Striker Jones

Artillery Commander

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Striker Jones

StrikerJones

Striker Jones is a strong Commander who uses his knowledge of long range combat to greatly boost the power of explosives.

$700cost

55range

213 560XP to level 20

Levels and XP

Level	XP to level	Total XP	Effect
1	–	0	Striker Jones shoots a powerful bazooka to explode the Bloons and push them back on hit.
2	180	180	Increased blast radius.
3	460	640	Concussive Shell: Shoots a guided shell following target priority, stunning whatever Bloon it hits.
4	1 000	1 640	All Bomb Shooters and Mortar Monkeys on screen shoot 10% faster.
5	1 860	3 500	Makes all Black Bloons less resistant to explosive damage from all Monkeys.
6	3 280	6 780	Blast radius and pops for Jones' normal attacks increases greatly.
7	5 180	11 960	Pops 4 layers per shot and Mortar Monkeys blast radius increased by 10%. Target Focus: For 15 seconds Mortar Monkeys target touch/cursor with increased accuracy.
8	8 320	20 280	Towers near the hero get +5% range and +25% pierce.
9	9 380	29 660	Increased attack speed and increased Concussive Shell pierce, damage, and stun.
10	13 620	43 280	Artillery Command: Resets cooldown on all Bomb Shooters and Mortar Monkeys.
11	16 380	59 660	Increased attack speed.
12	14 400	74 060	Slightly increased attack range and pops 2 extra layers per shot.
13	16 650	90 710	Increased attack speed.
14	14 940	105 650	Concussive Shell affects a larger area and for a longer duration.
15	16 380	122 030	Concussive Shell cooldown reduced to 11 seconds.
16	17 820	139 850	Increased attack speed.
17	19 260	159 110	Increased range and pops 8 layers per shot.
18	20 700	179 810	All Bomb Shooters and Mortar Monkeys attack an additional 10% faster.
19	16 470	196 280	Increased attack speed and makes all Black Bloons vulnerable to explosive damage.
20	17 280	213 560	Artillery Command also gives double damage and pops per shot to all Bomb Shooters and Mortar Monkeys for 10 seconds.

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Knowledge: Monkey Education, Self Taught Heroes, Empowered Heroes, Hero Favors: XP +18%, start at level 3, cost −10%. XP bonuses are added together. Other XP bonuses: BTD6 Hero XP Calculator.

Numbers by level

Level	Range	Cooldown, s	Damage per shot	Pierce	Rough DPS	Cannot pop
1	55	1.2	2	10	1.6667	Black
6	55	1.2	2	20	1.6667	Black
7	55	1.2	4	20	3.3333	Black
9	55	1	4	20	4	Black
11	55	0.8	4	20	5	Black
12	58	0.8	6	20	7.5	Black
13	58	0.6	6	20	10	Black
16	58	0.45	6	20	13.3333	Black
17	60	0.45	8	20	17.7778	Black
19	60	0.3	8	20	26.6667	Black

All levels

Level	Range	Cooldown, s	Damage per shot	Pierce	Rough DPS	Cannot pop
1	55	1.2	2	10	1.6667	Black
2	55	1.2	2	10	1.6667	Black
3	55	1.2	2	10	1.6667	Black
4	55	1.2	2	10	1.6667	Black
5	55	1.2	2	10	1.6667	Black
6	55	1.2	2	20	1.6667	Black
7	55	1.2	4	20	3.3333	Black
8	55	1.2	4	20	3.3333	Black
9	55	1	4	20	4	Black
10	55	1	4	20	4	Black
11	55	0.8	4	20	5	Black
12	58	0.8	6	20	7.5	Black
13	58	0.6	6	20	10	Black
14	58	0.6	6	20	10	Black
15	58	0.6	6	20	10	Black
16	58	0.45	6	20	13.3333	Black
17	60	0.45	8	20	17.7778	Black
18	60	0.45	8	20	17.7778	Black
19	60	0.3	8	20	26.6667	Black
20	60	0.3	8	20	26.6667	Black

Abilities

Ability	From	Cooldown	Effect	Description
Concussive Shell	level 3	11 s	radius 5	Shoots a guided shell to the largest Bloon on screen, stunning it.
Target Focus	level 7	45 s	–
Artillery Command	level 10	80 s	–	Resets cooldown on all Bomb Shooters and Mortar Monkeys.