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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 26 Oct 2026

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

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Rocket Balloon

Super Troops

Fast start, then normal speed. Boosted from its base troop once that troop reaches the boost level (Town Hall 12).

RoleDamagecontrolled vocabulary

Space8 housingcommunity wiki

TargetsDefenses (air unit)community wiki

Unlock buildingSuper Troop Building level 1community wiki

Town Hall unlockTH12community wiki

Your level

Max at TH1410game max 13 · wiki rows

Next upgradeMaxed for TH14Next level needs TH16.

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

Nothing to upgrade at TH14

Your level is the cap for TH14. Next level needs TH16.

Impact: No change until the next Town Hall.

Armies affected while it upgrades

Rocket Balloon air pushusable

Rocket Balloon + Balloon mixusable

Compare two levels

DPS280290+4%

HP9401,140+21%

Cost to reach——

Time to reach——

Town HallTH13TH16

What each level gives6 of 9 levels · available at TH14

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

LvlDPSHPCostTimeTHΔ DPS

▌ your level▌ next upgradegreyed = needs a higher Town Hallcost = dark elixir at the Base troop

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.

TargetsDefenses (air unit)

Space8 housing

✓ Farming✓ War✓ RankedClan CastleBeginnerSupport

Armies that use it

Rocket Balloon air push

Optimal

TH12+WarHardAirNo hero

Lava Hound ×2tank
Rocket Balloon ×7damage
Rage Spell ×3boost
Freeze 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

Rocket Balloon + Balloon mix

Learnable

TH12+FarmingMediumAirNo hero

Rocket Balloon ×7damage
Balloon ×6damage
Rage Spell ×3boost

Why it's here: Balloons pull defenses, Rocket Balloon 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: Rocket Balloon 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

Rocket Balloon · Damage · 8 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: Rocket Balloon air push; Rocket Balloon + Balloon mix
Counters: Air Defense, Seeking Air Mine, Air Sweeper
Balance: not changed 9 Jul 2026 · TH18 is the max