Insta-Monkey

Insta-Monkeys are free one-time use monkeys that are rewarded after finishing some tasks in BTD6, such as Daily Challenges, earned achievements, daily rewards, or beating Round 100 or every 100 rounds after that (Round 200, Round 300, etc). They are under the Powers tab, and they are considered "Powers" under the rules of CHIMPS Mode.

When all Tier 0-4 Insta-Monkeys of a single type of tower are collected, a gold border appears around the tower's icon in the Insta-Monkeys menu from the main screen. Finishing the entire Insta-Monkey collection by unlocking all 64 variant Insta-Monkeys (including Tier 5s) of a certain tower type will add a black border around the tower's icon. One of the first legitimate instances of this was recorded on 17th August 2020.

Obtaining Insta-Monkeys[]

The main way to earn them is through Daily Challenges, earned achievements, Daily Rewards, and passing Round 100, and passing every 100 rounds after Round 100 in a game. One other way is through Collection Events (Easter, Halloween, etc.), rewarding Insta-Monkeys for completing maps. The other way is to purchase them in the shop, where Insta-Monkey packs can be purchased with real money (in-app purchases).

Before 26.0, Insta-Monkeys were not rewarded if the player quits to the home screen on Round 100 and then beats that round after reloading their save file. 26.0 fixed this bug.

Since 21.0:

Beginner maps: Insta-Monkey reward range Tier 0 to Tier 2
Intermediate maps: Insta-Monkey reward range Tier 1 to Tier 3
Advanced maps: Insta-Monkey reward range Tier 2 to Tier 4
Expert maps: Insta-Monkey reward range Tier 3 to Tier 4
Round 200 and higher rewards Tier 3 to Tier 4 regardless of map difficulty

All upgrades and towers have the same probability of occurring, with one upgrade being any tier from 0 to 4, and another being from 0 to 2. It is possible to earn any tower with Tier-5, by clocking the fastest timing of completion in a Race Event or a Ranked Boss Bloon Event, or by having the player's team placed in the Top 3 of the Global Teams leaderboard in a Contested Territory event. However, players have to beat the intense competition with every other competitor and demonstrate proficiency in completing the events. Alternatively, they can also be obtained through Diamond Chests in Collection Events, completing the achievements Instant Gratification, I'm the Boss, and The Daily Reid, or they can be purchased in extremely rare Tier 5 Insta Monkeys Pack sales.

Note that the achievement I'm the Boss will only award one Tier 5 Dart Monkey and Boomerang Monkey.

Purchasing[]

Instapacks — Costs of Instamonkey packs in New Zealand Dollars

The only way to directly purchase them is through in-app purchases. There are three types of packs of Insta-Monkeys available, all of which give random types of Insta-Monkeys:

"Insta Monkey Pack" - gives two random Tier-1s, two random Tier-2s, and one random Tier-3. Costs $1.99 USD.
"Tier 3 Insta Monkeys Pack" - gives 10 random Tier-3s. Costs $3.99 USD.
"Tier 4 Insta Monkeys Pack" - gives 10 random Tier-4s. Costs $6.99 USD.
"Tier 5 Insta Monkeys Pack - gives 10 random Tier-5s. Costs $9.99 USD, and only appears in limited-time sales

List of Insta-Monkeys[]

Primary Monkeys[]

