The MAX Buffed ARCHMAGE Is Seriously Broken! (Bloons TD 6)

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The MAX Buffed Archmage Is Seriously Broken! BTD6 / Bloons TD 6 - here is the top path wizard in its mighty glory with max buffs... it might perform better than even the optimists think!
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@BTDIsab Місяць тому

Archmage enjoyers rejoice. For more content check out the 2nd channel: www.youtube.com/@ISABExtras

@emmitttaylor824 Місяць тому

I appreciate you so much isab i hope your health is doing as well as it can I’m recently turned 18 and I’ve been watching since I was 10 years old and I just want to say it makes me very happy to see you still making content and having such a massive community that you have built yourself I’m so proud to be a part of this community and I want to thank you for all the content to consume over the years you are truly the greatest

@justin33621 Місяць тому

Gg for first place in boss

@rutherfordgamingofficial Місяць тому

apple

@marcoplayz6821 Місяць тому

EyeScab

@user-ih1hg5wu8u Місяць тому

@@rutherfordgamingofficial bannana

@truthfulpenguin Місяць тому

One thing (and the reason i prefer 520) is that the projectiles move really fast with 502. That's what makes the homing create such big circles, and it creates dead zones where the bolts don't hit. With 520, the circles are small enough that it can target bloons sequentially and you don't end up missing the second bloon in a chain, while the homing is still targeting it.

@julianverweij1637 Місяць тому

And WoF go brrrrrrrrrrr

@user-dz8fe7mm7m Місяць тому

Yea it can create a smaller zone for it to pierce cap! (It was good because its god boosted i think the pierce is 3 so the bottom crosspath is must have)

@wahoo264 Місяць тому

I think the two options are so evenly matched that it comes down to favourites instead of objective superiority

@adamthecoder10 Місяць тому

fair point. I personally use 502 because when starting, camo detection is really important and I prefer to build up my wizards from the beginning

@KylarKrane Місяць тому

"Strongest wizard monkey" Wizard paragon crying in the corner

@marcoplayz6821 Місяць тому

Old PoD (Soulbind) crying from 6 feed under

@marcoplayz6821 Місяць тому

Infinite Phoenix WLP bug crying in the corner

@SpopySpider Місяць тому

I mean, the paragons are like 20 monkeys in a trench coat for them to be of any high lvl. So I don't think it's unfair to say he's the strongest single entity.

@EasonLin-ep4jf Місяць тому

@@marcoplayz6821that thing was terrible

@blocker476 Місяць тому

@@marcoplayz6821 you do know that soulbind was removed because it was garbage right?

@sagittariusa2145 Місяць тому

13:02 Not only does intense magic increase pierce, it also increases _projectile velocity_ which was kinda a nerf, since the seeking became less effective; I think NOT having intense magic is actually a buff for the god-buffed archmage.

@abhinandhari7812 Місяць тому

Definitely needs stronger steering

@SwordOfBlueThunder Місяць тому

Main reason why 520 is better super buffed than 502 is fireball With such a crazy attack speed, you wind up shooting out a ton of fire balls along with WoF so you wind up with a large amount of damage from them. Plus as someone else pointed out, they dont arc as much so there are smaller dead zones insode of them

@Kewins_ Місяць тому

"No cap" 6:00 -Isab 2024 I never thought I would hear isab say that ever in my life

@sawcondemogus3134 Місяць тому

That's what I'm sayin lmao

@DeJay7 Місяць тому

Me when people imagine ISAB with like a very smart dress behind the scenes when he is literally just popping bloons.

@Spud_Ninja123 Місяць тому

Also said “enough yapping tho” 7:00

@tamirtiger2453 Місяць тому

i'd say another reason that middle path cross path would be better is because the bolts move slower than the bottom path crosspath, which allows them to seek more easily

@charliemallonee2792 Місяць тому

I always found it a bit of a weird nerf for the bolts to travel faster and have worse seeking.

