50 Fun Facts About Clash of Clans

Which actor spoofed his own thriller role in the Clash of Clans commercial aired during Super Bowl XLIX?

Liam Neeson sent up his character from Taken, and YouTube users later voted the spot the second-best ad of that Super Bowl, behind only a Nissan commercial.

Which footballer teamed up with Clash of Clans for a month-long event of challenges and skins in May 2024?

Erling Haaland was announced with a video in which troops hunting the world's greatest attacker capture him and carry him into the game. Supercell says the first challenge level is his real base.

Supercell, the studio behind Clash of Clans and Boom Beach, was founded in which Nordic country?

Finland is home to Supercell, which started out in Espoo and scrapped its first game, the browser title Gunshine, to start again on mobile.

Which trainable Clash of Clans troop also plays the villain in every level of the single-player campaign?

The Goblin is both recruit and enemy, since every campaign village is held by computer-controlled ones. In a player's army he sprints for resource buildings and deals them double damage.

The Mighty Statue and the Mighty Hero Statue are sold in the Clash of Clans shop for which currency?

Gems are the premium currency, and each of these statues costs 500 of them. More come from completing achievements and clearing obstacles, or from paying real money.

Which mohawked, hammer-swinging Clash of Clans troop can leap over walls on his way to enemy defenses?

The Hog Rider needs no spell to clear walls because his mount jumps them. He arrived in March 2013 alongside the Minion and Valkyrie as one of the first Dark Elixir troops.

Which Clash of Clans character had its initials given a meaning by fans in a 2012 Facebook contest?

P.E.K.K.A originally stood for nothing, so Supercell asked fans to spell it out and the most-liked entry won: Perfectly Enraged Knight Killer of Assassins.

Which streaming service announced in May 2025 that it was turning Clash of Clans into an animated series?

Netflix announced the show as a co-production with Supercell, built around a Barbarian and his band of misfits defending their village.

Which flying Clash of Clans troop is a promoted Wall Breaker who now drops bombs on defenses from above?

The Balloon is piloted by a skeleton who once blew up walls on foot. It is the first air unit unlocked in the Barracks and heads for defensive buildings before anything else.

Clash of Clans launched in August 2012 on which platform, more than a year before reaching Android?

iOS had the game to itself for more than a year, and within three months of release it was already the most profitable app in the United States.

By what title does Clash of Clans address the player who builds and commands a village?

Chief is the role every player takes, running a fantasy village and joining forces with up to 49 others, because a clan holds fifty members.

Which defense must every new Clash of Clans player build during the tutorial, as the village's first?

The Cannon is cheap and quick to upgrade at low levels, but it can only shoot at ground units, so Dragons and other flyers pass over it untouched.

What do Clash of Clans players win in ranked battles to rise through the leagues and leaderboards?

Trophies are the game's main scoring system, and leaderboards list the top 200 holders among all players, among clans and at each Town Hall level.

Which ruined building must Clash of Clans players rebuild before they can receive troops donated by teammates?

The Clan Castle starts as a ruin ringed by plants and stones. Once rebuilt, it houses reinforcements that join an attack or pour out to defend the village.

In which Clash of Clans building, unlocked at Town Hall 3, are troops and spells upgraded to higher levels?

The Laboratory raises the damage and hitpoints of troops, spells and siege machines, but heroes and pets have to be upgraded elsewhere.

Which farming game, published months before Clash of Clans, was the first Supercell title released worldwide?

Hay Day was Supercell's touch-screen answer to FarmVille, and within four months it was among the most profitable games in Apple's US App Store.

Which Clash of Clans troop burrows underground between targets, slipping beneath walls and past every trap?

The Miner tunnels out of reach of walls and traps, though spells can still affect him while he is below ground.

Which slow ground tank in Clash of Clans splits into smaller copies of itself when it is destroyed?

The Golem leaves behind two to four Golemites, depending on its level, and each one fights on with a fifth of the parent's stats.

Which Clash of Clans troop, unlocked at Town Hall 9, summons fallen warriors to fight alongside the army?

The Witch raises Skeletons, described as dead warriors from past battles, and keeps replacing them, though only a set number per caster can be on the field at once.

Which spell is the first unlocked in the Clash of Clans Spell Factory, yet cannot damage resource storages?

Lightning comes ready-made with a newly built Spell Factory, and a defense or troop struck by its bolt is briefly stunned and has to pick a new target.

Which purple Clash of Clans spell boosts both the movement speed and the damage of troops inside its ring?

Rage makes troops inside its ring faster and harder-hitting, while the Dark Elixir alternative, Haste, gives a bigger speed boost but no extra damage.

Which Clash of Clans spell, unlocked at Town Hall 9, temporarily disables defenses within a small radius?

Freeze stops defending troops as well as buildings, leaving everything caught in the radius unable to move or attack until the spell wears off.

Which Clash of Clans defense, unlocked at Town Hall 9, can be set to ground-only or air-and-ground mode?

The X-Bow trades reach for coverage: it hits ground troops from 14 tiles away, but only 11.5 once it is set to shoot at air units as well.

Which Clash of Clans defense fires a beam that grows stronger the longer it stays on one target?

The Inferno Tower can instead be switched to multi-target mode, giving up the escalating beam for steady flames on several troops at once, which suits swarms.

Which long-range Clash of Clans defense stays dormant until the attacker has deployed a large share of the army?

