Updated for Town Hall 18 (October 2026).
Town Hall 12 gives you your own Workshop with three siege machines, turns the Town Hall into a defense with the Giga Tesla, and adds a third Inferno Tower, the Yeti, the Headhunter and the Overgrowth Spell. Most Super Troops also become boostable here. Below are the TH12 max levels, the upgrade order, the armies that work in 2026 and how to build a TH12 base.
What Town Hall 12 unlocks
| Category | New at TH12 |
|---|---|
| Town Hall weapon | Giga Tesla |
| More defenses | +1 Inferno Tower (3), +1 Hidden Tesla (5) |
| Traps | +2 Spring Traps (8), +1 each of Giant Bomb (6), Air Bomb (6) and Seeking Air Mine (6) |
| Army buildings | Workshop |
| Siege machines | Wall Wrecker, Battle Blimp, Stone Slammer |
| Troops | Yeti, Headhunter |
| Spells | Overgrowth |
| Super Troops | Super Giant, Rocket Balloon, Super Wizard, Inferno Dragon, Super Dragon, Super Minion, Super Valkyrie, Super Witch, Ice Hound, Super Bowler |
| Hero equipment | Healer Puppet for the Queen and Noble Iron for the Minion Prince (Blacksmith level 5) |
No new hero arrives at TH12. The Hero Hall goes to level 6 and raises the caps instead: King and Queen to 65, Minion Prince and Grand Warden to 40. Walls stay at 300 pieces but can reach level 13.
The Super Troop list reflects the base troop levels TH12 allows. For example, Super Witch needs Witch level 5 and Ice Hound needs Lava Hound level 5, which you can only research at TH12. Super Miner and Super Hog Rider need higher base levels than TH12 allows.
The Giga Tesla in 2026
The Giga Tesla arrived with the TH12 update in June 2018. It stays hidden until the Town Hall takes damage or the attack reaches 51%, and until then defense-targeting troops such as Giants, Balloons and Hog Riders walk past the Town Hall as if it were an ordinary building. When the Town Hall falls, the Giga Tesla goes off as a death bomb. It used to need several upgrades of its own, but the October 6, 2025 update removed weapon levels for TH12 to TH15. It now arrives fully upgraded when your Town Hall upgrade finishes, which frees a builder for the rest of the base.
Max levels at Town Hall 12
Defenses and traps
| Building | Count | Max level |
|---|---|---|
| Cannon | 7 | 17 |
| Archer Tower | 8 | 17 |
| Mortar | 4 | 12 |
| Wizard Tower | 5 | 11 |
| Air Defense | 4 | 10 |
| Hidden Tesla | 5 | 10 |
| Air Sweeper | 2 | 7 |
| Bomb Tower | 2 | 7 |
| X-Bow | 4 | 6 |
| Inferno Tower | 3 | 6 |
| Eagle Artillery | 1 | 3 |
| Walls | 300 | 13 |
| Bomb | 6 | 8 |
| Spring Trap | 8 | 7 |
| Air Bomb | 6 | 6 |
| Giant Bomb | 6 | 5 |
| Seeking Air Mine | 6 | 3 |
| Skeleton Trap | 3 | 4 |
| Tornado Trap | 1 | 3 |
Army, resource buildings and heroes
| Building or hero | Max level | What the cap means |
|---|---|---|
| Army Camp (4) | 10 | 280 housing space |
| Barracks | 14 | Yeti |
| Dark Barracks | 9 | Headhunter |
| Spell Factory / Dark Spell Factory | 6 / 6 | 11 spell slots; Overgrowth |
| Workshop | 3 | All three TH12 siege machines |
| Laboratory | 10 | Research cap for the army table below |
| Clan Castle | 8 | 40 troops, 2 spells, 1 siege machine |
| Hero Hall | 6 | 3 hero slots |
| Blacksmith | 5 | Common equipment to 15, Epic to 18 |
| Gold Mine and Elixir Collector (7 each) | 15 | |
| Gold and Elixir Storage (4 each) | 13 | |
| Dark Elixir Drill (3) / Storage | 9 / 7 | |
| Barbarian King / Archer Queen | 65 / 65 | |
| Minion Prince / Grand Warden | 40 / 40 |
Troops, spells and siege machines
| Unit | Max level at TH12 |
|---|---|
| Barbarian, Archer, Giant, Wizard, Hog Rider, Golem | 9 |
| Goblin, Wall Breaker, Balloon, P.E.K.K.A, Minion | 8 |
| Dragon, Valkyrie | 7 |
| Baby Dragon, Miner | 6 |
| Healer, Witch, Lava Hound, Ice Golem | 5 |
| Bowler | 4 |
| Electro Dragon | 3 |
| Yeti, Headhunter | 2 |
| Wall Wrecker, Battle Blimp, Stone Slammer | 3 |
| Lightning Spell | 9 |
| Healing, Freeze Spells | 7 |
| Rage, Poison, Skeleton Spells | 6 |
| Clone, Earthquake, Haste, Bat Spells | 5 |
| Jump, Invisibility Spells | 3 |
| Overgrowth Spell | 2 |
Town Hall 12 upgrade priority
- Build the Workshop and take it to level 3. You stop depending on clanmates for siege machines, and every army at this level wants one.
