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For similar building in the Builder Base, see Multi Mortar.
Mortar11

"The Mortar can mow down hordes of enemies by the splash damage from its shell. Don't let enemies get too close to it!"



Mortar1 Mortar2 Mortar3 Mortar4 Mortar5
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5
Mortar6 Mortar7 Mortar8 Mortar9 Mortar10 Mortar11
Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Level 9 Level 10 Level 11
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Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Level 9 Level 10 Level 11

  • Summary
    • Mortars are the player's heavy defenses. Whenever an enemy comes into range, it blasts out an explosive shell that deals area damage.
    • Starting at level 8, the Master Builder in the Builder Base can Gear Up a single Mortar to make it resemble a Multi Mortar. The geared up Mortar will fire its shots in bursts of three.
      • Your Multi Mortar, however, needs to be level 8.
    • Mortars shoot long-range explosive shells every 5 seconds which deal devastating splash damage to every unit within a small radius of the impact point. Their splash damage, combined with their long range, make them deadly weapons against large groups of weaker enemies such as Barbarians, Archers, or Goblins.
    • A Mortar's major disadvantages are its inability to attack troops within its 4-tile blind spot, its low rate of fire and low DPS which makes them less effective against high-health troops.
    • Due to the fact that the Mortar's shell takes a while to reach its target (over a second at maximum range), fast troops like Goblins can easily dodge its attack if they are moving when the Mortar fires.
    • Mortars only target ground enemies.

  • Defensive Strategy
    • Mortars should generally be placed towards the center of your base, preferably behind at least one set of Walls. It's long range allows the Mortar to attack from far behind other structures.
    • Since the Mortar deals heavy splash damage, it can quite rapidly eliminate attacking troops.
    • It is smart to form a triangle or square with your Mortars near the center of your base, as this allows multiple Mortars to attack the same area.
    • At each level, the Mortar can kill a same-level Archer in a single shot. i.e. A level 1 Mortar can one-shot level 1 Archers, level 2 can one-shot level 2 Archers, etc.
    • Putting a Mortar and Wizard Tower together makes a smart pair because the Mortar covers a large area while the Wizard Tower helps protect the Mortar from mass air troops and covers the Mortar's blind spot.
      • However, it is not a very good idea to place the two towers right next to each other (or separated by a single wall), because two or three appropriately leveled Lightning Spells can take them out easily. Try to put another building in between them if possible.
    • It is a good idea to place Mortars near each other, without putting them in the same wall pocket (if possible). When more than one Mortars' range overlaps, it creates a kill-zone where almost no ground troops can survive.
    • Take care when upgrading, as many players use this as a chance to attack. For this reason, it is a good idea to only upgrade one Mortar at a time. However, upgrading all of them at once is also viable, as it gets the upgrades out of the way quickly, leaving you more time to benefit from all Mortars being online and maxed out at your current Town Hall level.
    • A good strategy placement against all types of attacks is putting your mortar by a Wizard Tower and an Air Defense with a storage. The storage acts as a damage sponge, while the defenses will take out hordes of troops.
  • Offensive Strategy

  • Upgrade Differences
    • Mortars undergo significant visual changes at levels 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10.
      • When initially constructed, the Mortar consists of a solid black launcher tube with two half-disc gimbals on each side. It fires a gray stone shell.
      • The level 2 and 3 Mortars grow larger and sport an increasingly wider gold trim on the outer rim of the tube.
      • At level 4, the Mortar's gimbals change to a bright golden color, and it sports a wider, pitted ring of gold trim. Its shell changes to a black stone.
      • At level 5, the Mortars gold rim reaches its greatest width.
      • At level 6, the Mortar's exterior turns entirely golden. Its shell becomes a golden fiery ball.
      • At level 7, the Mortar's exterior reverts to black with golden trim, but acquires a skull on each gimbal (which turn black as well) and bones and another skull on the ground in front of it.
      • At level 8, the Mortar's color becomes metallic, and the barrel's internals glows with what appears to be lava. The golden fiery ball becomes noticeably larger. The gimbal of the mortar also becomes bigger in a somewhat trapezoid shape. Spikes appear on the ring around the top of the mortar, replacing the skulls of the former level.
      • At level 9, the plating becomes white stone, and the barrel gets bigger and more elongated, and gains rifling. The number of spikes on the gimbal is reduced to 3, while the spikes on the rim become one huge spike instead of 5 small ones. There is a gold chain connecting the two halves of the gimbal. The projectile becomes slightly larger, has more bulk to it, and rotates when it flies through the air.
      • At level 10, the gimbal gains red stone, the rifling in the barrel disappears and the glow from the inside of the barrel becomes much more intense. The white stone plating changes pattern slightly and the gaps between the plating glow red.

