Lych
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Lych, titled The Gravelord, is a Boss Bloon in Bloons TD 6, introduced in version 28.0. It is the second boss introduced to the game and the first one that isn't returning from a previous game in the series.
Lych has the Regrow property, restoring a small amount of health in nine-second intervals. Attacks that strip Regrow or deal extra damage to Regrow Bloons apply to Lych. Lych periodically casts a shockwave that removes certain kinds of buffs from towers, restoring its Regrow property. The first time Regrow is restored, the healing has a one-time three-second interval before health is restored. For the most part, it can only absorb temporary buffs such as Berserker Brew or Overclock and ignores passive buffs such as the Monkey Village's buffs or 
Come On Everybody!, though there are exceptions. It also cannot steal buffs provided by Heroes (including Geraldo's Shop items), Powers, or map-specific mechanics, but can steal Paragon buffs. It also reduces sell value of all towers by 35% when it is on screen. Lych will also periodically spawns Tombstones on the track that can be targeted or ignored. They block any pierce and will spawn undead MOABs that increase in tier over time if not destroyed. Towers set to Strong targeting prioritize Tombstones over Lych. Whenever its health reaches a skull, it enters an ethereal and invulnerable state, resurrects childless MOAB-Class Bloons, and spawns Lych-souls that summon more undead MOABs. Lych remains invulnerable until the player pops all the Bloons it spawns.
Mechanics
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Regrow property
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Every 9 seconds, Lych heals itself. It takes additional damage from attacks that deal bonus damage to Regrow and its Regrow properties can be removed from attacks that strip Regrow.
Buff absorbing
Every 12 seconds, Lych emits an aura that absorbs certain kinds of buffs from towers around it. At tiers 1-4 the aura has a radius of 100 distance units normally (the same size as Quincy's Storm of Arrows), but at tier 5 it has infinite range. It cannot trigger this ability while in its ethereal state, but the timer continues while it is ethereal, so it will activate immediately upon returning to normal if it's ready. Lych restores its Regrow property, and every tower that has a buff absorbed is stunned for 5 seconds afterwards in addition to losing the buff.
For the most part, Lych can only absorb temporary buffs, such as Berserker Brew, Overclock, and Call to Arms, while ignoring passive buffs such as Jungle Drums, Shinobi Tactics, and Carrier Flagship. Additionally, it cannot steal buffs provided by the following:
- Heroes (Gwendolin's Heat It Up, Admiral Brickell's Naval Tactics, any of Geraldo's items, etc)
- Powers (Monkey Boost, Energizing Totem, Thrive, etc)
- Map mechanics (One Two Tree, Polyphemus, etc)
Note that there are some buffs that do not have icons that Lych is able to absorb, such as Turbo Charge's attack speed buff, Emergency Unlock's swivel speed buff, and Smart Spikes's attack speed buff at the start of each round. It can also steal Permanent Brew and Ultraboost buffs, despite them being permanent.
Tombstones
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Skulls
Every time a skull on its health bar is reached, Lych summons several Lych-souls and enters an ethereal state.
Lych-soul
The Lych-soul is a smaller and faster version of Lych. 3 Lych-souls are spawned at each skull on Normal and 5 on Elite. While it is alive, it moves at 23 units/s (0.92× Red Bloon speed) and spawns Resurrected MOABs. It has most properties of a Boss Bloon: it instantly defeats the player if it leaks, it is immune to insta-kill abilities and attacks, and is affected by extra Boss damage from towers that have it. It is immune to most slowing or stunning effects, but is affected by Glaive Dominus.
Ethereal state
When a skull is reached, Lych enters an ethereal state. During this time, Lych cannot be targeted and is invulnerable to all sources of damage. Lych does not absorb buffs during this time, but is still healed by selling towers. The ethereal state last until all Lych-souls are destroyed.
Resurrected MOABs
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These resurrected Bloons are much stronger and faster than the normal versions, and do not spawn children when popped. If a MOAB-Class Bloon was a child of another MOAB-Class Bloon, its highest-tier parent within that time takes priority. Resurrected Bloons have the same properties as their non-resurrected counterparts.
Resurrected Bloons appear with green chains wrapped around them.
