Counter-Espionage (BTD6)

For the upgrade in Bloons TD Battles 2, see Counter-Espionage (Battles 2).

Counter-Espionage

Ninja attacks can strip camo from Bloons they damage.

Tower	Ninja Monkey — Path 2 — Tier 2
XP cost	600
Cash cost	$340 — Easy $400 — Medium $430 — Hard $480 — Impoppable

← Distraction

Shinobi Tactics →

Counter-Espionage is the Ninja Monkey's path 2 tier 2 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. This upgrade allows all of Ninja Monkey's attacks to remove the Camo property from all Camo Bloons they damage. Every attack deals more damage to Camos (+2, with 5-2-0's shurikens and 0-2-3 Flash Bomb they both do +4), but because the decamo occurs before damage, this benefit only works on Phayze with an active Radar Jam.

Stats

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

This data was last updated for: version 55.1

Tower
Display range 40 units Footprint radius 6 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong Camo Prioritization

Attack
Cooldown 0.62s Offset (X, Y, Z) -2.7, 12.1, 4.56 Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 40 units
Projectile Pierce 2 Damage 1 Damage to Camo +2 Damage type Sharp Speed 300 units/s Lifespan 0.62s Radius 3 units Removes Camo if the target takes damage from this projectile Blowback Chance 15% Min distance 100 units Max distance 150 units

1-2-0

Attack
Cooldown 0.62s → 0.434s

2-2-0

Attack
Projectile Pierce 2 → 4

0-2-1

Tower
Display range 40 units → 47 units

Attack
Targeting range 40 units → 47 units
Projectile Seeking distance ∞ units Seeking angle 144° Seeking rotation speed ∞ °/s Seeking time 3.48s

0-2-2

Caltrops
Cooldown 3.9s Offset (X, Y, Z) -2.7, 12.1, 4.56 Targeting Normal (track) Targeting range 47 units
Projectile Pierce 6 Damage 1 Damage to Camo +2 Damage type Sharp Lifespan 35s Radius 4 units Rehit interval 0.001s Ignores blockers Removes Camo if the target takes damage from this projectile Blowback Chance 10% Min distance 100 units Max distance 150 units

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
0-2-0	$890	$1,050	$1,130	$1,260	$623	$735	$791	$882
1-2-0	$1,190	$1,400	$1,510	$1,680	$833	$980	$1,057	$1,176
2-2-0	$1,490	$1,750	$1,890	$2,100	$1,043	$1,225	$1,323	$1,470
3-2-0	$2,255	$2,650	$2,860	$3,180	$1,579	$1,855	$2,002	$2,226
4-2-0	$4,595	$5,400	$5,830	$6,480	$3,217	$3,780	$4,081	$4,536
5-2-0	$34,345	$40,400	$43,630	$48,480	$24,042	$28,280	$30,541	$33,936
0-2-1	$1,145	$1,350	$1,455	$1,620	$802	$945	$1,019	$1,134
0-2-2	$1,530	$1,800	$1,940	$2,160	$1,071	$1,260	$1,358	$1,512
0-2-3	$3,440	$4,050	$4,370	$4,860	$2,408	$2,835	$3,059	$3,402
0-2-4	$7,690	$9,050	$9,770	$10,860	$5,383	$6,335	$6,839	$7,602
0-2-5	$41,690	$49,050	$52,970	$58,860	$29,183	$34,335	$37,079	$41,202

Strategy

This section was last updated for: version 53.2

Although the cheapest decamo at lower tiers, Counter-Espionage is a weak decamo due to its insufficient pierce. Lower-tier Counter-Espionage struggles against round 47's spaced Camo Pinks and starting from round 56's grouped Camo Rainbows. 0-2-3 Flash Bomb is worse than other DDT decamos unless given enough Shinobi Tactics, and Shinobis themselves in large groups usually cover decamo of all except DDTs. However, due to having bonus Camo damage if the Camo property isn't stripped, this crosspath is beneficial in Ninja-centric strategies for maximizing damage on Phayze, which can sometimes be immune to decamo.

Update history

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

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Version 6.0

•  Can now decamo Bloons that are normally immune to its projectiles if a buff allows its projectiles to damage them, such as from Acidic Mixture Dip or MIB (bug fix)

Version 11.0

•  "[S]hould no longer be able to occasionally shoot with an infinite range in specific setups" (bug fix)

Version 28.0

“

As ninja is the ‘Camo Specialist’ and has been since inception, it is the only tower that will unlock Camo Prioritization on the base tower.
— Update notes

”

•  Camo Prioritization filter added

Version 29.0

0-2-2, 0-2-3, 0-2-4, 0-2-5

•  Caltrop attack: Gains 15% distraction chance (bug fix)

0-2-3, 0-2-4, 0-2-5

•  Flash bomb attack: Gains 15% distraction chance (bug fix)

