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At base, the Ninja Monkey costs twice as much as a [[Dart Monkey (BTD6)|Dart Monkey]], in return for slightly more range and 1.5x the attack speed. While not as powerful or as flexible as a triple Dart start, a Ninja + Dart start can handle starting on many maps, up to the around half of advanced maps, and this can help with building into a Ninja-centric strategy in early game and mid-game. A solo Ninja start is strong on [[Spillway]] as well, having enough range from the center to handle early rounds on CHIMPS.
The top and bottom paths focus on damage, while the middle path focuses on support. [[Shinobi Tactics (BTD6)|Shinobi Tactics]] is a very important buff for Ninjas in mid-game and late game, and are particularly critical for top path Ninja due to its reliance on buffs. Outside of Ninja-centric strategies, the main Ninja upgrade used is [[Bloon Sabotage (BTD6)|Bloon Sabotage]] for its global slowdown effect, which is particularly powerful against [[DDT (BTD6)|DDTs]].


==Changes from ''Bloons TD 5''==
==Changes from ''Bloons TD 5''==

Revision as of 22:21, 20 October 2025

For the Ninja Monkey in general, see Ninja Monkey.
Ninja Monkey
Stealthy and fast Monkey that throws bladed shurikens to pop the Bloons. Can target Camo Bloons.
Category Magic
Cost $340 — Easy
$400 — Medium
$430 — Hard
$480 — Impoppable
Hotkey D
Introduced Launch

The Ninja Monkey is a Magic tower in Bloons TD 6. It can be unlocked at levels 15, 16, 17, 19 or 20.

The Ninja Monkey throws quick shurikens and can detect Camo Bloons, even without upgrades. Shurikens cannot pop Lead Bloons or Frozen Bloons. (except with Hot Magic Hot Magic enabled)

It can be upgraded to throw many shurikens at once, add support like removing camo property, boosting other Ninjas and slowing down Bloons, or throw explosives.

Upgrades

Path 1

Ninja Discipline
XP cost: 150
Increases attack speed.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$295 $350 $380 $420
Sharp Shurikens
XP cost: 550
Shurikens can pop 4 Bloons each.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$295 $350 $380 $420
Double Shot
XP cost: 2,000
Throws 2 shurikens at once.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$765 $900 $970 $1,080
Bloonjitsu
XP cost: 16,000
Throws 5 shurikens at once!
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$2,335 $2,750 $2,970 $3,300
Grandmaster Ninja
XP cost: 50,000
Throws incredibly fast, 8 shurikens per shot!
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$29,750 $35,000 $37,800 $42,000

Path 2

Distraction
XP cost: 200
Some Bloons will become distracted and move backwards.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$210 $250 $270 $300
Counter-Espionage
XP cost: 600
Ninja attacks can strip camo from Bloons they damage.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$340 $400 $430 $480
Shinobi Tactics
XP cost: 2,000
Increases attack speed and pierce of nearby Ninjas. Stacks 20 times.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$1,020 $1,200 $1,295 $1,440
Bloon Sabotage
XP cost: 14,000
Sabotage ability: Lasts 15 seconds. During the sabotage, all Bloons move at half speed.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$4,420 $5,200 $5,615 $6,240
Grand Saboteur
XP cost: 35,000
Ability duration is longer and buffs Shinobi while active, and MOAB-Class Bloons spawn with less health during the sabotage.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$18,700 $22,000 $23,760 $26,400

Path 3

Seeking Shuriken
XP cost: 140
Increases attack range and shurikens will seek out and pop Bloons automatically.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$255 $300 $325 $360
Caltrops
XP cost: 500
Throws out spiked caltrops onto the track nearby.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$380 $450 $485 $540
Flash Bomb
XP cost: 2,500
Combination attack! Alternates flash bombs that stun many Bloons and shuriken deal increased damage to stunned targets.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$1,910 $2,250 $2,430 $2,700
Sticky Bomb
XP cost: 15,500
Throws powerful timed charges at MOAB-Class Bloons.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$4,250 $5,000 $5,400 $6,000
Master Bomber
XP cost: 37,500
One Monkey MOAB demolition machine.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$34,000 $40,000 $43,200 $48,000
Ascended Shadow
XP cost: 500,000
The complete assassin package for dealing with any Bloon threat.
Easy Medium Hard Impoppable
$425,000 $500,000 $540,000 $600,000

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 range40 units
Footprint radius6 units
Targeting options
  • First
  • Last
  • Close
  • Strong
  • Camo Prioritization
Attack
Cooldown0.62s
Offset (X, Y, Z)
-2.25, 10.71, 4.56
TargetingDepends on targeting option
Targeting range40 units
Projectile
Pierce2
Damage1
Damage typeSharp
Speed300 units/s
Lifespan0.62s
Radius3 units

