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→UCAV: v48.0: UCAV: Missile damage increased ― 10 → 12, so it increases by 10, or alternatively say it increases it to 12
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==Strategy==
==Strategy==
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Etienne's main asset is in the mid-game with his UCAV ability, saving up for a Tier 5 while also offering consistent extra range and global camo detection. Despite its strong mid-game, UCAV has a long cooldown, can get blocked with bad positioning, and has a tendency to chase stray Black Bloons that it cannot pop (until level 20's ability). Regardless, his mid-game saveups are outclassed by the capabilities of several other Heroes, such as {{BTD6|Corvus}} and {{BTD6|Rosalia}}. Past Round 80, Etienne is average, as Perma-UCAV prevents stalling.<!--some people do endofround stalls, but permaucav is always attacking, which is problematic for these types of people--> His greatest weakness is his early-game, as his drones are weak without Drone Swarm, which has a long cooldown and still has reliability issues when activated. His utility shines in casual play and Monkey Teams as for the latter most options usually don't have camo detection through upgrades, for ninjas by default, or at all.
Etienne is a solid hero with both DPS and support capabilities. He has a strong mid game performance despite still being outclassed by [[Rosalia (BTD6)|Rosalia]] and [[Corvus (BTD6)|Corvus]]. His greatest weakness is his early-game, where he can only provide occasional burst damage with his drones. He also has limited value in competitive gamemodes.


His Level 8 UAV grants all towers Camo detection, which is a decent quality-of-life improvement, and also genuinely beneficial in [[Contested Territory (BTD6)|Contested Territory]] Least Tiers tiles. However, {{BTD6|Radar Scanner}}, which also grants Camo detection, is an integral part of any defense when bought with {{BTD6|Jungle Drums}}, and doesn't cost much to purchase.
Etienne's Level 8 UAV is overrated and should never be the main reason to select him in CHIMPS, but can cut a [[Radar Scanner (BTD6)|Radar Scanner]] or decamo and afford expensive T5s such as [[Bloon Exclusion Zone (BTD6)|Bloon Exclusion Zone]] before the defense gets outscaled after round 80. This utility can also be useful in Monkey Teams or [[Contested Territory (BTD6)|Contested Territory]] Least Tiers tiles if there are no other options for external camo detection. It is much less useful against [[Phayze (BTD6)|Phayze]] because of Radar Jam. His range buff at level 16 has notable synergy with towers that can use it to see extra lanes, such as [[MOAB Domination (BTD6)|MOAB Domination]], [[Popseidon]], and middle and top path [[Desperado (BTD6)|Desperados]].


The range buff to towers does assist strategies that depend on high range, such as [[Desperado (BTD6)|Desperado]]'s top and middle paths, but still only a minor benefit that isn't notable enough to be worth revolving a strategy around. [[Striker Jones (BTD6)|Striker Jones]] offers a smaller range buff but provides extra pierce.
UCAV is a good DPS ability that can carry over multiple difficult rounds in exchange for a long cooldown. However, Etienne should not be paired with towers that rely on stalling and abilities because his permanent UCAV at level 20 will prevent this. In the late game, UCAV somewhat falls off but is still a strong cleanup, especially against dense rounds because of its high pierce. It also has a niche in countering the sustained MOAB rushes on round 92 and 96, which are often the hardest rounds for the towers he supports.
 
Many other Heroes outclass Etienne, granting significantly more value near max level without much of his downsides and minor upsides. Therefore he is considered by the Expert BTD6 community to be the one of the worst Heroes in BTD6. He lacks notable synergies with any specific tower, particularly because certain Heroes already overlap with his benefits (e.g. [[Geraldo (BTD6)|Geraldo]]'s [[See Invisibility Potion|Camo Potion]]). He has very limited value in competitive events outside of his global Camo buff, and it<!--the global camo buff--> is useless against [[Phayze]] due to Radar Jam.


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