Rubber to Gold (BTD6)
For other uses, see Rubber to Gold (disambiguation).
Rubber to Gold
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Converts all Bloons partially into gold, disabling Bloon immunity and getting more cash per pop from affected Bloons. | ||
| Tower | Path | Tier | |
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| Alchemist | 3 | 4 | |
| XP cost | 8,500 | ||
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| Cash cost | $2,335 — Easy $2,750 — Medium $2,970 — Hard $3,300 — Impoppable | ||
Rubber to Gold is the Alchemist's path 3 tier 4 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It grants the Alchemist a new attack which throws a gold potion at Bloons. This gold potion deals no damage but applies a gold effect to any Bloons that isn't a BAD or Boss Bloon, which makes them generate +100% pop income when popped. Additionally, it disables the Lead, Black, Purple, and White immunities of affected Bloons. The status effect lasts for 14 seconds and soaks through all non-MOAB-Class layers, but does affect inner layers of MOAB-Class Bloons if they are insta-killed. The pop income increase stacks additively with other towers that increase pop income, such as Monkey Town, Bloon Trap, and Pirate Lord.
The gold potion has 15 pierce (20 pierce with Larger Potions), an attack cooldown of 2 seconds, and a radius of 21 (31.5 with Larger Potions).
Stats
editFor a complete list of Alchemist stats, see Stats:Alchemist (BTD6).
This data was last updated for: version 55.1
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Costs and sell values
editNote: this list does not factor in Monkey Knowledge or other discounts.
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| 0-0-4 | $4,585 | $5,400 | $5,830 | $6,480 | $3,210 | $3,780 | $4,081 | $4,536 |
| 1-0-4 | $4,795 | $5,650 | $6,100 | $6,780 | $3,357 | $3,955 | $4,270 | $4,746 |
| 2-0-4 | $5,090 | $6,000 | $6,480 | $7,200 | $3,563 | $4,200 | $4,536 | $5,040 |
| 0-1-4 | $4,795 | $5,650 | $6,100 | $6,780 | $3,357 | $3,955 | $4,270 | $4,746 |
| 0-2-4 | $5,200 | $6,125 | $6,615 | $7,350 | $3,640 | $4,288 | $4,631 | $5,145 |
Strategy
editThis section was last updated for: version 49.3
Rubber to Gold is an effective way to generate cash from pops between rounds 37-59 which can be maximized by clumping Bloons with Glue Gunner to maximize pierce of each gold potion. Compared to Bloon Trap, Rubber to Gold lacks damage, but compensates with strong value against high-HP bloons. Both towers should be combined for maximum cash generation from pops. Setting to Strong is preferred to target the strongest Bloons but setting to Last targeting is better to maximize splash radius. Every new Rubber to Gold Alchemist has diminishing value, so buying just one or two is usually enough.
Rubber to Gold should ideally be placed well before a defense can damage the bloons in order to provide time to gild Bloons and damage Lead Bloons with the base attack. Placing a defense too close to the Rubber to Gold may result in lost income from popping Bloons yet to be gilded or Lead Bloons yet to be converted.
For the most cash-per-pop per target, Ceramics and MOAB-class bloons are the best targets. Use blimp instakills such as XXXL Trap or Pirate Lord to gain the full income from blimps in combination with Bounty Hunter for its 2x cash multiplier. Additionally, Dreadbloon Boss Events have modified rounds which have extra Leads and Ceramics, which also favor its own Lead to Gold effects.
The bloon property debuff is inferior compared to Monkey Intelligence Bureau and Embrittlement; it is slow on the fast-moving DDTs, will not work on Bosses, and for midgame rushes Embrittlement and Bounty Hunter are much more consistent to skip immunities. It's practically never worth it in CHIMPS, though the property debuff is niche elsewhere.
Since Rubber to Gold is mostly for income and not for damage (which 0-2-4 does best), its best crosspath is 1-0-4, for the extra radius and pierce.
Update history
editFor a complete list of Alchemist changes, see Update history:Alchemist (BTD6).
