Shinobi Tactics (BTD6)

For the upgrade in Bloons TD Battles 2, see Shinobi Tactics (Battles 2).

Shinobi Tactics

Increases attack speed and pierce of nearby Ninjas. Stacks 20 times.

Tower	Ninja Monkey — Path 2 — Tier 3
XP cost	2,000
Cash cost	$1,020 — Easy $1,200 — Medium $1,295 — Hard $1,440 — Impoppable

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Shinobi Tactics is the Ninja Monkey's path 2 tier 3 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. This upgrade increases the attack speed and pierce of all Ninja Monkeys (including itself) within its range, which can stack with other Shinobi buffs up to 20 times on a single Ninja Monkey. It reduces attack cooldown by 8% multiplicatively and pierce by 8% additively, for a maximum of ~5.3× attack speed and 2.6× pierce when fully stacked.

Buff amounts

Stack	Cooldown	Attack speed	Pierce
1	×0.9200	×1.0870	×1.08
2	×0.8464	×1.1815	×1.16
3	×0.7787	×1.2842	×1.24
4	×0.7164	×1.3959	×1.32
5	×0.6591	×1.5173	×1.40
6	×0.6064	×1.6492	×1.48
7	×0.5578	×1.7926	×1.56
8	×0.5132	×1.9485	×1.64
9	×0.4722	×2.1179	×1.72
10	×0.4344	×2.3021	×1.80
11	×0.3996	×2.5023	×1.88
12	×0.3677	×2.7199	×1.96
13	×0.3383	×2.9564	×2.04
14	×0.3112	×3.2134	×2.12
15	×0.2863	×3.4929	×2.20
16	×0.2634	×3.7966	×2.28
17	×0.2423	×4.1267	×2.36
18	×0.2229	×4.4856	×2.44
19	×0.2051	×4.8756	×2.52
20	×0.1887	×5.2996	×2.60

Stats

These stats do not factor in the Shinobi Tactics' buff, which it virtually always has at least 1 stack of.

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

Shinobi Tactics
Cooldown modifier ×0.92 Max. stacks 20 Filters Only affects: Ninja Monkey

1-3-0

Attack
Cooldown 0.62s → 0.434s

2-3-0

Attack
Projectile Pierce 2 → 4

0-3-1

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

0-3-2

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
0-3-0	$1,910	$2,250	$2,425	$2,700	$1,337	$1,575	$1,698	$1,890
1-3-0	$2,210	$2,600	$2,805	$3,120	$1,547	$1,820	$1,964	$2,184
2-3-0	$2,510	$2,950	$3,185	$3,540	$1,757	$2,065	$2,230	$2,478
0-3-1	$2,165	$2,550	$2,750	$3,060	$1,516	$1,785	$1,925	$2,142
0-3-2	$2,550	$3,000	$3,235	$3,600	$1,785	$2,100	$2,265	$2,520

Strategy

This section was last updated for: version 55.2

Shinobi Tactics is near-essential for Ninja-oriented setups, both for increasing their DPS considerably and consistently Distraction-stalling Ceramic Bloons with enough stacks. Generally, 16–20 Shinobis are worth getting. Most of the hardest maps heavily restrict space for Shinobi armies, making them difficult or impossible to use, though they shine on #Ouch with the water removed.

Shinobis make Bloonjitsu a midgame carry that transitions smoothly into Grandmaster Ninja in the lategame, with Glue Strike supporting it for dense rounds and DDTs. Alternatively, swapping the tier 5 for a Permanent Brew and more Bloonjitsus trades general DPS for more consistency against immune Bloons. In Freeplay, said strategy can even outperform Sun Temples, especially with an Ascended Shadow buffing their range.

Flash Bomb is a decent source of Ceramic control in Shinobi armies while saving up for Master Bomber. Master Bomber is usable without Shinobis, but they make it much better against dense rounds and DDTs.

Monkey Commerce is very helpful for building Shinobi armies, greatly reducing their costs and increasing their buffing range. Geraldo also has a good synergy with Shinobi armies, since Gerry's Fire on a Ninja also benefits from Shinobi buffs.