@user-fo2yx7bb2o Місяць тому

can NK realize that x01 nerfs the seeking projectiles? If x01 buffed the steering speed too it would do and look amazingly

@aa01blue38 Місяць тому

I mean technically it is good when chasing DDTs/cerams that are about to leak

@worminaround Місяць тому

X X 1 gives speed, bloons in late game is fast af, so it's a buff overall

@hugojiyen6973 Місяць тому

can you explain y tho

@droidekaone3536 Місяць тому

I actually completely agree with this. I have thought for a long time that xx1 was actually a bad cross path (at least until deep late game) but by this clearly even deep late game 520 is better

@rawice4041 Місяць тому

@@hugojiyen6973you can see on certain rounds the circle of bolts dont touch the bloons in the middle, it creates a deadzone in the middle because they cant turn fast enough

@Partiallyinteresting410 Місяць тому

I’d guess that one of the reasons that 520 does so well is similar to top path engineers, where attack speed buffs affect it’s spawning speed and the damage of the spawned

@Zaieko Місяць тому

Finally, someone else appreciating the top path wizard

@marcoplayz6821 Місяць тому

Once you realize that Archmage is literally Vitruvius from the Lego Movie you can't unsee it

@khilo705 Місяць тому

@@marcoplayz6821Thank you for enlightening me with this knowledge

@publicsafetyhazard Місяць тому

IIRC the 510 Archmage fireballs got buffed a few updates ago to deal 18 base damage, which ever since then has made me always pick the 520 Archmage over 502. The middle path damage usually is better than the +5 pierce from xx1 (also the projectile speed hurts the seeking) and the increased range. 502 is now mostly for niche scenarios.

@worminaround Місяць тому

502 is good at catching stray cerams cuz ofspeed... That's all it, I think nk need to buff it so it'll be balanced

@thenarwhalmage Місяць тому

I think it should be said for the sake of god boosting, wall of fire benefits exponentially from attack speed buffs like sentry champion, because they buff the speed they place and the speed they attack.

@maudley Місяць тому

Possibly also the flat damage increase too, no?

@thenarwhalmage Місяць тому

@@maudley No not really. The wall of fire does 1 base damage (with +1 maob damage), so flat damage buffs are really good on it, but they're not multiplicative to themselves like attack speed buffs are .

@maudley Місяць тому

@@thenarwhalmage yeah sorry I didn't mean it like that, just that a x4 to damage (well x2.5 for moabs) on top of it just makes it all the better. Though that isn't unique to the tower like how the attack speed works in two ways.

@plaguies_lee1669 Місяць тому

Love these max buff videos. Buffing towers might be my favorite and most satisfying thing to do in Btd6

@sawcondemogus3134 Місяць тому

No way ISAB just said "no cap" lmao

@Vitaskt37 Місяць тому

it's funnier because he is canadian

@Pividol Місяць тому

He did, no cap

@somedudeee910 Місяць тому

Awesome ISAB made a video it’s a good day!

@wazkss Місяць тому

Thank you Isab for popping the bloons

@Medaumplay3 Місяць тому

There was a recent challenge that was round 41(the one with all zebras, not sure exactly which), with 1 life and very little money. And things like middle path druid didn't work. The answer that worked for me was 302 wizard, I was very surprised, but it was just strong enough

@_Caustic Місяць тому

Thank you Isab for uploading a video

@kavinvenkatesh1581 Місяць тому

You should retry the hero max buff tests with the sub paragon buff, it makes a huge difference.

@thenarwhalmage Місяць тому

depends on the hero. That attack speed nerf can hurt a lot on towers with low base damage

@kavinvenkatesh1581 Місяць тому

@@thenarwhalmage the damage is multiplicative

@thenarwhalmage Місяць тому

@@kavinvenkatesh1581 It's only multiplicative to the base damage. Any extra damage from the sun temple or alchemist does not get multiplied. Adora's base 2 damage for example is flimsy compared to those damage riders.

@kavinvenkatesh1581 Місяць тому

@@thenarwhalmage from my quick calcs it benefits most heroes at lvl 20, but you can do the math to prove me wrong I'm lazy

@user-dz8fe7mm7m Місяць тому

@subway_dude83 Місяць тому

Mom can I have blooncin? No, we have blooncin at home. Blooncin at home:

@wiigame3495 Місяць тому

Thank you Isab for blasting the bloons.

