Volatile Bloon

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Volatile Bloon
Card art of Volatile Bloon
On Popped: Deal 100 damage to all Bloons
Yes, all means all.
Class Advanced
Card Pack Classic
Rarity Uncommon
Keywords On Popped
Introduced Launch
Stats
Cost Gold 3 Health 200
Charges 1 Delay 2

Volatile Bloon is an Advanced Bloon card in Bloons Card Storm. It deals 100 damage to all other Bloons on both sides if it pops.

Appearance

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The card artwork depicts a Volatile Bloon exploding, spewing out magma fragments onto a nearby Red Bloon and Green Bloon. The Volatile Bloon itself is a glowing yellow-colored Bloon with magma fragments attached to it.

This section was last updated for: version 6.1
  • At 3 Gold, a Volatile Bloon leaking can do more damage than any other card combination of that cost, with exception of a fully grown Steady Growth Bloon or combinations of Nested Bloons. However, it has only one charge.
  • Volatile Bloons can be used defensively. One can unleash instant global damage on demand using Bloon Melter for 5 cost, however the two card combo may be difficult to do. If the opponent uses Pre-emptive Strike, intercepting with Volatile Bloon guarantees the effect.
  • If using a Volatile Bloon, avoid playing Bloons if it is at risk of being popped, otherwise the Bloons on the player's side will also take damage.
  • Human opponents may intentionally avoid damaging a low-HP Volatile Bloon to prevent the card's effect. This can be done by chipping its health to just low enough to leak it safely without allowing a defensive Hero to finish off that Bloon.
    • However, if facing a Quincy player with Volatile Bloon, Quincy may have Arrow Shots or Enhanced Reflexes to trigger a low-HP Volatile Bloon. Some other Heroes also have exclusive cards and abilities that can deal damage to their own Bloons.
  • Versus Dreadbloon, it has a tendency to destroy the Volatile Bloon, thus triggering it as another board clear. Volatile Bloon is suitable for casual decks, with its lower rarity being easier to unlock for newer players than most board clears, but not recommended in competitive decks.
    • For consistency against Dreadbloon, the Volatile Bloon should be at the front of the queue.
    • All stages have methods of destroying Volatile Bloon via cards. Wrath of Dread and Bombs Away are shared by all stages, while only Stage 1 has Pre-emptive Strike.
  • Previously, Volatile Bloon was useful in aggro when played on exactly Round 1-2, however aggro has evolved enough that Volatile has become outclassed by other aggro options.
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In other languages

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This section was last updated for: version 3.2
Name
Language Text Notes
Danish Flygtig bloon
German Explosiver Bloon
Spanish (Latin America) Bloon volátil
French Bloon volatil
Italian Bloon esplosivo
Japanese 揮発性ブルーン
Korean 폭발성 풍선
Norwegian Flyktig bloon
Polish Zwiewny blon
Portuguese (Brazil) Bloon Volátil
Russian Нестабильный шар
Swedish Flyktig Bloon
Chinese (traditional) 不穩定氣球
Flavor
Language Text Notes
Danish Ja, alt betyder alt.
German Ja, allen heißt allen.
Spanish (Latin America) Sí, quiere decir a TODOS.
French Oui, on a bien dit « tous ».
Italian Sì, proprio a tutti.
Japanese そう、言葉どおり「全部」だ。
Korean 네, 모든 풍선이라고 했습니다.
Norwegian Ja, alle betyr alle.
Polish Tak, wszystkie to wszystkie.
Portuguese (Brazil) Sim, todos significa todos.
Russian Да, все значит все.
Swedish Ja, allt betyder allt.
Chinese (traditional) 是的,全部,無一倖免。
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