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Carpet of Spikes is a solid T5 for its high global MOAB-class damage. Its main strength is against low-density rounds, including most DDT and BAD rounds in CHIMPS, favoring maps with less track length (and less non-simultaneous lanes) for higher spike density. It struggles with dense rounds and especially Ceramics, and should be paired with towers with strong Bloon cleanup. [[Lord of the Abyss]] is a natural partner, with good cleanup and a pierce buff that directly boosts Carpet of Spikes' damage, but {{BTD6|The Bloon Solver}} is also a solid choice. Since most of its damage comes from the global Spike Storm activations, Carpet of Spikes has similar strategy regardless of map. | Carpet of Spikes is a solid T5 for its high global MOAB-class damage. Its main strength is against low-density rounds, including most DDT and BAD rounds in CHIMPS, favoring maps with less track length (and less non-simultaneous lanes) for higher spike density. It struggles with dense rounds and especially Ceramics, and should be paired with towers with strong Bloon cleanup. [[Lord of the Abyss]] is a natural partner, with good cleanup and a pierce buff that directly boosts Carpet of Spikes' damage, but {{BTD6|The Bloon Solver}} is also a solid choice. Since most of its damage comes from the global Spike Storm activations, Carpet of Spikes has similar strategy regardless of map. | ||
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In [[Boss Events]], Carpet of Spikes can be used against tier 1 and sometimes tier 2 bosses. While its long-term damage is lower than {{BTD6|M.A.D}} and [[Golden Justice]], it has good burst damage potential for instakills. In this context, 0-5-2 is the better crosspath for targeting main attack spikes a certain distance off from the track so they can only hit the Boss, and for the Smart Spikes speed boost at the start of the round. Leave the Spike Factory at 0-4-2 before spawning the boss, then right after spawning the boss upgrade to 0-5-2 to get an immediate Spike Storm activation. On tier 2 onward, since Carpet of Spikes can no longer instakill, 1-5-0 stands out more, but {{BTD6|Spike Storm}} spam can still instakill at this point. Lych and Phayze are its best matchups due to their lack of stuns or high density Bloon rushes, though 2-5-0 can also perform well against the first 3 phases of Dreadbloon. | In [[Boss Events]], Carpet of Spikes can be used against tier 1 and sometimes tier 2 bosses. While its long-term damage is lower than {{BTD6|M.A.D}} and [[Golden Justice]], it has good burst damage potential for instakills. In this context, 0-5-2 is the better crosspath for targeting main attack spikes a certain distance off from the track so they can only hit the Boss, and for the Smart Spikes speed boost at the start of the round. Leave the Spike Factory at 0-4-2 before spawning the boss, then right after spawning the boss upgrade to 0-5-2 to get an immediate Spike Storm activation. On tier 2 onward, since Carpet of Spikes can no longer instakill, 1-5-0 stands out more, but {{BTD6|Spike Storm}} spam can still instakill at this point. Lych and Phayze are its best matchups due to their lack of stuns or high density Bloon rushes, though 2-5-0 can also perform well against the first 3 phases of Dreadbloon. | ||
In [[Boss Rush]], Carpet of Spikes can serve as a general Boss damaging tower. In most cases, 0-5-2 is preferred to keep focusing its spikes onto the Boss while not wasting spikes on non-blimps, as well as taking advantage of the start-of-round benefit every time a Boss pops. 2-5-0 is still viable against [[Dreadbloon (BTD6)|Dreadbloon]] when [[Monkey Intelligence Bureau (BTD6)|Monkey Intelligence Bureau]] is unavailable ([[Glue Strike (BTD6)|Glue Strike]] and [[Embrittlement (BTD6)|Embrittlement]] can also work, but only works for Military and Magic class immunities). | |||
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