Town Hall 16
Town Hall 16 has no headline hero and no dramatic new mechanic, which is exactly why players underrate it. What it has is the Multi-Archer Tower, the Ricochet Cannon, and a set of merged-building upgrades that quietly make every base at this level considerably harder than the same base one Town Hall lower.
What actually changes at TH16
The Multi-Archer Tower and Ricochet Cannon are the new defences, and both follow the same design idea: one building doing the work of two, covering more angles than the footprint suggests. Bases become denser rather than wider, which means fewer safe pathing lanes for ground troops.
Merged defences change base layouts noticeably. Space that used to hold two separate buildings now holds one stronger one, so the gaps you relied on for funnelling at TH15 are frequently not there any more.
The Pet House reaches level 10 with the Spirit Fox and Angry Jelly, the Laboratory reaches 14, and the Clan Castle reaches 12.
Upgrade order
Laboratory, Clan Castle and Pet House first, then Army Camps, then the two new defences, then everything else. TH16 is an unusually good level to catch up on anything you skipped: with no hero unlock competing for attention, hero levels can run uninterrupted while builders clear a long backlog.
Army to run
Root Riders remain excellent and Super Archer blimp attacks are strong into the denser layouts. The main adjustment is funnelling — merged buildings mean your funnel troops die faster and cover less ground, so budget more for the funnel than you did at TH15.
How long TH16 takes
Six to eight months. Because nothing dramatic unlocks, this is the level where disciplined players close the gap on rushed accounts, and where rushed accounts stall out completely against bases they cannot three-star.
Common mistakes at TH16
- Treating TH16 as a stepping stone and rushing through it. Without a hero unlock to wait on, it is the cheapest level to actually finish.
- Reusing TH15 funnels unchanged. Merged defences break them.
- Leaving hero equipment at the levels you set three Town Halls ago.
How to unlock TH16
15MFinish these before you can upgrade to Town Hall 16:
Spell Tower2× built
MonolithMust be built- HHHero HallLevel 9
New at Town Hall 16
Multi-Archer Tower×2
Ricochet Cannon×2Defenses
| Building | Available | Max level | Upgrades unlocked at TH16 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Air Defense | 4 | 14(was 13) |
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 Bomb Tower | 2 | 11(was 10) |
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 Hidden Tesla | 5 | 15(was 14) |
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 Inferno Tower | 3 | 10(was 9) |
|
 Monolith | 1 | 3(was 2) |
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 Mortar | 4 | 16(was 15) |
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Multi-Archer Tower New | 2 | 2 |
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Ricochet Cannon New | 2 | 2 |
|
 Scattershot | 2 | 5(was 4) |
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 Wizard Tower | 5 | 16(was 15) |
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 X-Bow | 4 | 11(was 10) |
|
 Air Sweeper | 2 | 7 | — |
 Archer Tower | 4 | 21 | — |
 Cannon | 3 | 21 | — |
 Spell Tower | 2 | 3 | — |
Traps
| Building | Available | Max level | Upgrades unlocked at TH16 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Air Bomb | 7 | 11(was 10) |
|
 Bomb | 8 | 12(was 11) |
|
 Giant Bomb | 7 | 10(was 9) |
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 Seeking Air Mine | 8 | 6(was 5) |
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 Spring Trap | 9 | 11(was 10) |
|
 Skeleton Trap | 4 | 4 | — |
 Tornado Trap | 1 | 3 | — |
Resources
| Building | Available | Max level | Upgrades unlocked at TH16 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dark Elixir Drill | 3 | 11(was 10) |
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 Dark Elixir Storage | 1 | 11(was 10) |
|
 Elixir Collector | 7 | 17(was 16) |
|
 Elixir Storage | 4 | 17(was 16) |
|
 Gold Mine | 7 | 17(was 16) |
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 Gold Storage | 4 | 17(was 16) |
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Army
| Building | Available | Max level | Upgrades unlocked at TH16 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Barracks | 1 | 18(was 17) |
|
 Blacksmith | 1 | 9(was 8) |
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 Clan Castle | 1 | 12(was 11) |
|
 Dark Barracks | 1 | 13(was 12) |
|
 Laboratory | 1 | 14(was 13) |
|
 Pet House | 1 | 10(was 8) |
|
 Spell Factory | 1 | 9(was 8) |
|
 Workshop | 1 | 8(was 7) |
|
 Army Camp | 4 | 12 | — |
 Dark Spell Factory | 1 | 8 | — |
Walls
| Building | Available | Max level | Upgrades unlocked at TH16 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wall | 325 | 17(was 16) |
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