Strategy:Lych

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Lych is a unique boss in the sense it can counter strategies reliant on buffs.

This strategy page is updated to version 46.1 and only covers dealing with Lych itself and not the farming required to afford the defenses, for such guide consult Strategy:Boss Bloon Event. The tower selection also assumes all challenge modifiers are at standard values.

Normal Lych

Lych

Tier 1

Lych itself is not really the problem at this point, but the Soul and the Resurrected MOABs are the bigges threats at this stage, ideally the defense should be able to deal with the three of them at the same time.

• 2-0-5 Elite Defender completely counters Lych, as it can deal with Lych, Lych-Soul and the normal spawns all by itself (with the help of some form of decamo, setting it to First targeting is recommende). The Soul's live stealing ability triggers Elite Defender's passive attack speed bonus which can defeat all Bloons on the screen nearly instantly and if it has some time remaining with the ability it might damage Lych enough to also trigger the next skull. Make sure Elite Defender is very far from Lych because the attack speed bonus can be stolen.
• 0-5-0 MOAB Eliminator and a 0-4-0 MOAB Assassin can deal with Lych and its spawns, is reccomended to not use MOAB Eliminator's ability on Lych itself as it will trigger a skull inmediately, making the Soul and the Resurrected MOABs a extreme threat if the abilities are down. Instead, let the MOAB Eliminator set to Strong damage Lych with its normal attack and use the abilities when the skull is reached. MOAB Eliminator will defeat the Soul inmediately and the MOAB Assasin can deal with the MOABs.
• 2-0-5 The Tack Zone + 0-4-0 Embrittlement + 2-0-4 Overdrive can also handle the entire defense if positioned correctly to quickly defeat the Soul and the MOABs just in the moment they spawn before they can leave the Tack Shooter's range.
• 2-0-5 Sub Commander, make sure it has vision of the entire track, will perform even better when paired with a few 2-0-3 Triple Guns and/or Admiral Brickell.
• 5-2-0 Carrier Flagship.
• 3× 2-4-0 Carpet of Spikes, space out their abilities to deal with Lych and its spawns.
• On longer or easier maps 4-2-0 Plasma Accelerator and 2× 1-0-4 Sticky Bomb.

In maps with multiple lanes a 0-2-3 MOAB Shove can be used

Tier 2

• 1-5-0 M.A.D.
• 0-1-5 Avatar of Wrath with 5× 0-1-4 Poplust
• 2-5-0 Carpet of Spikes
• 2-0-5 The Tack Zone + 0-5-0 Super Brittle with several 2-0-4 Overdrive, space them a little beat so spawns can be defeated before they leave the range.
• 2-0-5 Sub Commander, with several 2-0-4 Armor Piercing Darts.

Some other towers can defeat Lych and the Soul on their own but are overwhelmed by the MOABs, so they need additional support to deal with them, examples of the former are:

• 0-5-0 MOAB Eliminator
• 2-0-5 Elite Defender
• 1-0-5 Master Bomber

And to defend the MOABs:

• 0-2-5 MOAB Domination
• 2-0-4 Spectre
• 0-2-4 Comanche Defense
• 5-2-0 Archmage
• 2-0-3 Dark Knight

Elite Lych

Elite Lych

Tips and recommendations

• After defeating Tier 1, the game will keep sending

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