Its main attack rapidly throws eight seeking shurikens at a time. Each shuriken deals bonus damage to Boss Bloons, Camo Bloons, stunned Bloons, and Bloons that have sticky bombs attached to it (including sticky bombs from other Ninja Monkeys). With Deadly Tranquility, it throws nine shurikens at a time.
Its flash bomb attack throws five bombs at a time that explode on contact and release three seeking mini-shurikens each, all of which deal extra damage to Camo Bloons and Boss Bloons. With Deadly Tranquility, it throws six bombs and each bomb releases four mini-shurikens. The explosions stun two layers of regular Bloons for 3 seconds. MOAB-Class Bloons are not slowed by the stun, but can still be inflicted with it, making them take extra damage from the Ascended Shadow and other towers that deal extra damage to stunned Bloons for 1 second. The flash bombs have their own cooldown, rather than alternating with the shuriken attack like the Flash Bomb upgrade.
Its sticky bomb attack throws enchanted cards that attach to MOAB-Class Bloons, which explode after just under 3 seconds. The explosion deals massive damage to the target and creates a large blast radius that deals additional damage to everything around it. This attack has infinite range and targets strong.
It provides a tower buff to all towers (including Paragons) on-screen that gives them Camo detection. Like Radar Scanner, this can be sapped by Phayze's Radar Jam.
It has a permanent Grand Saboteur effect that slows all Bloons except BADs and Boss Bloons by 50% and reduces the health of all MOAB-Class Bloon layers (including BADs but not Boss Bloons) by 25%.
It grants a passive +10 range buff to all ninjas on screen and grants +1 Shinobi stack to ninjas in range.
Note: these lists do not factor in Monkey Knowledge or other discounts.
Cost of all required upgrades
Easy
Medium
Hard
Impoppable
Total cost
$524,265
$616,800
$666,140
$740,160
Sell value
$366,986
$431,760
$466,298
$518,112
Cost of the upgraded tower
Tiers
Total cost
Sell value
Easy
Medium
Hard
Impoppable
Easy
Medium
Hard
Impoppable
5-0-0
$458,780
$539,750
$582,930
$647,700
$321,146
$377,825
$408,051
$453,390
5-1-0
$458,990
$540,000
$583,200
$648,000
$321,293
$378,000
$408,240
$453,600
5-2-0
$459,330
$540,400
$583,630
$648,480
$321,531
$378,280
$408,541
$453,936
5-0-1
$459,035
$540,050
$583,255
$648,060
$321,325
$378,035
$408,279
$453,642
5-0-2
$459,415
$540,500
$583,740
$648,600
$321,591
$378,350
$408,618
$454,020
0-5-0
$450,030
$529,450
$571,800
$635,340
$315,021
$370,615
$400,260
$444,738
1-5-0
$450,325
$529,800
$572,180
$635,760
$315,228
$370,860
$400,526
$445,032
2-5-0
$450,620
$530,150
$572,560
$636,180
$315,434
$371,105
$400,792
$445,326
0-5-1
$450,285
$529,750
$572,125
$635,700
$315,200
$370,825
$400,488
$444,990
0-5-2
$450,665
$530,200
$572,610
$636,240
$315,466
$371,140
$400,827
$445,368
0-0-5
$466,135
$548,400
$592,270
$658,080
$326,295
$383,880
$414,589
$460,656
1-0-5
$466,430
$548,750
$592,650
$658,500
$326,501
$384,125
$414,855
$460,950
2-0-5
$466,725
$549,100
