| “ | Can collide with and shove MOAB-Class Bloons, reversing or slowing their movement. Shove is amplified by Bigger Jets and IFR upgrades. | ” |
| ~ BTDB2 description |
MOAB Shove is the third upgrade of Path 3 for the Heli Pilot in Bloons TD Battles 2. It allows the Heli Pilot to push back MOAB-class bloons (except BADs). When the MOAB Shove touches the hitbox of any MOAB-class bloon, it pushes the first collided blimp backwards. The MOAB Shove effect is more effective against weaker blimps but weaker against stronger blimps.
When shoved, MOABs move 33% backwards, BFBs completely stop, ZOMGs move 50% slower, and DDTs move 66% slower. With Bigger Jets, the shove effect becomes stronger; MOABs move 44% backwards, BFBs move 11% backwards, ZOMGs move 66% slower, and DDTs move 77% slower.
MOAB Shove costs $3,700 in-game and is unlocked with 500 Monkey Money for the Heli.
Appearance[]
This upgrade adds a grill to the front of the helicopter, and adds an extra chevron to each side.
Strategy[]
Summary[]
MOAB Shove is a cheap alternative to Maim MOAB and other MOAB-slowing towers, and has the benefit of always being active (unlike Bloon Sabotage) and re-positionable (unlike MOAB Glue). It is weak to rushes of MOAB-class boons, rather its strength is being a very cost-efficient singular blimp staller.
While a 203 MOAB Shove can pursue bloons, a 023 may actual work better on many maps, as its increased shove and camo detection allows it to stall Fortified DDTs significantly, especially when placed in a central location in a map. This allows anti-DDT towers such as Sticky Bomb more time to destroy the DDTs.
Tips[]
- MOAB Shove crosspathing should mostly be based on stalling potential; 0-1-3 helps partially at increasing effectiveness of that shove effect.
Version History[]
- Initial release (compared to BTD6 Version 28.0)
No longer has missiles
- This is a nerf in this game since stalling strategies are diminished in value
- 2.0.4
- MOAB Shove cost increased ($3500 -> $3700)
- Overall cost increase is $0 due to Faster Darts costing $100 less and Faster Firing costing $100 less.
| “ | We are lowering a few of the early game upgrades that don’t provide much utility while increasing the tier 3 prices so that they remain unaffected. [...] | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
- 3.2.4
- xx3 MOAB Shove: slows ZOMGs by 66% -> 50% (78% -> 66% with x1x)
- 4.2
- Affected by base Heli pad footprint reduction
| “ | Heli Pilot’s large footprint has been a major limitation on the tower’s viability on a lot of maps, so we hope to open up its viability by reducing its size. [...] | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- MOAB Shove is the most expensive T3 Heli in this game.
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