Changes: White Hot Spikes (BTD4-BTD5)

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Not to be confused with Red Hot Spikes, a powerup in Bloons Monkey City.

“	Cuts through lead like a hot spike through... lead.	”
	^{~ Official BTD5 description}

200-SpikeFactory — Official BTD6 artwork

Capture — (From left to right)A 2/0 Spike Factory next to a 2/2 Spike Factory.

White Hot Spikes is the 3rd upgrade in BTD4 and the 2nd upgrade of path 1 for the Spike Factory in BTD5. In BTD4, it costs $300 on Easy, $350 on Medium, and $380 on Hard, and in BTD5, it costs $765 on Easy, $900 on Medium, $970 on Hard, and $1080 on Impoppable. It enables the spike factory to pop Lead Bloons with its road spikes. They can also pop frozen bloons, notable when a Spike Factory is placed near an Ice Monkey. The spikes turn red at their tips. The ability to pop leads only requires the first tack to break through the lead layer and thus, puts the lead-popping ability of the other tacks in the spike into waste.

This upgrade returns in BTD6, functioning identically to its previous counterparts. It costs $680 on Easy, $800 on Medium, $865 on Hard, and $960 on Impoppable.

Tips

It is recommended to get the first two upgrades of path 2 (Faster Production and Even Faster Production) before getting this upgrade, as producing spike piles at a faster rate is usually more valuable than allowing them to pop lead bloons.
This upgrade pairs well with Carpet of Spikes, as it allows the periodic spike storms to pop D.D.Ts.

Gallery

Trivia

Even though it's called white hot spikes, and the artwork shows spikes that are white at the top and orange at the bottom, the spikes actually appear reddish-orange in the middle with black at the bottom, although the very tips are white.
MOAB-SHREDR Spikes have the picture of white hot spikes on a MOAB even though this upgrade can be reached without buying the white hot spikes upgrade (e.g. 1/3 spike factory).
The bottom of the spikes aren't hot, because they are black and not red or white.
It can take down 1 Rainbow Bloon on Monkey Lane. It can also take down 7 Lead Bloons on the same track.
This upgrade can be useful in certain levels of Bloons Monkey City, where Regrowth Leads might be problematic.

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+:''Not to be confused with [[Red Hot Spikes]], a powerup in Bloons Monkey City.''
 {{Quote|Cuts through lead like a hot spike through... lead.|Official [[BTD5]] description}}
+[[file:200-SpikeFactory.png|thumb|Official BTD6 artwork]]
+[[File:Capture.jpg|frame|(From left to right)A 2/0 Spike Factory next to a 2/2 Spike Factory.]]
-[[File:Capture.jpg|frame|(From left to right)A 2/0 Spike Factory next to a 2/2 Spike Factory.]][[File:White hot spikes..png|thumb|247px|White Hot Spikes in [[Bloons TD 5]] (Note: This is the [[Spike Storm]] upgrade shooting White Hot Spikes).]]
-'''White Hot Spikes''' is the 2nd upgrade of path 1 for the [[Spike Factory]] in [[BTD5]]. It costs $765 on [[Easy Difficulty|Easy]], $900 on [[Medium Difficulty|Medium]], $970 on [[Hard Difficulty|Hard]]. It enables the spike factory to pop [[Lead Bloons]] with its road spikes. They can also pop frozen bloons if the [[Spike Factory]] is near an [[Ice Tower]] . The spikes turn red at their tips. The ability to pop leads only requires the first tack to break through the lead layer and thus, puts the lead-popping ability of the other tacks in the spike into waste. It is recommended to get the first two upgrades of path 2 before getting this one.
+'''White Hot Spikes''' is the 3rd upgrade in [[BTD4]] and the 2nd upgrade of path 1 for the [[Spike Factory]] in [[BTD5]]. In BTD4, it costs $300 on Easy, $350 on Medium, and $380 on Hard, and in BTD5, it costs $765 on Easy, $900 on Medium, $970 on Hard, and $1080 on Impoppable. It enables the spike factory to pop [[Lead Bloons]] with its road spikes. They can also pop frozen bloons, notable when a Spike Factory is placed near an [[Ice Monkey]]. The spikes turn red at their tips. The ability to pop leads only requires the first tack to break through the lead layer and thus, puts the lead-popping ability of the other tacks in the spike into waste.
+This upgrade returns in [[BTD6]], functioning identically to its previous counterparts. It costs $680 on Easy, $800 on Medium, $865 on Hard, and $960 on Impoppable.
+==Tips==
+*It is recommended to get the first two upgrades of path 2 ([[Faster Production]] and [[Even Faster Production]]) before getting this upgrade, as producing spike piles at a faster rate is usually more valuable than allowing them to pop lead bloons.
+*This upgrade pairs well with [[Carpet of Spikes]], as it allows the periodic spike storms to pop [[Dark Dirigible Titan (D.D.T.)|D.D.Ts.]]
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+BTD4 White Hot Spikes upgrade button.PNG|The upgrade button in BTD4.
+White hot spikes..png|White Hot Spikes in [[Bloons TD 5]] (Note: This is the [[Spike Storm]] upgrade shooting White Hot Spikes).
+White Hot BTDBM.png|BTDB Mobile artwork
+SpikeFactory200Crosspaths.png|Crosspathing in BTD6 ('''Top:''' Path 2, '''Bottom:''' Path 3)
+</gallery>
 ==Trivia==
 *Even though it's called '''white''' hot spikes, and the artwork shows spikes that are white at the top and orange at the bottom, the spikes actually appear reddish-orange in the middle with black at the bottom, although the very tips are white.
-**Despite this, the artwork looks very white.
 *MOAB-SHREDR Spikes have the picture of white hot spikes on a MOAB even though this upgrade can be reached without buying the white hot spikes upgrade (e.g. 1/3 spike factory).
 *The bottom of the spikes aren't hot, because they are black and not red or white.
+*It can take down 1 [[Rainbow Bloon]] on [[Monkey Lane]]. It can also take down 7 [[Lead Bloon]]s on the same track.
-<gallery>
+*This upgrade can be useful in certain levels of [[Bloons Monkey City]], where Regrowth Leads might be problematic.
-BTD4 White Hot Spikes upgrade button.PNG|The upgrade button in BTD4.
-</gallery>
+{{upgrades BTD6}}
+{{Upgrades BTD1-BTD5}}
 [[Category:Upgrades]]
 [[Category:Spike Factory]]
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 [[Category:Bloons TD Battles]]
 [[Category:Bloons Monkey City]]
+[[Category:BTD5 Tier 2 Upgrades]]
+[[Category:BTD6 Tier 2 Upgrades]]