Board Thread:Off-Topic/@comment-35639077-20180704110344/@comment-173.20.250.229-20180808215526

Churchill is a bit overrated in my opinion, he levels so slowly that his level 10 ability (his best aspect, btw) won't come until the last 10 rounds of hard mode or so (and that's with a fully researed hero tree) and early game he's cripplingly inconsistent if you try to buy him early (Regrow Rainbows say hi) and is forced to compete with Gwen late game. Also the Machine Gun is a bit overrated, if only it prioritized Zebra/Black Bloons instead of being stuck on first. Definitely not the best.

Oh yeah, Gwen is definitely #1 in my opinion, her Molotov is stupidly strong as long as it lands correctly (even chips MOABs for a fair amount) and Fire Storm will basically just clear the screen of any bloon that isn't a MOAB. Her best aspect though is definitely Heat it Up- while initially it's just some slight utility (and pops bloons when triggering, suprisingly) the +1 to damage upgrade really pushes her lategame utility because most heroes at that point are reduced to ability clicking (Gwen's good for that too, as the Molotov still does stupid damage due to late level buffs). And Gwen is only like $300 more than Quincy, she's not a strain to get early on at all (compared to Churchill who costs $1000 more than her). Oh and the bonus moab damage for heroes research is quite strong on her because she fires 3 shots at a time, making the ability 3x as potent.

Obyn is also good but suffers a bit from Brambles blowing hard and his base attack not being super amazing (altho he still rocks early game becuase 10 pop 0-0-0 druids are busted) and the Wall of Trees being inconsistant late game (as it mostly ignores anything above a MOAB) which really just makes it good for bloons, which really raises the question of "why not use Gwen", she provides better support late game and Fire Storm+Molotov is more potent bloon popping power than Brambles+Wall of Trees is.

List:

1.Gwendolin

2.Obyn

3.Churchill

4.Quincy

5.Striker Jones (lol)