Glue Strike (BTD6)

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'''Glue Strike''' is the [[Glue Gunner (BTD6)|Glue Gunner]]'s path 2 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants Glue Gunner the Glue Strike [[Activated Ability|ability]]. When activated, this ability glues all Bloons (including [[MOAB-Class Bloon]]s) on screen, soaking up to ~~three~~ non-blimp layers (all with ~~1-4-0~~) for 11 seconds (24 seconds with ~~0-4-1~~). This ability's glue effect applies a debuff that soaks up to 6 layers ~~(all~~ with 1-4-~~0),~~ causing affected Bloons to take +2 damage from all damage sources ~~(+3 with 2-4-0)~~, including damage-over-time effects. [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead]] and [[Frozen Bloon]]s ~~affected by this debuff may~~ be popped by towers ~~which~~ normally cannot damage those Bloon types.

'''Glue Strike''' is the [[Glue Gunner (BTD6)|Glue Gunner]]'s path 2 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants Glue Gunner the Glue Strike [[Activated Ability|ability]]. When activated, this ability glues all Bloons (including [[MOAB-Class Bloon]]s) on screen, soaking up to five non-blimp layers (all including blimps with [[Glue Soak (BTD6)|Glue Soak]]) for 11 seconds (24 seconds with [[Stickier Glue (BTD6)|Stickier Glue]]). This ability's glue effect applies a debuff that soaks through all layers (needs Glue Soak for blimp layers) causing affected Bloons to take +2 damage from all damage sources, including damage-over-time effects. It also applies another debuff to [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead]] and [[Frozen Bloon]]s which makes them lose their immunities, allowing them to be popped by towers that normally cannot damage those Bloon types, this effect soaks through 6 layers.

This ability has a 30 second cooldown and an initial cooldown of 10 seconds.

This ability has a 40 second cooldown and an initial cooldown of 13.333 seconds.

==Stats==

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==Strategy==

Glue Strike's debuff is an excellent support for towers ~~with low-damage~~ projectiles, such as {{BTD6|Overdrive}} and {{BTD6|Bloonjitsu}}. The debuff greatly aids these towers against both hyperdense mid-game rounds and high-tier blimps in the late game, especially the {{BTD6|BAD}}. ~~Glue Strike~~'~~s ability can also be used~~ to ~~slow down Super Ceramics~~, ~~but its one~~-~~time glue per ability makes it unable to slow many of them at once.~~ The de-Lead is helpful for ~~both~~ mid-game rounds (such as round 63) ~~and {{~~BTD6|~~DDT}}s~~, ~~but cannot affect all DDTs~~ on ~~Round 95 without meticulous stalling~~.

Glue Strike's debuff is an excellent support for towers that attack fast and shoot many projectiles, such as {{BTD6|Overdrive}} and {{BTD6|Bloonjitsu}}. The debuff greatly aids these towers against both hyperdense mid-game rounds and high-tier blimps in the late game, especially the {{BTD6|BAD}}, as well as against [[Boss Bloon]]s. The de-Lead is helpful for {{BTD6|DDT}}s, shielded [[Dreadbloon (BTD6)|Dreadbloon]], and mid-game rounds with many Leads (such as round 63). However, its instant-use ability struggles against sustained blimps, such as Round 95's DDTs, unless using multiple Glue Strikes. Glue Strike's ability is still beneficial against non-blimps, excelling in [[Race (BTD6)|Race]] gamemodes with 2-4-0 crosspath, thanks to its infinite pierce and DoT damage quickly popping Bloons even on its own.

~~Glue Strike's debuff also makes it shine~~ against ~~[[Boss Bloon]]s~~, ~~greatly benefitting Overdrive and other towers~~ with ~~low~~-~~damage projectiles. Its ability to glue all Bloons on the screen makes it excel in [[Race Event]]s as well~~. 0-4-2 grants longer glue duration (leading to higher uptime) ~~and superior utility against Super Ceramics~~, ~~and it is~~ preferred when the budget only allows for 1 Glue Strike in [[Boss Event]]s. ~~2-4-0 specializes in higher short-term single-target damage~~ (~~such as in Timed Ranked Bosses~~)~~, granting +3 damage instead of +2, and it excels in [[Race Event~~]]s, ~~where~~ its ~~damage~~-over-time ~~quickly performs tremendous damage and makes much~~-~~needed money. The two~~ crosspaths ~~are on roughly even grounds in [[CHIMPS]] and other regular gamemodes~~.

Each of its crosspaths offers extra support. 1-4-0 specializes against high density rounds by soaking debuffs through all layers, with 2-4-0 beneficial for self-sufficient mid-game Bloon cleanup. 0-4-1 grants longer glue duration (leading to higher uptime), being preferred when handling Lead properties, increasing uptime on Bosses, as well as when the budget only allows for 1 Glue Strike in [[Boss Event]]s. [[Stronger Glue (BTD6)|Stronger Glue]] is not necessary if only handling MOAB-class, but does benefit its Super Ceramic slowdown. In CHIMPS, the first-path crosspaths are generally preferred over the third-path crosspaths. Note that in time-sensitive situations, buy Glue Strike without crosspaths first before adding crosspaths, so the initial cooldown can begin sooner.