  • Trivia
    • There is an Achievement called Mortar Mauler that rewards the player for destroying a certain number of Mortars in raids.
    • The Mortar's low Damage per Second is due to its very slow firing speed: 1 shell per 5 seconds. Thus, multiplying its DPS by 5 will give you its damage per shot, which is the important stat for Mortars.
    • Every time a Mortar shell impacts the ground, the screen shakes slightly.
    • The Mortar has the least hit points of all maximum-level Defensive Buildings.
    • The Mortar shell's explosion is so powerful that it knocks back smaller Troops. It is possible that a troop, after getting knocked back, will change their targets depending on the current situation.
    • The Mortar is one of the three Defensive Buildings (along with the Cannon and X-Bow) that rotate themselves to aim at different targets, as the Air Defense is made of rockets, while the others are towers. These three face away from the Town Hall when the village is not under attack.
    • Up until level 6, the even number level Mortars have 3 studs on the rim, and the odd number level Mortars have 1 stud on the rim, except level 1.
    • As of the October 2016 update, Town Hall 11 is the only Town Hall level that has 2 available Mortar upgrades.

Icon Descriptions

Icon InfoTapping this icon displays information about the Mortar, such as Level, Damage Per Second, Hitpoints, Range, Damage Type and Targets.
Icon UpgradeTapping this icon begins upgrading the Mortar to the next level, if you have enough resources and a free Builder (or B.O.B). When the Mortar is at maximum level, this icon is not shown.
Icon HoBTapping this icon instantly upgrades the Mortar to the next level, at the cost of one Hammer of Building if you have one. When the Mortar is at maximum level, or if the Town Hall requirements for the next level are not met, this icon is not shown.
Icon FinishNowTapping 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.
Icon FinishNowBoBTapping 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.
Icon FinishNowBoETapping 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.
Icon BuilderPotionTapping 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.
Icon CancelTapping this icon, which is displayed only while an upgrade is in progress, cancels the current upgrade and refunds half of the upgrade cost.
Icon GearUpTapping this icon gears up the Mortar, if you have upgraded it enough to do so, have enough resources and a free Master Builder. If any Mortar is already geared up, this icon will not appear.
Icon NoGearUpThis icon informs you that the Mortar cannot be geared up because it is insufficiently upgraded. Tapping this icon will tell you the required level to gear up this Mortar. If any Mortar is already geared up, this icon will not appear.
Icon NormalThis icon indicates that the Mortar is currently set to Normal mode, to attack units in the usual manner. Tapping this icon switches the Mortar to Burst mode. This icon only appears when the Mortar is geared up, and is in Normal mode.
Icon BurstThis icon indicates that the Mortar is currently set to Burst mode, to attack units with burst shots. Tapping this icon switches the Mortar to Normal mode. This icon only appears when the Mortar is geared up, and is in Burst mode.




Town Hall Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Number Available 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 4
Town Hall Level 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Number Available 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Size Size
3x3
Level Damage per Second Damage per Shot Hitpoints Cost Gold Build Time Experience Gained Experience Town Hall Level Required
1 4 20 400 8,000 5h 134 3
2 5 25 450 32,000 8h 169 4
3 6 30 500 120,000 16h 240 5
4 7 35 550 400,000 1d 12h 360 6
5 8 40 600 800,000 2d 12h 464 7
6 9 45 650 1,600,000 3d 509 8
7 11 55 700 3,200,000 4d 587 9
8 14 70 750 5,000,000 5d 657 10
9 17 85 800 7,000,000 6d 720 11
10 20 100 850 9,000,000 10d 929 11
11 23 115 900 11,000,000 14d 1,099 12
Level Damage per Second Damage per Shot Hitpoints Cost Gold Build Time Experience Gained Experience Town Hall Level Required
1 N/A N/A 400 8,000 5h 134 3
2 N/A N/A 450 32,000 8h 169 4
3 N/A N/A 500 120,000 16h 240 5
4 N/A N/A 550 400,000 1d 12h 360 6
5 N/A N/A 600 800,000 2d 12h 464 7
6 N/A N/A 650 1,600,000 3d 509 8
7 N/A N/A 700 3,200,000 4d 587 9
8 10 23.3 750 5,000,000 5d 657 10
9 12 28.3 800 7,000,000 6d 720 11
10 14 33.3 850 9,000,000 10d 929 11
11 16 38.3 900 11,000,000 14d 1,099 12
Gear Up Cost Gold Gear Up Time Time Home Village Mortar Level Required Level Multi Mortar Level Required Level
8,000,000 14 days 8 8
Range Attack Speed Damage Type Unit Type Targeted
4-11 5s Splash - 1.5 tiles Ground
Range Attack Speed Damage Type Unit Type Targeted
4-11 three-shot volley every 7 seconds (?) Splash - 1.5 tiles Ground

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