The February 2024 update for Clash of Clans adds some new levels for Town Hall 16, 2 new equipment for the Royal Champion and the Overgrowth Spell.

New Dark Spell: Overgrowth Spell

Unlocked at Town Hall 12 once the Dark Spell factory has been upgraded to level 6, this spell causes roots to ensnare nearby buildings. These buildings will be frozen, invulnerable and ignored by attacking troops. This can open new opportunities for funneling and pathing your troops.

New Levels

New defense levels for TH16 are coming as well as collector upgrades for TH14+ and a new level for the Dark Spell Factory.

New Defense/Building/Trap Levels

• Elixir Collector Level 16 (TH14)
• Gold Mine Level 16 (TH14)
• Dark Elixir Level 10 (TH14)
• Dark Spell Factory Level 6 (TH12)
• Hidden Tesla Level 15 (TH16)
• Inferno Tower Level 10 (TH16)
• Scattershot Level 5 (TH16)
• Seeking Air Mine Level 6 (TH16)

At TH16, an additional 100 wall pieces can be upgraded to level 17, bringing the total to 250.

New Troop Levels (TH16)

• Minion Level 12 (Super Minion Level 12)
• Hog Rider Level 13 (Super Hog Rider Level 13)
• Bowler Level 8 (Super Bowler Level 8)
• Baby Dragon Level 10 (Inferno Dragon Level 10)
• Siege Barracks Level 5
• Log Launcher Level 5

New Pet Levels

• Electro Owl Levels 11-15

New and Improved Clan Chat

Clan chat has been overhauled to modernise it. This update includes the following features:

Pinned Messages

• Chat and system messages can now be pinned to the top of the Chat view.
• There is also a new tab dedicated to pinned messages.
• Only the Leader and Co-Leaders can pin a message.
• Messages can be unpinned.

Reactions

• Players can now add emoji reactions to another player’s message in Clan Chat!
• You will be able to pick an emoji from the preset selection available.
• Reactions and the amounts can be seen under each message.

Progress Bars are Back!

Most likely inspired by the recent Clash Ninja Equipment update, progress bars are back on the in game information screens.

These indicate progress towards the maximum level for the current Town Hall level.

Balance Changes

There are a number of balance changes coming:

New Equipment: Hog Rider Puppet (Royal Champion)

New Equipment: Haste Vial (Royal Champion)

Bug Fixes

• Giant Gauntlet no longer makes Barbarian King invulnerable if it’s used after Eternal Tome
• Extra Damage of Invisibility Vial is no longer boosted by Rage.
• Do not show Ricochet Cannon and Multi Archer Tower in the builder menu if they can't be upgraded
• Select only non-maxed Army Camps when clicking on the recommended Army Camp upgrade item in the Town Hall upgrade confirm screen
• Calculate damage of Grand Warden correctly. His damage output from equipment did not match the values shown on the info screen
• Fix wrong unit levels in Builder Base challenge levels when the Builder Base tutorial is not completed
• Fix Builder Base stars not accumulating if getting disconnected in the battle end screen
• Display the defensive Grand Warden’s range correctly when selecting his Altar (the radius of the circle was 0.13 tiles too small)
• Passive effects from Grand Warden no longer disappear when he is revived by the Phoenix pet
• Fix an issue that allowed summoning units (Witches, Dark Witches) to bypass their summoning cooldown under certain circumstances
• Fix crash when trying to deploy Clan Castle troops more than 3 tiles out of play area bounds by not deploying them at all in such case
• Fix Clan Capital units showing an empty info screen if you opened them via Capital Friendly Challenge from Home Village
• Fix Home Village units using the old info screen if you opened them via Home Village Friendly Challenge from Builder Base
• Fix rounding bugs from training time if multiple training time reduction perks were active at the same time
• Fix Grand Warden sometimes dying through the auto ability even with Eternal Tome
• Fix Archer Queen shooting two Giant Arrows when the ability is triggered during death at a specific time
• Fix Royal Champion’s Seeking Shield timing and animation
• Fix the missing Super Potion button from Super Troop activation screen if it’s opened via the Quick Train tab when the boost has run out
• Add event completion notification into the Events button and remove it from the News button
• Fix a visual bug in the Dragon Palace Scenery
• Fix Builder Base Giant Cannon pushback being too strong

Overall Upgrade Times

Here are the new overall upgrade times for Town Hall 16 when this update is live:

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.