- Place the third Inferno Tower and fifth Hidden Tesla and set the new traps.
- Upgrade the Hero Hall to 6. It opens 15 levels each for the King and Queen, 10 for the Prince and 20 for the Warden, and TH13 requires it.
- Take the Laboratory to 10, then research your siege machine and main troops first.
- Raise the Army Camps to 10 for 20 more housing space, and the Clan Castle to 8 for 5 more troop slots.
- Upgrade the Blacksmith to 5 so Common equipment can reach 15 and Epic equipment 18.
- Upgrade the Infernos, Eagle Artillery and X-Bows, then the air defenses, then the rest. You no longer have a weapon to level, so your builders go further at TH12 than they did before October 2025.
Armies that work at Town Hall 12 in 2026
Zap Dragons
Lightning and Earthquake take down Air Defenses, then Dragons, Balloons and a Baby Dragon push with the Minion Prince. A Battle Blimp carries Clan Castle troops into the core. It doesn’t depend on Epic equipment, so it works on almost any account.
Super Witch with Fireball
Super Witches with Healers and the King push through a funnel, using Earthquake, Jump and Invisibility. The Grand Warden’s Fireball, an Epic piece of equipment, opens the attack by hitting the enemy Clan Castle or a cluster of defenses.
Queen Charge Hybrid
The Queen and Healers clear one side, then Miners and Hog Riders follow with Healing, Freeze, Rage and Invisibility. A Siege Barracks from a clanmate is the usual siege machine.
Electro Dragons with Rage and Freeze, and Yeti pushes behind a tank, are also used at TH12.
How to build a Town Hall 12 base
- Center the Town Hall to make use of the Giga Tesla. Giants, Balloons and Hogs ignore the Town Hall until the Tesla wakes, which happens when the Town Hall is hit or the attack reaches 51%. With the Town Hall in the core, that fight happens next to your strongest defenses.
- Expect a siege machine heading for the Town Hall. Wall Wreckers and Battle Blimps both go straight for it, so layer Walls around the core and put Air Bombs and Seeking Air Mines on the flight paths toward it. Seeking Air Mines target siege machines too.
- Spread the three Infernos so a single Freeze or Lightning drop can’t cover two, and mix modes based on what attacks you most.
- Put the Eagle Artillery deep inside. It wakes once 200 housing space worth of attackers is on the map.
- Use the eight Spring Traps on paths into the core. Since October 2025 a Spring Trap launches the single biggest troop it can lift and pushes back larger ones, so it now affects heavy troops as well as Hogs.
- Keep paired Giant Bombs for Hog Riders and Miners, and put the Tornado Trap where it can pull a Queen Charge or Witch push off course.
- For war, an anti-three-star base that moves the Town Hall off-center and uses it as a shield is a valid choice. For Ranked, protect the Town Hall.
Before you upgrade to Town Hall 13
- Everything TH12 allows is placed and the Hero Hall is at level 6.
- King and Queen are near 65, Prince and Warden near 40.
- The Workshop is at 3 and your main army and siege machine are maxed for Lab 10.
- You have 9,000,000 Gold for the upgrade, which takes 7 days.
- Upgrading during a Ranked tournament promotes you to the TH13 league floor (Wizard League 11) when it ends.
TH13 adds the Royal Champion and a fourth hero slot, the Scattershot and the Giga Inferno.
Town Hall 12 FAQ
What is the best Town Hall 12 base?
One that centers the Town Hall to use the Giga Tesla, spreads the three Infernos, keeps the Eagle Artillery deep and puts air traps on the routes a Battle Blimp would take.
What should I upgrade first at TH12?
The Workshop, then the new defenses and traps, the Hero Hall, and the Laboratory.
Do I still need to upgrade the Giga Tesla?
No. Since October 6, 2025, it arrives at full strength when your TH12 upgrade finishes.
What are the max levels at Town Hall 12?
Cannon and Archer Tower 17, Walls 13, Inferno Tower 6, X-Bow 6, Eagle Artillery 3, King and Queen 65, Prince and Warden 40, siege machines 3.
Next: Town Hall 13 guide. Previous: Town Hall 11 guide. See also the Town Hall overview, Siege Machines, Super Troops and max levels for every Town Hall.
Sources: in-game data; Supercell announcement of Battle and Ranked modes (October 2025) and release notes for the Town Hall 17 update and Clash Anytime (March 2025).
