Cannon

For the Builder Base and Clan Capital counterparts, see Cannon/Builder Base and Cannon/Clan Capital.

For the merged versions, see Ricochet Cannon and Multi-Gear Tower.

"Cannons are great for point defense. Upgrade Cannons to increase their firepower, but beware that your Defenses cannot shoot while being upgraded!"

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Level 6

Level 7

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Level 9

Level 10

Level 11

Level 12

Level 13

Level 14

Level 15

Level 16

Level 17

Level 18

Level 19

Level 20

Level 21

Summary

The Cannon is a single-target defense that deals moderate damage. It is the first defensive structure that a player builds at the start of their Clash of Clans adventure. The player is required to build one during the tutorial.
Cannons are both cheap and quick to upgrade at lower levels.
Cannons can shoot any ground unit, such as Barbarians and Archers, but it can't shoot any air units, such as Dragons, Balloons, etc.
Starting from level 7, which requires Town Hall 6, the Master Builder can gear up a Cannon to make it resemble a Double Cannon, if he is available. This also requires at least one Double Cannon in the Builder Base to be level 4 or higher, which requires Builder Hall 4.
At Town Hall 16, two level 21 Cannons that are not geared up can be merged to form a Ricochet Cannon, and at Town Hall 17, the geared-up level 21 Cannon and Archer Tower can be merged to form the Multi-Gear Tower.

Strategies

Defensive Strategies

Cannons have a high rate of fire and a decent range, which makes them an ideal deterrent for Wall Breakers (which have very low hitpoints). They can also pick off Archers or Wizards that are used in an attempt to set a funnel.
Cannons are very useful for keeping Giants from attacking other defenses.
You can defend Mortars and Wizard Towers by placing them within range of Cannons.
Make sure Cannons are placed within range of Air Defenses, because Cannons are unable to target air units (or at least in range of an Archer Tower or Wizard Tower which can also target air units).
- They can also synergize well with Air Defenses specifically.
Upgrade these structures and Mortars first at lower levels, as they are one of your main ground defenses. They are also fairly cheap and are among the most common defensive structures available, which makes them a good initial investment for defense.
As the description implies, they are best used for point defenses, so putting them a bit outside of your base would be effective.
At Town Hall 5 (and above), if two Cannons are placed near each other, it could be a great help as sometimes players mostly try to go for the Archer Towers using Giants, which makes them shotguns thus taking out Giants easily.
- However, this strategy is much less effective on tanks like the Barbarian King.
A geared up Cannon is highly ineffective against swarms of smaller troops due to its slow rate of fire. It may deal lots of damage, but most of its cannonball shots prove to be useless due to low-hitpoint troops dying in few hits and is easily overwhelmed, due to its sluggish retargeting time.
- In contrast, however, Geared-Up Cannons are more effective against single-target high hitpoint troops. It can easily decimate medium troops, such as Giants, Hog Riders, Valkyries, Druids and Miners (if they are by themselves), and can deal tons of damage to Golems, Ice Golems, Root Riders and P.E.K.K.As. Because of this, geared-up cannons should be placed further within the base rather than outside to maximize their damage output. (This strategy is best for Town Halls 7 to 11).

Offensive Strategies

Cannons are one of the defensive buildings that cannot attack air units. This makes them easy pickings for Balloons, Dragons, or Minions if they are not within the range of Air Defenses, Archer Towers, X-Bows (on ground and air mode), Hidden Teslas, or Wizard Towers.
Cannons are only able to damage one unit at a time. This makes it very easy to overwhelm them with large groups of Archers or Barbarians. They can also be overwhelmed with higher health units such as Giants, Golems, Yetis, Ice Golems, or P.E.K.K.As.
Strong solo troops such as the Super Barbarian, P.E.K.K.A., or Valkyrie can destroy a Cannon even when surrounded by trash buildings if it has low support.

