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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 26 Oct 2026

For Dragon Duke: changed in the 9 Jul 2026 balance update. Old guides may be out of date.

Dragon DukeDamage · official Fan Kit art

Dragon Duke

Heroes

Flying hero that attacks from melee range. Unlocks at Town Hall 15 (Hero Hall level 9).

RoleDamagecontrolled vocabulary
Spacehero slotcommunity wiki
TargetsNearest building (air hero)community wiki
Unlock buildingHero Hall level 9community wiki
Town Hall unlockTH15community wiki
Your level
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Max at TH14lockedgame max 25 · wiki rows
Next upgradeLockedUnlocks at TH15 (Hero Hall).
Current maximumTown Hall 18official · no TH19Source buildCommunity wiki · 15 Oct 2026level rowsLast verified26 Oct 2026facts vs 30 Aug 2026 updateLatest balance for this unit9 Jul 2026 — changedofficial 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
Not available yet

Reach TH15 and build Hero Hall.

Impact: No change until the next Town Hall.

Armies affected while it upgrades
Dragon Duke + Giant farmunusable while upgrading
Dragon Duke + ground pushunusable while upgrading

Compare two levels

vs
DPS304308+1%
HP9,1009,175+1%
Cost to reach—50k
Time to reach—6h
Town HallTH15TH15

What each level gives1 of 25 levels · available at TH14

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

LvlDPSHPCostTimeTHΔ DPS

▌ your level▌ next upgradegreyed = needs a higher Town Hallcost = dark elixir at the Hero Hall

What it's for

community reference
Battlefield jobA hero: one in the army, strong on its own, and unable to attack while it upgrades.
DeployBehind a tank or with healers, the ability saved for a dangerous moment.
Bad atLong upgrade downtime before wars; defending heroes and splash without support.
TargetsNearest building (air hero)
Spacehero slot
✓ Farming✓ War✓ RankedClan CastleBeginnerSupport

Armies that use it

Dragon Duke + Giant farm

Learnable
TH15+FarmingEasyGroundHeroes
  • Dragon DukeDragon Duke ×1damage
  • GiantGiant ×10tank
  • WizardWizard ×12damage
  • Healing SpellHealing Spell ×2support

Why it's here: Giants tank while Dragon Duke fights from behind them.

Sample composition · GamGem editorial · not a usage statistic

Dragon Duke + ground push

Optimal
TH15+WarHardGroundHeroes
  • Dragon DukeDragon Duke ×1damage
  • Electro TitanElectro Titan ×2tank
  • Root RiderRoot Rider ×4damage
  • HealerHealer ×4healer

Why it's here: Dragon Duke clears a side while the main push walks to the core.

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.
  • Scattershot · splashSplash that also hits the units beside it.Fails when: The unit stays out of its range.

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
Not published as numbers
New value
Another cut to his trap damage reduction; his rage is untouched.
Source
Official balance notes

For your army: Traps matter more as counterplay against a lone flying hero. Guides from before 9 Jul may overstate how well he survives them.

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: Rocket Backpack dash fixes; he now finishes the dash before he can be defeated. [official]
  • 9 Jul 2026July balance update: Another cut to his trap damage reduction; his rage is untouched. [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: guides dated before 9 Jul 2026 use pre-balance values for Dragon Duke.

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 Duke · Damage · hero slot (GamGem)
TH14: level 0 / max locked
Use when: The hero leads or finishes the push
Avoid when: Wars while it is upgrading
Armies: Dragon Duke + Giant farm; Dragon Duke + ground push
Counters: Air Defense, Seeking Air Mine, Air Sweeper
Balance: 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.