Glue Gunner (BTD6)

Glue Gunner iterations: BTD4 • BTD5 • Battles • BMC • BTD6 • Bloons Pop! • Battles 2

Glue Gunner

Shoots a blob of sticky glue that slows Bloons down by 50%.

Unlock method(s)	Choose at levels 2—6
Category	Primary
Cost	$190 — Easy $225 — Medium $245 — Hard $270 — Impoppable
Hotkey	Y
Introduced	Launch

The Glue Gunner is a Primary tower in Bloons TD 6. It shoots a drop of glue that will slow a non MOAB-class Bloon down by 50% for 11s, and soaks up to 3 bloon layers. It can be upgraded to deal massive damage with corrosive glue, glue and weaken a lot of Bloons, or slow down MOAB-Class Bloons.

Mechanics

The Glue Gunner's attack shoots a glob of glue at a rate of 1 per second. The glob has 1 pierce and cannot collide with Camo Bloons or MOAB-Class Bloons. It inflict a glue effect on contact that causes Bloons to move 50% slower, lasting for 11 seconds or until its outer three layers are popped, whichever comes first.

The Glue Gunner's glue has a "glue level" system that determines which types of glue can be overridden by other types of glue from other upgrade paths. The Glue Gunner cannot target or glue Bloons that are afflicted with glue of the same level or higher, but it can target and glue Bloons that have lower level glue. If a glued Bloon is glued by higher-level glue, its glue is overridden.

Level	Glue
1	0-0-0 Glue Gunner 1-X-X Glue Soak All middle path glue X-X-1 Stickier Glue X-X-2 Stronger Glue
2	2-X-X Corrosive Glue (including all path 2 and path 3 crosspaths, except Super Glue)
3	3-X-X Bloon Dissolver
4	4-X-X Bloon Liquefier
5	X-X-3 MOAB Glue (without Corrosive Glue) 2-0-5 Super Glue + Corrosive Glue
6	5-X-X The Bloon Solver
7	X-X-4 Relentless Glue (without Corrosive Glue) X-X-5 Super Glue (without Corrosive Glue)

Notes

• 2-0-5 Super Glue with Corrosive Glue (level 5) can target Bloons glued by The Bloon Solver (level 6), but its projectiles will not collide with those Bloons.
• MOAB Glue and above will not remove damage over time caused by Corrosive Glue or above, since the damage over time is technically a separate debuff from the slowing effect. Bloons that had Dissolver, Liquefier, or Solver overridden will still display the green glue visual overlay until the damage over time expires.
• Glue from the Tube of Amaz-o-Glue has glue level 5.

Upgrades

Path 1

Glue Soak XP cost: 150
	Glue soaks through all layers of Bloon. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $170 $200 $215 $240

Corrosive Glue XP cost: 550
	Glued Bloons pop one layer every few seconds. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $255 $300 $325 $360

Bloon Dissolver XP cost: 2,500
	Can glue one additional Bloon per shot and solvents melt two layers every second. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $1,700 $2,000 $2,160 $2,400

Bloon Liquefier XP cost: 9,000
	Applies liquifying compounds that do 10 pops every second, and drops powerful acid onto the track after destroying a Bloon. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $4,250 $5,000 $5,400 $6,000

The Bloon Solver XP cost: 37,500
	Bloons a problem? Here's the solution. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $19,125 $22,500 $24,300 $27,000

Path 2

Bigger Globs XP cost: 120
	Can coat 2 Bloons per shot. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $85 $100 $110 $120

Glue Splatter XP cost: 900
	Splatters glue across up to 5 Bloons per shot. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $825 $970 $1,045 $1,165

Glue Hose XP cost: 2,500
	Shoots glue 3x as fast and in a wider area! Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $1,655 $1,950 $2,105 $2,340

Glue Strike XP cost: 8,500
	Glue Strike Ability: Glues all Bloons on screen, causing them to take more damage from all sources while it lasts. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $3,400 $4,000 $4,320 $4,800

Glue Storm XP cost: 25,000
	Glue Storm Ability: Pelts the whole screen with glue for 20 seconds. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $13,600 $16,000 $17,280 $19,200

