Town Hall 17
Town Hall 17 brings the Minion Prince, the Firespitter and the Multi-Gear Tower. It is the first Town Hall in a long while to add a hero, and as always a new hero means a long stretch where your army is temporarily worse than the level you just left.
What actually changes at TH17
The Minion Prince joins as a fifth hero. A fifth hero sounds purely additive, but it also means a fifth Dark Elixir sink and a fifth upgrade that competes for the same hero downtime — plan for your other four to progress more slowly than they did at TH16.
The Firespitter and Multi-Gear Tower arrive as new defences, along with the Giga Bomb. The Giga Bomb in particular changes clean-up: pushes that used to survive a bad trap trigger no longer do.
You also gain a second Multi-Archer Tower and a second Ricochet Cannon, which matters more than the new buildings do — duplicating a strong defence is usually harder to attack into than adding a novel one.
Laboratory 15, Clan Castle 13 and Army Camps 13 continue the upward march.
Upgrade order
Laboratory and Clan Castle first. Then Army Camps, then the Minion Prince alongside your other heroes, then the Giga Bomb and the new defences. Do not stop your existing four heroes to focus on the new one — the fifth hero is an addition to the rotation, not a replacement for it.
Army to run
Expect a genuine adjustment period. The combination of Multi-Gear Towers and doubled merged defences means the armies that reliably three-starred TH16 will two-star here until your troop levels catch up. This is a level to be patient at rather than to force.
How long TH17 takes
Seven to nine months, hero-gated at both ends. The Minion Prince starting from scratch is the single biggest time sink at the level.
Common mistakes at TH17
- Pausing your other heroes to rush the Minion Prince. Five partly-upgraded heroes lose to four strong ones.
- Expecting your TH16 army to transfer. It will not, at first.
- Underestimating Dark Elixir demand with five heroes and eleven pets in the mix.
How to unlock TH17
16MFinish these before you can upgrade to Town Hall 17:
Multi-Archer Tower2× built
Ricochet Cannon2× built
Eagle ArtilleryLevel 7
New at Town Hall 17
Firespitter×2
Multi-Gear Tower
Giga BombDefenses
| Building | Available | Max level | Upgrades unlocked at TH17 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Air Defense | 4 | 15(was 14) |
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 Bomb Tower | 2 | 12(was 11) |
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Firespitter New | 2 | 2 |
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 Hidden Tesla | 5 | 16(was 15) |
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 Inferno Tower | 3 | 11(was 10) |
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 Monolith | 1 | 4(was 3) |
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 Mortar | 4 | 17(was 16) |
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 Multi-Archer Tower | 3+1 | 3(was 2) |
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Multi-Gear Tower New | 1 | 2 |
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 Ricochet Cannon | 3+1 | 3(was 2) |
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 Scattershot | 2 | 6(was 5) |
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 Spell Tower | 2 | 4(was 3) |
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 Wizard Tower | 5 | 17(was 16) |
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 X-Bow | 4 | 12(was 11) |
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 Air Sweeper | 2 | 7 | — |
 Archer Tower | 2 | 21 | — |
Traps
| Building | Available | Max level | Upgrades unlocked at TH17 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Air Bomb | 7 | 12(was 11) |
|
 Bomb | 8 | 13(was 12) |
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 Giant Bomb | 8+1 | 11(was 10) |
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Giga Bomb New | 1 | 3 |
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 Seeking Air Mine | 9+1 | 7(was 6) |
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 Spring Trap | 9 | 12(was 11) |
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 Skeleton Trap | 4 | 4 | — |
 Tornado Trap | 1 | 3 | — |
Resources
| Building | Available | Max level | Upgrades unlocked at TH17 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dark Elixir Storage | 1 | 12(was 11) |
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 Elixir Storage | 4 | 18(was 17) |
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 Gold Storage | 4 | 18(was 17) |
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 Dark Elixir Drill | 3 | 11 | — |
 Elixir Collector | 7 | 17 | — |
 Gold Mine | 7 | 17 | — |
Army
| Building | Available | Max level | Upgrades unlocked at TH17 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Army Camp | 4 | 13(was 12) |
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 Barracks | 1 | 19(was 18) |
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 Blacksmith | 1 | 10(was 9) |
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 Clan Castle | 1 | 13(was 12) |
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 Laboratory | 1 | 15(was 14) |
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 Pet House | 1 | 11(was 10) |
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 Workshop | 1 | 9(was 8) |
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 Dark Barracks | 1 | 13 | — |
 Dark Spell Factory | 1 | 8 | — |
 Spell Factory | 1 | 9 | — |
Walls
| Building | Available | Max level | Upgrades unlocked at TH17 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wall | 325 | 18(was 17) |
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