Blade Maelstrom (Battles 2)

For other uses, see Blade Maelstrom (disambiguation).

Blade Maelstrom

Activated Ability: Covers the area in a storm of blades.

Tower	Tack Shooter — Path 2 — Tier 4
Cost	$3,550

← Blade Shooter

Super Maelstrom →

Blade Maelstrom is the Tack Shooter's path 2 tier 4 upgrade in Bloons TD Battles 2. It grants an activated ability, which causes the Tack Shooter to fire twin blades in opposite directions that spiral around the tower clockwise (or counter-clockwise with the More Tacks crosspath). The ability fires blades 30 times per second, with each blade dealing 1 damage and having 200 pierce. These blades are blocked by obstacles, as well as lead and frozen bloons. The ability lasts for 3 seconds and has a cooldown of 20 seconds. Apart from More Tacks reversing the spiral direction, the ability is not affected by any crosspaths.

Blade Maelstrom and other tier 4 and above Tack Shooters also have slightly elevated lines of sight compared to tier 3 and below Tack Shooters.

Costs and sell values

Tiers	Cost	Sell value
0-4-0	$4,905	$3,433.5
1-4-0	$5,055	$3,538.5
2-4-0	$5,455	$3,818.5
0-4-1	$5,005	$3,503.5
0-4-2	$5,105	$3,573.5

Strategy

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Update history

For a complete list of Tack Shooter changes, see Update history:Tack Shooter (Battles 2).

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Version 1.0.4

•  Upgrade cost increased ― $2,700 → $2,900

Version 4.10

“

Tack is a very popular tower and is used in a lot of strategies, in particular the Blade Maelstrom upgrade. We’ve decided to increase the price to make microing just a little bit less efficient.
— Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost increased ― $3,000 → $3,550

Version 4.12

•  Overall cost reduced by $150 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)

Version 4.12 (OTA update 1)

“

Tack Shooter has been very strong for a long time and we feel it's had its moment in the sun. These changes should bring it back in line with the other options.
— Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost increased ― $3,550 → $3,850
•  Main attack: Pierce decreased ― 4 → 3

Gallery

For more Tack Shooter images, see Gallery:Tack Shooter.

Screenshots

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  No cross-path (0-4-0)
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  Faster Shooting (1-4-0)
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  Even Faster Shooting (2-4-0)
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  More Tacks (0-4-1)
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  Even More Tacks (0-4-2)

Assets

• 
  Portrait
• 
  Upgrade icon

In other languages

Language	Name / Description	Notes
Danish	Klingemalstrøm Aktiveret evne: dækker området med en storm af klinger.	—
German	Klingeninferno Aktivierte Fähigkeit: Bedeckt die ganze Strecke mit einem Klingensturm.	—
Spanish	Vorágine de cuchillas Habilidad activada: cubre el área con una tormenta de cuchillas.	—
Finnish	Terämyrsky Aktivoitava kyky: Peittää alueen terämyrskyllä.	—
French	Maelström de lames Aptitude activée : recouvre la zone d’une tempête de lames.	—
Italian	Vortice di lame Abilità attivata: ricopre l'area coinvolta con una tempesta di lame.	—
Japanese	ブレード大混乱 活性化能力：エリアをブレードの嵐で覆う。	—
Korean	칼날 소용돌이 발동 능력: 영역에 칼날의 폭풍이 휘몰아칩니다.	—
Dutch	Zwaardmaalstroom Geactiveerde vaardigheid: Bedekt het gebied met een storm van zwaarden.	—
Norwegian	Bladmalstrøm Aktivert evne: Dekker området med en storm av knivblader.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Tempestade de Lâminas Habilidade Ativada: Cobre a área numa tempestade de lâminas.	—
Russian	Водоворот клинков Применяемая способность: накрывает зону вихрем клинков.	—
Swedish	Bladmalström Aktiverad förmåga: Täcker området med en storm av blad.	—
Turkish	Bıçak Girdabı Etkinleştirilmiş Yetenek: Bıçak fırtınasıyla alanı korur.	—
Chinese (traditional)	刀刃漩渦 啟用技能：刀刃風暴覆蓋整個區域。	—
Last updated: version 4.0.1