Spiked Balls (BTD6)

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==Strategy==

Spiked Balls is mediocre as a mid or late game cleanup. Before round 81, an unbuffed Spiked Balls is less cost-efficient than a base Spike Factory with {{BTD6|Berserker Brew}}. ~~Buffing~~ Spiked Balls ~~with Berserker Brew will make it more~~ powerful, but ~~this setup is so expensive for cleanup that it~~ will delay ~~any~~ saveup~~. Therefore it is not a worthwhile option at all unless upgrading to {{BTD6|Spiked Mines}}, which becomes the mid game carry itself~~. It ~~also performs poorly~~ against [[Super Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Super Ceramics]], ~~taking~~ 1.5 piles (0.85 with Berserker Brew~~) to pop each one and costing much more than other options~~.

Spiked Balls is mediocre as a mid or late game cleanup, being preferred as a stepping stone to {{BTD6|Spiked Mines}}, which becomes the mid game carry itself. Before round 81, an unbuffed Spiked Balls is less cost-efficient than a base Spike Factory with {{BTD6|Berserker Brew}}. An Alch-buffed Spiked Balls is still powerful, but the combination will greatly delay saveup into other towers. It's more effective against [[Super Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Super Ceramics]], but is much less pierce-sufficient than similar costing supports, such as [[Juggernaut (BTD6)|Juggernaut]], [[Cryo Cannon (BTD6)|Cryo Cannon]], and [[Bloon Impact (BTD6)|Bloon Impact]]; each Super Ceramic requires 1.5 piles to pop each one, 0.85 with Berserker Brew.

Both crosspaths have their own use cases. 3-2-0 is better ~~if building into Spiked Mines~~, while 3-0-2 is more useful for defending multiple or intersecting exits.

Both crosspaths have their own use cases. 3-2-0 is better on shorter maps and when covering only one lane, while 3-0-2 is more useful for defending multiple or intersecting exits.

==Update history==

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-Spiked Balls is mediocre as a mid or late game cleanup. Before round 81, an unbuffed Spiked Balls is less cost-efficient than a base Spike Factory with {{BTD6|Berserker Brew}}. Buffing Spiked Balls with Berserker Brew will make it more powerful, but this setup is so expensive for cleanup that it will delay any saveup. Therefore it is not a worthwhile option at all unless upgrading to {{BTD6|Spiked Mines}}, which becomes the mid game carry itself. It also performs poorly against [[Super Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Super Ceramics]], taking 1.5 piles (0.85 with Berserker Brew) to pop each one and costing much more than other options.
+Spiked Balls is mediocre as a mid or late game cleanup, being preferred as a stepping stone to {{BTD6|Spiked Mines}}, which becomes the mid game carry itself. Before round 81, an unbuffed Spiked Balls is less cost-efficient than a base Spike Factory with {{BTD6|Berserker Brew}}. An Alch-buffed Spiked Balls is still powerful, but the combination will greatly delay saveup into other towers. It's more effective against [[Super Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)|Super Ceramics]], but is much less pierce-sufficient than similar costing supports, such as [[Juggernaut (BTD6)|Juggernaut]], [[Cryo Cannon (BTD6)|Cryo Cannon]], and [[Bloon Impact (BTD6)|Bloon Impact]]; each Super Ceramic requires 1.5 piles to pop each one, 0.85 with Berserker Brew.
-Both crosspaths have their own use cases. 3-2-0 is better if building into Spiked Mines, while 3-0-2 is more useful for defending multiple or intersecting exits.
+Both crosspaths have their own use cases. 3-2-0 is better on shorter maps and when covering only one lane, while 3-0-2 is more useful for defending multiple or intersecting exits.
 ==Update history==

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