Economy Drain

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Economy Drain
Economy Drain card art
Reduce both players' economy by 3
Never put all your bananas into one basket
Class Advanced Advanced
Card Pack Camo Storm
Rarity Uncommon
Keywords
Introduced Version 6.0
Stats
Cost Gold 2 Charges 1

Economy Drain is an Advanced Power card in Bloons Card Storm introduced in version 6.0. It reduces both players' economy by up to 3. Economy cannot go lower than 0.

The card artwork depicts Monkeys in business suits reacting to a stock market crash.

Tips

This section was last updated for: version 6.0
  • For only 2 Gold, Economy Drain chokes the base eco of both players. Farm-based loadouts (including tempo Farm loadouts) are less affected by Economy Drain. Most decks rely on base eco to gain Gold, and this card is especially favorable in aggro.
    • Conveniently, a normal Banana Farm earns 2 Gold at the start of a turn; an Economy Drain can be bought the following turn.
  • Some cards and their combinations that cost between 8 to 10 Gold are affected a lot by Economy Drain, preventing cards being guaranteed to be affordable next turn when it'd normally be max eco. Notable examples include Super Monkey Storm and Double Trouble.
  • Certain combinations of Gold costs that normally would be affordable next turn would suddenly not be. A notable example is, inclusively, affording two Quick Ready when the opponent has between 4 and 6 Gold.
  • Aggro can use Economy Drain to make the enemy unable to afford powerful anti-Aggro options, such as Frag Bomb Shooter, Super Monkey, Bionic Boomerang and more. Keep an eye of how much money the opponent spends and saves to find the right time to use this card.

Development

This card originally reduced economy by 5, but it was lowered to 3 before the update released due to feedback from community playtesters.[1] The original amount was displayed in the update video.[2]

In other languages

This section was last updated for: version 6.0
Name
Language Text Notes
Danish Økonomidræn
German Ökonomischer Abfluss
Spanish (Latin America) Drenaje económico
French Drain économique
Italian Prosciugamento dell'economia
Japanese エコノミー・ドレイン
Korean 경제난
Norwegian Økonomisk tapp
Polish Wyczerpanie gospodarki
Portuguese (Brazil) Drenagem Econômica
Russian Истощение экономики
Swedish Ekonomisk dränering
Chinese (traditional) 經濟耗竭
Flavor
Language Text Notes
Danish Sæt aldrig alle bananerne i én kurv.
German Lege niemals alle Bananen in einen Korb.
Spanish (Latin America) Nunca pongas todas tus bananas en una sola canasta.
French Ne mets jamais toutes tes bananes dans le même panier.
Italian Non mettere mai tutte le banane in un solo cestino.
Japanese バナナを一つのかごに全部入れるな。
Korean 바나나를 한 바구니에 모두 담지 마세요.
Norwegian Aldri legg alle bananene dine i én kurv.
Polish Nigdy nie wkładaj wszystkich bananów do jednego koszyka
Portuguese (Brazil) Não coloque todas as suas bananas em uma única cesta.
Russian Никогда не кладите все бананы в одну корзину.
Swedish Sätt inte alla dina bananer i samma korg.
Chinese (traditional) 切勿把所有香蕉放在同一個籃子裡。

References

  1. "6.0 Testing and Changes". Reddit. Retrieved Mon, 6 Oct 2025.
  2. "Bloons Card Storm Update 6.0 - New Hero Ezili, New Cards, & more!". YouTube. Retrieved Mon, 6 Oct 2025.