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'''Gwendolin''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. She unlocks upon reaching [[level]] 14.
'''Gwendolin''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]''. She unlocks upon reaching [[level]] 14.


Gwendolin [[attack]]s by shooting fireballs at Bloons from her flamethrower. Initially, each flame pops up to 2 Bloons at a rate of every 0.5 seconds. Almost every level improves her flame attack. None of her attacks can pop [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple Bloon]]s without support until she reaches at least level 16, and all of her activated abilities can affect Camo.
Gwendolin [[attack]]s by shooting fireballs at Bloons from her flamethrower. Initially, each flame deals 1 damage to up to 2 Bloons and she fires every 0.5 seconds with a range of 38 units. Almost every level improves her flame attack. None of her attacks can pop [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple Bloon]]s without support until she reaches level 16, and her main attack cannot target {{BTD6|Camo Bloon}}s but all of her activated abilities can affect Camo.


*Starting at level 4, she gains a passively generating Heat It Up attack that is triggered every 40 shots from her flamethrower, creating a high-pierce radial fire attack that additionally buffs nearby towers with +1 pierce and gives the ability to pop [[Freeze|frozen]] and [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead Bloons]]. Starting at level 17, the buff grants additional damage to all Bloons, especially Lead Bloons.
*Starting at level 4, she gains a passively generating Heat It Up attack that is triggered every 40 shots from her flamethrower, creating a high-pierce radial fire attack that pops Bloons and additionally applies a temporary buff to other nearby towers, giving them +1 [[pierce]] and the ability to pop [[Freeze|frozen]] and [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead Bloons]]. Starting at level 17, the buff grants additional damage to all Bloons, especially Lead Bloons.
*Starting at level 5, she grants extra attack speed and radius for [[Ring of Fire (BTD6)|Ring of Fire]], [[Dragon's Breath (BTD6)|Dragon's Breath]], and [[Signal Flare (BTD6)|Signal Flare]], which is improved at level 18.
*Starting at level 5, she grants extra [[attack speed]] and [[projectile radius]] for [[Ring of Fire (BTD6)|Ring of Fire]], [[Dragon's Breath (BTD6)|Dragon's Breath]], and [[Signal Flare (BTD6)|Signal Flare]], which is improved at level 18.
*She has two [[Activated Ability|Activated Abilities]]:
*She has two [[Activated Ability|Activated Abilities]]:
**'''Cocktail of Fire''' (level 3) — Drops a cocktail onto a targeted location within her range, creating a blaze (similar to [[Wall of Fire (BTD6)|Wall of Fire]]) that constantly damages non-Purple Bloons that pass through it.
**'''Cocktail of Fire''' (level 3) — Drops a cocktail onto a targeted location within her range, creating a blaze (similar to [[Wall of Fire (BTD6)|Wall of Fire]]) that constantly damages non-Purple Bloons that pass through it.
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==Mechanics==
==Mechanics==
===Main attack===
===Main attack===
Gwendolin's main attack is a flamethrower that shoots flame projectiles. It deals 1 [[damage type|Fire-type]] [[damage]] and has 2 [[pierce]], and she attacks every 0.5 seconds.
Gwendolin's main attack is a flamethrower that shoots flame projectiles. It deals 1 [[damage type|Fire-type]] [[damage]] and has 2 [[pierce]], with an [[attack cooldown]] of 0.5 seconds and a [[range]] of 38 units.
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|Damage increases to 2. Starting at this level, each level increases burn duration by 1 second and damage per tick by 1. It has 4s duration and 2 damage at level 9 and reaches 15s duration and 13 damage at level 20.
|Damage increases to 2. Starting at this level, each level increases burn damage per tick by 1 and duration by 1 second. At level 9, the damage per tick is 2 and duration is 4 seconds, and at level 20 it maxes out at 13 damage per tick with a 15 second duration.
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|Pierce increases to 8. Projectile speed increases to 250 units/s. Projectile lifetime increases to 1.25 seconds.
|Pierce increases from 4 to 8. Projectile speed increases to 250 units per second, and [[projectile lifespan]] increases to 1.25 seconds.
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|Damage type changes to Normal, allowing it to damage [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple Bloon]]s.
|[[Damage type]] changes to {{BTD6 dt|Normal}}, allowing it to damage [[Purple Bloon (BTD6)|Purple Bloon]]s.
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===Heat It Up===
===Heat It Up===
[[File:BTD6 BuffIconGwendolin.png|50px|right]]
[[File:BTD6 BuffIconGwendolin.png|50px|right]]
'''Heat It Up''' unlocks at level 4. It is a burst of fire that damages nearby [[Bloon]]s and buffs nearby [[tower]]s. The attack triggers at Gwendolin's position every 40 shots or after 1.5 seconds since it last triggered, whichever takes longer. Both the fire burst and buff have a radius of 38 units.
'''Heat It Up''' unlocks at level 4. It is a burst of fire that damages nearby [[Bloon]]s and buffs nearby [[tower]]s (but not Gwendolin herself). The attack triggers at Gwendolin's position every 40 shots or 1.5 seconds after it last triggered, whichever takes longer. Both the fire burst and buff have a radius of 38 units, which cannot be increased by external [[range]] buffs.
