Flash Bomb (BTD6)

For other uses, see Flash Bomb (disambiguation).

Flash Bomb

Combination attack! Alternates flash bombs that stun many Bloons and shuriken deal increased damage to stunned targets.

Tower	Ninja Monkey — Path 3 — Tier 3
XP cost	2,500
Cash cost	$1,910 — Easy $2,250 — Medium $2,430 — Hard $2,700 — Impoppable

← Caltrops

Sticky Bomb →

Flash Bomb is the Ninja Monkey's path 3 tier 3 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. Each of its shuriken gain +4 Stunned damage and +2 pierce, and every 4th shuriken attack is replaced with a flash bomb attack. Flash bombs explode on impact, with 40 blast radius, dealing 3 damage, with 30 pierce, and stunning the outer layer of non-MOAB-Class Bloons for 1.3 seconds. Flash bombs can damage every Bloon type. With the 0-1-3 crosspath, the flash bomb gains a 30% chance (32.5% chance with Diversion Tactics) to distract Bloons. With the 0-2-3 crosspath, the flash bomb additionally decamos bloons.

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 47 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 47 units
Flash Bomb Pierce 1 Max pierce 1 Speed 300 units/s Lifespan 0.57s Radius 5 units Explosion Pierce 30 Damage 3 Damage type Normal Lifespan 0.1s Radius 40 units Ignores blockers Stun Multiplier ×0 Duration 1.3s Duration for MOAB-Class 0s Layers 1 Projectile Pierce 4 Damage 1 Damage to stunned +4 Damage type Sharp Speed 300 units/s Seeking distance ∞ units Seeking angle 144° Seeking rotation speed ∞ °/s Seeking time 3.48s Lifespan 0.62s Radius 3 units

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 type Sharp Lifespan 35s Radius 4 units Rehit interval 0.001s Ignores blockers

1-0-3

Attack
Cooldown 0.62s → 0.434s

Caltrops
Cooldown 3.9s → 2.73s

2-0-3

Attack
Projectile Pierce 4 → 6

0-1-3

Attack
Explosion Blowback Chance 30% Min distance 100 units Max distance 150 units Projectile Blowback Chance 15% Min distance 100 units Max distance 150 units

Caltrops
Projectile Blowback Chance 10% Min distance 100 units Max distance 150 units

0-2-3

Attack
Explosion Damage to Camo +4 Removes Camo Projectile Damage to Camo +2 Removes Camo

Caltrops
Projectile Damage to Camo +2 Removes Camo

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
0-0-3	$2,890	$3,400	$3,670	$4,080	$2,023	$2,380	$2,569	$2,856
1-0-3	$3,190	$3,750	$4,050	$4,500	$2,233	$2,625	$2,835	$3,150
2-0-3	$3,490	$4,100	$4,430	$4,920	$2,443	$2,870	$3,101	$3,444
0-1-3	$3,100	$3,650	$3,940	$4,380	$2,170	$2,555	$2,758	$3,066
0-2-3	$3,440	$4,050	$4,370	$4,860	$2,408	$2,835	$3,059	$3,402

Strategy

This section was last updated for: version 55.2

Flash Bomb gives a notable improvement to the shuriken attack; however, the Ninja still attacks too slowly for the flash bomb to be consistent enough, even with the top crosspath. As a standalone tower Flash Bomb performs poorly, especially in the mid-game due to the bomb often getting pierce-capped, but it can be used in Shinobi strategies as a decent Ceramic control and support with enough attack speed and pierce buffs. Otherwise, it is best used simply as a stepping stone to Sticky Bomb.

Generally, crosspaths with path 1 are preferred because of its attack speed buff, in the same way it is preferred for Sticky Bomb and Master Bomber. Ninja Discipline's attack speed boost is even better than it looks at first glance because it allows the Ninja Monkey to hit Bloons with three shuriken before the stun wears off instead of two, thus better taking advantage of its bonus damage to stunned Bloons. Sharp Shurikens is a niche further upgrade that makes it even better at damaging stunned Bloons to help with cleanup. 0-2-3 is heavily outclassed as a camo remover by Signal Flare and Submerge and Support and should only be used if no other option is available. Similarly, 0-1-3 is outclassed by other blowback options such as Downdraft or Druid of the Storm.

