| “ | Increases attack speed. | ” |
| ~ In-game description |
Ninja Discipline is the 1st upgrade on Path 1 for the Ninja Monkey in Bloons TD 6. Ninja Monkeys with this upgrade attack +42.85% faster (with the shuriken attack increasing from 0.62s to every 0.434s). All secondary attacks from the Ninja (i.e. Caltrops, Flash Bomb, and Sticky Bomb) share the same attack speed increase.
In update 38.0, Ninja Discipline's range increase from BTD5 was moved to Seeking Shuriken, meaning Ninja Discipline no longer grants extra range.
This upgrade costs $295 on Easy, $350 on Medium, $380 on Hard, and $420 on Impoppable.
Description[]
Overview[]
Ninja Discipline
The Ninja Monkey gains a white headband. For crosspaths, the white headband is consistent throughout all upgrades up to Tier 4. The upgrade icon is a shuriken which appears to be fast moving.
This upgrade increases Ninja Monkey attack speed of all its attacks by +42.85%.
Targeting Priorities[]
Ninja Discipline targets bloons using the standard targeting priorities. It shoots straight movement projectiles.
- First: Targets the first bloon visible within its range.
- Last: Targets the last bloon visible within its range.
- Close: Targets the closest bloon visible within its range.
- Strong: Targets the strongest bloon visible within its range.
All Ninja Monkeys can access Camo Prioritization. While Camo Prioritization is active, it allows all its attacks to prioritize Camo Bloons over other types.
Full Popology[]
Statistics[]
- Updated as of Version 44.2
- Base stats
- Shuriken:
- Projectile, sharp type, camo detection, 40 range, 0.62s attack cooldown, 1 damage, 2 pierce.
- Crosspathing interactions
- 1-0-2: Caltrops attack cooldown reduced from 3.9s to 2.73s
- 1-0-3: Flash Bomb attack cooldown via every 4th shuriken shot reduced from 2.48s to 1.68s
- 1-0-4: Sticky Bomb attack cooldown reduced from 4.5s to 3.15s
- Monkey Knowledge interactions
Lingering Magic: Projectiles fired from all Magic Monkeys (except Alchemists) have longer lifespan.- Hot Magic: All Magic type towers can pop Frozen Bloons.
- Monkey Education: All Monkeys XP earn rate increased by 8%.
- Better Sell Deals: All Monkeys sell for 5% more. Increases sell potency from 70% to 75%.
- Veteran Monkey Training: All Monkeys reload time reduced by 3%.
Attack Interactions[]
- See also: Attack Interactions/Bloons TD 6/Magic
- Updated as of Version 38.3
- Base attack(s)
- Dart:
- Sharp
- Camo Detection
- Single Projectile
- Straight Attack
Costs[]
- Updated as of Version 51.0. Listed prices exclude external buffs, any sacrifices, and Monkey Knowledge.
| [Module | Data] | Purchase | Sell | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costs | Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable | Easy | Medium | Hard | Impoppable |
| Upgrade (1-X-X) | $295 | $350 | $380 | $420 | - | |||
| Total (1-0-0) | $635 | $750 | $810 | $900 | $445 | $525 | $567 | $630 |
| Crosspath (1-1-0) | $845 | $1,000 | $1,080 | $1,200 | $592 | $700 | $756 | $840 |
| Crosspath (1-2-0) | $1,185 | $1,400 | $1,510 | $1,680 | $830 | $980 | $1,057 | $1,176 |
| Crosspath (1-0-1) | $890 | $1,050 | $1,135 | $1,260 | $623 | $735 | $795 | $882 |
| Crosspath (1-0-2) | $1,270 | $1,500 | $1,620 | $1,800 | $889 | $1,050 | $1,134 | $1,260 |
This upgrade's prices (or included crosspath's prices) are affected by the following MK: 
Better Sell Deals
Strategy[]
Summary[]
Extra attack speed is always useful for the Ninja Monkey, with extra value in both the early-game and the late-game. Because of this upgrade's benefits, Ninja Discipline is a superior DPS crosspath for Ninja Monkey upgrades.
Tips[]
- Ninja Discipline is an extremely cost-efficient early game tower.
- Seeking Shuriken will allow it to use its popping power fully.
- They are usually used to lead into higher tier top path Ninjas.
- Ninja Discipline will also increase the rate of Distraction and Counter-Espionage applying, and will also increase the attack speed of Flash Bomb and Sticky Bomb effects, so it is recommended to crosspath this path for those towers.
Version History[]
Balance Changes[]
Compared to BTD5, Ninja Discipline improves the attack speed of the ninja by much more (66% compared to 20%). It can no longer have both Distraction and Seeking Shuriken at the same time, as those upgrades are mutually exclusive as crosspaths for this upgrade.
Ninja Discipline itself was nerfed in 38.0 to encourage alternate crosspathing for Upper Path 2 and Upper Path 3, without much of a nerf to Upper Path 3 or early-game Ninja. The range bonus was shifted to Seeking Shuriken, since Ninja Kiwi decided that Ninja Discipline's dual speed-and-range benefits were too much of a benefit to all Ninjas.
- 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. [...] | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
- Affected by base Ninja Monkey, by gaining natural Camo Prioritization target option
- 38.0
| “ | [...] 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. [...] | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
- Ninja Discipline no longer grants +7 range
- Note: The range increase was moved to Seeking Shuriken.
- 43.0
| “ | 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. [...] | ” |
| ~ Ninja Kiwi |
- Ninja Discipline cost increased from $300 to $350
- Total price adjustment is -$50, due to base Ninja Monkey (-$100)
- Ninja Discipline attack cooldown multiplier for all attacks changed from 0.62x to 0.70x. Shuriken attack cooldown remains 0.434s.
Bug Fixes and General Changes[]
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- 38.0
- Description changed to remove "attack range and".
Extra Notes (Version History)[]
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- The description for Ninja Discipline when first released was exactly the same as it is in BTD5. However, the upgrade icon features a faster-moving dark grey shuriken instead of an illegible ninja scroll.
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