Primary • Tack Shooter
Crucible of Steel and Flame
Spinning blades of Bloon immolation! Combines the ultra-fast shooting Tack Zone, high-speed Super Maelstrom, and fire-spewing Inferno Ring.
Open in the Paragon Calculator →Quick stats
| Tower | Tack Shooter |
|---|---|
| Class | Primary |
| Base cost (Easy) | $170,000 |
| Base cost (Medium) | $200,000 |
| Base cost (Hard) | $216,000 |
| Base cost (Impoppable) | $240,000 |
| Priciest single sacrifice (T4) | 4-2-0 build — $5,155 |
How to reach Degree 100 (solo)
In solo play the four standard power categories top out below Degree 100, so a maxed Crucible of Steel and Flame needs Geraldo's Paragon Power Totems to close the gap. The most cash-efficient solo path on Medium difficulty:
- 16,200,000 equivalent pops/damage (income counts as 4 pops per $1)
- 100 sacrificed upgrade tiers
- $600,000 spent on sacrificed towers
- 20 Geraldo Paragon Power Totems
Co-op is cheaper: each player can sacrifice extra Tier 5s, which cuts the totems you need. Adjust the target degree, difficulty and game mode in the calculator.
Abilities
- Fires extremely fast rotating white-hot blades that burst into tacks.
- Activated Maelstrom ability that shoots a giant wave of flaming blades.
- Activated Meteor Impact payload that unleashes heavy damage explosions.
- Innate Camo: None (requires external detection to hit Camo).