | ||
<gallery> | |||
File:BTD6 Ice Shards 300.png|Ice Shards with no crosspath | |||
File:BTD6 Ice Shards 310.png|Ice Shards with 310 crosspath | |||
File:BTD6 Ice Shards 320.png|Ice Shards with 320 crosspath | |||
File:BTD6 Ice Shards 301.png|Ice Shards with 301 crosspath | |||
File:BTD6 Ice Shards 302.png|Ice Shards with 302 crosspath | |||
File:BTD6 Ice Shards Projectile.gif|Ice Shards being triggered | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Assets=== | ===Assets=== | ||