Signal Flare (BMC)

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'''Signal Flare''' is the [[Mortar Monkey (BMC)|Mortar Monkey]]'s path 2 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons Monkey City]]''.

'''Signal Flare''' is the [[Mortar Monkey (BMC)|Mortar Monkey]]'s path 2 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons Monkey City]]''. It gains [[Camo detection]] and each shot now removes Camo properties from any Bloon hit in its blast. With Ranks 3, 8, and 13 [[Monkey Knowledge (BMC)|Monkey Knowledge]] for the Mortar Monkey, each shot removes Regrow properties from only Regrow Bloons (3, 4, 5, respectively) within the blast, and [[Bigger Blast (BMC)|Bigger Blast]] increases the radius for this separate attack.

==Stats==

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==Strategy==

This tower's decamo ability is inconsistent and lacking, especially on the ~~Mobile~~ version where it has a weaker blast radius and is afflicted by a [[List_of_errors_in_BTD5_and_BMC_(mobile)#Mortar_upgrade_oversight|bug]] ~~which~~ prevents the radius from improving with upgrades. As a result, ~~this upgrade~~ should ~~only~~ be ~~considered if the player is forced to use it~~ to ~~decamo~~ Camo [[Lead Bloon (BMC)|Lead Bloon]]s.

This tower's decamo ability is inconsistent and lacking, especially on the multiplatform version where it has a weaker blast radius and is afflicted by a [[List_of_errors_in_BTD5_and_BMC_(mobile)#Mortar_upgrade_oversight|bug]] that prevents the radius from improving with upgrades. As a result, it should instead be used to counter Camo [[Lead Bloon (BMC)|Lead Bloon]]s with Camo detectors that have Lead weaknesses. It is cheaper than 2-2 [[Lightning Bolt (BMC)|Lightning Bolt]]. However, Signal Flare offers little else besides camo-detecting [[Burny Stuff (BMC)|Burny Stuff]].

With [[Monkey Knowledge (BMC)|Monkey Knowledge]], the ability to de-regrow is available, but is hampered by its lack of pierce, only managing to de-regrow a few Bloons at a time. Ironically, the prior upgrade Burny Stuff does a sufficient job at managing Regrow Bloons, due to the damage over time effect counteracting the regeneration just enough for otherwise frail defenses to combat rushes.

Like Burny Stuff, Signal Flare benefits from [[Increased Accuracy (BMC)|Increased Accuracy]], but in the multiplatform version [[Bigger Blast (BMC)|Bigger Blast]] is useless due to the bug that prevents the damaging explosion or the decamo blast from improving blast radius.

==Trivia==

*Signal Flare is the face of the Rare [[Monkey Knowledge (BMC)|Monkey Knowledge]] card for the Mortar Monkey in the Flash version.

With Monkey Knowledge, the ability to de-regrow is available, but this is similarly hampered by it's lack of pierce, only managing to de-regrow a handful of Bloons at a time. Ironically, the prior upgrade Burny Stuff does a much better job at managing Regrow Bloons due to the damage over time effect counteracting the regeneration just enough for otherwise frail defenses to combat rushes.

==Navigation==

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+{{Research|Possible need to recheck stats. For instance, does the regrow blast filter non-regrows, or do non-regrows eat up pierce?}}
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-'''Signal Flare''' is the [[Mortar Monkey (BMC)|Mortar Monkey]]'s path 2 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons Monkey City]]''.
+'''Signal Flare''' is the [[Mortar Monkey (BMC)|Mortar Monkey]]'s path 2 tier 3 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons Monkey City]]''. It gains [[Camo detection]] and each shot now removes Camo properties from any Bloon hit in its blast. With Ranks 3, 8, and 13 [[Monkey Knowledge (BMC)|Monkey Knowledge]] for the Mortar Monkey, each shot removes Regrow properties from only Regrow Bloons (3, 4, 5, respectively) within the blast, and [[Bigger Blast (BMC)|Bigger Blast]] increases the radius for this separate attack.
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 ==Strategy==
-This tower's decamo ability is inconsistent and lacking, especially on the Mobile version where it has a weaker blast radius and is afflicted by a [[List_of_errors_in_BTD5_and_BMC_(mobile)#Mortar_upgrade_oversight|bug]] which prevents the radius from improving with upgrades. As a result, this upgrade should only be considered if the player is forced to use it to decamo Camo [[Lead Bloon (BMC)|Lead Bloon]]s.
+This tower's decamo ability is inconsistent and lacking, especially on the multiplatform version where it has a weaker blast radius and is afflicted by a [[List_of_errors_in_BTD5_and_BMC_(mobile)#Mortar_upgrade_oversight|bug]] that prevents the radius from improving with upgrades. As a result, it should instead be used to counter Camo [[Lead Bloon (BMC)|Lead Bloon]]s with Camo detectors that have Lead weaknesses. It is cheaper than 2-2 [[Lightning Bolt (BMC)|Lightning Bolt]]. However, Signal Flare offers little else besides camo-detecting [[Burny Stuff (BMC)|Burny Stuff]].
+With [[Monkey Knowledge (BMC)|Monkey Knowledge]], the ability to de-regrow is available, but is hampered by its lack of pierce, only managing to de-regrow a few Bloons at a time. Ironically, the prior upgrade Burny Stuff does a sufficient job at managing Regrow Bloons, due to the damage over time effect counteracting the regeneration just enough for otherwise frail defenses to combat rushes.
+Like Burny Stuff, Signal Flare benefits from [[Increased Accuracy (BMC)|Increased Accuracy]], but in the multiplatform version [[Bigger Blast (BMC)|Bigger Blast]] is useless due to the bug that prevents the damaging explosion or the decamo blast from improving blast radius.
+==Trivia==
+*Signal Flare is the face of the Rare [[Monkey Knowledge (BMC)|Monkey Knowledge]] card for the Mortar Monkey in the Flash version.
-With Monkey Knowledge, the ability to de-regrow is available, but this is similarly hampered by it's lack of pierce, only managing to de-regrow a handful of Bloons at a time. Ironically, the prior upgrade Burny Stuff does a much better job at managing Regrow Bloons due to the damage over time effect counteracting the regeneration just enough for otherwise frail defenses to combat rushes.
 ==Navigation==
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