Update history:Bloons Card Storm/Version 4.0
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Version 4.0 is the third major update to Bloons Card Storm. It introduced Striker Jones, 48 new regular cards, the Boss Battle event with Dreadbloon, Striker's Adventure,[2] new cosmetic items, Ranked season 4,[3] card packs, daily login rewards, an updated Quest tracking UI, improved AI, and balance changes.[4]
Additions
[edit | edit source]- Striker Jones
- Boss Battles / Dreadbloon
- Striker's Adventure
- Ranked season 4
- Daily Rewards
- Card Packs
Cards
[edit | edit source]Lead Storm Card Pack
[edit | edit source]| Card | Class | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Power | Rare | |
| Magic Monkey | Uncommon | |
| Magic Monkey | Common | |
| Large Bloon | Ultra Rare | |
| Advanced Power | Rare | |
| Primary Monkey | Uncommon | |
| Magic Monkey | Uncommon | |
| Magic Monkey | Ultra Rare | |
| Advanced Power | Rare | |
| Exotic Power | Ultra Rare | |
| Advanced Power | Uncommon | |
| Basic Bloon | Uncommon | |
| Primary Monkey | Common | |
| Exotic Power | Rare | |
| Support Monkey | Rare | |
| Basic Bloon | Rare | |
| Basic Bloon | Rare | |
| Basic Bloon | Common | |
| Basic Bloon | Rare | |
| Support Monkey | Rare | |
| Basic Bloon | Super Rare | |
| Primary Monkey | Uncommon | |
| Basic Bloon | Common | |
| Advanced Power | Uncommon | |
| Advanced Bloon | Common | |
| Support Monkey | Super Rare | |
| Magic Monkey | Rare | |
| Large Bloon | Ultra Rare | |
| Basic Power | Common | |
| Basic Power | Super Rare | |
| Primary Monkey | Rare | |
| Support Monkey | Rare | |
| Primary Monkey | Ultra Rare | |
| Primary Monkey | Rare | |
| Basic Power | Common | |
| Exotic Power | Uncommon | |
| Basic Bloon | Common | |
| Basic Bloon | Ultra Rare | |
| Support Monkey | Uncommon | |
| Military Monkey | Super Rare | |
| Exotic Power | Super Rare | |
| Basic Bloon | Uncommon | |
| Large Bloon | Rare | |
| Magic Monkey | Ultra Rare | |
| Basic Bloon | Super Rare | |
| Advanced Power | Uncommon | |
| Exotic Power | Uncommon | |
| Advanced Bloon | Rare |
Other
[edit | edit source]| Card | Class | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| Exotic Power | Super Rare | |
| Exotic Power | Super Rare | |
| Power | Common | |
| Exotic Power | Super Rare | |
| Exotic Power | Super Rare | |
| Exotic Power | Super Rare | |
| Exotic Power | Super Rare | |
| Exotic Power | Super Rare | |
| Bloon | Common | |
| Monkey | Common | |
| Exotic Power | Super Rare |
Mechanics
[edit | edit source]- Acid Pool
- Armor
- Armor Piercing
- Must Pop
- Splash Damage
- Temporary
- Temporary Ammo
- Triple Attack
- Immobile
Monkey types
[edit | edit source]- Bomb Shooter
- Alchemist
- Factory
Cosmetic items
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Changes
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Card updates
[edit | edit source]| “ | With the addition of Splash Damage, Temporary Ammo and Immobile mechanics, we’ve updated older cards that were intended to work in that way all along. | ” |
Triple Shot: Now deals splash damage instead of a fixed 20 damage on side Bloons - Note: Side darts now are affected by changes to Attack Power (including losses)
- Description changed ― "On Attack: Deal 20 Damage to Bloons adjacent to target" → "On Attack: Deal Splash Damage"
On Play effect: Additional Ammo is now considered Temporary Ammo and disappears at the end of the turn the Ammo is gained[5]- Description changed ― "On Play: Gain 2 Ammo" → "On Play: Gain 2 Temporary Ammo"
- Immobile property added
- Delay increased ― 4 → ∞
- No longer increases its own delay at the start of each turn
- Description changed ― "On Turn Start: Increase delay by 1. Give another random friendly Bloon +50 Health" → "On Turn Start: Give another random friendly Bloon +50 Health"
- Immobile property added
- Delay increased ― 7 → ∞
- No longer increases its own delay at the start of each turn
- Description changed ― "On Turn Start: Increase delay by 1. Other friendly Bloons gain 20 Health" → "On Turn Start: Other friendly Bloons gain 20 Health"
- Description changed ― "On Attack: Deal 15 Damage to the next Bloon" → "On Attack: Deal 15 Damage to the next adjacent Bloon" (undocumented)
- If reloaded at the start of a round, the generated Yellow Bloon now occurs before drawing from the deck. (undocumented)
- Description changed ― On Leaked: Reduce cost of a random Bloon in your hand by 1 → On Leak: Reduce cost of a random Bloon in your hand by 1 (undocumented)
- No longer triggers HP gain from the Storm's Bloons or Nested Bloons (undocumented)
- Can no longer be played if the hand is full (undocumented) (bug)
- Note: Not allowing a two-charge Archer's Instinct to be played when full is intended, one-charge disallowance is not
Various cards
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- Description changed to bold keywords in the card description (undocumented)
Balance changes
[edit | edit source]| “ | While we wait to see how 4.0 meta shapes up, we’ve just made a few tweaks to two cards that continue to lag behind while also bringing the power of Mine Supervisor back slightly. | ” |
- Although the patch notes state Crossbow Monkey getting attack power increased from 35 to 40, Crossbow Monkey already has 40 attack power.
