Alchemist (BTD6)

Alchemist iterations: BTD6 • Battles 2 • BCS • Bloons Blitz

Alchemist

Harnessing powers of science and magic, splashes Bloons with acid, also brews various potions with different effects.

Unlock method(s)	Choose at levels 15, 16, 17, 19 or 20
Category	Magic
Cost	$470 — Easy $550 — Medium $595 — Hard $660 — Impoppable
Hotkey	F
Introduced	Launch

The Alchemist is a Magic tower in Bloons TD 6. It throws flasks of acid at the Bloons, which splash and apply a damage over time effect. The acid can pop every Bloon type, except Glass Bloons in the Frontier Legends DLC, but the Alchemist cannot detect Camo Bloons. It is uniquely able to throw flasks of acid or potions through sight-blocking objects like walls, ledges, or any obstacle.

It can be upgraded to throw strong buff potions at other monkeys, use stronger potions to deal damage with acid and explosions as well as turning into a monster, or transform Bloons into gold, and even into Red Bloons.

Upgrades

Path 1

Larger Potions XP cost: 140
	Potions splash over more Bloons in a larger area. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $210 $250 $270 $300

Acidic Mixture Dip XP cost: 550
	Throws a helpful potion at nearby Monkeys that allows them to pop Lead Bloons and do extra damage to Ceramic and MOAB-class Bloons. Wears off after several attacks. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $295 $350 $380 $420

Berserker Brew XP cost: 2,250
	Throws special brew to a nearby Monkey giving it increased damage, range, and attack speed briefly. Multiple Monkeys can be buffed at once. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $1,190 $1,400 $1,510 $1,680

Stronger Stimulant XP cost: 10,000
	Extra strong berserker brew has even more powerful effect on the target. Lasts even longer. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $2,420 $2,850 $3,080 $3,420

Permanent Brew XP cost: 30,000
	Berserker brew becomes PERMANENT on Monkeys who drink it. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $40,800 $48,000 $51,840 $57,600

Path 2

Stronger Acid XP cost: 140
	Acid potions dissolve Bloons faster. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $210 $250 $270 $300

Perishing Potions XP cost: 500
	Attack potions deal more damage to MOAB-class Bloons and strip Fortified off smaller Bloons. Buff potions last longer. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $405 $475 $515 $570

Unstable Concoction XP cost: 2,500
	Coats MOAB-Class in an explosive substance that causes a large explosion when they are popped. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $2,380 $2,800 $3,025 $3,360

Transforming Tonic XP cost: 10,000
	Transformation ability: Turns Alchemist into powerful attack Monster for 20 seconds. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $3,570 $4,200 $4,535 $5,040

Total Transformation XP cost: 28,000
	Transforms five Monkeys nearby into crazy attack monsters for 20 seconds. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $38,250 $45,000 $48,600 $54,000

Path 3

Faster Throwing XP cost: 145
	Throws potions and attacks faster. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $550 $650 $700 $780

Acid Pool XP cost: 700
	Every few attacks spills an acid pool on the track, and if no Bloons are nearby Alchemist can drench nearby track with acid. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $380 $450 $485 $540

Lead to Gold XP cost: 2,000
	Converts Lead Bloons to GOLD! Special solvents do extra damage to Lead Bloons, destroying them in one shot and generating cash. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $850 $1,000 $1,080 $1,200

Rubber to Gold XP cost: 8,500
	Converts all Bloons partially into gold, disabling Bloon immunity and getting more cash per pop from affected Bloons. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $2,335 $2,750 $2,970 $3,300

Bloon Master Alchemist XP cost: 24,000
	Secret shrink potion converts all affected Bloons to Red Bloons. Easy Medium Hard Impoppable $34,000 $40,000 $43,200 $48,000

Stats

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

This data was last updated for: version 55.1

Tower
Display range 45 units Footprint radius 6 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong

Attack
Cooldown 2s Offset (X, Y, Z) -2.73, 9.98, 7 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 45 units Filters Cannot target Camo
Ignores blockers
Splash Pierce 15 Damage 1 Damage type Acid Lifespan 0.05s Radius 14 units Filters Cannot hit Camo Ignores blockers Damage over time Damage 1 Damage type Acid Duration 4.05s Interval 2s Layers ∞

Related Monkey Knowledge

This list does not include Monkey Knowledge that affects all Magic towers.

