Button icon for the Collection menu

Insta Monkeys (also known as Insta-Monkeys or Instas) are a game mechanic in Bloons TD 6. They can be deployed in a game to place a tower with preset upgrades, without costing any cash. Like Powers, they cannot be used in CHIMPS or any ranked game modes.

Sources

Daily rewards

A couple of Daily Rewards grant Insta Monkeys.

Daily Challenge

Daily challenges often grant Insta Monkeys as a completion reward.

Rank Reward
1st Tier 5
2nd Tier 4
3rd Tier 4
Top 50 Tier 3
Top 1% Tier 3
Top 10% Tier 2
Top 25% Tier 1
Top 50% Tier 1
Top 75% Tier 1

Completing rounds

One Insta Monkey is earned for completing every 100th round. The highest possible tier of the Insta Monkey on round 100 depends on the difficulty of the map, and each tier has a different weighting, while Insta Monkeys for rounds 200 and on use the same weighting regardless of difficulty. This works in any game mode unless it has the "No Round 100 Reward" challenge rule enabled or is played in Contested Territory or Rogue Legends.

On Primary Only, Military Only, and Magic Monkeys Only, the Insta Monkeys will always be towers of their corresponding tower category. There is no equivalent for Support towers.

Case Highest tier
0 1 2 3 4
Beginner round 100 33.3% 33.3% 33.3%
Intermediate round 100 33.3% 33.3% 33.3%
Advanced round 100 40% 40% 20%
Expert round 100 80% 20%
Rounds 200+ 75% 25%

Collection Chests

During Collection Events, players are able to open Collection Crates when they receive enough Collection Rewards, with better Crates being rewarded each time the player achieves a specific milestone in the number of Rewards. Collection Crates contain 2-3 Insta Monkeys each, with the type and quantity of Insta Monkey being random.

Before opening a crate, the player has the option to choose between four tower types, making the Crate contain only Insta Monkeys of that type. The four available options cycles over time, and each tower type can only be selected five times per cycle.

Type Number of Rewards Cost Insta Monkeys
Amount Highest tier
  Wooden 0-99 20 2 1: 80%
2: 20%
  Bronze 100-249 30 2 1: 20%
2: 70%
3: 10%
  Silver 250-449 40 2 2: 40%
3: 55%
4: 5%
  Gold 450-999 50 2: 90%
3: 10%
3: 60%
4: 40%
  Diamond 1,000+ 70 2: 60%
3: 40%
3: 35%
4: 60%
5: 5%

Shop items

Item Rewards
  ×30,   Tier 3 ×5
  ×30,   Tier 3 ×5
  Epic Battle Cat,   Prestigious Battle Cat Banner,   ×30,   5-0-2 Beast Handler,   0-5-2 Beast Handler,   0-2-5 Beast Handler
  Epic Battle Cat,   Prestigious Battle Cat Banner,   ×30,   5-0-2 Beast Handler,   0-5-2 Beast Handler,   0-2-5 Beast Handler
  Prestigious Beast Handler Banner,   Epic Beast Handler,   5-0-0 Beast Handler,   0-5-0 Beast Handler,   0-0-5 Beast Handler,   Beast Handler unlock,   Beast Handler upgrades
  Prestigious Dartling Gunner Banner,   Epic Dartling Gunner,   5-0-0 Dartling Gunner,   0-5-0 Dartling Gunner,   0-0-5 Dartling Gunner,   Dartling Gunner unlock,   Dartling Gunner upgrades
  Prestigious Desperado Banner,   Epic Desperado,   Cowboy Hat Bloons,   5-0-0 Desperado,   0-5-0 Desperado,   0-0-5 Desperado,   Desperado unlock,   Desperado upgrades
  Fast Track Mode,   3-0-0 Banana Farm,   ×5,   ×5
  ×30,   0-0-4 Sniper Monkey,   4-0-0 Monkey Village,   4-0-0 Wizard Monkey
  ×30,   0-0-4 Sniper Monkey,   4-0-0 Monkey Village,   4-0-0 Wizard Monkey
  Dan D'Monke unlock,   Prince Adam unlock,   ×30,   ×30,   Prestigious He-Man Banner,   Epic He-Man Avatar,   0-0-5 Sniper Monkey,   5-0-0 Monkey Village,   5-0-0 Wizard Monkey
  Dan D'Monke unlock,   Prince Adam unlock,   ×30,   ×30,   Prestigious He-Man Banner,   Epic He-Man Avatar,   0-0-5 Sniper Monkey,   5-0-0 Monkey Village,   5-0-0 Wizard Monkey
  Tier 2 ×5,   Tier 3 ×12,   Tier 4 ×3
  Tier 2 ×5,   Tier 3 ×12,   Tier 4 ×3
  Tier 1 ×2,   Tier 2 ×2,   Tier 3 ×1
  Tier 3 ×10
  Tier 3 ×10
  25,000,   ×25,   ×25,   ×25,   ×25,   Tier 3 ×30,   Tier 4 ×15,   Tier 5 ×5,   30,   5
  Prestigious Mermonkey Banner,   Epic Mermonkey,   5-0-0 Mermonkey,   0-5-0 Mermonkey,   0-0-5 Mermonkey,   Mermonkey unlock,   Mermonkey upgrades
  Everyday Monkey,   Protect The Yacht Banner,   10,000,   ×10,   ×10,   ×5,   ×5,   5-0-2 Dart Monkey,   0-2-5 Bomb Shooter,   0-5-2 Mortar Monkey
  Tier 4 ×10
  Tier 4 ×10
  ×30,   Tier 3 Super Monkey ×5
  ×30,   Tier 3 Super Monkey ×5
  Adora unlock,   She-Ra unlock,   ×30,   Prestigious She-Ra Banner,   Epic She-Ra Avatar,   3-0-0 Super Monkey,   4-0-0 Super Monkey,   5-0-0 Super Monkey
  Adora unlock,   She-Ra unlock,   ×30,   Prestigious She-Ra Banner,   Epic She-Ra Avatar,   3-0-0 Super Monkey,   4-0-0 Super Monkey,   5-0-0 Super Monkey
  ×30,   0-0-4 Druid
  ×30,   0-0-4 Druid
  Obyn Greenfoot unlock,   Skeletor unlock,   ×30,   Prestigious Skeletor Banner,   Epic Skeletor Avatar,   0-0-5 Druid,   0-0-4 Wizard Monkey,   0-0-5 Wizard Monkey
  Obyn Greenfoot unlock,   Skeletor unlock,   ×30,   Prestigious Skeletor Banner,   Epic Skeletor Avatar,   0-0-5 Druid,   0-0-4 Wizard Monkey,   0-0-5 Wizard Monkey
  Tier 5 ×10

