Cripple MOAB (BTD6): Difference between revisions

'''Cripple MOAB''' is the [[Sniper Monkey (BTD6)|Sniper Monkey]]'s path 1 tier 5 [[upgrade]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. It increases the amount of time [[MOAB-Class Bloon]]s are stunned on hit and allows Sniper Monkey to apply a cripple debuff to them, causing them to take +5 damage from all sources. It also increases the [[damage]] of Sniper Monkey's bullets from 30 to 140, and grants bullets an area of effect that deals 28 damage to up to 10 Bloons near the impact location (up to a distance of 8 [[unit]]s). This effect does not stun nor cripple blimps.

Cripple MOAB provides a debuff and allowing towers to maximize damage against single targets, hence standing out the most in [[Boss Bloon Event]]s (against Tier 2+) and [[Boss Rush]]. In these cases, set it to [[Strong]] to affect the strongest blimp, but set it to [[First]] against [[Dreadbloon (BTD6)|Dreadbloon]] to avoid [[Rock Bloon]]s. As its blimp debuff is a flat damage bonus, towers that benefit the most from the debuff are those which shoot a plethora of low-damage projectiles, such as [[Overdrive (BTD6)|Overdrive]]s, [[Sun Avatar (BTD6)|Sun Avatar]]s, and Shinobi-buffed [[Bloonjitsu (BTD6)|Bloonjitsu]]s. The debuff also makes Cripple MOAB powerful in [[Freeplay]].<!-- no its not a good tower in chimps lol.  -->

In [[CHIMPS]], Cripple MOAB is a subpar choice. It requires an expensive setup involving other towers that can take advantage of its debuff utility in order to make up for its mediocre DPS. Compared to other towers in the same price range it is lacking as a solo damage tower, and may struggle to beat the BAD.

<!-- this should be on the axis of havoc strategy section. Not here --><!--When using it, the [[Axis of Havoc]] setup (with all Tier 5 Snipers) is simple yet powerful, as {{BTD6|Elite Sniper}} buffs it and {{BTD6|Elite Defender}}. In this setup, Cripple MOAB takes care of blimps and aids the other Snipers with its debuff, Elite Sniper cleans up Bloons, and Elite Defender deals good overall damage (with 0-2-5) or excels in single-target damage (with 2-0-5). Cripple MOAB remains strong on its own outside the Axis of Havoc, being able to aid a variety of strategies.-->

Attack speed buffs, such as {{BTD6|Jungle Drums}} and {{BTD6|Berserker Brew}}, are recommended for greater standalone damage and higher debuff uptime, with 5-0-2 achieving full debuff uptime against BADs and Bosses with either of them. 5-0-2 is the better crosspath for Cripple MOAB in CHIMPS and against Bosses (except Phayze), allowing it to deal more overall damage with its bullets and explosions. 5-2-0 is preferred against Phayze (which demands innate [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo]] detection) and in Freeplay (in which the debuff is by far its most important attribute, and 5-2-0's group debuff is preferable to 5-0-2's single-target debuff, especially when paired with an Elite Sniper).