Accident at the Lab

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|name =Accident at the Lab

|image =BCS AccidentAtTheLab CardArt.png

|icon =BCS AccidentAtTheLab Icon.png

|description=Put Acid Pools in all enemy Bloon spaces

|flavor =That's a suspiciously useful accident...

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|class =Advanced

|rarity =Rare

|keywords =Acid Pool

|introduced=4.0

|cost =4

|cost =6

|charges=1

|bloontonium=y

}}

'''Accident at the Lab''' is an [[Power (BCS)|Advanced Power]] [[card]] in ''[[Bloons Card Storm]]'', introduced in {{BCS version|4.0}}. It places Acid ~~Pools~~ on all [[Bloon (BCS)|Bloon]] spaces on the opponent's side.

'''Accident at the Lab''' is an [[Power (BCS)|Advanced Power]] [[card]] in ''[[Bloons Card Storm]]'', introduced in {{BCS version|4.0}}. It places [[Acid Pool (BCS)|Acid Pool]]s on all [[Bloon (BCS)|Bloon]] spaces on the opponent's side.

==Appearance==

The card artwork depicts an [[Alchemist Monkey (BCS)|Alchemist]] staring worriedly at a shattered glass beaker that spilled acid onto the floor. The background is a cobwebbed room with two shelves parallel, each lined with a variety of laboratory containers and books.

==Tips==

*~~Sort of like~~ [[Spike Storm!]] ~~but 4 Bloontonium cost~~ and ~~only one charge~~, ~~and can carry over~~ damage ~~on remaining spaces~~ in the ~~opponent's bloon queue.~~ The ~~key difference~~ is ~~that~~ the ~~damage carries over rounds~~, ~~instead of instantly~~.

*Accident At The Lab is similar to [[Spike Storm!]] with a few key differences. The [[Acid Pool (BCS)|Acid Pools]] carry over between rounds and don’t naturally expire, making Accident useful if Bloons are popped by it, as the [[Acid Pool (BCS)|Acid Pools]] will stay on the track. Accident At The Lab as a tradeoff for the lingering effect has less damage in a single turn, as unlike [[Spike Storm (BCS)|Spike Storm’s]] potential 60 damage, the max amount Accident At The Lab can deal to one Bloon is 30 per turn, even if you have multiple copies. For 7 Bloontonium, the effect can be good but is often very pricey to afford, even for Bloontonium powers.

*Decks that frequently send Bloons may find this card useful, ~~as they'd usually always~~ have ~~plentiful~~ Bloontonium ~~sources anyway~~.

*Decks that frequently send Bloons may find this card useful, however do keep in mind that other Bloontonium costing cards have stronger effects. Using cards like [[Mass Detonation]], [[Overload (BCS)|Overload]], or [[Bloon Redirect]] will often be a better idea, due to their power generally better matching their Bloontonium cost.

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== Update history ==

{{BCS change list by name|Accident at the Lab}}-->

==Development==

For Version 6.4, Accident At the Lab was proposed to have its cost reduced to 5 Bloontonium, but has resulted in being a little bit too efficient, in addition to avoiding a case where it is always run in every aggro deck, just like [[Mass Detonation (BCS)|Mass Detonation]], another Bloontonium card that players wanted to avoid becoming dominant.<ref name="smartpersan-6.4">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1w0bv5m/changes_that_didnt_make_it_into_64/|title=|publisher=Reddit, r/bloonscardstorm|author=u/SmartPersan}}</ref> The cost reduction was decreased to cost 6 Bloontonium so that it'd not make the Power a mandatory card in aggro decks but still good enough for inclusion in aggro.<ref name="odysseyTOS-6.4">{{cite|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5RCsiqq--s|title=6.4 Tester Commentary - Bloons Card Storm|publisher=YouTube|author=OdysseyTOS}}</ref><ref name="smartpersan-6.4" />

==Gallery==

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BCS accident at the lab teaser.png|Teaser<ref name="bcs-may162025">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1knlj5h/dev_diary_may_16th_2025/|title=Dev Diary - May 16th 2025|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=16 may 2025}}</ref>

