Brief Summary
This video provides a sneak peek at the upcoming Clash of Clans update, highlighting new troop levels, pet and wall upgrades, quality of life improvements, and the new Ice Block spell. Key takeaways include:
- New levels for troops like Balloon, Lava Hound, and Druid, as well as the Battle Blimp.
- Additional levels for the Frosty pet and the ability to upgrade all walls to level 18.
- Quality of life improvements such as reordering troops and heroes in the army screen and a new cookbook feature for army recommendations.
- Introduction of the Ice Block spell, which freezes troops in place, providing damage reduction and strategic advantages when combined with hero abilities like the Grand Warden's healing tome.
New Troop Levels
The update introduces new levels for several troops. The Balloon can be upgraded to level 12 at Town Hall 17, costing 22.5 million elixir and taking 15 days and 12 hours. This upgrade increases hit points by 100, damage per second by 14, and explosion damage by 23; the Super Rocket Balloon also gets a corresponding upgrade. The Lava Hound receives an upgrade to level 7 at Town Hall 16, costing 200,000 dark elixir and taking 8 days, with significant stat improvements; the Ice Hound also gets upgraded. Additionally, the Druid can be upgraded to level 5 at Town Hall 17 for 320,000 dark elixir, taking 16 days, increasing hit points by 100 and heal by 5. The Battle Blimp gets a level 5 upgrade at Town Hall 15, costing 10 million gold and taking 9 days, which adds 500 hit points, 60 damage, and 100 splash damage upon destruction.
Pet and Wall Upgrades
The pet house receives five new levels for Frosty, costing a total of 1.3 million dark elixir and 39 days to complete all upgrades. Additionally, players can now upgrade all walls to level 18, requiring 600 million gold or elixir, or 600 wall rings, to upgrade the 75 wall pieces.
New Quality of Life Improvements
Several quality of life improvements are included in the update. There are balance changes to the Warden's Eternal Tome. The update introduces 2v2 and 3v3 friendly wars. Building hit points have been reduced at lower town hall levels to speed up battles. The army screen has been improved, allowing players to drag and reorder heroes and troops, which will take effect in battle, and players can access hero skins and the hero hall directly from this menu. A new "cookbook" feature suggests armies based on town hall level, allowing players to copy and test them, or save them to recipe slots.
Ice Block Stats and Mechanics
The Ice Block spell is available at Town Hall 14 after upgrading the dark spell factory to level 7, costing 12 million elixir and taking 8 days. The spell can then be upgraded in the laboratory, even at Town Hall 14, to level two for 140,000 dark elixir and 10 days. The spell lasts for 7 seconds and occupies a single housing space. At maximum level, it provides a 94% damage reduction to troops. When deployed, the Ice Block spell freezes troops in place, causing them to absorb damage while still taking 6% of incoming damage.
Ice Block Spell Strategy
The Ice Block spell is compared to the Freeze spell, noting that the Ice Block has a larger radius and lasts longer (7 seconds versus 5.5 seconds for the Freeze spell). It is best used on tank-style troops, such as giants with the Archer Queen's action figure equipment, to extend their damage absorption time. It can also be used in LavaLoon attacks, particularly with Ice Hounds, to lock them in place next to air defenses. Hero abilities, such as the Royal Champion's electro boots and the Grand Warden's healing tome and rage gem, still function while troops are frozen, making it useful for protecting troops during smash attacks or against high damage areas. It can also be used to protect healers from red air bomb farms.