Upgrade Differences

When initially constructed, the Cannon consists of a short dark metal barrel mounted on a crude four-legged wooden rotational mount made of multiple planks on top of a circular metal plate.
At level 2, the whole Cannon is bigger. The wood of rotational mount is now one whole piece instead of multiple wooden planks, the legs are rotated 45 degrees and receives wooden stabilizers tied to each legs with ropes.
At level 3, the barrel is bigger and receives two decorative latitudinal ridges, one midway along the barrel and one at the rear. The wood of rotational mount is replaced with metal and bottom circular metal plate becomes bigger. The platform's leg stabilizer is removed in favor of a larger and stouter main support platform with the rotational mount is fitted inside, receives riveted metal plates on the sides to anchor the barrel more firmly to the rotational mount, and the wooden legs are replaced with shorter metal legs with a rivet.
At level 4, the top of rotational mount is reverted to wood again. The main support is polished, the riveted metal plates and legs are removed for a stone foundation.
- At level 5, the barrel is bigger and used a darker metal, the decorative ridges are thicker and trimmed to be more pointed, one more is added around the muzzle.
At level 6, the rotational mount is raised, and the wooden base and stone foundation are discarded for a taller white stone platform with a pair of gold plate is added to the right edge of the platform and its opposing side, and four short gold-trimmed wooden legs.
At level 7, the barrel's decorative middle ridges is made of gold and the bottom rotational mount has a straight edge. There are two additional gold plates perpendicular to the first pair and they are all wider, the side of them also receive a steel bolt with a gold top.
At level 8, the rear decorative ridge also becomes gold.
At level 9, the muzzle decorative ridge also becomes gold. The bottom rotational mount also becomes gold and four golden spikes are added to the top of the base no occupied by the side gold plate. The gold trimming on the legs is much bigger and the wooden leg is replaced with dark metal with cone-shaped spike.
At level 10, the barrel is entirely made of gold and bigger. The main body of the barrel receives triangular reinforcing plates and the decorative ridge are flattened to be a band, with a wider one added to its neck.
At level 11, the barrel is transformed into black metal and it is made of lets of flat faces so it is no longer as circular. The triangular plates become fan-shaped and he neck decorative band used a lighter gray metal. The rotational mount and the gold spikes on top of the base also turns into black metal. The legs becomes prominent black crystal footings.
At level 12, the neck band is mostly trimmed down and replaced with a red hot ring behind the muzzle. The muzzle band changes from smooth to plated. The triangular plates glows orange under it because of the heat. The rotational mount and the spikes are removed, and gold plate on the base receives a dark red band. The footings are now some small black rocks surrounding a pointed crystal glowing a dull red which is brighter at the tip, similar to the level 4 X-Bow.
At level 13, the fan-shaped plates turn into more of a kite shape with a metal rectangle bar at the back, the orange outline now fully surrounds the plates, and a kite-shaped spike is added between the plates on the top of the barrel, which also merged the middle and back decorative bands. The barrel is raised. The neck decorative band now touches the back band and split into pieces that connects to the muzzle plates with strips, with flat gold spike on each plate around the muzzle. The dark red band on the base turns to a dark-gray and the white stone platform is replaced with material similar to the black crystal as it glows a dull red unevenly. The black rocks in the footings turn golden.
At level 14, the barrel is much wider. The triangular plates change to a trapezoidal shape and the rectangle bars becomes gold, the orange outline cover it too. The hemisphere at the back is also heated up to an orange color. The strips fastened with nails are now fused to the muzzle itself, there are less of them but are wider, the spikes become bigger, and the ring inside now glows orange as well. The inner muzzle uses a lighter gray metal color it glows a dim red. The base is now a lava pool, a white stone foundation surrounds it and gold linings on the foundation inner edge. Each corner has a cube with three golden spikes protruding.
At level 15, the barrel becomes octagonal shaped with two gray metal bands around the neck and muzzle of the barrel, with the neck one held in place with golden circular bolts and a small golden ring hanging from a fitting on each side. In between these two metal bands is a glowing yellow. The rear of the barrel is riveted with metallic strips replacing the trapezoidal plates, having a gold band around where the gold bar was. The muzzle itself is much larger. The base gains some black stone pieces on the corners replacing the spikes, the inner gold lining is replaced golden plates covering most of the remaining edge.
At level 16, the band around the muzzle is now even bigger and fused with the muzzle; The band with golden pentagonal bolts now is fully made of gold covering the yellow glow. The kite-shaped spike and the metallic strips are replaced by a metal band with spikes on each side, a thick metal plate run across the back from the top of the band. The base is no longer a lava pool, the rotational mount is visible again and is an octagonal black metal, the base is made of a two-step white stone, mostly covered with blue carpet and gold linings that almost forms an octagon by touching the hypotenuse of the corners while leaving a bit of the stairs visible. The corners are made of black metal in the shape of right-angle triangular prism which extends a bit more at the foundation, the top has a pentagonal bolt.
At level 17, the golden band now has big spike on each side and is wide enough to cover the slanted faces in the middle of the barrel, while the main body is now grooved rather than spiked, and thick metal plate and the back of the barrel is also golden. The gold details on the base now fully covers the stairs and even the blue carpet on the first step. The pentagonal bolt on the top of each corner is replaced the with a bigger golden pentagonal screw.
At level 18, the barrel uses deep green metal, at the back is a layer of purple metal then another layer of deep green metal. The golden kite-shaped spikes and grey metal strips returns, and the strips are much thicker and connect the main body and the neck, the front of the strip has a deep green spike on top and the back is gold, and the kite-shaped spike is covered with a layer of icy blue metal. The muzzle is covered with a golden band, under the band is a layer of purple metal and the inner muzzle is icy blue. The base sinks down and has a deep turquoise carpet with a ring of purple metal. The corner is also made of deep green metal with two steps, the top is a layer of icy blue metal, and their footing is similar to the strip on the barrel also having the deep green spike. The edges also have what looks like two connected level 5 gold Walls.
At level 19, the gold band around the muzzle extends a bit, with a thin layer of grey metal also added to the back. The strips on the main body has a layer gold covering most of it, including the spike, the front of the strip is trimmed to a point. The kite-shaped spikes are now a triangular plate which extends to the back while the gold underneath them is thicker extends more to the front. An icy blue metal band is added at the back of the barrel over the gold that is behind the strip, which connects to the icy blue metal plate. The gold has gotten shinier. The edge of the base has gold spikes and the footings are trapezoidal with a bigger spike.
At level 20, the body is now a green metal, with a layer of gold then a layer of purplish-black stone. The main body has a thick golden square wave pattern in a ring. The stone is carved in a way leaving a thin ring of gold band, the gold layer is also carved away leaving a triangle on top and showing the green metal layer; the stone on the neck have a triangle carved out letting green metal have the same pattern as the gold. The muzzle ring uses purplish-black stone instead of icy blue metal and shines green inside. The base is filled with greenish water, the rotational mount is made of purplish-black stone with a small footing on the side. The corners are also made of the purplish-black stone with a thin layer of foundation and gold linings starting from the edge, travels on top, then turn down at the corner. The edge looks like one level 3 Wall with a purple tint connecting to the corners.
At level 21, the body is now a purple metal. The main body alternates between a golden Town Hall 15 symbol at the top (upside-down hollow equilateral triangle) and a golden spike on a purple metal band, underneath is a wider gold band then dark purple metal. The muzzle is made of a gold band covered with a thinner dark purple metal band, the inner muzzle shines magenta. The base is mostly dark purple metal and the rotational mount is made of dark purple metal, with the small footing turns into a spike, the spike and the axle is now red. The gold linings on the corners are removed, a right-angle piece of gold is reinforced with dark purple metal plate on the side and a right-angle purple metal piece on top. The edge looks like triangle prism with an equilateral triangle plate on top.