*The fire burst has 100 pierce, deals 3 Fire-type damage, and ignores [[line of sight]] blockers.
*The fire burst has 100 pierce, deals 3 Fire-type damage, and ignores [[line of sight]] blockers.
*The buff gives towers +1 [[pierce]] and allows them to pop [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead Bloon]]s and [[frozen]] Bloons, and lasts for 8 seconds.
*The buff gives towers +1 [[pierce]] and allows them to pop [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead Bloon]]s and [[frozen]] Bloons, and lasts for 8 seconds.
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|Damage type of the fire burst changes to Normal.
|Damage type of the fire burst changes to {{BTD6 dt|Normal}}.
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|Buff now also grants +1 damage and +2 damage to [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead Bloon]]s.
|Buff now also grants +1 damage, plus an additional +2 damage to [[Lead Bloon (BTD6)|Lead Bloon]]s.
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===Cocktail of Fire===
===Cocktail of Fire===
[[File:BTD6 Gwendolin CocktailOfFireAA.png|50px|right]]
[[File:BTD6 Gwendolin CocktailOfFireAA.png|50px|right]]
'''Cocktail of Fire''' unlocks at level 3. It causes Gwendolin to throw a [[wp:molotov cocktail|molotov cocktail]] on the track, creating a [[Wall of Fire (BTD6)|Wall of Fire]]-like projectile that rapidly damages Bloons that pass through it. It can damage [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo Bloon]]s even if Gwendolin does not have [[Camo detection]]. The player can set the cocktail's landing point to anywhere within Gwendolin's range using the [[targeting option]], even behind [[line of sight]] blockers. It deals 1 [[Damage type|Fire-type]] damage every 0.2 seconds, hitting up to 20 Bloons at a time in a 15-unit radius each tick, and lasts for 12 seconds or until destroyed on contact with an immune Bloon. The ability has a 30-second cooldown.
'''Cocktail of Fire''' unlocks at level 3. It causes Gwendolin to throw a [[wp:molotov cocktail|molotov cocktail]] on the track, creating a [[Wall of Fire (BTD6)|Wall of Fire]]-like projectile that rapidly damages Bloons that pass through it. It can damage [[Camo Bloon (BTD6)|Camo Bloon]]s even if Gwendolin does not have [[Camo detection]]. The player can set the cocktail's landing point to anywhere within Gwendolin's range using the [[targeting option]], even behind [[line of sight]] blockers. It deals 1 [[Damage type|Fire-type]] damage every 0.2 seconds, hitting up to 20 Bloons at a time in a 15-unit radius each tick, and lasts for 12 seconds or until destroyed on contact with an [[Bloon immunity|immune Bloon]]. The ability has a 30-second cooldown.
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|Damage type changes to Normal (for both the wall of fire and the damage over time).
|Damage type changes to {{BTD6 dt|Normal}} (for both the wall of fire and the damage over time).
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|Damage per tick to Bloons inside the wall of fire increases to 5. Damage per tick to MOAB-Class Bloons over time increases to 8.
|Damage per tick to Bloons touching the wall of fire increases to 5. Burn debuff damage per tick to MOAB-Class Bloons increases to 8.
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|Damage type changes to Normal (for both the initial hit and the damage over time). Damage over time duration increases to 10.4 seconds. Damage per tick over time increases to 5 for regular Bloons and 20 for MOAB-class.
|Damage type changes to Normal (for both the initial hit and the damage over time). Damage over time duration increases to 10.4 seconds. Burn damage per tick increases to 5 for regular Bloons and 20 for MOAB-class.
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|Initial damage increases to 10 for regular Bloons and 50 for MOAB-class. Damage per tick over time increases to 10 for regular Bloons and 30 for MOAB-class.
|Initial damage increases to 10 for regular Bloons and 50 for MOAB-class. Burn damage per tick increases to 10 for regular Bloons and 30 for MOAB-class.
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==Levels==
==Levels==
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{{main strategy}}
{{main strategy}}
{{Strategy needed|Elaborate on use cases and how to use her effectively}}
{{Strategy needed|Elaborate on use cases and how to use her effectively}}
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Gwendolin stands out in strategies that need consistent lead-popping against DDTs and do generally low base damage and attack quickly, as assisted by her Heat-It-Up, plus multiple ways to pop large groups of non-Purple Bloons. Place her close to the main defenses.
Gwendolin is best used in strategies that need consistent lead-popping against {{BTD6|DDT}}s and do generally low base damage and attack quickly, to benefit most from her late-game Heat It Up buffs, and those that struggle to pop large groups of non-Purple Bloons, especially in the mid-game as her abilities are strong counters to the {{BTD6|Ceramic}} rushes on {{BTD6|Rounds}} 63, 76, and 78. Her flat pierce buff is most effective for towers with high damage but low pierce attacks, such as {{BTD6|Inferno Ring}} (which also benefits from her Pyrotechnics Expert passive). It is recommended to position Gwendolin close to a cluster of defenses, preferably a bit ahead of the main damage dealer(s) to ensure she triggers Heat It Up often.


