Striker Jones (BCS)
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Striker Jones is a Hero in Bloons Card Storm, introduced in version 4.0. He can be unlocked from the Store by purchasing him for 
2,000 Monkey Money or by purchasing the Striker Hero Bundle or Striker Mega bundle for real money.
Striker Jones focuses on defensive play. He generates Bloontonium from the opponent playing Bloons (at the cost of generating less from the player playing their own Bloons), which he can use to deal splash damage to Bloons and grant Monkeys additional Ammo. His exclusive cards synergize with Military Monkeys and Bomb Shooters.
- Target Focus − Passively generates one Bloontonium each time the opponent plays a Bloon, but the player gains one less Bloontonium from playing their own Bloons. Does not include Bloons from the Storm. Enemy Bloons summoned by the player does not count. Bloons summoned through leaks or the opponent stealing a friendly Bloon will count.
- Concussive Shell — Deals 50 damage to a target Bloon and 50 damage to any Bloons adjacent to it on the opponent's Bloon track.
- Ammo Stores — Passively grants all the player's Monkeys +1 Temporary Ammo each time they reload, including from card effects like Quick Reload.
Exclusive cards
| Card | Card type | Rarity | Set | Cost | Charges | Introduced |
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 Artillery Command All friendly Mortar and Bomb Shooter Monkeys attack random targets once immediately (does not use ammo) |
Advanced Power | Rare | Lead Storm |  4 |
2 | Version 4.0 |
 Orders Received Target Military Monkey or Bomb Shooter reloads immediately and gains 2 Temporary Ammo |
Basic Power | Common | Lead Storm | 5 |
1 | Version 4.0 |
 Push the Initiative Stun target Bloon. Zero Gold: Summon a Yellow Bloon |
Basic Power | Uncommon | Lead Storm | 2 |
1 | Version 5.0 |
 War Bonds Gain 1 Gold per friendly Military Monkey |
Exotic Power | Uncommon | Lead Storm | 0 |
2 | Version 4.0 |
Strategy
Striker Jones, despite appearing to be a defensive hero with his kit, is primarily run as a light tempo hero with MOABs and BFBs and disrupting the opponent with Economy Drain to prevent them from reacting. War Bonds and Banana Farm allows Jones to gather additional income in spite of the eco penalty from Economy Drain. Since War Bonds requires Military Monkeys to gain gold, cheap Military cards like Sniper Monkey, Shell Shock Mortar and Burny Stuff Mortar are essential for early game defense, alongside general anti-aggro cards such as Quick Break and Spike Storm! to hold off the early game.
He has the most variance out of any Hero due to not having a Pick card, but his kit is well suited for Rare Power teching specific win condition cards such as Quick Ready and Double Trouble, as many of the cheap Military cards he uses for War Bonds are not Rare. Striker Jones is usually not run as a control hero due to this lack of pick card and his inability to make combos in the late game outside of War Bonds gaining up to 10 gold. Other heroes, such as the Obyns or Zee Jay are better in control because of this.
Striker Jones is also notable in Boss Battles. Against Dreadbloon, he consistently gains Bloontonium each round, and most importantly the bonus temporary ammo at max Bloontonium will almost always be useful each round. Simply survive early-game as normal, and his late-game benefits become very valuable for pure damage. He lacks healing or shields, but healing cards such as Clever Yellow Bloon and Jungle's Bounty Druid compensate this. Use Weapon Enhancer Bloon to improve monkey damage on top of the improved ammo in order to make a consistent Dreadbloon killer.
Tips
- Try not to make games go late; Striker has nothing to survive against OTK and has no exclusive cards that assist long-term, unlike things like Obyn Greenfoot's shield-gaining cards (Wall Of Trees and Nature's Clarity).
- Don't rely entirely on piling up enough Bloontonium for Ammo Stores; it just makes you weak to aggressive players.
Update history
Ammo Stores description changed ― "Monkeys reload with +1 Temporary Ammo" → "On Monkey Reload: It gains +1 Temporary Ammo" (undocumented)
Target Focus: Bloontonium penalty for sending own Bloons reduced ― -2 → -1
Development
Striker Jones was first teased on a Dev Diary for February 26th 2025 posted on r/bloonscardstorm by Ninja Kiwi,[1] revealing a portrait of him. He was further teased on a following Dev Diary for May 16th, 2025,[2] showing him facing Dreadbloon. Two of his exclusive cards, War Bonds and Orders Received, were teased on on May 8th, 2025.[3]
During the Version 5.2 playtests, Ninja Kiwi proposed a buff that reduces his penalty for Target Focus from -2 to -1 from self-sent Bloons, which was added to the update unchanged.
Cosmetic items
| Item | Category | Unlock method(s) | Introduced |
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| Pet | Store (IAP) | Version 5.0 |
Gallery
Screenshots
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![Pre-release teaser screenshot with Dreadbloon[4]](/images/thumb/f/fe/BCS_dev_diary_dreadbloon_screenshot.png/120px-BCS_dev_diary_dreadbloon_screenshot.png)
Pre-release teaser screenshot with Dreadbloon[4] -
Striker Jones -
Gaining Bloontonium from an enemy Red Bloon played -
Concussive Shell -
Idle -
Saluting, an idle animation -
Leak pose -
Loss -
Leaked (with the no pupils glitch) -
Hero menu screen
![Pre-release teaser screenshot with Dreadbloon[4]](/File:BCS_dev_diary_dreadbloon_screenshot.png)
Assets
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Hero Card -
Master Hero Card -
Portrait -
Icon -
Banner -
Striker Jones-exclusive card icon
Promotional images
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Roadmap artwork -
4.0 release artwork
Voice lines
In other languages
| Language | Text | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | Angriber-Jones | — |
| German | Striker Jones | — |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Striker Jones | — |
| French | Striker Jones | — |
| Italian | Striker Jones | — |
| Japanese | ストライカー・ジョーンズ | — |
| Korean | 스트라이커 존스 | — |
| Norwegian | Striker Jones | — |
| Polish | Striker Jones | — |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Striker Jones | — |
| Russian | Ударник Джонс | — |
| Swedish | Striker Jones | — |
| Chinese (traditional) | 攻擊者瓊斯 | — |
| Language | Text | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | Jeg elsker lugten af bobleplast om morgenen | — |
| German | Ich liebe den Duft von Luftpolsterfolie am Morgen! | — |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Me encanta el olor a plástico por la mañana. | — |
| French | J’adore l’odeur du papier bulle de bon matin | — |
| Italian | Mi piace l'odore dell'imballaggio al mattino! | — |
| Japanese | 朝の気泡緩衝材の匂いが好きだ！ | — |
| Korean | 아침에 일어나서 맡는 뾱뾱이 냄새는 정말 향긋하지! | — |
| Norwegian | Jeg elsker lukten av bobleplast om morgenen! | — |
| Polish | Uwielbiam zapach folii bąbelkowej o poranku! | — |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Eu adoro o cheiro de plástico bolha pela manhã. | — |
| Russian | Люблю запах пузырчатой пленки по утрам. | — |
| Swedish | Jag älskar doften av bubbelplast på morgonen | — |
| Chinese (traditional) | 我喜歡一大早就聞泡泡紙的味道！ | — |
References
- ↑ "BCS Dev Diary - February 26th 2025". Reddit, r/bloonscardstorm.
- ↑ "Dev Diary - May 16th 2025". Reddit, r/bloonscardstorm.
- ↑ "Dev Diary - May 8th 2025". Reddit, r/bloonscardstorm.
- ↑ "Dev Diary - May 16th 2025". Reddit. Retrieved Fri, 16 May 2025.
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