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Borders

On the Collection screen, borders are added around the towers' icons, similar to the map borders, once a certain set of Insta Monkeys for that tower have been collected. A gold border is added if the player has all Insta Monkeys for that tower up to tier 4, which is replaced with a black border if the player has all tier 5 Insta Monkeys as well.

Update history

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  • An Insta Monkey is now rewarded for every 100th round completed, not just round 100
  • The Insta Monkeys button on the Powers screen has been redesigned and moved to the top-right corner
  • "Insta Monkeys should no longer come only in 032 and 042 variations"
  • "Placing Insta Monkeys should correctly play all sounds & animations again"
  • The Insta Monkeys button on the Powers screen has been redesigned and moved to the top-right corner
  • "Insta Monkeys should no longer come only in 032 and 042 variations"
  • "Placing Insta Monkeys should correctly play all sounds & animations again"
  • Beginner maps: Insta reward range Tier 0 to Tier 2
  • Intermediate maps: Insta reward range Tier 1 to Tier 3
  • Advanced maps: Insta reward range Tier 2 to Tier 4
  • Expert maps: Insta reward range Tier 3 to Tier 4
  • Round 200 and higher remains at the past Tier 3 to Tier 4 regardless of difficulty
  • Round 100 & every 100 rounds Instamonkey rewards now reflect the game mode for Primary/Military/Magic only modes, granting an instamonkey for that same category.
  • "Resolved an issue where some tier 2 Insta-Monkeys were appearing more frequently"

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Icons

For more Insta Monkey icons, see Gallery:Bloons TD 6/Insta Monkey icons.

Notes

  • Insta Monkeys without any upgrades bought on them will not sell for any cash.
  • An Insta Monkey of a locked tower/upgrade can still be obtained and placed. However, Insta Monkeys of towers/upgrades restricted in the Challenge Editor cannot be placed.
  • Certain Insta Monkeys have special interactions:
    • The Sun Temple and True Sun God do not sacrifice towers when placed. They can also be placed almost anywhere on the map, including water, the track, and areas without solid land. However, they cannot be placed on other towers or on areas containing two different heights (e. g. the wheelbarrow on In The Loop).
      • Sanctuary is a good example of this, allowing their placements anywhere on the map.
    • Monkeyopolis does not sacrifice towers, but it generates 10x $120 crates per round.
    • Beast Handlers with Path 1 and/or Path 3 upgrades can be placed in locations without water and/or track. Their water/air beasts cannot be deployed, transfer or receive Beast Power, or be upgraded on that path until their respective terrains appear within range.