==Update history==
==Update history==
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===Screenshots===
===Screenshots===
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<gallery>
File:BTD6 Gwendolin Cocktail action.png|Cocktail of Fire popping Regrow Rainbow Bloons
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===Assets===
===Assets===

Latest revision as of 14:07, 15 September 2026

Gwendolin iterations: BTD6 • Bloons Pop! • Battles 2 • BCS • Bloons Blitz
Gwendolin
Pyromaniac
Portrait of Gwendolin
Gwendolin believes there hasn't yet been a Bloon problem that can't be solved with fire. Lots of fire.
Cost $615 — Easy
$725 — Medium
$785 — Hard
$870 — Impoppable
With Hero Favors Hero Favors:
$555 — Easy
$655 — Medium
$705 — Hard
$785 — Impoppable
XP curve ×1.0 (levels up at ×1 the normal rate)
Rogue Legends party  1-1-0 Tack Shooter
 0-2-0 Wizard Monkey
Flaming Hot Punch-A-Rang Flaming Hot Punch-A-Rang Legendary
Frontier Legends attributes Recruit cost: $4,095
Starting level: 3
Piercing
Purple-coat
Slugga
Introduced Launch

Gwendolin is a Hero in Bloons TD 6. She unlocks upon reaching level 14.

Gwendolin attacks by shooting fireballs at Bloons from her flamethrower. Initially, each flame deals 1 damage to up to 2 Bloons and she fires every 0.5 seconds with a range of 38 units. Almost every level improves her flame attack. None of her attacks can pop Purple Bloons without support until she reaches level 16, and her main attack cannot target Camo Bloons but all of her activated abilities can affect Camo.

  • Starting at level 4, she gains a passively generating Heat It Up attack that is triggered every 40 shots from her flamethrower, creating a high-pierce radial fire attack that pops Bloons and additionally applies a temporary buff to other nearby towers, giving them +1 pierce and the ability to pop frozen and Lead Bloons. Starting at level 17, the buff grants additional damage to all Bloons, especially Lead Bloons.
  • Starting at level 5, she grants extra attack speed and projectile radius for Ring of Fire, Dragon's Breath, and Signal Flare, which is improved at level 18.
  • She has two Activated Abilities:
    • Cocktail of Fire (level 3) — Drops a cocktail onto a targeted location within her range, creating a blaze (similar to Wall of Fire) that constantly damages non-Purple Bloons that pass through it.
    • Firestorm (level 10) — Damages and burns all non-Purple Bloons on screen and immediately applies a Heat It Up effect to all other towers on the screen.

Mechanics

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Main attack

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Gwendolin's main attack is a flamethrower that shoots flame projectiles. It deals 1 Fire-type damage and has 2 pierce, with an attack cooldown of 0.5 seconds and a range of 38 units.

Levels
Level Effect
2 Pierce increases to 3.
5 Pierce increases to 4.
6 Projectiles inflict damage over time that deals 1 Fire-type damage every 1.5 seconds for up to 3.1 seconds.
8 Now shoots two projectiles at a time in parallel.
9 Damage increases to 2. Starting at this level, each level increases burn damage per tick by 1 and duration by 1 second. At level 9, the damage per tick is 2 and duration is 4 seconds, and at level 20 it maxes out at 13 damage per tick with a 15 second duration.
11 Range increases to 41.
12 Attack cooldown reduces to 0.4 seconds, effectively increasing attack speed by 25%.
13 Pierce increases from 4 to 8. Projectile speed increases to 250 units per second, and projectile lifespan increases to 1.25 seconds.
15 Attack cooldown reduces to 0.3 seconds, effectively increasing attack speed by ~33%.
16 Damage type changes to Normal, allowing it to damage Purple Bloons.
18 Attack cooldown reduces to 0.15 seconds, effectively doubling attack speed.
19 Now shoots three projectiles at a time in parallel.

Heat It Up

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Heat It Up unlocks at level 4. It is a burst of fire that damages nearby Bloons and buffs nearby towers (but not Gwendolin herself). The attack triggers at Gwendolin's position every 40 shots or 1.5 seconds after it last triggered, whichever takes longer. Both the fire burst and buff have a radius of 38 units, which cannot be increased by external range buffs.

  • The fire burst has 100 pierce, deals 3 Fire-type damage, and ignores line of sight blockers.
  • The buff gives towers +1 pierce and allows them to pop Lead Bloons and frozen Bloons, and lasts for 8 seconds.
Levels
Level Effect
7 Radius increases to 43 units.
11 Radius increases to 46 units.
12 Damage of the fire burst increases to 10.
15 Damage of the fire burst increases to 20.
16 Damage type of the fire burst changes to Normal.
17 Buff now also grants +1 damage, plus an additional +2 damage to Lead Bloons.
18 Damage of the fire burst increases to 30.

Pyrotechnics Expert

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Pyrotechnics Expert[1] unlocks at level 5. It applies a buff to all Tack Shooters upgraded to Ring of Fire and above (except Crucible of Steel and Flame), Mortar Monkeys upgraded to Signal Flare and above, and Wizard Monkeys upgraded to Dragon's Breath and above (except Magus Perfectus) on-screen. It reduces attack cooldown and increases projectile radius by 10%. Starting at level 18, it increases to 20%.