Version 40.0

“

For an early game Distraction improvement the consistency of blowbacks is being averaged out more with increased minimum distance but reduced maximum, in many cases there would not actually be 250 units of track length in front of defenses to be blown back across anyway so the overall average distance is slightly lower. More at the mid to endgame we are also weakening distraction distance against Ceramics specifically as by this point Ninja have stacked so much speed and projectiles the consistency doesn’t matter anymore. Finally, distraction values for secondary projectiles are being modified, as Distraction chance as it has existed was never balanced around more than the main attack
— Update notes

”

•  Blowback distance changed ― 10–250 units → 100–150 units
•  Blowback distance is now reduced by 50% for Ceramics (50–75 units)

0-2-2, 0-2-3, 0-2-4, 0-2-5

•  Caltrop attack: Blowback distance changed ― 10–250 units → 100–150 units
•  Caltrop attack: Blowback distance is now reduced by 50% for Ceramics (50–75 units)
•  Caltrop attack: Blowback chance reduced ― 15% → 10%

0-2-3, 0-2-4, 0-2-5

•  Flash bomb attack: Blowback distance changed ― 10–250 units → 100–150 units
•  Flash bomb attack: Blowback distance is now reduced by 50% for Ceramics (50–75 units)
•  Flash bomb attack: Blowback chance increased ― 15% → 30%

Version 43.0

“

While a great early game option, Ninja generally struggles with dominant crosspathing choices and also has relatively poor base tower value. Without going into every single change, T3s onward remain relatively unchanged with a lot of prices below T3 being moved around from less favorable crosspaths into better/higher tier upgrades.
— Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost reduced ― $500 → $400
  •  Overall cost reduced by $300 (due to cost changes for previous tiers)
•  Main attack: Attack cooldown reduced ― 0.7s → 0.62s (attack speed increased by 12.9%)
  • Note: Attack cooldown with Ninja Discipline is unchanged

Version 47.0

•  Counter-Espionage now grants the main attack +2 damage to Camo Bloons (undocumented)

5-2-0

•  Counter-Espionage now grants the main attack +4 damage to Camo Bloons (undocumented)

0-2-2, 0-2-3, 0-2-4, 0-2-5

•  Counter-Espionage now grants Caltrops +2 damage to Camo Bloons (undocumented)

0-2-3, 0-2-4, 0-2-5

•  Counter-Espionage now grants Flash Bomb +4 damage to Camo Bloons (undocumented)

Version 51.0

0-2-4, 0-2-5

•  Sticky Bomb explosion: Blowback distance changed ― 10−300 units → 100−150 units
  • Note: All other attacks were already 100−150 units

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In other languages

Language	Name / Description	Notes
Arabic	مكافحة الجاسوسية يمكن أن تعمل هجمات النينجا على كشف البالونات المموهة من البالونات التي تلحق الضرر بها.	—
Danish	Kontraspionage Ninja-angreb kan fjerne kamuflagen fra bloons, de rammer.	—
German	Gegenspionage Ninja-Angriffe können Tarnung von Bloons, die sie schädigen, entfernen.	—
Spanish	Contraespionaje Los ataques ninja quitan el camuflaje a los bloons que tocan.	—
Spanish (LA)	Contraespionaje Los ataques ninja quitan el camuflaje a los bloons que tocan.	—
Finnish	Vastavakoilu Ninjan hyökkäykset voivat poistaa maastokuvioinnin vahingoittamistaan blooneista.	—
French	Contre-espionnage Les attaques de ninja peuvent supprimer le camouflage des Bloons auxquels elles infligent des dégâts.	—
Italian	Controspionaggio Gli attacchi ninja possono togliere la mimetizzazione ai bloon che danneggiano.	—
Japanese	防諜活動 忍者攻撃はダメージを与えたブルーンからカモフラージュを剥ぎ取る。	—
Korean	역첩보 닌자 공격에 피해를 받은 풍선은 캐모가 해제됩니다.	—
Dutch	Contraspionage Ninja-aanvallen kunnen de camouflage van beschadigde Bloons verwijderen.	—
Norwegian	Motspionasje Ninjaangrep kan strippe bloons de treffer for kamuflasje.	—
Polish	Kontrwywiad Ataki ninja mogą niszczyć kamuflaż blonów, którym zadały obrażenia.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Contraespionagem Ataques ninja podem remover camuflagem dos Bloons que danificam.	—
Russian	Контрразведка Атаки ниндзя лишают поражённые шары камуфляжа.	—
Swedish	Kontraspionage Ninjaattacker kan ta bort kamo från Bloonsen som skadas.	—
Thai	จารกรรมสวนกลับ การโจมตีของนินจาจะลบสถานะพรางตัวของบลูนที่โจมตีได้	—
Turkish	Karşı Casusluk Ninja saldırıları hasar verdikleri Bloon’lardan kamuflajlı çıkarabilir.	—
Chinese (simplified)	反间谍 忍者攻击可以撕掉气球的迷彩。	—
Chinese (traditional)	反間諜 忍者攻擊可消除命中氣球的偽裝。	—
This list was last updated for: version 43.1