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Main attack: Now places an acid pool where the potion lands if it does not hit its target
- Attacks can now be thrown over obstacles (bug fix)
| “ | Lead to Gold hasn’t been a competitive 3rd tier outside of special game modes and challenges, so we’ve added some more uniqueness by allowing it to truly live up to its description and deal enough damage to instantly ‘convert’ a Lead Bloon, children layers and all, also carrying on some value here in the later game by allowing this bonus to deal extra against DDTs as well. — Update notes |
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- Main potion now does +9 damage to Lead properties
- Base potion attack: no longer has single-layer damage (undocumented)
- Lead damage bonus will now correctly apply to Dreadbloon’s Lead layer (bug fix)
| “ | Acid Pools only adds anything to the tower when there are no Bloons around, so we’re making it a hybrid that benefits somewhat from this upgrade even while attacking normally. — Update notes |
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- Acid Pools every 5th attack against a Bloon drops an acid pool under the target
Alchemist pools last the correct duration (bug fix)- Note: Doesn't affect the acid pools that are spawned every 5th potion
| “ | Back to improving damage over time, Lead to Gold currently deals a large damage increase to Leads but only on the main impact of the attack. I’m sure you can see where we’re going with this. — Update notes |
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- Main attack: Damage-over-time now also deals bonus to Leads ― +0 → +9
| “ | Instead of being only a niche income source, the Rubber to Gold debuff is being reworked to now expire after a duration but for that duration it will nullify Bloon properties. Some seriously interesting build options from this. — Update notes |
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- Gold status effect duration decreased ― Infinite → 7s
- Gold status effect also disables Lead, Black, White, and Purple immunities for duration
- Note: Gilded status does not affect damage bonuses to Bloon properties (e.g. Lead to Gold vs Lead)
| “ | People thought the last Rubber to Gold changes sounded cool, but were not particularly reliable so we’re improving the reliability of this attack with much faster attack rate and radius and also adding back some of the potion duration that was previously taken away. — Update notes |
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- Rubber to Gold potion: Attack cooldown reduced ― 5s → 2s
- Rubber to Gold potion: Radius increased ― 14 → 21
- Rubber to Gold potion: Duration increased ― 7s → 14s
- 1-0-4, 2-0-4
- Rubber to Gold potion: Larger Potions grants +50% splash radius ― 14 → 31.5
| “ | The faster attack rate improved Rubber To Gold’s average cash generation too much, so this multiplier is being reduced to bring it more in line — Update notes |
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- Rubber to Gold effect: Cash per pop multiplier reduced ― ×3 → ×2
Gallery
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In other languages
editThis section was last updated for: version 48.0
| Language | Text | Notes |
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| Arabic | من مطاط إلى ذهب | — |
| Danish | Gummi til Guld | — |
| German | Gummi zu Gold | — |
| Spanish | Goma en oro | — |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Goma en oro | — |
| Finnish | Kumi kullaksi | — |
| French | De caoutchouc à or | — |
| Italian | Da gomma a oro | — |
| Japanese | ゴムから金へ | — |
| Korean | 고무를 금으로 | — |
| Dutch | Rubber naar goud | — |
| Norwegian | Gummi til gull | — |
| Polish | Guma w złoto | — |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | De Borracha a Ouro | — |
| Russian | Резину в золото | — |
| Swedish | Gummi till guld | — |
| Thai | ยางเป็นทอง | — |
| Turkish | Kauçuktan Altına | — |
| Chinese (simplified) | 点胶成金 | — |
| Chinese (traditional) | 膠變金 | — |
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| Arabic | يحوّل جميع البالونات جزئيًا إلى ذهب، مما يزيل تحصينها ويمنحك نقدًا إضافيًا لكل فرقعة من البالونات المتضررة. | — |
| Danish | Forvandler alle bloons delvist til guld, hvilket deaktiverer bloon-immunitet og bringer flere penge ind pr. sprunget bloon.. | — |
| German | Verwandelt alle Bloons teilweise zu Gold und deaktiviert die Immunität von Bloons, was dir mehr Geld pro Platzenlassen betroffener Bloons einbringt. | — |
| Spanish | Convierte a todos los bloons en oro de forma parcial, desactiva su inmunidad y otorga más dinero por cada bloon afectado que se hace explotar. | — |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Convierte a todos los bloons en oro de forma parcial, les desactiva la inmunidad y otorga más dinero por cada bloon afectado que se explota. | — |
| Finnish | Muuntaa kaikki bloonit osittain kullaksi poistaen blooni-immuniteetin ja tuottaen enemmän käteistä per poksautus vaikutuksen alaisilta blooneilta. | — |
| French | Convertit tous les Bloons en partie en or, ce qui permet de désactiver l’immunité des Bloons et de recevoir plus d'argent par éclatement pour les Bloons touchés. | — |
| Italian | Trasforma ogni bloon parzialmente in oro, disabilitando l'immunità dei bloon e fornendo più contante per tutti i bloon scoppiati. | — |
| Japanese | 全てのブルーンの一部をゴールドに変換し、ブルーンの耐性を無効化し、影響を受けたブルーンを割るともっと多くのキャッシュがもらえる。 | — |
| Korean | 모든 풍선의 일부를 금으로 바꾸어 면역 능력을 제거하고 해당 풍선이 터질 때마다 획득하는 캐시의 양을 증가시킵니다. | — |
| Dutch | Verandert alle Bloons gedeeltelijk in goud, waarbij ze hun immuniteit verliezen en je meer geld per knal krijgt van getroffen Bloons. | — |
| Norwegian | Forvandler alle bloons delvis til gull, deaktiverer bloon-immunitet og gir mer penger per popp fra påvirkede bloons. | — |
| Polish | Zamienia wszystkie blony częściowo w złoto, usuwając ich odporność i zwiększając ilość gotówki otrzymywanej za każde przebicie. | — |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Converte parcialmente todos os Bloons em ouro, desativando imunidade de Bloons e recebendo mais dinheiro por estouro nos Bloons afetados. | — |
| Russian | Частично превращает все шары в золото, лишая их иммунитета и принося больше денег за уничтожение затронутых шаров. | — |
| Swedish | Förvandlar alla Bloons delvis till guld, inaktiverar Bloonimmunitet och ger mer pengar per smällning från Bloons som påverkas. | — |
| Thai | เปลี่ยนบลูนทั้งหมดให้กลายเป็นทองคำส่วนหนึ่ง ปิดการใช้งานภูมิคุ้มกันของบลูน บลูนที่โดนสกิลนี้จะให้เงินสดมากขึ้นเมื่อถูกทำลาย | — |
| Turkish | Tüm Bloon'ları kısmen altına dönüştürür, Bloon dayanıklılığını devre dışı bırakır ve etkilenen Bloon'lardan patlatma başına daha fazla nakit kazandırır. | — |
| Chinese (simplified) | 将所有气球部分转换为黄金，禁用气球免疫，并从受影响的气球那里获得更多现金。 | — |
| Chinese (traditional) | 將所有氣球的一部分變成金子，使氣球免疫屬性失效，受影響的氣球每次擊破會掉更多錢。 | — |
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