Selling
When Lych is on screen it reduces the sell value of all towers by 35%.
In the console version
Lych's mechanics are different in the console version due to it being based on an older version of the game.
Buff absorbing
Lych heals a percentage of its maximum health for each buff it absorbs (2% per buff on normal, 4% on elite), and every tower that has a buff absorbed is stunned for 5 seconds afterwards in addition to losing the buff.
Sell healing
| Tier | Health restored |
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| 0 | 1% |
| 1 | 2% |
| 2 | 3% |
| 3 | 4% |
| 4 | 5% |
| 5 | 6% |
Each time the player sells a tower, Lych restores 1% of its maximum health plus 1% for each tier of upgrade it has on its most upgraded path. For example, selling a 0-3-0 Dart Monkey, 1-3-0 Dart Monkey, and 2-3-0 Dart Monkey will all restore 4% of its health. Selling sub-towers is considered the same as selling an unupgraded tower, so those will also restore 1% of its maximum health (including sub-towers of towers with higher tier upgrades, such as Sentry Champion and Master Builder). Sacrificing a tower with a Temple, Adora, or Paragon does not count as selling.
Skulls
Every time a skull on its health bar is reached, several behaviours occur: Lych summons one Lych-soul, resurrects childless MOAB-Class Bloons popped in the last 20 seconds, and enters an ethereal state.
Lych-soul
The Lych-soul is a smaller and faster version of Lych which spawns at Lych's position when a skull is reached. While it is alive, it moves at 23 units/s (0.92× Red Bloon speed) it will drain lives from the player every 4 seconds; this can defeat the player if they do not have enough lives remaining. It has most properties of a Boss Bloon: it instantly defeats the player if it leaks, it is immune to insta-kill abilities and attacks, and is affected by extra Boss damage from towers that have it. It is immune to most slowing or stunning effects, but is affected by Glaive Dominus.
Resurrected MOAB class bloons
When a skull is reached, Lych will resurrect any non-Boss MOAB-Class Bloons, with exception of BADs, that were popped in the last 20 seconds. Resurrected MOAB class bloons[1] visually have green chains wrapped around themselves, and are much stronger and faster than the normal versions, but do not spawn children when popped. If a MOAB-Class Bloon was a child of another MOAB-Class Bloon, its highest-tier parent within that time takes priority. Resurrected MOAB class bloons have the same properties as their non-resurrected counterparts.
Ethereal state
When a skull is reached, Lych enters an ethereal state. During this time, Lych cannot be targeted and is invulnerable to all sources of damage. Lych does not absorb buffs during this time, but is still healed by selling towers. The ethereal state lasts for 6 seconds, or until the Lych-soul and all resurrected MOAB class bloons are popped, whichever is longer.
Stats
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Normal
| Tier | 1-player | 2-player | 3-player | 4-player |
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| 1 | 14,000 | 16,800 | 19,600 | 22,400 |
| 2 | 52,500 | 63,000 | 73,500 | 84,000 |
| 3 | 220,000 | 264,000 | 308,000 | 352,000 |
| 4 | 525,000 | 630,000 | 735,000 | 840,000 |
| 5 | 2,100,000 | 2,520,000 | 2,940,000 | 3,360,000 |
| Tier | Base speed | Red Bloon speed |
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| 1 | 2.1 | 0.084× |
| 2 | 2.2 | 0.088× |
| 3 | 2.4 | 0.096× |
| 4 | 2.5 | 0.1× |
| 5 | 2.6 | 0.104× |
| Tier | Health |
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| 1 | 1,280 |
| 2 | 3,050 |
| 3 | 7,000 |
| 4 | 14,500 |
| 5 | 47,000 |
| Tier | Speed | Health |
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| 1 | ×1.6 | ×4 |
| 2 | ×1.7 | ×6 |
| 3 | ×1.8 | ×7 |
| 4 | ×1.9 | ×8 |
| 5 | ×2 | ×9 |
Elite
| Tier | 1-player | 2-player | 3-player | 4-player |
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| 1 | 30,000 | 36,000 | 42,000 | 48,000 |
| 2 | 180,000 | 216,000 | 252,000 | 288,000 |
| 3 | 1,100,000 | 1,320,000 | 1,540,000 | 1,760,000 |
| 4 | 4,800,000 | 5,760,000 | 6,720,000 | 7,680,000 |
| 5 | 24,000,000 | 28,800,000 | 33,600,000 | 38,400,000 |
| Tier | Base speed | Red Bloon speed |
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| 1 | 2.4 | 0.096× |
| 2 | 2.5 | 0.1× |
| 3 | 2.7 | 0.108× |
| 4 | 2.8 | 0.112× |
| 5 | 2.9 | 0.116× |
| Tier | Health |
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| 1 | 1,600 |
| 2 | 5,600 |
| 3 | 25,000 |
| 4 | 100,000 |
| 5 | 485,000 |
| Tier | Speed | Health |
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| 1 | ×1.8 | ×7 |
| 2 | ×1.9 | ×8 |
| 3 | ×2 | ×9 |
| 4 | ×2.1 | ×10 |
| 5 | ×2.2 | ×12 |
Round changes
When facing Lych, several rounds are changed from the standard roundset.
