Archmage (BTD6)

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'''Archmage''' is the [[Wizard Monkey (BTD6)|Wizard Monkey]]'s path 1 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It improves all of Wizard ~~Monkeys~~ attacks, especially its main bolt, and grants ~~it a new flame attack similar to~~ [[Dragon's Breath (BTD6)|Dragon's Breath]] and ~~a new decamo aura attack similar to~~ [[Shimmer (BTD6)|Shimmer]].

'''Archmage''' is the [[Wizard Monkey (BTD6)|Wizard Monkey]]'s path 1 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede" />This upgrade improves all of the Wizard Monkey's attacks, especially its main bolt, and grants the signature attacks of [[Dragon's Breath (BTD6)|Dragon's Breath]] and [[Shimmer (BTD6)|Shimmer]]:

*'''Main bolt:''' [[Damage]] increased from 6 to 8 with bonus [[MOAB-Class damage]] from +10 to +19 (or +20 with {{BTD6 mk|Arcane Impale}}), increases their [[pierce]] from 7 to 11 (16 with 5-0-1), and has an [[Attack speed|attack cooldown]] of 0.1375 seconds. With {{BTD6 mk|Arcane Impale}}, this upgrade grants main bolts +1 [[Ceramic damage]].

~~This upgrade doubles the attack speed Wizard Monkey~~'~~s main bolts, increases their~~ [[~~damage~~]] from 6 to 8 with ~~increased~~ [[MOAB-Class damage]] from +10 to +19 (or +20 with {{BTD6 mk|Arcane Impale}}), ~~and~~ increases their [[pierce]] from 7 to 11 (16 with 5-0-1). With {{BTD6 mk|Arcane Impale}}, this upgrade grants main bolts +1 [[Ceramic damage]].

*'''Dragon's Breath:''' Has an attack cooldown of 0.0675 seconds instead of 0.135, and each flame receives +8 [[MOAB-Class damage]].

*'''Shimmer:''' Attacks every second instead of every 2 seconds.

~~Archmage~~'s ~~new flame attack deals 2 damage with +8 [[MOAB-Class damage]], has 3 pierce, and~~ an ~~[[Attack Cooldown|~~attack cooldown]] of 0.0675 seconds. ~~Flames cannot damage~~ [[~~Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple Bloons]]. The flames apply a burn damage~~-~~over-time effect, dealing 1~~ damage ~~every 1.5 seconds and lasting for 3 seconds. With [[Intense Magic (BTD6)|Intense Magic~~]]~~, Dragon's breath attack pierce increases from 3 to 5 and projectile speed from 125 to 250~~.

~~Archmage~~'~~s new decamo aura deals no damage, and removes the [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo]] property from up to 500 Bloons in a 75 unit radius, increased to 87.5 units with [[Monkey Sense (BTD6)|Monkey Sense]]~~.

Crosspathing with [[Fireball (BTD6)|Fireball]] and [[Wall of Fire (BTD6)|Wall of Fire]] grants the following benefits:

* Fireball — increases its projectile count from 1 to 3, increasing its damage from 2 to 9 with +24 MOAB-Class damage, increasing its pierce from 19 to 23~~, and doubling its~~ attack ~~speed~~.

* Fireball — increases its projectile count from 1 to 3, increasing its damage from 2 to 9 with +24 MOAB-Class damage, increasing its pierce from 19 to 23. Its improved attack cooldown is 1.1 seconds.

* Wall of Fire — increases Wall of Fire's MOAB-Class damage from +2 to +6, and deploys Wall of Fires twice as fast.

* Wall of Fire — increases Wall of Fire's MOAB-Class damage from +2 to +6, and deploys Wall of Fires twice as fast. Its improved attack cooldown is 3.25 seconds.