Update history

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

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Version 2.0

• "Shuriken seeking targets too far away has been fixed" (bug fix)

Version 10.0

• Caltrops no longer add to the damage count of other towers when the Ninja Monkey is sold (bug fix)

Version 11.0

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

Version 12.0

•  Caltrop attack: Attack cooldown increased ― 2.2s → 4.4s (attack speed reduced by 50%)
•  Caltrop attack: Pierce increased ― 3 → 6

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

0-1-3, 0-2-3

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

Version 33.0

“

Sticky Bomb feels like it is in a very strong point right now in a lot of situations, though flash bomb isn’t good enough without a great deal of support leading into it, this shift should open up for challenge viability especially in Alternate Bloon Rounds games.
— Update notes

”

•  Upgrade cost reduced ― $2,750 → $2,250

Version 36.0

“

frequently unused caltrops clutter up the screen and cause extra lag we want to balance out their lifespan to reduce the number always on screen and make them no longer last longer than the base Spike Factory.
— Update notes

”

•  Caltrop: Lifespan reduced ― 70s → 35s

Version 38.0

“

We’re mindful that this has been in place since launch, but still think this change could lead to more balanced crosspath Ninja play for casual and for apex players. Ninja's 1xx feels like it does too much, granting both range and attack speed to all crosspaths, so these benefits are now being split apart.
— Update notes

”

•  Range increased ― 40 units → 47 units
  •  Ninja Discipline crosspath is unchanged

Version 39.0

“

Flash Bomb’s long time between bombs, without improvements on the main attack leaves this as quite a bad stepping stone, for now due to this long downtime we want to try increasing the stun duration.
— Update notes

”

•  Flash Bomb: Stun duration increased ― 1s → 1.3s

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

”

0-1-3, 0-2-3

•  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%
•  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 41.0

“

Flash Bomb has pierce too excessive for Shinobi Tactics to do anything for it but then lacks any actual damage output, so this high pierce is trading in for greater damage.
— Update notes

”

•  Flash bomb: Damage increased ― 1 → 3
•  Flash bomb: Pierce reduced ― 60 → 30

Version 41.1

•  Flash Bomb explosion: stun lasts through 2 more layers to match the new damage value

Version 42.0

“

Bottom path Ninja never does anything with the main shuriken projectile past the xx1 upgrade leaving it inconsequential on higher tiers. Given that Flash Bombs can feel lacking without heavy support, we’re trying out a change that makes Flash Bomb Ninja scale better with attack speed and pierce as something of a combo-attacker. Overall, this feels pretty ‘right’ for ninjas and more importantly it’s cool and sometimes that’s what matters most.
— Update notes

”

•  Flash bomb: No longer fails to stun targets if given external damage buffs (bug fix)
•  Shuriken: Now deals +3 damage to stunned Bloons

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

”

•  Caltrop attack: Attack cooldown reduced ― 4.4s → 3.9s (attack speed increased by 12.82%)
•  Main attack: Attack cooldown reduced ― 0.7s → 0.62s (attack speed increased by 12.9%)
  • Note: Attack cooldown with Ninja Discipline is unchanged

1-0-3, 2-0-3

•  Caltrop attack: Attack cooldown increased ― 2.728s → 2.73s (attack speed reduced by 0.07%)

Version 45.0

“

To allow Shinobi combos to scale more effectively with the Flash Bomb, the combo-attack pattern is being improved with more base Shuriken pierce & slightly larger bonuses to Stunned & Stickied targets – however the increased range at T4 is being removed.
— Update notes

”

•  Shuriken: Damage to stunned targets increased ― +3 → +4
•  Shuriken: damage to stickied targets increased ― +3 → +4
•  Shuriken: Pierce increased ― 2 → 4
  • Note: 203+ shuriken pierce increased from 4 to 6

Version 47.0

0-2-3

•  Counter-Espionage now grants Caltrops +2 damage to Camo Bloons (undocumented)
•  Counter-Espionage now grants Flash Bomb +4 damage to Camo Bloons (undocumented)

Gallery

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

Screenshots

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  Flash Bomb with no crosspath
• 
  Flash Bomb with 013 crosspath
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  Flash Bomb with 023 crosspath
• 
  Flash Bomb with 103 crosspath
• 
  Flash Bomb with 203 crosspath
• 
  Flash Bomb stunning a bloon

