Archer Tower — Clash of Clans

Buildings

Defense

Updated: 18 September 2026 · By the Goblins Farm team

The Archer Tower is the first defence that covers both movement types. It deals single-target damage at good range to air and ground alike, which makes it the most generally useful building in an early base.

What it does

Attacks one target at a time at longer range than a Cannon, and crucially it can hit air units. In the early game it is often the only thing standing between your base and a small air attack.

Placement

• Spread them. Because they cover both air and ground, clustering them wastes their flexibility.
• Cover your Air Defences. An Archer Tower positioned so that an attacker going for an Air Defence is under fire from it makes air pushes much more expensive.
• Do not treat them as anti-air on their own. Single-target damage does not stop a group of Dragons; it only slows one.

How it looks at each level

Stats by level

Archer Tower stats by level

Level	Hitpoints	DPS or effect	Build cost	Build time	Town Hall
1	380	11 DPS	1,000 Gold	15 s	2
2	420	15 DPS	2,000 Gold	2 m	2
3	460	19 DPS	5,000 Gold	20 m	3
4	500	25 DPS	20,000 Gold	1 h	4
5	540	30 DPS	70,000 Gold	1 h 30 m	5
6	580	35 DPS	80,000 Gold	2 h	5
7	630	42 DPS	150,000 Gold	3 h	6
8	690	48 DPS	200,000 Gold	4 h	7
9	750	56 DPS	400,000 Gold	5 h	8
10	810	63 DPS	460,000 Gold	6 h	8
11	890	70 DPS	600,000 Gold	7 h	9
12	970	74 DPS	700,000 Gold	8 h	10
13	1,050	78 DPS	1,000,000 Gold	10 h	10
14	1,130	82 DPS	1,100,000 Gold	11 h	11
15	1,230	85 DPS	1,300,000 Gold	12 h	11
16	1,310	90 DPS	1,600,000 Gold	16 h	12
17	1,390	100 DPS	1,800,000 Gold	20 h	12
18	1,510	110 DPS	2,000,000 Gold	1 d	13
19	1,600	120 DPS	2,200,000 Gold	1 d 6 h	13
20	1,700	135 DPS	3,000,000 Gold	1 d 12 h	14
21	1,800	145 DPS	4,000,000 Gold	2 d	15

How many Archer Towers you may place at each Town Hall

Town Hall	Available
TH2	1
TH3	1
TH4	2
TH5	3
TH6	3
TH7	4
TH8	5
TH9	6
TH10	7
TH11	8
TH12	8
TH13	8
TH14	8
TH15	8
TH16	8
TH17	9
TH18	9

Where these numbers come from. Read from Clash of Clans' own game files, client build 18.600.3. They are exact for that build and do not reflect anything released after it, so verify in game before committing an upgrade.

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Frequently asked

Do Archer Towers hit air troops?

Yes, they target both air and ground, which makes them the most flexible defence available early. They are not a substitute for dedicated anti-air, since single-target damage does little against a group of air units.

Archer Tower or Cannon?

Archer Towers, generally, because they cover both movement types while Cannons cover only ground. Cannons are cheaper, so a base usually has both, with Archer Towers positioned where air coverage matters most.

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