DJ Benjammin' (Battles 2)

For DJ Benjammin' in Bloons TD 6, see Benjammin DJ (BTD6).

DJ Benjammin' Party Starter
DJ Benjammin' might not make as much money as his coder counterpart, but he knows how to get the party started with his powerful abilities. Cost $900 XP curve ×1 (type 2) Roles Controller Money Maker Difficulty 5/5 Hero Alt of Benjamin Introduced Version 1.2

DJ Benjammin' is a Hero Alt of Benjamin in Bloons TD Battles 2, introduced in version 1.2. He costs  2,000 Monkey Money and 40,000 Benjamin Hero Points to unlock.

DJ Benjammin' generates cash at the end of each round, producing more cash based on how many towers are placed within his range, but he does not possess an attack initially. Compared to Benjamin, he generates less cash on his own, but can generate more when more towers are placed nearby. As he levels up, he generates more cash per round and unlocks additional methods of generating cash and supporting the player.

• Starting at level 4, he generates a little cash each time a natural Bloon spawns on the player's side.
• Starting at level 5, he increases the cash generated by all towers except Monkey Villages, Banana Farms, and Alchemists.
• Starting at level 6, he reduces the cooldowns of all the player's Activated Abilities except his own.
• Starting at level 7, he periodically sends an earworm to a random Bloon (up to a MOAB) that causes it to generate cash and spawn no children when popped. At higher levels, it can target BFBs and DDTs.
• He has two Activated Abilities:
  • Good Vibes (level 3) — Grants up to three towers of each tower type +2 damage for a short time as long as at least one tower of that type is within his range. Affected towers stop attacking for 2 seconds after the buff expires. At higher levels, it lasts longer, buffs damage more, and can affect more towers at a time.
  • Beatdown (level 10) — Instantly downgrades up to 12 of the strongest Bloons ranked below ZOMGs on the player's side by 1 layer, limited to up to 4 BFBs. At level 20, it can also downgrade DDTs and up to 4 ZOMGs.

Differences from Benjamin

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Mechanics

Cash generation

Benjamin generates cash at the end of each round, which increases for each tower placed within his range of 35 units, capped at 10 towers. This does not count sub-towers, Banana Farmers, Bloon Bots, or Tech Bots.

Levels	Base amount	Amount per tower	Max. possible
1	$50	$10	$150
2–4	$75	$15	$225
5–7	$125	$25	$375
8–10	$200	$40	$600
11–14	$400	$80	$1,200
15–16	$1,000	$200	$3,000
17+	$2,000	$400	$6,000

Royalties

Royalties is unlocked at level 4. He generates $1 for every naturally spawning Bloon (i.e. not from player sends) from the entrance. Starting at level 12, he generates $2 per Bloon instead of $1.

Side Hustle

Side Hustle is unlocked at level 5. It applies a buff to all the player's towers that generate cash, except Banana Farms, Monkey Villages, Monkey Buccaneers (despite Monkey Pirates and Pirate Lord displaying the icon) or Alchemists that increases the amount of cash they generate by 6%. Starting at level 9, it increases cash generation by 9%.

Encore

Encore is unlocked at level 6. It reduces the Activated Ability cooldowns of all the player's towers, except Benjamin, by 5%. Starting at level 14, it reduces cooldowns by 15%.

Earworm

Earworm is unlocked at level 7. It grants Benjamin an attack that fires a seeking projectile at a random Bloon every 5–7 seconds. It ignores line of sight and can pass through blockers and Bloons that are not the target. Its pierce cannot be buffed. On contact, it deals no damage, but inflicts an effect that causes it to spawn no children and generate cash equivalent to the number of layers it has when its outer layer is popped. Initially, the attack cannot target Camo Bloons, anything ranked below a Pink Bloon, or anything ranked above a MOAB.

Levels

Level	Effect
16	Attack cooldown reduces to 3–4 seconds. Bloons with the effect now give $2 per layer when destroyed.
18	Benjamin gains Camo detection, allowing his attack to target Camo Bloons and Advanced Intel to target Camo Bloons in his range. The projectiles can also now target BFBs and DDTs, though these Bloons do not give cash when destroyed.

