Grandmaster Ninja (BTD6)

Grandmaster Ninja
Portrait of Grandmaster Ninja
Icon of Grandmaster NinjaThrows 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

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 Deadly Tranquility) over a 72° angle. This upgrade also increases the damage of Ninja Monkey's shuriken attack from 1 to 2, doubles the shurikens' attack speed (from 0.434s to 0.217s), increases Ninja Monkey's range by +10 units (from 40 to 50), and slightly elevates the Ninja Monkey's line of sight.

Stats

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For a complete list of Ninja Monkey stats, see Stats:Ninja Monkey (BTD6).
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Tower
Display range50 units
Footprint radius6 units
Targeting options
  • First
  • Last
  • Close
  • Strong
  • Camo Prioritization
Attack
Cooldown0.217s
Offset (X, Y, Z)
-1.99, 17.6, 11.2
Random angle offset-5° to 5°
TargetingDepends on targeting option
Targeting range50 units
Projectile
Count8
Angle72°
Pierce4
Damage2
Damage typeSharp
Speed300 units/s
Lifespan0.62s
Radius3 units

5-1-0

Attack
Projectile
Blowback
Chance15%
Min distance100 units
Max distance150 units

5-2-0

Attack
Projectile
Damage to Camo+4
  • Removes Camo

5-0-1

Tower
Display range50 units → 57 units
Attack
Targeting range50 units → 57 units
Projectile
Seeking distance∞ units
Seeking angle144°
Seeking rotation speed∞ °/s
Seeking time3.48s

5-0-2

Caltrops
Cooldown2.73s
Offset (X, Y, Z)
-1.99, 17.6, 11.2
TargetingNormal (track)
Targeting range57 units
Projectile
Pierce6
Damage1
Damage typeSharp
Lifespan35s
Radius4 units
Rehit interval0.001s
  • Ignores blockers

Costs and sell values

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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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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. Masses of Shinobis do the role of blowback and decamo far more efficiently, making the middle crosspath Grandmaster mostly redundant.

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 dependent).

Update history

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  •   Pierce increased ― 4 → 6
  •   "[S]hould no longer be able to occasionally shoot with an infinite range in specific setups" (bug fix)
  •   Shuriken: damage increased ― 1 → 2
  •   Shuriken: attack cooldown increased ― 0.1s → 0.217s
  •   Shuriken: pierce reduced ― 6 → 4
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
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
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
5-0-2
  •   Caltrop attack: Attack cooldown increased ― 2.728s → 2.73s (attack speed reduced by 0.07%)
5-2-0
  •   Counter-Espionage now grants the main attack +4 damage to Camo Bloons (undocumented)
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Assets

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In other languages

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This section was last updated for: version 50.2
Name
Language Text Notes
Arabic معلم النينجا الكبير
Danish Stormesterninja
German Großmeister-Ninja
Spanish Gran maestro ninja
Spanish (Latin America) Gran maestro ninja
Finnish Suurmestarininja
French Grand maître ninja
Italian Gran maestro ninja
Japanese 忍者大師範
Korean 그랜드마스터 닌자
Dutch Grootmeester-ninja
Norwegian Stormester ninja
Polish Arcymistrz ninja
Portuguese (Brazil) Grande Mestre Ninja
Russian Великий мастер-ниндзя
Swedish Stormästarninja
Thai ปรมาจารย์นินจา
Turkish Muhteşem Ninja Ustası
Chinese (simplified) 大师忍者
Chinese (traditional) 大師忍者
Description
Language Text Notes
Arabic رمي 8 شوريكنز سريعة بشكل لا يصدق في كل تسديدة!
Danish Kaster utroligt hurtigt - 8 ninjastjerner pr. skud!
German Wirft unheimlich schnell 8 Shuriken pro Wurf!
Spanish Lanza a una velocidad increíble, 8 shuriken por tiro.
Spanish (Latin America) Lanza a una velocidad increíble, 8 shuriken por tiro.
Finnish Heittää uskomattoman nopeasti 8 shurikenia laukausta kohti!
French Lance extrêmement rapidement. 8 shurikens à la fois !
Italian Lancia 8 shuriken per colpo e con velocità incredibile!
Japanese 信じられない速さで投げる。一撃の手裏剣数8枚!
Korean 공격당 8개의 표창을 엄청나게 빨리 던집니다!
Dutch Gooit ongelooflijk snel, 8 shurikens per schot!
Norwegian Kaster utrolig fort, 8 kastestjerner per skudd!
Polish Rzuca niezwykle szybko po 8 shurikenów na strzał!
Portuguese (Brazil) Dispara incrivelmente rápido, 8 shurikens por disparo!
Russian Бросает по 8 сюрикенов за раз с невероятной скоростью.
Swedish Kastar otroligt snabbt, 8 shurikens per skott!
Thai ขว้างชูริเคนอย่างรวดเร็วเหลือเชื่อคราวละ 8 อัน!
Turkish Atış başına inanılmaz hızlı 8 Ninja yıldızı fırlatır!
Chinese (simplified) 投掷速度非常快,每次8支手里剑!
Chinese (traditional) 投擲速度非常快,每次射8把手裡劍!
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