Path 3

Stickier Glue XP cost: 130
	Makes glue effect last much longer. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $240 $280 $300 $335

Stronger Glue XP cost: 600
	Slows down Bloons even more. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $340 $400 $430 $480

MOAB Glue XP cost: 2,500
	Improved glue formula allows it to stick to MOAB-Class Bloons. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $3,060 $3,600 $3,890 $4,320

Relentless Glue XP cost: 8,000
	When a glued Bloon is popped, nearby Bloons are stunned. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $3,400 $4,000 $4,320 $4,800

Super Glue XP cost: 30,000
	Glue so strong it temporarily immobilizes all affected Bloons! Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $20,400 $24,000 $25,920 $28,800

Stats

For a complete list of Glue Gunner stats, see Stats:Glue Gunner (BTD6).

This data was last updated for: version 55.1

Tower
Display range 46 units Footprint radius 6 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong

Attack
Cooldown 1s Offset (X, Y, Z) -0.9, 15.74, 8.72 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 46 units Filters Cannot target Camo Cannot target MOAB-Class Cannot target bosses Ignores Bloons with glue level: 1+
Projectile Pierce 1 Speed 300 units/s Lifespan 0.43s Radius 4 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Cannot hit MOAB-Class Cannot hit bosses Ignores Bloons with glue level: 1+ Glue Multiplier ×0.5 Duration 11s Duration for MOAB-Class 0s Layers 3 Glue level 1

Related Monkey Knowledge

A list of Monkey Knowledge that are specific to the Glue Gunner. Does not include Monkey Knowledge that are specific to the Primary class or all towers.

Monkey Knowledge	Cost	Prerequisites	Introduced
Increased Lifespan Longer projectile lifespan for Dart Monkey, Bomb Shooter, Tack Shooter and Glue Gunner.	Free	—	Launch
Fast Glue Glue Gunner 10% increased attack speed.	Free	Fast Tack Attacks	Launch
More Splatty Glue Glue Splatter can affect 2 extra Bloons per shot.	Free	5 invested Fast Glue	Launch
Aviation Grade Glue MOAB Glue slows more than normal.	250	8 invested More Splatty Glue	Launch
Cheaper Solution Bloon Liquefier cost reduced by 1000.	500	10 invested Aviation Grade Glue	Launch
Bonus Glue Gunner Start each game with 1 free Glue Gunner! (Only 1 free Monkey Tower per game)	1,000	10 invested Cheaper Solution	Version 30.0

Rogue Legends

Starter parties with Glue Gunners

Item	Insta Monkey 1	Insta Monkey 2	Artifact
Sauda	0-0-2 Monkey Ace	0-0-2 Glue Gunner	Sticky Situation Legendary
Scientist Gwendolin	2-0-0 Alchemist	3-0-0 Glue Gunner	Alchemic Engineering Rare
Red Sauda	0-0-2 Monkey Ace	0-0-2 Glue Gunner	Sticky Situation Legendary

Artifacts that add Glue Gunners

Artifact	Common	Rare	Legendary
High Impact Glue	1-0-1 Glue Gunner	2-0-1 Glue Gunner	2-0-0 Glue Gunner

Artifacts that affect Glue Gunners

This list does not include Artifacts that affect all Primary towers.

Artifact	Common effect	Rare effect	Legendary effect
Fish Nova	Tier 3 and higher Bomb Shooter, Mortar, Ice Monkey, Glue Gunner & Banana Farm attacks have a chance to release swarms of fish each dealing 1 damage to 2 Bloons	Tier 3 and higher Bomb Shooter, Mortar, Ice Monkey, Glue Gunner & Banana Farm attacks have a chance to release swarms of fish each dealing 2 damage to 3 Bloons	Tier 3 and higher Bomb Shooter, Mortar, Ice Monkey, Glue Gunner & Banana Farm attacks have a chance to release swarms of fish each dealing 4 damage to 4 Bloons
High Impact Glue	Glue Gunner projectiles move twice as fast and deal 2 damage on impact. Impact damage scales up to 10x with the amount of Bloons on screen. Adds a 1-0-1 Glue Gunner to your Party	Glue Gunner projectiles move twice as fast and deal 3 damage on impact. Impact damage scales up to 10x with the amount of Bloons on screen. Adds a 2-0-1 Glue Gunner to your Party	Glue Gunner projectiles move twice as fast and deal 6 damage on impact. Impact damage scales up to 10x with the amount of Bloons on screen. Adds a 2-0-0 Glue Gunner to your Party

Costs and sell values

Note: this list does not factor in Monkey Knowledge or other discounts.