| Round | Change |
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| 40 | MOAB replaced by 6 Ceramic Bloons |
| 41 | 1 additional MOAB |
| 42 | 1 additional MOAB |
| 43 | 1 additional fortified MOAB |
| 44 | 2 additional MOABs |
| 45 | 1 additional Fortified MOAB and 1 additional MOAB |
| 46 | 1 additional MOAB and 1 additional Fortified MOAB |
| 47 | 2 additional Fortified MOABs |
| 48 | 2 additional Fortified MOABs |
| 60 | BFB replaced by 6 MOABs |
| 80 | ZOMG replaced by 6 BFBs |
| 100 | BAD replaced by 10 ZOMGs and 15 DDTs |
Strategy
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Update history
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Lych-soul benefits from Freeplay scaling (bug)
Lych-soul no longer benefits from freeplay scaling (bug fix)
| “ | We feel like the T3 Lych health/difficulty sticks out as a larger obstacle compared to other bosses, and other tiers of Lych, so we are lowering the multiple T3 health values — Update notes |
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- Normal tier 3: Health reduced ― 245,000 → 220,000
- Normal tier 3 Lych-soul: Health reduced ― 7900 → 7000
- Elite tier 3: Health reduced ― 1,200,000 → 1,100,000
- Elite tier 3 Lych-soul: Health reduced ― 27,000 → 25,000
- Bosses on spawn will now clear the map of all existing projectiles
- Lych-soul can now be stunned and slowed by Paragons
- Lych now triggers the 'buff drain' attack immediately on spawn
- Resolved an issue where some 1 shot effects could destroy the Lych Soul (bug fix)
- Damage counters should count again for attacks against Bloonarius spawns & Lych Zombie Bloons (bug fix)
- Resolved some issues with save loading not always correctly loading back on Lych (bug fix)
| “ | Lych’s speed is being reduced across the board, also into a smoother increase over time, as this Boss has been very punishing without giving much time to deal with it — Update notes |
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- Normal boss speed decreased at all tiers
- Tier 1 ― 2.3 units/s → 2.1 units/s
- Tier 2 ― 2.3 units/s → 2.2 units/s
- Tier 3 ― 2.5 units/s → 2.4 units/s
- Tier 4 ― 2.7 units/s → 2.5 units/s
- Tier 5 ― 2.7 units/s → 2.6 units/s
- Elite boss speed decreased at all tiers
- Tier 1 ― 2.5 units/s → 2.4 units/s
- Tier 2 ― 2.7 units/s → 2.5 units/s
- Tier 3 ― 2.9 units/s → 2.7 units/s
- Tier 4 ― 3.0 units/s → 2.8 units/s
- Tier 5 ― 3.1 units/s → 2.9 units/s
- Lych-soul: Speed reduced ― 25 units/s → 23 units/s
- Lych-soul: Can no longer be slowed down by certain towers (bug fix)
Lych-soul: Should now be correctly affected by Boss Challenge rule modifiers (bug fix)
- Major rework to Lych's mechanics:
- It now has the Regrow property, and will regenerate some health every 9s.