Tower Name	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
Dart Monkey	Sharp Shots	Razor Sharp Shots	Spike-O-Pult	Juggernaut	Ultra-Juggernaut
	Quick Shots	Very Quick Shots	Triple Shot	Super Monkey Fan Club	Plasma Monkey Fan Club
	Long Range Darts	Enhanced Eyesight	Crossbow	Sharp Shooter	Crossbow Master
Boomerang Monkey	Improved Rangs	Glaives	Glaive Ricochet	M.O.A.R Glaives	Glaive Lord
	Faster Throwing	Faster Rangs	Bionic Boomerang	Turbo Charge	Perma Charge
	Long Range Rangs	Red Hot Rangs	Kylie Boomerang	MOAB Press	MOAB Domination
Bomb Shooter	Bigger Bombs	Heavy Bombs	Really Big Bombs	Bloon Impact	Bloon Crush
	Faster Reload	Missile Launcher	MOAB Mauler	MOAB Assassin	MOAB Eliminator
	Extra Range	Frag Bombs	Cluster Bombs	Recursive Cluster	Bomb Blitz
Tack Shooter	Faster Shooting	Even Faster Shooting	Hot Shots	Ring of Fire	Inferno Ring
	Long Range Tacks	Super Range Tacks	Blade Shooter	Blade Maelstrom	Super Maelstrom
	More Tacks	Even More Tacks	Tack Sprayer	Overdrive	The Tack Zone
Ice Monkey	Permafrost	Cold Snap	Ice Shards	Embrittlement	Super Brittle
	Enhanced Freeze	Deep Freeze	Arctic Wind	Snowstorm	Absolute Zero
	Larger Radius	Re-Freeze	Cryo Cannon	Icicles	Icicle Impale
Glue Gunner	Glue Soak	Corrosive Glue	Bloon Dissolver	Bloon Liquefier	The Bloon Solver
	Bigger Globs	Glue Splatter	Glue Hose	Glue Strike	Glue Storm
	Stickier Glue	Stronger Glue	MOAB Glue	Relentless Glue	Super Glue

Military Monkeys[]

Tower Name	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
Sniper Monkey	Full Metal Jacket	Large Calibre	Deadly Precision	Maim MOAB	Cripple MOAB
	Night Vision Goggles	Shrapnel Shot	Bouncing Bullet	Supply Drop	Elite Sniper
	Fast Firing	Even Faster Firing	Semi-Automatic	Full Auto Rifle	Elite Defender
Monkey Sub	Longer Range	Advanced Intel	Submerge and Support	Bloontonium Reactor	Energizer
	Barbed Darts	Heat-tipped Darts	Ballistic Missile	First Strike Capability	Pre-Emptive Strike
	Twin Guns	Airburst Darts	Triple Guns	Armor Piercing Darts	Sub Commander
Monkey Buccaneer	Faster Shooting	Double Shot	Destroyer	Aircraft Carrier	Carrier Flagship
	Grape Shot	Hot Shot	Cannon Ship	Monkey Pirates	Pirate Lord
	Long Range	Crow's Nest	Merchantman	Favored Trades	Trade Empire
Monkey Ace	Rapid Fire	Lots More Darts	Fighter Plane	Operation: Dart Storm	Sky Shredder
	Exploding Pineapple	Spy Plane	Bomber Ace	Ground Zero	Tsar Bomba
	Sharper Darts	Centered Path	Neva-Miss Targeting	Spectre	Flying Fortress
Heli Pilot	Quad Darts	Pursuit	Razor Rotors	Apache Dartship	Apache Prime
	Bigger Jets	IFR	Downdraft	Support Chinook	Special Poperations
	Faster Darts	Faster Firing	MOAB Shove	Comanche Defense	Comanche Commander
Mortar Monkey	Bigger Blast	Bloon Buster	Shell Shock	The Big One	The Biggest One
	Faster Reload	Rapid Reload	Heavy Shells	Artillery Battery	Pop and Awe
	Increased Accuracy	Burny Stuff	Signal Flare	Shattering Shells	Blooncineration
Dartling Gunner	Focused Firing	Laser Shock	Laser Cannon	Plasma Accelerator	Ray of Doom
	Advanced Targeting	Faster Barrel Spin	Hydra Rocket Pods	Rocket Storm	M.A.D
	Faster Swivel	Powerful Darts	Buckshot	Bloon Area Denial System	Bloon Exclusion Zone

Magic Monkeys[]