Tiers	Total cost				Sell value
	Easy	Medium	Hard	Impoppable	Easy	Medium	Hard	Impoppable
0-0-0	$190	$225	$245	$270	$133	$158	$172	$189
1-0-0	$360	$425	$460	$510	$252	$298	$322	$357
1-1-0	$445	$525	$570	$630	$312	$368	$399	$441
1-0-1	$600	$705	$760	$845	$420	$494	$532	$592
0-1-0	$275	$325	$355	$390	$193	$228	$249	$273
0-1-1	$515	$605	$655	$725	$361	$424	$459	$508
0-0-1	$430	$505	$545	$605	$301	$354	$382	$424
2-0-0	$615	$725	$785	$870	$431	$508	$550	$609
2-1-0	$700	$825	$895	$990	$490	$578	$627	$693
2-2-0	$1,525	$1,795	$1,940	$2,155	$1,068	$1,257	$1,358	$1,509
2-0-1	$855	$1,005	$1,085	$1,205	$599	$704	$760	$844
2-0-2	$1,195	$1,405	$1,515	$1,685	$837	$984	$1,061	$1,180
0-2-0	$1,100	$1,295	$1,400	$1,555	$770	$907	$980	$1,089
1-2-0	$1,270	$1,495	$1,615	$1,795	$889	$1,047	$1,131	$1,257
0-2-1	$1,340	$1,575	$1,700	$1,890	$938	$1,103	$1,190	$1,323
0-2-2	$1,680	$1,975	$2,130	$2,370	$1,176	$1,383	$1,491	$1,659
0-0-2	$770	$905	$975	$1,085	$539	$634	$683	$760
1-0-2	$940	$1,105	$1,190	$1,325	$658	$774	$833	$928
0-1-2	$855	$1,005	$1,085	$1,205	$599	$704	$760	$844
3-0-0	$2,315	$2,725	$2,945	$3,270	$1,621	$1,908	$2,062	$2,289
3-1-0	$2,400	$2,825	$3,055	$3,390	$1,680	$1,978	$2,139	$2,373
3-2-0	$3,225	$3,795	$4,100	$4,555	$2,258	$2,657	$2,870	$3,189
3-0-1	$2,555	$3,005	$3,245	$3,605	$1,789	$2,104	$2,272	$2,524
3-0-2	$2,895	$3,405	$3,675	$4,085	$2,027	$2,384	$2,573	$2,860
0-3-0	$2,755	$3,245	$3,505	$3,895	$1,929	$2,272	$2,454	$2,727
1-3-0	$2,925	$3,445	$3,720	$4,135	$2,048	$2,412	$2,604	$2,895
2-3-0	$3,180	$3,745	$4,045	$4,495	$2,226	$2,622	$2,832	$3,147
0-3-1	$2,995	$3,525	$3,805	$4,230	$2,097	$2,468	$2,664	$2,961
0-3-2	$3,335	$3,925	$4,235	$4,710	$2,335	$2,748	$2,965	$3,297
0-0-3	$3,830	$4,505	$4,865	$5,405	$2,681	$3,154	$3,406	$3,784
1-0-3	$4,000	$4,705	$5,080	$5,645	$2,800	$3,294	$3,556	$3,952
2-0-3	$4,255	$5,005	$5,405	$6,005	$2,979	$3,504	$3,784	$4,204
0-1-3	$3,915	$4,605	$4,975	$5,525	$2,741	$3,224	$3,483	$3,868
0-2-3	$4,740	$5,575	$6,020	$6,690	$3,318	$3,903	$4,214	$4,683
