Updated for Town Hall 18 (October 2026).
The Baby Dragon is a small flying troop with splash damage that gets much stronger when no other friendly air units are near it. In the Home Village it unlocks at Barracks level 11 (Town Hall 9), takes 10 housing space, and its max level is 12, added in the February 2026 update: 185 damage per second normally and 555 while enraged, with 2,350 hitpoints.
”"This Fire-Breathing Hatchling is shy around other air units, but leave it alone and it will throw a fit! When not around other air units, Baby Dragons become enraged and gain bonus damage and attack speed."
Baby Dragon stats at a glance
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Unlocked at | Barracks level 11 (Town Hall 9) |
| Housing space | 10 |
| Favorite target | None (closest building) |
| Attack type | Ranged splash, 0.3-tile radius, hits ground and air |
| Range | 2.75 tiles |
| Attack speed | 1 second (faster while enraged) |
| Movement speed | 20 |
| Max level | 12 (Laboratory 16, Town Hall 18) |
| Super Troop | Inferno Dragon (needs Baby Dragon level 6) |
How the Tantrum ability works
The Baby Dragon has a built-in rage called Tantrum. It switches on whenever no allied air unit is within 4.5 tiles of him. While it is active his damage per hit doubles and he attacks 50% faster, which together triple his damage per second. His movement speed stays the same. As soon as another flying troop (including another Baby Dragon) comes close, the bonus turns off.
So the question with Baby Dragons is always spacing. Dropped in a pile, they are a weaker, cheaper version of the Dragon. Dropped one at a time on separate sides, each one hits like a much bigger troop. Outside of Tantrum he works like a small Dragon: he flies over walls, attacks the nearest building and splashes anything bunched around it.
Baby Dragon levels, DPS and hitpoints
Baby Dragons are upgraded in the Laboratory with Elixir. Costs and times are base values before Gold Pass or event discounts. The Town Hall column is the lowest Town Hall whose Laboratory can research that level. “DPS while enraged” is his damage per second with Tantrum active.
| Level | DPS | DPS while enraged | Hitpoints | Research cost (Elixir) | Research time | Laboratory level | Town Hall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 75 | 225 | 1,200 | None | None | None | 9 |
| 2 | 85 | 255 | 1,300 | 1,500,000 | 1d | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | 95 | 285 | 1,400 | 2,000,000 | 1d 12h | 8 | 10 |
| 4 | 105 | 315 | 1,500 | 2,800,000 | 2d | 8 | 10 |
| 5 | 115 | 345 | 1,600 | 3,700,000 | 2d 18h | 9 | 11 |
| 6 | 125 | 375 | 1,700 | 4,800,000 | 3d | 10 | 12 |
| 7 | 135 | 405 | 1,800 | 6,200,000 | 4d | 11 | 13 |
| 8 | 145 | 435 | 1,900 | 9,500,000 | 6d | 12 | 14 |
| 9 | 155 | 465 | 2,000 | 11,000,000 | 7d | 13 | 15 |
| 10 | 165 | 495 | 2,100 | 13,500,000 | 7d 6h | 14 | 16 |
| 11 | 175 | 525 | 2,200 | 16,500,000 | 10d | 15 | 17 |
| 12 | 185 | 555 | 2,350 | 29,000,000 | 15d 6h | 16 | 18 |
Town Hall 9 can research him to level 2, and Town Hall 10 adds two levels at once (3 and 4 share a Laboratory requirement). From Town Hall 11 up, each Town Hall adds one level until 12 at Town Hall 18.
Best uses for Baby Dragons in 2026
Baby Dragons are side-clearing troops. In air attacks they go in on their own before the main army, one or two on each flank, to remove the outside buildings so Lava Hounds, Balloons and Dragons head into the core. Because each one stays enraged as long as it is alone, a single Baby Dragon can clear a whole edge of a base.
They also work in ground attacks as a cheap funnel: one Baby Dragon on each side of your entry point, dropped a few seconds apart so they never share space, while your heroes and main troops wait. At Town Hall 9 and 10, a mass Baby Dragon attack with Rage Spells, deployed one at a time, is still a workable farming option against weaker air defense.
How to defend against Baby Dragons
High-level Air Defenses are still the main answer. An Air Sweeper helps more than usual against them, because pushing several Baby Dragons into one clump turns their Tantrum off. Seeking Air Mines can kill a Baby Dragon of similar level in one blast, so keep them near the Air Defenses where a lone Baby Dragon has to pass.
On defense, a single Baby Dragon in the Clan Castle with ground troops around it stays enraged, which makes it a strong request at Town Halls 9 to 11. Keep air-mode Skeleton Traps away from his path if you rely on him, since the skeletons switch his Tantrum off.
Inferno Dragon
From Town Hall 11, with Baby Dragons at level 6, you can boost them into the Inferno Dragon at the Super Troop building for 25,000 Dark Elixir or a Super Potion. The boost lasts 3 days and uses one of two Super Troop slots. The Inferno Dragon takes 15 housing space and fires a single-target beam from 4 tiles that ramps up the longer it stays on one target: at his top level it starts at 90 DPS, climbs to 182 after 1.7 seconds and to 1,820 after 3.2 seconds. He has 2,700 hitpoints at that level. The February 2026 update gave him a new level alongside the Baby Dragon.
Baby Dragon changes by date
- June 12, 2023: level 9 added; levels 6 and 7 made faster and cheaper to research.
- February 27, 2024: level 10 added.
- November 25, 2024: level 11 added.
- March 24, 2025: training time removed for all troops.
- February 23, 2026: level 12 added for both the Baby Dragon and the Inferno Dragon.
Baby Dragon FAQ
When does the Baby Dragon get enraged?
When no friendly air unit is within 4.5 tiles. Other Baby Dragons count, so space them out.
What is the max Baby Dragon level?
Level 12 at Town Hall 18. Town Hall 17 caps at level 11.
Is this the same as the Builder Base Baby Dragon?
No. The Builder Base Baby Dragon is a separate troop with its own levels and stats.
Sources: Supercell release notes: February 2026 update, Clash Anytime update (March 2025); in-game data.