@inacou2078 Місяць тому

Thank you Isab for showing us your magical circle

@STNDD Місяць тому

Thank you ISAB for giving an old man dr*gs

@marcoplayz6821 Місяць тому

grandpa sicko mode

@eldando7659 Місяць тому

After being subbed to you for years, I still come back once in a while to see your videos ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

@digital-bee_ Місяць тому

thank you isab for getting dumbledore to pop the bloons

@njh123 Місяць тому

I think elite defender would be an interesting max buff, since the 025 with just permabrew is incredible as you saw in the btd6 tournament a while back

@LuqmaanOfficial Місяць тому

I usually only always go for 502 if going for archmage due to the camo detection and increased range, and I don't like having to micro wof but this video is making me reconsider switching up

@apr1l-813 Місяць тому

i want to see super buff of multiple towers at once. how well can you micro both and find synergies. i know there are a lot of towers left to do max buff on but once you run out i think this is a good way to continue the series

@pancakeloo123 Місяць тому

Archmage recognition. Beautiful

@M3pul Місяць тому

That is actually crazy how far that got, very satisfying as well

@worminaround Місяць тому

Same, bro out classed Apache Prime, power creep in it's finest

@thegoose8670 Місяць тому

I was testing a couple monkeys in sandbox since I haven't played btd6 in a while and I was shocked at how powerful the archmage was.

@JDubYeet Місяць тому

Thank you ISAB for finishing my homework

@anotherbadplayerxd Місяць тому

iirc wall of fire also has a multiplicative effect with attack speed buffs but i might be wrong, so that's probably how it got like +13 rounds vs 502

@pkmn7777777 Місяць тому

I’d honestly love to see this again but with the other cross path, would make it feel like an objective way to measure which one is better for direct longevity

@Fera-gr5mm Місяць тому

Thank you ISAB for wizarding the buffs

@luciamanevy9395 Місяць тому

Sauda w those buffs and the new paragon buff

@GarryDumblowski 14 днів тому

I've noticed from the description of Shimmer that it's described as an *attack", which to me always made it seem like the shimmer effect does damage as well as decamoing Bloons. I'm honestly kinda sad it doesn't do damage, I think it would be a very satisfying upgrade to put in the middle of a loop during early rounds.

@hatsukegero Місяць тому

6:10 this was called "izinho" here in brazil, i miss izinho so much...

@EL-_-DIABLO Місяць тому

Would love to see you do Ascended glaive lord

@grrumakemeangry Місяць тому

I didnt expect for 5-2-0 to be that much better

@squiddler7731 Місяць тому

I'm thinking with max buffs, middle path would be stronger. I feel like the fireball and wall of fire with the insane attack speed would more than make up for the loss of peirce (and the camo and range are irrelevant here)

@gotrude1308 Місяць тому

Never thought Isab would say no cap 😂😂

@user-hc8jj4pd5l Місяць тому

7:03 "doesnt have enough juice in the tank"💀💀💀

@ShiNoNaiHasu Місяць тому

Actually, the Polls on the video were so good, both for the creator and the viewers

@stormrhys3205 Місяць тому

Oh the polls in videos, man I just completely forgot about that

@YouTubePseudonym Місяць тому

6:05 polls were removed 7 years ago? Genuinely makes me feel so old.

@MrBanjo.....w Місяць тому

The poll feature was good

@Dechral Місяць тому

wizard monkey is dope. Still haven't tried the paragon tho

@chunkymonkey7983 Місяць тому

Whimsical ah tower

@bhaveshbhavesh7787 Місяць тому

I wonder what superstorm’s visuals will be like. Maybe a top path druid max buff?

@JosiahBradley Місяць тому

Everyone talking about the technical reasons for the pathing and here I am picking the one with the fireball lol.

@lasagnabb2109 Місяць тому

I've been waiting for isab to show off his ability to smother everything with is magic archmage balls

@paexghostio Місяць тому

Juan: Archmage OP 🧙

@RainMarrlen Місяць тому

6:30 yeah, there used to be in-video polls

@kaja3932 Місяць тому

Four direct damage upgrades in a row can't be wrong

@niligas Місяць тому

throughout heaven and earth the archmage is the honoured one

@Leon_el_pro Місяць тому

4:48 They removed polls because no one used them apparently

@jeff8725 Місяць тому

*Spends around $1,000,000 dollars requiring multiple heros and a ton of active abilities.* ISAB: Wow! This is broken!

