Posted: Monday 27 April 2026
The April 2026 update for Clash of Clans adds the Logger Guardian, Sky Wagon, Electro Fang hero equipment, a ton of new levels, Legend League split, Ranked Mode adjustments and more.
New Guardian - Logger
LoggerA new ranged Guardian available once you have upgraded to TH18. He launches slow moving logs that hit everything in their path and can target both air and ground units and applies a 1 tile knockback on impact.
New Siege Machine - Sky Wagon
Sky WagonThis is a new Siege Machine unlocked at TH17 that launches barrels containing a mix of Clan Castle troops alongside Minions, a Balloon and a Baby Dragon. This moves independently and is best deployed behind air troops. Higher levels of the Sky Wagon deliver higher level troops.
New Common Hero Equipment - Electro Fangs
Electro FangsThis is a new common equipment for the Dragon Duke, unlocked at TH17 once the Blacksmith has been upgraded to level 10.
This is a passive equipment that causes lightning to chain across up to 4 targets with each chain having decreasing damage by 20%.
New Levels
New Building LevelsNew building levels are coming. These are for TH18 unless otherwise specified:
- X-Bow Lvl 13
- Scattershot Lvl 7
- Giant Bomb Lvl 12
- Army Camp Lvl 14
- Siege Workshop Lvl 9 (TH17)
- Blacksmith Lvl 10 (TH17)
- +1 Air Bomb
At TH18, an additional 75 wall pieces can be upgraded to level 18 bringing the total to 275.
New Troop & Spell LevelsNew Troop/Spell Levels:
- Barbarian Lvl 13
- Goblin Lvl 10
- Valkyrie Lvl 12 (TH17)
- Golem Lvl 15
- Dragon Lvl 13
- Balloon Lvl 13
- Yeti Lvl 8
- Headhunter Lvl 4
- Root Rider Lvl 4
- Druid Lvl 6
- Battle Drill Lvl 6
- Siege Barracks Lvl 6
- Log Launcher Lvl 6
- Battle Blimp Lvl 6
- Rage Spell Lvl 7
- Freeze Spell Lvl 8
- Clone Spell Lvl 9
- Recall Spell Lvl 7
- Overgrowth Spell Lvl 5
- Ice Block Spell Lvl 6
As usual, Troops above with super variants will see the super version get a new level too.
New Supercharge Levels
New Supercharge LevelsOnce these buildings have been upgraded to the new max level, it will be possible to Supercharge them.
- Revenge Tower
- Fire Spitter
- Inferno Tower
- Hidden Tesla
- Mortar
Time Reductions
Reduction SummaryThere are a number of cost reductions that mostly impact TH10 to TH17.
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Full changes can be seen in the table below:
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Ranked Mode League Floor Adjustments
Ranked Mode League Floor AdjustmentsRanked league floors have been adjusted for TH16 and TH17 and a new floor has been added for TH18. This helps prevent lower TH levels from facing high level opponents.
- TH16 - Floor reduced 1 league to Golem 20
- TH17 - Floor reduced 2 leagues to P.E.K.K.A 23
- TH18 - New floor added at Titan 26
Ranked mode battle count changes
Ranked mode battle count changesThe number of battles per week for Ranked Battles is being reduced for these leagues:
- Titan 25, 26 & 27 - Now 12 (previously 14)
- Dragon 28, 29 & 30 - Now 14 (previously 18)
- Electro 31, 32 & 33 - Now 18 (previously 24)
This update also includes the demotion changes where demotion will happen after 4 weeks of inactivity instead of 1. After initial demotion from inactivity, players are demoted 1 rank for every additional 4 weeks of inactivity.
Legend League Tier Split
Legend League Tier SplitAs previously announced, Legend League will be split into 3 tiers. Here is a breakdown of the rules for each tier. Legend III & II will consist of 100 player groups, similar to the lower leagues.
Battle Modifier Changes
Battle Modifier ChangesExpert, Master and Legend modifiers are being renamed to match the Legend League Tier they are now active for.
Modifiers are being removed from Electro 32 and 33.
CWL league expansion
CWL league expansion4 new leagues are being added to CWL: Titan III, Titan II, Titan I and Legend. Battle modifiers will be active in Titan II, I and Legend.
Promotion/demotion counts adjusted across existing leagues. Rewards are also rebalanced, so more players can now earn bonus rewards in higher leagues.
Reward Chest Additions
Reward Chest AdditionsThese additional Hero Skins, Epic Hero Equipment and Decorations are being added to the chest reward pool for this update:
Skins
- Judgement King
- Combat King
- Puppet Queen
- Kyudo Queen
- Snake Warden
- Ice Champion
Decorations
- Rocking Reindeer
- Gift Bag
- Snake Shrine
- Rumbling Goblins
- Looter Wagon
- Justice Crown
- Party Bench
- Boom Box
- Electro Skull
- Smoky Stove
- Meteor Observer
- Handsome Scroll
Epic Hero Equipment
- Meteor Staff
- Frost Flake
- Stick Horse
Clan Capital House Parts
- House Walls: Dark Days
- House Floor: Sports Track
- House Floor: Dark Days
- House Deco: Torch
Gameplay Changes & Balance
- Gameplay Changes & Balance
- Choose preferred Archer Queen projectile visuals from the change skin screen
- Upgrading Heroes and Pets can now be used in Friendly Challenges and Friendly Wars
- Poison re-enabled on Guardians at 30% damage
- Geared Up Mortar first burst now has a 0.5 second delay instead of firing instantly
- Recall Spell now prioritises Heroes
- Siege Machines now take damage from Firemite fires; immune to TH14-16 poison, Life Gem effects, and Apprentice Warden aura
- Totems are now immune to the Heroic Torch ability
- Guardians will no longer activate while Frozen
- Replay share cooldown lowered from 5 to 2 minutes
- Spawned troops (Skeletons, Yetimites) now display their housing space
- Pinned messages in Clan chat: limit raised from 10 to 20
- Battle modifier text updated and clarified
Bug Fixes
- Super Troops no longer disappear from first attack after claiming from Medal Event if already enabled
- Clan Castle units no longer removed from active army when a Friendly War attacks a Clan Castle
- New clans no longer incorrectly default to private war log and disabled Friendly Wars
- Empty army check added before War, Legend, or Ranked attacks
- Yak AI no longer too hesitant to attack Walls
- Reinforcement request screen no longer closes the War Map or CWL Map
- Hero Hall now shows a downloading spinner if equipped skins haven’t downloaded yet
- Lab now correctly updates troop/spell image when previously researched item was gemmed to finish
- Navigating to other CWL war days no longer clears pending attack notifications
- Hammer of Building now works on Builder Base Traps
- Various Dragon Duke Rocket Backpack fixes
- Various infoscreen bugs fixed
Clash Ninja Upgrade Tracker
If you are looking for a tool to show you remaining upgrades for your village and help you plan your upgrade order, check out the Clash Ninja Upgrade Tracker.