Abilities

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Cocktail of Fire

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Cocktail of Fire unlocks at level 3. It causes Gwendolin to throw a molotov cocktail on the track, creating a Wall of Fire-like projectile that rapidly damages Bloons that pass through it. It can damage Camo Bloons even if Gwendolin does not have Camo detection. The player can set the cocktail's landing point to anywhere within Gwendolin's range using the targeting option, even behind line of sight blockers. It deals 1 Fire-type damage every 0.2 seconds, hitting up to 20 Bloons at a time in a 15-unit radius each tick, and lasts for 12 seconds or until destroyed on contact with an immune Bloon. The ability has a 30-second cooldown.

Levels
Level Effect
7 Deals damage every 0.1 seconds and can hit up to 40 Bloons per tick. Radius of the fire wall increases to 20.
11 Can hit up to 60 Bloons per tick. Targeting range increases slightly.
14 Damage per tick increases to 2. Now applies a damage over time effect to MOAB-Class Bloons that deals 5 damage every second for 10 seconds.
16 Damage type changes to Normal (for both the wall of fire and the damage over time).
20 Damage per tick to Bloons touching the wall of fire increases to 5. Burn debuff damage per tick to MOAB-Class Bloons increases to 8.

Firestorm

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Firestorm unlocks at level 10. It instantly deals Fire-type damage to all Bloons on-screen, applies Fire-type damage over time to affected Bloons, and applies the Heat It Up buff to all towers on-screen (with the same stat buffs and duration as the main attack's Heat It Up at Gwendolin's current level). It can damage Camo Bloons even if Gwendolin does not have Camo detection, and has separate properties for regular Bloons and MOAB-Class Bloons: regular Bloons take 5 damage initially and 2 damage every 0.5 seconds for 8 seconds, while MOAB-Class Bloons take 20 damage initially and 15 damage every second for 8 seconds. The ability has a 60-second cooldown.

Levels
Level Effect
16 Damage type changes to Normal (for both the initial hit and the damage over time). Damage over time duration increases to 10.4 seconds. Burn damage per tick increases to 5 for regular Bloons and 20 for MOAB-class.
20 Initial damage increases to 10 for regular Bloons and 50 for MOAB-class. Burn damage per tick increases to 10 for regular Bloons and 30 for MOAB-class.

Levels

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This section was last updated for: version 56.3
Level Description
1 Blasts Bloons with fire from her pyro gun.
2 Slightly increased popping power per shot.
3 Cocktail of Fire: Hurls a flask of flammable liquid, burning Bloons that pass through the fire.
4 Heat it up - Every 40 attacks Gwendolin creates a powerful blast wave of fire that pops Bloons and adds fire to nearby Monkeys’ attacks.
5 Increased popping power. 10% improved attack speed and radius for Ring of Fire, Signal Flare and Dragon's Breath.
6 Attacks cause a burn effect on target Bloon.
7 Heat it up has increased radius, Cocktail of Fire is more effective.
8 Shoots 2 blasts of fire per shot.
9 Initial hit per blast pops 1 extra layer. Gains increased burn damage and duration for every level.
10 Firestorm: Sets the whole screen alight, burning all Bloons and granting the Heat It Up buff to all Monkeys.
11 Increased attack range, and Cocktail of Fire is more effective.
12 Increased attack speed and increases damage of Heat it Up.
13 Greatly increased popping power, plus projectiles move faster and last longer.
14 Cocktail of Fire does extra damage and sets MOAB class Bloons alight.
15 Increased attack speed and increases damage of Heat it Up.
16 Firestorm has increased duration and does more damage. Purple Bloons are no longer immune to Gwendolin's attacks.
17 Heat it up empowers affected Monkeys to pop 1 extra layer, and do +2 damage to Lead Bloons.
18 Increased attack speed and increases damage of Heat it Up. 20% improved attack speed and radius for Ring of Fire, Signal Flare and Dragon's Breath.
19 Shoots 3 blasts of fire per shot.
20 Firestorm does hugely increased damage.