4-0-0	$6,565	$7,725	$8,345	$9,270	$4,596	$5,408	$5,842	$6,489
4-1-0	$6,650	$7,825	$8,455	$9,390	$4,655	$5,478	$5,919	$6,573
4-2-0	$7,475	$8,795	$9,500	$10,555	$5,233	$6,157	$6,650	$7,389
4-0-1	$6,805	$8,005	$8,645	$9,605	$4,764	$5,604	$6,052	$6,724
4-0-2	$7,145	$8,405	$9,075	$10,085	$5,002	$5,884	$6,353	$7,060
0-4-0	$6,155	$7,245	$7,825	$8,695	$4,309	$5,072	$5,478	$6,087
1-4-0	$6,325	$7,445	$8,040	$8,935	$4,428	$5,212	$5,628	$6,255
2-4-0	$6,580	$7,745	$8,365	$9,295	$4,606	$5,422	$5,856	$6,507
0-4-1	$6,395	$7,525	$8,125	$9,030	$4,477	$5,268	$5,688	$6,321
0-4-2	$6,735	$7,925	$8,555	$9,510	$4,715	$5,548	$5,989	$6,657
0-0-4	$7,230	$8,505	$9,185	$10,205	$5,061	$5,954	$6,430	$7,144
1-0-4	$7,400	$8,705	$9,400	$10,445	$5,180	$6,094	$6,580	$7,312
2-0-4	$7,655	$9,005	$9,725	$10,805	$5,359	$6,304	$6,808	$7,564
0-1-4	$7,315	$8,605	$9,295	$10,325	$5,121	$6,024	$6,507	$7,228
0-2-4	$8,140	$9,575	$10,340	$11,490	$5,698	$6,703	$7,238	$8,043
5-0-0	$25,690	$30,225	$32,645	$36,270	$17,983	$21,158	$22,852	$25,389
5-1-0	$25,775	$30,325	$32,755	$36,390	$18,043	$21,228	$22,929	$25,473
5-2-0	$26,600	$31,295	$33,800	$37,555	$18,620	$21,907	$23,660	$26,289
5-0-1	$25,930	$30,505	$32,945	$36,605	$18,151	$21,354	$23,062	$25,624
5-0-2	$26,270	$30,905	$33,375	$37,085	$18,389	$21,634	$23,363	$25,960
0-5-0	$19,755	$23,245	$25,105	$27,895	$13,829	$16,272	$17,574	$19,527
1-5-0	$19,925	$23,445	$25,320	$28,135	$13,948	$16,412	$17,724	$19,695
2-5-0	$20,180	$23,745	$25,645	$28,495	$14,126	$16,622	$17,952	$19,947
0-5-1	$19,995	$23,525	$25,405	$28,230	$13,997	$16,468	$17,784	$19,761
0-5-2	$20,335	$23,925	$25,835	$28,710	$14,235	$16,748	$18,085	$20,097
0-0-5	$27,630	$32,505	$35,105	$39,005	$19,341	$22,754	$24,574	$27,304
1-0-5	$27,800	$32,705	$35,320	$39,245	$19,460	$22,894	$24,724	$27,472
2-0-5	$28,055	$33,005	$35,645	$39,605	$19,639	$23,104	$24,952	$27,724
0-1-5	$27,715	$32,605	$35,215	$39,125	$19,401	$22,824	$24,651	$27,388
0-2-5	$28,540	$33,575	$36,260	$40,290	$19,978	$23,503	$25,382	$28,203

