Grandmaster Ninja (BTD6)

For the upgrade in Bloons TD Battles 2, see Grandmaster Ninja (Battles 2).

Grandmaster Ninja

Throws incredibly fast, 8 shurikens per shot!

Tower	Ninja Monkey — Path 1 — Tier 5
XP cost	50,000
Cash cost	$29,750 — Easy $35,000 — Medium $37,800 — Hard $42,000 — Impoppable

← Bloonjitsu

Ascended Shadow →

Grandmaster Ninja is the Ninja Monkey's path 1 tier 5 upgrade in Bloons TD 6. It allows the Ninja Monkey to throw 8 shurikens at a time instead of 5 (9 with Deadly Tranquility) over a 72° arc. This upgrade also increases the damage of Ninja Monkey's shuriken attack from 1 to 2, doubles the shurikens' attack speed, increases Ninja Monkey's range by +10 units, and slightly elevates the Ninja Monkey's line of sight.

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 50 units Footprint radius 6 units Targeting options First Last Close Strong Camo Prioritization

Attack
Cooldown 0.217s Offset (X, Y, Z) -1.99, 17.6, 11.2 Random angle offset -5° to 5° Targeting Depends on targeting option Targeting range 50 units
Projectile Count 8 Angle 72° Pierce 4 Damage 2 Damage type Sharp Speed 300 units/s Lifespan 0.62s Radius 3 units

5-1-0

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

5-2-0

Attack
Projectile Damage to Camo +4 Removes Camo

5-0-1

Tower
Display range 50 units → 57 units

Attack
Targeting range 50 units → 57 units
Projectile Seeking distance ∞ units Seeking angle 144° Seeking rotation speed ∞ °/s Seeking time 3.48s

5-0-2

Caltrops
Cooldown 2.73s Offset (X, Y, Z) -1.99, 17.6, 11.2 Targeting Normal (track) Targeting range 57 units
Projectile Pierce 6 Damage 1 Damage type Sharp Lifespan 35s Radius 4 units Rehit interval 0.001s Ignores blockers

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
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

Strategy

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This section was last updated for: version 49.3

Grandmaster Ninja without buffs is extremely inefficient for its cost, in fact far more inefficient than multiple Bloonjitsus, but this is compensated by allowing the player to focus all buffs on it, saving plenty of space particularly with Shinobi Tactics spam providing the majority of its true potential.

Bottom crosspaths are the best for Grandmaster Ninja, allowing shurikens to maximize pierce, and Caltrops can do some extra single-target damage. Middle crosspath is hardly improved, and masses of Shinobis do the role of blowback and decamo far more efficiently.

When max buffed with all debuffs active on bloons, the Grandmaster Ninja is one of the highest DPS towers in Freeplay, even outdamaging Temples (and the Dart Paragon, though this is map dependant)

Update history

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

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Version 9.0

•  Pierce increased ― 4 → 6

Version 11.0

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

Version 12.0

5-0-2

•  Grandmaster Ninja now reduces pierce of caltrops by 1 instead of increasing it by 2 (bug)
  •  Overall pierce with this crosspath is unchanged (due to changes to Caltrops' base stats)

Version 13.0

•  Shuriken: damage increased ― 1 → 2
•  Shuriken: attack cooldown increased ― 0.1s → 0.217s
•  Shuriken: pierce reduced ― 6 → 4

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 36.0

“

Ironing out Caltrop inconsistency & power a little on top and bottom T5s, but also as 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

”

5-0-2

•  Caltrop: Pierce increased ― 5 → 6

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 decreased ― 57 units → 50 units
  •  Seeking Shuriken crosspath is unchanged

Version 43.0

5-0-2

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

Version 47.0

5-2-0

•  Counter-Espionage now grants the main attack +4 damage to Camo Bloons (undocumented)

Gallery

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Screenshots

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  Grandmaster Ninja for all upgrades

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	معلم النينجا الكبير رمي 8 شوريكنز سريعة بشكل لا يصدق في كل تسديدة!	—
Danish	Stormesterninja Kaster utroligt hurtigt - 8 ninjastjerner pr. skud!	—
German	Großmeister-Ninja Wirft unheimlich schnell 8 Shuriken pro Wurf!	—
Spanish	Gran maestro ninja Lanza a una velocidad increíble, 8 shuriken por tiro.	—
Spanish (LA)	Gran maestro ninja Lanza a una velocidad increíble, 8 shuriken por tiro.	—
Finnish	Suurmestarininja Heittää uskomattoman nopeasti 8 shurikenia laukausta kohti!	—
French	Grand maître ninja Lance extrêmement rapidement. 8 shurikens à la fois !	—
Italian	Gran maestro ninja Lancia 8 shuriken per colpo e con velocità incredibile!	—
Japanese	忍者大師範 信じられない速さで投げる。一撃の手裏剣数8枚！	—
Korean	그랜드마스터 닌자 공격당 8개의 표창을 엄청나게 빨리 던집니다!	—
Dutch	Grootmeester-ninja Gooit ongelooflijk snel, 8 shurikens per schot!	—
Norwegian	Stormester ninja Kaster utrolig fort, 8 kastestjerner per skudd!	—
Polish	Arcymistrz ninja Rzuca niezwykle szybko po 8 shurikenów na strzał!	—
Portuguese (Brazil)	Grande Mestre Ninja Dispara incrivelmente rápido, 8 shurikens por disparo!	—
Russian	Великий мастер-ниндзя Бросает по 8 сюрикенов за раз с невероятной скоростью.	—
Swedish	Stormästarninja Kastar otroligt snabbt, 8 shurikens per skott!	—
Thai	ปรมาจารย์นินจา ขว้างชูริเคนอย่างรวดเร็วเหลือเชื่อคราวละ 8 อัน!	—
Turkish	Muhteşem Ninja Ustası Atış başına inanılmaz hızlı 8 Ninja yıldızı fırlatır!	—
Chinese (simplified)	大师忍者 投掷速度非常快，每次8支手里剑！	—
Chinese (traditional)	大師忍者 投擲速度非常快，每次射8把手裡劍！	—
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