Shimmer (BTD6)

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'''Shimmer''' is the [[Wizard Monkey (BTD6)|Wizard Monkey]]'s path 3 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants a new aura attack that removes the Camo property from [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo Bloons]]. This aura deals no damage, has 500 [[pierce]], an [[attack speed|attack cooldown]] of 2 seconds, and a radius of 75 [[Unit|units]]. It can remove Camo from all Bloon types. This upgrade also increases the [[range]] of Wizard Monkey by 10 units (20% larger than the previous tier).

'''Shimmer''' is the [[Wizard Monkey (BTD6)|Wizard Monkey]]'s path 3 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants a new aura attack that removes the Camo property from [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo Bloons]]. This aura deals no damage, has 500 [[pierce]], an [[attack speed|attack cooldown]] of 2 seconds, and a radius equal to 25% more than its base range (75 [[Unit|units]] without range buffs). It can remove Camo from all Bloon types. This upgrade also increases the [[range]] of Wizard Monkey by 10 units (20% larger than the previous tier), from 50 to 60.

[[Crosspath]]ing with [[Guided Magic (BTD6)|Guided Magic]] allows the aura attack to detect Camo Bloons behind [[line of sight]] blockers. Without the crosspath, it can still decamo Bloons behind blockers if a Camo Bloon within sight causes the aura attack to trigger.

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==Strategy==

Shimmer doesn't attack fast enough and is too expensive to be a viable decamo option, while offering almost no damage or other utility. While the aura has much more pierce and radius than other options such as [[Signal Flare (BTD6)|Signal Flare]] and [[Submerge and Support (BTD6)|Submerge and Support]], it struggles to decamo DDTs and rounds with fast bloons such as 47, 48, and 53. It should only serve as a stepping stone to [[Necromancer: Unpopped Army|Necromancer]], which has far more consistent Camo-popping. However, if there's no other high-pierce decamo available, such as on [[Magic Monkeys Only]], additional camo-poppers must be bought to cover the downtime of Shimmer.

Shimmer doesn't attack fast enough and is too expensive to be a viable decamo option, while offering almost no damage or other utility. While the aura has much more pierce and radius than other options such as [[Signal Flare (BTD6)|Signal Flare]] and [[Submerge and Support (BTD6)|Submerge and Support]], it struggles to decamo DDTs and rounds with fast bloons such as 47, 48, and 53. This high pierce could be reliable enough on [[Race (BTD6)|Race]] conditions, though external camo detection is still preferable there. In most cases, Shimmer should only serve as a stepping stone to [[Necromancer: Unpopped Army|Necromancer]], which has far more consistent Camo-popping. However, if there's no other high-pierce decamo available, such as on [[Magic Monkeys Only]], additional camo-poppers must be bought to cover the downtime of Shimmer.

For crosspaths, only 1-0-3 has an effect for purely support, allowing the shimmers to trigger behind obstacles. Otherwise, treat it like a lower-tier Wizard or when going for Necromancer and above.

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===Screenshots===

BTD6 Shimmer 003.png|Shimmer with no crosspath

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BTD6 Shimmer 203.png|Shimmer with Arcane Blast crosspath

BTD6 Shimmer Attack.gif|Shimmer decamo attack. Note that the radius is larger than the visual aura.

BTD6 1-0-3 Shimmer attacking over walls.png|1-0-3 Shimmer attacking over walls

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-'''Shimmer''' is the [[Wizard Monkey (BTD6)|Wizard Monkey]]'s path 3 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants a new aura attack that removes the Camo property from [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo Bloons]]. This aura deals no damage, has 500 [[pierce]], an [[attack speed|attack cooldown]] of 2 seconds, and a radius of 75 [[Unit|units]]. It can remove Camo from all Bloon types. This upgrade also increases the [[range]] of Wizard Monkey by 10 units (20% larger than the previous tier).
+'''Shimmer''' is the [[Wizard Monkey (BTD6)|Wizard Monkey]]'s path 3 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants a new aura attack that removes the Camo property from [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo Bloons]]. This aura deals no damage, has 500 [[pierce]], an [[attack speed|attack cooldown]] of 2 seconds, and a radius equal to 25% more than its base range (75 [[Unit|units]] without range buffs). It can remove Camo from all Bloon types. This upgrade also increases the [[range]] of Wizard Monkey by 10 units (20% larger than the previous tier), from 50 to 60.
 [[Crosspath]]ing with [[Guided Magic (BTD6)|Guided Magic]] allows the aura attack to detect Camo Bloons behind [[line of sight]] blockers. Without the crosspath, it can still decamo Bloons behind blockers if a Camo Bloon within sight causes the aura attack to trigger.
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 ==Strategy==
-{{BTD6 last updated|49.3|section=y}}
+{{BTD6 last updated|51.1|section=y}}
-Shimmer doesn't attack fast enough and is too expensive to be a viable decamo option, while offering almost no damage or other utility. While the aura has much more pierce and radius than other options such as [[Signal Flare (BTD6)|Signal Flare]] and [[Submerge and Support (BTD6)|Submerge and Support]], it struggles to decamo DDTs and rounds with fast bloons such as 47, 48, and 53. It should only serve as a stepping stone to [[Necromancer: Unpopped Army|Necromancer]], which has far more consistent Camo-popping. However, if there's no other high-pierce decamo available,<!--023 ninja sucks, shinobis only do non-DDTs unless you rtg but rtg no camo--> such as on [[Magic Monkeys Only]],<!--also r59 ltg--> additional camo-poppers must be bought to cover the downtime of Shimmer.
+Shimmer doesn't attack fast enough and is too expensive to be a viable decamo option, while offering almost no damage or other utility. While the aura has much more pierce and radius than other options such as [[Signal Flare (BTD6)|Signal Flare]] and [[Submerge and Support (BTD6)|Submerge and Support]], it struggles to decamo DDTs and rounds with fast bloons such as 47, 48, and 53. This high pierce could be reliable enough on [[Race (BTD6)|Race]] conditions, though external camo detection is still preferable there. In most cases, Shimmer should only serve as a stepping stone to [[Necromancer: Unpopped Army|Necromancer]], which has far more consistent Camo-popping. However, if there's no other high-pierce decamo available,<!--023 ninja sucks, shinobis only do non-DDTs unless you rtg but rtg no camo--> such as on [[Magic Monkeys Only]],<!--also r59 ltg--> additional camo-poppers must be bought to cover the downtime of Shimmer.
 For crosspaths, only 1-0-3 has an effect for purely support, allowing the shimmers to trigger behind obstacles. Otherwise, treat it like a lower-tier Wizard or when going for Necromancer and above.
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 ===Screenshots===
 <gallery>
 BTD6 Shimmer 003.png|Shimmer with no crosspath
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 BTD6 Shimmer 203.png|Shimmer with Arcane Blast crosspath
 BTD6 Shimmer Attack.gif|Shimmer decamo attack. Note that the radius is larger than the visual aura.
+BTD6 1-0-3 Shimmer attacking over walls.png|1-0-3 Shimmer attacking over walls
 </gallery>

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