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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 26 Oct 2026

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

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Poison Lizard

Pets

Slows defending units. Unlocks at Town Hall 15 (Pet House level 7).

RoleDamagecontrolled vocabulary

Spacepet slotcommunity wiki

TargetsDefending heroes and troopscommunity wiki

Unlock buildingPet House level 7community wiki

Town Hall unlockTH15community wiki

Your level

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Max at TH14lockedgame max 15 · wiki rows

Next upgradeLockedUnlocks at TH15 (Pet House).

Current maximumTown Hall 18official · no TH19 Source buildCommunity wiki · 15 Oct 2026level rows Last verified26 Oct 2026facts vs 30 Aug 2026 update Latest balance for this unitNot changed on 9 Jul 2026official balance notes SeasonPortal Panic, 1–31 Octofficial · temporary content separate

Start from a situation:

Your Town Hall

Show only levels available to me

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 Pet House.

Impact: No change until the next Town Hall.

Armies affected while it upgrades

Poison Lizard + Archer Queen chargeunusable while upgrading

Poison Lizard + King ground pushunusable while upgrading

Compare two levels

DPS181192+6%

HP1,4001,450+4%

Cost to reach—60k

Time to reach—1d

Town HallTH15TH15

What each level gives1 of 15 levels · available at TH14

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

LvlDPSHPCostTimeTHΔ DPS

▌ your level▌ next upgradegreyed = needs a higher Town Hallcost = dark elixir at the Pet House

What it's for

community reference

Battlefield jobFollows one hero and fights or supports it. It uses no army space.

DeployAssigned to a hero in the Pet House; it arrives with that hero.

Bad atDoes nothing for the other troops, and shares its hero’s fate.

TargetsDefending heroes and troops

Spacepet slot

✓ Farming✓ War✓ RankedClan CastleBeginnerSupport

Armies that use it

Poison Lizard + Archer Queen charge

Optimal

TH15+WarHardGroundHeroes

Archer Queen ×1funnel
Poison Lizard ×1damage
Electro Titan ×2tank
Root Rider ×4damage

Why it's here: Poison Lizard stays with the Queen while she clears a side.

Sample composition · GamGem editorial · not a usage statistic

Poison Lizard + King ground push

Learnable

TH15+RankedMediumGroundHeroes

Barbarian King ×1tank
Poison Lizard ×1damage
Hog Rider ×20damage
Healing Spell ×3support

Why it's here: The King tanks and Poison Lizard goes where he goes.

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: Poison Lizard 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

Poison Lizard · Damage · pet slot (GamGem)
TH14: level 0 / max locked
Use when: The hero it follows leads a long charge
Avoid when: Heroes you do not plan to deploy
Armies: Poison Lizard + Archer Queen charge; Poison Lizard + King ground push
Counters: Inferno Tower, Defending heroes, Scattershot
Balance: not changed 9 Jul 2026 · TH18 is the max