Bone Blasters

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> ### Mana Cost
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> 2
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> ### Type
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> Troop
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> ### Release Date
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> 5 April 2023
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> ***"Two skeletons with bombs, only attack buildings."***
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Bone Blasters is a 2 Mana card. It spawns two very fast, building-targeting kamikaze attackers with low hitpoints and high area damage. They are Skeletons carrying explosive barrels.

## Strategy

* For just 2 Mana, Bone Blasters can force an enemy response, as they threaten to take out around 20% of a Tower's health if ignored.
* Bone Blasters is especially effective in decks with several low-cost cards, as their own low cost combined with other low-cost cards can cause the opponent's best counter to them to not be available when the player deploys them multiple times in a row, forcing them to defend inefficiently.
* Due to the Bone Blasters Skeletons being in pairs, the player can split them into separate lanes by deploying them in the middle of the Arena. This is an effective way to divide their attacks, as countering this attack Mana-efficiently is somewhat difficult.
* Bone Blasters Skeletons do area damage. Cyclone can be used to group up enemy troops just as they explode for a potentially high Mana profit.
* Arrows will completely destroy the Bone Blasters Skeletons, but for a negative Mana trade. This is not necessarily a bad decision, as letting them connect freely more than once is usually detrimental.
* Rolling Steel, Blitz and Footman Barrel will all deal enough damage to the Bone Blasters Skeletons that the Tower will be able to destroy them before they connect. This is an effective counter as long as they are not supported with a tank. If they are supported with a tank, an Ice Tiny can complement the defense well as it will be able to finish both of them off if played second, or will stall them and give the defender more time to counter them if played first.
* A lone Ice Tiny is one of the few cards which cannot fully defend Bone Blasters Skeletons with the help of the Tower. One will still be able to connect for notable chip damage, but it may be a worthwhile play if the player can make the most out of the 1 Mana gained from the trade.
* When making a push with another troop who only targets buildings, Bone Blasters Skeletons placed in the opposite lane can cripple or even destroy any defensive buildings placed in order to block it.
* If the player has already taken a Tower, they can place the Bone Blasters Skeletons in the middle of the opponent's side, giving their opponent very little time to react. However, only one Bone Blasters Skeleton will connect, so quickly placing a tank beforehand will make this more effective.
* Using Bone Blasters with a small and cheap card such as Ice Tiny allows the player to cheaply tank for their Bone Blasters Skeletons without spending much Mana, and the Ice Tiny can freeze any troops the opponent might try to use to defeat the Bone Blasters Skeletons.
* Combining the Bone Blasters with Madness makes them difficult to react to at the bridge and can result in both connecting to the tower if the opponent lacks area damage counters or buildings, but their damage won't be boosted, as Madness only increases attack speed and the Bone Blasters Skeleton's damage is instant.
* Pairing the Bone Blasters with the Digger results in a cheap and efficiently threatening push since the Tower will target the Digger first and allow the Bone Blasters Skeletons to hit their mark. Even if the Bone Blasters Skeletons are stopped, the Digger will have dealt chip damage, and often times eliminating both requires the same amount of Mana.
* Using Blitz along with a Bone Blasters push is especially effective against swarms, as the spell will not only get splash damage value but also supports the Bone Blasters Skeletons with its stun and instantaneous deploy, possibly allowing them to connect with just a sliver of health.
* Paired with a Giant, the Bone Blasters Skeletons can rush to the Tower as the Giant will tank the damage from the Tower.

## History

2023

* The Bone Blasters card was released with Boom Arena's game launch on 4/5/2023. (Originally named Suicide)
* Renamed to Terrorists on 8/1/2023.
* Renamed to Bone Blasters on 8/29/2023

## Trivia

* They're the Boom Arena equivalent to the Wall Breakers. Their hitpoints and area damage are between level 11 and level 12 of the equivalent, but the Bone Blasters are faster because the Wall Breakers' speed is 120 compared to the Skeletons' speed of 90, and the Bone Blasters' speed is 2.7 compared to the Skeletons' speed of 1.5.
* They're the fastest troops in the game with a speed of 2.7.
* When deployed, they shout: "To the world!"