Crossbow Master (BTD6)

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==Strategy==

Besides being too expensive to be a viable option for the mid-game, Crossbow Master also requires a 3-2-0 [[Berserker Brew (BTD6)|Berserker Brew]] for it to two-shot {{BTD6|Ceramic Bloon}}s with layer skipping. Despite its decent DPS, it pierce caps too often, relies too much on straight lines, and constantly misses even with optimal placement, making it one of the worst towers for CHIMPS and general gameplay. It becomes unusable starting on Round 81 due to [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)#Super Ceramic Bloon|Super Ceramics]] starting to appear, preventing it from cleaning up effectively. Crossbow Master does nothing to improve the issues that its [[Sharp Shooter (BTD6)|previous upgrade]] has~~, and~~ {{BTD6 mk|Master Double Cross}} does not do anything to fix ~~these~~ weaknesses ~~either~~.

Besides being too expensive to be a viable option for the mid-game, Crossbow Master also requires a 3-2-0 [[Berserker Brew (BTD6)|Berserker Brew]] for it to two-shot {{BTD6|Ceramic Bloon}}s with layer skipping. Despite its decent DPS, it pierce caps too often, relies too much on straight lines, and constantly misses even with optimal placement, making it one of the worst Tier 5 towers for CHIMPS and general gameplay. It becomes unusable starting on Round 81 due to [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)#Super Ceramic Bloon|Super Ceramics]] starting to appear, preventing it from cleaning up effectively. Crossbow Master does nothing to improve the issues that its [[Sharp Shooter (BTD6)|previous upgrade]] has. {{BTD6 mk|Master Double Cross}} does not do anything to fix its attack weaknesses, being only useful for the bonus Tier 5 for [[Apex Plasma Master]].

Because of its overall poor performance, Crossbow Master should not be used on [[Advanced]] or [[Expert]] maps. 0-2-5 is the best crosspath because the greater single-target damage and reliability outweighs the importance of extra pierce, especially on maps without abundant straight lines. Crossbow Master's best use case is a solution to defeat {{BTD6|Deflation}} on [[Beginner]] and [[Intermediate]] maps, requiring {{BTD6 mk|Come On Everybody!}} and {{BTD6 mk|Bonus Monkey!}} to afford a 0-2-5 Crossbow Master.

Crossbow Master's best use case is a solution to defeat {{BTD6|Deflation}} on [[Beginner]] and [[Intermediate]] maps, requiring {{BTD6 mk|Come On Everybody!}} and {{BTD6 mk|Bonus Monkey!}} to afford a 0-2-5 Crossbow Master.

Because of its dependency on straight lines and its large weaknesses, Crossbow Master should not be used on [[Advanced]] or [[Expert]] maps. 0-2-5 is the best crosspath because the greater single-target damage and reliability outweighs the importance of extra pierce, especially on maps without abundant straight lines. 2-0-5 has more potential DPS against groups, but remains vulnerable to stray Bloons.

==Update history==

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-{{BTD6 last updated|50.0|section=y}}
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-Besides being too expensive to be a viable option for the mid-game, Crossbow Master also requires a 3-2-0 [[Berserker Brew (BTD6)|Berserker Brew]] for it to two-shot {{BTD6|Ceramic Bloon}}s with layer skipping. Despite its decent DPS, it pierce caps too often, relies too much on straight lines, and constantly misses even with optimal placement, making it one of the worst towers for CHIMPS and general gameplay. It becomes unusable starting on Round 81 due to [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)#Super Ceramic Bloon|Super Ceramics]] starting to appear, preventing it from cleaning up effectively. Crossbow Master does nothing to improve the issues that its [[Sharp Shooter (BTD6)|previous upgrade]] has, and {{BTD6 mk|Master Double Cross}} does not do anything to fix these weaknesses either.
+Besides being too expensive to be a viable option for the mid-game, Crossbow Master also requires a 3-2-0 [[Berserker Brew (BTD6)|Berserker Brew]] for it to two-shot {{BTD6|Ceramic Bloon}}s with layer skipping. Despite its decent DPS, it pierce caps too often, relies too much on straight lines, and constantly misses even with optimal placement, making it one of the worst Tier 5 towers for CHIMPS and general gameplay. It becomes unusable starting on Round 81 due to [[Ceramic Bloon (BTD6)#Super Ceramic Bloon|Super Ceramics]] starting to appear, preventing it from cleaning up effectively. Crossbow Master does nothing to improve the issues that its [[Sharp Shooter (BTD6)|previous upgrade]] has. {{BTD6 mk|Master Double Cross}} does not do anything to fix its attack weaknesses, being only useful for the bonus Tier 5 for [[Apex Plasma Master]].
-Because of its overall poor performance, Crossbow Master should not be used on [[Advanced]] or [[Expert]] maps. 0-2-5 is the best crosspath because the greater single-target damage and reliability outweighs the importance of extra pierce, especially on maps without abundant straight lines. Crossbow Master's best use case is a solution to defeat {{BTD6|Deflation}} on [[Beginner]] and [[Intermediate]] maps, requiring {{BTD6 mk|Come On Everybody!}} and {{BTD6 mk|Bonus Monkey!}} to afford a 0-2-5 Crossbow Master.
+Crossbow Master's best use case is a solution to defeat {{BTD6|Deflation}} on [[Beginner]] and [[Intermediate]] maps, requiring {{BTD6 mk|Come On Everybody!}} and {{BTD6 mk|Bonus Monkey!}} to afford a 0-2-5 Crossbow Master.
+Because of its dependency on straight lines and its large weaknesses, Crossbow Master should not be used on [[Advanced]] or [[Expert]] maps. 0-2-5 is the best crosspath because the greater single-target damage and reliability outweighs the importance of extra pierce, especially on maps without abundant straight lines. 2-0-5 has more potential DPS against groups, but remains vulnerable to stray Bloons.
 ==Update history==

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