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Town Hall 8

Town Hall 8 · The Heroes Rise era

Town Hall 8 Upgrade Guide & Max Levels

New unlocks: Archer Queen · Blacksmith · Bomb Tower · Dark Spell Factory · Earthquake Spell · Golem · P.E.K.K.A · Poison Spell · Skeleton Trap · Valkyrie

Review the tracked max-level caps at TH8 before you spend a builder-hour. The ledger covers mapped buildings, traps, heroes, Guardians, troops, spells, equipment, pets, and siege machines. The data methodology below explains how the mapped scope is reviewed and sourced.

2
Heroes
40
Equipment
14
Troops
5
Spells
0
Sieges
10
New
00

New at TH8

10 fresh unlocks
NEWArcher Queen
Archer Queen
Hero
NEWBlacksmith
Blacksmith
Building
NEWBomb Tower
Bomb Tower
Building
NEWDark Spell Factory
Dark Spell Factory
Building
NEWEarthquake Spell
Earthquake Spell
Spell
NEWGolem
Golem
Troop
NEWP.E.K.K.A
P.E.K.K.A
Troop
NEWPoison Spell
Poison Spell
Spell
NEWSkeleton Trap
Skeleton Trap
Trap
NEWValkyrie
Valkyrie
Troop
Guide

TH8 Progression Plan

Practical, offense-first guidance

The objective at this level

Build an equipment plan around the Archer Queen, not around every available item

Town Hall 8 introduces the Archer Queen, Blacksmith and Hero Equipment progression, Dark Spell Factory, Poison and Earthquake Spells, P.E.K.K.A, Valkyrie, Golem, Bomb Tower, and Skeleton Trap. The account now has more parallel upgrade systems than its resources can comfortably fund. Progress is faster when one primary army and a small equipment set receive deliberate investment instead of every new unlock competing equally.

Written by Patrick Nguyen. Reviewed against ClashVault dataset v1.3.1. This sequence is a flexible default: keep upgrades that improve your regular army ahead of optional defensive polish.

Priority 1

Archer Queen and core Hero Equipment

Unlock the Queen and identify the equipment pair used by your regular army. Ore is time-gated, so spreading it across unused items creates a longer recovery than postponing an optional defense.

Priority 2

Laboratory, Army Camps, Clan Castle, and spell capacity

These upgrades strengthen every attack and keep research moving while heroes or defenses are unavailable.

Priority 3

Dark Spell Factory and one Dark Elixir army

Poison, Earthquake, Golem, Valkyrie, and P.E.K.K.A create several paths. Pick the combination that supports your actual attacks before committing research time.

Suggested builder sequence

  1. Upgrade Laboratory, Army Camps, Clan Castle, and storage capacity before defensive builders absorb the opening resources.
  2. Place the Archer Queen and Blacksmith, then choose a small equipment set that matches the army you plan to use.
  3. Upgrade spell capacity and Dark Spell Factory, followed by the troop and spell levels in that primary army.
  4. Add Bomb Tower and Skeleton Trap, then bring splash, air, and point defenses forward without clustering every high-value target.
  5. Finish secondary troops, collectors, traps, and walls after the primary army and hero plan are functional.

Ready to advance when

  • The Archer Queen and Barbarian King have defined upgrade lanes that do not leave every attack without heroes indefinitely.
  • Ore spending is concentrated on equipment used by the account's primary armies.
  • Laboratory, Camps, Clan Castle, Blacksmith, and spell buildings support a complete TH8 attack plan.
  • The base can defend air and ground entries without placing Bomb Tower, splash, and Air Defense in one spell-friendly group.

Continue planning

Left-to-Max plannerTurn tracked levels into category gaps and practical next upgrades.Ore CalculatorCompare equipment targets without combining the three ore types.
01

The Max-Level Ledger

92 entries · ranked by ceiling
02

Buildings

25 entries · caps to lvl 12
Air DefenseAir DefenseMax 6
Air SweeperAir SweeperMax 4
Archer TowerArcher TowerMax 10
Army CampArmy CampMax 6
BarracksBarracksMax 10
BlacksmithBlacksmithMax 1
Bomb TowerBomb TowerMax 2
CannonCannonMax 10
Clan CastleClan CastleMax 4
Dark BarracksDark BarracksMax 4
Dark Elixir DrillDark Elixir DrillMax 3
Dark Elixir StorageDark Elixir StorageMax 4
Dark Spell FactoryDark Spell FactoryMax 2
Elixir CollectorElixir CollectorMax 12
Elixir StorageElixir StorageMax 11
Gold MineGold MineMax 12
Gold StorageGold StorageMax 11
Hero HallHero HallMax 2
Hidden TeslaHidden TeslaMax 6
LaboratoryLaboratoryMax 6
MortarMortarMax 6
Spell FactorySpell FactoryMax 3
THTown HallMax 8
WallWallMax 8
Wizard TowerWizard TowerMax 6
03

