Arcane Blast (BTD6)

For the upgrade in Bloons TD Battles 2, see Arcane Blast (Battles 2).

Arcane Blast

Bigger, more powerful magic blasts pop through 2 layers of Bloon.

Tower	Wizard Monkey — Path 1 — Tier 2
XP cost	600
Cash cost	$380 — Easy $450 — Medium $485 — Hard $540 — Impoppable

← Guided Magic

Arcane Mastery →

Arcane Blast is the Wizard Monkey's path 1 tier 2 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It increases the damage of its main attack's projectiles from 1 to 2 and their projectile size by 50%. Crosspathing with Fireball increases the damage of the fireballs' explosions by 1.

Stats

For a complete list of Wizard Monkey stats, see Stats:Wizard Monkey (BTD6).

This data was last updated for: version 55.1

Tower
Display range 40 units Footprint radius 7 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong

Attack
Cooldown 1.1s Offset (X, Y, Z) -1.99, 8.17, 7 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 40 units Filters Cannot target Camo
Ignores blockers
Projectile Pierce 3 Damage 2 Damage type Energy Speed 200 units/s Seeking distance 80 units Seeking angle 360° Seeking rotation speed 360 °/s Lifespan 0.8s Radius 6 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Ignores blockers

2-1-0

Fireball
Cooldown 2.2s Offset (X, Y, Z) -1.99, 8.17, 7 Targeting First / Last / Close / Strong Targeting range 40 units Filters Cannot target Camo
Ignores blockers
Projectile Pierce 1 Max pierce 1 Damage 1 Damage type Fire Speed 200 units/s Lifespan 0.8s Radius 3 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Ignores blockers Explosion Pierce 15 Damage 2 Damage type Explosion Lifespan 0.1s Radius 10 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Ignores blockers

2-2-0

Wall of Fire
Cooldown 6.5s Offset (X, Y, Z) -1.99, 8.17, 7 Targeting Locked / Track or Default Targeting range 40 units Filters Cannot target Camo
Ignores blockers
Projectile Pierce 10 Damage 1 Damage type Fire Lifespan 6.5s Radius 15 units Rehit interval 0.15s Refresh pierce interval 0.15s Filters Cannot hit Camo Ignores blockers

2-0-1

Attack
Projectile Pierce 3 → 8 Speed 200 units/s → 400 units/s

2-0-2

Tower
Display range 40 units → 50 units

Attack
Targeting range 40 units → 50 units Filters Can now target Camo
Projectile Filters Can now hit Camo

Costs and sell values

Note: this list does not factor in Monkey Knowledge or other discounts.

Tiers	Total cost				Sell value
	Easy	Medium	Hard	Impoppable	Easy	Medium	Hard	Impoppable
2-0-0	$740	$875	$945	$1,050	$518	$613	$662	$735
2-1-0	$995	$1,175	$1,270	$1,410	$697	$823	$889	$987
2-2-0	$1,675	$1,975	$2,135	$2,370	$1,173	$1,383	$1,495	$1,659
2-3-0	$4,480	$5,275	$5,700	$6,330	$3,136	$3,693	$3,990	$4,431
2-4-0	$9,580	$11,275	$12,180	$13,530	$6,706	$7,893	$8,526	$9,471
2-5-0	$52,080	$61,275	$66,180	$73,530	$36,456	$42,893	$46,326	$51,471
2-0-1	$995	$1,175	$1,270	$1,410	$697	$823	$889	$987
2-0-2	$1,250	$1,475	$1,595	$1,770	$875	$1,033	$1,117	$1,239
2-0-3	$2,525	$2,975	$3,215	$3,570	$1,768	$2,083	$2,251	$2,499
2-0-4	$4,905	$5,775	$6,240	$6,930	$3,434	$4,043	$4,368	$4,851
2-0-5	$27,430	$32,275	$34,860	$38,730	$19,201	$22,593	$24,402	$27,111

Strategy

This section was last updated for: version 49.3

Arcane Blast is a weak upgrade, having only +1 damage onto low-pierce projectiles, unless with Intense Magic, and almost no crosspathing interactions beyond those from Guided Magic. Increased Fireball explosion damage is okay, but missed out on pierce from bottom crosspath, though it has marginally better single-target.

Update history

For a complete list of Wizard Monkey changes, see Update history:Wizard Monkey (BTD6).