Strategy

For more in-depth strategies, see Strategy:Glue Gunner (BTD6).

This section was last updated for: version 51.2

Glue Gunner is cheap, long-lasting slowdown on a small number of bloons. It does not do damage by itself, but a glued bloon is much easier to deal with before it leaks. Since slowing down a bloon also holds back all of its children, Glue Gunners are often left on strong, and are very powerful against spaced rounds even with low upgrades. They lack pierce compared to Ice Monkeys but make up for that with a longer effect duration and faster attacks, and full effectiveness against Ceramics at lower tiers.

The top path focuses on damaging glued targets, letting it function as cleanup. The Bloon Solver is very strong as a cleanup tower and can handle huge numbers of late game Ceramics and even smaller blimps even on difficult maps. Lower tiers can also be good, but since they take time to pop their targets, they need to glue bloons early enough in the track for the damage to work, which limits their usefulness.

The middle path focuses on glueing more bloons. It's the most common crosspath, and is effective at slowing down large numbers of Ceramics. Later tiers give an ability which boosts damage for other towers and allows them to pop lead such as DDTs.

The bottom path makes the slow stronger and lets it slow down blimps. This is extremely valuable in late game for slowing down rounds, and can benefit almost any strategy.

Update history

For a complete list of Glue Gunner changes, see Update history:Glue Gunner (BTD6).

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Version 34.0

“

Glue Gunner base level doesn’t fit in as a starter placement, while not really changing that at all we feel for now if it was cheaper than $250 you'd be able to start with 2 dart monkeys & a glue on medium for more casual variety.
— Update notes

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•  Cost reduced ― $275 → $225

Version 44.0

“

— Update notes

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•  Eject points moved for most upgrade combinations

Version 53.0

•  Can no longer target or hit Boss Bloons with the main attack unless upgraded to 2-X-X Corrosive Glue (undocumented)

Cosmetic items

Item	Category	Unlock method(s)	Introduced
Glue Gunner Rat Pet	Monkeys — Pets	Trophy Store —  80, Pets Fan Pack (IAP)	Version 28.0

Gallery

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In other languages

This section was last updated for: version 49.2

Name

Language	Text	Notes
Arabic	رشاش الغراء	—
Danish	Limskyder	—
German	Klebstoffschütze	—
Spanish	Mono lanzapegamento	—
Spanish (Latin America)	Mono lanzapegamento	—
Finnish	Liima-ampuja	—
French	Encolleur	—
Italian	Spara colla	—
Japanese	グルーガンマン	—
Korean	글루 사수	—
Dutch	Lijmschutter	—
Norwegian	Limskyter	—
Polish	Strzelec klejowy	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Cospe Cola	—
Russian	Клееметчик	—
Swedish	Klisterskjutare	—
Thai	ลิงปืนกาว	—
Turkish	Yapışkan Nişancı	—
Chinese (simplified)	胶水炮手	—
Chinese (traditional)	黏膠槍手	—

Description

Language	Text	Notes
Arabic	يقوم بإطلاق كتلة من الغراء اللاصق الذي يبطئ سرعة البالونات بنسبة 50٪.	—
Danish	Affyrer en klat klæbrig lim, som forsinker bloons med op til 50 %.	—
German	Verschießt einen Tropfen klebrigen Klebstoff, der Bloons um 50 % verlangsamt.	—
Spanish	Dispara una bola de pegamento que hace que los bloons se muevan un 50 % más lento.	—
Spanish (Latin America)	Dispara una bola de pegamento que hace que los bloons se muevan un 50 % más lento.	—
Finnish	Ampuu möykyn tarttuvaa liimaa, joka hidastaa bloonien vauhtia 50 %.	—
French	Lance une goutte de colle gluante qui ralentit les Bloons de 50 %.	—
Italian	Spara una colla appiccicosa che rallenta i bloon del 50%.	—
Japanese	ブルーンを50％遅くさせるネバネバ接着剤の塊を撃ち放つ。	—
Korean	풍선의 이동 속도를 50% 감소시키는 끈적끈적한 글루 방울을 발사합니다.	—
Dutch	Schiet een klodder kleverige lijm af die Bloons met 50% vertraagt.	—
Norwegian	Skyter en klump med klissete lim som sakker bloons med 50 %.	—
Polish	Strzela kleksem kleju, który spowalnia blony o 50%.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Dispara uma bola de cola que reduz a velocidade dos Bloons em 50%.	—
Russian	Выстреливает каплю липкого клея, замедляющую шары на 50%.	—
Swedish	Skjuter en klick med klister som gör Bloons 50 % långsammare.	—
Thai	ยิงก้อนกาวเหนียวเหนอะที่ลดความเร็วลูกโป่งลง 50%	—
Turkish	Bloon’ları %50 yavaşlatan bir yapışkan kütle fırlatır.	—
Chinese (simplified)	发射一团粘稠的胶水，使气球减速50％。	—
Chinese (traditional)	射出一團黏性膠水，使減慢氣球速度50%。	—