Cash generated

Type	Levels 7–15	Levels 16+
Pink	$5	$10
White / Black / Purple	$6	$12
Zebra / Lead	$7	$14
Rainbow	$8	$16
Ceramic	$9	$18
MOAB	$10	$20

Local tower buffs

Starting from level 4, towers inside his range gain +1 pierce and +5 range. This increases to +2 pierce and +10 range starting from level 11.

Abilities

Good Vibes

Good Vibes is unlocked at level 3. For each tower within Benjamin's range, it grants a buff to up to three towers of the same type as it, which increases their base damage by +2 for 6 seconds. When the buff expires, it applies a second effect to the affected towers that freezes their attack cooldowns and Activated Ability cooldowns, prevents their abilities from being activated, and stops Heli Pilots from moving for the next 2 seconds. It has a 45-second cooldown and an 11.25-second initial cooldown.

This ability prioritizes the towers furthest in proximity from Benjamin that are of the same type as at least one tower within his range. For example, Dart Monkeys can only be buffed if at least one Dart Monkey is within his range. This can select towers that are within Benjamin's range. It ignores all Monkey Villages (including Primary Expertise), Banana Farms, Banana Farmers, Bloon Bots, Tech Bots, and sub-towers.

Levels

Level	Effect
13	Now grants +3 damage and lasts for 8 seconds.
19	Can now affect up to four towers of the same type instead of three.

Beatdown

Beatdown is unlocked at level 10. It downgrades up to 12 Bloons on the player's by one layer, prioritizing the strongest Bloons if there are more than 12 Bloons and ignoring ZOMGs, DDTs, and BADs. Zebra Bloons are always downgraded to White Bloons. It can only downgrade up to four BFBs, but can downgrade other Bloons even if the limit is reached. It cannot be used if there are no Bloons on-screen. It has a 65-second cooldown and no initial cooldown.

At level 20, it can downgrade up to 12 DDTs, up to 10 BFBs, and up to 4 ZOMGs.

Levels

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Level	Description
1	Earns $50 every round, plus $10 for each monkey in range, up to 10 monkeys.
2	Earns $75 every round, plus $15 for each monkey in range.
3	Good Vibes: For each different type of monkey in range, the 3 furthest away Monkeys of that type pop 2 extra layers per attack for 6 seconds. Affected Monkeys can't attack for 2 seconds after effect ends.
4	Royalties - earns +$1 for every new natural bloon spawned.
5	Side Hustle - All cash generated by monkeys except for Banana Farm and Monkey Village is increased by 6%. DJ Ben earns $125 per round, plus $25 for each monkey in range.
6	Encore - Other activated ability cooldowns are reduced by 5%.
7	Earworm - Every few seconds sends a distracting catchy tune to random bloon. Affected bloon spawns no children when destroyed.
8	Earns $200 every round, plus $40 for each monkey in range.
9	Side Hustle increased to 9%
10	Beatdown: Instantly downgrades the 12 strongest bloons on screen, including up to 4 BFBs.
11	Earns $400 every round, plus $80 for each monkey in range.
12	Royalties increased to $2 per bloon.
13	Monkeys affected by Good Vibes pop 3 extra layers for 8 seconds.
14	Encore reduces the activated ability cooldowns of other monkeys by 15%.
15	Earns $1000 every round, plus $200 for each monkey in range.
16	Earworm is sent more often.
17	Earns $2000 every round, plus $400 for each monkey in range.
18	Earworm can affect BFB and DDT bloons.
19	Good Vibes can affect 1 additional monkey of each type.
20	Beatdown now affects DDTs and up to 4 ZOMGs.

