Benjamin (Battles 2): Difference between revisions

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|cost      =900

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

|$150

|$250

|$400

'''Skimming''' unlocks 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''' unlocks 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 10%. Starting at level 9, the buff increases to 15%.

'''Biohack''' unlocks 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, all of the affected towers will receive a second effect that lasts for 2 seconds: for the duration, it 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. 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''' unlocks 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|4.9}}

|Hacks in $100 every round.

|Generates $150 per round instead of $100.

|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.

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

|Bank Hack - all banks and marketplaces earn +10% income. Income increased to $250 per round.

|Income increased to $400 per round.

|Skimming increased to $2 per bloon.

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

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. Trojan can assist against early MOABs, but shouldn't be relied on.

Benjamin can support a variety of strategies, including Farm and eco strategies, provided a good early-game tower is present. With Banana Farm, the Marketplace upgrade path is preferred over the Plantation upgrade path in almost every case, including [[Monkey Wall Street (Battles 2)|Monkey Wall Street]], which should be obtained after the [[Monkey-Nomics (Battles 2)|Monkey-Nomics]].