Flash Bomb (BMC)

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Flash Bomb
Portrait of Flash Bomb
Icon of Flash BombSometimes throws a flash bomb that stuns multiple bloons.
Portrait of Flash Bomb
Icon of Flash BombSometimes throws a flash bomb that stuns bloons in a large radius.
Tower Ninja Monkey — Path 2 — Tier 3
Cash cost $2,750
Research
Requirements City Level 10
Cost City Cash 5,500 (Multiplatform version)
City Cash 5,500 Bloonstones 20 (Flash version)
Time 1 day
XP given Experience 120

Flash Bomb is the Ninja Monkey's path 2 tier 3 upgrade in Bloons Monkey City. It occasionally throws flash bombs alongside its shuriken attack. Each flash bomb does 1 damage, pops many Bloons including Lead, and stun Bloons for a short duration.

In the multiplatform version of BMC, it is affevted by a bug that increases the amount of explosions made per pierce increase added to the flash bombs.

Stats

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Costs and sell values

Note: this list does not factor in Monkey Knowledge or other discounts.
Tiers Mobile version Flash version
Cost Sell value Cost Sell value
0-3 $3,850 $3,080 $3,850 $3,080
1-3 $4,150 $3,320 $4,150 $3,320
2-3 $4,500 $3,600 $4,500 $3,600

Strategy

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Flash Bomb allows a limited amount of Bloon control but its slow cooldown makes it not consistent at group-popping compared to other options for its cost. Its innate Camo Lead popping is often handled cheaper with alternatives such as Signal Flare or Lightning Bolt with Monkey Sense.

In the multiplatform version, Flash Bomb becomes much stronger when affected by pierce buffs, mainly Monkey Fort and Ninja's Monkey Knowledge (specifically Ranks 3, 8, 13), duplicating the bombs and improving effectiveness at getting rid of Bloon rushes. That being said, long downtime between shots makes it not fully reliable when not firing along consistent angles.

Ninja's Flash Bomb MK (Ranks 4, 9, 14) is significant enough to allow Flash Bomb to be affordable on the first round with high enough city level, even in range of a Village without needing to sell the Village.

Ninja Discipline is recommended because it also increases attack speed of the bomb. Sharp Shurikens is optional, being only useful when needing cleanup of fast-moving Bloons, and becomes less impactful with the aforementioned Ninja pierce MK.