XP requirements

Level	XP required	Rounds to level up
		From round 1	From round 2
2	1,080 (1,080)	2 (start of round 3)	2 (start of round 4)
3	1,360 (2,440)	1 (start of round 4)	1 (start of round 5)
4	1,900 (4,340)	2 (start of round 6)	2 (start of round 7)
5	2,560 (6,900)	2 (start of round 8)	2 (start of round 9)
6	3,180 (10,080)	3 (start of round 11)	2 (start of round 11)
7	4,320 (14,400)	2 (start of round 13)	3 (start of round 14)
8	5,920 (20,320)	3 (start of round 16)	3 (start of round 17)
9	6,880 (27,200)	3 (start of round 19)	2 (start of round 19)
10	7,040 (34,240)	2 (start of round 21)	3 (start of round 22)
11	6,820 (41,060)	2 (start of round 23)	2 (start of round 24)
12	6,860 (47,920)	2 (start of round 25)	1 (start of round 25)
13	6,920 (54,840)	2 (start of round 27)	2 (start of round 27)
14	6,880 (61,720)	2 (start of round 29)	2 (start of round 29)
15	7,160 (68,880)	1 (start of round 30)	1 (start of round 30)
16	7,040 (75,920)	1 (start of round 31)	1 (start of round 31)
17	6,920 (82,840)	1 (start of round 32)	2 (start of round 33)
18	7,080 (89,920)	2 (start of round 34)	1 (start of round 34)
19	7,120 (97,040)	1 (start of round 35)	1 (start of round 35)
20	7,260 (104,300)	1 (start of round 36)	1 (start of round 36)

Strategy

For more in-depth strategies, see Strategy:DJ Benjammin' (Battles 2).

This section was last updated for: version 4.11

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DJ Benjammin is one of the best Heroes for both income and buffing towers with low damage and pierce but high attack speed, especially Dartling Gunner. His main appeal is his scaling cash gain for towers in his range, his passive pierce bonuses, and ridiculous early-game damage buffs with Good Vibes. His Beatdown is helpful to break apart BFB children from ZOMGs during the early 20's.

Despite his lack of attacks and initially weaker cash generation than normal Benjamin, his maxed cash gain is better than him in early levels. His weak initial income means placement should be delayed to a slightly later round when defense is no longer a concern. DJ Ben is usually paired with the Dartling Gunner, Engineer Monkey, or Dart Monkey to carry the early game. Glue Gunner is the cheapest base tower, but it's still too expensive to be a serious income booster early on.

His passive buffs to alt income, including directly increasing the cash generation and reducing ability cooldowns, can prove handy for more greedy eco strategies, with Sniper Monkeys as the best synergy for their small footprint to improve spammable use. DJ Ben also pairs well with the Engineer Monkey, providing more money from Bloon Trap income. Despite not affecting Farm or Village, having either is vital with DJ Ben, improving survival in the mid-game and late-game.

Unlike normal Benjamin, place DJ Ben in an open region where a lot of towers can be placed in range. This is important for his own bonus income, extending Good Vibes coverage per tower in range, and his level 4+ range buff and 11+ pierce buff. Note that Good Vibes targets the furthest towers of the same type, but this is usually not a problem.

Update history

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Version 3.2

“

For being the only heroes that does not provide any bloon popping power early on, Benjamin and DJ Ben Jammin’ were pretty highly priced relative to the other heroes.
— Update notes

”

Levels	Changes
All	Placement cost reduced ― $1,000 → $900

Version 4.0

“

Similar changes as Benjamin for the same reasons, with an added buff to DJ Ben’s level 10 ability so that he can deal with the new tight rushes a little bit more effectively.
— Update notes

”

Levels	Changes
5-7	End of round income increased ― $150 → $187.5
10-19	Beatdown bloon downgrade amount increased ― 10 → 12  Beatdown BFB downgrade amount increased ― 3 → 4
20	Beatdown ZOMG downgrade amount increased ― 2 → 4

Version 4.1

“

Same changes and reasoning as Benjamin.
— Update notes

”

Levels	Changes
15-16	Cash per round increased ― $1,050 → $1,500
17+	Cash per round increased ― $1,875 → $3,000