@clintbeastwood5116 Місяць тому

Generally speaking, I think the 5-2-0 has better single target damage, but that extra pierce is still more useful overall.

@animefan7424 Місяць тому

I remember when most vids in like 2016-2017 had polls

@louis-simonr4727 Місяць тому

might we humbly request max buffed mortars

@brianrushton9389 Місяць тому

For ISAB extras: can you name what all your favorite heroes get at each level? (Or all heroes, but that could be too hard)

@josephpark2919 Місяць тому

520 archmage has a better targetting. Look at how much the bolts change their angles when turning

@thedarkenhunter9783 Місяць тому

XD i Wave a Weird Question is there an Benefit 2 Overclock 5-2-0 Bananafarm? 🤔

@michasokoowski6651 Місяць тому

Another reason why 520 is better than 502 is that it has slower projectiles, so its harder to have deadzones where projectiles can't home to

@0cthulhu077 Місяць тому

pretty purple balls (sauda said this to isab last night)

@blyzz6183 Місяць тому

that wizard's spellbook's gotta be bigger than the Big plane.

@crazycow4172 Місяць тому

Neva miss is more satisfying homing IMO and you can neva change my mind.

@grimreaper1542 Місяць тому

Wow I can't believe I was this fast. Must be the magic of the Archmage

@ThomasNing Місяць тому

Man I miss the in video polls too

@baileyandsparrowthedogs Місяць тому

Thank you papa ISAB

@apalsnerg Місяць тому

Thank you for annihilating the bloons with the max buffed mage monkey, ISAB!

@Beast10x1 Місяць тому

random comment, do you have a reason to not use a mod for unlimited t5 for double homeland? just been wondering this for a while, because you have ezeli totem and obyn buff, and geraldo(only possilbe in co-op i guess)

@gregoirebasseville4797 Місяць тому

In normal gameplay, I can believe 502 is better, but super buffing towers already gives them so much pierce and range, I think 520 will do better. You said it yourself, more attack speed and more attacks are the best things in super buff videos. Also, the things that end your runs are often DDTs and BADs, not massive amount of weaker Bloons.

@zacharytaylor2625 Місяць тому

I prefer middle path usually, because five pierce because less relevant with buffs.

@kaboomer Місяць тому

isab max buffed can last forever

@sawcondemogus3134 Місяць тому

Bro I see you in every isab comment section lmao

@mothrahlurker788 Місяць тому

Scrapyard might be better here due to seeking, going through walls and scrapyard being the longest map.

@user-tt8yf2wi9j Місяць тому

Yesssss

@JustAGuy980 Місяць тому

for some reason I am not surprised with Isab saying uncensored cursing.

@davoodoh3137 Місяць тому

I love bloons td 6.

@sergomergo9944 Місяць тому

Thank you ISAB for narrowly not losing your life savings!

@emilysd9965 Місяць тому

Use the ultimate Cross paththing mod with the golden village

@gabrielx6490 Місяць тому

The strongest sorceror of today vs. the strongest archmage of history

@mariorox81 Місяць тому

Haven't seen how it actually does yet, but I would guess middle crosspath actually does make more sense for max buffing, since you're giving it 2 more attacks that benefit from all the buffs. Edit: that is nutty.

@corycollier8568 Місяць тому

Next max buff video, could you go over what the golden village does?

@camdenzeigler6954 Місяць тому

It gives sun god buffs

@corycollier8568 Місяць тому

@@camdenzeigler6954 is that ALL it does?

@courraffe Місяць тому

@@corycollier8568It Gives Every Buff possible (Except Paragon buffs) in the whole game (so far) on a tower in its radius Reason why I said so far is that Alchemist and Village paragon could buff regular towers to make them more powerful buffs than their T5s when they get released (not confirmed that Alchemist or village paragon is next)