The appearances of the cannonball change at certain levels.
- When first constructed, it is light gray and extremely small.
- At level 2, it becomes bigger.
- At level 4, it becomes even bigger and darker.
- At level 6, it gains spikes all over and is black.
- At level 8, it glows a faint yellow.
- At level 10, it is a dodecahedron with a small gap glowing yellow between each pentagonal pyramidal plates.
- At level 12, the shape does not change but it is red hot with a layer of orange molten metal around it and leaving behind fire particles when traveling.
- At level 13, it is a lot bigger, glowing in bright yellow, and surrounds by a lot more molten metal which creates much more fire particles.
- At level 20, it spins, glows green, the molten metal and fire particles glow cyan, and the pentagonal pyramidal plates become much taller and golden, acting like giant spikes.
- At level 21, it glows pink and the molten metal and particles glow orange again.
Gearing up the Cannon adds an additional, identical barrel alongside the original one.
- At levels 7 to 12, the ridges which surround Cannons get extended and appear to surround both the Cannons.
- At levels 13 and 14, the kite-shaped spike is place in between the Cannons. From now on, any notable protrusion around the back, neck, or muzzle will usually fuse into one ring.
- At levels 15, 18, 19, and 21, instead of having the normal top feature in between the Cannons, it is replaced by a strip while each Cannon still has the normal feature on top.
  - However, the one exception is the level 20 Cannon, where the two cannons do not have any extra details.

Statistics

Town Hall Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Number Available	2	2	2	2	3	3	5	5	5
	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
	6	7	7	7	7	7	7/3*	7/0*

Size
3x3

*If all Ricochet Cannons and the Multi-Gear Tower have been built.

Normal Mode

Level	Damage per Second	Damage per Shot	Hitpoints	Build Cost	Build Time	Experience Gained	Town Hall Level Required
1	9	7.2	420	250	5s	2	1
2	11	8.8	470	1,000	30s	5	1
3	15	12	520	4,000	2m	10	2
4	19	15.2	570	16,000	20m	34	3
5	25	20	620	50,000	30m	42	4
6	31	24.8	670	60,000	1h	60	5
7	40	32	730	100,000	2h	84	6
8	48	38.4	800	160,000	3h	103	7
9	56	44.8	880	250,000	3h 30m	112	8
10	64	51.2	960	330,000	4h	120	8
11	74	59.2	1,060	500,000	4h 30m	127	9
12	85	68	1,160	600,000	5h	134	10
13	95	76	1,260	660,000	6h	146	10
14	100	80	1,380	1,000,000	8h	169	11
15	105	84	1,500	1,200,000	10h	189	11
16	110	88	1,620	1,300,000	11h	198	12
17	115	92	1,740	1,500,000	12h	207	12
18	125	100	1,870	1,800,000	20h	268	13
19	135	108	2,000	2,000,000	1d	293	13
20	150	120	2,150	2,600,000	1d 12h	360	14
21	160	128	2,250	3,000,000	2d	415	15

Range	Attack Speed	Damage Type	Unit Type Targeted
9	0.8s	Single Target	Ground

Burst Mode

Level	Damage per Second*	Damage per Shot	Hitpoints	Build Cost	Build Time	Experience Gained	Town Hall Level Required
1	N/A	N/A	420	250	5s	2	1
2	N/A	N/A	470	1,000	30s	5	1
3	N/A	N/A	520	4,000	2m	10	2
4	N/A	N/A	570	16,000	20m	34	3
5	N/A	N/A	620	50,000	30m	42	4
6	N/A	N/A	670	100,000	1h	60	5
7	40	32	730	100,000	2h	84	6
8	48	38.4	800	160,000	3h	103	7
9	56	44.8	880	250,000	3h 30m	112	8
10	64	51.2	960	330,000	4h	120	8
11	74	59.2	1,060	500,000	4h 30m	127	9
12	85	68	1,160	600,000	5h	134	10
13	95	76	1,260	660,000	6h	146	10
14	100	80	1,380	1,000,000	8h	169	11
15	105	84	1,500	1,200,000	10h	189	11
16	110	88	1,620	1,300,000	11h	198	12
17	115	92	1,740	1,500,000	12h	207	12
18	125	100	1,870	1,800,000	20h	268	13
19	135	108	2,000	2,000,000	1d	293	13
20	150	120	2,150	2,600,000	1d 12h	360	14
21	160	128	2,250	3,000,000	2d	415	15

Range	Attack Speed	Time Between Bursts	Shots Per Burst	Damage Type	Unit Type Targeted
7	0.192s	1.6s	4 shots	Single Target	Ground

*These damage per second values are seen in-game and are approximations; it does not necessarily do this much DPS if it cannot utilize the full potential of its bursts.

Gear Up Statistics

Gear Up Cost	Gear Up Time	Home Village Cannon Level Required	Double Cannon Level Required
1,000,000	2d	7	4

Achievements

High Gear
Description	Rewards	Rewards
Gear up 1 building using the Master Builder	20	10
Gear up 2 buildings using the Master Builder	200	30
Gear up 3 buildings using the Master Builder	2,000	50