- Note: An icon representing when Lych has the Regrow property active will now appear at the bottom left of its health bar
- Tower selling: No longer heals Lych, but the boss now reduces sellback value of all towers in the map by -35%
- Buff stealing: No longer heals Lych, nor stuns affected towers for 5 seconds, but now restores its Regrow property if removed
- Resurrected MOABs: No longer revives MOABs when a skull is triggered, but now Lych will periodcally create tombstones in its current position that spawn Zombie MOABs over time if not destroyed
- Normal boss speed decreased at all tiers
- Tier 1 ― 2.1 units/s → 2 units/s
- Tier 2 ― 2.2 units/s → 2.05 units/s
- Tier 3 ― 2.4 units/s → 2.1 units/s
- Tier 4 ― 2.5 units/s → 2.15 units/s
- Tier 5 ― 2.6 units/s → 2.2 units/s
- Number of skulls in Elite mode decreased ― 7 → 5
- Added to the following game modes: Boss Rush and Rogue Legends
- Updated description from the Boss Challenge and Boss Bloon Event menu
- Description changed
| Before | After |
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| • Gravelord Lych drains buffs from your Monkeys, healing itself in the process. • When each skull on its health bar is reached, Lych goes ethereal, resurrecting the empty shells of recently popped MOAB class Bloons. • When ethereal, Lych cannot be damaged until all resurrected Bloons have been popped, including the life-draining Lych-soul Bloon. • Resurrected MOAB class Bloons do not spawn children. |
• Gravelord Lych drains buffs from your Monkeys and has regenerative properties. • Lych regularly summons Bloon Tombs which summon MOAB-class Bloons. Destroy them asap! • When each skull on its health bar is reached, Lych goes ethereal and Lych souls are summoned. • When ethereal, Lych cannot be damaged until all Lych souls have been popped. • Zombie MOAB-class Bloons do not spawn children. • While Lych is on the map, sellback value of all Monkeys is reduced significantly. |
- Major rework to the Lych-soul's mechanics:
- When a skull is triggered it will now spawn multiple souls at different points of the track (3 for Normal, 5 for Elite)
- No longer drains lives
- Now spawns Zombie MOABs
- Ethereal state: Lych invulnerability window no longer has a minimum duration (6s before) and will be removed when all Lych-souls are popped
- Note: When a skull is triggered Lych's health bar will now be covered by an another bar representing the combined health of the Lych-souls
- Health reduced:
- Normal Tier 1 ― 1,280 → 1,000
- Normal Tier 2 ― 3,050 → 2,500
- Normal Tier 3 ― 7,000 → 5,000
- Normal Tier 4 ― 14,500 → 12,500
- Normal Tier 5 ― 47,000 → 45,000
- Elite unchanged
- Normal Lych-soul speed reduced ― 23 units/s (0.92 RBS) → 18 units/s (0.72 RBS)
- Now uses its Normal mode spawns in Elite mode in Rogue Legends
- Boss Rush: Lych-soul base health reduced ― 150 → 140
- Boss Rush: Starting cash increased ― $2,000 → $2,500
- Boss Rush: Undead MOAB base health reduced ― 100 → 50
- Boss Rush: Undead BFB base health reduced ― 100 → 90
- Boss Rush: Undead ZOMG base health reduced ― 150 → 130
- Boss Rush: Tombstone base health reduced ― 100 → 50
- Lych-soul (Normal tier 1): Health reduced ― 1,000 → 750
- Lych-soul (Normal tier 1): Speed reduced ― 18 units/s → 17 units/s
- Lych-soul (Normal tier 1): Amount of spawned souls reduced ― 3 → 2
- Lych-soul (Elite tier 1): Health reduced ― 1,600 → 1,400
- Lych-soul (Elite tier 1): Speed reduced ― 23 units/s → 21units/s
- Undead MOAB: Leak damage decreased ― 200 lives → 70 lives
- Undead MOAB: Speed reduced ― 25 units/s → 20 units/s
- Fixed an issue with skull damage thresholds (bug fix)
- Corrected Lych's roundset within Boss Challenge mode
- Shattering Shells can now remove Regrow properties of Lych
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