Corvus (BTD6)

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Corvus
Spirit Walker
Portrait of Corvus
Corvus works well on the frontline, weakening nearby Bloons to harvest Mana and channel powerful energies through his Spirit companion.
Cost $785 — Easy
$925 — Medium
$1,000 — Hard
$1,110 — Impoppable
With Hero Favors Hero Favors:
$710 — Easy
$835 — Medium
$900 — Hard
$1,000 — Impoppable
XP curve ×1.425 (levels up at ×0.7018 the normal rate)
Introduced Version 40.0

Corvus is a Hero in Bloons TD 6, introduced in version 40.0. He can be unlocked for Monkey Money 7,000 starting at level 35. He has several unique mechanics and abilities:

  • Corvus is assisted by a Spirit sub-tower that flies around the map seeking Bloons out and ramming into them to deal damage. It cannot damage Lead Bloons or Purple Bloons and cannot detect Camo Bloons.
  • Corvus inflicts the strongest Bloon within his range with a Haunt effect every 3 seconds. It does no damage by itself, but it strips Regrow and Purple properties and causes the target to take extra damage from things that deal energy, plasma, or fire damage, including his Spirit. Haunted Bloons explode when destroyed, damaging other Bloons nearby and generating Mana. He cannot Haunt Camo Bloons or MOAB-Class Bloons by default.
  • Corvus provides access to the Spellbook, an interface that allows the player to spend Mana to cast spells with a variety of effects. Corvus unlocks more spells and enhances his previous spells as he levels up.
  • His Soul Harvest ability deals significant damage to all Bloons near him and generates Mana based on the amount of damage dealt.
  • His Spirit Walk ability allows him to teleport to anywhere on the map that he can be placed on.
  • His Dark Ritual ability creates an aura that damages nearby Bloons and generates Mana off of the damage dealt for a short time. Starting at level 12, it also siphons from nearby Necromancer and Prince of Darkness Graveyards and converts it into Mana.

Mechanics

Spirit

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Haunt

Haunt is an effect that Corvus inflicts on the strongest Bloon within his range every 3 seconds (affected by attack speed buffs). Haunted Bloons have the following properties:

  • If it is a Regrow Bloon, it loses its Regrow property.
  • If it is a Purple Bloon, it loses its immunities.
  • It takes +1 damage from projectiles and damage over time sources that deal energy, plasma, or fire damage (including his own Spirit and Dark Ritual ability), increasing to +2 at level 17.
  • When it and all of its children are popped, it generates an explosion that damages other Bloons nearby. It has a blast radius of 24 distance units and deals 2 energy-type damage to up to 4 Bloons, increasing to 4 damage to up to 8 Bloons at level 6, 10 damage to up to 16 Bloons at level 12, and 30 damage to up to 16 Bloons at level 17. The explosion benefits from   More 'Splody. Corvus restores 3 Mana per layer the Haunted Bloon had when it was first afflicted (affected by Spiritual Balance).

Corvus cannot Haunt Camo Bloons without being granted Camo detection and he cannot Haunt MOAB-Class Bloons until level 19. He cannot Haunt Golden Bloons or Boss Bloons at all.

Spellbook

 

The Spellbook is an interface that allows the player to store Corvus's Mana and spend it to cast spells. It starts with the Spear, Repel, and Nourishment spells by default and can store up to 800 Mana. Corvus gains more spells as he levels up, having access to 16 spells in total starting at level 13. There are two types of spells:

  • Spells on the top row consume a certain amount of Mana each second, in addition to costing Mana to cast in the first place. They remain active as long as Corvus keeps feeding them Mana and have no cooldown, and the player can "dismiss" them at any time.
  • Other spells do not drain Mana over time, but have a limited duration and a cooldown period. Unlike Activated Abilities, the cooldown does not start until the duration ends. They are not affected by ability cooldown modifiers like Energizer.

On desktop, the Spellbook can be toggled with the Monkey Special hotkey (PageDown by default) and each spell slot can be assigned to a custom hotkey under Advanced Hotkeys.

