Clash of Clans Troop Tier List 2026: Best Troops Ranked

The Home Village in Clash of Clans now features more than 30 regular troops and 17 Super Troops. Their strength, suitable Town Hall levels, attack strategies, and difficulty vary significantly, so raw damage stats alone cannot show which troops are truly worth upgrading first.

This Clash of Clans troop tier list evaluates the current high-Town-Hall meta, Clan Wars, and Clan War League performance. It ranks regular Home Village troops and Super Troops together across S, A, B, C, and D tiers. Use the full ranking, S-Tier analysis, attack-type recommendations, and upgrade priorities to find troops that suit your Town Hall level and preferred strategies.

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Clash of Clans Troop Tier List 2026

This COC troop tier list focuses on high-Town-Hall Home Village attacks. It includes regular Home Village troops and all 17 Super Troops that can be activated long term, but excludes Heroes, Pets, Spells, Siege Machines, and temporary event troops.

Each tier reflects the overall value of regular troops and Super Troops as parts of a complete attack strategy. S-Tier units can define the main attack plan, A-Tier and B-Tier units usually depend on specific combinations, while C-Tier and D-Tier units are more often used for funneling, opening walls, cleanup, or specialized tasks.

Tier	Regular & Super Troops
S	Super Wall Breaker	Dragon Rider	Thrower	Healer	Furnace
	Super Witch	Super Archer	Super Yeti
A	Dragon	Meteor Golem	Electro Dragon	Root Rider	Druid	Balloon
	Apprentice Warden
	Super Bowler	Super Dragon	Super Hog Rider	Super Miner	Super Wizard
B	Hog Rider	Miner	P.E.K.K.A	Yeti	Electro Titan	Witch
	Bowler	Lava Hound	Headhunter	Ice Golem
	Rocket Balloon	Inferno Dragon	Super Minion	Ice Hound	Sneaky Goblin	Super Giant
C	Golem	Valkyrie	Wizard	Baby Dragon	Giant	Wall Breaker
	Goblin	Minion
	Super Barbarian	Super Valkyrie
D	Barbarian	Archer

In the current meta, Dragon Riders, Throwers, Healers, Furnaces, Super Witches, Super Archers, and Super Yetis offer particularly strong tactical value. Super Troops are ranked by their performance within complete army compositions, not automatically placed higher because of their enhanced stats.

Super Troop rankings also depend on their battlefield roles. For example, Super Wall Breakers provide reliable wall access, while Sneaky Goblins excel at farming and setup. These are primarily utility units, whereas Super Witches, Super Archers, and Super Yetis can serve as the core of an entire army.

S-Tier Troops Explained

S-Tier contains the most competitive Clash of Clans best troops in the current meta, including both regular troops and Super Troops. These units fit established high-Town-Hall armies and can deliver consistent three-star potential with suitable Heroes, Spells, and Siege Machines.

Troop	Best Uses	Why S-Tier
S-TIERDragon Rider	Air Attacks Defense Removal	It prioritizes defensive buildings and follows relatively predictable pathing, helping Dragon armies remove key defenses quickly. Despite reductions to its highest-level stats, it remains an important damage dealer in air strategies.
S-TIERThrower	Ranged Damage Healer Armies	Its long attack range enables consistent damage from behind frontline and healing units. Paired with Healers, Heroes, and tanks, Throwers can sustain a powerful push through compact bases.
S-TIERHealer	Healing Queen Charge	Healers do not attack buildings, but their continuous healing greatly extends the survival of the Archer Queen, Throwers, and other ground cores. Many high-Town-Hall strategies rely on Healers for setup or sustained pushes.
S-TIERFurnace	Continuous Summoning Flank Pressure	It creates continuous battlefield pressure through repeated summons and draws defensive fire away from the main army. Correct placement matters, but Furnace provides excellent overall value within an established strategy.
S-TIERSuper Witch	Ground Core Summon Push	The Super Witch summons a Big Boy that absorbs heavy damage and creates space for Heroes and backline units. Her 2026 stat buffs further improved her consistency in high-Town-Hall ground armies.
S-TIERSuper Archer	Ranged Damage Battle Blimp Core Strike	Her exceptional range and piercing damage work in both main pushes and Battle Blimp attacks against the Town Hall and core defenses. Her ceiling is very high, but precise Invisibility Spell timing is required.
S-TIERSuper Yeti	Ground Push Core Burst	High hit points, reliable melee damage, and ranged Yetimite attacks allow Super Yeti to serve as both a frontline unit and a damage dealer. It is well suited to high-Town-Hall smash attacks and targeted core removal.