Attack Power increased ― 75 → 80
- Attack Power decreased ― 45 → 40
Other changes
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Maps
[edit | edit source]- Applying Badlands effect on opponent occurs before drawing card from start of turn, instead of after.
- Bonus AP from Game Night now applies after placement of a Monkey, not already added before placement.
Graphics, animations, and sound effects
[edit | edit source]- Jungle's Bounty Druid now animates while granting lives from Gold gains
- Reworked animation for Thunder Druid. Now slowly looks at the sky with its wand and strikes lightning from above, instead of aiming at bloons and forking lightning across.
- Adjusted card drawing animations
- Changed 3D model of Hero Protection aura
- Monkey Investigator's shooting sound effect is now a brief high-pitched "pew" sound, similar to Brickell's pistol, instead of a "throw" sound (e.g. Dart Monkey).
- Elite Defender's shooting sound effect is now a high-pitched rifle shot sound, instead of a "throw" sound (e.g. Dart Monkey).
- Added explosion sounds for Mortar Monkey and The Big One when hitting Bloons.
- Updated Doomed icon
Before After 
User interface
[edit | edit source]- Hero victory/loss voicelines now play a few seconds after winning/losing animation instead of immediately after.
- Strengthenator and Aura of Strength Bloon now only spawn at the back of the queue. "Increased delay" sound effect still plays at start of turn.
- AI Zee Jay algorithm changed: Instead of always targeting friendly Monkeys that have run out of Ammo, his Rad Enhancements always targets Monkeys with Ammo. Additionally, he prioritises Rad Bloon once he's at full Bloontonium.
- Updated main menu
- Main menu background modified to a new artwork. Old background reused in Daily Goals.
- Updated main menu buttons and UI to individually show Daily Goals, and add events.
- Aďded a Daily Challenge button directly on the lefthand side.
- New buttons on the lefthand side of the screen.
- Updated the Profile menu
- Updated the Collection menu
- Added "Set" filter
- Adjusted UI of each sub-menu
- Adjusted graphics for not yet unlocked cards
- Updated the Store menu to include updated Daily Items UI
- Updated the Play menu to a horizontal scrolling UI
- Adjusted UI for pre-battle and card mulligan menus.
- Some cards now have bold text on keyword descriptions.
- Quest icons updated, now with different icons for types of quests.
Bug fixes
[edit | edit source]- Fixed a bug where hero XP could sometimes show as negative if you won a daily challenge with a hero you don’t own
- Fixed an issue with ZJ’s passive ability text being incorrect
- The AI will now play Buddy Bloon again
- Fixed an issue where Dart Monkey’s eyes would occasionally glitch out
- Resolved an issue where disconnecting from a game in the lobby could cause the following game to show a flattened version of the arena on the Victory screen
- Storm clouds will now show correctly on iPhone 6S
- Fixed a bug where some players might not receive season rewards at the end of a Ranked season if they had not collected some of their season rewards
- Reinflated Bloons that are popped are added to the graveyard and can themselves be reinflated (bug fix)
New bugs
[edit | edit source]- No longer deals double damage while at full Ammo (bug)
- Mirror Mode no longer functions (bug)
Gallery
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Roadmap for Version 4.0
Video
[edit | edit source]In-game description
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ SteamDB
- ↑ "Bloons Card Storm v4.0 - Preview Notes!". Reddit. Retrieved Thu, 22 May 2025.
- ↑ "Dev Diary - February 26th 2025". Reddit. Retrieved Tue, 22 Apr 2025.
- ↑ "BCS Dev Diary - May 14th 2025". Reddit. Retrieved Wed, 14 May 2025.
- ↑ "BCS Dev Diary - May 7th 2025". Reddit. Retrieved Wed, 7 May 2025.
External links
[edit | edit source]Official update notes on Reddit
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