Tier 1 upgrade
Distraction
Distraction in BTD6: the Ninja Monkey middle path tier 1 that knocks bloons backwards. How it works and when it is worth buying.
Some Bloons will become distracted and move backwards.
Daily challenges
Ninja Monkey tier 5s
Stats
Main attack
- Damage
- 1
- Pierce
- 2
- Attack speed
- 0.62s
- Range
- 40
How to use Distraction
Distraction gives every Ninja attack a chance to send the bloons it damages backwards along the track by 100 to 150 units. Ceramic Bloons are pushed only half that distance, and MOAB-class bloons are not affected. Each attack type has its own chance to trigger.
When to buy it
On a single Ninja, Distraction is unreliable. The chance is small and the Ninja's pierce is low, so you will rarely notice it. It is mainly a step on the way to Counter-Espionage and Shinobi Tactics, where it becomes useful: with many Shinobis on the field, the blowback triggers often enough to stall ceramic waves.
The Diversion Tactics knowledge raises the trigger chance a little. As a crosspath it adds blowback to Flash Bomb's bombs on a 0-1-3 build.
MOAB-class bloons are never pushed, so do not count on it for blimp rounds.
Is it worth it?
Not on its own. Buy it when you are going for Counter-Espionage or Shinobi Tactics.