Version 4.5

“

DJ Ben has been given even more changes to distinguish him from the other heroes, including Ben. Every DJ needs a crowd so DJ Ben’s income is now based on the number of monkeys you can fit into his radius. He’s weaker than regular Ben by himself, but stronger if you can max out his crowd. We’ve also swapped his synergy with Farms for a synergy with alternative income monkeys like Sniper, Heli Pilot, and Engineer.
— Update notes

”

Levels	Changes
All	Range increased by 5
1	Cash generated per round reduced ― $75 → $50  Now generates +$10 per round per tower in range (up to +$100)
2-4	Cash generated per round reduced ― $112 → $75  Now generates +$15 per round per tower in range (up to +$150)
3-12	Good Vibes effect changed: for each different type of tower in range (excluding Banana Farm and Monkey Village), gives the 3 furthest away towers of that type +2 damage for 6 seconds, then require a 2s cooldown
5-8	Bank Hack replaced with Side Hustle (increases cash generated by all towers except Banana Farms and Monkey Villages by 6%)
5-7	Cash generated per round reduced ― $187 → $125  Now generates +$25 per round per tower in range (up to +$250)
6-13	Cyber Security replaced with Encore (reduces all Activated Ability cooldowns by 5%)
8-10	Cash generated per round reduced ― $300 → $200  Now generates +$40 per round per tower in range (up to +$400)
9+	Now increases Side Hustle buff to 9%
11-14	Cash generated per round reduced ― $600 → $400  Now generates +$80 per round per tower in range (up to +$800)
13+	Good Vibes: now gives +3 damage and lasts for 8 seconds without affecting more towers
14+	Now reduces Activated Ability cooldowns by 15%
15-16	Cash generated per round reduced ― $1,500 → $1,000  Now generates +$200 per round per tower in range (up to +$2,000)
17+	Cash generated per round reduced ― $3,000 → $2,000  Now generates +$400 per round per tower in range (up to +$4,000)
19+	Good Vibes: now affects the 4 furthest away towers of each type in range

Version 4.6

“

These are just minor quality of life changes to DJ. The change to Beatdown is to prevent Tech Bot from automatically firing the ability when there are no bloons to be affected by it.
— Update notes

”

Levels	Changes
All	Difficulty rating increased ― 4 → 5 DJ Ben now displays a buff icon to show how many other towers are in his range
10+	Beatdown can no longer be fired if there are no bloons on screen.

Version 4.9

“

DJ Ben was proving too tricky to utilise which is hurting his playability. We are increasing his range to make it easier to gather monkeys around him to fuel his money making abilities.
— Update notes

”

Levels	Changes
All	Range increased ― 25 units → 35 units

Version 4.10

“

DJ Ben Jammin’^[sic] has had quite a low pick rate and his synergies haven’t been feeling great so these buffs should allow for him to get back up the ranks
— Update notes

”

Levels	Changes
4–10	Now grants +1 pierce and +5 range to all towers in his range
11+	Now grants +2 pierce and +10 range to all towers in his range

Version 4.11

“

DJ Ben has been performing quite strongly in the current meta, so we’re making some adjustments to bring him more in line with other options.
— Update notes

”

Levels	Changes
1+	End-of-round income: Sub-towers (e.g. Sentry Gun) no longer count for income stacks
4-10	Pierce buff to nearby towers decreased ― +1 → +0
11+	Pierce buff to nearby towers decreased ― +2 → +1
5-8	Side Hustle: Income buff decreased ― +6% → +3%
9+	Side Hustle: Income buff decreased ― +9% → +6%
14+	Encore: Reduced ability cooldown buff decreased ― 15% → 10%

Cosmetic items

Hero Rewards

Icon	Text	Category	Cost
	Raise the Roof! Pump it up!	Victory Animation	200 15,000
	Blowout Turned it up too high	Defeat Animation	100 9,000
	Party Time! Are you bloons ready to party?!	Placement Animation	150 12,000
	Hit the Decks! Put on a new track	Level Up Animation	400 24,000
	Equaliser Tower Boost Hearing the sound of success	Tower Boost FX	200 15,000
	Record Scratch Dropping beats!	Emote	80 6,000
	Turn It Up! All the way to 11!	Match Up Animation	150 12,000
	Sound Blast Listen to this!	Taunt	200 15,000
	Jammin' on Tour It's selling out fast!	Avatar Icon	80 6,000
	Oh it is ON! Show the world your favorite hero with this title!	Player Title	160 12,000