The Eagle Artillery wakes only after 200 housing spaces of troops have landed, then shells almost the whole map, though it cannot hit units right beside it.

Which Clash of Clans defense appears only when troops come close, then strikes both ground and air units?

The Hidden Tesla also pops up once 51% of a base is destroyed, and unlike a trap it never needs rearming. Its look and name come from the Tesla coil.

Which buried Clash of Clans device flings small ground troops clean off the battlefield, removing them instantly?

The Spring Trap only ejects units that fit its housing-space capacity. Anything heavier is tossed upward and stunned for a moment instead.

Which Clash of Clans defense deals no damage at all, instead blowing flying troops backwards?

The Air Sweeper buys other defenses time by knocking air units back, so its upgrades add knockback distance and hitpoints rather than damage.

Which flying Clash of Clans tank, unlocked at Town Hall 9, targets Air Defenses and bursts into smaller creatures?

The Lava Hound soaks up fire while other air troops do the damage, and when it dies it explodes into Lava Pups that keep on attacking.

Which 2024 Supercell game mixed characters from Clash of Clans and the studio's other hits in ten-player matches?

Squad Busters was Supercell's first new worldwide release in more than five years, and it drew over 40 million pre-registrations before launch.

Which Chinese technology giant led the 2016 deal for a majority stake in Clash of Clans maker Supercell?

Tencent owned half of Halti, the Luxembourg-based consortium created to buy 81.4% of Supercell, and later raised its share of the group to 51.2%.

Which shared Clash of Clans base, built up by every member together, is attacked during Raid Weekends?

The Clan Capital is upgraded with Capital Gold that members contribute, and raiding rival capitals earns Raid Medals to spend on items for a player's own village.

How do Clash of Clans players travel from the Home Village to the Builder Base, a mode added in 2017?

By boat: once the broken vessel in the Home Village is repaired, players sail to a new island with its own set of buildings.

Which Builder Base building in Clash of Clans briefly makes the whole base run ten times faster when activated?

The Clock Tower speeds up resource collectors, construction, upgrades and research alike, and upgrading it makes each boost last longer.

What name does Clash of Clans give to the stronger troop versions that can be boosted for three days at a time?

Super Troops unlock at Town Hall 11 and cost Dark Elixir to activate, and only two types can be boosted at the same time.

Which Clash of Clans siege machine, the first built in the Workshop, drives straight for the enemy Town Hall?

The Wall Wrecker smashes through buildings and walls on its way, then releases the reinforcement troops riding inside once it is destroyed.

Which paid monthly upgrade in Clash of Clans opens the richer reward track of Season Challenges?

The Gold Pass lasts only for the calendar month it is bought in, while the free Silver tier of rewards stays open to every player.

After a Clash of Clans village is raided, what appears holding a tenth of the resources its owner lost?

The Loot Cart's contents are generated by the game, so the attacker still keeps everything stolen, and only one can sit in a village at a time.

Which Clash of Clans troop attacks by hurling a boulder that bounces on to hit a second target?

The Bowler was the first ground troop able to damage several buildings in a straight line, because his boulder deals splash damage on each bounce.

Which Clash of Clans troop ignores buildings at first, going straight after the enemy's heroes?

The Headhunter goes for heroes ahead of every other target, hopping over walls to reach them, and only turns on buildings once no hero is left standing.

Which staff-carrying Clash of Clans hero can be switched between walking on the ground and flying above the army?

The Grand Warden supports rather than leads: he attacks whatever most of the army is attacking, and when defending a village he always stays on the ground.

Which spear-throwing Clash of Clans hero can launch a Seeking Shield that strikes up to four targets?

The Royal Champion was originally going to be a Valkyrie Queen, and her designers drew on Xena: Warrior Princess for the look.

Which Clash of Clans pet follows its hero around the battlefield restoring that hero's health?

The Unicorn is the fourth pet unlocked in the Pet House, and if its hero is knocked out it turns to mending other troops instead.

Which Clash of Clans building, added in December 2023, upgrades the equipment that sets each hero's abilities?

The Blacksmith runs on three kinds of ore, Shiny, Glowy and Starry, and upgrading the building raises how much ore a player can hold.

What did the Clash Anytime update of March 2025 remove from army building in Clash of Clans?

Training times vanished for troops, spells and siege machines alike, and heroes no longer needed time to recover between battles.

Which Japanese conglomerate joined GungHo in 2013 to buy 51% of Clash of Clans developer Supercell?

SoftBank's interest grew out of a marketing swap that made the game a hit in Japan; GungHo's chairman then introduced Supercell's boss to his brother, SoftBank's CEO.

Supercell has named Travian and which other strategy game as an inspiration for Clash of Clans?

Backyard Monsters and Travian were the stated gameplay inspirations, while the art style drew on old Super NES and arcade games.

Which Supercell co-founder, who became its chief executive, was hired to lead the studio Sumea in 2000?

Ilkka Paananen wanted a company where executives would not disturb developers, so Supercell's small teams, called cells, make the final call on cancelling their own games.

Which hammer-wielding hero, created by the Master Builder, was the first in the Clash of Clans Builder Base?

The Battle Machine starts as a wreck that must be repaired at Builder Hall 5, and unlike the other heroes it never helps to defend its base.

What do Clash of Clans attackers earn for destroying half of a base, its Town Hall, and finally everything?

Stars decide Clan Wars too: each member gets two attacks, and the side with the most stars wins, with destruction percentage as the tiebreaker.