A list of Monkey Knowledge that are specific to the Ninja Monkey. Does not include Monkey Knowledge that are specific to the Magic class or all towers. Template:BTD6 mk list by name

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Starter parties with Ninja Monkeys

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Item Insta Monkey 1 Insta Monkey 2 Artifact
 0-1-0 Ninja Monkey  0-2-0 Mortar Monkey Malicious Mauling Malicious Mauling Common
 1-0-0 Ninja Monkey  0-2-0 Desperado Ability Stacking Ability Stacking Legendary
 0-0-2 Ninja Monkey  0-0-2 Monkey Village Extra Change Extra Change Rare
 0-0-2 Ninja Monkey  0-0-1 Boomerang Monkey Heroic Edge Heroic Edge Common
 2-0-0 Ninja Monkey  2-0-0 Druid Pure Damage Pure Damage Common
 2-0-0 Ninja Monkey  2-0-0 Wizard Monkey Enchanted Rebuttal Enchanted Rebuttal Legendary
 0-2-0 Beast Handler  0-2-0 Ninja Monkey Duckageddon Duckageddon Legendary
 0-2-0 Ninja Monkey  0-0-2 Druid Dream Teams Dream Teams Common
 0-0-2 Ninja Monkey  0-0-2 Monkey Village Summon Battle Cat Summon Battle Cat Legendary

Artifacts that add Ninja Monkeys

Artifact Common Rare Legendary
Swiftest To Business Swiftest To Business  1-0-1 Ninja Monkey  2-0-1 Ninja Monkey  2-0-0 Ninja Monkey