Customization

Item	Category	Unlock method(s)	Introduced
Blowout	Defeat Animation	DJ Benjammin' Hero Rewards	Version 1.2
Tough Crowd	Defeat Animation	Default DJ Benjammin' item	Version 1.2
Is This Thing On?	Defeat Animation	Season Rap Star Showcase, Rap Star Showcase, Daily Offers	Version 1.2
Hit the Decks!	Level Up Animation	DJ Benjammin' Hero Rewards	Version 1.2
Party Time!	Placement Animation	DJ Benjammin' Hero Rewards	Version 1.2
Party Monkey	Taunt	Season 4th of July Showcase, 4th of July Showcase, 4th July 2025 event	Version 1.3.3
Throwing Shade	Taunt	Season Rap Star Showcase, Rap Star Showcase, Daily Offers	Version 1.2
Breaking Records	Taunt	Default DJ Benjammin' item	Version 1.2
Sound Blast	Taunt	DJ Benjammin' Hero Rewards	Version 1.2
Heartfelt Request	Taunt	Valentines 2024 event	Version 3.2.1
Turn It Up!	Match Up Animation	DJ Benjammin' Hero Rewards	Version 1.2
Rabbit Rave	Match Up Animation	Easter 2023 event (VIP only)	Version 1.9.1
Make Some Noise!	Match Up Animation	Season Rap Star Showcase, Rap Star Showcase, Daily Offers	Version 1.2
Spinning Tracks	Match Up Animation	Default DJ Benjammin' item	Version 1.2
Breakdancing	Victory Animation	Default DJ Benjammin' item	Version 1.2
Holiday Hits	Victory Animation	Holiday 2022 event (VIP only)	Version 1.7.2
Raise the Roof!	Victory Animation	DJ Benjammin' Hero Rewards	Version 1.2
Mic Drop	Victory Animation	Season Rap Star Showcase, Rap Star Showcase, Daily Offers	Version 1.2

Gallery

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Screenshots

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  DJ Benjammin' with 6 Monkeys in range

Assets

• 
  Levels 1–2
• 
  Levels 3–6
• 
  Levels 7–9
• 
  Levels 10–19
• 
  Level 20
• 
  Hero Point icon
• 
  Background
• 
  Good Vibes icon
• 
  Beatdown icon
• 
  Good Vibes buff icon
• 
  Side Hustle buff icon

Voice lines

When selected in the Heroes menu

• ^ⓘ "Whaddup?"

When placed

• ^ⓘ "Benjammin is in the house!"
• ^ⓘ "Let's make some noise!"

When selected

• ^ⓘ "Whaddup?"
• ^ⓘ "Yo!"
• ^ⓘ "Sup?"
• ^ⓘ "Yeah boy!"

When activating Good Vibes

• ^ⓘ "Party monkeys!"

When activating Beatdown

• ^ⓘ "How ya like me now!?"

When leveling up

• ^ⓘ "Turn it up!"
• ^ⓘ "Let the beat drop!"
• ^ⓘ "Yeet!"
• ^ⓘ "Next level!"

When leveling up to level 20

• ^ⓘ "Oh yeah, now we can party!"

When a MOAB appears

• ^ⓘ "Nice beach ball!"

When a BFB appears

• ^ⓘ "Party crasher..."

When a BAD appears

• ^ⓘ "Dang, you huge!"

When a Bloon leaks

• ^ⓘ "That is NOT cool."