Continuous spells
Icon Name / description Cost Level unlocked
  Spear
The Spirit gains a slow firing energy spear that arcs off small chain lightnings each time they pierce.
100 + 10 per sec. 1
  Aggression
The Spirit grows in size and attacks faster.
50 + 5 per sec. 5
  Malevolence
The Spirit merges with the Spellbook and releases an intense, Bloon popping mist around Corvus.
60 + 6 per sec. 7
  Storm
The Spirit unleashes an onslaught of energy blades.
120 + 15 per sec. 8
Duration-based spells
Icon Name / description Cost Duration Cooldown Level unlocked
  Repel
The Spirit gains a forcefield that pushes Bloons back whenever they are touched.
150 15 45 1
  Nourishment
Sacrifices all Mana and converts it into Hero XP. Cooldown cannot be modified.
All 60 1
  Echo
The Spirit splits itself in two. Commands sent to one are sent to both. The Echo always targets first.
300 25 55 3
  Haste
The Spirit movement and turning speed are greatly increased.
50 20 15 3
  Soul Barrier
Temporarily use Mana in place of lives when Bloons get past your defenses.
40 10 60 4
  Trample
A stampede of spirits moves down the track, crushing Bloons they pass.
180 45 4
  Frostbound
The Spirit freezes Bloons that it hits for a short time.
190 10 45 5
  Vision
Temporarily lets the Spirit see Camo Bloons, and remove Camo property from anything it hits.
170 15 30 5
  Ember
The Spirit leaves a fire droplet on the track every few seconds that burns Bloons going through them.
150 15 45 6
  Ancestral Might
The Spirit merges with the Spellbook, channeling the hand of the Ancient One to do massive damage.
550 15 90 7
  Recovery
All spells are stopped, all attacks are paused. Corvus and the Spirit go into a deep meditation to replenish spells at a rapid rate.
140 90 30 10
  Overload
The Spirit detonates with overwhelming energy. A moment later the Spirit rebuilds from the whispy remnants.
620 10 90 13

Spiritual Balance

Spiritual Balance is unlocked at level 8. It multiplies the amount of Mana Corvus generates from all sources depending on how much Mana he currently has. At 200 Mana or lower, he generates twice as much Mana, and at 520 Mana or more, he does not generate extra Mana. The modifier scales linearly with how much Mana he has, so, for example, having 360 Mana means he generates 50% more Mana. This also affects Soul Harvest and Dark Ritual.

Spiritual Attunement

Spiritual Attunement is unlocked at level 11. It increases the damage and movement speed of the Spirit depending on how much Mana Corvus has in his Mana Pool, capping at 20% faster movement and 150% more damage with a full Mana Pool. The modifier scales linearly with how much Mana he has, so, for example, having 400/800 Mana means the Sprit moves 10% faster and deals 75% more damage.

Abilities

Soul Harvest

 

Soul Harvest is unlocked at level 3. It releases a blast that damages up to 20 Bloons within his range and restores 100 Mana plus 1 per point of damage it deals. It deals 20 damage at level 3, increasing to 35 base damage and +45 bonus damage to Ceramic Bloons at level 11. It starts with a 40-second cooldown and lowers by 0.5 seconds per level after level 3, to a minimum of 31.5 seconds at level 20. It can only be used 8 times per round and is disabled if the round lasts for more than 3 minutes.

Spirit Walk

 

Spirit Walk is unlocked at level 7. It allows Corvus to instantly teleport to any location on the map of the player's choosing that he can be placed on, functioning identically to Dark Champion's and Legend of the Night's version of Darkshift. It has a 20-second cooldown.

Dark Ritual

 

Dark Ritual is unlocked at level 10. It creates an aura around Corvus that deals 1 plasma-type damage to up to 100 Bloons within it every 0.2 seconds for 12 seconds, which is affected by the energy/plasma damage bonuses from Haunt. He restores 1 Mana per point of damage dealt by the aura, except damage dealt to regenerated Regrow Bloon layers. Dark Ritual cannot target Purple Bloons unless he is able to damage them. It has a 90-second cooldown. Can be affected by external buffs, such as Berserker Brew (BTD6).

Starting at level 12, activating the ability also removes 10% of the points from the Graveyards of Wizard Monkeys with the Necromancer: Unpopped Army or Prince of Darkness upgrades within his range, and converts those points into Mana. Multiple Graveyards will not stack. Necromancer Graveyards take precedent over Prince of Darkness, regardless of proximity to Corvus.

