Crossbow Master (BTD6)

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==Strategy==

Crossbow Master is one of the worst Tier 5 towers in general gameplay. It is too expensive to ~~be viable in the mid-game, it~~ pierce caps too often versus Ceramics ~~due to layer skipping~~,~~{{fn|Crossbow Master's non-crit shots pop~~ them into many ~~Blues~~.}} relies heavily on straight lines, and constantly misses even with optimal placement. It also becomes ~~barely usable~~ starting on Round 81 due to {{BTD6|Super Ceramic}}s' high health. It falls off heavily on ~~most~~ [[Advanced]] maps and ~~a few~~ [[Intermediate]] maps.

Crossbow Master is one of the worst Tier 5 towers in general gameplay. On easier [[Beginner]] maps, it can carry a defense to round 80, but it is far too expensive to fulfill this role. It also pierce caps too often versus Ceramics on dense rounds such as 63, not helped by the exact amount of damage it deals turning them into Blues, resulting in creating too many separate Bloons than can be handled. It also relies heavily on straight lines, and constantly misses even with optimal placement. It also becomes almost unusable starting on Round 81 due to {{BTD6|Super Ceramic}}s' high health. It falls off heavily on [[Advanced]] and [[Expert]] maps, and even some trickier [[Intermediate]] maps like Chutes and Rake.

Crossbow Master is one of two T5 options that can reliably solo [[Deflation (BTD6)|Deflation]], requiring {{BTD6 mk|Come On Everybody!}} and {{BTD6 mk|Bonus Monkey!}} to afford a 0-2-5 Crossbow Master. It is preferred over 5-2-0 [[The Blazing Sun]] on maps that require long range, such as [[Tricky Tracks]].

0-2-5's greater single-target damage and reliability plus better receptiveness to flat pierce buffs (e.g. {{BTD6|Primary Training}}) is superior to 2-0-5, which has more potential DPS against groups but doubles down on its reliance on straight lines.

0-2-5's greater single-target damage and reliability plus better receptiveness to flat pierce buffs (e.g. {{BTD6|Primary Training}}) is superior to 2-0-5, which has more potential DPS against groups but doubles down on its reliance on straight lines and neuters its damage against high health ZOMGs and the BAD.

==Update history==

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-{{BTD6 last updated|53.0|section=y}}
+{{BTD6 last updated|55.2|section=y}}
-Crossbow Master is one of the worst Tier 5 towers in general gameplay. It is too expensive to be viable in the mid-game, it pierce caps too often versus Ceramics due to layer skipping,{{fn|Crossbow Master's non-crit shots pop them into many Blues.}} relies heavily on straight lines, and constantly misses even with optimal placement. It also becomes barely usable starting on Round 81 due to {{BTD6|Super Ceramic}}s' high health. It falls off heavily on most [[Advanced]] maps and a few [[Intermediate]] maps.
+Crossbow Master is one of the worst Tier 5 towers in general gameplay. On easier [[Beginner]] maps, it can carry a defense to round 80, but it is far too expensive to fulfill this role. It also pierce caps too often versus Ceramics on dense rounds such as 63, not helped by the exact amount of damage it deals turning them into Blues, resulting in creating too many separate Bloons than can be handled. It also relies heavily on straight lines, and constantly misses even with optimal placement. It also becomes almost unusable starting on Round 81 due to {{BTD6|Super Ceramic}}s' high health. It falls off heavily on [[Advanced]] and [[Expert]] maps, and even some trickier [[Intermediate]] maps like Chutes and Rake.
 Crossbow Master is one of two T5 options that can reliably solo [[Deflation (BTD6)|Deflation]], requiring {{BTD6 mk|Come On Everybody!}} and {{BTD6 mk|Bonus Monkey!}} to afford a 0-2-5 Crossbow Master. It is preferred over 5-2-0 [[The Blazing Sun]] on maps that require long range, such as [[Tricky Tracks]].
--2-5's greater single-target damage and reliability plus better receptiveness to flat pierce buffs (e.g. {{BTD6|Primary Training}}) is superior to 2-0-5, which has more potential DPS against groups but doubles down on its reliance on straight lines.
+-2-5's greater single-target damage and reliability plus better receptiveness to flat pierce buffs (e.g. {{BTD6|Primary Training}}) is superior to 2-0-5, which has more potential DPS against groups but doubles down on its reliance on straight lines and neuters its damage against high health ZOMGs and the BAD.
 ==Update history==

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