Cosmetic items

Taunts

• ^ⓘ "Can't dodge these beats!" — Breaking Records
• ^ⓘ "And the beat goes 'boom'!" — Sound Blast
• ^ⓘ "Gonna send you back to the Red Bloon Camp!" — Throwing Shade
• ^ⓘ "Let's light this one up!" — Party Monkey
• ^ⓘ "This one goes out to you." — Heartfelt Request

Match Up Animations

• ^ⓘ "Benjammin' is in da house!" — Spinning Tracks
• ^ⓘ "Turn it up!" — Turn It Up!
• ^ⓘ "Let me hear you say 'yeah'!" — Make Some Noise!
• ^ⓘ "Time for some hip-hop!" — Rabbit Rave

Victory Animations

• ^ⓘ "Can't keep up with the DJ!" — Breakdancing
• ^ⓘ "Yeeuh! Raise the roof!" — Raise the Roof!
• ^ⓘ "You got popped!" — Mic Drop
• ^ⓘ "Let it snow!" — Holiday Hits

In other languages

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Name

Language	Text	Notes
Danish	DJ Jammervildt	—
German	DJ-Benjammin'	—
Spanish	DJ Benjammin'	—
Finnish	DJ Benjammin'	—
French	DJ Benjammin'	—
Italian	DJ Benjammin'	—
Japanese	DJベンジャミン	—
Korean	DJ 벤자민	—
Dutch	DJ Benjammin'	—
Norwegian	DJ Benjammin'	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	DJ Benjammin'	—
Russian	Диджей Бенджамин	—
Swedish	DJ Benjammin'	—
Turkish	DJ Benjammin'	—
Chinese (traditional)	DJ 本傑明	—

Description

Language	Text	Notes
Danish	DJ Benjammin tjener måske ikke så mange penge som sin modpart der er koder, men han ved, hvordan man får festen i gang med sine stærke evner.	—
German	DJ Benjammin' verdient vielleicht nicht so viel Geld wie sein Programmiererkollege, bringt aber mit seinen Fähigkeiten Schwung auf jede Party.	—
Spanish	Puede que DJ Benjammin' no gane tanto dinero como su contraparte programadora, pero sabe cómo hacer que empiece la fiesta con sus poderosas habilidades.	—
Finnish	DJ Benjammin' ne gagne peut-être pas autant d'argent que son homologue programmeur, mais il sait comment mettre une ambiance du tonnerre grâce à ses aptitudes puissantes.	—
French	DJ Benjammin' ne gagne peut-être pas autant d'argent que son homologue programmeur, mais il sait comment mettre une ambiance du tonnerre grâce à ses aptitudes puissantes.	—
Italian	DJ Benjammin' forse non produce tanto denaro quanto la sua controparte hacker, ma di certo sa come dare il via a una festa grazie alle sue potenti abilità.	—
Japanese	ドクター ベンジャミンは、プログラマーほどの収入はないかもしれないが、強力な能力でパーティーを盛り上げる方法を知っている。	—
Korean	DJ 벤자민은 코딩할 때만큼 돈을 잘 벌진 못해도, 강력한 능력으로 제대로 파티의 흥을 돋울 줄 안답니다.	—
Dutch	DJ Benjammin' verdient misschien niet zoveel geld als een programmeur, maar hij weet wel hoe hij het feest op gang moet brengen met zijn krachtige vaardigheden.	—
Norwegian	DJ Benjamming tjener kanskje ikke like godt som koderbroren, men han vet hvordan han bruker sine kraftige evner til å få fart på festen.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	O DJ Benjammin' pode não ganhar tanto dinheiro quanto o programador, mas ele sabe como fazer a festa com suas poderosas habilidades.	—
Russian	Пусть доктор Бенджамин и не зарабатывает столько же, сколько его соперник-программист, он он знает, как закатить праздник с помощью своих могучих способностей.	—
Swedish	DJ Benjammin tjänar kanske inte lika mycket pengar som sin motsvarighet som kodare, men han vet hur man sätter igång festen med sina kraftfulla förmågor.	—
Turkish	DJ Benjammin', kod yazarı dostu meslektaşı kadar kazanmıyor olsa da güçlü yetenekleri ile aksiyondan aksiyona nasıl koşacağını iyi biliyor.	—
Chinese (traditional)	DJ 本傑明賺得錢並不如工程師那樣多，但他很擅長利用自己的長處點燃派對氣氛。	—