Assets

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  Portrait
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  Upgrade icon
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  Insta Monkey icon

In other languages

Language	Name / Description	Notes
Arabic	القنبلة الوامضة الهجوم المختلط! تتسبب القنابل الوميضة البديلة التي تصعق العديد من البالونات وشوريكين في زيادة الضرر الذي يلحق بالأهداف المصعوقة.	—
Danish	Lynbombe Kombinationsangreb! Skiftevis lynbomber, der lammer mange bloons og shuriken, som giver øget skade på lammede mål.	—
German	Blendgranate Kombiangriff! Wechselt Blendgranaten, die viele Bloons betäuben, mit Shuriken ab, die betäubten Zielen mehr Schaden zufügen.	—
Spanish	Bomba cegadora ¡Ataque combinado! Alterna bombas cegadoras que aturden gran cantidad de bloons y los shuriken que causan más daño a los objetivos aturdidos.	—
Spanish (LA)	Bomba cegadora ¡Ataque combinado! Alterna bombas cegadoras que aturden a muchos bloons y los shuriken hacen más daño a los objetivos aturdidos.	—
Finnish	Välähdyspommi Yhdistelmähyökkäys! Käyttää välillä salamapommeja, jotka tainnuttavat useita blooneja, ja shurikenit aiheuttavat enemmän vahinkoa tainnutettuihin kohteisiin.	—
French	Bombe aveuglante Attaque combinée ! Alterne entre des bombes aveuglantes qui étourdissent de nombreux Bloons et les shurikens infligent davantage de dégâts sur les cibles étourdies.	—
Italian	Bomba abbagliante Attacco combinato! Alterna le bombe abbaglianti che stordiscono molti bloon e gli shuriken infliggono danni aumentati ai bersagli storditi.	—
Japanese	閃光爆弾 コンビ攻撃！沢山のブルーンを気絶させる閃光爆弾と、気絶した標的により多くのダメージを与える手裏剣を交互に発動する。	—
Korean	섬광 폭탄 콤보 공격! 다수의 풍선을 기절시키는 섬광 폭탄과 기절한 대상에게 더 많은 피해를 주는 표창을 번갈아 가며 날립니다.	—
Dutch	Flitsbom Combinatieaanval! Flitsbommen die veel Bloons verlammen worden afgewisseld met shuriken die meer schade doen aan verlamde doelwitten.	—
Norwegian	Flash-granat Kombinasjonsangrep! Veksler mellom flashbomber som lamslår mange bloons og kastestjerner som påfører økt skade på lamslåtte mål.	—
Polish	Bomba błyskowa Atak łączony! Działa naprzemiennie: bomby błyskowe ogłuszają wiele blonów, a shurikeny zadają ogłuszonym celom zwiększone obrażenia.	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Bomba de Luz Ataque combinado! Alterna bombas de luz que atordoam muitos Bloons e shuriken que causam dano aumentado em alvos atordoados.	—
Russian	Световая бомба Комбинированная атака! Бросает осветительные бомбы, оглушающие по нескольку шаров, и сюрикены, наносящие больше урона оглушенным целям.	—
Swedish	Lysbomb Kombinationsattack! Växlar mellan distraktionsgranater som bedövar många Bloons och shuriken åsamkar ökad skada på bedövade fiender.	—
Thai	ระเบิดแสงวาบ การโจมตีผสมผสาน! เลือกระเบิดแฟลชที่ทำให้บลูนจำนวนมากชะงักงัน และชูริเคนสร้างดาเมจที่เพิ่มขึ้นกับเป้าหมายที่ชะงักงันอยู่	—
Turkish	Aydınlatıcı Bomba Kombine saldırı! Birçok Bloon’u sersemleten flaş bombaları değiştirir ve ninja yıldızı da sersemlemiş hedeflere yüksek hasar verir.	—
Chinese (simplified)	闪光弹 组合攻击！交替使用闪光弹和手里剑，闪光弹能击晕许多气球，手里剑能对击晕的目标造成更高的伤害。	—
Chinese (traditional)	閃光炸彈 組合攻擊！交替使用閃光炸彈和手裡劍，閃光炸彈能擊暈大量氣球，手裡劍能對被擊暈的目標造成更高傷害。	—
This list was last updated for: version 43.1