Clash of Clans Cannon are the first defensive base building you can build. At lower levels they are cheap and quick to upgrade.
Cannons can only target one enemy at a time and deal moderate damage compared to other defensive base buildings.
- Can only target ground troops.
- Strong against Giants and Barbarians.
- With additional upgrades. Cannons are helpful against Heroes.
Gearing Up Cannons
- At level 7, if you have a Master Builder and one Double Cannon in the Builder Base at level 4 or higher. The Master Builder can gear up a Cannon to make it resemble a Double Cannon.
- The upgrade doubles the damage a cannon can inflict but reduces its range from 9 to 7 tiles.
- You can only gear up one Cannon.
Defensive Strategy
- Cannons have a high rate of fire which makes them an ideal deterrent for Wall Breakers (which have very low hitpoints)
- Since Cannons can not target air units. They should have overlapping Air Defenses to keep them safe.
- Cannons struggle against swarms of troops. Since they can only target one at a time and inflict no splash damage.
Offensive Strategy
- When attacking Cannons check if they have air defenses nearby. If they do not. Then you can easily wipe them out with Balloons, Dragons, or Minions without taking any damage.
- Cannons are only able to damage one unit at a time. This makes it very easy to overwhelm them with large groups of Archers or Barbarians.
Cannon Important Info
| Town Hall Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Available | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Range | Attack Speed | Damage Type | Unit Type Targeted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0.8s | Single Target | Ground |
Gear Up Stats
| Range | Attack Speed | Damage Type | Unit Type Targeted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | four-shot volley every 1.6 seconds | Single Target | Ground |
| Gear Up Cost | Gear Up Time | Home Village Cannon Level Required | Double Cannon Level Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,500,000 Gold | 2 Days | 7 | 4 |
Clash of Clans Cannon Upgrade Chart
| Level | DP/Sec | DP/Sho | HP | Gold Cost | Build Time | Experience Gained | TH Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 7.2 | 420 | 250 | 10s | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 11 | 8.8 | 470 | 1,000 | 15m | 30 | 1 |
| 3 | 15 | 12 | 520 | 4,000 | 45m | 51 | 2 |
| 4 | 19 | 15.2 | 570 | 16,000 | 1h | 60 | 3 |
| 5 | 25 | 20 | 620 | 50,000 | 4h | 120 | 4 |
| 6 | 31 | 24.8 | 670 | 100,000 | 8h | 169 | 5 |
| 7 | 40 | 32 | 730 | 200,000 | 8h | 169 | 6 |
| 8 | 48 | 38.4 | 800 | 400,000 | 12h | 207 | 7 |
| 9 | 56 | 44.8 | 880 | 800,000 | 12h | 207 | 8 |
| 10 | 64 | 51.2 | 960 | 1,000,000 | 1d | 293 | 8 |
| 11 | 74 | 59.2 | 1,060 | 2,000,000 | 1d 12h | 360 | 9 |
| 12 | 87 | 69.6 | 1,160 | 3,000,000 | 2d | 415 | 10 |
| 13 | 100 | 80 | 1,260 | 4,000,000 | 3d | 509 | 10 |
| 14 | 110 | 88 | 1,380 | 5,500,000 | 5d | 657 | 11 |
| 15 | 118 | 94.4 | 1,500 | 7,000,000 | 6d | 720 | 11 |
| 16 | 124 | 100 | 1,620 | 10,000,000 | 9d | 881 | 12 |
| 17 | 130 | 105.6 | 1,740 | 12,000,000 | 12d | 1,018 | 12 |
| 18 | 139 | 111.2 | 1,870 | 15,000,000 | 16d | 1,138 | 13 |
