Updated for Town Hall 18 (October 2026).
The Super Sauna is the Home Village building that turns regular troops into Super Troops. Many players and older guides call it the Super Troop Barrel, after the barrels that mark its spot before Town Hall 11; it is the same building. It appears by itself at Town Hall 11, between the Trader and the Loot Cart, and a boost costs 25,000 Dark Elixir or one Super Potion for 3 days of access. You can run two Super Troop boosts at the same time, chosen from 17 Super Troops.
How boosting works
- Tap the Super Sauna and pick a Super Troop. Each one shows its stats, and you can try it in a practice Playground level before paying.
- Check the level requirement. The base troop must already be researched to a set level in your Laboratory. Since February 2026 the Sauna tells you exactly which level you still need.
- Pay 25,000 Dark Elixir or use a Super Potion from your magic items. The Super Troop is now available for 3 days, and you can still use the normal version too.
A Super Troop is always the same level as its base troop. Upgrade Barbarians to level 10 and your Super Barbarians are level 10 as well, even mid-boost. There is no separate Laboratory research for Super Troops.
Rules worth knowing
- Two boosts can be active at once. Super Troop Spotlight events temporarily allow a third, as long as it is the featured troop.
- Since June 2023 you can cancel a boost at any time to free a slot. You do not get the Dark Elixir or Potion back, and that Super Troop leaves your army.
- There is no cooldown between boosts. When one expires, start another right away.
- Super Troops can be donated and requested. The receiver’s Clan Castle must be high enough level to hold the base troop at the required level, and Quick Donations need the donor to have that Super Troop unlocked.
All Super Troops and their requirements
| Super Troop | Base troop | Base level needed | Housing space | Earliest Town Hall to boost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Barbarian | Barbarian | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| Super Archer | Archer | 8 | 12 | 11 |
| Sneaky Goblin | Goblin | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| Super Wall Breaker | Wall Breaker | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| Super Giant | Giant | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Rocket Balloon | Balloon | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Super Wizard | Wizard | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Super Dragon | Dragon | 7 | 40 | 12 |
| Inferno Dragon | Baby Dragon | 6 | 15 | 12 |
| Super Minion | Minion | 8 | 12 | 12 |
| Super Valkyrie | Valkyrie | 7 | 20 | 12 |
| Super Witch | Witch | 5 | 40 | 12 |
| Ice Hound | Lava Hound | 5 | 40 | 12 |
| Super Bowler | Bowler | 4 | 30 | 12 |
| Super Miner | Miner | 7 | 24 | 13 |
| Super Yeti | Yeti | 3 | 35 | 13 |
| Super Hog Rider | Hog Rider | 10 | 12 | 13 |
The Town Hall column is the earliest Town Hall whose Laboratory can reach the needed base level. Only four Super Troops can be boosted at Town Hall 11; the rest need a Town Hall 12 or 13 Laboratory. The newest Super Troop is the Super Yeti, released on May 12, 2025; the Super Hog Rider came before it in June 2023.
Choosing which troops to boost
With two slots, one way to plan is a main attacker plus a support troop. Some pairings by role:
- Funnel and tank: Super Archers behind a wall of Super Giants or Super Wall Breakers.
- Ground spam: Super Barbarians or Sneaky Goblins for farming, since both are cheap in housing space.
- Air: Super Minions alongside Dragons or Balloons, or Super Dragons as the main force.
- Defensive Clan Castle fillers: Ice Hounds slow and freeze attackers, and Super Minions make their first three shots from long range.
With training time gone since March 2025, swapping between boosts costs only the Dark Elixir, so it is easy to test a new Super Troop for a few days and drop it if it does not suit your army.
Recent changes
- June 12, 2023: Super Hog Rider added; active boosts can be cancelled.
- March 24, 2025: training times removed, so Super Troops join your army instantly like every other troop.
- May 12, 2025: Super Yeti released.
- February 23, 2026: the Sauna shows which base-troop level you still need for each Super Troop.
Super Sauna FAQ
What does the Super Sauna do in Clash of Clans?
It boosts a regular troop into its Super Troop version for 3 days, for 25,000 Dark Elixir or a Super Potion.
What Town Hall unlocks the Super Sauna?
Town Hall 11. It appears automatically; you do not build it. At Town Hall 10 you will see barrels and a sign where it will go.
How many Super Troops can you have at once?
Two boosts at a time, or three during a Super Troop Spotlight event.
Is the Super Troop Barrel the same as the Super Sauna?
Yes. “Super Troop Barrel” is an older, unofficial name for this building. There is no separate barrel building: boosting, costs and the list of Super Troops are all handled here at the Super Sauna.
Sources: Supercell release notes (Supercell, Clash Anytime notes (Mar 2025)) and in-game data.