Tower Name	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
Wizard Monkey	Guided Magic	Arcane Blast	Arcane Mastery	Arcane Spike	Archmage
	Fireball	Wall of Fire	Dragon's Breath	Summon Phoenix	Wizard Lord Phoenix
	Intense Magic	Monkey Sense	Shimmer	Necromancer: Unpopped Army	Prince of Darkness
Super Monkey	Laser Blasts	Plasma Blasts	Sun Avatar	Sun Temple	True Sun God
	Super Range	Epic Range	Robo Monkey	Tech Terror	The Anti-Bloon
	Knockback	Ultravision	Dark Knight	Dark Champion	Legend of the Night
Ninja Monkey	Ninja Discipline	Sharp Shurikens	Double Shot	Bloonjitsu	Grandmaster Ninja
	Distraction	Counter-Espionage	Shinobi Tactics	Bloon Sabotage	Grand Saboteur
	Seeking Shuriken	Caltrops	Flash Bomb	Sticky Bomb	Master Bomber
Alchemist	Larger Potions	Acidic Mixture Dip	Berserker Brew	Stronger Stimulant	Permanent Brew
	Stronger Acid	Perishing Potions	Unstable Concoction	Transforming Tonic	Total Transformation
	Faster Throwing	Acid Pool	Lead to Gold	Rubber to Gold	Bloon Master Alchemist
Druid	Hard Thorns	Heart of Thunder	Druid of the Storm	Ball Lightning	Superstorm
	Thorn Swarm	Heart of Oak	Druid of the Jungle	Jungle's Bounty	Spirit of the Forest
	Druidic Reach	Heart of Vengeance	Druid of Wrath	Poplust	Avatar of Wrath
Mermonkey	Trident Efficiency	Trident Swiftness	Abyss Dweller	Abyssal Warrior	Lord of the Abyss
	Sharper Prongs	Tidal Chill	Riptide Champion	Arctic Knight	Popseidon
	Echosense Precision	Echosense Network	Alluring Melody	Symphonic Resonance	The Final Harmonic

Support Monkeys[]

Tower Name	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
Banana Farm	Increased Production	Greater Production	Banana Plantation	Banana Research Facility	Banana Central
	Long Life Bananas	Valuable Bananas	Monkey Bank	IMF Loan	Monkey-Nomics
	EZ Collect	Banana Salvage	Marketplace	Central Market	Monkey Wall Street
Spike Factory	Bigger Stacks	White Hot Spikes	Spiked Balls	Spiked Mines	Super Mines
	Faster Production	Even Faster Production	MOAB SHREDR	Spike Storm	Carpet of Spikes
	Long Reach	Smart Spikes	Long Life Spikes	Deadly Spikes	Perma-Spike
Monkey Village	Bigger Radius	Jungle Drums	Primary Training	Primary Mentoring	Primary Expertise
	Grow Blocker	Radar Scanner	Monkey Intelligence Bureau	Call to Arms	Homeland Defense
	Monkey Business	Monkey Commerce	Monkey Town	Monkey City	Monkeyopolis
Engineer Monkey	Sentry Gun	Faster Engineering	Sprockets	Sentry Expert	Sentry Champion
	Larger Service Area	Deconstruction	Cleansing Foam	Overclock	Ultraboost
	Oversize Nails	Pin	Double Gun	Bloon Trap	XXXL Trap
Beast Handler	Piranha	Barracuda	Great White	Orca	Megalodon
	Microraptor	Adasaurus	Velociraptor	Tyrannosaurus Rex	Giganotosaurus
	Gyrfalcon	Horned Owl	Golden Eagle	Giant Condor	Pouākai

Special Interactions[]

Once an Insta-Monkey is placed, it will act as if it were a free tower. It can only be used on games that enable Powers, and specific tower types and their crosspathings can only be placed whenever obviously valid (e.g. an Insta Maim MOAB can't be placed on Primary Monkeys Only, an Insta Ultra-Juggernaut cannot be placed if there is already an Ultra-Juggernaut, and an Insta 3-0-2 Sprockets cannot be placed if Pin is disabled).

Certain Insta-Monkeys have special interactions:

Sun Temple and True Sun God - Both of them can be placed on water and lack any sacrifices. They also cannot sacrifice nearby towers immediately after placement.
Monkeyopolis - Works just like a Monkey City except generates 10x $145 crates total (1x $200 pre-37.0, 1x $300 pre-32.0, 10x $270 pre-38.0) per round. In updates before 11.0, it didn't make any money.
Beast Handler with Path 1 upgrades and/or Path 3 upgrades - Both can be placed on locations without water and/or track in their default range, respectively. Their water and/or air beasts aren't deployed, cannot transfer nor receive Beast Power, and cannot receive further upgrades until their respective terrains appear in their range.

