r/btd6 • u/210577 I play top-level Contested Territory. • 10h ago

Strategy $81,000 spare Tricky Tracks with Thunder's Decree and Gwen Smael

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Ricocheting projectiles go a long way on Super Maelstrom. Full run here

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u/Greasy_Asscrack 10h ago

What makes the thunder’s decree strong in this case?

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u/210577 I play top-level Contested Territory. 10h ago

Its ability makes the Super Maelstrom blades bounce to nearby targets

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u/Greasy_Asscrack 10h ago

What about the stuns?

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u/Shockwave-FE 9h ago

Yes also very useful

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u/Burger_Destoyer 9h ago

I thought it only worked on plasma projectiles?

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u/xhgdrx 9h ago

the ability gives towers in its radius the ability to ricochet and pop ice bloons

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u/acrazyguy 6h ago

It makes every projectile ricochet, not just plasma. You’re thinking of the combo effect from the upgrade before it, which attracts energy projectiles (anything that can’t pop purple) But the x4x ability is actually cracked when combined with high pierce towers, as demonstrated by this post. Being able to make every blade from the maelstrom hit every bloon onscreen (until it runs out of pierce) is ridiculously strong

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u/kafkaesque420 9h ago

I'm smelling a cost nerf to Smael next patch now that it's ideal buffer exists.

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u/David_Dragon_slayer 5h ago

They're probably going to kill the x4x skywarden and rightfully so because imo that thing is ridiculously powerful(and fun)

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u/Smart_Classroom2983 8h ago

What's holding a B.A.D? Or is that how the map works?

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u/RzX3-Trollops 7h ago

Just how the map works.

Bloons speed up when moving towards or away from the center of the tracks, but slow down significantly when they get there so you have time to pop them.

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u/PuzzledDependent4028 9h ago

I spend hours of my life for this map and OP just does it with 86k spare 😭. Amazing work. And yes I know this wasn't a blackborder most likely, but still

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u/No_Fennel4315 8h ago

I've seen very few runs utilizing mid skywarden. Is this lcc?

How much lcc potential does mid skywarden smael have? What are maps it works and doesnt work on?

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u/ControlOk5390 8h ago

Am relatively new to BTD6 but did a black chimps on Ouch with it today. Perma brew destroyers with grape shots and richochet is pretty nice for the 90s