Level requirements

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Note: the number of rounds to level up assumes the Hero was placed on round 1 and there are no other Heroes on the map.
Level XP required Rounds to level up Rounds to level up w/
Beginner Intermediate Advanced Expert Beginner Intermediate Advanced Expert
2 180 (180) 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (3) — — — —
3 460 (640) 4 (7) 4 (7) 3 (6) 3 (6) — — — —
4 1,000 (1,640) 5 (12) 4 (11) 5 (11) 4 (10) 8 (8) 8 (8) 7 (7) 7 (7)
5 1,860 (3,500) 6 (18) 6 (17) 5 (16) 5 (15) 6 (14) 6 (14) 6 (13) 5 (12)
6 3,280 (6,780) 7 (25) 7 (24) 7 (23) 7 (22) 7 (21) 6 (20) 6 (19) 7 (19)
7 5,180 (11,960) 7 (32) 6 (30) 6 (29) 6 (28) 7 (28) 7 (27) 7 (26) 6 (25)
8 8,320 (20,280) 8 (40) 8 (38) 8 (37) 7 (35) 8 (36) 7 (34) 7 (33) 7 (32)
9 9,380 (29,660) 7 (47) 7 (45) 6 (43) 7 (42) 6 (42) 6 (40) 6 (39) 6 (38)
10 13,620 (43,280) 8 (55) 8 (53) 8 (51) 7 (49) 8 (50) 8 (48) 7 (46) 6 (44)
11 16,380 (59,660) 7 (62) 6 (59) 7 (58) 7 (56) 6 (56) 6 (54) 7 (53) 7 (51)
12 14,400 (74,060) 5 (67) 5 (64) 4 (62) 5 (61) 5 (61) 5 (59) 4 (57) 5 (56)
13 16,650 (90,710) 5 (72) 5 (69) 5 (67) 4 (65) 5 (66) 5 (64) 5 (62) 4 (60)
14 14,940 (105,650) 4 (76) 4 (73) 4 (71) 4 (69) 4 (70) 3 (67) 3 (65) 3 (63)
15 16,380 (122,030) 4 (80) 4 (77) 4 (75) 3 (72) 3 (73) 4 (71) 4 (69) 4 (67)
16 17,820 (139,850) 4 (84) 4 (81) 3 (78) 4 (76) 4 (77) 3 (74) 3 (72) 3 (70)
17 19,260 (159,110) 4 (88) 4 (85) 4 (82) 4 (80) 4 (81) 4 (78) 4 (76) 3 (73)
18 20,700 (179,810) 4 (92) 3 (88) 4 (86) 3 (83) 3 (84) 3 (81) 3 (79) 4 (77)
19 16,470 (196,280) 3 (95) 3 (91) 2 (88) 3 (86) 3 (87) 3 (84) 3 (82) 2 (79)
20 17,280 (213,560) 3 (98) 3 (94) 3 (91) 3 (89) 3 (90) 3 (87) 2 (84) 3 (82)

Stats

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For a complete list of Gwendolin stats, see Stats:Gwendolin (BTD6).
This data was last updated for: version 52.2
Tower
Display range38 units
Footprint radius7 units
Targeting options
  • First
  • Last
  • Close
  • Strong
Attack
Cooldown0.5s
Offset (X, Y, Z)
-1.3, 15, 9
TargetingDepends on targeting option
Targeting range38 units
Filters
  • Cannot target Camo
Projectile
Pierce2
Damage1
Damage typeFire
Speed200 units/s
Lifespan1s
Radius2 units
Filters
  • Cannot hit Camo

Strategy

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For more in-depth strategies, see Strategy:Gwendolin (BTD6).
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The editor who added this notice elaborates: Elaborate on use cases and how to use her effectively
This section was last updated for: version 56.3

Gwendolin is best used in strategies that need consistent lead-popping against DDTs and do generally low base damage and attack quickly, to benefit most from her late-game Heat It Up buffs, and those that struggle to pop large groups of non-Purple Bloons, especially in the mid-game as her abilities are strong counters to the Ceramic rushes on Rounds 63, 76, and 78. Her flat pierce buff is most effective for towers with high damage but low pierce attacks, such as Inferno Ring (which also benefits from her Pyrotechnics Expert passive). It is recommended to position Gwendolin close to a cluster of defenses, preferably a bit ahead of the main damage dealer(s) to ensure she triggers Heat It Up often.

Update history

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General

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Version 3.0

Levels Changes
16+
  • Buff Cocktail of Fire: Damage type changed ― Fire → Normal

Version 6.0

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Gwendolin’s Heat it Up will no longer trigger as frequently and should not be able to refresh itself while it is already active
— Update notes
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Levels Changes
4+
  • Nerf Heat It Up: Shots to trigger increased ― 15 → 30
  • Nerf Heat It Up: Now also has a 15s cooldown between activations; requires meeting both the shot count and cooldown conditions before it triggers

Version 11.0

Levels Changes
10+
  • Now plays an animation when activating Firestorm again (bug fix)

Version 14.0

Levels Changes
17+
  • Buff Heat It Up: Now also grants +1 damage to Lead Bloons and DDTs to affected towers for the duration
17
  • Description changed
Before Heat it up gives affected Monkeys 1 extra layer pop.
After Heat it up empowers affected Monkeys to pop 1 extra layer, and do +2[sic] damage to Lead Bloons.

Version 16.0

Levels Changes
10+
  • Buff Firestorm: Now also applies Heat It Up to all towers
    • Note: Does not apply the improved version of Heat It Up at levels 17+
14+
  • Buff Cocktail of Fire: Now applies damage over time to MOAB-Class Bloons, dealing 5 Fire-type damage per second for 10 seconds

Version 17.0

Levels Changes
3+
  • Cocktail of Fire: Changed the visual effect of the wall of fire
4+
  • Heat it Up: Changed the visual effect of the fire burst
10+
  • Firestorm: Changed the visual effect of the fire wave

