- For the smaller analogue, see Bomb.
- For the Builder Base version, see Mega Mine/Builder Base.
- For the Clan Capital version, see Mega Mine/Clan Capital.
Level 1 & 2
Level 3 & 4
Level 5 & 6
Level 7 & 8
Level 9 & 10
Summary
- The Giant Bomb is unlocked at Town Hall level 6. Like the Bomb, the Giant Bomb explodes when an enemy comes into proximity. It is essentially a much more powerful (and expensive) version of the Bomb. This deals splash damage to all enemies within a 3-4 tile radius, depending on the Giant Bomb's level.
- Once activated, the Giant Bomb must be re-armed in order to be a part of the next defense. Doing so is free and occurs automatically once the player logs into the game.
- Giant Bombs can do serious damage to moderate-health troops, such as low-level Giants or Hog Riders and usually instantly kill low-health troops such as Barbarians, Archers, Goblins, and Wizards.
Strategies
Defensive Strategy
- If you love using Giant Bombs and you want to get a good amount of troops with it, place it where you commonly see a large amount of troops deployed when you are being attacked.
- A Giant Bomb takes up the same amount of space (2×2) as a Hidden Tesla. If you have multiple places where your Hidden Teslas could spawn, placing Giant Bombs in the others can be an effective strategy. Your enemy may decide that the area is safe once they do not trigger a Hidden Tesla, then spawn additional troops, which will all be blown up by the Giant Bomb.
- Be cautious when upgrading the Giant Bomb, as this will reveal its location to future attackers. Combat this by relocating it during the upgrade period. As with any other Trap, Giant Bombs cannot be triggered during an upgrade.
- Some players place their Giant Bombs on the outside of their bases, to ensure that troops will trigger them early, helping to prevent 50% destruction. The best place to put outside Giant Bombs is behind external buildings, but in front of external Walls. This ensures that troops will get grouped up while destroying the external building, after which the bomb triggers, destroying many troops at once.
- Other players prefer to place the Giant Bomb further into their bases to act as a trap for Hog Rider and Giant groups. Placing them between two Defensive Buildings ensures that the Giants and Hog Riders will be closely grouped before triggering the bomb.
Offensive Strategy
- Try to trigger them with a single expendable troop such as a Barbarian (or a Goblin if it is near resource buildings) if you can; drop them one by one near 2×2 spaces in an attempt to trigger them as to prevent further losses in your army.
- Use a Healing Spell to heal your remaining troops, especially if you're a lower level using Giant attacking strategy after they trigger a Giant Bomb.
- When you see a Giant Bomb about to explode, don't deploy more troops near it as they will explode too, because the Giant Bomb has a time between when it explodes.
- Try using a Hero or a troop with lots of hitpoints such as a P.E.K.K.A or Golem to trigger the Giant Bomb as they will not take much damage compared to their overall health.
- Don't use the Barbarian King or Archer Queen's abilities when they trigger a Giant Bomb, as they will blow up the summoned troops. Likewise, it is best to avoid doing the same when approaching a suspicious empty space, lest a Giant Bomb appears.
Upgrade Differences
- Giant Bombs undergo significant visual changes at level 3, 5, and 7.
- When first placed, the Giant Bomb consists of a single big Bomb tied together to three barrels of gunpowder with a single round of rope.
- At level 3, five sticks of dynamite are placed between the bomb and barrels of gunpowder.
- At level 5, the big bomb gets golden rings and spikes to resemble a level 7 Bomb, the dynamites get slightly larger, and the barrels of gunpowder also gain golden rings with spikes.
- At level 7, the small barrel at the bottom gets replaced with a large bomb looking identical to the one at the top of the set, but slightly smaller. The front dynamites have been slightly shifted.
- At level 9, the entire layout of the bomb is shifted. There are now 4 barrels of gunpowder and 4 significantly larger dynamite sticks. The giant bomb's top ring is now thicker with 4 spikes across it, and its middle ring now has 8 spikes. As for the layout, the giant bomb is now in the middle, and the barrels of gunpowder are in the corners of the layout, with the dynamite in the middle of the barrels.