Artifacts that affect Ninja Monkeys

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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
0-0-0 $340 $400 $430 $480 $238 $280 $301 $336
1-0-0 $635 $750 $810 $900 $445 $525 $567 $630
1-1-0 $845 $1,000 $1,080 $1,200 $592 $700 $756 $840
1-0-1 $890 $1,050 $1,135 $1,260 $623 $735 $795 $882
0-1-0 $550 $650 $700 $780 $385 $455 $490 $546
0-1-1 $805 $950 $1,025 $1,140 $564 $665 $718 $798
0-0-1 $595 $700 $755 $840 $417 $490 $529 $588
2-0-0 $930 $1,100 $1,190 $1,320 $651 $770 $833 $924
2-1-0 $1,140 $1,350 $1,460 $1,620 $798 $945 $1,022 $1,134
2-2-0 $1,480 $1,750 $1,890 $2,100 $1,036 $1,225 $1,323 $1,470
2-0-1 $1,185 $1,400 $1,515 $1,680 $830 $980 $1,061 $1,176
2-0-2 $1,565 $1,850 $2,000 $2,220 $1,096 $1,295 $1,400 $1,554
0-2-0 $890 $1,050 $1,130 $1,260 $623 $735 $791 $882
1-2-0 $1,185 $1,400 $1,510 $1,680 $830 $980 $1,057 $1,176
0-2-1 $1,145 $1,350 $1,455 $1,620 $802 $945 $1,019 $1,134
0-2-2 $1,525 $1,800 $1,940 $2,160 $1,068 $1,260 $1,358 $1,512
0-0-2 $975 $1,150 $1,240 $1,380 $683 $805 $868 $966
1-0-2 $1,270 $1,500 $1,620 $1,800 $889 $1,050 $1,134 $1,260
0-1-2 $1,185 $1,400 $1,510 $1,680 $830 $980 $1,057 $1,176
3-0-0 $1,695 $2,000 $2,160 $2,400 $1,187 $1,400 $1,512 $1,680
3-1-0 $1,905 $2,250 $2,430 $2,700 $1,334 $1,575 $1,701 $1,890
3-2-0 $2,245 $2,650 $2,860 $3,180 $1,572 $1,855 $2,002 $2,226
3-0-1 $1,950 $2,300 $2,485 $2,760 $1,365 $1,610 $1,740 $1,932
3-0-2 $2,330 $2,750 $2,970 $3,300 $1,631 $1,925 $2,079 $2,310
0-3-0 $1,910 $2,250 $2,425 $2,700 $1,337 $1,575 $1,698 $1,890
1-3-0 $2,205 $2,600 $2,805 $3,120 $1,544 $1,820 $1,964 $2,184
2-3-0 $2,500 $2,950 $3,185 $3,540 $1,750 $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 $2,545 $3,000 $3,235 $3,600 $1,782 $2,100 $2,265 $2,520
0-0-3 $2,885 $3,400 $3,670 $4,080 $2,020 $2,380 $2,569 $2,856
1-0-3 $3,180 $3,750 $4,050 $4,500 $2,226 $2,625 $2,835 $3,150
2-0-3 $3,475 $4,100 $4,430 $4,920 $2,433 $2,870 $3,101 $3,444
0-1-3 $3,095 $3,650 $3,940 $4,380 $2,167 $2,555 $2,758 $3,066
0-2-3 $3,435 $4,050 $4,370 $4,860 $2,405 $2,835 $3,059 $3,402
4-0-0 $4,030 $4,750 $5,130 $5,700 $2,821 $3,325 $3,591 $3,990
4-1-0 $4,240 $5,000 $5,400 $6,000 $2,968 $3,500 $3,780 $4,200
4-2-0 $4,580 $5,400 $5,830 $6,480 $3,206 $3,780 $4,081 $4,536
4-0-1 $4,285 $5,050 $5,455 $6,060 $3,000 $3,535 $3,819 $4,242
4-0-2 $4,665 $5,500 $5,940 $6,600 $3,266 $3,850 $4,158 $4,620
0-4-0 $6,330 $7,450 $8,040 $8,940 $4,431 $5,215 $5,628 $6,258
1-4-0 $6,625 $7,800 $8,420 $9,360 $4,638 $5,460 $5,894 $6,552
2-4-0 $6,920 $8,150 $8,800 $9,780 $4,844 $5,705 $6,160 $6,846
0-4-1 $6,585 $7,750 $8,365 $9,300 $4,610 $5,425 $5,856 $6,510
0-4-2 $6,965 $8,200 $8,850 $9,840 $4,876 $5,740 $6,195 $6,888
0-0-4 $7,135 $8,400 $9,070 $10,080 $4,995 $5,880 $6,349 $7,056
1-0-4 $7,430 $8,750 $9,450 $10,500 $5,201 $6,125 $6,615 $7,350
2-0-4 $7,725 $9,100 $9,830 $10,920 $5,408 $6,370 $6,881 $7,644
0-1-4 $7,345 $8,650 $9,340 $10,380 $5,142 $6,055 $6,538 $7,266
0-2-4 $7,685 $9,050 $9,770 $10,860 $5,380 $6,335 $6,839 $7,602
5-0-0 $33,780 $39,750 $42,930 $47,700 $23,646 $27,825 $30,051 $33,390
5-1-0 $33,990 $40,000 $43,200 $48,000 $23,793 $28,000 $30,240 $33,600
5-2-0 $34,330 $40,400 $43,630 $48,480 $24,031 $28,280 $30,541 $33,936
5-0-1 $34,035 $40,050 $43,255 $48,060 $23,825 $28,035 $30,279 $33,642
5-0-2 $34,415 $40,500 $43,740 $48,600 $24,091 $28,350 $30,618 $34,020
0-5-0 $25,030 $29,450 $31,800 $35,340 $17,521 $20,615 $22,260 $24,738
1-5-0 $25,325 $29,800 $32,180 $35,760 $17,728 $20,860 $22,526 $25,032
2-5-0 $25,620 $30,150 $32,560 $36,180 $17,934 $21,105 $22,792 $25,326
0-5-1 $25,285 $29,750 $32,125 $35,700 $17,700 $20,825 $22,488 $24,990
0-5-2 $25,665 $30,200 $32,610 $36,240 $17,966 $21,140 $22,827 $25,368
0-0-5 $41,135 $48,400 $52,270 $58,080 $28,795 $33,880 $36,589 $40,656
1-0-5 $41,430 $48,750 $52,650 $58,500 $29,001 $34,125 $36,855 $40,950
2-0-5 $41,725 $49,100 $53,030 $58,920 $29,208 $34,370 $37,121 $41,244
0-1-5 $41,345 $48,650 $52,540 $58,380 $28,942 $34,055 $36,778 $40,866
0-2-5 $41,685 $49,050 $52,970 $58,860 $29,180 $34,335 $37,079 $41,202

Strategy

For more in-depth strategies, see Strategy:Ninja Monkey (BTD6).
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At base, the Ninja Monkey costs twice as much as a Dart Monkey, in return for slightly more range and 1.5x the attack speed. While not as powerful or as flexible as a triple Dart start, a Ninja + Dart start can handle starting on many maps, up to the around half of advanced maps, and this can help with building into a Ninja-centric strategy in early game and mid-game. A solo Ninja start is strong on Spillway as well, having enough range from the center to handle early rounds on CHIMPS.

The top and bottom paths focus on damage, while the middle path focuses on support. Shinobi Tactics is a very important buff for Ninjas in mid-game and late game, and are particularly critical for top path Ninja due to its reliance on buffs. Outside of Ninja-centric strategies, the main Ninja upgrade used is Bloon Sabotage for its global slowdown effect, which is particularly powerful against DDTs.

