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Crucible of Steel and Flame
[[File:{{{icon}}}|50px|Icon of Crucible of Steel and Flame]]Spinning blades of Bloon immolation!
The Crucible of Steel and Flame is the upcoming Tack Shooter 's Paragon in Bloons TD 6 , to be introduced in version 46.0 .[ 1] It is a combination of Inferno Ring , Super Maelstrom , and The Tack Zone .
The Crucible of Steel and Flame's basic attack is similar to the Blade Maelstrom ability, but with limited area coverage. It shoots four rotating streams of white hot blades that split into rings of six tacks when they expire, and it constantly shoots even when Bloons are not within its range . Unlike other Paragons, it cannot detect Camo Bloons , though it can be granted Camo detection by the Ascended Shadow .[ 2] It has two Activated Abilities :
The Maelstrom ability temporarily increases its pierce and projectile lifespan , allowing both its blades and tacks to travel much further, and grants it a second attack that blasts jets of flame in a ring around itself, dealing damage in an area similarly to Ring of Fire and Inferno Ring. This ability has a long duration and a low cooldown.
The Meteor Impact ability targets a Bloon and strikes it with a meteor, dealing heavy damage in a large area and spawning 32 homing fireball projectiles .
Costs and sell values
Cost of all required upgrades
Easy
Medium
Hard
Impoppable
Total cost
$248,835
$292,755
$316,180
$351,300
Sell value
$174,185
$204,929
$221,326
$245,910
Cost of the upgraded tower
Tiers
Total cost
Sell value
Easy
Medium
Hard
Impoppable
Easy
Medium
Hard
Impoppable
5-0-0
$212,760
$250,310
$270,335
$300,370
$148,932
$175,217
$189,235
$210,259
5-1-0
$212,845
$250,410
$270,445
$300,490
$148,992
$175,287
$189,312
$210,343
5-2-0
$213,035
$250,635
$270,690
$300,760
$149,125
$175,445
$189,483
$210,532
5-0-1
$212,855
$250,420
$270,455
$300,500
$148,999
$175,294
$189,319
$210,350
5-0-2
$212,950
$250,530
$270,575
$300,630
$149,065
$175,371
$189,403
$210,441
0-5-0
$186,005
$218,835
$236,345
$262,600
$130,204
$153,185
$165,442
$183,820
1-5-0
$186,130
$218,985
$236,505
$262,780
$130,291
$153,290
$165,554
$183,946
2-5-0
$186,385
$219,285
$236,830
$263,140
$130,470
$153,500
$165,781
$184,198
0-5-1
$186,100
$218,945
$236,465
$262,730
$130,270
$153,262
$165,526
$183,911
0-5-2
$186,195
$219,055
$236,585
$262,860
$130,337
$153,339
$165,610
$184,002
0-0-5
$190,510
$224,130
$242,060
$268,950
$133,357
$156,891
$169,442
$188,265
1-0-5
$190,635
$224,280
$242,220
$269,130
$133,445
$156,996
$169,554
$188,391
2-0-5
$190,890
$224,580
$242,545
$269,490
$133,623
$157,206
$169,782
$188,643
0-1-5
$190,595
$224,230
$242,170
$269,070
$133,417
$156,961
$169,519
$188,349
0-2-5
$190,785
$224,455
$242,415
$269,340
$133,550
$157,119
$169,691
$188,538
Cost of cash investment
Source
Cost per power
Maximum
Easy
Medium
Hard
Impoppable
Easy
Medium
Hard
Impoppable
