Gyrfalcon
Gyrfalcon
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 Command a noble little bird of prey that can grab and move Bloons to the drop-off target. Bloons up-track of the target get scratched.
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| Tower | Beast Handler — Path 3 — Tier 1 | |
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| XP cost | 250 | |
| Cash cost | $160 — Easy $190 — Medium $205 — Hard $230 — Impoppable | |
Gyrfalcon is the Beast Handler's path 3 tier 1 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. The Beast Handler no longer uses its short-range staff attack, instead handling a gyrfalcon that moves and scratches Bloons. The Gyrfalcon can only target the track, and this upgrade cannot be bought if there is no track in range, and cannot be changed by external range buffs.
The Gyrfalcon has a range of 60 (centered at the Handler), has a targetable reticle, attacks the targeted Bloon without grabbing if the Bloon is closer to the entrance than the reticle, and grabs it to the reticle if the Bloon is further from the entrance than the reticle. It flies twice as fast while pursuing a Bloon, and while picking up Bloons it damages them every second. Gyrfalcon does 1 damage, deals +1 damage to Regrow Bloons, has 3 pierce, and attacks at a rate of every second. Its pierce and attack rate cannot be buffed. It cannot target Ceramic Bloons and above, and cannot target Lead Bloons without lead-popping. If picked up, a Lead Bloon has +1 pierce penalty.
Stats
For a complete list of Beast Handler stats, see Stats:Beast Handler (BTD6).
This data was last updated for: version 55.2
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Costs and sell values
Note: this list does not factor in Monkey Knowledge or other discounts.
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| Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable | Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable | |
| 0-0-1 | $370 | $440 | $475 | $530 | $259 | $308 | $333 | $371 |
| 1-0-1 | $505 | $600 | $650 | $720 | $354 | $420 | $455 | $504 |
| 2-0-1 | $1,195 | $1,410 | $1,525 | $1,690 | $837 | $987 | $1,068 | $1,183 |
| 3-0-1 | $2,905 | $3,420 | $3,695 | $4,100 | $2,034 | $2,394 | $2,587 | $2,870 |
| 4-0-1 | $13,530 | $15,920 | $17,195 | $19,100 | $9,471 | $11,144 | $12,037 | $13,370 |
| 5-0-1 | $51,780 | $60,920 | $65,795 | $73,100 | $36,246 | $42,644 | $46,057 | $51,170 |
| 0-1-1 | $520 | $615 | $665 | $740 | $364 | $431 | $466 | $518 |
| 0-2-1 | $1,225 | $1,445 | $1,560 | $1,735 | $858 | $1,012 | $1,092 | $1,215 |
| 0-3-1 | $2,980 | $3,510 | $3,790 | $4,215 | $2,086 | $2,457 | $2,653 | $2,951 |
| 0-4-1 | $11,055 | $13,010 | $14,050 | $15,615 | $7,739 | $9,107 | $9,835 | $10,931 |
| 0-5-1 | $62,055 | $73,010 | $78,850 | $87,615 | $43,439 | $51,107 | $55,195 | $61,331 |
Strategy
Gyrfalcon can be purchased along with Piranha or Microraptor to start a game, but is not as good as Piranha with Microraptor and cannot be purchased immediately with Microraptor (Gyrfalcon's better combination, due to Microraptor's extra pierce) in CHIMPS. Therefore, Gyrfalcon's main use is for stalling. It excels at that role thanks to it stalling Regrow Bloons especially well, as Regrows (and all other Bloons) popped by it while being grabbed only spawn 1 Bloon (thus preventing an out-of-control Regrow Farm), and if the reticle is targeted correctly, an infinite Regrow stall can occur.
Update history
For a complete list of Beast Handler changes, see Update history:Beast Handler (BTD6).
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As our newest tower to be added to BTD6, we went over feedback for every path and made a large number of adjustments addressing a variety of points.
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Scratch attack: Now deals +1 damage to Regrows
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Beast Handler’s general repositioning feels far too free right now, the reposition cooldown is being increased to a more reasonably noticeable number so this feels like a meaningful cost.
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Beast: Reposition cooldown increased ― 0.5s → 5s
- Reposition cooldown reduced ― 5s → 3s
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Bottom path birds up to T3 are also just a little too good for the cost and are all going up about 5% with Condor’s price being reduced to compensate.
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- Upgrade cost increased ― $180 → $190
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When first creating Beast Handler we balanced the T1-3 upgrade costs with a goal of creating a decision point between spending free playable space to save on cash or spending more cash to save on playable space. However in practice though some people have come on board with spending their playable space as a resource for more power; actual interest is much more divided between maximizing cost efficiency of these merges or simply using different towers. Given that spam of lower tier handlers already comes with the advantage of allowing them to be repositioned over a larger area, we’re changing our approach with a full cost rebalance across most T1-3 upgrades for exactly equal cost per point of merged beast power, instead leaving the nuance around understanding higher value merges & footprint advantage to depend more on discounts.
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- Upgrade cost increased ― $190 → $210
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In going over our large list of price changes for Beast Handler’s lower tiers in 42 this change was received very positively, however we did not realize that in making this change we killed off all chance of dual-beast handlers being used as a round 1 starting option for under $650 in hard modes – So we gotta do that math all over again and convert it for difficulty, painful 😀 All T1 beast prices changed to allow 110 & 101 beast handler combos to be placed for under $650 in hard mode, all T2 & T3 prices shifted around to keep these same cost ratios.
