Flash Bomb (BTD6)
For other uses, see Flash Bomb (disambiguation).
Flash Bomb
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 Combination attack! Alternates flash bombs that stun many Bloons and shuriken deal increased damage to stunned targets. |
| Tower | Ninja Monkey — Path 3 — Tier 3 | |
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| XP cost | 2,500 | |
| Cash cost | $1,910 — Easy $2,250 — Medium $2,430 — Hard $2,700 — Impoppable | |
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
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Costs and sell values
Note: this list does not factor in Monkey Knowledge or other discounts.
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| 0-0-3 | $2,885 | $3,400 | $3,670 | $4,080 | $2,020 | $2,380 | $2,569 | $2,856 |
| 1-0-3 | $3,180 | $3,750 | $4,050 | $4,500 | $2,226 | $2,625 | $2,835 | $3,150 |
| 2-0-3 | $3,475 | $4,100 | $4,430 | $4,920 | $2,433 | $2,870 | $3,101 | $3,444 |
| 0-1-3 | $3,095 | $3,650 | $3,940 | $4,380 | $2,167 | $2,555 | $2,758 | $3,066 |
| 0-2-3 | $3,435 | $4,050 | $4,370 | $4,860 | $2,405 | $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 for it to be 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 often allows the Ninja Monkey to hit Bloons stunned by its last bomb with a third shuriken, just before the stun wears off, thus taking more 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.
Update history
For a complete list of Ninja Monkey changes, see Update history:Ninja Monkey (BTD6).
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- "Shuriken seeking targets too far away has been fixed" (bug fix)
- Caltrops no longer add to the damage count of other towers when the Ninja Monkey is sold (bug fix)
"[S]hould no longer be able to occasionally shoot with an infinite range in specific setups" (bug fix)
- Caltrops: attack speed reduced by 50%
Caltrops: pierce increased by 3 - Note: Due to an oversight, Grandmaster Ninja's caltrop pierce is unchanged
| “ | 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 |
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- Camo Prioritization filter added
- 0-1-3, 0-2-3
- Caltrop attack: Gains 15% distraction chance (bug fix)
- Flash bomb attack: Gains 15% distraction chance (bug fix)
| “ | 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 |
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- Upgrade cost reduced ― $2,750 → $2,250
| “ | 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 |
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- Caltrop: Lifespan reduced ― 70s → 35s
| “ | 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 |
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- Range increased ― 40 units → 47 units
Ninja Discipline crosspath is unchanged
| “ | 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 |
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- Flash Bomb: Stun duration increased ― 1s → 1.3s
| “ | 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 |
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- 0-1-3, 0-2-3
- Caltrop: distraction chance reduced ― 15% → 10%
- Flash Bomb: distraction chance increased ― 15% → 30%
| “ | 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 |
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- Flash Bomb damage increased ― 1 → 3
- Flash Bomb pierce reduced ― 60 → 30
- Flash Bomb explosion: stun lasts through 2 more layers to match the new damage value
| “ | 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 |
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- Flash bomb: No longer fails to stun targets if given external damage buffs (bug fix)
- Shuriken: Now deals +3 damage to stunned Bloons
| “ | 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 |
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- 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%)
| “ | 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 |
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- 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
- 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 103 crosspath -
Flash Bomb with 203 crosspath -
Flash Bomb stunning a bloon
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In other languages
| Language | Name / Description | Notes | |
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| Arabic | القنبلة الوامضة الهجوم المختلط! تتسبب القنابل الوميضة البديلة التي تصعق العديد من البالونات وشوريكين في زيادة الضرر الذي يلحق بالأهداف المصعوقة. |
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| Danish | Lynbombe Kombinationsangreb! Skiftevis lynbomber, der lammer mange bloons og shuriken, som giver øget skade på lammede mål. |
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| German | Blendgranate Kombiangriff! Wechselt Blendgranaten, die viele Bloons betäuben, mit Shuriken ab, die betäubten Zielen mehr Schaden zufügen. |
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| 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. |
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| Spanish (LA) | Bomba cegadora ¡Ataque combinado! Alterna bombas cegadoras que aturden a muchos bloons y los shuriken hacen más daño a los objetivos aturdidos. |
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| Finnish | Välähdyspommi Yhdistelmähyökkäys! Käyttää välillä salamapommeja, jotka tainnuttavat useita blooneja, ja shurikenit aiheuttavat enemmän vahinkoa tainnutettuihin kohteisiin. |
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| 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. |
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| Italian | Bomba abbagliante Attacco combinato! Alterna le bombe abbaglianti che stordiscono molti bloon e gli shuriken infliggono danni aumentati ai bersagli storditi. |
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| 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。 |
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| Korean | 섬광 폭탄 콤보 공격! 다수의 풍선을 기절시키는 섬광 폭탄과 기절한 대상에게 더 많은 피해를 주는 표창을 번갈아 가며 날립니다. |
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| Dutch | Flitsbom Combinatieaanval! Flitsbommen die veel Bloons verlammen worden afgewisseld met shuriken die meer schade doen aan verlamde doelwitten. |
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| Norwegian | Flash-granat Kombinasjonsangrep! Veksler mellom flashbomber som lamslår mange bloons og kastestjerner som påfører økt skade på lamslåtte mål. |
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| Polish | Bomba błyskowa Atak łączony! Działa naprzemiennie: bomby błyskowe ogłuszają wiele blonów, a shurikeny zadają ogłuszonym celom zwiększone obrażenia. |
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| Portuguese (Brazil) | Bomba de Luz Ataque combinado! Alterna bombas de luz que atordoam muitos Bloons e shuriken que causam dano aumentado em alvos atordoados. |
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| Russian | Световая бомба Комбинированная атака! Бросает осветительные бомбы, оглушающие по нескольку шаров, и сюрикены, наносящие больше урона оглушенным целям. |
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| Swedish | Lysbomb Kombinationsattack! Växlar mellan distraktionsgranater som bedövar många Bloons och shuriken åsamkar ökad skada på bedövade fiender. |
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| Thai | ระเบิดแสงวาบ การโจมตีผสมผสาน! เลือกระเบิดแฟลชที่ทำให้บลูนจำนวนมากชะงักงัน และชูริเคนสร้างดาเมจที่เพิ่มขึ้นกับเป้าหมายที่ชะงักงันอยู่ |
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| Turkish | Aydınlatıcı Bomba Kombine saldırı! Birçok Bloon’u sersemleten flaş bombaları değiştirir ve ninja yıldızı da sersemlemiş hedeflere yüksek hasar verir. |
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| 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。 |
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| 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。 |
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| This list was last updated for: version 43.1 | |||
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