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More powerful magic shots move faster and can pop more Bloons.
~ In-game description

Intense Magic is the first upgrade on the third path for the Wizard Monkey in Bloons TD 6. It grants +5 pierce to each of the Wizard's bolts, for a total of 8 pierce for each normal bolt attack (7 to 12 for Arcane Mastery, 11 to 16 for Archmage). In addition, projectile speed for all bolt attacks is doubled. Intense Magic also increases the pierce of all fire-related attacks from Path 2 except the Phoenix and Lava Phoenix subtowers. Pierce of Fireball increases by +5, Wall of Fire gains +5 pierce, and Dragon's Breath flames gain +2 pierce. Archmage's flame attack is not affected by Intense Magic.

This upgrade costs $255 on Easy, $300 on Medium, $325 on Hard, and $360 on Impoppable.

Description[]

Appearance[]

Intense Magic gives the Wizard Monkey a color change of the celestial patterns on its hat from yellow to purple.

Mechanics[]

TBA

Targeting Priorities[]

Intense Magic targets bloons using the standard targeting priorities. It shoots straight movement projectiles.

  • First: Targets the first bloon visible within its range.
  • Last: Targets the last bloon visible within its range.
  • Close: Targets the closest bloon visible within its range.
  • Strong: Targets the strongest bloon visible within its range.

Costs[]

Updated as of Version 41.0. Listed prices exclude external buffs, any sacrifices, and Monkey Knowledge.
[Module | Data] Purchase Sell
Costs Easy Medium Hard Impoppable Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
Upgrade (X-X-1) $255 $300 $325 $360 -
Total (0-0-1) $575 $675 $730 $810 $403 $473 $511 $567
Crosspath (1-0-1) $700 $825 $890 $990 $490 $578 $623 $693
Crosspath (2-0-1) $1,080 $1,275 $1,375 $1,530 $756 $893 $963 $1,071
Crosspath (0-1-1) $830 $975 $1,055 $1,170 $581 $683 $739 $819
Crosspath (0-2-1) $1,510 $1,775 $1,920 $2,130 $1,057 $1,243 $1,344 $1,491

This upgrade's prices (or included crosspath's prices) are affected by the following MK: MagicTricksIcon Magic Tricks, BetterSellDealsIcon Better Sell Deals

Strategy[]

Summary[]

Intense Magic improves overall pierce of the Wizard Monkey, and it is usually bought as either a grouped popping option for early-game or as a crosspath to higher level Wizards. When used as a lower-tier upgrade, the bolt can hit bloons from further and increases the Wizard's reliability against groups of bloons.

If crosspathed with Guided Magic the bolts travel faster but its seeking curve becomes much larger, reducing its homing accuracy . In most cases, the pierce bonus outweighs the slight disadvantage of a larger seeking curve.

Tips[]

  • Most fire upgrades tend to prefer Intense Magic as a crosspath, which gives extra pierce rather than niche benefits that Guided Magic provides or negligible benefits from Arcane Blast.
  • Intense Magic tends is the better crosspath for both other Tier 5 Wizards, giving extra pierce and access to its next upgrade Monkey Sense. However, Wizard Lord Phoenix may prefer the Guided Magic crosspath to adjust positioning of the Wall of Fire attack and utilize the higher projectile lifespan of flames.

Version History[]

Mostly interactions with crosspathing that grant bonus pierce.

17.0
  • BUFF Intense Magic now grants +5 pierce to Walls of Fire.
20.0
  • BUFF Intense Magic now grants Dragon's Breath flames with +2 pierce.
21.0
  • BUFF Main bolt has more pierce (7 → 8, from base Wizard buff).
29.0
  • NERF 0-2-1 Wall of Fire pierce bonus reduced (+5 → +4)
32.0
Polishing some crosspaths, [...], and 011 Fireball also does not benefit from having the pierce crosspath
~ Ninja Kiwi
  • BUFF Intense Magic now grants +5 pierce for Fireball
33.0
Wall of Fire’s exceptional T2 power needs to be moved around for improved crosspathing, [...]
~ Ninja Kiwi, referring to Wall of Fire
  • BUFF 0-2-1 Wall of Fire pierce bonus increased (+4 → +5)

Gallery[]

Official artwork[]

Trivia[]

  • Intense Magic has a blue glow in its upgrade icon, but not its upgrade portrait.
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