Levels

Template:BTD6 hero levels

XP requirements

Note: the number of rounds to level up assumes the Hero is placed on round 1 and no other Heroes are placed.
Level XP required Rounds to level up Rounds to level up w/     
Beginner Intermediate Advanced Expert Beginner Intermediate Advanced Expert
2 257 (257) 4 (4) 4 (4) 4 (4) 4 (4)
3 656 (913) 5 (9) 4 (8) 4 (8) 4 (8) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1)
4 1,425 (2,338) 5 (14) 6 (14) 5 (13) 4 (12) 9 (10) 8 (9) 8 (9) 7 (8)
5 2,651 (4,989) 7 (21) 6 (20) 6 (19) 7 (19) 7 (17) 7 (16) 7 (16) 7 (15)
6 4,674 (9,663) 8 (29) 8 (28) 8 (27) 7 (26) 8 (25) 8 (24) 7 (23) 7 (22)
7 7,382 (17,045) 8 (37) 7 (35) 7 (34) 7 (33) 8 (33) 7 (31) 7 (30) 7 (29)
8 11,856 (28,901) 9 (46) 9 (44) 9 (43) 8 (41) 8 (41) 9 (40) 8 (38) 8 (37)
9 13,367 (42,268) 8 (54) 8 (52) 7 (50) 7 (48) 8 (49) 7 (47) 7 (45) 7 (44)
10 19,409 (61,677) 8 (62) 8 (60) 8 (58) 9 (57) 8 (57) 8 (55) 8 (53) 7 (51)
11 23,342 (85,019) 8 (70) 8 (68) 7 (65) 7 (64) 7 (64) 7 (62) 7 (60) 7 (58)
12 20,520 (105,539) 5 (75) 5 (73) 6 (71) 5 (69) 6 (70) 5 (67) 5 (65) 5 (63)
13 23,726 (129,265) 6 (81) 5 (78) 5 (76) 5 (74) 5 (75) 5 (72) 5 (70) 5 (68)
14 21,290 (150,555) 5 (86) 5 (83) 4 (80) 4 (78) 4 (79) 4 (76) 4 (74) 4 (72)
15 23,342 (173,897) 4 (90) 4 (87) 5 (85) 4 (82) 4 (83) 4 (80) 4 (78) 4 (76)
16 25,394 (199,291) 5 (95) 5 (92) 4 (89) 4 (86) 5 (88) 5 (85) 4 (82) 4 (80)
17 27,446 (226,737) 5 (100) 4 (96) 4 (93) 5 (91) 4 (92) 4 (89) 4 (86) 3 (83)
18 29,498 (256,235) 4 (104) 5 (101) 5 (98) 4 (95) 4 (96) 4 (93) 4 (90) 4 (87)
19 23,470 (279,705) 4 (108) 3 (104) 3 (101) 3 (98) 3 (99) 3 (96) 3 (93) 3 (90)
20 24,624 (304,329) 3 (111) 3 (107) 3 (104) 3 (101) 3 (102) 3 (99) 3 (96) 3 (93)

Strategy

For more in-depth strategies, see Strategy:Corvus (BTD6).
  • Corvus gets more Mana from Haunting stronger Bloons, so he should be placed in areas where the Bloons will reach him before your main sources of DPS. For example, if all your attacking towers are concentrated in the center of Monkey Meadow, then he should be placed closer to the entrance.
  • In the early game, use Spear for Bloon rushes, Vision for Camo Bloons, and Ancestral Might against the round 40 MOAB.
  • In the mid game, use Ember and/or Trample for dense Bloons and Repel / Frostbound to stall MOAB-Class Bloons.
  • Use Recovery and Nourishment on easy rounds when other spells aren't needed.

Update history

Template:BTD6 change list by hero

Cosmetic items

Corvus currently has no Hero Skins as of present.

Item Category Unlock method(s) Introduced
  Corvus Owl Pet Heroes — Pets Trophy Store  120, Pets Fan Pack (IAP) Version 42.0
For more Corvus images, see Gallery:Corvus.

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Artwork and icons

Voice lines

When selected in the Heroes menu
  • "This book hungers."
When placed
  • "I walk with the spirits."
  • "The spirits awaken."
When selected
  • "Yes?"
  • "What is it?"
  • "The spirit obeys."
  • "Tsk, tsk, tsk..."
  • "Are we hunting?"
  • "Hmmmm..."
When selected repeatedly
  • "That could make me angry."
  • "Everyone has something to lose."
When opening the Spellbook
  • "This book hungers."
  • "Ah, you seek these secrets?"
When activating Soul Harvest
  • "Time to harvest!"
  • "You are mine!"
When activating Spirit Walk
  • "Elsewhere!"
  • "Spirits, guide me!"
When activating Dark Ritual
  • "The ritual begins."
  • "Use what we have taken!"
When leveling up
  • "That will do."
  • "Satisfactory."
  • "Ah, yes!"
  • "There is yet more..."
  • "The spirits still hunger."
  • "Fly, spirits, fly!"
  • "Fly, spirits, we are free!"
  • *evil laughter*
When leveling up to level 20
  • "Ah, the final inscription!"
When a MOAB appears
  • "MOAB! Take it down!"
When a BFB appears
  • "So garish! Consume it."
When a ZOMG appears
  • "A pleasing aesthetic, but it must be destroyed."
When a DDT appears
  • "Danger! DDT!"
When a BAD appears
  • "BAD! Focus your power!"
When a MOAB-Class Bloon is destroyed
  • "Tell them Corvus sends his regards."
  • "The spirits claim all!"
When a Bloon leaks
  • "Be not afraid... Be angry."
  • "The spirits are not satisfied."