Changes from Bloons TD 5

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Update history

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  • Nerf "[S]hould no longer be able to occasionally shoot with an infinite range in specific setups" (bug fix)
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
  • Buff Camo Prioritization filter added
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
  • Buff Cost reduced ― $500 → $400
  • Buff Shuriken: Attack cooldown reduced ― 0.7s → 0.62s

Cosmetic items

Item Category Unlock method(s) Introduced
Icon of Ninja Monkey Kiwi Pet Ninja Monkey Kiwi Pet Monkeys — Pets Trophy StoreTrophies 100, Pets Fan Pack (IAP) Version 24.0
Icon of Ninja Monkey Snowflakes Projectile Ninja Monkey Snowflakes Projectile Monkeys — Projectiles Trophy StoreTrophies 50 Version 34.0
For more Ninja Monkey images, see Gallery:Ninja Monkey.

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Assets

In other languages

This section was last updated for: version 49.2
Name
Language Text Notes
Arabic قرد النينجا
Danish Ninja-abe
German Ninja-Affe
Spanish Mono ninja
Spanish (Latin America) Mono ninja
Finnish Ninja-apina
French Singe ninja
Italian Scimmia ninja
Japanese 忍者モンキー
Korean 닌자 원숭이
Dutch Ninja-aap
Norwegian Ninja ape
Polish Małpka ninja
Portuguese (Brazil) Macaco Ninja
Russian Обезьяна-\nниндзя
Swedish Apninja
Thai ลิงนินจา
Turkish Ninja Maymun
Chinese (simplified) 忍者猴
Chinese (traditional) 忍者猴
Description
Language Text Notes
Arabic القرد الخفي والسريع الذي يرمي شوريكين شفافة لفرقعة البالونات، وبإمكانه استهداف بالونات الكامو.
Danish Snigende og hurtig abe, som kaster ninjastjerner der springer bloons. Kan angribe camo-bloons.
German Verstohlener und schneller Affe, der Shuriken wirft, um die Bloons zum Platzen zu bringen. Kann auch Tarn-Bloons treffen.
Spanish Mono sigiloso y veloz que arroja shuriken para explotar a los bloons. Puede dispararles a los camufloons.
Spanish (Latin America) Mono sigiloso y veloz que arroja shuriken para explotar a los bloons. Puede dispararles a los camufloons.
Finnish Piileskelevä ja nopea apina, joka viskoo teräviä shurikeneja blooneihin. Voi ampua maastokuvioituja blooneja.
French Singe furtif et rapide qui lance des shurikens à lames pour faire éclater les Bloons. Peut cibler les Bloons camouflés.
Italian È una scimmia furtiva e veloce capace di lanciare affilati shuriken che fanno scoppiare i bloon. È in grado di colpire i bloon mimetizzati.
Japanese ブルーンを割る刃つき手裏剣を投げる、素早いステルスモンキー。カモフラージュブルーンを標的にできる。
Korean 은신술에 능하고 몸놀림이 재빠른 원숭이로, 뾰족한 표창을 던져 풍선을 터트립니다. 캐모 풍선을 공격할 수 있습니다.
Dutch Sluipende en snelle aap die vlijmscherpe shurikens gooit om Bloons te laten knallen. Kan Gecamoufleerde Bloons onder vuur nemen.
Norwegian Snikende og rask ape som kaster skarpe kastestjerner for å poppe bloons. Kan ta kamuflasjebloons.
Polish Zwinna i szybka małpka, która ciska w blony ostrymi shurikenami. Może celować w kamuflażowe blony.
Portuguese (Brazil) Macaco rápido e furtivo que lança estrelinhas afiadas para estourar Bloons. Pode atingir Bloons Camuflados.
Russian Скрытная и быстрая обезьяна, стреляющая по шарам острыми сюрикенами. Способна поражать камуфлированные шары.
Swedish Svårupptäckt och snabb apa som kastar vassa shurikens som smäller Bloons. Kan smälla Kamo-Bloons.
Thai ลิงลอบเร้นผู้ว่องไว ขว้างชูริเคนแหลมคมเพื่อเจาะลูกโป่ง สามารถเล็งลูกโป่งลายพรางได้
Turkish Bloon’ları patlatmak için bıçaklı Ninja yıldızları fırlatan sinsi ve hızlı Maymun. Kamuflajlı Bloon’ları hedefleyebilir.
Chinese (simplified) 身手矫捷的猴子可投掷锋利的手里剑来击破气球。可攻击迷彩气球。
Chinese (traditional) 隱身快猴拋出開刃手裡劍來打破氣球。可以瞄準偽裝氣球。