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*[[Blastapopoulos (BTD6)|Blastapopoulos]]: Another very strong matchup, with the Bloon damage debuff and Heat Bar reductions assisting projectile spam strategies significantly. Skipping a skull effect is beneficial to limit Pyroclastic Rocks or Meteors where towers are close to the Boss.

~~High degrees are not too important~~ for the ~~Herald of Everfrost as~~ the ~~debuff has~~ full uptime ~~at base~~, ~~but~~ they do benefit the ~~uptime~~ of the Fimbulwinter ability ~~and the increased attack speed improves the consistency of Snowstorm Roar's Bloon debuffs~~, as well as cooling Blastapopoulos faster. The direct damage increases are not too significant, but can help to an extent. To maximize degrees from pops, the majority of them should come from a mixture of all Tier 5 Ice Monkeys and [[Icicles (BTD6)|Icicles]] spam. The cheapest T2 and T3 crosspaths for the most tiers are 2-0-2 and 3-0-2, the cheapest Tier 4 for the most tiers are 4-0-2 [[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]]s, and the most expensive are 2-4-0 [[Snowstorm (BTD6)|Snowstorm]]s. Icicles is still preferred for maximum degrees if placed over many rounds. [[Silas (BTD6)|Silas]] with his bonus T5 Ice Monkey provides a headstart to its degrees, but [[Geraldo (BTD6)|Geraldo]]'s [[Paragon Power Totem]]s are still generally preferred for that purpose.

If the paragon is mainly used for the damage debuff, getting a high degree is important to maximize the uptime, but it cannot reach full uptime without an external attack speed buff (for example, it requires Degree 90 with {{BTD6 mk|Paragon of Power}}) and they do benefit reducing the long cooldown of the Fimbulwinter ability, as well as cooling Blastapopoulos faster. The direct damage increases are not too significant, but can help to an extent. Otherwise, if the Paragon is mainly used for skull skip, then Degree 1 is enough if the player buys it several rounds in advance. To maximize degrees from pops, the majority of them should come from a mixture of all Tier 5 Ice Monkeys and [[Icicles (BTD6)|Icicles]] spam. The cheapest T2 and T3 crosspaths for the most tiers are 2-0-2 and 3-0-2, the cheapest Tier 4 for the most tiers are 4-0-2 [[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]]s, and the most expensive are 2-4-0 [[Snowstorm (BTD6)|Snowstorm]]s. Icicles is still preferred for maximum degrees if placed over many rounds. [[Silas (BTD6)|Silas]] with his bonus T5 Ice Monkey provides a headstart to its degrees, but [[Geraldo (BTD6)|Geraldo]]'s [[Paragon Power Totem]]s are still generally preferred for that purpose.

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 *[[Blastapopoulos (BTD6)|Blastapopoulos]]: Another very strong matchup, with the Bloon damage debuff and Heat Bar reductions assisting projectile spam strategies significantly. Skipping a skull effect is beneficial to limit Pyroclastic Rocks or Meteors where towers are close to the Boss.
-High degrees are not too important for the Herald of Everfrost as the debuff has full uptime at base, but they do benefit the uptime of the Fimbulwinter ability and the increased attack speed improves the consistency of Snowstorm Roar's Bloon debuffs, as well as cooling Blastapopoulos faster. The direct damage increases are not too significant, but can help to an extent. To maximize degrees from pops, the majority of them should come from a mixture of all Tier 5 Ice Monkeys and [[Icicles (BTD6)|Icicles]] spam. The cheapest T2 and T3 crosspaths for the most tiers are 2-0-2 and 3-0-2, the cheapest Tier 4 for the most tiers are 4-0-2 [[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]]s, and the most expensive are 2-4-0 [[Snowstorm (BTD6)|Snowstorm]]s. Icicles is still preferred for maximum degrees if placed over many rounds. [[Silas (BTD6)|Silas]] with his bonus T5 Ice Monkey provides a headstart to its degrees, but [[Geraldo (BTD6)|Geraldo]]'s [[Paragon Power Totem]]s are still generally preferred for that purpose.
+If the paragon is mainly used for the damage debuff, getting a high degree is important to maximize the uptime, but it cannot reach full uptime without an external attack speed buff (for example, it requires Degree 90 with {{BTD6 mk|Paragon of Power}}) and they do benefit reducing the long cooldown of the Fimbulwinter ability, as well as cooling Blastapopoulos faster. The direct damage increases are not too significant, but can help to an extent. Otherwise, if the Paragon is mainly used for skull skip, then Degree 1 is enough if the player buys it several rounds in advance. To maximize degrees from pops, the majority of them should come from a mixture of all Tier 5 Ice Monkeys and [[Icicles (BTD6)|Icicles]] spam. The cheapest T2 and T3 crosspaths for the most tiers are 2-0-2 and 3-0-2, the cheapest Tier 4 for the most tiers are 4-0-2 [[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]]s, and the most expensive are 2-4-0 [[Snowstorm (BTD6)|Snowstorm]]s. Icicles is still preferred for maximum degrees if placed over many rounds. [[Silas (BTD6)|Silas]] with his bonus T5 Ice Monkey provides a headstart to its degrees, but [[Geraldo (BTD6)|Geraldo]]'s [[Paragon Power Totem]]s are still generally preferred for that purpose.
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