Setup Bloon

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*As the name implies, the Setup Bloon's primary purpose is to set up a Bloon push on a later turn by reducing their cost.

**Since it reduces the cost of all charges, it is efficient at discounting Swarm Bloons and [[Discount Bloon]]s.

**It can reduce the cost of expensive Bloons to allow the player to play more Bloons in a single turn~~, though there~~ are more ~~reliable ways of bypassing~~ the 20 Gold ~~limit~~, ~~such as~~ [[~~Quincy Action Figure~~]]s.

**It can reduce the cost of expensive Bloons to allow the player to play more Bloons in a single turn. This can enable extremely aggressive plays when many Bloons are played at once when normally they could not be.

*With [[Zee Jay (BCS)|Zee Jay]]'s Passive Awesomeness or [[Ceramic Glazing Kiln]], this card deals ~~comparable~~ damage to [[Bloon Strike]], while ~~still being cheaper and~~ granting a discount. Although this is a fair use for it, the damage is still low and may make it a low value inclusion in burn decks.

*Discount Bloon is efficient when discounting Bloons with more than one charge. Anything with two charges or above saves you more Gold than you spend on the Setup Bloon, with 2 charge Bloons giving +1 overall Gold and 3 charge Bloons giving +3 overall Gold. Cards like [[Swarm Yellow Bloon]], [[Swarm Green Bloon]], [[Yellow Bloon (BCS)|Yellow Bloon]], [[Strike Bloon]], or other early game aggressive Bloons are particularly powerful when discounted.

*~~The~~ Setup Bloon is a cheap way to intercept an opponent's [[Hero Protection]] or [[Corvus Academy of Arts]].

*Discounting Bloons can decrease the overall Bloontonium gain from them, so be wary when you need Bloontonium.

*~~The~~ Setup Bloon can be popped by [[Defender]]s or [[Adora, High Priestess (BCS)|Adora]]'s passive ability.

*The random targeting on the discount from Setup Bloon means that you should try and create a hand where Setup Bloon will very often or always guarantee value, mainly by running mainly 2 charge or above Bloons.

*The low value ~~of this card in decks makes it difficult for it to effectively support or change your strategy~~.

*With [[Zee Jay (BCS)|Zee Jay]]'s Passive Awesomeness or [[Ceramic Glazing Kiln]], this card deals only slightly less damage than a [[Bloon Strike]], while granting a discount. Although this is a fair use for it, the damage is still low and may make it a low value inclusion in burn decks in terms of damage or when hitting a 1 charge Bloon.

*Setup Bloon is a cheap way to intercept an opponent's [[Hero Protection]] or [[Corvus Academy of Arts]] if they play either early.

*Setup Bloon can be popped by [[Defender]]s or [[Adora, High Priestess (BCS)|Adora]]'s passive ability, denying the discount. Play around Defenders to guarantee that it can gain value.

== Update history ==

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 *As the name implies, the Setup Bloon's primary purpose is to set up a Bloon push on a later turn by reducing their cost.
 **Since it reduces the cost of all charges, it is efficient at discounting Swarm Bloons and [[Discount Bloon]]s.
-**It can reduce the cost of expensive Bloons to allow the player to play more Bloons in a single turn, though there are more reliable ways of bypassing the 20 Gold limit, such as [[Quincy Action Figure]]s.
+**It can reduce the cost of expensive Bloons to allow the player to play more Bloons in a single turn. This can enable extremely aggressive plays when many Bloons are played at once when normally they could not be.
-*With [[Zee Jay (BCS)|Zee Jay]]'s Passive Awesomeness or [[Ceramic Glazing Kiln]], this card deals comparable damage to [[Bloon Strike]], while still being cheaper and granting a discount. Although this is a fair use for it, the damage is still low and may make it a low value inclusion in burn decks.
+*Discount Bloon is efficient when discounting Bloons with more than one charge. Anything with two charges or above saves you more Gold than you spend on the Setup Bloon, with 2 charge Bloons giving +1 overall Gold and 3 charge Bloons giving +3 overall Gold. Cards like [[Swarm Yellow Bloon]], [[Swarm Green Bloon]], [[Yellow Bloon (BCS)|Yellow Bloon]], [[Strike Bloon]], or other early game aggressive Bloons are particularly powerful when discounted.
-*The Setup Bloon is a cheap way to intercept an opponent's [[Hero Protection]] or [[Corvus Academy of Arts]].
+*Discounting Bloons can decrease the overall Bloontonium gain from them, so be wary when you need Bloontonium.
-*The Setup Bloon can be popped by [[Defender]]s or [[Adora, High Priestess (BCS)|Adora]]'s passive ability.
+*The random targeting on the discount from Setup Bloon means that you should try and create a hand where Setup Bloon will very often or always guarantee value, mainly by running mainly 2 charge or above Bloons.
-*The low value of this card in decks makes it difficult for it to effectively support or change your strategy.
+*With [[Zee Jay (BCS)|Zee Jay]]'s Passive Awesomeness or [[Ceramic Glazing Kiln]], this card deals only slightly less damage than a [[Bloon Strike]], while granting a discount. Although this is a fair use for it, the damage is still low and may make it a low value inclusion in burn decks in terms of damage or when hitting a 1 charge Bloon.
+*Setup Bloon is a cheap way to intercept an opponent's [[Hero Protection]] or [[Corvus Academy of Arts]] if they play either early.
+*Setup Bloon can be popped by [[Defender]]s or [[Adora, High Priestess (BCS)|Adora]]'s passive ability, denying the discount. Play around Defenders to guarantee that it can gain value.
 == Update history ==

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