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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 26 Oct 2026

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

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Ruin Witch

Dark Troops

Vacuums the debris of destroyed buildings. Unlocks at Town Hall 16 (Dark Barracks level 13).

RoleUtilitycontrolled vocabulary

Space26 housingcommunity wiki

TargetsRubble of destroyed buildingscommunity wiki

Unlock buildingDark Barracks level 13community wiki

Town Hall unlockTH16community wiki

Your level

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Max at TH14lockedgame max 4 · wiki rows

Next upgradeLockedUnlocks at TH16 (Dark Barracks).

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 unit9 Jul 2026 — watched, not changedofficial 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 TH16 and build Dark Barracks.

Impact: No change until the next Town Hall.

Armies affected while it upgrades

Ruin Witch + Giant pushstill usable (lab only blocks this research)

Ruin Witch + King and Healingstill usable (lab only blocks this research)

Compare two levels

DPS2526+4%

HP2,3002,550+11%

Cost to reach—220k

Time to reach—11d

Town HallTH16TH16

What each level gives1 of 4 levels · available at TH14

Level table: community wiki rows, read 15 Oct 2026 (https://clashofclans.fandom.com/wiki/Ruin_Witch). 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 jobOpen a path or move units: walls, jumps, clones.

DeployJust ahead of the units that need the path.

Bad atDoes nothing alone; wasted if the way is already open.

TargetsRubble of destroyed buildings

Space26 housing

Farming✓ War✓ Ranked✓ Clan CastleBeginnerSupport

Armies that use it

Ruin Witch + Giant push

Learnable

TH16+WarMediumGroundNo hero

Ruin Witch ×2utility
Giant ×8tank
Healer ×2healer
Wall Breaker ×6wall opening

Why it's here: Giants draw the fire while Ruin Witch works behind them.

Sample composition · GamGem editorial · not a usage statistic

Ruin Witch + King and Healing

Optimal

TH16+WarHardGroundHeroes

Ruin Witch ×2utility
Barbarian King ×1tank
Healing Spell ×3healer

Why it's here: The King leads, Healing keeps the group alive, Ruin Witch does the work.

Sample composition · GamGem editorial · not a usage statistic

What stops it

community reference · mechanics, not usage stats

Direct counters

Wizard Tower · splashSplash hits a whole group at once.Fails when: Units spread out or arrive behind a tank.
Mortar · splashSplash from range on clumped ground units.Fails when: Units are already inside its minimum range.

Soft counters

Giant Bomb · trapWipes a clumped group in one blast.Fails when: Units are deployed in a line, not a clump.
Clan Castle troops · defending troopsDefenders pull units off the buildings.Fails when: Defending troops are lured out and killed first.

Counterplay conditions

Walls · layoutGround melee units stop at walls.Fails when: Wall Breakers or a Jump Spell open the path.

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: Ruin Witch 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: Ruin Knights no longer lose health over time, and the Ruin Witch summons up to 10 of them, up from 8. [official]
9 Jul 2026July balance update: on the “What we’re watching” list, not changed. [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

Ruin Witch · Utility · 26 housing (GamGem)
TH14: level 0 / max locked
Use when: Walls or compartments block the push
Avoid when: Open bases where nothing blocks the way
Armies: Ruin Witch + Giant push; Ruin Witch + King and Healing
Counters: Wizard Tower, Mortar, Giant Bomb
Balance: not changed 9 Jul 2026 · TH18 is the max