Bugs[]

Patched

There was a bug where quitting on Round 100 and returning to the save prevents the player from receiving an Insta-Monkey. This glitch persisted until 26.0, which fixed it.

Achievement[]

200	Tower Keeper FIRST RELEASED: Version 14.0
	Description: Have 200 insta-monkeys in your inventory at one time
	Rewards: 200

100	Insta Century FIRST RELEASED: Version 22.0
	Description: Use 100 Insta Monkeys. NOTE: even after being used, Instas still count toward your collection!
	Rewards: 1000 x3

	Instant Gratification FIRST RELEASED: Version 22.0
	Description: Use a Tier 5 Insta Monkey. NOTE: even after being used, Instas still count toward your collection!
	Rewards: 100 x1

5	Insta-defense FIRST RELEASED: Version 11.0
	Description: Use 5 Insta-Monkeys in Co-op mode
	Rewards: x2

Gallery[]

Icons[]

Instamonkey collections[]

Trivia[]

For every tower, there is 1 Tier-0, 6 Tier-1s, 12 Tier-2s, 15 Tier-3s, 15 Tier-4s, and 15 Tier-5s.
Paragon Towers are the only tiers of monkeys unavailable as instas.
- It's been confirmed in a Blog post that Ninja Kiwi will most unlikely add these due to the fact these could take away needing to build up to make your Paragon.
Winning Impoppable or C.H.I.M.P.S. will guarantee earning an Insta-monkey because players get an Insta-monkey when you beat round 100. As of the 3.0 update, a popup comes up upon starting round 101 showing which monkey players got.
If playing on Apopalypse, it is possible, with a long enough map and precise timing, to reach round 100 without popping any bloons or placing any towers due to the nature of the gamemode.
- Due to the fact that the Insta-monkey is rewarded immediately after Round 100 is 'beaten' the player can simply reach Round 100 and Round 101 will instantly start, netting the player a free insta-monkey, not even having to beat the B.A.D.
- However, this no longer works as of version 8.0, as you have to actually beat the B.A.D. in order to get an Insta-monkey.
- Between Version 3.0 and Version 8.0, there was a bug where players could get an infinite amount of Insta-monkeys, earning one free working condition Insta-monkey at a time. However, in order to do so, players must have had a round 100 save before the update on any given difficulty, mode or track.
  - This bug once still worked, but it only worked for Version 2.0 saves. This was since patched in Version 8.0.
Tier 5 insta-monkeys can be earned, but can only be obtained by placing 1st in competitive events such as Race Events, Boss Events or global Contested Territory events, earning Diamond Chests from Collection Events, or from purchasing an extremely rare sale on Tier 5 Insta-monkey Packs. They can also be earned through achievements such as The Daily Reid, I'm the Boss, and Instant Gratification.
- For the achievement I'm the Boss, only a Tier 5 Dart Monkey and Boomerang Monkey will be awarded. This is due to the achievement being released when only the Dart Monkey and Boomerang Monkey paragons were available.
Between Version 13.0 and 13.1, all Tier 3 and Tier 4 Insta-monkeys came in 032 and 042 forms. This was fixed as of Version 14.0.
Before Version 21.0, Tier 0-2 Instas were even rarer than Tier 3-4 Instas.
Prior to Christmas 2020 (spans between early December 2020 to early January 2021), the Tier 5 Instas pack costed $49.99 USD to purchase, while still being a limited time option. It was permanently reduced to $9.99 USD since Christmas 2020.
In most cases, the icon for an Insta-monkey assumes the same pose as its base tower, even if that upgrade for the tower never makes that pose. This is most noticeable with the True Sun God.
Insta-monkeys with upgrades you have not unlocked yet are still able to be obtained.
According to Ninja Kiwi's 10th March 2023 blog, Insta-Monkeys are monkeys that join the reserve battalion. Such monkeys instantly drop into battle when needed.