Archmage (BTD6)

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==Strategy==

{{research|Determine these theories for strategy:

* Maybe the strong seeking bolts getting more pierce is useful for off lane snipes on Quad or something during DDT rounds? In testing the two were performing the same on my end even then. On 98, 520 did more damage.

* Maybe the strong seeking bolts getting more pierce is useful for off lane snipes on Quad or something during DDT rounds? In testing the two were performing the same on my end even then. On 98, 520 did more damage. On Ouch and others, that sliver of DDT downtime for 5-2-0 can be a dealbreaker

* On Ouch and others, that sliver of DDT downtime for 5-2-0 can be a dealbreaker

}}

Archmage deals great damage against blimps over long range with seeking, the ability to attack through walls~~, and decent pierce~~, allowing it to perform well even on many Expert maps such as [[Ravine]] [[CHIMPS]]. It excels against {{BTD6|DDT}} rounds ~~due to seeking bolts damaging several DDTs at once~~, but it lacks enough pierce to easily handle ~~clumped dense~~ rounds, and due to its reliance on bonus damage it is very weak against [[Super Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Super Ceramics]]. It pairs well with strong cleanup like {{BTD6|The Bloon Solver}} and stalling that can spread out blimps and reduce pierce issues like [[Giant Condor]].

Archmage deals great damage against blimps over long range with seeking projectiles and the ability to attack through walls, allowing it to perform well even on many [[Expert]] maps such as [[Ravine]] [[CHIMPS]]. It excels against {{BTD6|DDT}} rounds, but lacks enough pierce to easily handle denser rounds, and due to its reliance on bonus damage it is very weak against [[Super Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Super Ceramics]]. It pairs well with strong cleanup like {{BTD6|The Bloon Solver}} and stalling that can spread out blimps and reduce pierce issues like [[Giant Condor]].

5-2-0 does more damage to single targets and to clumped blimps due to the extra fire attacks. It will want external camo detection even with the Shimmer attack, as it's still too slow to decamo every DDT on split lane and short maps. Its Wall of Fire attack should be manually targeted onto blimps, as it depends more on its damage bonus against blimps than any other attack. Microing target priority between Last and Close can also help avoid using pierce on Ceramics, maximizing damage, while targeting the MOAB rushes that Last tends to leave behind.

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 ==Strategy==
 {{research|Determine these theories for strategy:
-* Maybe the strong seeking bolts getting more pierce is useful for off lane snipes on Quad or something during DDT rounds? In testing the two were performing the same on my end even then. On 98, 520 did more damage.
+* Maybe the strong seeking bolts getting more pierce is useful for off lane snipes on Quad or something during DDT rounds? In testing the two were performing the same on my end even then. On 98, 520 did more damage. On Ouch and others, that sliver of DDT downtime for 5-2-0 can be a dealbreaker
-* On Ouch and others, that sliver of DDT downtime for 5-2-0 can be a dealbreaker
 }}
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-Archmage deals great damage against blimps over long range with seeking, the ability to attack through walls, and decent pierce, allowing it to perform well even on many Expert maps such as [[Ravine]] [[CHIMPS]]. It excels against {{BTD6|DDT}} rounds due to seeking bolts damaging several DDTs at once, but it lacks enough pierce to easily handle clumped dense rounds, and due to its reliance on bonus damage it is very weak against [[Super Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Super Ceramics]]. It pairs well with strong cleanup like {{BTD6|The Bloon Solver}} and stalling that can spread out blimps and reduce pierce issues like [[Giant Condor]].
+Archmage deals great damage against blimps over long range with seeking projectiles and the ability to attack through walls, allowing it to perform well even on many [[Expert]] maps such as [[Ravine]] [[CHIMPS]]. It excels against {{BTD6|DDT}} rounds, but lacks enough pierce to easily handle denser rounds, and due to its reliance on bonus damage it is very weak against [[Super Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Super Ceramics]]. It pairs well with strong cleanup like {{BTD6|The Bloon Solver}} and stalling that can spread out blimps and reduce pierce issues like [[Giant Condor]].
 -2-0 does more damage to single targets and to clumped blimps due to the extra fire attacks. It will want external camo detection even with the Shimmer attack, as it's still too slow to decamo every DDT on split lane and short maps. Its Wall of Fire attack should be manually targeted onto blimps, as it depends more on its damage bonus against blimps than any other attack. Microing target priority between Last and Close can also help avoid using pierce on Ceramics, maximizing damage, while targeting the MOAB rushes that Last tends to leave behind.

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