How This Clash of Clans Troop Tier List Is Ranked

This ranking does not compare damage or hit points alone. Every troop is evaluated across five areas:

• Current Meta Performance: Recent usage and results in high-Town-Hall Clan Wars, Clan War Leagues, and popular army compositions.
• Three-Star Potential: Whether the troop can break through core defenses, secure the Town Hall, complete cleanup, or raise the army’s three-star ceiling.
• Base Adaptability: Performance against ring bases, compartment bases, compact layouts, and open layouts, plus vulnerability to specific defenses.
• Army Compatibility: Whether the troop fits several established armies or depends on a fixed combination of Heroes, Spells, and Siege Machines.
• Consistency: How easily players can control pathing, how much room there is for error, and whether the troop performs reliably under normal execution.

Higher-ranked troops generally have the following qualities:

• They consistently appear in popular high-Town-Hall armies.
• They perform well against bases at the same Town Hall level.
• They do more than secure two stars and noticeably improve three-star success rates.
• They can help break the core, secure the Town Hall, or finish cleanup.
• They can handle several common base layouts without being completely shut down by one defense or trap.

Best Clash of Clans Troops by Attack Type

The overall ranking shows each troop’s general strength, but your actual army should match the attack type you plan to use. The sections below highlight stronger choices for air attacks, ground attacks, support roles, and farming.

Best Troops for Air Attacks

Air attacks require a balance of primary damage, funneling, and efficient removal of air-targeting defenses.

Troop	Role	Why It Works
Dragon Rider	Core Defense Removal	Prioritizes defensive buildings and works with Dragons to push quickly through key defensive areas.
Dragon	Primary Air Unit	Offers a balanced mix of hit points and area damage with a straightforward army concept suitable for different skill levels.
Balloon	Burst Damage	Deals high damage to defenses, serves as the main damage source in LavaLoon, and adds firepower to other air armies.
Electro Dragon	Chain Damage	Threatens compact bases with chain damage and has a relatively low execution barrier, but spaced layouts reduce its effectiveness.
Lava Hound	Air Tank	Absorbs Air Defense fire and other anti-air damage, creating safer damage windows for Balloons.

Best Troops for Ground Attacks

Ground attacks rely more heavily on wall access, pathing, and coordination between frontline and backline units. Simply stacking high-hit-point troops rarely produces consistent results against complex high-Town-Hall bases.

Troop	Role	Why It Works
Thrower	Ranged Core Damage	Provides sustained building damage behind Healers and frontline units, making it well suited to coordinated ground pushes.
Meteor Golem	Tank and Split Pressure	Provides strong durability, while its split units continue applying pressure. Recent buffs restored some of its competitiveness.
Root Rider	Wall Access and Frontline	Reduces the risk of ground troops being blocked by Walls and helps Heroes and backline units move directly into the base.
Electro Titan	Area Cleanup	Its electric aura clears Skeletons and low-hit-point units, providing consistent value in specific ground armies.

Best Support Troops

Support troops may not deal the highest damage, but they can protect the main force, improve pathing, or increase the army’s overall survivability.

Troop	Main Function	How to Use
Healer	Sustained Healing	Supports the Archer Queen, Throwers, and other ground cores, but must avoid entering anti-air range too early.
Druid	Healing and Transformation	Provides healing early, then transforms into a frontline fighter, making it suitable for pushes that need sustained recovery.
Apprentice Warden	Hit Point Boost	Works well behind high-hit-point ground troops, but army count must be controlled to avoid using too much housing space.
Ice Golem	Tank and Freeze	Freezes nearby defenses when defeated, giving Heroes or the main ground force extra time to deal damage.
Headhunter	Hero Removal	Deploy when the main army approaches enemy Heroes. Most armies only need a small number.