Statistics
Gold Pass modifiers
Input Gold Pass boosts to modify the statistics in the tables below accordingly
ApplyReset |
Town Hall Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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Number Available | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Town Hall Level | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Number Available | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Size |
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2x2 |
Level |
Damage |
Damage Radius |
Cost |
Build Time |
Experience Gained |
Town Hall Level Required |
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1 | 175 | 3 tiles | 12,500 | N/A | N/A | 6 |
2 | 200 | 3.5 tiles | 75,000 | 3h | 103 | 6 |
3 | 225 | 3.5 tiles | 480,000 | 12h | 207 | 8 |
4 | 250 | 4 tiles | 1,500,000 | 18h | 254 | 10 |
5 | 275 | 4 tiles | 2,000,000 | 1d | 293 | 11 |
6 | 325 | 4 tiles | 2,500,000 | 2d 18h | 487 | 13 |
7 | 375 | 4 tiles | 3,500,000 | 4d 18h | 640 | 13 |
8 | 400 | 4 tiles | 6,500,000 | 8d 18h | 869 | 14 |
9 | 425 | 4 tiles | 10,500,000 | 11d 18h | 974 | 15 |
10 | 450 | 4 tiles | 12,000,000 | 12d 18h | 1,039 | 16 |
Trigger Radius |
Damage Type |
Unit Type Targeted |
Favorite Target |
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2 tiles | Area Splash | Ground | None |
Unarmed Giant Bombs
Level 1
Level 3
Level 5
Level 7
Level 9
Icon Descriptions
Tapping this icon displays information about the Giant Bomb, such as Level, Damage Type and Targets. | |
Tapping this icon begins upgrading the Giant Bomb to the next level, if you have enough resources and a free Builder (or B.O.B). When the Giant Bomb is at maximum level, this icon is not shown. | |
Tapping this icon instantly upgrades the Giant Bomb to the next level, at the cost of one Hammer of Building if you have one. When the Giant Bomb 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. | |
History
Patch | Description |
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August 2, 2012 | Introduction of the Giant Bomb, with no levels and 3 of them to build. |
August 30, 2012 | The Giant Bomb is now visible when visiting own clan members. This also affected other traps. |
September 19, 2012 | Improved the Giant Bomb's lit fuse visual effect. |
October 15, 2012 | Giant Bombs and other traps are no longer visible during a defense replay. |
February 5, 2013 | The Giant Bomb now shows its trigger radius by simply tapping it. |
November 6, 2013 |
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July 3, 2014 | Allowed the Giant Bomb to do 1.5x normal damage to Hog Riders. |
October 12, 2016 | Removed the ability from the Giant Bomb to do 1.5x the damage to Hog Riders. |
March 5, 2018 | Added the level 5 Giant Bomb. |
June 11, 2018 | Added an additional Giant Bomb at Town Hall 12. |
April 2, 2019 | Removed re-arm costs for the Giant Bomb entirely (as with all traps and reloadable defenses), instead automatically re-arming after logging into the game. |
December 9, 2019 | Added the level 6 Giant Bomb. |
December 7, 2020 | Added the level 7 Giant Bomb. |
June 15, 2021 | Added the level 8 Giant Bomb. |
June 12, 2023 | Added the level 9 Giant Bomb. |
December 12, 2023 |
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Trivia
- When the Giant Bomb explodes, it leaves a black scorched mark in the grass, similar to the Bomb. However, the scorch mark lasts for about 1 minute and 40 seconds, compared to that of the Bomb, which lasts only a few seconds.
- The level 2 and 4 upgrades increase its explosion radius, but don't change its visual appearance. In contrast, the level 3 and 5 upgrades change its visual appearance but don't increase its explosion radius.
- The Giant Bomb, Bomb, and Spring Trap are the oldest traps in the game.
- The Giant Bomb has the largest trap size in the Home Village. (2×2)
- The Giant Bomb and the Bomb under the Bomb Tower have similar components, and do similar area damage as well.
- Giant Bombs deal knock-back like Bombs to small troops. However, this is often noticeable under one of two circumstances: either a high-leveled smaller troop such as a Barbarian survives a low-leveled Giant Bomb, or if they are protected by the Grand Warden's Eternal Tome ability.
Home Village Buildings | |
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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 • Ricochet Cannon • Multi-Archer Tower • Giga Tesla • Giga Inferno (TH13 • TH14 • TH15 • TH16) • Wall Traps: Bomb • Spring Trap • Air Bomb • Giant Bomb • Seeking Air Mine • Skeleton Trap • Tornado Trap |
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 • Dark Spell Factory • Blacksmith • Workshop • Barbarian King Altar • Archer Queen Altar • Grand Warden Altar • Royal Champion Altar • Pet House |
Other Buildings | Boat • Airship • Forge • Decorations • Obstacles • Loot Cart • Strongman's Caravan • Super Sauna • Builder's Hut • B.O.B's Hut |