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- Upgrade cost reduced ― $210 → $190
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Base handler's beast range felt too high starting off when considering the tower is built around sharing range between multiple Handlers so this range is being reduced.
Bottoms will now move slower but speed up as more beasts are merged into them, likewise they will attack slower at first but faster through their merges. This should add more merge value to lower tier birds while overall nerfing to the base level for currently overpowered higher tiers.
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- Flight speed reduced ― 110 → 80
- Merging/Beast positioning range reduced ― 60 → 50
- Beast: No longer gains more pierce than intended (bug fix)
- Path 3 beasts on Beast Handler no longer benefit from pierce buffs, except for the buffs gained from merging beasts
- Merging/Beast positioning range increased ― 50 → 60
Gallery
For more Beast Handler images, see Gallery:Beast Handler.
Screenshots
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In other languages
| Language | Name / Description | Notes | |
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| Arabic | الشاهين البحري قم بقيادة طائر جارح نبيل صغير بإمكانه الإمساك بالبالونات ونقلها إلى مكان الإسقاط المستهدف. البالونات الموجودة فوق مسار الهدف تتعرض للخدش. |
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| Danish | Gyrofalk Kommander en ædel lille rovfugl, der kan gribe og flytte bloons med sine kløer til afleveringsmålet. Bloons længere ned ad banen bliver kradset. |
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| German | Jagdfalke Steuere diesen edlen kleinen Greifvogel, der Bloons mit seinen Krallen packen und sie zum Abwurfziel tragen kann. Bloons, die auf der Strecke nach dem Ziel sind, werden gekratzt. |
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| Spanish | Gerifalte Controla a un ave de rapiña noble que atrapa a los bloons con las garras y los transporta. Los bloons en el camino del objetivo sufrirán rasguños. |
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| Spanish (LA) | Gerifalte Controla a un ave de rapiña noble que atrapa a los bloons con las garras y los transporta. Los bloons en el camino del objetivo sufrirán rasguños. |
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| Finnish | Tunturihaukka Komenna jaloa pientä petolintua, joka voi napata ja siirtää bloonit pudotuskohteeseen. Kohteen takana olevia blooneja kynsitään. |
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| French | Gerfaut Commande un petit oiseau de proie noble qui peut se saisir des Bloons, les déplacer et les déposer sur une cible. Les Bloons qui se trouvent en avant sur le circuit se font griffer. |
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| Italian | Girifalco Comanda un piccolo ma nobile rapace che può afferrare e spostare i bloon sul bersaglio. I bloon sul tracciato del bersaglio vengono graffiati. |
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| Japanese | シロハヤブサ この高貴なる小型猛禽類は、命令すればブルーンをつかんでドロップオフ・ターゲットまで動かしてくれる。ターゲット先のトラックにいるブルーンに引っかき攻撃もしてくれるぞ。 |
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| Korean | 백송고리 풍선을 잡아서 목표 지점으로 데려가 떨구는 위엄 있는 맹금을 부립니다. 목표 지점 위의 풍선은 할퀴어집니다. |
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| Dutch | Giervalk Voer het bevel over een nobele roofvogel die Bloons met zijn klauwen kan vastgrijpen, meenemen en neerzetten. De Giervalk beschadigt Bloons overal waar deze langskomt. |
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| Norwegian | Jaktfalk Kommander en praktfull liten rovfugl som kan gripe tak i og flytte bloons til leveringsmålet. Bloons som befinner seg lengre opp på banen enn målet, blir klort. |
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| Polish | Białozór Trenuj szlachetnego, małego ptaka drapieżnego, aby chwytał i przenosił blony do celu. Blony znajdujące się na torze za celem zostaną rozszarpane. |
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| Portuguese (Brazil) | Falcão-Gerifalte Comande uma nobre pequena ave de rapina que pode pegar e mover Bloons até o alvo. Os Bloons acima do alvo na pista são arranhados. |
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| Russian | Гиросокол Управляйте благородной хищной птицей, которая хватает и перемещает шары к цели. Воздушные шары, находящиеся дальше цели, получают царапины. |
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| Swedish | Jaktfalk Kommendera en ädel liten rovfågel som kan greppa och flytta Bloons till målet. Bloons längre upp längs med banan från målet blir rivna. |
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| Thai | เหยี่ยวไจร์ฟัลคอน สั่งนกล่าเหยื่อตัวน้อยผู้สูงศักดิ์ที่สามารถคว้าและย้ายลูกโป่งไปยังเป้าหมายที่ปล่อยลูกโป่ง ติดตามเป้าหมายที่โดนข่วน |
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| Turkish | Ak Sungur Bloon’ları yakalayıp bırakma hedefine taşıyabilen soylu, küçük bir avcı kuşu yönet. Hedefin üst hattında bulunan Bloon’lar çizilir. |
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| Chinese (simplified) | 矛隼 命令一只高贵的小型猛禽用它的爪子抓住并将气球移动到投放目标。目标路径上方的气球会被抓伤。 |
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| Chinese (traditional) | 長尾隼 命令一隻高貴的小型猛禽用它的爪子抓住並將氣球移動到投放目標。目標路徑上方的氣球會被抓傷。 |
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| This list was last updated for: version 43.1 | |||
Trivia
- Gyrfalcon has a Ceramic pierce penalty of +5, compared to Horned Owl's +4, but this property is never used for Gyrfalcon due to having no method of picking up Ceramics at all.
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