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'''Bloon Master Alchemist''' is the [[Alchemist (BTD6)|Alchemist]]'s path 3 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants the Alchemist a new attack, which throws a shrink potion at Bloons. This shrink potion converts all affected Bloons into [[Red Bloon (BTD6)|Red Bloons]]. The shrink potion has infinite range, always targets Strong, and has 200 pierce with an [[Attack ~~Cooldown~~|attack cooldown]] of 10 seconds. However, all [[MOAB-Class Bloon]]s consume more pierce ([[MOAB (BTD6)|MOABs]]: 20, [[BFB (BTD6)|BFBs]] and [[DDT (BTD6)|DDTs]]: 50, [[ZOMG (BTD6)|ZOMGs]]: 100). The shrink potion cannot target or affect [[BAD (BTD6)|BADs]] or [[Boss Bloon|Boss Bloons]]. It can target [[Test Bloon|Test Bloons]] and their [[MOAB Test Bloon|MOAB version]], but cannot affect them. It requires support to affect [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo Bloons]].

'''Bloon Master Alchemist''' is the [[Alchemist (BTD6)|Alchemist]]'s path 3 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants the Alchemist a new attack, which throws a shrink potion at Bloons. This shrink potion converts all affected Bloons into [[Red Bloon (BTD6)|Red Bloons]]. The shrink potion has infinite range, always targets Strong, and has 200 pierce with an [[Attack speed|attack cooldown]] of 10 seconds. However, all [[MOAB-Class Bloon]]s consume more pierce ([[MOAB (BTD6)|MOABs]]: 20, [[BFB (BTD6)|BFBs]] and [[DDT (BTD6)|DDTs]]: 50, [[ZOMG (BTD6)|ZOMGs]]: 100). The shrink potion cannot target or affect [[BAD (BTD6)|BADs]] or [[Boss Bloon|Boss Bloons]]. It can target [[Test Bloon|Test Bloons]] and their [[MOAB Test Bloon|MOAB version]], but cannot affect them. It requires support to affect [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo Bloons]].

Shrinking Bloons does not grant any cash, which means popping Bloons using the shrink potion loses cash compared to popping them normally.

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==Strategy==

~~The~~ Bloon Master Alchemist is ~~notable for its shrink potions, turning any bloon~~ up to ~~a ZOMG into a harmless Red Bloon. This makes the Bloon Master Alchemist and~~ [[~~Navarch of the Seas~~]] ~~one of~~ the ~~best extreme freeplay towers in the game (unless the player wishes to intentionally stall rounds to use abilities)~~. ~~Unlike most instakills,~~ Bloon Master ~~Alchemist's~~ shrink ~~potions can be greatly improved with speed and pierce buffs~~.

Bloon Master Alchemist often has a misleadingly high pop count despite not being a DPS tower. In reality, its main use is speeding up rounds in [[Freeplay]] by instantly killing [[blimps]] besides {{BTD6|BAD}}s. BMA is a suitable tower to limit pierce-capping for low-pierce [[Paragon]]s, making it the most efficient non-Paragon method for this. Converted blimps do not count towards [[Sapper]] or other [[achievements]] besides [[Bloon Master Populous|its own]]. Crosspaths do not affect its shrink potion.

~~The Bloon Master Alchemist~~ is ~~not recommended in [[CHIMPS]] mode~~, as ~~it kills pop income by a major amount. While [[Rubber to Gold (~~BTD6)|~~Rubber to Gold]] has minor use cases in allowing towers to pop all~~ Bloon ~~types~~, ~~Bloon~~ Master ~~Alchemist should not be considered unless the player is absolutely confident that they do not need the income~~.

For normal gameplay, it is inferior to other towers around its price range, such as {{BTD6|Bloon Crush}}, {{BTD6|Master Bomber}}, and {{BTD6|XXXL Trap}}. These towers cover lower tier blimps much more consistently while providing stall utility, good BAD damage, or income generation. Combined with the fact that BMA actually loses cash when converting Bloons, all these reasons make this tower unusable for [[CHIMPS]].

~~As the shrink potions are locked on Strong~~, ~~targeting priority of the main Bloon Master Alchemist doesn't matter~~. ~~Likewise, crosspaths have no effect on~~ the ~~shrink potion~~, ~~so crosspathing rarely matters here~~.

