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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 26 Oct 2026

For Dragon: no balance change in the official notes reviewed (9 Jul balance, 30 Aug update).

DragonDamage · official Fan Kit art

Dragon

Troops

Flying splash damage. Unlocks at Town Hall 7 (Barracks level 9).

RoleDamagecontrolled vocabulary
Space20 housingcommunity wiki
TargetsNearest building (air unit)community wiki
Unlock buildingBarracks level 9community wiki
Town Hall unlockTH7community wiki
Your level
9
Max at TH149game max 13 · wiki rows
Next upgradeMaxed for TH14Next level needs TH15.
Current maximumTown Hall 18official · no TH19Source buildCommunity wiki · 15 Oct 2026level rowsLast verified26 Oct 2026facts vs 30 Aug 2026 updateLatest balance for this unitNot changed on 9 Jul 2026official balance notesSeasonPortal Panic, 1–31 Octofficial · temporary content separate
Start from a situation:

Your Town Hall

TH18 is the current maximum. Greyed Town Halls are below this unit's unlock.

Should I upgrade?

rule of thumb: 8% or more
Nothing to upgrade at TH14

Your level is the cap for TH14. Next level needs TH15.

Impact: No change until the next Town Hall.

Armies affected while it upgrades
Dragon air pushstill usable (lab only blocks this research)
Dragon + Balloon mixstill usable (lab only blocks this research)

Compare two levels

vs
DPS330370+12%
HP4,2004,900+17%
Cost to reach7.5M12M
Time to reach5d7.5d
Town HallTH13TH15

What each level gives9 of 13 levels · available at TH14

Level table: community wiki rows, read 15 Oct 2026 (https://clashofclans.fandom.com/wiki/Dragon). Armies and counters further down are editorial.

LvlDPSHPCostTimeTHΔ DPS

▌ your level▌ next upgradegreyed = needs a higher Town Hallcost = elixir at the Laboratory

What it's for

community reference
Battlefield jobDestroy buildings: the main source of damage.
DeployBehind a tank, once the defenses are looking elsewhere.
Bad atSplash damage on a clump, and defenders that target it first.
TargetsNearest building (air unit)
Space20 housing
✓ Farming✓ WarRanked✓ Clan CastleBeginnerSupport

Armies that use it

Dragon air push

Optimal
TH9+WarHardAirNo hero
  • Lava HoundLava Hound ×2tank
  • DragonDragon ×3damage
  • Rage SpellRage Spell ×3boost
  • Freeze SpellFreeze Spell ×2control

Why it's here: A Lava Hound soaks the air defenses; Freeze covers the ones that survive.

Sample composition · GamGem editorial · not a usage statistic

Dragon + Balloon mix

Learnable
TH7+FarmingMediumAirNo hero
  • DragonDragon ×3damage
  • BalloonBalloon ×6damage
  • Rage SpellRage Spell ×3boost

Why it's here: Balloons pull defenses, Dragon cleans up behind them.

Sample composition · GamGem editorial · not a usage statistic

What stops it

community reference · mechanics, not usage stats

Direct counters

  • Air Defense · airHigh single-target damage to air units.Fails when: Air defenses are frozen or destroyed first.
  • Seeking Air Mine · trapHeavy burst on one flyer.Fails when: A tank triggers the mines first.

Soft counters

  • Air Sweeper · airPushes flyers back and slows them.Fails when: Flyers approach from outside its arc.
  • Wizard Tower · splashSplash hits a whole group at once.Fails when: Units spread out or arrive behind a tank.

Counterplay conditions

  • Clan Castle troops · defending troopsDefenders pull units off the buildings.Fails when: Defending troops are lured out and killed first.

Which bases it struggles on

Counter conditions: A counter works only when the target is inside its range and unsupported. Tap a base type for the condition built from the rows above.

splash / threatother buildingsair defense

What the last balance changed

Official notes · 9 Jul 2026
Date
9 Jul 2026
Old value
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New value
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Source
Official balance notes

For your army: Dragon is not in the 9 Jul 2026 change list, so guides written since the TH18 release still apply to its stats.

The 9 Jul 2026 update changed Dragon Duke, Dragon Rider, Logger, Electro Dragon, Meteor Golem and Druid. Supercell's stated goal was to reduce Dragon-heavy TH18 armies: Dragon armies were roughly 20% of TH18-vs-TH18 war attacks, and Dragon plus Thrower-Healer armies roughly 40%.

Patch history (3 entries)
  • 15 Oct 2026Level table read from the Clash of Clans community wiki. [community]
  • 30 Aug 2026August update: no change to this unit listed in the release notes. [official]
  • 9 Jul 2026July balance update: not in the changed list. [official]

Ask about this unit

Answers use only the rows on this page and cite them.

How much to trust this page

  • Town Hall maximum (TH18)official
  • Balance statusofficial
  • Unlock and spacecommunity wiki
  • Level tablecommunity wiki
  • Armieseditorial sample
  • Counterseditorial

Watchdog: no official post since the 9 Jul 2026 balance update changes this unit; level rows follow the wiki.

Where sources disagree: None recorded. The level rows come from one source, the community wiki (15 Oct 2026); the official posts publish no per-level table to compare them with.

Community opinion (dated, not evidence): No dated community opinion is held for this unit.

Event check: No Portal Panic interaction recorded for this unit. Totem Thrower is temporary and separate.

Send to a teammate

Dragon · Damage · 20 housing (GamGem)
TH14: level 9 / max 9
Use when: The core has to be cleared quickly
Avoid when: Dense splash coverage with no tank or support
Armies: Dragon air push; Dragon + Balloon mix
Counters: Air Defense, Seeking Air Mine, Air Sweeper
Balance: not changed 9 Jul 2026 · TH18 is the max

Sources

GamGem is an independent fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Supercell. Emblems are GamGem illustrations; official Fan Kit art appears only where Supercell publishes it, unchanged. Level rows come from the community wiki; sample armies and counters are editorial, not usage statistics. Facts last checked 26 Oct 2026: maximum Town Hall 18 · latest update 30 Aug 2026 · latest balance announcement 17 Oct 2026 · October season Portal Panic 1–31 Oct.