Version 22.0

“
Gwendolin’s Heat it Up! attack/buff has been sitting in a weird spot where it would benefit from attack speed but does not because of the cooldown which prevents it ever having full uptime. This rework makes her have a roughly similar uptime at all levels without being buffed, however she will now benefit properly with increased uptime depending on any rate modifiers applied to her. A fully juiced Gwendolin around level 15 or 18 should now be capable of achieving 100% buff uptime
— Update notes
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Levels Changes
4+
  • Buff Heat It Up: Cooldown reduced ― 15s → 4.5s
4–11
  • Nerf Heat It Up: Shots required to trigger increased ― 30 → 60
12–14
  • Nerf Heat It Up: Shots required to trigger increased ― 30 → 70
15–17
  • Nerf Heat It Up: Shots required to trigger increased ― 30 → 90
18+
  • Nerf Heat It Up: Shots required to trigger increased ― 30 → 110

Version 23.0

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The last Gwendolin change didn't come through as well as intended for a number of reasons, so while keeping true to the intention behind this change it has been improved across the board to properly buff this again
— Update notes
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Levels Changes
4-11
  • Buff Heat It Up: shot requirement reduced ― 60 → 40
12-14
  • Buff Heat It Up: shot requirement reduced ― 70 → 48
15-17
  • Buff Heat It Up: shot requirement reduced ― 90 → 64
18+
  • Buff Heat It Up: shot requirement reduced ― 110 → 70

Version 26.0

“
As the Firestorm ability itself drops off later anyway, Gwen’s level 17 buff to Heat it Up will now apply to the version granted to all towers by Firestorm as well.
— Update notes
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Levels Changes
17+
  • Buff Firestorm: Now applies the boosted version of Heat It Up that unlocks at level 17 (+1 base damage and +1 damage to Lead)

Version 27.0

Levels Changes
10+
  • Nerf Firestorm: No longer damages all Bloons with an additional instance of Heat it Up (bug fix)

Version 28.0

Levels Changes
17+
  • Buff Resolved issues with Gwendolin Lv17 firestorm’s Heat it Up buff (bug fix)

Version 29.0

“
Similar to Wall of Fire, Gwendolin’s Cocktail gains too much strength in grouped situations too early on and so this power has been pushed to higher levels.
— Update notes
”
Levels Changes
3–6
  • Nerf Cocktail of Fire: Pierce refresh rate reduced ― 0.1s → 0.2s
    • Note: Pierce refresh rate at levels 7+ remains at 0.1s
3–15
  • Nerf Cocktail of Fire: Cocktail stops popping Bloons when the Cocktail hits purples but this does not extinguish the Cocktail

Version 30.0

Levels Changes
3–15
  • Nerf Cocktail of Fire: Now disappears on contact with Purple Bloons unless it can damage them (bug fix)

Version 31.0

“
Gwendolin’s Firestorm damage doesn’t carry well into the endgame so has been buffed at a later level.
— Update notes
”
Levels Changes
16+
  • Buff Firestorm (regular Bloon DoT): Damage per tick increased ― 1 → 5
  • Buff Firestorm (MOAB-class DoT): Damage per tick increased ― 10 → 15

Version 33.0

“
As she’s a little average all around these days with other heroes overtaking in the past years, Gwendolin is seeing some improved quality of life, synergization, and extra juice to the initial hit of Firestorm since currently the ability is, well, not heroic enough and the first impact does very little compared to the DoT.
— Update notes
”
Levels Changes
3+
  • Buff Cocktail of Fire: Now allows the player to set its target point, instead of it targeting Bloons when in range or targeting randomly otherwise
5–17
  • Buff Pyrotechnics Expert buff added
18+
  • Buff Pyrotechnics Master buff added
10–19
  • Buff Firestorm (non-MOAB-class initial hit): Damage increased ― 2 → 5
  • Buff Firestorm (MOAB-class initial hit): Damage increased ― 2 → 20
20
  • Buff Firestorm (non-MOAB-class initial hit): Damage increased ― 5 → 10
  • Buff Firestorm (MOAB-class initial hit): Damage increased ― 5 → 50

Version 35.0

“
For now with a noteworthy direct comparison to Brickell and the use cases for these two heroes we have done a price swap keeping the lesser of the two at the lower price point. However as 750 would put gwen on the same cost as Striker Jones and we want starts with base 4 heroes to stay more diverse we have taken her down a little extra on top of that.
— Update notes
”
Levels Changes
All
  • Buff Placement cost reduced ― $900 → $725

Version 37.0

“
Removing the stacking aspect of Gwendolin’s burn damage over time, but increasing the damage as she levels up so that it actually scales up in power now.
— Update notes
”
Levels Changes
6+
  • Nerf Main attack DoT: No longer stacks with itself
6–8
  • Buff Main attack DoT: Damage per tick increased ― 1 → 2
9
  • Buff Main attack DoT: Damage per tick increased ― 1 → 4
10+
  • Buff Main attack DoT: Damage per tick now increases by 1 per level

Version 39.0

“
Gwen’s early game is just too much, especially far too excessive with the right combinations of knowledge / relic buffs so some of this power is being pushed up more with a makeup buff to cocktail at Lv7 where this has started to fall off by.
— Update notes
”
Levels Changes
3–6
  • Nerf Cocktail of Fire: Pierce reduced ― 40 → 30
7+
  • Buff Cocktail of Fire: Pierce increased ― 30 → 50
6–8
  • Nerf Main attack: Burn damage reduced ― 2 → 1
9
  • Nerf Main attack: Burn damage reduced ― 4 → 2
10+
  • Nerf Main attack: Burn damage reduced by 2