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==Related [[List of achievements in BTD6|achievement]]==

{{BTD6 achievement list|exclude others=y|include=Bloon Master Populous}}

==Gallery==

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-'''Bloon Master Alchemist''' is the [[Alchemist (BTD6)|Alchemist]]'s path 3 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants the Alchemist a new attack, which throws a shrink potion at Bloons. This shrink potion converts all affected Bloons into [[Red Bloon (BTD6)|Red Bloons]]. The shrink potion has infinite range, always targets Strong, and has 200 pierce with an [[Attack Cooldown|attack cooldown]] of 10 seconds. However, all [[MOAB-Class Bloon]]s consume more pierce ([[MOAB (BTD6)|MOABs]]: 20, [[BFB (BTD6)|BFBs]] and [[DDT (BTD6)|DDTs]]: 50, [[ZOMG (BTD6)|ZOMGs]]: 100). The shrink potion cannot target or affect [[BAD (BTD6)|BADs]] or [[Boss Bloon|Boss Bloons]]. It can target [[Test Bloon|Test Bloons]] and their [[MOAB Test Bloon|MOAB version]], but cannot affect them. It requires support to affect [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo Bloons]].
+'''Bloon Master Alchemist''' is the [[Alchemist (BTD6)|Alchemist]]'s path 3 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It grants the Alchemist a new attack, which throws a shrink potion at Bloons. This shrink potion converts all affected Bloons into [[Red Bloon (BTD6)|Red Bloons]]. The shrink potion has infinite range, always targets Strong, and has 200 pierce with an [[Attack speed|attack cooldown]] of 10 seconds. However, all [[MOAB-Class Bloon]]s consume more pierce ([[MOAB (BTD6)|MOABs]]: 20, [[BFB (BTD6)|BFBs]] and [[DDT (BTD6)|DDTs]]: 50, [[ZOMG (BTD6)|ZOMGs]]: 100). The shrink potion cannot target or affect [[BAD (BTD6)|BADs]] or [[Boss Bloon|Boss Bloons]]. It can target [[Test Bloon|Test Bloons]] and their [[MOAB Test Bloon|MOAB version]], but cannot affect them. It requires support to affect [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo Bloons]].
 Shrinking Bloons does not grant any cash, which means popping Bloons using the shrink potion loses cash compared to popping them normally.
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 ==Strategy==
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+{{BTD6 last updated|51.2|section=y}}
-The Bloon Master Alchemist is notable for its shrink potions, turning any bloon up to a ZOMG into a harmless Red Bloon. This makes the Bloon Master Alchemist and [[Navarch of the Seas]] one of the best extreme freeplay towers in the game (unless the player wishes to intentionally stall rounds to use abilities). Unlike most instakills, Bloon Master Alchemist's shrink potions can be greatly improved with speed and pierce buffs.
+Bloon Master Alchemist often has a misleadingly high pop count despite not being a DPS tower. In reality, its main use is speeding up rounds in [[Freeplay]] by instantly killing [[blimps]] besides {{BTD6|BAD}}s. BMA is a suitable tower to limit pierce-capping for low-pierce [[Paragon]]s, making it the most efficient non-Paragon method for this. Converted blimps do not count towards [[Sapper]] or other [[achievements]] besides [[Bloon Master Populous|its own]]. Crosspaths do not affect its shrink potion.
-The Bloon Master Alchemist is not recommended in [[CHIMPS]] mode, as it kills pop income by a major amount. While [[Rubber to Gold (BTD6)|Rubber to Gold]] has minor use cases in allowing towers to pop all Bloon types, Bloon Master Alchemist should not be considered unless the player is absolutely confident that they do not need the income.
+For normal gameplay, it is inferior to other towers around its price range, such as {{BTD6|Bloon Crush}}, {{BTD6|Master Bomber}}, and {{BTD6|XXXL Trap}}. These towers cover lower tier blimps much more consistently while providing stall utility, good BAD damage, or income generation. Combined with the fact that BMA actually loses cash when converting Bloons, all these reasons make this tower unusable for [[CHIMPS]].
-As the shrink potions are locked on Strong, targeting priority of the main Bloon Master Alchemist doesn't matter. Likewise, crosspaths have no effect on the shrink potion, so crosspathing rarely matters here.
 ==Update history==
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 ==Related [[List of achievements in BTD6|achievement]]==
-{{BTD6 achievement list by name|Bloon Master Populous}}
+{{BTD6 achievement list|exclude others=y|include=Bloon Master Populous}}
 ==Gallery==