| “ | Damages many more bloons with a deadly ring of flame instead of tacks. | ” |
| ~ BTDB2 description |
4-0-0 RoF buffed by Village
4-2-0 Ring of Fire attacking
Ring of Fire is the 4th upgrade on Path 1 of the Tack Shooter in Bloons TD Battles 2. It is similar to its BTD6 counterpart prior to the BTD6 Version 33.0 reworks but pierces fewer bloons. It attacks every 0.4725s, does 3 damage at base (+1 per Path 3 crosspath), and pops up to 45 bloons per shot (+10 with 4-1-0 and 60 with 4-2-0). As the damage type changes from Normal to Fire, it can no longer damage Purple Bloons. If Level 5+ Gwendolin is on screen, it receives attack speed and radius buffs from her, although its range remains identical.
It costs $3,300, and is unlocked by default.
Strategy[]
Summary[]
Ring of Fire excels at popping large groups of bloons, in exchange for worse single-target damage. It is strong at popping any non-blimp bloon except for Purples, to which it cannot pop without support, and ordinary Ceramics and Fortified Ceramics, to which it won't efficiently chip away at them without bloon slowdowns.
Tips[]
- 4-0-2 works better in tight corners but 4-2-0 is better for general cases. The extra range is typically favorable for wider coverage and a slightly more pierce.
- 4-0-2 deals about +66% more damage than not opting for bottom crosspath, though 4-2-0 has a major advantage of high range.
- 4-0-2 one-shots Pinks, which is particularly helpful when comboed with Blade Shooter to rip open the Purple layers.
- Adding Glue and/or Ice is a good choice for Ring of Fire to keep attacking bloons within its tiny range.
Version History[]
- Initial release (compared to BTD6 during Version 28.0)
- Released
- 1.3.0
Ring of Fire reloads faster (0.53s → 0.47s)
- 1.5.0
- No longer requires 9,500 XP to unlock. Players who have unlocked this upgrade before the update will not receive a full refund.
- 1.7.0
- Ring of Fire price decrease $3500 -> $3300
- 2.0.4
- 4-0-x Ring of Fire pierce decreased (60 -> 45)
- 4-1-0 Ring of Fire pierce decreased (70 -> 55)
- 4-2-0 Ring of Fire pierce decreased (80 -> 60)
| “ | Tack still feels a little bit too strong overall, so we are making some small changes to its tier 4 upgrades that have proven to be efficient. [...] | ” |
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