==Stats==

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==Strategy==

{{research|Determine these theories for strategy:

* Maybe the strong seeking bolts getting more pierce is useful for off lane snipes on Quad or something during DDT rounds? In testing the two were performing the same on my end even then. On 98, 520 did more damage. On Ouch and others, that sliver of DDT downtime for 5-2-0 can be a dealbreaker

Archmage ~~excels at dealing immense~~ damage ~~to groups of~~ blimps~~, having good~~ range and ~~accuracy as~~ well as ~~decent~~ pierce, ~~but has struggles~~ against [[Super Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Super Ceramics]] ~~that it frequently creates from hyperdense blimps~~. It ~~appreciates from powerful cleanups such as [[The Bloon Solver (~~BTD6)|The Bloon Solver~~]]. Unlike most T5's~~ that ~~excel against groups of~~ blimps~~, Archmage doesn't fall off so much on most Advanced maps and remains effective on many Expert maps, making it fairly effective~~ for [[~~CHIMPS~~]] ~~with minimal need for timing or micromanagement~~.

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Archmage deals great damage against blimps over long range with seeking projectiles and the ability to attack through walls, allowing it to perform well even on many [[Expert]] maps such as [[Ravine]] [[CHIMPS]]. It excels against {{BTD6|DDT}} rounds, but lacks enough pierce to easily handle denser rounds, being very weak against [[Super Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Super Ceramics]]. It pairs well with strong cleanup like {{BTD6|The Bloon Solver}} and blimp stallers that spread out blimps for reducing pierce issues (e.g. [[Giant Condor]]).

5-2-0 is the ~~recommended crosspath as the additional attacks help~~ to ~~maximize the MOAB-Class DPS of the Archmage~~. ~~However, 5-0-2 fulfills a solid niche in rounds with very dense groups of blimps, or if needing~~ [[~~Monkey Sense (BTD6)|Monkey Sense~~]]~~'s bonus range~~. ~~Not having~~ 5-0-2 ~~will require external camo~~ detection, ~~because even with its faster Shimmers~~ it ~~can struggle to decamo all Bloons on multi-lane maps~~.

5-2-0 does more damage to both single targets and clumped blimps. Its Wall of Fire attack should be manually targeted onto blimps as this is a great portion of its damage. Switching [[target priority]] between Last and Close helps avoid wasting pierce on Ceramics while cleaning the MOAB rushes that Last tends to leave behind. It requires external [[Camo detection]] as its inherent Shimmer is inconsistent for DDTs on split-lane and short maps. 5-0-2 trades off DPS mainly for innate Camo detection and a range bonus, making it suitable versus [[Phayze]].

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===Screenshots===

{{Image needed|Repeat of the Archmage GIF against FDDT but with 5-2-0 crosspath. Target WoF on right}}

