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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 26 Oct 2026

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

Grand WardenSupport · official Fan Kit art

Grand Warden

Heroes

Aura boosts nearby troops; ability makes them immune. Unlocks at Town Hall 11 (Hero Hall level 5).

RoleSupportcontrolled vocabulary
Spacehero slotcommunity wiki
TargetsFollows troopscommunity wiki
Unlock buildingHero Hall level 5community wiki
Town Hall unlockTH11community wiki
Your level
60
Max at TH1460game max 85 · 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
Grand Warden + Giant farmunusable while upgrading
Grand Warden + ground pushunusable while upgrading

Compare two levels

vs
DPS281286+2%
HP2,2272,261+2%
Cost to reach14.6M15.5M
Time to reach4d6d
Town HallTH14TH15

What each level gives6 of 85 levels · available at TH14

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

LvlDPSHPCostTimeTHΔ DPS

▌ your level▌ next upgradegreyed = needs a higher Town Hallcost = 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.
TargetsFollows troops
Spacehero slot
✓ Farming✓ War✓ RankedClan CastleBeginner✓ Support

Armies that use it

Grand Warden + Giant farm

Learnable
TH11+FarmingEasyGroundHeroes
  • Grand WardenGrand Warden ×1support
  • GiantGiant ×10tank
  • WizardWizard ×12damage
  • Healing SpellHealing Spell ×2support

Why it's here: Giants tank while Grand Warden fights from behind them.

Sample composition · GamGem editorial · not a usage statistic

Grand Warden + ground push

Optimal
TH15+WarHardGroundHeroes
  • Grand WardenGrand Warden ×1support
  • Electro TitanElectro Titan ×2tank
  • Root RiderRoot Rider ×4damage
  • HealerHealer ×4healer

Why it's here: Grand Warden 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

  • Inferno Tower · single-targetDamage ramps up on a single high-hitpoint target.Fails when: Inferno is frozen, or the unit is not what it locks onto.
  • Defending heroes · heroesOut-damage a lone unit one-on-one.Fails when: Defending heroes are pulled away and killed early.

Soft counters

  • Scattershot · splashSplash that also hits the units beside it.Fails when: The unit stays out of its range.
  • Giant Bomb · trapWipes a clumped group in one blast.Fails when: Units are deployed in a line, not a clump.

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
—
New value
—
Source
Official balance notes

For your army: Grand Warden 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

Grand Warden · Support · hero slot (GamGem)
TH14: level 60 / max 60
Use when: The hero leads or finishes the push
Avoid when: Wars while it is upgrading
Armies: Grand Warden + Giant farm; Grand Warden + ground push
Counters: Inferno Tower, Defending heroes, Scattershot
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.