$593,030
$658,920
$326,708
$384,370
$415,121
$461,244
0-1-5
$466,345
$548,650
$592,540
$658,380
$326,442
$384,055
$414,778
$460,866
0-2-5
$466,685
$549,050
$592,970
$658,860
$326,680
$384,335
$415,079
$461,202
Cost of cash investment
Source
Cost per power
Maximum
Easy
Medium
Hard
Impoppable
Easy
Medium
Hard
Impoppable
Tower sacrifices
$21.25
$25
$27
$30
$1,275,000
$1,500,000
$1,620,000
$1,800,000
Cash slider
$22.3125
$26.25
$28.35
$31.5
$1,338,751
$1,575,001
$1,701,001
$1,890,001
Investment required per Degree (assuming no other power is provided)
Degree
Power
Tower sacrifices
Cash slider
Easy
Medium
Hard
Impoppable
Easy
Medium
Hard
Impoppable
2
2,000
$42,500
$50,000
$54,000
$60,000
$44,625
$52,500
$56,700
$63,000
3
2,324
$49,385
$58,100
$62,748
$69,720
$51,854.25
$61,005
$65,885.4
$73,206
4
2,666
$56,652.5
$66,650
$71,982
$79,980
$59,485.125
$69,982.5
$75,581.1
$83,979
5
3,027
$64,323.75
$75,675
$81,729
$90,810
$67,539.9375
$79,458.75
$85,815.45
$95,350.5
6
3,408
$72,420
$85,200
$92,016
$102,240
$76,041
$89,460
$96,616.8
$107,352
7
3,808
$80,920
$95,200
$102,816
$114,240
$84,966
$99,960
$107,956.8
$119,952
8
4,228
$89,845
$105,700
$114,156
$126,840
$94,337.25
$110,985
$119,863.8
$133,182
9
4,669
$99,216.25
$116,725
$126,063
$140,070
$104,177.0625
$122,561.25
$132,366.15
$147,073.5
10
5,131
$109,033.75
$128,275
$138,537
$153,930
$114,485.4375
$134,688.75
$145,463.85
$161,626.5
11
5,615
$119,318.75
$140,375
$151,605
$168,450
$125,284.6875
$147,393.75
$159,185.25
$176,872.5
12
6,121
$130,071.25
$153,025
$165,267
$183,630
$136,574.8125
$160,676.25
$173,530.35
$192,811.5
13
6,650
$141,312.5
$166,250
$179,550
$199,500
$148,378.125
$174,562.5
$188,527.5
$209,475
14
7,203
$153,063.75
$180,075
$194,481
$216,090
$160,716.9375
$189,078.75
$204,205.05
$226,894.5
15
7,779
$165,303.75
$194,475
$210,033
$233,370
$173,568.9375
$204,198.75
$220,534.65
$245,038.5
16
8,379
$178,053.75
$209,475
$226,233
$251,370
$186,956.4375
$219,948.75
$237,544.65
$263,938.5
17
9,004
$191,335
$225,100
$243,108
$270,120
$200,901.75
$236,355
$255,263.4
$283,626
18
9,654
$205,147.5
$241,350
$260,658
$289,620
$215,404.875
$253,417.5
$273,690.9
$304,101
19
10,330
$219,512.5
$258,250
$278,910
$309,900
$230,488.125
$271,162.5
$292,855.5
$325,395
20
11,032
$234,430
$275,800
$297,864
$330,960
$246,151.5
$289,590
$312,757.2
$347,508
21
11,761
$249,921.25
$294,025
$317,547
$352,830
$262,417.3125
$308,726.25
$333,424.35
$370,471.5
22
12,518
$266,007.5
$312,950
$337,986
$375,540
$279,307.875
$328,597.5
$354,885.3
$394,317
23
13,302
$282,667.5
$332,550
$359,154
$399,060
$296,800.875
$349,177.5
$377,111.7
$419,013
24
14,114
$299,922.5
$352,850
$381,078
$423,420
$314,918.625
$370,492.5
$400,131.9
$444,591
25
14,955
$317,793.75
$373,875
$403,785
$448,650
$333,683.4375
$392,568.75
$423,974.25
$471,082.5
26
15,825
$336,281.25
$395,625
$427,275
$474,750
$353,095.3125
$415,406.25
$448,638.75
$498,487.5
27
16,725
$355,406.25
$418,125
$451,575
$501,750
$373,176.5625
$439,031.25
$474,153.75
$526,837.5
28
17,655
$375,168.75
$441,375
$476,685
$529,650