BTD6 Archmage 5XX.png|Archmage for all upgrades

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-'''Archmage''' is the [[Wizard Monkey (BTD6)|Wizard Monkey]]'s path 1 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It improves all of Wizard Monkeys attacks, especially its main bolt, and grants it a new flame attack similar to [[Dragon's Breath (BTD6)|Dragon's Breath]] and a new decamo aura attack similar to [[Shimmer (BTD6)|Shimmer]].
+'''Archmage''' is the [[Wizard Monkey (BTD6)|Wizard Monkey]]'s path 1 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. <section begin="lede" />This upgrade improves all of the Wizard Monkey's attacks, especially its main bolt, and grants the signature attacks of [[Dragon's Breath (BTD6)|Dragon's Breath]] and [[Shimmer (BTD6)|Shimmer]]:
+*'''Main bolt:''' [[Damage]] increased from 6 to 8 with bonus [[MOAB-Class damage]] from +10 to +19 (or +20 with {{BTD6 mk|Arcane Impale}}), increases their [[pierce]] from 7 to 11 (16 with 5-0-1), and has an [[Attack speed|attack cooldown]] of 0.1375 seconds. With {{BTD6 mk|Arcane Impale}}, this upgrade grants main bolts +1 [[Ceramic damage]].
-This upgrade doubles the attack speed Wizard Monkey's main bolts, increases their [[damage]] from 6 to 8 with increased [[MOAB-Class damage]] from +10 to +19 (or +20 with {{BTD6 mk|Arcane Impale}}), and increases their [[pierce]] from 7 to 11 (16 with 5-0-1). With {{BTD6 mk|Arcane Impale}}, this upgrade grants main bolts +1 [[Ceramic damage]].
+*'''Dragon's Breath:''' Has an attack cooldown of 0.0675 seconds instead of 0.135, and each flame receives +8 [[MOAB-Class damage]].
+*'''Shimmer:''' Attacks every second instead of every 2 seconds.
-Archmage's new flame attack deals 2 damage with +8 [[MOAB-Class damage]], has 3 pierce, and an [[Attack Cooldown|attack cooldown]] of 0.0675 seconds. Flames cannot damage [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple Bloons]]. The flames apply a burn damage-over-time effect, dealing 1 damage every 1.5 seconds and lasting for 3 seconds. With [[Intense Magic (BTD6)|Intense Magic]], Dragon's breath attack pierce increases from 3 to 5 and projectile speed from 125 to 250.
-Archmage's new decamo aura deals no damage, and removes the [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo]] property from up to 500 Bloons in a 75 unit radius, increased to 87.5 units with [[Monkey Sense (BTD6)|Monkey Sense]].
 Crosspathing with [[Fireball (BTD6)|Fireball]] and [[Wall of Fire (BTD6)|Wall of Fire]] grants the following benefits:
-* Fireball —  increases its projectile count from 1 to 3, increasing its damage from 2 to 9 with +24 MOAB-Class damage, increasing its pierce from 19 to 23, and doubling its attack speed.
+* Fireball —  increases its projectile count from 1 to 3, increasing its damage from 2 to 9 with +24 MOAB-Class damage, increasing its pierce from 19 to 23. Its improved attack cooldown is 1.1 seconds.
-* Wall of Fire —  increases Wall of Fire's MOAB-Class damage from +2 to +6, and deploys Wall of Fires twice as fast.
+* Wall of Fire —  increases Wall of Fire's MOAB-Class damage from +2 to +6, and deploys Wall of Fires twice as fast. Its improved attack cooldown is 3.25 seconds.
+<section end="lede" />
 ==Stats==
 {{BTD6 stat list by tiers|Wizard Monkey|500}}
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 ==Strategy==
-{{Strategy needed}}
+{{research|Determine these theories for strategy:
-{{BTD6 last updated|49.3|section=y}}
+* Maybe the strong seeking bolts getting more pierce is useful for off lane snipes on Quad or something during DDT rounds? In testing the two were performing the same on my end even then. On 98, 520 did more damage. On Ouch and others, that sliver of DDT downtime for 5-2-0 can be a dealbreaker
-Archmage excels at dealing immense damage to groups of blimps, having good range and accuracy as well as decent pierce, but has struggles against [[Super Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Super Ceramics]] that it frequently creates from hyperdense blimps. It appreciates from powerful cleanups such as [[The Bloon Solver (BTD6)|The Bloon Solver]]. Unlike most T5's that excel against groups of blimps, Archmage doesn't fall off so much on most Advanced maps and remains effective on many Expert maps, making it fairly effective for [[CHIMPS]] with minimal need for timing or micromanagement.
+}}
+{{BTD6 last updated|52.2|section=y}}
+Archmage deals great damage against blimps over long range with seeking projectiles and the ability to attack through walls, allowing it to perform well even on many [[Expert]] maps such as [[Ravine]] [[CHIMPS]]. It excels against {{BTD6|DDT}} rounds, but lacks enough pierce to easily handle denser rounds, being very weak against [[Super Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Super Ceramics]]. It pairs well with strong cleanup like {{BTD6|The Bloon Solver}} and blimp stallers that spread out blimps for reducing pierce issues (e.g. [[Giant Condor]]).
--2-0 is the recommended crosspath as the additional attacks help to maximize the MOAB-Class DPS of the Archmage. However, 5-0-2 fulfills a solid niche in rounds with very dense groups of blimps, or if needing [[Monkey Sense (BTD6)|Monkey Sense]]'s bonus range. Not having 5-0-2 will require external camo detection, because even with its faster Shimmers it can struggle to decamo all Bloons on multi-lane maps.
+-2-0 does more damage to both single targets and clumped blimps. Its Wall of Fire attack should be manually targeted onto blimps as this is a great portion of its damage. Switching [[target priority]] between Last and Close helps avoid wasting pierce on Ceramics while cleaning the MOAB rushes that Last tends to leave behind. It requires external [[Camo detection]] as its inherent Shimmer is inconsistent for DDTs on split-lane and short maps. 5-0-2 trades off DPS mainly for innate Camo detection and a range bonus, making it suitable versus [[Phayze]].
 ==Update history==
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