Icon Descriptions

	Tapping this icon displays information about the Cannon, such as Level, Damage Per Second, Hitpoints, Range, Damage Type and Targets.
	Tapping this icon begins upgrading the Cannon to the next level, if you have enough resources and a free Builder (or B.O.B). When the Cannon is at maximum level, this icon is not shown.
	Tapping this icon instantly upgrades the Cannon to the next level, at the cost of one Hammer of Building if you have one. When the Cannon is at maximum level, or if the Town Hall requirements for the next level are not met, this icon is not shown.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, instantly finishes that upgrade at the cost of the displayed number of Gems.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, instantly finishes that upgrade at the cost of one Book of Building. This icon is only shown if you have at least one Book of Building.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, instantly finishes that upgrade at the cost of one Book of Everything. This icon is only shown if you have at least one Book of Everything but do not have a Book of Building.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, boosts all your Builders for 1 hour by a factor of ten, at the cost of one Builder Potion. This icon is only shown if you have at least one Builder Potion.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, cancels the current upgrade and refunds half of the upgrade cost.
	Tapping this icon gears up the Cannon, if you have upgraded it enough to do so, have enough resources and a free Master Builder. If any Cannon is already geared up, this icon will not appear.
	This icon informs you that the Cannon cannot be geared up because it is insufficiently upgraded. Tapping this icon will tell you the required level to gear up this Cannon. If any Cannon is already geared up, this icon will not appear.
	This icon indicates that the Cannon is currently set to Normal mode, to attack units in the usual manner. Tapping this icon switches the Cannon to Burst mode. This icon only appears when the Cannon is geared up, and is in Normal mode.
	This icon indicates that the Cannon is currently set to Burst mode, to attack units with burst shots. Tapping this icon switches the Cannon to Normal mode. This icon only appears when the Cannon is geared up, and is in Burst mode.

Sounds

Sound Effect	Captions	Description
	Cannon fires	When the Cannon attacks ground units within its range
	Cannonball hits target	When the Cannon's cannonball hits a ground unit
	Cannon selected	When the Cannon is picked
	Cannon placed	When the Cannon is placed

History

Patch	Type	Description
August 2, 2012		The Cannon was present in the original release of the game with 10 levels, and four of them to build. At level 2, the whole Cannon is bigger and the base receives a wooden stabilizer tied to the legs with ropes. At level 3, the wood of rotational mount is now one whole piece instead of multiple wooden planks. The base itself rotates 45 degrees and the leg stabilizer becomes stouter. At level 4, the barrel is bigger and receives two decorative latitudinal ridges, one midway along the barrel and one at the rear. The platform's leg stabilizer is removed in favor of a larger and stouter main support platform with the rotational mount is fitted inside and has shorter legs. At level 5, the circular metal plate becomes bigger and the wooden legs are replaced with metal ones with a rivet. At level 6, the wood of rotational mount is replaced with metal. The base receives riveted metal plates on the sides of the platform to anchor the barrel more firmly to the rotational mount. At level 7, the barrel's decorative center ridges are thicker and trimmed to be more pointed, one more is added around the muzzle, and the middle is made of gold. The wooden base is discarded for a bigger white stone platform with four short gold-trimmed wooden legs. At level 8, the rear decorative ridge also becomes gold and the rotational mount is raised. A pair of gold plate is added to the right edge of the platform and its opposing side. At level 9, the muzzle decorative ridge also becomes gold and the bottom rotational mount has a straight edge. There are two additional gold plates perpendicular to the first pair and they are all wider, the side of them also receive a steel bolt with a gold top.
September 12, 2012	Balance Changes	Improved the Cannon at level 5 onwards.
October 27, 2012	Update	Added the level 11 Cannon.
November 19, 2012	Update	Added the fifth Cannon available at Town Hall 9.
January 20, 2013	Update	Made the fifth Cannon available at Town Hall 7.
May 23, 2013	Update	Added the sixth Cannon available at Town Hall 10.
June 17, 2013	Update	Added the level 12 Cannon.
December 11, 2014	Update	Increased hitpoints at almost all levels.
February 24, 2015	Update	Added the level 13 Cannon.
April 30, 2015	Update	Reduced the level 1 Cannon's building time from 1 minute to 10 seconds. Allowed its range to be visible even when under construction. Cannons now initially point away from the Town Hall in combat.
July 1, 2015	Update	Increased hitpoints at level 7 onwards.
December 10, 2015	Update	Added the seventh Cannon available at Town Hall level 11.
May 24, 2016	Update	Added the level 14 Cannon.
August 25, 2016	Balance Changes	Increased damage at level 11 onwards.
October 12, 2016	Update	Reduced upgrade costs at levels 12 and 13.
May 22, 2017	Update	Allowed the Cannon to be geared up, starting at level 7.
June 27, 2017	Update	Added the level 15 Cannon. Reduced upgrade costs at levels 10 to 14.
June 11 ,2018	Update	Added the level 16 Cannon.
June 26, 2018	Update	Reduced upgrade times at levels 4 to 15.
February 22, 2019	Update	Reduced damages at level 10 onwards.
April 2, 2019	Update	Added the level 17 Cannon. Reduced upgrade times at levels 7 to 16. Reduced upgrade costs at levels 10 to 16.
December 9, 2019	Update	Added the level 18 Cannon.
January 16, 2020	Balance Changes	Increased hitpoint at level 18 from 1,860 to 1,870.
February 28, 2020	Balance Changes	Reduced damages at levels 16 and 17. Level 16: 125 -> 124 Level 17: 132 -> 130
March 30, 2020	Update	Made the gear up show properly in village preview.
June 22, 2020	Update	Added the level 19 Cannon.
April 12, 2021	Town Hall 14 Update	Added the level 20 Cannon. Reduced upgrade times at levels 2 to 14 (except for levels 7 and 9). Reduced upgrade costs at levels 9 to 16.
December 9, 2021	Update	Reduced upgrade costs at level 8 to 19.
October 10, 2022	Town Hall 15 Update	Added the level 21 Cannon.
May 15, 2023	Update	Replaced the level 2 Cannon texture with the level 3 Cannon texture. Replaced the level 3 Cannon texture with the level 6 Cannon texture. Added new textures for levels 4 to 9.
September 28, 2023	Balance Changes	Reduced damages at level 12 to 20: Level 12: 87 -> 85 (118 -> 116 in Burst mode) Level 13: 100 -> 95 (135 -> 129 in Burst mode) Level 14: 110 -> 105 (148 -> 143 in Burst mode) Level 15: 118 -> 115 (159 -> 156 in Burst mode) Level 16: 124 -> 120 (167 -> 162 in Burst mode) Level 17: 130 -> 125 (175 -> 170 in Burst mode) Level 18: 139 -> 130 (186 -> 175 in Burst mode) Level 19: 146 -> 140 (197 -> 189 in Burst mode) Level 20: 154 -> 150 (208 -> 202 in Burst mode)
June 3, 2024	Balance Changes	Reduced damages of level 14 to 19 (normal mode only): Level 14: 105 -> 100 Level 15: 115 -> 105 Level 16: 120 -> 110 Level 17: 125 -> 115 Level 18: 130 -> 125 Level 19: 140 -> 135
November 25, 2024	Town Hall 17 Update	Reduced upgrade cost at levels 15 to 21: Level 15: 2,500,000 -> 2,200,000 Level 16: 4,000,000 -> 2,500,000 Level 17: 5,000,000 -> 3,000,000 Level 18: 6,000,000 -> 3,500,000 Level 19: 6,500,000 -> 4,000,000 Level 20: 10,000,000 -> 5,000,000 Level 21: 12,000,000 -> 6,000,000 Reduced upgrade times at levels 8 to 21 (except 10 and 11): Level 8: 8h -> 6h Level 9: 10h -> 8h Level 12: 18h -> 14h Level 13: 18h -> 16h Level 14: 1d -> 18h Level 15: 1d -> 20h Level 16: 2d -> 1d Level 17: 2d -> 1d 12h Level 18: 3d -> 2d Level 19: 3d -> 2d 12h Level 20: 4d -> 3d Level 21: 5d -> 3d 12h
February 10, 2025	February Update	Reduced upgrade cost at levels 13, 15, 17, and 19: Level 13: 1,700,000 -> 1,000,000 Level 15: 2,200,000 -> 1,500,000 Level 17: 3,000,000 -> 1,500,000 Level 19: 4,000,000 -> 2,000,000 Reduced upgrade times at levels 2, 3, 10, 13, 15, 17, and 19: Level 2: 2m -> 1m Level 3: 10m -> 5m Level 10: 10h -> 4h Level 13: 16h -> 6h Level 15: 20h -> 12h Level 17: 1d 12h -> 12h Level 19: 2d 12h -> 1d
March 24, 2025	March Update	Reduced upgrade costs at levels 6 to 21 (except 17 and 19), and Gear Up: Level 6: 100,000 -> 60,000 Level 7: 150,000 -> 100,000 Level 8: 240,000 -> 160,000 Level 9: 360,000 -> 250,000 Level 10: 500,000 -> 330,000 Level 11: 800,000 -> 500,000 Level 12: 900,000 -> 600,000 Level 13: 1,000,000 -> 660,000 Level 14: 2,000,000 -> 1,000,000 Level 15: 1,500,000 -> 1,200,000 Level 16: 2,500,000 -> 1,300,000 Level 18: 3,500,000 -> 1,800,000 Level 20: 5,000,000 -> 2,600,000 Level 21: 6,000,000 -> 3,000,000 Gear Up: 1,500,000 -> 1,000,000 Reduced upgrade times at all levels except 10, 13, 17, and 19: Level 1: 10s -> 5s Level 2: 1m -> 30s Level 3: 5m -> 2m Level 4: 45m -> 20m Level 5: 1h -> 30m Level 6: 2h -> 1h Level 7: 4h -> 2h Level 8: 6h -> 3h Level 9: 8h -> 3h 30m Level 11: 12h -> 4h 30m Level 12: 14h -> 5h Level 14: 18h -> 8h Level 15: 12h -> 10h Level 16: 1d -> 11h Level 18: 2d -> 20h Level 20: 3d -> 1d 12h Level 21: 3d 12h -> 2d

