Hearthline is an independent reading desk for Clash of Clans, the free strategy game Supercell released on 2 August 2012. We write about the Home Village you actually upgrade: Gold, Elixir, and Dark Elixir, a Clan Castle full of donated troops, and a Town Hall that now reaches level 18. Heroes sit in the Hero Hall — Barbarian King, Archer Queen, Minion Prince, Grand Warden, Royal Champion, and Dragon Duke — and at the Town Hall 18 cap the King and Queen reach level 110. Nothing here sells gems, accounts, or a shortcut. The official game stays inside Supercell’s own apps.
Progress is a queue, not a single button. Builders raise cannons, mortars, air defenses, and later Eagle Artillery, Scattershots, and the Town Hall weapon. The Laboratory trains troops and spells while you sleep.
Clan Wars give every member one or two attacks, scored up to three stars. Clan War Leagues run a week of those battles for bonus loot. Builder Base is a separate island with its own Builder Hall, and Clan Capital opens on raid weekends for Capital Gold. If a line in our notes feels stale after a Supercell patch, write [email protected] and we will check it against the live client.
Gold mines, Elixir collectors, Dark Elixir drills, walls, and the defenses that grow with each Town Hall
Prep day, battle day, and a star count that decides whether the clan chest feels generous
Monthly Gold Pass rewards, Clan Games, and the limited-time events Supercell drops between big updates
We describe the game Supercell ships. Town Hall 18 arrived on 17 November 2025, with Guardians and a Revenge Tower, and later months added troop levels, siege machines, and hero caps.
At that cap, walls reach level 19 across 325 segments. The Laboratory goes to 16, the Pet House to 12, and a maxed village can field 32 regular troops, 9 siege machines, and 18 spells. The August 2026 update pushed Diggy to levels 11–15 and added supercharge tiers for the Builder’s Hut and the Monolith. Gold Pass purchases, when you want them, start in the official client from Town Hall 3.
From the war map
Supercell’s 30 August update gave Diggy levels 11 through 15 at Town Hall 18, plus fresh supercharge tiers on the Builder’s Hut and the Monolith. Season Challenges now begin at Town Hall 3.
After the June update the Barbarian King and Archer Queen cap at 110, the Grand Warden at 85, the Minion Prince at 95, the Royal Champion at 55, and Dragon Duke at 25.
April’s Town Hall 18 pass added levels for ten troops, four siege machines, and six spells, and brought in the Logger Guardian plus the Sky Wagon. Capital Gold still funds the clan district, not a personal wallet.
The Home Village tops out at Town Hall 18, with level 19 walls and a Hero Hall that sets how far each hero can climb.
Barracks and the Dark Barracks feed the army. Spell Factories cover elixir and dark spells. The Workshop builds siege machines.
Trophy road runs Bronze, Silver, Gold, Crystal, Master, Champion, Titan, then Legend League at the top.
A second base with the Builder Hall, plus weekend raids on the Clan Capital for shared Capital Gold.
A fresh chief still starts with a cannon, a few walls, and Barbarians. The interesting stretch is the climb: X-Bows, Inferno Towers, Eagle Artillery, Scattershots, the Monolith, Spell Towers, and the Town Hall’s own weapon. By Town Hall 15 you can recruit Dragon Duke. Town Hall 17 introduced the Multi-Gear Tower and Firespitter. Town Hall 18 is where those systems currently max.
Hero equipment is forged in the Blacksmith, and pets live in the Pet House from Town Hall 14 upward. Books and hammers from the trader skip time, not the resource cost. We never ask you to buy those items from us — they exist only inside the official game.
The Handbook page holds the longer brief. This strip is the short version chiefs ask for before a war day.
Clash of Clans is free to install and free to attack with. Optional Gold Pass and gem packs are sold by Supercell inside the game, at the price your store shows. Hearthline does not take payment, does not trade accounts, and does not offer unofficial currency. Questions about a note can go to +44 (0) 7511 776 795.
Goblins, Super Barbarians, sneaky farmers, and the spells that open a compartment
Queen charges, dragon swarms, root riders, and siege machines that open the first compartment
King from Town Hall 4, Queen from Town Hall 8, and a Laboratory that matters more than decorations
Clan Games, war leagues, capital raids, and donations that fill a Castle before battle day
In-game milestones
Before you upgrade
Reader notes
“The Town Hall 12 note finally made siege machines click. I stopped dropping a Wall Wrecker into the wrong compartment, and our war stars stopped depending on luck.”
“I like that the hero caps are written as caps, not as a promise I will reach them this month. Legend League still punishes a rushed base, and the page says so.”
“Our clan used the Capital raid summary before a weekend. Capital Gold went into the district we had voted on, and nobody treated the guide like an official Supercell page.”