BCS AccidentAtTheLab Icon.png|Icon

File:BCS AcidAccident.png|Effect

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==Navigation==

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 |name       =Accident at the Lab
 |image      =BCS AccidentAtTheLab CardArt.png
+|icon       =BCS AccidentAtTheLab Icon.png
 |description=Put Acid Pools in all enemy Bloon spaces
 |flavor     =That's a suspiciously useful accident...
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 |class     =Advanced
 |rarity    =Rare
+|keywords  =Acid Pool
 |introduced=4.0
-|cost   =4
+|cost   =6
 |charges=1
 |bloontonium=y
 }}
-'''Accident at the Lab''' is an [[Power (BCS)|Advanced Power]] [[card]] in ''[[Bloons Card Storm]]'', introduced in {{BCS version|4.0}}. It places Acid Pools on all [[Bloon (BCS)|Bloon]] spaces on the opponent's side.
+'''Accident at the Lab''' is an [[Power (BCS)|Advanced Power]] [[card]] in ''[[Bloons Card Storm]]'', introduced in {{BCS version|4.0}}. It places [[Acid Pool (BCS)|Acid Pool]]s on all [[Bloon (BCS)|Bloon]] spaces on the opponent's side.
+==Appearance==
+The card artwork depicts an [[Alchemist Monkey (BCS)|Alchemist]] staring worriedly at a shattered glass beaker that spilled acid onto the floor. The background is a cobwebbed room with two shelves parallel, each lined with a variety of laboratory containers and books.
 ==Tips==
-{{BCS last updated|4.0|section=y}}
+{{BCS last updated|6.0|section=y}}
-*Sort of like [[Spike Storm!]] but 4 Bloontonium cost and only one charge, and can carry over damage on remaining spaces in the opponent's bloon queue. The key difference is that the damage carries over rounds, instead of instantly.
+*Accident At The Lab is similar to [[Spike Storm!]] with a few key differences. The [[Acid Pool (BCS)|Acid Pools]] carry over between rounds and don’t naturally expire, making Accident useful if Bloons are popped by it, as the [[Acid Pool (BCS)|Acid Pools]] will stay on the track. Accident At The Lab as a tradeoff for the lingering effect has less damage in a single turn, as unlike [[Spike Storm (BCS)|Spike Storm’s]] potential 60 damage, the max amount Accident At The Lab can deal to one Bloon is 30 per turn, even if you have multiple copies. For 7 Bloontonium, the effect can be good but is often very pricey to afford, even for Bloontonium powers.
-*Decks that frequently send Bloons may find this card useful, as they'd usually always have plentiful Bloontonium sources anyway.
+*Decks that frequently send Bloons may find this card useful, however do keep in mind that other Bloontonium costing cards have stronger effects. Using cards like [[Mass Detonation]], [[Overload (BCS)|Overload]], or [[Bloon Redirect]] will often be a better idea, due to their power generally better matching their Bloontonium cost.
-<!--
 == Update history ==
-{{BCS change list by name|Accident at the Lab}}-->
+{{BCS change list by name|Accident at the Lab}}
+==Development==
+For Version 6.4, Accident At the Lab was proposed to have its cost reduced to 5 Bloontonium, but has resulted in being a little bit too efficient, in addition to avoiding a case where it is always run in every aggro deck, just like [[Mass Detonation (BCS)|Mass Detonation]], another Bloontonium card that players wanted to avoid becoming dominant.<ref name="smartpersan-6.4">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1w0bv5m/changes_that_didnt_make_it_into_64/|title=|publisher=Reddit, r/bloonscardstorm|author=u/SmartPersan}}</ref> The cost reduction was decreased to cost 6 Bloontonium so that it'd not make the Power a mandatory card in aggro decks but still good enough for inclusion in aggro.<ref name="odysseyTOS-6.4">{{cite|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5RCsiqq--s|title=6.4 Tester Commentary - Bloons Card Storm|publisher=YouTube|author=OdysseyTOS}}</ref><ref name="smartpersan-6.4" />
 ==Gallery==
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 BCS accident at the lab teaser.png|Teaser<ref name="bcs-may162025">{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1knlj5h/dev_diary_may_16th_2025/|title=Dev Diary - May 16th 2025|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=16 may 2025}}</ref>
 BCS AccidentAtTheLab Icon.png|Icon
+File:BCS AcidAccident.png|Effect
 </gallery>
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 ==Navigation==
 {{BCS power nav}}
+{{alchemist nav}}

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