Gallery

Trivia

General

When viewing your village, Cannons will appear to aim randomly about. However, they will always be (generally) aiming away from the Town Hall. If the Cannons (or the Town Hall) are moved, the Cannons will instantly orient themselves to point away from the Town Hall's new relative location. This remains true even when the Cannons are being upgraded (except that upgrading Cannons always instantaneously point directly away from the Town Hall with no random movement).
- The same thing applies to the Mortar, X-Bow (both modes), Scattershot, Monolith, Ricochet Cannon, and the Multi-Gear Tower (in both modes).
The Cannon's barrel expands slightly whenever it shoots a cannonball.
If the details of the Cannon are opened immediately after gearing up, it will display the damage per second as half that of a normal Cannon instead of burst information. This is likely a bug and is easily fixed by reloading the game.
In the Single Player Campaign, the Cannon that appears in the "Payback" level is weaker than a normal level 1 Cannon, doing only 2 damage per second and only having 250 hitpoints. Oddly, that Cannon is also not considered a defensive building, since defense-targeting troops such as the Giant or Balloon would target the Goblin Hall if placed at the bottom of the level.
The Cannon is the only defense in the game that appears in all three villages: Home Village, Builder Base, and Clan Capital.
At Town Hall 17, all of the normal and geared up Cannons can be merged into Ricochet Cannons and the Multi-Gear Tower.
- Since merging into those defenses is a requirement to upgrade to future Town Halls, there will be no more normal Cannons at Town Hall 18 or beyond unless more are added.