Version 41.0

“
Much more shifting of Gwen’s power to even her out into higher tiers
— Update notes
”
Levels Changes
1–4
  • Nerf Main attack: Pierce reduced ― 3 → 2
3–6
  • Nerf Cocktail of Fire: Pierce reduced ― 30 → 20
5–12
  • Nerf Main attack: Pierce reduced ― 6 → 4
7–10
  • Nerf Cocktail of Fire: Pierce reduced ― 50 → 40
10–15
  • Buff Firestorm (MOAB-class DoT): Damage per tick increased ― 10 → 15
11+
  • Buff Cocktail of Fire: Pierce increased ― 50 → 60
13+
  • Nerf Main attack: Pierce reduced ― 9 → 8
16+
  • Buff Firestorm (MOAB-class DoT): Damage per tick increased ― 15 → 20
20
  • Buff Cocktail of Fire: Damage increased ― 2 → 5
  • Buff Cocktail of Fire (MOAB-class DoT): Damage per tick increased ― 5 → 8
  • Buff Firestorm (non-MOAB-class initial hit): Damage increased ― 5 → 15
  • Buff Firestorm (MOAB-class initial hit): Damage increased ― 25 → 30

Version 42.0

“
Looking back over her kit, we noticed that we’ve never improved the actual attack itself for Gwen’s Heat it Up. Allowing her to be juiced up with high attack speed in order to spam these supercharged bursts of damage sounds fun and cool, so while noting that this will also increase the uptime of her buff we’re removing the limiter on her Heat it Up rate and pumping up its damage tenfold.
— Update notes
”
Levels Changes
4+
  • Nerf Heat it Up: Pierce reduced ― ∞ → 100
12+
  • Buff Gwen’s attack rate levels (Lv12, 15, 18) no longer reduce Heat it Up frequency
12–14
  • Buff Heat it up: Damage increased ― 3 → 10
15–17
  • Buff Heat it up: Damage increased ― 3 → 20
18+
  • Buff Heat it up: Damage increased ― 3 → 30

Version 43.0

“
Gwendolin’s Heat it Up was recently reworked to allow for much more frequent triggering from attacks, however the 4.5s internal cooldown still limits it from being scaled up far so that internal cooldown is now also being reduced. Additionally, Heat it Up’s bonus buff to damage against Lead targets has been improved slightly so we can get more out of that niche.
— Update notes
”
Levels Changes
4+
  • Buff Heat It Up: Minimum delay reduced ― 4.5s → 1.5s
  • Buff Heat it Up: No longer fails to apply if the attack runs out of pierce (bug fix)
17+
  • Buff Heat It Up: Buff to Lead properties increased ― +1 → +2

Version 47.0

  • Gwendolin Level 9 description changed ― Initial hit per blast pops 1 extra layer. → Initial hit per blast pops 1 extra layer. Gains increased burn damage and duration for every level.
“
Taking the opportunity to invest in some fire & water synergy
— Update notes
”
Levels Changes
9+
  • Buff DoT duration increased by +1s per level
    • Note: DoT duration now between 4s–15s at Levels 9–20

Version 48.0

“
Gwendolin’s Lv10 Firestorm has been power-crept past by newer heroes and feels very lacking at this level for a fast XP curve hero.
— Update notes
”
Levels Changes
10–15
  • Buff Firestorm ability: DoT damage versus non-blimp Bloons increased ― 1 → 2
    • Note: Does not affect Level 16+ Firestorm DoT

Version 52.0

Levels Changes
8+
  • Buff Main attack: Solved a problem where the number of projectiles was not being increased (bug fix)

Version 55.0

Levels Changes
8+
  • Buff No longer loses her extra projectiles after being buffed and loading a save (bug fix)

Rogue Legends

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Version 51.0

“
As T1 artifacts can easily be filled in with selected starting artifacts we felt a lot of starter teams didn’t stand out from the rest in too meaningful a way (other than starting towers), so to improve on this we’ve gone over a lot of the worse performing starter teams and upgraded their starter artifacts to higher tiers.
— Update notes
”
  • Buff Starting Artifact changed ― Flaming Hot Punch-A-Rang Common → Flaming Hot Punch-A-Rang Legendary


Cosmetic items

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Hero Skins

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Trophy Store items

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Item Category Unlock method(s) Introduced
Icon of Gwendolin Firefox Pet Gwendolin Firefox Pet Heroes — Pets Trophy Store — Trophies 100, Prime Gaming drop 2 Version 19.0
Icon of Gwendolin Fireball Place & Upgrade Gwendolin Fireball Place & Upgrade Heroes — Place FX Trophy Store — Trophies 60, Prime Gaming drop 2 Version 27.0
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Screenshots

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  • Cocktail of Fire popping Regrow Rainbow Bloons
    Cocktail of Fire popping Regrow Rainbow Bloons

Assets

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  • Levels 1–2
    Levels 1–2
  • Levels 3–9
    Levels 3–9
  • Levels 10–19
    Levels 10–19
  • Level 20
    Level 20
  • Round icon
    Round icon
  • Square icon
    Square icon
  • Cocktail of Fire icon
    Cocktail of Fire icon
  • Firestorm icon
    Firestorm icon
  • Heat it up buff icon
    Heat it up buff icon
  • Pyrotechnics buff icon
    Pyrotechnics buff icon