Best Troops for Farming

Farming has different goals from Clan Wars. Farming armies prioritize speed, resource-building targeting, and efficient removal of outside buildings.

Troop	Advantage	Limitation
Goblin	Resource Building Targeting	Efficiently collects exposed resources, but low hit points make it difficult to break through a high-damage core alone.
Baby Dragon	Solo Funneling	Deals strong damage when deployed alone, but its housing cost makes unplanned mass deployment inefficient.
Miner	Bypasses Walls	Moves underground to reach inner resource areas, but requires Healing Spells against heavy area damage.
Archer	Ranged Cleanup	Can remove corner buildings and outside collectors, but extremely low hit points make it vulnerable to area damage.

Which Clash of Clans Troops Should You Upgrade First?

If Laboratory time is limited, first choose an attack strategy you plan to use long term. Upgrade its primary damage troops first, followed by essential support and utility units. High-Town-Hall players should invest around an established air or ground strategy, while lower-Town-Hall players should complete one stable, easy-to-use army before spreading upgrades across multiple options.

Player Stage	First Priority		Second Priority		Third Priority
High-Town-Hall Players	Dragon Rider High-Town-Hall Air Core	→	Thrower Ranged Ground Core	→	Super Wall Breaker Wall Access and Setup
Low- to Mid-Town-Hall Players	Dragon Stable and Beginner-Friendly	→	Hog Rider Fast Ground Attacks	→	Healer Healing

High-Town-Hall players can prioritize Dragon Riders and Dragons, or build a long-term ground core around Throwers and Healers. Lower-Town-Hall players do not need to upgrade every troop evenly. Completing a dependable main army such as Dragons or Electro Dragons before adding the relevant support troops creates a more sustainable progression path.

Super Troops cannot be upgraded separately because their levels scale with their regular versions. Super Wall Breakers and Sneaky Goblins are not primary damage dealers, but they provide significant value for wall access, attack setup, and farming. Upgrade their regular versions as needed after completing your main army.

What Changed in the 2026 Clash of Clans Meta?

Dragon and Dragon Rider armies became one of the most common high-Town-Hall air strategies. Later adjustments reduced the Dragon Rider’s hit points and damage at higher levels, but its defense-targeting role remained unchanged, keeping it near the top of the ranking.

Thrower and Healer ground armies also achieved high usage. Throwers provide sustained ranged damage behind a frontline, while Healers extend the life of the core units. Together, they form one of the more established options in the current high-Town-Hall meta.

Meanwhile, Hog Riders, Miners, P.E.K.K.As, and Meteor Golems received buffs of varying strength. These changes improved their viability, but they have not fully replaced Dragon armies or Thrower-based strategies.

Final Thoughts

This Clash of Clans tier list highlights the strongest troops in the current meta, but army choices should also consider base design, funneling, Hero Equipment, Spell timing, and player skill.

Dragon Riders, Throwers, Healers, Furnaces, Super Witches, Super Archers, and Super Yetis currently offer strong overall value. Rankings may change with balance updates, new troops, and Town Hall levels.

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FAQ

What Is the Best Troop in Clash of Clans?

Dragon Rider is one of the strongest all-around troops in the current high-Town-Hall meta. It prioritizes defensive buildings, follows relatively predictable pathing, and combines high hit points with reliable damage. It is also easier to use than many more execution-heavy options and fits several established air armies.

What Is the Best Clash of Clans Troop for Beginners?

Dragons and Electro Dragons have straightforward army concepts, making them suitable for learning funneling, pathing, and Spell timing. Electro Dragons can also generate strong chain-damage value against tightly packed bases.

Which Clash of Clans Troops Are Most Worth Upgrading?

High-Town-Hall players can prioritize Dragons, Dragon Riders, Throwers, and Healers. The final order should match your preferred strategy, along with the Spells, Heroes, and utility troops required by that army.

How Often Is This COC Troop Tier List Updated?

The ranking is updated after major balance changes or the release of new regular troops, Super Troops, or Town Hall levels. All 17 Super Troops available through the Super Sauna are included, while temporary event troops are excluded.

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