Vortex

Info for the boss Vortex

Introduction #

Vortex is the speedy bitch that disables your towers every time it hits a skull. When hitting a skull, Vortex will bring up a shield for 6s that deflects projectiles, as well as move back along the track. Also, it comes with the slipstream effect, where bloons behind vortex will move at 250% speed until it catches up to it. The issue with slipstream is that there are some 2 path maps where slipstream is bugged, and the bloons on the non-vortex path will just straight up move at 250% speed. Some bloons are also modified before Vortex spawns.

Normal HP #

Tier 1: 20k
Tier 2: 62.8k
Tier 3: 294k
Tier 4: 628k
Tier 5: 2.5125m

Elite HP #

Tier 1: 41.8k
Tier 2: 251k
Tier 3: 1.675m
Tier 4: 6.7m
Tier 5: 33.5m

Tier 1 #

Normal #

1 or 2 104 ninjas, depending on whether vortex will disable it or not (you don’t want it to get disabled at all, so place a 2nd one if the first one is disabled).

Elite #

205 elite defender on strong (boss), 203 ace (bloons). Also get a 220 village and optionally alch buff the ace.

Tier 2 #

Normal #

205 tack + 410 or 510 ice (boss), keep the 203 ace (bloons).

Elite #

150 dartling (use ability whenever it comes up) with 401 alch (boss), 203 ace (bloons). Both should still be under a 220 village.

Getting the MAD disabled isn’t the end of the world, but only if it’s 1 or 2 skulls.

Tier 3 #

Normal #

Same as Tier 2 Elite.

Elite #

Degree 30ish dart paragon on strong

Tier 4 #

Normal #

Same as Tier 3 Elite.

Elite #

Degree 30ish dart and boomer paragon on strong (my boomer paragon is degree 29 because I’m stupid)

Tier 5 #

Normal #

Same as Tier 4 Elite.

Elite #

Refer to the general tier 5 strat.