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Version 4.0

2-2-0

•  Wall of Fire: Now ignores walls

Version 7.0

•  Overall cost reduced by $100 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

Version 18.0

2-2-0, 2-3-0, 2-4-0, 2-5-0

•  Guided Magic now causes Wall of Fire to use the tower's current targeting to determine placement

Version 21.0

•  Overall cost reduced by $50 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Pierce increased ― 2 → 3

Version 30.0

“

Wizard Prince of Darkness is annoying to position correctly due to the sudden massive radius increase & it also needs a power nerf. So overall here we are moving all of the range increase down into a lower amount at the T3 so that range positioning is known before buying any necromancer upgrades, as well as moving some of the lifespan of the zombies themselves into the lesser used 1xx lifespan crosspath. — Update notes

”

•  Overall cost reduced by $25 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

2-0-4, 2-0-5

•  Guided Magic now increases Zombie Bloon travel distance by 75 units
  •  Overall travel distance remains at 250 units (due to changes to the base travel distance)

2-0-5

•  Guided Magic now increases Zombie MOAB travel distance by 75 units
  •  Overall travel distance remains at 300 units (due to changes to the base travel distance)
•  Guided Magic now increases Zombie BFB travel distance by 75 units
  •  Overall travel distance increased ― 200 → 225 (due to changes to the base travel distance)

Version 31.0

“

Arcane Blast's benefit to the base tower is quite small for the price and also doesn't carry on well as a crosspath to the other T3s since they add new attacks instead of buffing the base attack, the price has been reduced to add a little more value here — Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost reduced ― $600 → $450

Version 32.0

“

Polishing some crosspaths, 130 Dragons Breath is the only crosspath for Guided Magic that doesn't yet attack through walls, and 011 Fireball also does not benefit from having the pierce crosspath — Update notes

”

2-3-0, 2-4-0, 2-5-0

•  Dragon's Breath: projectile now ignores walls

Version 33.0

“

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

”

2-2-0, 2-3-0, 2-4-0, 2-5-0

•  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)

Version 39.0

“

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

”

2-2-0, 2-3-0, 2-4-0, 2-5-0

•  Wall of Fire: Duration increased ― 5.5s → 6.5s

2-4-0, 2-5-0

•  Phoenix – Flame: Guided Magic crosspath now grants light seeking to the Phoenix flames

Version 43.0

“

As Fireball becomes very forgotten at higher tiers and is hard to even see at Dragon’s Breath, we’re improving the crosspath and adding even more projectiles at T3 for wider explosive coverage. — Update notes

”

•  Overall cost reduced by $50 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

2-1-0, 2-2-0

•  Fireball: Crosspathed damage increased ― 1 → 2

2-3-0, 2-4-0

•  Fireball: Damage increased ― 3 → 4 (undocumented)

2-5-0

•  Fireball: Damage reduced ― 27 → 10 (undocumented)

Version 48.0

•  Overall cost reduced by $50 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

Gallery

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Assets

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  Insta Monkey icon

In other languages

Language	Name / Description	Notes
Arabic	انفجار غامض تتسبب الانفجارات السحرية الأكبر حجمًا والأكثر قوة عبر طبقتين من البالونات.	—
Danish	Mystisk Eksplosion Større, mere kraftfulde magiske eksplosioner, der springer 2 bloon-lag.	—
German	Arkanstoß Größere und stärkere magische Explosionen lassen 2 Schichten Bloons platzen.	—
Spanish	Estallido arcano Estallidos mágicos más grandes y más poderosos que atraviesan 2 capas de bloons.	—
Spanish (LA)	Estallido arcano Estallidos mágicos más grandes y más poderosos que atraviesan 2 capas de bloons.	—
Finnish	Mystinen räjäytys Suuremmat, voimakkaammat maagiset räjähdykset poksauttavat blooneista 2 kerrosta.	—
French	Explosion ésotérique Des explosions magiques encore plus grosses et puissantes qui font exploser 2 couches de Bloons.	—
Italian	Raffica arcana Raffiche magiche più potenti e dal raggio d'azione più ampio capaci di far scoppiare 2 strati di bloon.	—
Japanese	アーケイン爆破 より大規模でパワフルな魔法攻撃が、ブルーン2層分を割る。	—
Korean	마력 방출 더욱 강력하고 규모가 커진 마법 공격이 풍선 2겹을 터트립니다.	—
Dutch	Esoterische explosie Grotere, krachtigere magische ontploffingen knallen door 2 lagen van Bloons.	—
Norwegian	Pil-eksplosjon Større og kraftigere magiske eksplosjoner popper gjennom 2 lag med bloons.	—
Polish	Tajemniczy wybuch Większe i potężniejsze magiczne wybuchy przekłuwają 2 warstwy blonów.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Estouro Arcano Rajadas mágicas maiores e mais poderosas estouram duas camadas de Bloons.	—
Russian	Мистический взрыв Большие и мощные магические взрывы пробивают 2 слоя шаров.	—
Swedish	Hemlig explosion Större, mera kraftfulla magiska explosioner smäller igenom 2 Bloonlager.	—
Thai	ระเบิดเวทลี้ลับ กระสุนเวทมนตร์ที่ใหญ่ขึ้นและแข็งแกร่งขึ้นเจาะบลูนได้ 2 ชั้น	—
Turkish	Gizli Patlama Daha büyük, daha güçlü büyülü patlamalar Bloon’un 2 katmanını patlatır.	—
Chinese (simplified)	奥术冲击 更大、更强的魔法炮弹，可击破2层气球。	—
Chinese (traditional)	奧術衝擊 更大更強的魔法，爆炸可擊破2層氣球。	—
This list was last updated for: version 43.1