$393,927.1875
$463,443.75
$500,519.25
$556,132.5
29
18,616
$395,590
$465,400
$502,632
$558,480
$415,369.5
$488,670
$527,763.6
$586,404
30
19,609
$416,691.25
$490,225
$529,443
$588,270
$437,525.8125
$514,736.25
$555,915.15
$617,683.5
31
20,633
$438,451.25
$515,825
$557,091
$618,990
$460,373.8125
$541,616.25
$584,945.55
$649,939.5
32
21,689
$460,891.25
$542,225
$585,603
$650,670
$483,935.8125
$569,336.25
$614,883.15
$683,203.5
33
22,778
$484,032.5
$569,450
$615,006
$683,340
$508,234.125
$597,922.5
$645,756.3
$717,507
34
23,900
$507,875
$597,500
$645,300
$717,000
$533,268.75
$627,375
$677,565
$752,850
35
25,056
$532,440
$626,400
$676,512
$751,680
$559,062
$657,720
$710,337.6
$789,264
36
26,246
$557,727.5
$656,150
$708,642
$787,380
$585,613.875
$688,957.5
$744,074.1
$826,749
37
27,471
$583,758.75
$686,775
$741,717
$824,130
$612,946.6875
$721,113.75
$778,802.85
$865,336.5
38
28,732
$610,555
$718,300
$775,764
$861,960
$641,082.75
$754,215
$814,552.2
$905,058
39
30,028
$638,095
$750,700
$810,756
$900,840
$669,999.75
$788,235
$851,293.8
$945,882
40
31,360
$666,400
$784,000
$846,720
$940,800
$699,720
$823,200
$889,056
$987,840
41
32,729
$695,491.25
$818,225
$883,683
$981,870
$730,265.8125
$859,136.25
$927,867.15
$1,030,963.5
42
34,135
$725,368.75
$853,375
$921,645
$1,024,050
$761,637.1875
$896,043.75
$967,727.25
$1,075,252.5
43
35,579
$756,053.75
$889,475
$960,633
$1,067,370
$793,856.4375
$933,948.75
$1,008,664.65
$1,120,738.5
44
37,061
$787,546.25
$926,525
$1,000,647
$1,111,830
$826,923.5625
$972,851.25
$1,050,679.35
$1,167,421.5
45
38,582
$819,867.5
$964,550
$1,041,714
$1,157,460
$860,860.875
$1,012,777.5
$1,093,799.7
$1,215,333
46
40,143
$853,038.75
$1,003,575
$1,083,861
$1,204,290
$895,690.6875
$1,053,753.75
$1,138,054.05
$1,264,504.5
47
41,743
$887,038.75
$1,043,575
$1,127,061
$1,252,290
$931,390.6875
$1,095,753.75
$1,183,414.05
$1,314,904.5
48
43,383
$921,888.75
$1,084,575
$1,171,341
$1,301,490
$967,983.1875
$1,138,803.75
$1,229,908.05
$1,366,564.5
49
45,064
$957,610
$1,126,600
$1,216,728
$1,351,920
$1,005,490.5
$1,182,930
$1,277,564.4
$1,419,516
50
46,786
$994,202.5
$1,169,650
$1,263,222
$1,403,580
$1,043,912.625
$1,228,132.5
$1,326,383.1
$1,473,759
51
48,550
$1,031,687.5
$1,213,750
$1,310,850
$1,456,500
$1,083,271.875
$1,274,437.5
$1,376,392.5
$1,529,325
52
50,356
$1,070,065
$1,258,900
$1,359,612
$1,510,680
$1,123,568.25
$1,321,845
$1,427,592.6
$1,586,214
53
52,205
$1,109,356.25
$1,305,125
$1,409,535
$1,566,150
$1,164,824.0625
$1,370,381.25
$1,480,011.75
$1,644,457.5
54
54,098
$1,149,582.5
$1,352,450
$1,460,646
$1,622,940
$1,207,061.625
$1,420,072.5
$1,533,678.3
$1,704,087
55
56,034
$1,190,722.5
$1,400,850
$1,512,918
$1,681,020
$1,250,258.625
$1,470,892.5
$1,588,563.9
$1,765,071
56
58,014
$1,232,797.5
$1,450,350
$1,566,378
$1,740,420
$1,294,437.375
$1,522,867.5
$1,644,696.9
$1,827,441
Strategy
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Ascended Shadow has decent damage, but is fairly expensive. Its passive Grand Saboteur and buffs to ninjas makes it a must have in late freeplay runs.