Tower sacrifices
$8.5
$10
$10.8
$12
$510,000
$600,000
$648,000
$720,000
Cash slider
$8.925
$10.5
$11.34
$12.6
$535,501
$630,001
$680,401
$756,001
Investment required per Degree (assuming no other power is provided)
Degree
Power
Tower sacrifices
Cash slider
Easy
Medium
Hard
Impoppable
Easy
Medium
Hard
Impoppable
2
2,000
$17,000
$20,000
$21,600
$24,000
$17,850
$21,000
$22,680
$25,200
3
2,324
$19,754
$23,240
$25,099.2
$27,888
$20,741.7
$24,402
$26,354.16
$29,282.4
4
2,666
$22,661
$26,660
$28,792.8
$31,992
$23,794.05
$27,993
$30,232.44
$33,591.6
5
3,027
$25,729.5
$30,270
$32,691.6
$36,324
$27,015.975
$31,783.5
$34,326.18
$38,140.2
6
3,408
$28,968
$34,080
$36,806.4
$40,896
$30,416.4
$35,784
$38,646.72
$42,940.8
7
3,808
$32,368
$38,080
$41,126.4
$45,696
$33,986.4
$39,984
$43,182.72
$47,980.8
8
4,228
$35,938
$42,280
$45,662.4
$50,736
$37,734.9
$44,394
$47,945.52
$53,272.8
9
4,669
$39,686.5
$46,690
$50,425.2
$56,028
$41,670.825
$49,024.5
$52,946.46
$58,829.4
10
5,131
$43,613.5
$51,310
$55,414.8
$61,572
$45,794.175
$53,875.5
$58,185.54
$64,650.6
11
5,615
$47,727.5
$56,150
$60,642
$67,380
$50,113.875
$58,957.5
$63,674.1
$70,749
12
6,121
$52,028.5
$61,210
$66,106.8
$73,452
$54,629.925
$64,270.5
$69,412.14
$77,124.6
13
6,650
$56,525
$66,500
$71,820
$79,800
$59,351.25
$69,825
$75,411
$83,790
14
7,203
$61,225.5
$72,030
$77,792.4
$86,436
$64,286.775
$75,631.5
$81,682.02
$90,757.8
15
7,779
$66,121.5
$77,790
$84,013.2
$93,348
$69,427.575
$81,679.5
$88,213.86
$98,015.4
16
8,379
$71,221.5
$83,790
$90,493.2
$100,548
$74,782.575
$87,979.5
$95,017.86
$105,575.4
17
9,004
$76,534
$90,040
$97,243.2
$108,048
$80,360.7
$94,542
$102,105.36
$113,450.4
18
9,654
$82,059
$96,540
$104,263.2
$115,848
$86,161.95
$101,367
$109,476.36
$121,640.4
19
10,330
$87,805
$103,300
$111,564
$123,960
$92,195.25
$108,465
$117,142.2
$130,158
20
11,032
$93,772
$110,320
$119,145.6
$132,384
$98,460.6
$115,836
$125,102.88
$139,003.2
21
11,761
$99,968.5
$117,610
$127,018.8
$141,132
$104,966.925
$123,490.5
$133,369.74
$148,188.6
22
12,518
$106,403
$125,180
$135,194.4
$150,216
$111,723.15
$131,439
$141,954.12
$157,726.8
23
13,302
$113,067
$133,020
$143,661.6
$159,624
$118,720.35
$139,671
$150,844.68
$167,605.2
24
14,114
$119,969
$141,140
$152,431.2
$169,368
$125,967.45
$148,197
$160,052.76
$177,836.4
25
14,955
$127,117.5
$149,550
$161,514
$179,460
$133,473.375
$157,027.5
$169,589.7
$188,433
26
15,825
$134,512.5
$158,250
$170,910
$189,900
$141,238.125
$166,162.5
$179,455.5
$199,395
27
16,725
$142,162.5
$167,250
$180,630
$200,700
$149,270.625
$175,612.5
$189,661.5
$210,735
28
17,655
$150,067.5
$176,550
$190,674
$211,860
$157,570.875
$185,377.5
$200,207.7
$222,453
29
18,616
$158,236
$186,160
$201,052.8
$223,392
$166,147.8
$195,468
$211,105.44
$234,561.6
30
19,609
$166,676.5
$196,090
$211,777.2
$235,308
$175,010.325
$205,894.5
$222,366.06
$247,073.4
31
20,633
$175,380.5
$206,330
$222,836.4
$247,596