Monkey Knowledge	Cost	Prerequisites	Introduced
Speedy Brewing All Alchemist's potions have 5% faster reload time.	Free	Magic Tricks	Launch
Strong Tonic Transforming Tonic lasts longer.	Free	4 invested Speedy Brewing	Launch
Acid Stability Alchemists' acid pools last 5 seconds longer.	250	4 invested Strong Tonic	Launch

Rogue Legends

Starter parties with Alchemists

Hero	Insta Monkey 1	Insta Monkey 2	Artifact
Adora	2-0-0 Alchemist	0-2-0 Engineer Monkey	Divine Intervention Common (adds  0-0-0 Super Monkey)
Scientist Gwendolin	2-0-0 Alchemist	3-0-0 Glue Gunner	Alchemic Engineering Rare (adds  0-1-2 Engineer Monkey)
Smudge Catt	0-2-0 Alchemist	0-1-0 Spike Factory	Cats Meow Legendary (adds  0-0-4 Bomb Shooter)
Jiangshi Sauda	0-0-2 Wizard Monkey	0-2-0 Ice Monkey	Home Brew Alchemy Legendary (adds  0-0-2 Alchemist)
She-Ra	2-0-0 Alchemist	0-2-0 Engineer Monkey	Divine Intervention Common (adds  0-0-0 Super Monkey)

