Striker Jones (BCS): Difference between revisions

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*'''Target Focus''' − Passively generates one [[Bloontonium]] each time the opponent plays a Bloon, but the player gains one less Bloontonium from playing their own Bloons. Does not include Bloons from the [[Storm (BCS)|Storm]]. Enemy Bloons summoned by the player does not count.<!--no rba will not feed him--> Bloons summoned through leaks or the opponent stealing a friendly Bloon<!--bredirect on striker, striker get btm--> will count.

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Striker Jones, despite appearing to be a defensive hero with his kit, is primarily run as a light tempo hero with [[MOAB (BCS)|MOAB]]s and [[BFB (BCS)|BFB]]s and disrupting the opponent with [[Economy Drain]] to prevent them from reacting. [[War Bonds]] and [[Banana Farm]] allows Jones to gather additional income in spite of the eco penalty from Economy Drain. Since War Bonds requires Military Monkeys to gain gold, cheap Military cards like [[Sniper Monkey (BCS)|Sniper Monkey]], [[Shell Shock Mortar]] and [[Burny Stuff Mortar]] are essential for early game defense, alongside general anti-aggro cards such as [[Quick Break]] and [[Spike Storm!]] to hold off the early game.

He has the most variance out of any Hero due to not having a Pick card, but his kit is well suited for [[Rare Power]] teching specific win condition cards such as [[Quick Ready]] and [[Double Trouble (BCS)|Double Trouble]], as many of the cheap Military cards he uses for War Bonds are not Rare. Striker Jones is usually not run as a control hero due to this lack of pick card and his inability to make combos in the late game outside of War Bonds gaining up to 10 gold. Other heroes, such as the Obyns or [[Zee Jay (BCS)|Zee Jay]] are better in control because of this.

Striker Jones is also notable in [[Boss Battle (BCS)|Boss Battles]]. Against [[Dreadbloon (BCS)|Dreadbloon]], he consistently gains Bloontonium each round, and most importantly the bonus temporary ammo at max Bloontonium will almost always be useful each round. Simply survive early-game as normal, and his late-game benefits become very valuable for pure damage. He lacks healing or shields, but healing cards such as [[Clever Yellow Bloon]] and [[Jungle's Bounty Druid]] compensate this. Use [[Weapon Enhancer Bloon]] to improve monkey damage on top of the improved ammo in order to make a consistent Dreadbloon killer.

*Try not to make games go late; Striker has nothing to survive against OTK and has no exclusive cards that assist long-term, unlike things like [[Obyn Greenfoot (BCS)|Obyn Greenfoot]]'s shield-gaining cards ([[Wall Of Trees]] and [[Nature's Clarity]]).

*Don't rely entirely on piling up enough Bloontonium for Ammo Stores; it just makes you weak to aggressive players.

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