Archer Tower

"Archer Towers have a much longer range than Cannons, and unlike Cannons, they can attack flying enemies."

Archer Towers are a single-target defensive building, capable of targeting air and ground troops.

Unlocked on Town Hall 2, it is one of the original defenses of the game, introduced in 2012.

Content

1. 1. Archer Tower Explained
2. 2. Gear Up: Fast Attack Mode
3. 3. Range
4. 4. Upgrading Archer Towers
5. 5. Tips & Tricks
6. 6. Number Available
7. 7. Stats
8. 8. Upgrade Chart
9. 9. Gear Up Stats
10. 10. Gear Up Upgrade Chart
11. 11. Upgrade Images

Archer Tower Explained

The Archer Tower is a rapid-fire single-target defensive building, dealing low to moderate damage to air and ground troops.

This is one of the first defenses unlocked on the game and it's quite strong on lower levels, but as you progress on the game and upgrade your Town Hall and troops, it slowly loses importance to stronger defenses.

Gear Up: Fast Attack Mode

The Archer Tower is one of the three defenses that can be "geared up", among with the Cannon and Mortar. Gear Up Defenses adds an extra configuration option to the defense.

Unlocked from level 7, you must have an Archer Tower level 6 on your Builder Base. This will add a "fast attack" mode that increases the damage in exchange for a shorter range, similar to the Archer Tower from the Builder Base.

It is currently possible to "Gear Up" only one Archer Tower.

Range

The Archer Tower has a large range of 10 tiles.

If you "gear up" the Archer Tower, the range is reduced to 7 tiles in exchange for more damage per second.

Upgrading Archer Towers

Upgrading the Archer Tower improves its damage and hit points.

Starting on level 7 you can "gear up" a single Tower as long as you have an Archer Tower level 6 on the Builder Base.

Tips & Tricks

With a large range and capable of targeting air and ground units, the Archer Tower is usually placed near the edges of the village to protect the buildings outside the walls and prevent an easy funneling.

With a fire-rate of only 0.5s, it is one of the fastest defenses on the game, making it very powerful against smaller troops that are used in large quantities.

If you are attacking with stronger troops, such as Giants and Golems, you should worry more about Cannons as they are more powerful.

Number Available

Stats

Range	Attack Speed	Damage Type	Unit Type Targeted
10	0.5s	Single Target	Ground & Air

Upgrade Chart

Level	Damage per Second	Damage per Shot	Hitpoints	Cost	Build Time	Experience Gained	Town Hall Level Required
1	11	5.5	380	1,000	1m	7	2
2	15	7.5	420	2,000	30m	42	2
3	19	9.5	460	5,000	45m	51	3
4	25	12.5	500	20,000	3h	103	4
5	30	15	540	80,000	8h	169	5
6	35	17.5	580	180,000	18h	169	5
7	42	21	630	360,000	12h	207	6
8	48	24	690	720,000	12h	207	7
9	56	28	750	1,000,000	16h	240	8
10	63	31.5	810	1,500,000	1d	293	8
11	70	35	890	2,000,000	1d 12h	360	9
12	75	37.5	970	3,000,000	2d	415	10
13	80	40	1,050	4,000,000	3d	509	10
14	92	46	1,130	5,500,000	6d	720	11
15	104	52	1,230	7,000,000	8d	831	11
16	116	58	1,330	10,000,000	10d	929	12
17	122	61	1,430	12,000,000	12d	1,018	12

Gear Up Stats

Gear Up Cost	Gear Up Time	Home Village Archer Tower Level Required	Builder Base Archer Tower Level Required
4,000,000	7 days	10	6

Range	Attack Speed	Damage Type	Unit Type Targeted
7	0.25s	Single Target	Ground & Air

Gear Up Upgrade Chart

Level	Damage per Second	Damage per Shot
1	N/A	N/A
2	N/A	N/A
3	N/A	N/A
4	N/A	N/A
5	N/A	N/A
6	N/A	N/A
7	N/A	N/A
8	N/A	N/A
9	N/A	N/A
10	130	32.5
11	150	37.5
12	172	43
13	196	49
14	220	55
15	240	60
16	260	65

Upgrade Images

Level 1	Level 2
Level 3	Level 4
Level 5	Level 6
Long Range:	Fast Attack:
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