Permanent Brew (BTDB2)

BTD6

BTDB2

“	Berserker brew becomes PERMANENT on Monkeys who drink it.	”
	~ BTDB2 description

5-2-0 Permanent Brew selected

Permanent Brew is the 5th upgrade on Path 1 of the Alchemist in Bloons TD Battles 2. It is similar to its BTD6 counterpart, except slightly cheaper and comes with no extra range. The lack of extra range means that mobility methods, such as via Support Chinook's reposition ability, are the only way to move Permanent Brew without removing its buffs. It still throws brews every 8.0s (4.8s with 5-0-1) and AMDs every 10.0s (6.0s with 5-0-1). If all its buffs are given to a specific tower, that tower gains +1 damage, +1 Ceramic and MOAB-class damage, +18.7% attack speed (0.85x attack cooldown), +3 pierce, +15% range, and lead-popping power.

It costs $55,000, and is unlocked with the other Alchemist tier 5 upgrades for 1500.

Strategy

Summary

It is a powerful choice for enhancing performance of more than one tower. It gives bonus attack speed, pierce, damage, and range. Players familiar with BTD6 meta strategies may be familiar with Permanent Brew being extremely effective in conjunction with towers that shoot many projectiles per second and/or shoot extremly fast, including those from Burst , Multiple Targeting , and Spray damage types. Read the "Alchemist Brewing Strategy" page to see more information on what is optimal for Alch buffs.

It is important to note that positioning will be even more important for Permanent Brew, as Chinook isn't always an option in a three-tower loadout. In Battles 2, make sure to have at least one tower that has high synergy with Permanent Brew, preferably an option such as Tack or Super. It also has strong use with Ninja and Druid when given to Grandmaster Ninja, masses of Bloonjitsus, as well as Avatar of Wrath and Poplusts.

Tips

• 5-0-1 offers better results, as this allows the Alchemist to apply permanent brews faster. Time-sensitivity is even more important in this game.
• It takes an extremely long time to let it buff every single tower within its immediate range. Prepare the buffs in advance if a big rush is imminent.

Version History

Price decreased due to Permanent Brew's limitations in affordability and synergies.

Initial release (compared to BTD6 during Version 28.0)

• Permanent Brew costs less ($60,000 → $55,000)
• [bug] Permanent Brew only targets one tower.
• Permanent Brew range increased (45 → 55)

1.0.6 (?)

• Fixed Permanent Brew only targeting a single tower

1.1.0

• 30k XP → 15k XP

1.5.0

• No longer requires 15k XP to unlock. Players who have unlocked this upgrade before the update will not receive a full refund, as well as unlock all Tier 5 Alchemist upgrades.

1.10.0 (?)

• Permanent Brew no longer has +10 range (55 → 45)

Gallery

Grandmaster Ninja under influence of Permanent Brew

Permanent Brew with a bunch of activated Spike Storms under its influence

Permanent Brew and many permanently brewed monkeys

Enough XP to unlock Permanent Brew

Unlocked Permanent Brew

Permabrew range post-nerf of range

Trivia

• Like many towers who do have closed pupils for their respective BTD6 in-game models, Permanent Brew does not have closed pupils in Battles 2.
  • Other towers in such a category include: Jungle's Bounty, Snowstorm.