Today I tested the Crossbow Master vs the Sun Avatar and got surprising results.
-The rounds I tested them against were 4 MOABs, 4 BFBs, 4 ZOMGs, 4 DDTs, and 1 BAD
-The Map I used was Logs
Some facts about the competitors are that:
-the Sun Avatar costs 132% more than the XBM,
-they both (when given the maximum pierce of bloons they can handle) gain # of pops at the same rate (per second).
-and while the XBM relies at least partly on RNG and shoots in a straight line, the Sun Avatar is consistent with its shots and shoots a spray of 3 lines (not 1 line) of energy blasts.
The results:
While the Crossbow master advanced up to the round with 1 BAD (and even damaged the BAD to its last stage until it pops), the Sun Avatar (both cross paths) lost to 4 ZOMGs.
It is surprising that while the Sun Avatar costs way more than the XBM, the XBM does better against MOAB-class bloons (the popping power that is needed for rounds 80-100). While the Sun Avatar with the range cross path had the same amount of (gigantic) range as the XBM, it wasn't able to pop camos. Moreover, the Sun Avatar with the camo cross path didn't get the same amount of range as the XBM. It seems like the player has to choose between range vs camo with the Sun Avatar, although the XBM has the whole package (can pop black, white, lead, camo, purple, and even DDTs)
What to take away:
The XBM, despite its tiny cost, is a great asset to any defense, While it struggles against the BAD and super ceramics, it has great synergy with other towers like the Inferno ring, Blooncineration, and Sky shredder.
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