$184,149.525
$216,646.5
$233,978.22
$259,975.8
32
21,689
$184,356.5
$216,890
$234,241.2
$260,268
$193,574.325
$227,734.5
$245,953.26
$273,281.4
33
22,778
$193,613
$227,780
$246,002.4
$273,336
$203,293.65
$239,169
$258,302.52
$287,002.8
34
23,900
$203,150
$239,000
$258,120
$286,800
$213,307.5
$250,950
$271,026
$301,140
35
25,056
$212,976
$250,560
$270,604.8
$300,672
$223,624.8
$263,088
$284,135.04
$315,705.6
36
26,246
$223,091
$262,460
$283,456.8
$314,952
$234,245.55
$275,583
$297,629.64
$330,699.6
37
27,471
$233,503.5
$274,710
$296,686.8
$329,652
$245,178.675
$288,445.5
$311,521.14
$346,134.6
38
28,732
$244,222
$287,320
$310,305.6
$344,784
$256,433.1
$301,686
$325,820.88
$362,023.2
39
30,028
$255,238
$300,280
$324,302.4
$360,336
$267,999.9
$315,294
$340,517.52
$378,352.8
40
31,360
$266,560
$313,600
$338,688
$376,320
$279,888
$329,280
$355,622.4
$395,136
41
32,729
$278,196.5
$327,290
$353,473.2
$392,748
$292,106.325
$343,654.5
$371,146.86
$412,385.4
42
34,135
$290,147.5
$341,350
$368,658
$409,620
$304,654.875
$358,417.5
$387,090.9
$430,101
43
35,579
$302,421.5
$355,790
$384,253.2
$426,948
$317,542.575
$373,579.5
$403,465.86
$448,295.4
44
37,061
$315,018.5
$370,610
$400,258.8
$444,732
$330,769.425
$389,140.5
$420,271.74
$466,968.6
45
38,582
$327,947
$385,820
$416,685.6
$462,984
$344,344.35
$405,111
$437,519.88
$486,133.2
46
40,143
$341,215.5
$401,430
$433,544.4
$481,716
$358,276.275
$421,501.5
$455,221.62
$505,801.8
47
41,743
$354,815.5
$417,430
$450,824.4
$500,916
$372,556.275
$438,301.5
$473,365.62
$525,961.8
48
43,383
$368,755.5
$433,830
$468,536.4
$520,596
$387,193.275
$455,521.5
$491,963.22
$546,625.8
49
45,064
$383,044
$450,640
$486,691.2
$540,768
$402,196.2
$473,172
$511,025.76
$567,806.4
50
46,786
$397,681
$467,860
$505,288.8
$561,432
$417,565.05
$491,253
$530,553.24
$589,503.6
51
48,550
$412,675
$485,500
$524,340
$582,600
$433,308.75
$509,775
$550,557
$611,730
52
50,356
$428,026
$503,560
$543,844.8
$604,272
$449,427.3
$528,738
$571,037.04
$634,485.6
53
52,205
$443,742.5
$522,050
$563,814
$626,460
$465,929.625
$548,152.5
$592,004.7
$657,783
54
54,098
$459,833
$540,980
$584,258.4
$649,176
$482,824.65
$568,029
$613,471.32
$681,634.8
55
56,034
$476,289
$560,340
$605,167.2
$672,408
$500,103.45
$588,357
$635,425.56
$706,028.4
56
58,014
$493,119
$580,140
$626,551.2
$696,168
$517,774.95
$609,147
$657,878.76
$730,976.4
Pre-release
The Crucible of Steel and Flame was first announced in the update notes for version 44.0 as a feature to be introduced in version 46.0. It revealed that the monkey inside the Tack Shooter would be involved in its design.[ 3] Its release in version 46.0 was reaffirmed in the update notes for version 45.0 .[ 4]
“
Tack Shooter Paragon! We’ve always known there’s a Monkey inside each one, and now we’ll all get to see what the Paragon-in-a-can can do! — Version 44.0 update notes
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