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| ==Strategy== | | ==Strategy== |
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| The base Alchemist can be useful on rounds 28 and 30 for a cheap way to pop [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead Bloons]]. | | The base Alchemist can be useful on rounds 28 and 30 for a cheap way to pop [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead Bloons]]. The top path Alchemist is generally considered the most useful Alchemist because of its array of buffs, while the middle path is primarily for clearing swarms of dense MOABs, while the bottom path is primarily about income. |
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| '''Top Path'''
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| The top path Alchemist is incredibly versatile and can improve almost any strategy. 2-x-x [[Acidic Mixture Dip (BTD6)|Acidic Mixture Dip]] can be useful for cheap [[Lead damage|lead popping power]] in a pinch. 3-x-x [[Berserker Brew (BTD6)|Berserker Brew]] and 4-x-x [[Stronger Stimulant (BTD6)|Stronger Stimulant]] are cost-effective ways to buff almost any tower. 5-x-x [[Permanent Brew (BTD6)|Permanent Brew]] is usually worse than simply having multiple Stronger Stimulants. | |
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| The best crosspath depends on the situation: x-2-x [[Perishing Potions (BTD6)|Perishing Potions]] gives the buff a longer duration, and should be used if the Alchemist is only buffing a few towers. When buffing a large number of towers, use x-x-1 [[Faster Throwing (BTD6) (Alchemist)|Faster Throwing]] as it allows the Alchemist to throw the buff potion faster. x-x-2 [[Acid Pool (BTD6)|Acid Pool]] is almost always redundant.
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| Do not use the top path when fighting [[Lych]]: Lych will remove the buff from your towers and heal itself in the process.
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| '''Middle Path'''
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| <!-- NB: not much knowledge of middle path alch, it might be meta now? idk -->
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| x-3-x [[Unstable Concoction (BTD6)|Unstable Concoction]] is useful for [[MOAB-Class Bloon|blimp]]-heavy rounds like 57, 62, and 71. x-4-x [[Transforming Tonic (BTD6)|Transforming Tonic]] is underwhelming, and requires support to be usable. x-5-x [[Total Transformation (BTD6)|Total Transformation]] is expensive, but can be useful in specific strategies with [[Shinobi Tactics (BTD6)|Shinobis]] or [[Druid of Wrath (BTD6)|Druids of Wrath]] (the latter being buffed with [[Poplust (BTD6)|Poplusts]]). Total Transformation also pairs well with [[Plasma Monkey Fan Club (BTD6)|Plasma Monkey Fan Club]] as the two [[Activated Ability|abilities]] can be combined for 100% uptime.
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| Unstable Concoction should be crosspathed with x-x-1 [[Faster Throwing (BTD6) (Alchemist)|Faster Throwing]]; x-4-x and x-5-x do not benefit from crosspaths.
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| '''Bottom Path'''
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| The bottom path Alchemist is generally mediocre. x-x-4 [[Rubber to Gold (BTD6)|Rubber to Gold]] can be useful as a cheap money maker. x-x-5 [[Bloon Master Alchemist (BTD6)|Bloon Master Alchemist]] can be deadly with proper support, but falls off past [[List of rounds in BTD6#Round 100|Round 100]] due to its inability to hit [[BAD (BTD6)|BADs]]. The BMA also suffers from the same issue as [[Benjamin (BTD6)#Bloon Trojan|Benjamin's bloon trojan]]; it severely affects income due to instantly deleting all [[MOAB-Class Bloon|MOAB-Class Bloons]].
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| ==Update history== | | ==Update history== |