Comparisons

The Cannon is one of the five defensive buildings in the Home Village that originated from Clash of Clans and appear in Clash Royale, the others being Mortar, Hidden Tesla, X-Bow, and the Inferno Tower.
- In Clash Royale, the Cannon resembles a level 4 Cannon before the May 15, 2023 update.
  - The Royal Giant wields a level 7 Cannon barrel before the May 15, 2023 update, and when he is upgraded to Star Level 2 or above, this cannon takes the appearance of a level 10 Cannon.
The Cannon is 1 of 9 defensive buildings in the Home Village that originated from Clash of Clans and appear in Clash Quest, the others being Walls, Archer Tower, Mortar, Air Defense, Wizard Tower, Hidden Tesla, X-Bow, and the Inferno Tower.
The Cannon and Archer Tower have 21 upgrade levels, the most of any building in the game, if the separate upgrades of the Town Hall's Giga Tesla and Giga Inferno are excluded.
The Cannon, Town Hall, Builder's Hut (when activated), and Bomb Tower are the only buildings to have a golden meander pattern at TH14 theme.
The Cannon, Walls, Archer Tower, Mortar, Air Defense, and the Wizard Tower are the oldest defenses in the game.
The Cannon is one of the several defenses to appear in a loading screen image, the others being the Walls, Archer Tower, Wizard Tower, Eagle Artillery, Mortar, Air Defense (its rockets), and the Mega Tesla.
- The Cannon and Walls are also the first defenses to appear in a loading screen image.
The Cannon is the second defense to be permanently be gone when merged with another building, the first being the Eagle Artillery since the February 10, 2025 update.

Home Village Buildings
Defensive Buildings	Cannon • Archer Tower • Mortar • Air Defense • Wizard Tower • Air Sweeper • Hidden Tesla • Bomb Tower • X-Bow • Inferno Tower • Eagle Artillery • Scattershot • Builder's Hut • Spell Tower • Monolith • Multi-Archer Tower • Ricochet Cannon • Multi-Gear Tower • Firespitter • Wall Town Hall: Giga Tesla • Giga Inferno (TH13 • TH14 • TH15 • TH16) • Inferno Artillery Traps: Bomb • Spring Trap • Air Bomb • Giant Bomb • Seeking Air Mine • Skeleton Trap • Tornado Trap • Giga Bomb
Resource Buildings	Town Hall (Magic Items) • Gold Mine • Elixir Collector • Dark Elixir Drill • Gold Storage • Elixir Storage • Dark Elixir Storage • Clan Castle (Treasury)
Army Buildings	Army Camp • Barracks • Dark Barracks • Laboratory • Spell Factory • Hero Hall • Hero Banner • Dark Spell Factory • Blacksmith • Workshop • Pet House
Other Buildings	Builder's Hut • Helper Hut • B.O.B's Hut • Decorations • Obstacles • Boat • Airship • Forge • Loot Cart • Trader's Shop • Strongman's Caravan • Super Sauna • Goblin Workers' Stand

For the Home Village and Clan Capital variants, see Cannon/Home Village and Cannon/Clan Capital.

For the larger analogue, see Double Cannon.

For the even larger analogue, see Multi Cannon.

For the largest analogue, see Giant Cannon.

"The iconic ground defense, built to last! This classic makes the Master Builder a bit sentimental."

Ruin

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Summary

Cannons are the first defensive building in the Builder Base. They are unlocked at Builder Hall level 2 (they are fixed from their ruin).
Cannons are both cheap and quick to upgrade at lower levels.
Cannons can shoot any ground units, such as Raged Barbarians, but not any air units, such as Beta Minions or Baby Dragons.

Strategies

Defensive

Cannons have a high rate of fire and a decent range.
Cannons are very good point defenses that can deal massive damage to ground tanks, as long as they are protected.
You can defend with splash damaging defenses such as Multi Mortars, Crushers, and Roasters by placing them within range of Cannons.
Make sure Cannons are placed within range of Firecrackers, Archer Towers, or Air Bombs, because Cannons are unable to target air units.
Upgrade these structures first at lower levels, as they are one of your main ground defenses. They are also the cheapest and one of the most common defensive structure available, which makes them a good initial investment.

Offensive

Cannons are one of the few defensive structures that cannot attack air units. This makes them easy pickings for Beta Minions or Baby Dragons if they are not within range of Firecrackers, Archer Towers, Hidden Teslas, or Air Bombs.
- The Beta Minions' Long Shot ability allows them to destroy a Cannon while out of range if there are enough and placed correctly.
Cannons are only able to damage one unit at a time. This makes it very easy to overwhelm them with large groups of Sneaky Archers or Raged Barbarians.
You can destroy a lone Cannon without any distraction buildings with three Sneaky Archers of relative level.

Upgrade Differences

The Cannon undergoes significant visual changes at levels 6 and 10.

When initially constructed, it consists of a short dark metal barrel mounted on a crude four-legged wooden rotational mount made of multiple planks on top of a circular metal plate.
- At level 2, the whole Cannon is bigger. The wood of rotational mount is now one whole piece instead of multiple wooden planks, the legs are rotated 45 degrees and receives wooden stabilizers tied to each legs with ropes.
- At level 3, the barrel is bigger and receives two decorative latitudinal ridges, one midway along the barrel and one at the rear. The wood of rotational mount is replaced with metal and bottom circular metal plate becomes bigger. The platform's leg stabilizer is removed in favor of a larger and stouter main support platform with the rotational mount is fitted inside, receives riveted metal plates on the sides to anchor the barrel more firmly to the rotational mount, and the wooden legs are replaced with shorter metal legs with a rivet.
- At level 4, the top of rotational mount is reverted to wood again. The main support is polished, the riveted metal plates and legs are removed for a stone foundation.
- At level 5, the barrel is bigger and used a darker metal, the decorative ridges are thicker and trimmed to be more pointed, one more is added around the muzzle.
- At level 6, the rotational mount is raised, and the wooden base and stone foundation are discarded for a taller white stone platform with a pair of gold plate is added to the right edge of the platform and its opposing side, and four short gold-trimmed wooden legs.
- At level 7, the barrel's decorative middle ridges is made of gold and the bottom rotational mount has a straight edge. There are two additional gold plates perpendicular to the first pair and they are all wider, the side of them also receive a steel bolt with a gold top.
- At level 8, the rear decorative ridge also becomes gold.
- At level 9, the muzzle decorative ridge also becomes gold. The bottom rotational mount also becomes gold and four golden spikes are added to the top of the base no occupied by the side gold plate. The gold trimming on the legs is much bigger and the wooden leg is replaced with dark metal with cone-shaped spike.
- At level 10, the barrel is entirely made of gold and bigger. The main body of the barrel receives triangular reinforcing plates and the decorative ridge are flattened to be a band, with a wider one added to its neck.
The appearances of the cannonball changes with the level of the Cannon.
- When first constructed, the cannon shoots small, light grey color cannonballs.
- At level 2, it shoots bigger cannonballs.
- At level 4, the cannonballs becomes even bigger and becomes darker.
- At level 6, it gains spikes around the cannonball.
- At level 7, the cannonball becomes bigger again.
- At level 8, the cannonball that is shot now glows.
- At level 10, it is a dodecahedron with a small gap between each pentagonal pyramidal plates.

