Arcane Spike (BTD6)
For the upgrade in Bloons TD Battles 2, see Arcane Spike (Battles 2).
Arcane Spike
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Faster firing magic does huge damage to most Bloon types. | ||
| Tower | Path | Tier | |
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| Wizard Monkey | 1 | 4 | |
| XP cost | 11,000 | ||
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| Cash cost | $8,500 — Easy $10,000 — Medium $10,800 — Hard $12,000 — Impoppable | ||
Arcane Spike is the Wizard Monkey's path 1 tier 4 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It doubles the attack speed of Wizard Monkey's main attack, and increases its damage from 3 to 6, with +10 additional MOAB-Class damage (or +11 with 
Arcane Impale). With Arcane Impale, this upgrade grants +1 Ceramic damage. This upgrade allows the main attack to damage Lead Bloons, but not Purple Bloons.
Stats
Template:BTD6 stat list by upgrade
Strategy
This upgrade is outclassed relative to other midgame towers due to its lack of pierce and price.
Costs and sell values
Note: this list does not factor in Monkey Knowledge or other discounts.
| Tiers | Total cost | Sell value | ||||||
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| Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable | Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable | |
| 4-0-0 | $10,470 | $12,325 | $13,310 | $14,790 | $7,329 | $8,628 | $9,317 | $10,353 |
| 4-1-0 | $10,725 | $12,625 | $13,635 | $15,150 | $7,508 | $8,838 | $9,545 | $10,605 |
| 4-2-0 | $11,405 | $13,425 | $14,500 | $16,110 | $7,984 | $9,398 | $10,150 | $11,277 |
| 4-0-1 | $10,725 | $12,625 | $13,635 | $15,150 | $7,508 | $8,838 | $9,545 | $10,605 |
| 4-0-2 | $10,980 | $12,925 | $13,960 | $15,510 | $7,686 | $9,048 | $9,772 | $10,857 |
Update history
For a complete list of Wizard Monkey changes, see Update history:Wizard Monkey (BTD6).
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Pierce increased ― 2 → 6
- Stacks with Intense Magic: 7 → 11
- 4-2-0
- Wall of Fire: Now ignores walls
- Overall cost reduced by $100 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
Description changed ― "Magic does extra damage to MOAB-Class Bloons." → "Magic does huge damage to most bloon types."
- 4-2-0
- Now uses tower targeting priority to guide the Wall of Fire
Upgrade cost increased ― $10,000 → $10,900
- Overall cost reduced by $50 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
- Upgrade cost reduced ― $10,900 → $10,000
- Overall cost reduced by $925 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
- Overall cost reduced by $150 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
| “ | Wall of Fire’s exceptional T2 power needs to be moved around for improved crosspathing, along with a slight nerf to Phoenix as it is currently performing too well, and both of these upgrades are shifting some of their power into Dragon’s Breath so it can stand out as more than just a buff to WoF & a stepping stone to Phoenix. — Update notes |
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- 4-2-0
- Wall of Fire duration increased ― 4.5s → 5.5s
Wall of Fire no longer auto-targets but gains a target marker (like Cleansing Foam Engineer)
| “ | Arcane Spike is seeing 1 damage shifted from MOAB bonus to regular damage to improve layer skipping issues. — Update notes |
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- Arcane Spike damage increased ― 5 → 6
- Arcane Spike MOAB bonus reduced ― 11 → 10
- 4-0-2
- Range increased ― 60 → 70
| “ | We set up for this Wall of Fire change quite a while ago, however finally it feels that Wall of Fire has cooled off enough to smooth out the curve a little more, granting it seamless uptime with crosspathing and a lower price tag. — Update notes |
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- 4-2-0
- Wall of Fire: Duration increased ― 5.5s → 6.5s
- Overall cost increased by $50 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
- 4-1-0, 4-2-0
- Fireball: Crosspathed damage increased ― 1 → 2
| “ | Arcane Spike is now seeing some of the crosspathing benefits that Archmage recently received, although Archmage’s Wall of Fire is being reduced in power. — Update notes |
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- 4-1-0, 4-2-0
- Fireball: Gains bonus MOAB-class damage ― +0 → +6
- Note: Does not affect 5-1-0 Fireball
- 4-2-0
- Wall of Fire: Gains bonus MOAB-class damage ― +0 → +2
Gallery
For more Wizard Monkey images, see Gallery:Wizard Monkey.
Screenshots
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Assets
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In other languages
| Language | Name / Description | Notes | |
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| Arabic | أركان سبايك يعمل سحر إطلاق النار بوتيرة أسرع على إحداث أضرار جسيمة لمعظم أنواع البالونات. |
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| Danish | Mystisk Søm Hurtigere magi gør stor skade på de fleste bloon-typer. |
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| German | Arkannägel Schneller-Feuern-Zauber richtet bei den meisten Bloon-Arten riesigen Schaden an. |
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| Spanish | Clavo arcano Magia de disparo más rápido hace un daño enorme a casi todos los tipos de Bloons. |
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| Spanish (LA) | Clavo arcano Magia de disparo más rápido hace un daño enorme a casi todos los tipos de Bloons. |
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| Finnish | Mystinen piikki Nopeammin ammuttava taikuus tekee valtavaa vahinkoa useimmille bloonityypeille. |
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| French | Herse ésotérique Des tirs de magie plus rapides infligent des dégâts énormes à la plupart des types de Bloons. |
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| Italian | Aculeo arcano La magia a fuoco rapido infligge gravi danni alla maggior parte dei tipi di bloon. |
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| Japanese | アーケインのスパイク より高速な発射魔法が、ほとんどの種類のブルーンに巨大ダメージを与える。 |
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| Korean | 마력 스파이크 마법 공격 발사가 빨라지며 대부분의 풍선 유형에 어마어마한 피해를 줍니다. |
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| Dutch | Mysterieuze stekel Sneller vurende magie doet enorme schade aan de meeste soorten Bloons. |
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| Norwegian | Mystisk spidd Raskere avfyringsmagi gir mer skade på de fleste bloon-typer. |
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| Polish | Tajemniczy kolec Szybsze magiczne strzały zadają ogromne obrażenia większości typom blonów. |
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| Portuguese (Brazil) | Lança Arcana Magia de disparo mais rápido causa dano enorme na maioria dos tipos de Bloons. |
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| Russian | Мистический шип Скорострельная магия наносит огромный урон большинству типов шаров. |
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| Swedish | Hemlig spik Snabbare avfyrningsmagi åsamkar stor skada på de flesta Bloonstyper. |
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| Thai | หนามเวทลี้ลับ เวทมนตร์ยิงเร็วขึ้น ทำดาเมจรุนแรงกับบลูนเกือบทุกประเภท |
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| Turkish | Gizli Çivi Daha hızlı sihir atışı, birçok Bloon türüne büyük hasar verir. |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 奥术尖刺 魔法攻击速度加快，对大多数类型气球造成海量伤害。 |
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| Chinese (traditional) | 奧術針刺 魔法攻擊速度加快，對大多數類型氣球造成海量傷害。 |
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