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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 26 Oct 2026

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

MinionDamage · official Fan Kit art

Minion

Dark Troops

Fast, fragile flyer. Unlocks at Town Hall 7 (Dark Barracks level 1).

RoleDamagecontrolled vocabulary
Space2 housingcommunity wiki
TargetsNearest building (air unit)community wiki
Unlock buildingDark Barracks level 1community wiki
Town Hall unlockTH7community wiki
Your level
10
Max at TH1410game max 14 · 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
Minion air pushstill usable (lab only blocks this research)
Minion + Balloon mixstill usable (lab only blocks this research)

Compare two levels

vs
DPS6674+12%
HP102114+12%
Cost to reach75k115k
Time to reach3d4.5d
Town HallTH13TH15

What each level gives10 of 14 levels · available at TH14

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

LvlDPSHPCostTimeTHΔ DPS

▌ your level▌ next upgradegreyed = needs a higher Town Hallcost = dark 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)
Space2 housing
✓ Farming✓ WarRanked✓ Clan CastleBeginnerSupport

Armies that use it

Minion air push

Optimal
TH9+WarHardAirNo hero
  • Lava HoundLava Hound ×2tank
  • MinionMinion ×30damage
  • 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

Minion + Balloon mix

Learnable
TH7+FarmingMediumAirNo hero
  • MinionMinion ×30damage
  • BalloonBalloon ×6damage
  • Rage SpellRage Spell ×3boost

Why it's here: Balloons pull defenses, Minion 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
—
New value
—
Source
Official balance notes

For your army: Minion 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

Minion · Damage · 2 housing (GamGem)
TH14: level 10 / max 10
Use when: The core has to be cleared quickly
Avoid when: Dense splash coverage with no tank or support
Armies: Minion air push; Minion + 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.