Statistics

Number Available	Builder Hall Level
Number Available	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Total	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3

Size
3x3

Level	Damage per Second	Damage per Shot	Hitpoints	Build Cost	Build Time	Experience Gained	Builder Hall Level Required
1	70	56	500	10,000	1m	7	1
2	77	62	575	20,000	5m	17	3
3	85	68	660	50,000	2h	84	3
4	93	74	760	200,000	8h	169	4
5	102	82	875	600,000	1d	293	5
6	112	90	1,050	1,000,000	2d	415	6
7	123	98	1,250	1,800,000	4d	587	7
8	136	109	1,450	2,500,000	6d	720	8
9	150	120	1,650	3,300,000	8d	831	9
10	165	132	1,850	4,500,000	9d	881	10

Range	Attack Speed	Damage Type	Unit Type Targeted
8.5	0.8s	Single Target	Ground

Icon Descriptions

	Tapping this icon displays information about the Cannon, such as Level, Damage Per Second, Hitpoints, Range, Damage Type and Targets.
	Tapping this icon begins upgrading the Cannon to the next level, if you have enough resources and a free Master Builder or O.T.T.O. When the Cannon is at maximum level, this icon is not shown.
	Tapping this icon instantly upgrades the Cannon to the next level, at the cost of one Hammer of Building if you have one. When the Cannon is at maximum level, or the Builder Hall requirements for the next level are not met, this icon is not shown.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, instantly finishes that upgrade at the cost of the displayed number of Gems.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, instantly finishes that upgrade at the cost of one Book of Building. This icon is only shown if you have at least one Book of Building.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, instantly finishes that upgrade at the cost of one Book of Everything. This icon is only shown if you have at least one Book of Everything but do not have a Book of Building.
	Tapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, cancels the current upgrade and refunds half of the upgrade cost.

Trivia

The Cannon is automatically repaired when the player upgrades to Builder Hall level 2, even though the Master Builder does not appear to repair it.
When viewing your village, the Cannons will appear to aim randomly about. However, they will mostly be aiming away from the Builder Hall. If the Cannons (or the Builder Hall) are moved, the Cannons will instantly orient themselves to point away from the Builder Hall's new relative location. This remains true even when the Cannons are being upgraded, though it will not move.
According to the description, the Cannon makes the Master Builder a bit sentimental.
The Cannon is one of the two defenses (the other being Hidden Tesla) which has a same texture with the Home Village counterpart at every level.

Builder Base Buildings
Defensive Buildings	Cannon • Double Cannon • Archer Tower • Hidden Tesla • Firecrackers • Crusher • Guard Post • Air Bombs • Multi Mortar • O.T.T.O's Outpost (Zappy) • Roaster • Giant Cannon • Mega Tesla • Lava Launcher • X-Bow • Walls Traps: Push Trap • Spring Trap • Mine • Mega Mine
Resource Buildings	Builder Hall (Magic Items) • Gold Mine • Elixir Collector • Gold Storage • Elixir Storage • Gem Mine • B.O.B Control
Army Buildings	Builder Barracks • Army Camp • Star Laboratory • Battle Machine Altar • Reinforcement Camp • Healing Hut • Battle Copter Altar
Other Buildings	Boat • Decorations • Obstacles • Clock Tower • Elixir Cart

For the Home Village and Builder Base versions, see Cannon/Home Village and Cannon/Builder Base.

For the larger analogue, see Double Cannon.

For the even larger analogue, see Multi Cannon.

For the largest analogue, see Giant Cannon.

"This cannon might be slow firing, but it makes up for it in punch. Additional drawback is that it doesn't tilt high enough to reach air targets."

Ruin

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Summary

Cannons are among the first defensive buildings unlocked in the Clan Capital, available at Clan Capital level 1.
The Cannon is a single-target defense that deals moderate damage. Compared to Cannons in the Home Village and Builder Base, they have a much slower fire rate but have better damage per shot in return.
Cannons are cheap to upgrade with your clanmates at lower levels.
Cannons can shoot any ground unit, such as Super Barbarians and Sneaky Archers, but it can't shoot any air units, such as Flying Fortresses, Minion Hordes, etc.

Strategies

Defensive Strategy

Cannon, like the ones in the Home Village and Builder Base, have a high rate of fire and deals a decent amount of damage. They can be an ideal deterrent for ground troops that have low hitpoints such as Super Barbarians and Super Wizards. Also, their expertise is showcased for keeping Sneaky Archers at bay from chipping down defenses using their ability.
Cannons are feasible for keeping Super Giants from attacking other defenses.
Splash defenses which are weaker against high-health troops, such as Multi Mortars and Super Wizard Towers, can be defended by placing Cannons within their ranges.
To cover for their weakness, the air units, make sure to place them within range of Air Defenses and Spear Throwers. This is because they do not have the ability to target air units, making them vulnerable and useless.
Communicating with your clanmates to upgrade Cannons more often can be very promising. As Cannons can be upgraded with a cheap amount of Capital Gold, it can be beneficial to keep attackers away from the District Halls and the Capital Hall.
Putting Cannons two tiles behind walls can prevent Sneaky Archers from directly targeting them, allowing the Cannon to one-shot them in return when their ability wears off.