Related Artifacts

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

Artifact	Common effect	Rare effect	Legendary effect
Home Brew Alchemy	Alchemists attack speed and ability cooldowns are 16% faster, and they have a 1 in 20 chance to Crit for 50x damage. Adds a 1-0-1 Alchemist to your Party	Alchemists attack speed and ability cooldowns are 25% faster, and they have a 1 in 20 chance to Crit for 50x damage. Adds a 1-0-2 Alchemist to your Party	Alchemists attack speed and ability cooldowns are 54% faster, and they have a 1 in 20 chance to Crit for 50x damage. Adds a 0-0-2 Alchemist 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	$470	$550	$595	$660	$329	$385	$417	$462
1-0-0	$680	$800	$865	$960	$476	$560	$606	$672
1-1-0	$890	$1,050	$1,135	$1,260	$623	$735	$795	$882
1-0-1	$1,235	$1,450	$1,565	$1,740	$865	$1,015	$1,096	$1,218
0-1-0	$680	$800	$865	$960	$476	$560	$606	$672
0-1-1	$1,235	$1,450	$1,565	$1,740	$865	$1,015	$1,096	$1,218
0-0-1	$1,025	$1,200	$1,295	$1,440	$718	$840	$907	$1,008
2-0-0	$980	$1,150	$1,245	$1,380	$686	$805	$872	$966
2-1-0	$1,190	$1,400	$1,515	$1,680	$833	$980	$1,061	$1,176
2-2-0	$1,595	$1,875	$2,030	$2,250	$1,117	$1,313	$1,421	$1,575
2-0-1	$1,535	$1,800	$1,945	$2,160	$1,075	$1,260	$1,362	$1,512
2-0-2	$1,920	$2,250	$2,430	$2,700	$1,344	$1,575	$1,701	$1,890
0-2-0	$1,085	$1,275	$1,380	$1,530	$760	$893	$966	$1,071
1-2-0	$1,295	$1,525	$1,650	$1,830	$907	$1,068	$1,155	$1,281
0-2-1	$1,640	$1,925	$2,080	$2,310	$1,148	$1,348	$1,456	$1,617
0-2-2	$2,025	$2,375	$2,565	$2,850	$1,418	$1,663	$1,796	$1,995
0-0-2	$1,410	$1,650	$1,780	$1,980	$987	$1,155	$1,246	$1,386
1-0-2	$1,620	$1,900	$2,050	$2,280	$1,134	$1,330	$1,435	$1,596
0-1-2	$1,620	$1,900	$2,050	$2,280	$1,134	$1,330	$1,435	$1,596
3-0-0	$2,170	$2,550	$2,755	$3,060	$1,519	$1,785	$1,929	$2,142
3-1-0	$2,380	$2,800	$3,025	$3,360	$1,666	$1,960	$2,118	$2,352
3-2-0	$2,785	$3,275	$3,540	$3,930	$1,950	$2,293	$2,478	$2,751
3-0-1	$2,725	$3,200	$3,455	$3,840	$1,908	$2,240	$2,419	$2,688
3-0-2	$3,110	$3,650	$3,940	$4,380	$2,177	$2,555	$2,758	$3,066
0-3-0	$3,465	$4,075	$4,405	$4,890	$2,426	$2,853	$3,084	$3,423
1-3-0	$3,675	$4,325	$4,675	$5,190	$2,573	$3,028	$3,273	$3,633
2-3-0	$3,975	$4,675	$5,055	$5,610	$2,783	$3,273	$3,539	$3,927
0-3-1	$4,020	$4,725	$5,105	$5,670	$2,814	$3,308	$3,574	$3,969
0-3-2	$4,405	$5,175	$5,590	$6,210	$3,084	$3,623	$3,913	$4,347
0-0-3	$2,260	$2,650	$2,860	$3,180	$1,582	$1,855	$2,002	$2,226
1-0-3	$2,470	$2,900	$3,130	$3,480	$1,729	$2,030	$2,191	$2,436
2-0-3	$2,770	$3,250	$3,510	$3,900	$1,939	$2,275	$2,457	$2,730
0-1-3	$2,470	$2,900	$3,130	$3,480	$1,729	$2,030	$2,191	$2,436
0-2-3	$2,875	$3,375	$3,645	$4,050	$2,013	$2,363	$2,552	$2,835
4-0-0	$4,595	$5,400	$5,835	$6,480	$3,217	$3,780	$4,085	$4,536
4-1-0	$4,805	$5,650	$6,105	$6,780	$3,364	$3,955	$4,274	$4,746
4-2-0	$5,210	$6,125	$6,620	$7,350	$3,647	$4,288	$4,634	$5,145
4-0-1	$5,150	$6,050	$6,535	$7,260	$3,605	$4,235	$4,575	$5,082
4-0-2	$5,535	$6,500	$7,020	$7,800	$3,875	$4,550	$4,914	$5,460
0-4-0	$7,035	$8,275	$8,940	$9,930	$4,925	$5,793	$6,258	$6,951
1-4-0	$7,245	$8,525	$9,210	$10,230	$5,072	$5,968	$6,447	$7,161
2-4-0	$7,545	$8,875	$9,590	$10,650	$5,282	$6,213	$6,713	$7,455
0-4-1	$7,590	$8,925	$9,640	$10,710	$5,313	$6,248	$6,748	$7,497
0-4-2	$7,975	$9,375	$10,125	$11,250	$5,583	$6,563	$7,088	$7,875
0-0-4	$4,600	$5,400	$5,830	$6,480	$3,220	$3,780	$4,081	$4,536
1-0-4	$4,810	$5,650	$6,100	$6,780	$3,367	$3,955	$4,270	$4,746
2-0-4	$5,110	$6,000	$6,480	$7,200	$3,577	$4,200	$4,536	$5,040
0-1-4	$4,810	$5,650	$6,100	$6,780	$3,367	$3,955	$4,270	$4,746
0-2-4	$5,215	$6,125	$6,615	$7,350	$3,651	$4,288	$4,631	$5,145
5-0-0	$45,395	$53,400	$57,675	$64,080	$31,777	$37,380	$40,373	$44,856
5-1-0	$45,605	$53,650	$57,945	$64,380	$31,924	$37,555	$40,562	$45,066
5-2-0	$46,010	$54,125	$58,460	$64,950	$32,207	$37,888	$40,922	$45,465
5-0-1	$45,950	$54,050	$58,375	$64,860	$32,165	$37,835	$40,863	$45,402
5-0-2	$46,335	$54,500	$58,860	$65,400	$32,435	$38,150	$41,202	$45,780
0-5-0	$45,285	$53,275	$57,540	$63,930	$31,700	$37,293	$40,278	$44,751
1-5-0	$45,495	$53,525	$57,810	$64,230	$31,847	$37,468	$40,467	$44,961
2-5-0	$45,795	$53,875	$58,190	$64,650	$32,057	$37,713	$40,733	$45,255
0-5-1	$45,840	$53,925	$58,240	$64,710	$32,088	$37,748	$40,768	$45,297
0-5-2	$46,225	$54,375	$58,725	$65,250	$32,358	$38,063	$41,108	$45,675
0-0-5	$38,600	$45,400	$49,030	$54,480	$27,020	$31,780	$34,321	$38,136
1-0-5	$38,810	$45,650	$49,300	$54,780	$27,167	$31,955	$34,510	$38,346
2-0-5	$39,110	$46,000	$49,680	$55,200	$27,377	$32,200	$34,776	$38,640
0-1-5	$38,810	$45,650	$49,300	$54,780	$27,167	$31,955	$34,510	$38,346
0-2-5	$39,215	$46,125	$49,815	$55,350	$27,451	$32,288	$34,871	$38,745

Strategy

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

This section was last updated for: version 53.2

The base Alchemist can be useful on rounds 28 and 30 for a cheap way to pop Lead Bloons. Alchemist is mainly used to support defenses, as its direct damage is limited. The top path Alchemist is generally considered the most useful Alchemist because of its array of buffs, while the middle path is primarily for clearing swarms of dense MOABs, while the bottom path is primarily about income.

