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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 26 Oct 2026

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

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Sky Wagon

Siege Machines

Flies and launches barrels of troops at defenses. Unlocks at Town Hall 17 (Workshop level 9).

RoleSupportcontrolled vocabulary

Spacesiege slotcommunity wiki

TargetsDefenses (air)community wiki

Unlock buildingWorkshop level 9community wiki

Town Hall unlockTH17community wiki

Your level

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Max at TH14lockedgame max 4 · wiki rows

Next upgradeLockedUnlocks at TH17 (Workshop).

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 TH17 and build Workshop.

Impact: No change until the next Town Hall.

Armies affected while it upgrades

Sky Wagon + Giant pushstill usable (lab only blocks this research)

Sky Wagon + hero hog pushstill usable (lab only blocks this research)

Compare two levels

DPS12+100%

HP3,6003,800+6%

Cost to reach—22M

Time to reach—10d

Town HallTH17TH17

What each level gives1 of 4 levels · available at TH14

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

LvlDPSHPCostTimeTHΔ DPS

▌ your level▌ next upgradegreyed = needs a higher Town Hallcost = elixir at the Laboratory

What it's for

community reference

Battlefield jobA machine dropped first that carries or clears the way for the army. It takes a siege slot, not army space.

DeployFirst, at the edge nearest the target, so the army follows.

Bad atFocused defenses and splash while it is slow or alone.

TargetsDefenses (air)

Spacesiege slot

Farming✓ War✓ RankedClan CastleBeginner✓ Support

Armies that use it

Sky Wagon + Giant push

Learnable

TH17+WarMediumAirNo hero

Sky Wagon ×1siege
Giant ×8tank
Wizard ×12damage
Healer ×2healer

Why it's here: Sky Wagon goes in first and opens the way for the Giants.

Sample composition · GamGem editorial · not a usage statistic

Sky Wagon + hero hog push

Optimal

TH17+RankedHardAirHeroes

Sky Wagon ×1siege
Barbarian King ×1tank
Hog Rider ×20damage
Healing Spell ×3support

Why it's here: Sky Wagon carries the push in; the King and Hogs finish the core.

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: Sky Wagon 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: 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

Sky Wagon · Support · siege slot (GamGem)
TH14: level 0 / max locked
Use when: The army needs help reaching the core
Avoid when: Bases whose defenses cover the whole approach
Armies: Sky Wagon + Giant push; Sky Wagon + hero hog push
Counters: Air Defense, Seeking Air Mine, Air Sweeper
Balance: not changed 9 Jul 2026 · TH18 is the max