Voice lines

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When selected in the Heroes menu
  • ⓘ "Doesn't get hotter than this!"
When placed
  • ⓘ "With enough fuel and air, everything burns."
  • ⓘ "We have ignition!"
When selected
When selected repeatedly
  • ⓘ "You're on my list now."
  • ⓘ "I wouldn't do that if I were you."
When activating Cocktail of Fire
  • ⓘ "Fire bomb!"
When activating Firestorm
  • ⓘ "It's all on fire now!"
When leveling up
When leveling up to level 20
  • ⓘ "Doesn't get hotter than this!"
When a MOAB appears
  • ⓘ "MOAB! Burn it!"
When a BFB appears
  • ⓘ "BFB! Burn it!"
When a ZOMG appears
  • ⓘ "ZOMG! Burn it!"
When a DDT appears
  • ⓘ "DDT! Burn it!"
When a BAD appears
  • ⓘ "BAD! Gonna need more gas!"
When a MOAB-Class Bloon is destroyed
  • ⓘ "Blooncinerated!"
  • ⓘ "Incinerated!"
When a Bloon leaks
  • ⓘ "They're leaking!"
  • ⓘ "Stop them!"

In other languages

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This section was last updated for: version 49.2
Name
Language Text Notes
Arabic جويندولين —
Danish Gwendolin —
German Gwendolin —
Spanish Gwendolin —
Spanish (Latin America) Gwendolin —
Finnish Gwendolin —
French Gwendolin —
Italian Gwendolin —
Japanese グウェンドリン —
Korean 그웬돌린 —
Dutch Gwendolin —
Norwegian Gwendolin —
Polish Gwendolin —
Portuguese (Brazil) Gwendolin —
Russian Гвендолин —
Swedish Gwendolin —
Thai เกว็นโดลิน —
Turkish Gwendolin —
Chinese (simplified) 格温多琳 —
Chinese (traditional) 葛溫朵琳 —
Description
Language Text Notes
Arabic يعتقد جويندولين أنه لم تظهر بعد مشكلة في بلونز لا يمكن حلها بالنار حتى الآن. الكثير من النيران. —
Danish Gwendolin er af den faste overbevisning, at der ikke findes et bloon-problem, som ikke kan løses med ild. Masser af ild. —
German Gwendolin ist davon überzeugt, dass es keinerlei Bloonproblem gibt, das nicht mit Feuer gelöst werden kann. Mit einer Menge Feuer ... —
Spanish Gwendolin cree que no hay ningún problema relacionado con los bloons que no se pueda resolver con fuego. Mucho fuego. —
Spanish (Latin America) Gwendolin cree que no hay ningún problema relacionado con los bloons que no se pueda resolver con fuego. Mucho fuego. —
Finnish Gwendolin uskoo, ettei vielä ole ollut blooniongelmaa, jota ei voisi ratkaista tulella. Valtavalla määrällä tulta. —
French Gwendolin pense qu'il n'existe encore aucun problème de Bloon qui ne peut être résolu par le feu. Plein de feu. —
Italian Gwendolin è fermamente convinta che ci sia un solo modo per risolvere il problema dei bloon. Usare il fuoco, tanto fuoco. —
Japanese グウェンドリンは、炎で解決できないブルーン問題は、これまでに存在しないと信じている。たくさんの火炎で。 —
Korean 그웬돌린은 불로 처리하지 못할 풍선 문제는 존재하지 않는다고 믿습니다. 더 큰 불을 내면 되니까요. —
Dutch Volgens Gwendolin is er nog nooit een Bloon-probleem geweest dat niet kon worden opgelost met vuur. Heel veel vuur. —
Norwegian Gwendolin tror det enda ikke har dukket opp et bloon-problem som ikke kan løses med ild. Masse ild. —
Polish Gwendolin uważa, że nie ma takiego problemu z blonami, którego nie da się rozwiązać za pomocą ognia. Dużych ilości ognia. —
Portuguese (Brazil) Gwendolin acredita que não há problema com Bloons que o fogo não resolva. Muito fogo. —
Russian Считает, что нет такой проблемы с шарами, которую нельзя было бы решить оружием. —
Swedish Gwendolin är övertygad om att det inte har förekommit något Bloon-problem som inte kan lösas med eld. Massor med eld. —
Thai เกว็นโดลินเชื่อว่าปัญหาเรื่องลูกโป่งทุกอย่างแก้ไขได้ด้วยไฟ ยิ่งแรงยิ่งดี —
Turkish Gwendolin, atış yaparak çözülemeyecek hiçbir Bloon problemi olmadığına inanır. Bir sürü atış. —
Chinese (simplified) 格温多琳认为，还没有无法用火来消灭的气球。如果有，那就加大火力。 —
Chinese (traditional) 葛溫朵琳認為沒有火不能解決的氣球問題。火炎焱。 —

References

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  1. ↑ "Bloons TD 6 - Update Notes! Version 33.0". Reddit. Retrieved Mon, 3 Feb 2025.
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