Updated for Town Hall 18 (October 2026).
The Crusher is a Builder Base defense, unlocked at Builder Hall 3, that slams a stone block into the ground every 3.5 seconds and hits every ground troop around it. Each slam does between 438 damage at level 1 and 1,036 at level 10, the biggest single hit of any Builder Base defense, but it only reaches 2.3 tiles and never touches air troops. You get one at Builder Hall 3 and a second at Builder Hall 6.
How the Crusher works
Most splash defenses aim at a troop and splash around the spot where the shot lands. The Crusher does not aim at all. When a ground troop is in range, it drops the block and damages everything within 2.8 tiles of the Crusher itself. That makes it brutal against troops that have to walk right up to it, like Raged Barbarians and Boxer Giants, and useless against anything that can shoot from farther away.
- Range: 2.3 tiles. Splash: 2.8 tiles, centered on the Crusher.
- Attack speed: one slam every 3.5 seconds.
- Targets: ground only.
- Size: 3×3.
- Since October 2017 it cannot hit troops on the other side of a wall, even if they are in range.
- It cannot hit invisible troops, such as a cloaked Sneaky Archer that a Push Trap has thrown next to it.
Crusher levels and stats
| Level | Builder Hall needed | Damage per slam | DPS | Hitpoints | Cost (Builder Gold) | Build time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 438 | 125 | 1,000 | 120,000 | 2h |
| 2 | 3 | 483 | 138 | 1,100 | 180,000 | 5h |
| 3 | 3 | 532 | 152 | 1,250 | 220,000 | 12h |
| 4 | 4 | 585 | 167 | 1,400 | 350,000 | 1d |
| 5 | 5 | 644 | 184 | 1,600 | 1,200,000 | 2d |
| 6 | 6 | 707 | 202 | 1,850 | 1,500,000 | 4d |
| 7 | 7 | 777 | 222 | 2,100 | 2,400,000 | 6d |
| 8 | 8 | 854 | 244 | 2,350 | 3,400,000 | 8d |
| 9 | 9 | 942 | 269 | 2,600 | 4,400,000 | 10d |
| 10 | 10 | 1,036 | 296 | 2,900 | 5,400,000 | 12d |
Where to place the Crusher
- Keep it toward the middle. On the edge, ranged troops can pick it apart from outside its 2.3 tiles.
- Do not tuck it behind walls. It cannot slam over them, so a walled-in Crusher just gives ranged troops more free time to destroy it.
- Leave a deliberate gap in your walls that leads past the Crusher. Troops prefer buildings to walls and will walk through the gap.
- Put a Push Trap nearby, aimed so it throws ranged troops into the slam zone.
- Place the Guard Post close by. Attackers turn to fight its defenders and walk into range.
- Put short-range defenses like the Double Cannon, Roaster or Mega Tesla behind it, so ground troops must pass the Crusher to get to them.
- Cover it with anti-air. Next to Firecrackers or Air Bombs, it kills the Skeletons a Drop Ship drops while the air defenses work on the Drop Ship.
Builder Hall 6 gives you a second Crusher and a second stage, so each stage can have one. Next to the Builder Hall, a Crusher is a strong guard: ground troops have to stand in its slam zone to knock down the building that gives the first star. The Builder Base guide explains how stages split your defenses.
How to beat the Crusher
- Outrange it. Sneaky Archers and the Cannon Cart (especially in its long-range Mortar Mode) can hit it from outside its 2.3 tiles.
- Fly over it. Baby Dragons, Beta Minions, Drop Ships and the Battle Copter take no damage from it. Watch for Firecrackers, Air Bombs and the Guard Post’s Sneaky Archer.
- Use Boxer Giants carefully. A group’s Power Punch opening hit can knock out an isolated Crusher, and Boxer Block makes them invulnerable for a short time while they work.
- Bait the slam. It waits 3.5 seconds between hits, so drop a few Raged Barbarians to take the first slam, then send more while it reloads. If the block falls without a shockwave or sound, the slam was cancelled because its targets died, and it can strike again sooner than you expect.
- Open a second path with Bombers so your troops do not have to walk through the gap the defender left for you.
Crusher changes
- May 22, 2017: added with 5 levels. Levels 6 to 9 followed between June 2017 and June 2019.
- October 11, 2017: can no longer slam over walls.
- June 22, 2020: splash radius cut from 3.5 to 2.8 tiles.
- May 15, 2023 (Builder Base 2.0): level 10 added with Builder Hall 10.
The Crusher Mortar is a different defense. It is a Home Village crafted defense from the Crafting Station‘s first phase (June to November 2025) that lobs giant mortar rounds, and it has nothing to do with the Builder Base Crusher besides the name.
Crusher FAQ
Can the Crusher hit air troops?
No. It only damages ground troops.
What Builder Hall do you get the Crusher at?
The first at Builder Hall 3, the second at Builder Hall 6. Max level is 10 at Builder Hall 10.
What is the Crusher’s range?
2.3 tiles to trigger, with damage spreading 2.8 tiles out from the Crusher.
Sources: Supercell release notes (Builder Base 2.0 full patch notes (Supercell, May 15, 2023)) and in-game data.
