Updated for Town Hall 18 (October 2026).
The Firespitter is an aimed defense unlocked at Town Hall 17. It faces one direction you choose and sprays bursts of 20 molten shots at up to 16 tiles, hitting ground and air troops. You can build two, the max level is 3 at Town Hall 18, and the top level can be Supercharged twice.
What the Firespitter does
The Firespitter is a new building, not a merge, so you build it from the shop rather than combining older defenses. It aims like the Air Sweeper: you pick a facing, and only troops inside the cone in front of it get targeted. The cone spans roughly 150 degrees, a bit less than half the area around it, and you can rotate it in 90-degree steps toward the sides of the base (not the corners). The direction of its head and front claws shows where it points.
Supercell describes its fire rate as faster than the X-Bow. Each burst is 20 shots fired 0.064 seconds apart, followed by about a one-second pause. The shots are not precise. They spread over a narrow angle, so at long range some miss the target and fly on into whatever is behind it. Each shot can hit up to two units, ground or air in any order, which means a shot aimed at a Queen can carry on into a Healer behind her.
If the target dies mid-burst, the Firespitter stops, pauses and starts a fresh burst on a new target. Against lots of weak troops that pause adds up, so its real damage drops well below the displayed number. It is at its best against a few high-hitpoint units such as heroes and Root Riders.
Firespitter levels and stats
Damage per second is the value shown in-game and assumes full bursts. Costs are in Gold.
| Level | Damage per second | Damage per shot | Hitpoints | Cost (Gold) | Build time | Town Hall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 410 | 46.03 | 4,500 | 17,000,000 | 8d 12h | 17 |
| 2 | 437 | 49.05 | 5,000 | 18,000,000 | 10d | 17 |
| 3 | 455 | 51.07 | 5,300 | 29,000,000 | 15d | 18 |
Firespitter Supercharges
At Town Hall 18, a level 3 Firespitter can take two Supercharge levels. Each one earns 10 Sparky Stones for the Fancy Shop.
| Charge | Damage per second | Damage per shot | Hitpoints | Cost (Gold) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 473 | 53.08 | 5,300 | 14,000,000 | 6d 12h |
| 2 | 473 | 53.08 | 5,550 | 12,000,000 | 7d 12h |
Fixed stats: 16-tile range (the longest of any regular defense apart from the Eagle Artillery), 3×3 footprint, 20 shots per burst, targets ground and air, two per base.
Where to place your Firespitters
- Point each one across the core, not out at the edge. A Firespitter facing outward wastes its cone on the first few buildings attackers clear.
- Cover each one’s blind side. Its back half is open, so aim the two Firespitters so they cover each other’s rear, or put other strong defenses and traps behind them.
- Line it up against hero paths. Because shots pass through to a second target, a Firespitter aimed at a Queen Walk or Queen Charge also hits the Healers and the Unicorn pet behind her.
- Protect it against Blimp drops. A Firespitter covering the area where a Battle Blimp releases Super Archers chews through them quickly.
- Back it with air traps. Air Bombs and the Tornado Trap soften Balloons enough for its shots to finish them.
- Put it inside a Rage Spell Tower‘s reach. Its many small shots gain a lot from the rage boost.
Its 16-tile range outranges the Flame Flinger siege machine, the Royal Champion using Rocket Spear and the Minion Prince using Noble Iron.
How to attack a Firespitter
- Come in from the side or behind. It cannot hit anything outside its cone, so check the facing when you scout and pick an entry it does not cover. A second Firespitter may be guarding that angle.
- Freeze it or grow over it. A Freeze Spell stops it for a few seconds; the Overgrowth Spell takes it out of the fight for longer.
- Use the Grand Warden‘s Eternal Tome when the army has to cross its cone. Only troops inside the tome’s aura are protected.
- Give it something else to shoot. A Skeleton Spell placed in its cone makes it waste bursts on skeletons, as long as your main army is not standing behind them in the line of fire.
- Tank for your Flame Flinger. If you want the siege to hit it from range, put an Ice Golem, Golem or Yeti in front first.
- Do not line up your Healers directly behind your Queen when she walks toward it. Spread them so the piercing shots catch fewer units.
Firespitter changes
- November 25, 2024: added with the Town Hall 17 update (two per base, two levels), with two Supercharge levels available.
- March 24, 2025: Firespitter Finisher achievement added for destroying Firespitters in multiplayer battles.
- November 17, 2025 (Town Hall 18 update): build costs and times cut at both levels and both Supercharges (level 1 from 22,500,000 to 17,000,000 Gold; level 2 from 23,000,000 to 18,000,000 Gold).
- February 23, 2026: level 3 added for Town Hall 18; the level 2 Supercharges were removed and the displayed damage per second was corrected (level 1 to 410, level 2 to 437).
- April 27, 2026: two Supercharge levels added back, now on level 3.
Firespitter FAQ
How many Firespitters can you have?
Two, starting at Town Hall 17. Town Hall 18 does not add a third.
Can you rotate the Firespitter?
Yes. Select it in your village and rotate it in 90-degree steps. Its cone covers about 150 degrees in front of it.
Does the Firespitter hit air troops?
Yes. Each shot can hit ground or air units, and a single shot can hit one of each.
See every defense in one place on the Home Village defenses page.
Sources: Supercell: Town Hall 17 update (Nov 2024), Clash Anytime update (Mar 2025), Town Hall 18 update (Nov 2025), February 2026 update, Sound of Clash update (Apr 2026); in-game data.
