Cannon

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

Cannons are a single-target defense building capable of targeting only ground troops.

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

Content

1. 1. Cannon Explained
2. 2. Gear Up: Burst Mode
3. 3. Range
4. 4. Upgrading Cannons
5. 5. Tips & Tricks
6. 6. Number Available
7. 7. Stats
8. 8. Gear Up Stats
9. 9. Upgrade Chart
10. 10. Upgrade Images

Cannon Explained

Cannon is a single-target, high damage defense capable of targeting only ground troops.

They are strong defenses against Giants and Barbarians on lower Town Hall levels. As you upgrade your Town Hall and unlock better troops, this defense loses importance, but it still has moderate damage even on Town Hall 13, causing great damage to Heroes.

Gear Up: Burst Mode

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

Unlocked from level 7, you must have a Double Cannon level 4 on your Builder Base. This upgrade adds the option of transforming it on a "double cannon", doubling the damage but reducing the range.

It is currently possible to "Gear Up" only one Cannon.

Range

Cannons have a range of 9 tiles and don't have any dead-zone around.

If you choose to "Gear Up" this defense, the range is decreased to 7 tiles in exchange of higher damage.

Upgrading Cannons

Upgrading the Cannon improves its damage and hit points.

Starting on level 7 you can "Gear Up" one Cannon.

Tips & Tricks

On lower levels they are very important defenses, being the best defense against strong ground troops until you unlock X-Bows on Town Hall 9.

Placing Cannons close together can be a good idea on higher Town Hall levels. Even though they lose importance as you progress on the game, having 2 or 3 Cannons close can cause a significant amount of damage on Heroes, enough to give the Queen Walk some trouble.

Cannons are capable of targeting only ground troops, to they can be easily destroyed by air troops such as Minions, Balloons and Dragons.

Number Available

Stats

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

Gear Up Stats

Range	Attack Speed	Damage Type	Unit Type Targeted
7	four-shot volley every 1.6 seconds	Single Target	Ground

Gear Up Cost	Gear Up Time	Home Village Cannon Level Required	Double Cannon Level Required
1,500,000	2 days	7	4

Upgrade Chart

Level	Damage per Second	Damage per Shot	Hitpoints	Build Cost	Build Time	Experience Gained	Town Hall Level Required
1	9	7.2	420	250	10s	3	1
2	11	8.8	470	1,000	15m	30	1
3	15	12	520	4,000	45m	51	2
4	19	15.2	570	16,000	1h	60	3
5	25	20	620	50,000	4h	120	4
6	31	24.8	670	100,000	8h	169	5
7	40	32	730	200,000	8h	169	6
8	48	38.4	800	400,000	12h	207	7
9	56	44.8	880	800,000	12h	207	8
10	64	51.2	960	1,000,000	1d	293	8
11	74	59.2	1,060	2,000,000	1d 12h	360	9
12	87	69.6	1,160	3,000,000	2d	415	10
13	100	80	1,260	4,000,000	3d	509	10
14	110	88	1,380	5,500,000	5d	657	11
15	118	94.4	1,500	7,000,000	6d	720	11
16	125	100	1,620	10,000,000	9d	881	12
17	132	105.6	1,740	12,000,000	12d	1,018	12
18	139	111.2	1,870	15,000,000	16d	1,138	13

Upgrade Images

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