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    Mortar

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

    Mortars are a splash damage defensive building capable of targeting only ground troops.

    Unlocked on Town Hall 3, it's one of the original defenses of the game, introduced in 2012.

    Mortar Explained

    Mortar is a long-range defense capable of making splash-damage on ground troops.

    Its attack consists of blasting an explosive shell far away, causing splash-damage upon impact.

    The impact is so strong that knocks back small troops, making them stop the attack for a short period. This might also make them target another building.

    With a 5 seconds fire rate, this is a very slow defense and you can easily predict when the next shot is coming when deploying troops.

    This is a powerful defense on lower levels, but as you upgrade your Town Hall to level 10 and higher, better defenses are unlocked and the Mortar slowly loses importance.

    This defense is often compared to Wizard Towers because of the splash-damage. However, the Mortars makes less damage, targets only ground troops, have a larger radius with a dead-zone around.

    Range and Dead-Zone

    This defense has a range of 4-11. It can reach enemy troops up to 11 tiles away but has a dead-zone of 4 tiles around.

    Once a troop gets inside the dead-zone, the Mortar can longer aim at them.

    Gear Up: Burst Mode

    Burst Mode. The range remains the same and the damage is slightly increased.

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

    Unlocked from level 8, you must have a Multi Mortar level 8 on your Builder Base. This upgrade adds the option to shoot bursts of three explosive shells. The range remains the same and the overall damage is slightly increased.

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

    Upgrading Mortars

    Upgrading the Mortar improves its damage and hit points.

    Tips & Tricks

    When using Wall Breakers, always check for the Mortar. A single shot will always kill all Wall Breakers; however, with a fire rate of 5 seconds, you can easily predict when the next shot is coming and deploy the Wall Breakers at the right time.

    On lower levels (up to Town Hall 10), always place Mortars inside your village. This placement can prevent the enemy from getting inside its dead-zone too soon on the attack.

    It is extremely effective against Archers and Barbarians, making it one of the best defenses until you unlock the X-Bow and Inferno Tower on higher Town Hall levels.

    A good tactic against Mortars and Wizard Towers is to create distractions with stronger troops. These defenses are only powerful against large quantity weak units, so it's a good idea to lure these defenses with Giants, P.E.K.K.As and Golems.

    The Mortars can always kill Archers of the same level with a single shot.

    When attacking make sure you don't group all units too close together. This makes them more vulnerable to Mortars and Wizard Towers.

    Town Hall Level

    Level12345678910111213141516
    Number Available--11123444444444

    Stats

    Alt Attack RangeAttack RangeAttack SpeedBuild ResourceBuilding TypeDamage RadiusGearUpLevelRequirementGround TargetsMin Attack Range
    --GearUpLevelRequirement
    1,1001,1005,000GoldDefense15071400

    Size

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    33

    Upgrade Stats

    LevelBuild CostBuild TimeDPSAltDPSHitpointsTown Hall Level
    -AltDPS
    15,0000d 3h484003
    225,0000d 6h594504
    3100,0000d 12h6115005
    4200,0000d 18h7135506
    5300,0001d 0h9176007
    6560,0002d 0h11206508
    71,300,0002d 12h15277009
    81,900,0002d 12h203780010
    92,500,0003d 0h254795011
    103,500,0003d 0h30561,10011
    115,800,0007d 0h35641,30012
    126,500,0007d 0h38701,50012
    138,200,0007d 12h42771,70013
    1415,000,00012d 0h48881,95014
    1519,000,00013d 12h54992,15015
    1619,500,00014d 12h601102,30016

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