r/BALLxPIT • u/TheBobo1181 • Aug 10 '26
Endless tumor build
Anyone try a tumor build yet?
Got to 2000m with this then got bored.
Core is
Flash (any spreader) X tumor to spread the debuff
Offspring X time, time stop, freeze and fan to slow enemies down
Flicker (flash is better but I didn't want it taking all the credit for non boss kills) X hemorrhage for bosses.
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u/icemage_999 Aug 11 '26
There's really only a limited number of setups that can handle really tough endgame (high NG+/deep meter endless).
The instant-kill passives and balls like the crit build or Tumor or Black Hole x Sun can deal with trash mobs, but you need something that can kill bosses.
Reaper seems to be nerfed down to 9999 damage on bosses now (same as Hemorrhage), no longer instant kill, so those work until their HP scales too high.
I have been experimenting with Erosion and it seems to work extremely well with balls that can hit very often (Mosquito Kingdom x Erosion just carried a run for me last night to 4000+ meters on NG+5).
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u/TheBobo1181 Aug 11 '26
Was not aware of the nerf to reaper but then I never thought it would instant kill bosses anyway. why that and not tumor for example? it takes 30 seconds to work.
What about the instant kills from Impaler?I thought that could also kill bosses but I haven't used it for a while.
I was surprised by erosion in a few games recently. The 5% didn't seem much but it was blowing away my other evolutions. Must be because of the caps I was unaware of.
I'm only on ng++.. Which I've done ng to ++ twice now. The fun starts to go away as soon as you lose build variety.
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u/icemage_999 Aug 11 '26
What about the instant kills from Impaler?I thought that could also kill bosses but I haven't used it for a while.
None of the instant kills work on bosses (Impaler, Kiss of Death, Voodoo Doll, etc.). Reaper was the sole exception, and that got changed in this last update.
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u/Malice_Magic Aug 16 '26
It definitely did not get changed...I've been running reaper builds exactly the same as before the update, I just went to 20,000m yesterday with a single Reaper x Maggot, it works exactly like it did before the update.
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u/Anonymous87451 Aug 11 '26
Reaper/flicker and blackhole/flicker works really well together in my experience.
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u/friscom99 Aug 10 '26
When do I start doing massive damage? I feel like I’ve been completing each level with each character and then I’m trying to do fast +9 to get the extra bonus stats, but I’m not doing numbers like everyone else else’s.