Archer Tower

The archer tower attacks ground and air troops making it a very versatile defense unit. Their archers have a good range. The archer tower is with the cannon the base of a village defense.

Appearance of the archer tower

Defending with the archer tower

• Because they attack ground and air units from a distance, they form one of the basics of your village defense. They can cover the splash damage defenses.
• When beginning with clash of clans it is wise to upgrade your archer tower first before the cannon. The archer tower costs a bit more but can attack air and ground units and has a larger firing range.
• It is wise to protect your mortars or wizard towers with a archer tower.

Attacking the archer tower

• They attack one unit a a time what makes them vulnerable to groups of barbarians or archers.
• Balloons are weak against archer towers, because the balloon attacks defenses it will fly slowly towards the archer tower. The archer tower takes out the balloon with ease.

Archer tower upgrade cost and levels

Level	Damage per Second	Damage per Shot	Hitpoints	Cost	Build Time	Experience Gained	Town Hall Level Required
1	11	11	400	1,000	15 minutes	30	2
2	15	15	450	2,000	30 minutes	42	2
3	19	19	500	5,000	45 minutes	51	3
4	25	25	550	20,000	4 hours	120	4
5	30	30	590	80,000	12 hours	207	5
6	35	35	610	180,000	1 day	293	5
7	42	42	630	360,000	2 days	415	6
8	48	48	660	720,000	3 days	509	7
9	56	56	690	1,500,000	4 days	587	8
10	65	65	720	2,500,000	5 days	657	8
11	75	75	750	4,500,000	6 days	720	9
12	86	86	790	6,500,000	7 days	777	10
13	98	98	840	7,500,000	8 days	831	10

 

Town hall level needed for archer tower level

Town Hall Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Number Available	0	1	1	2	3	3	4	5	6	7

Range	Attack Speed	Damage Type	Unit Type Targeted	Size
10	1s	Single Shot	Ground & Air	3×3