Heroes

2 entries · caps to lvl 20
Archer QueenArcher QueenMax 10
Barbarian KingBarbarian KingMax 20
05

Hero Equipment

40 entries · caps to lvl 12
Action FigureAction FigureMax 12
Archer PuppetArcher PuppetMax 9
Barbarian PuppetBarbarian PuppetMax 9
Dark CrownDark CrownMax 12
Dark OrbDark OrbMax 9
Earthquake BootsEarthquake BootsMax 9
Electro BootsElectro BootsMax 12
Electro FangsElectro FangsMax 9
Eternal TomeEternal TomeMax 9
Fire HeartFire HeartMax 9
FireballFireballMax 12
Flame BlowerFlame BlowerMax 9
Frost FlakeFrost FlakeMax 12
Frozen ArrowFrozen ArrowMax 12
Giant ArrowGiant ArrowMax 9
Giant GauntletGiant GauntletMax 12
Haste VialHaste VialMax 9
Healer PuppetHealer PuppetMax 9
Healing TomeHealing TomeMax 9
Henchmen PuppetHenchmen PuppetMax 9
Heroic TorchHeroic TorchMax 12
Hog Rider PuppetHog Rider PuppetMax 9
Invisibility VialInvisibility VialMax 9
Lavaloon PuppetLavaloon PuppetMax 12
Life GemLife GemMax 9
Magic MirrorMagic MirrorMax 12
Metal PantsMetal PantsMax 9
Meteor StaffMeteor StaffMax 12
Noble IronNoble IronMax 9
Rage GemRage GemMax 9
Rage VialRage VialMax 9
Rocket BackpackRocket BackpackMax 12
Rocket SpearRocket SpearMax 12
Royal GemRoyal GemMax 9
Seeking ShieldSeeking ShieldMax 9
Snake BraceletSnake BraceletMax 12
Spiky BallSpiky BallMax 12
Stick HorseStick HorseMax 12
Stun BlasterStun BlasterMax 9
VampstacheVampstacheMax 9
06

Troops

14 entries · caps to lvl 5
ArcherArcherMax 5
BalloonBalloonMax 5
BarbarianBarbarianMax 5
DragonDragonMax 3
GiantGiantMax 5
GoblinGoblinMax 5
GolemGolemMax 2
HealerHealerMax 3
Hog RiderHog RiderMax 4
MinionMinionMax 4
P.E.K.K.AP.E.K.K.AMax 3
ValkyrieValkyrieMax 2
Wall BreakerWall BreakerMax 4
WizardWizardMax 5
07

Spells

5 entries · caps to lvl 5
Earthquake SpellEarthquake SpellMax 2
Healing SpellHealing SpellMax 5
Lightning SpellLightning SpellMax 5
Poison SpellPoison SpellMax 2
Rage SpellRage SpellMax 5
10

Traps

6 entries · caps to lvl 5
Air BombAir BombMax 3
BombBombMax 5
Giant BombGiant BombMax 3
Seeking Air MineSeeking Air MineMax 1
Skeleton TrapSkeleton TrapMax 2
Spring TrapSpring TrapMax 3
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Hero Pets

0 entries · locked
No pets at this Town Hall
The Pet House and your first pets unlock at Town Hall 14. Keep climbing — the L.A.S.S.I awaits.
Unlocks at TH14
10

Data Methodology

Dataset v1.3.1

What these levels mean

Each number is the highest level that entity can reach while your Home Village is Town Hall 8. It is a reference ceiling, not an upgrade-priority ranking or a snapshot of one player’s base.

Hero Equipment rows show the tracked upgrade ceiling for each rarity at TH8; they are not an ownership or unlock list. Common equipment depends on Blacksmith progression, while Epic equipment and later reward-track items can use separate acquisition paths. Confirm ownership and availability in game before planning ore.

How we maintain the dataset

ClashVault maps entity IDs from real player exports, then checks level caps against update notes, in-game observations, and established community references. The current dataset was reviewed on .

Sources and corrections

If a live update changed a value, please send us a correction.