In other languages

Language Name / Description Notes
Arabic كورفاس
يجيد "كورفاس" العمل على الجبهة، مما يعمل على إضعاف البالونات القريبة لحصد المانا وتوجيه الطاقات القوية من خلال رفيقه الروحي.
Danish Corvus
Corvus er suveræn på fronten, hvor han svækker bloons og høster mana og kanaliserer kraftfulde energier igennem sin ånd-ledsager.
German Corvus
Corvus ist in der vorderen Linie sehr effektiv. Er schwächt Bloons in seiner Nähe, um Mana zu ernten, das er durch seinen Geisterbegleiter zu starken Energien kanalisiert.
Spanish Corvus
Corvus funciona bien en primera línea y debilita a los bloons cercanos para obtener maná y canalizar energías poderosas a través de su compañero, el Espíritu.
Spanish (LA) Corvus
Corvus funciona bien en la primera línea: debilita a los bloons cercanos para obtener maná y canalizar energías potentes mediante su compañero espiritual.
Finnish Corvus
Corvus toimii hyvin etulinjassa heikentämällä läheisiä blooneja, jotta voi kerätä manaa ja kanavoida voimakkaita energioita henkikumppaninsa kautta.
French Corvus
Corvus est idéal à placer en première ligne, car il peut affaiblir les Bloons autour de lui et recueillir leur mana pour canaliser de puissantes énergies à travers son compagnon spirituel.
Italian Corvus
Corvus è particolarmente efficace in prima linea, perché indebolisce i bloon vicini per raccogliere mana e incanalare potenti energie attraverso lo Spirito accompagnatore.
Japanese コルヴァス
コルヴァスは前線で活躍し、近くのブルーンを弱体化させてマナを採取し、精霊コンパニオンを通して強力なエネルギーを流す。
Korean 코르부스
코르부스는 주변의 풍선을 약화하며 마나를 수확하고 영체 동반자를 통해 강력한 기운을 운용하므로, 전방에 배치하면 좋습니다.
Dutch Corvus
Corvus doet het goed aan het front door nabije Bloons te verzwakken, mana te verzamelen en via zijn geestelijke metgezel krachtige energie te kanaliseren.
Norwegian Corvus
Corvus jobber godt på frontlinjen, der han svekker bloons i nærheten for å høste inn mana og kanalisere kraftige energier via åndekompanjongen sin.
Polish Corvus
Corvus doskonale radzi sobie na linii frontu, osłabiając pobliskie blony, zbierając Manę i kanalizując potężne moce dzięki swemu towarzyszowi, Duchowi.
Portuguese (Brazil) Corvus
Corvus funciona bem na linha de frente, enfraquecendo Bloons próximos para coletar mana e canalizar poderosas energias através do seu companheiro Espírito.
Russian Корвус
Корвус хорошо работает на передовой: он ослабляет ближайшие шары, собирает ману и направляет мощную энергию через призрачного спутника.
Swedish Corvus
Corvus fungerar bra i frontlinjen och försvagar närliggande Bloons för att skörda Mana och kanalisera kraftfulla energier genom sin Andekompanjon.
Thai คอร์วุส
คอร์วุสทำหน้าที่ได้ดีเมื่ออยู่แนวหน้า ทำให้บลูนใกล้ๆ อ่อนแอลงเพื่อเก็บเกี่ยวมานาและใช้พลังงานทรงอานุภาพผ่านคู่หูวิญญาณ
Turkish Corvus
Corvus, Mana biçip toplamak ve güçlü enerjileri Spirit yoldaşı aracılığıyla yönlendirmek için yakındaki Bloon'ları zayıflatarak ön cephede iyi bir iş çıkarır.
Chinese (simplified) 科沃斯
科沃斯能在前线发挥出色的作用,削弱附近的气球收集法力,并通过他的随行精灵引导强大的能量。
Chinese (traditional) 科沃斯
科沃斯適合在前線迎敵,他能夠用收割魔力的方式削弱周圍的氣球,並經由其精靈夥伴引導強大能量。
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