Crosspathing Shinobis is generally not worth it, though Seeking Shuriken is sometimes needed for extra buffing range. The Caltrops crosspath can build up a decent amount of extra damage on some rounds (especially with Permanent Brew), but also causes a lot more lag. The first path makes Shinobis even more consistent at distracting Super Ceramic Bloons in the lategame, but is usually unnecessary.

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

•  Shinobi buff: Now also buffs pierce by 8% per stack, up to +160%
•  "[S]hould no longer be able to occasionally shoot with an infinite range in specific setups" (bug fix)
• Description changed ― "Increases attack speed of all ninjas nearby - more Shinobi means more attack speed." → "Increases attack speed and pierce of nearby Ninjas. Stacks 20 times."

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

0-3-2

•  Caltrop 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)

0-3-2

•  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%

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 increased ― $900 → $1,200
  •  Overall cost is unchanged (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)

0-3-2

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

Gallery

For more Ninja Monkey images, see Gallery:Ninja Monkey.

Screenshots

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  Shinobi Tactics with no crosspath
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  Shinobi Tactics with 130 crosspath
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  Shinobi Tactics with 230 crosspath
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  Shinobi Tactics with 031 crosspath
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  Shinobi Tactics with 032 crosspath

Assets

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  Portrait
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  Upgrade icon
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  Insta Monkey icon
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  Buff icon

In other languages

Language	Name / Description	Notes
Arabic	تكتيكات شينوبي زيادة سرعة الهجوم واختراق النينجا القريبين. تكدس 20 مرة.	—
Danish	Shinobi-taktik Øger agrebshastigheden og springkraften af ninja'er i nærheden. Kan stables 20 gange.	—
German	Shinobi-Taktik Erhöhte Angriffsgeschwindigkeit und Durchschlagskraft bei Ninjas in der Nähe. Kann bis zu 20-mal angehäuft werden.	—
Spanish	Tácticas shinobi Aumenta la velocidad de ataque y la perforación de los ninjas cercanos. Se acumula 20 veces.	—
Spanish (LA)	Tácticas shinobi Aumenta la velocidad de ataque y la perforación de los ninjas cercanos. Se acumula 20 veces.	—
Finnish	Shinobi-taktiikat Lisää läheisten ninjojen hyökkäysnopeutta ja läpäisyä. Pinoutuu 20 kertaa.	—
French	Tactiques shinobi Augmente la vitesse d'attaque et le pouvoir perforant des ninjas à proximité. Cumulable 20 fois.	—
Italian	Tattiche ninja Aumenta velocità d'attacco e penetrazione dei ninja vicini. Si accumula 20 volte.	—
Japanese	忍び戦術 付近の忍者の攻撃速度と貫通度を上げる。20回まで効果を重ねられる。	—
Korean	시노비 전술 주변 닌자의 공격 속도와 관통력이 증가합니다. 20번까지 중첩됩니다.	—
Dutch	Shinobi-tactieken Verhoogt aanvalssnelheid en doorboring van nabijgelegen Ninja's. Stapelt 20 keer.	—
Norwegian	Shinobi-taktikker Øker angrepshastigheten og gjennomtrengningen til ninjaer i nærheten. Kan stables 20 ganger.	—
Polish	Taktyki Shinobi Zwiększa prędkość ataku i przebicie pobliskich ninja. Sumuje się 20 razy.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Tática Shinobi Aumenta a velocidade de ataque e a perfuração de ninjas próximos. Acumula 20 vezes.	—
Russian	Тактика синоби Увеличивает скорость атаки и пробивную способность ниндзя поблизости. Суммируется 20 раз.	—
Swedish	Shinobitaktik Ökar attackhastigheten och genomslaget för Ninjor i närheten. Kan staplas 20 gånger.	—
Thai	กลยุทธ์ชิโนบิ ทำให้นินจาที่อยู่ใกล้เคียงมีความเร็วโจมตีเพิ่มขึ้น และโจมตีศัตรูหลายลูกขึ้น สะสมได้ 20 ครั้ง	—
Turkish	Ninja Taktikleri Yakındaki Ninjaların saldırı hızını ve delme gücünü artırır. 20 kez yığın oluşturur.	—
Chinese (simplified)	忍者战术 提高附近忍者猴子的攻击速度和穿刺，可叠加20次。	—
Chinese (traditional)	忍者戰術 提高附近忍者的攻擊速度和穿透力。堆疊20次。	—
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