Offensive Strategy

Cannons cannot attack air units. This makes them easy pickings for Minion Hordes or Rocket Balloons if they are not within the range of defenses that can target air units such as Air Defenses or Spear Throwers.
Cannons are only able to damage one unit at a time. This makes it very easy to overwhelm them with large groups of troops such as Sneaky Archers or Skeletons from Skeleton Barrels. They can also be overwhelmed with higher health units such as Super Giants or Mountain Golems.
Strong solo troops such as Super Barbarians can destroy a Cannon even when surrounded by trash buildings if it has low support.

Upgrade Differences

Cannons undergo significant visual changes at levels 3, 4, and 5.
- When initially rebuilt, it consists of a dark metal barrel mounted on a crude six-legged hexagonal wooden platform. Also, it is also surrounded by a few dark metal cannonballs.
- At level 2, the middle banded part of the barrel gets covered with bolts and the barrel appears to be thicker than before, due to a visible addition of another metal band near the muzzle. It receives an elevation to its platform and the base receives a stone block foundation and wooden supports across each leg.
- At level 3, the platform is more elevated. The base receives a reinforced step-like foundation made from stone and stone supports connect each stone block from below. Also, the wooden supports on the legs are replaced with pieces of metal. More cannonballs surround the cannon than before.
- At level 4, the cannon's barrel is reinforced in white casings with gold trims. The entire barrel under the casings seems to gain a darker, crude shade of grey.
- At level 5, the cannon's barrel becomes hexagonal in shape and the cannon itself increases in size. The middle part of the barrel gains large metal spikes. The legs that were made entirely of stone, become thicker, more solid slabs with some receiving golden trims, thereby making the entire foundation more reinforced. Even more cannonballs surround the cannon.

Statistics

Capital Hall Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Number Available	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	6

Size
2x2

Number Available	District Hall Level
Number Available	1	2	3	4	5
Barbarian Camp	4	6	8	9	9
Wizard Valley	4	5	6	7	7
Balloon Lagoon	8	12	14	15	16
Builder's Workshop	5	6	7	8	8
Dragon Cliffs	5	6	7	8	8
Golem Quarry	8	12	13	14	15
Skeleton Park	5	5	5	6
Goblin Mines	1	3	5	7

Level	Damage per Second	Damage per Shot	Hitpoints	Build Cost	Capital Hall Level Required	District Hall Level Required
1	130	195	1,250	2,500	1	1
2	150	225	1,450	5,000	2	2
3	170	255	1,650	10,000	4	3
4	190	285	1,850	18,000	6	4
5	210	315	2,050	30,000	9	5

Range	Attack Speed	Damage Type	Unit Type Targeted
8	1.5s	Single Target	Ground

Icon Descriptions

	Tapping this icon displays information about the Cannon, such as Level, Damage Per Second, Hitpoints, Range, Damage Type and Targets.
	Tapping this icon contributes the Capital Gold you have into upgrading the Cannon to the next level. When the Cannon is at maximum level, this icon is not shown.
	Tapping this icon marks the building's upgrade to the next level as a priority for the Clan, pinning it as a recommended upgrade for Clan members. This icon is only shown if the upgrade is possible, is not already prioritized and if the player is Leader or a Co-leader of their Clan.
	Tapping this icon stops marking the building's upgrade to the next level as a priority for the Clan. This icon is only shown if the upgrade is possible, is being prioritized and if the player is Leader or a Co-leader of their Clan.

History

The Cannon was added with the release of the Clan Capital on 2 May, 2022.
On September 14, 2023, a balance change reduced the Cannon's hitpoints at levels 3-5:
- Level 3: 1,700 -> 1,650
- Level 4: 2,000 -> 1,850
- Level 5: 2,300 -> 2,050

Trivia

When viewing the Clan Capital, the Cannons will appear to aim randomly about. However, they will always be (generally) aiming away from the Capital Hall and District Halls. If the Cannons (or the Capital/District Hall) are moved, the Cannons will instantly orient themselves to point away from the Capital/District Hall's new relative location. This remains true even when the Cannons are being upgraded (except that upgrading Cannons always instantaneously point directly away from the Capital/District Hall with no random movement).
The Cannon's barrel expands slightly whenever it shoots.

Clan Capital Buildings
Defensive Buildings	Cannon • Spear Thrower • Air Defense • Capital Hall • Multi Cannon • Bomb Tower • Multi Mortar • Super Wizard Tower • Air Bombs • Rapid Rockets • Crusher • Hidden Mega Tesla • Giant Cannon • Rocket Artillery • Inferno Tower • Blast Bow • Mini-Minion Hive • Reflector • Goblin Thrower (Spear Goblin) • Super Giant Post • Raid Cart Post • Super Dragon Post • Wall Traps: Mine • Mega Mine • Log Trap • Zap Trap • Spear Trap
Army Buildings	Army Camp • Spell Storage Barracks: Super Barbarian Barracks • Sneaky Archer Barracks • Super Giant Barracks • Battle Ram Barracks • Minion Barracks • Super Wizard Barracks • Rocket Balloon Barracks • Skeleton Barrel Barracks • Flying Fortress Yard • Raid Cart Barracks • Power P.E.K.K.A Barracks • Hog Raider Barracks • Super Dragon Barracks • Mountain Golem Quarry • Inferno Dragon Barracks • Super Miner Barracks • Mega Sparky Workshop Spell Factories: Heal Spell Factory • Jump Spell Factory • Lightning Spell Factory • Frost Spell Factory • Rage Spell Factory • Graveyard Spell Factory • Endless Haste Spell Factory
Other Buildings	Capital Hall • District Hall • Airship • Decorations • Houses (Clan House) • Terrain