Its best matchup is against Phayze due to the damage bonus against Camo Bloons.
Update history
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Ninja currently appears to be the least competitive paragon, & as it is also very similar in cost to the Navarch we feel that lowering Ninja into its own price range will fill a bit of a cost-gap and increase the effective value it has for the cost. — Update notes
We’re changing the Ninja Monkey Paragon’s focus as a fighter against camo, as we feel like a greater strength and tactical value against camo will be the full reveal of all camos rather than all camo removal. — Update notes
”
Now grants global camo detection instead of stripping camo from Bloons with every attack
Note: Buff since towers with bonus Camo damage can continue performing them
Main attack: now deals +6 damage to Camo
Flash Bomb explosion: now deals +20 damage to Camo
Flash Bomb shuriken: now deals +16 damage to Camo
Sticky Bomb projectile: now deals +3,200 damage to Camo
Sticky Bomb explosion: now deals +700 damage to Camo
Now deals 25% damage to all non-Boss MOABs that spawn
Paragon Boss damage multiplier each 20 degrees increased ― 20% → 25%
Resolved a bug that was benefitting different paragons boss damage by differing amounts
Note: Net nerf for most paragons
Resolved an issue preventing other Paragon damage bonuses (like Ceramic/Camo) from scaling well with degrees
Building any Paragon in a real game now will now unlock that Paragon’s upgrade for use in sandbox
“
No changes here for now - given that it did feel behind the other paragons previously, however this is the only paragon that actually got stronger from the bug fix rather than weaker — Update notes
”
Ninja Paragon has less Boss damage, especially on Elite and at higher Degrees
Ninja Paragon is very simple to use so unlock XP requirements for this and Wizard Paragon are swapping around so Ninja is the faster unlock. This increase will not affect players who have already unlocked it. — Update notes
Ninja Paragon’s Camo bonus has been interesting, but we want to scale this up in many places to feel like a more significant overall boost when it comes into play. Additionally this Paragon hasn’t scaled the best at high degrees as Stickies attacking faster than their Fuse Time would make the attack weaker at single target, we are slowing the sticky attack but giving it back proportionally more damage to resolve this with an overall buff. — Update notes
”
Main attack: damage to Camo increased ― +6 → +16
Main attack: damage to stunned targets increased ― +15 → +64
Main attack: damage to stickied targets increased ― +15 → +64
Flash bomb: damage to Camo increased ― +20 → +48
Sticky bomb: cooldown increased ― 5.5s → 6.5s
Sticky bomb: explosion base damage increased ― 3500 → 4200
Based on the x5x ability Ninja Paragon will now grant bonus range to all non-paragon ninjas, it will provide the Shinobi Tactics buff to any other Ninja in radius, and its global camo detection will also apply to other paragons. — Update notes
”
Now grants +10 range to all other Ninjas on-screen
Now applies Shinobi Tactics buff to all other Ninjas in range
Now grants Camo detection to all other Paragons on-screen
Flat pierce bonus per degree reduced ― +1 pierce per degree → +0.1 pierce per degree
A few attacks had been missed on the Ninja’s last distraction change and have now had their distraction distance properly standardized. The Ninja Paragon is also seeing a set of light adjustments, most notably the much requested rebalance to Sticky Bomb now with a slower attack rate to scale properly against Bosses at high degrees, while the main attack now also hits much harder against any Stickied targets. — Update notes
”
Main shuriken: Bonus damage to Stickied Bloons increased ― +15 → +64
Flash Bomb: Pierce decreased ― 50 → 40
Flash Bomb mini shuriken: Pierce decreased ― 20 → 10