Benjamin (Battles 2): Difference between revisions

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|cost      =900

**'''Biohack''' (level 3) — grants the six nearest [[tower]]s +2 [[damage]] for a short time. Affected towers stop attacking for 2 seconds after the buff expires. At higher levels, it lasts longer and can affect more towers at a time.

Benjamin generates $100 for the player at the end of each [[round]]. This amount increases as Benjamin levels up.

|$150

|$250

|$400

'''Skimming''' is unlocked at level 4. <section begin="skimming"/>It causes Benjamin to generate $1 each time a non-player sent [[Bloon]] spawns from the entrance. Starting at level 12, he generates $2 per Bloon instead of $1.<section end="skimming"/>

'''Bank Hack''' is unlocked at level 5. It applies a [[tower buff|buff]] to all [[Banana Farm (Battles 2)|Banana Farm]]s upgraded to [[Monkey Bank (Battles 2)|Monkey Bank]] or [[Marketplace (Battles 2)|Marketplace]] and above that the player controls. It increases the amount of [[cash]] they generate during rounds and at the end of each round (for Monkey Banks and [[Monkey Wall Street (Battles 2)|Monkey Wall Street]]) by 12%. Starting at level 9, the buff increases to 18%.

'''Boost Hack''' is unlocked at level 6. It reduces the cooldowns of the player's [[Tower Boost (Battles 2)|Tower Boost]]s and [[Bloon Boost (Battles 2)|Bloon Boost]]s by 20%. Like [[Activated Ability]] cooldown buffs, if a boost is on cooldown when Benjamin is sold, the remaining cooldown time is extended back to its normal duration.

'''Bloon Trojan''' is unlocked at level 7. <section begin="trojan"/>It grants Benjamin an [[attack]] that fires a seeking [[projectile]] at a random Bloon every 5–7 seconds. It ignores [[line of sight]] and can pass through blockers and Bloons that are not the target. Its [[pierce]] cannot be buffed. On contact, it deals no [[damage]], but inflicts an effect that causes it to spawn no children and generate [[cash]] equivalent to the number of [[Bloon layer|layers]] it has when its outer layer is popped. Initially, the attack cannot target [[Camo Bloon (Battles 2)|Camo Bloon]]s, anything ranked below a [[Pink Bloon (Battles 2)|Pink Bloon]], or anything ranked above a [[MOAB (Battles 2)|MOAB]].

'''Biohack''' is unlocked at level 3. It grants a [[tower buff|buff]] to up to six towers that increases their base [[damage]] by +2 for 6 seconds. When the buff expires, it applies a second effect to the affected towers that freezes their [[attack]] cooldowns and [[Activated Ability]] cooldowns, prevents their abilities from being activated, and stops [[Heli Pilot (Battles 2)|Heli Pilot]]s from moving for the next 2 seconds. It has a 45-second cooldown and an 11.25-second initial cooldown.

|Now affects up to 8 towers, grants +3 damage, and lasts for 8 seconds.

|Now grants +3 damage and lasts for 9 seconds.

'''Syphon Funding''' is unlocked at level 10. It causes Bloons that spawn on the player's side over the next 17 seconds to be downgraded by one [[Bloon layer|layer]]. [[Zebra Bloon (Battles 2)|Zebra Bloon]]s are always downgraded to [[White Bloon (Battles 2)|White Bloon]]s. It can downgrade any number of all Bloons up to [[BFB (Battles 2)|BFB]], and up to 10 [[ZOMG (Battles 2)|ZOMG]]s. It has a 65-second cooldown and no initial cooldown. At level 20, it can downgrade any number of [[DDT (Battles 2)|DDT]]s as well and its cooldown is reduced to 45 seconds.

{{BTDB2 last updated|4.5}}

{{BTDB2 hero levels

|level 1 =Hacks in $100 every round.

|level 2 =Generates $150 per round instead of $100.

|level 3 =Biohack: 6 closest Monkeys pop 2 extra layers per attack for 6 seconds. Affected Monkeys can&apos;t attack for 2 seconds after effect ends.

|level 4 =Skimming - earns +$1 for every new natural bloon spawned.

|level 5 =Bank Hack - all banks and marketplaces earn +12% income. Income increased to $250 per round.

|level 6 =Boost Hack - Bloon and Tower Boost cooldowns are reduced by 20%.

|level 7 =Bloon Trojan - Every few seconds sends a Trojan software virus to random bloon. Affected bloon spawns no children when destroyed.

|level 8 =Income increased to $400 per round.

|level 9 =Bank hack increased to 18%

|level 10=Syphon Funding: Downgrades most newly spawned bloons, including up to 10 ZOMGs, by 1 rank. Lasts 17 seconds.

|level 11=Income increased to $800 per round.

|level 12=Skimming increased to $2 per bloon.

|level 13=Biohack increases bonus damage and affects 8 Monkeys for 8 seconds.

|level 14=Boost Hack enables an additional Tower and Bloon boost each game.

|level 15=Income increased to $2000 per round.

|level 16=Bloon Trojan is sent more often.

|level 17=Income increased to $4000 per round.

|level 18=Bloon Trojan can affect BFB and DDT bloons.

|level 19=Biohack lasts 9 seconds and affected Monkeys pop 4 extra layers instead of 3.

|level 20=Syphon Funding can now affect DDTs and has a faster cooldown.

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Benjamin is a top tier Hero, despite not attacking Bloons directly he is capable of efficient early game income generation and bonus damage to low damage towers through his Biohack ability. However, Biohack's forced downtime can cause rushes to sneak past if careless with the ability. Syphon Funding is solid at countering both early ZOMGs and most tight rushes.

He can be safely placed on round 3, and any earlier round will require sacrificing some early eco, particularly against round 1's Reds/Blues and round 2's Spaced Greens.