Update history

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

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Version 31.2

•  Base potion attack: no longer has single-layer damage (undocumented)

Cosmetic items

Item	Category	Unlock method(s)	Introduced
Alchemist Monkey Flower Projectiles	Monkeys — Projectiles	Trophy Store —  50	Version 36.0
Alchemist Slime Cube Pet	Monkeys — Pets	Trophy Store —  120	Version 39.0

Gallery

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Assets

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In other languages

This section was last updated for: version 48.1

Name

Language	Text	Notes
Arabic	الكيميائي	—
Danish	Alkymist	—
German	Alchemist	—
Spanish	Alquimista	—
Spanish (Latin America)	Alquimista	—
Finnish	Alkemisti	—
French	Alchimiste	—
Italian	Alchimista	—
Japanese	錬金術師	—
Korean	연금술사	—
Dutch	Alchemist	—
Norwegian	Alkymist	—
Polish	Alchemik	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Alquimista	—
Russian	Алхимик	—
Swedish	Alkemist	—
Thai	ลิงนักแปรธาตุ	—
Turkish	Simyacı	—
Chinese (simplified)	炼金术士	—
Chinese (traditional)	煉金術士	—

Description

Language	Text	Notes
Arabic	عن طريق تسخير قوى العلم والسحر، يقوم برش البالونات بالحمض، كما يعمل على إضافة مختلفة تأثيرات مختلفة على الجرعات السحرية.	—
Danish	Ved at udnytte videnskabens og magiens kraft overdynges bloons med syre. Kan også brygge adskillige eliksirer med forskellige virkninger.	—
German	Nutzt die Kräfte von Wissenschaft und Zauberei, bespritzt Bloons mit Säure und braut diverse Tränke mit verschiedenen Effekten.	—
Spanish	Mediante el poder de la ciencia y la magia, arroja ácido a los bloons y prepara varias pociones con efectos diferentes.	—
Spanish (Latin America)	Mediante el poder de la ciencia y la magia, arroja ácido a los bloons y prepara varias pociones con efectos diferentes.	—
Finnish	Yhdistää tieteen ja magian voimat roiskiakseen blooneja hapolla ja hauduttaa erilaisia vaikutuksia aiheuttavia taikajuomia.	—
French	En exploitant les pouvoirs de la science et de la magie, éclabousse les Bloons avec de l'acide et concocte diverses potions possédant des effets variés.	—
Italian	Combina in sé il potere della scienza e della magia ed è in grado di spruzzare i bloon con l'acido. Inoltre, è capace di preparare varie pozioni con diversi effetti.	—
Japanese	科学と魔法の力を利用し、ブルーンに酸をかける。また、色々な効果の多様なポーションを作る。	—
Korean	과학과 마법의 힘을 모두 사용하여 풍선에 산성물질을 끼얹으며, 다양한 효과를 지닌 여러 물약을 제조합니다.	—
Dutch	Gebruikt krachten van wetenschap en magie, gooit zuur over Bloons heen en brouwt ook verschillende drankjes met verschillende effecten.	—
Norwegian	Med krefter fra vitenskap og magi spruter den syre på bloons og brygger forskjellige brygg med ulik effekt.	—
Polish	Włada siłami nauki i magii, oblewa blony kwasem i warzy mikstury o różnych efektach.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Controlando os poderes da ciência e da magia, encharca Bloons com ácido e prepara várias poções de diversos efeitos.	—
Russian	Обуздав силы науки и магии, обдаёт шары кислотой, а также варит разные зелья с различными эффектами.	—
Swedish	Utnyttjar kraften hos vetenskap och magi, stänker syra på Bloons och brygger även olika trolldrycker med olika effekt.	—
Thai	ใช้พลังแห่งวิทยาศาสตร์และเวทมนตร์ สาดน้ำกรดใส่ลูกโป่ง นอกจากนี้ยังปรุงน้ำยาหลากชนิดที่ให้ผลแตกต่างกันไป	—
Turkish	Bilim ve sihrin güçlerinden yararlanarak Bloon’lara asit sıçratır ve ayrıca, farklı etkilere sahip çeşitli iksirler hazırlar.	—
Chinese (simplified)	利用科学和魔法的力量，用酸喷射气球，也酿制各种不同效果的药剂。	—
Chinese (traditional)	利用科學和魔法的力量，向氣球噴射腐蝕酸，也釀造各種不同效果的藥水。	—