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-'''Glue Strike''' is the [[Glue Gunner (BTD6)|Glue Gunner]]'s path 2 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants Glue Gunner the Glue Strike [[Activated Ability|ability]]. When activated, this ability glues all Bloons (including [[MOAB-Class Bloon]]s) on screen, soaking up to three non-blimp layers (all with 1-4-0) for 11 seconds (24 seconds with 0-4-1). This ability's glue effect applies a debuff that soaks up to 6 layers (all with 1-4-0), causing affected Bloons to take +2 damage from all damage sources (+3 with 2-4-0), including damage-over-time effects. [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead]] and [[Frozen Bloon]]s affected by this debuff may be popped by towers which normally cannot damage those Bloon types.
+'''Glue Strike''' is the [[Glue Gunner (BTD6)|Glue Gunner]]'s path 2 tier 4 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants Glue Gunner the Glue Strike [[Activated Ability|ability]]. When activated, this ability glues all Bloons (including [[MOAB-Class Bloon]]s) on screen, soaking up to five non-blimp layers (all including blimps with [[Glue Soak (BTD6)|Glue Soak]]) for 11 seconds (24 seconds with [[Stickier Glue (BTD6)|Stickier Glue]]). This ability's glue effect applies a debuff that soaks through all layers (needs Glue Soak for blimp layers)<!-- This is supposed to be only 6 layers and infinite with 140 crosspath but it is bugged, checked on v55.1 --> causing affected Bloons to take +2 damage from all damage sources, including damage-over-time effects. It also applies another debuff to [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead]] and [[Frozen Bloon]]s which makes them lose their immunities, allowing them to be popped by towers that normally cannot damage those Bloon types, this effect soaks through 6 layers.
-This ability has a 30 second cooldown and an initial cooldown of 10 seconds.
+This ability has a 40 second cooldown and an initial cooldown of 13.333 seconds.
 ==Stats==
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 ==Strategy==
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+{{BTD6 last updated|55.1|section=y}}
-Glue Strike's debuff is an excellent support for towers with low-damage projectiles, such as {{BTD6|Overdrive}} and {{BTD6|Bloonjitsu}}. The debuff greatly aids these towers against both hyperdense mid-game rounds and high-tier blimps in the late game, especially the {{BTD6|BAD}}. Glue Strike's ability can also be used to slow down Super Ceramics, but its one-time glue per ability makes it unable to slow many of them at once. The de-Lead is helpful for both mid-game rounds (such as round 63) and {{BTD6|DDT}}s, but cannot affect all DDTs on Round 95 without meticulous stalling.
+Glue Strike's debuff is an excellent support for towers that attack fast and shoot many projectiles, such as {{BTD6|Overdrive}} and {{BTD6|Bloonjitsu}}. The debuff greatly aids these towers against both hyperdense mid-game rounds and high-tier blimps in the late game, especially the {{BTD6|BAD}}, as well as against [[Boss Bloon]]s.<!--Bosses are not "late-game"; they're in mid-to-late, if anything--> The de-Lead is helpful for {{BTD6|DDT}}s, shielded [[Dreadbloon (BTD6)|Dreadbloon]], and mid-game rounds with many Leads (such as round 63). However, its instant-use ability struggles against sustained blimps, such as Round 95's DDTs, unless using multiple Glue Strikes. Glue Strike's ability is still beneficial against non-blimps, excelling in [[Race (BTD6)|Race]] gamemodes with 2-4-0 crosspath, thanks to its infinite pierce and DoT damage quickly popping Bloons even on its own.
-Glue Strike's debuff also makes it shine against [[Boss Bloon]]s, greatly benefitting Overdrive and other towers with low-damage projectiles. Its ability to glue all Bloons on the screen makes it excel in [[Race Event]]s as well. 0-4-2 grants longer glue duration (leading to higher uptime) and superior utility against Super Ceramics, and it is preferred when the budget only allows for 1 Glue Strike in [[Boss Event]]s. 2-4-0 specializes in higher short-term single-target damage (such as in Timed Ranked Bosses), granting +3 damage instead of +2, and it excels in [[Race Event]]s, where its damage-over-time quickly performs tremendous damage and makes much-needed money. The two crosspaths are on roughly even grounds in [[CHIMPS]] and other regular gamemodes.
+Each of its crosspaths offers extra support. 1-4-0 specializes against high density rounds by soaking debuffs through all layers, with 2-4-0 beneficial for self-sufficient mid-game Bloon cleanup. 0-4-1 grants longer glue duration (leading to higher uptime), being preferred when handling Lead properties, increasing uptime on Bosses, as well as when the budget only allows for 1 Glue Strike in [[Boss Event]]s. [[Stronger Glue (BTD6)|Stronger Glue]] is not necessary if only handling MOAB-class, but does benefit its Super Ceramic slowdown. In CHIMPS, the first-path crosspaths are generally preferred over the third-path crosspaths. Note that in time-sensitive situations, buy Glue Strike without crosspaths first before adding crosspaths, so the initial cooldown can begin sooner.
 ==Update history==

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