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Town Hall 9

Town Hall 9 · The Heroes Rise era

Town Hall 9 Upgrade Guide & Max Levels

New unlocks: Baby Dragon · Freeze Spell · Haste Spell · Jump Spell · Lava Hound · Minion Prince · Skeleton Spell · Witch · X-Bow

Review the tracked max-level caps at TH9 before you spend a builder-hour. The ledger covers mapped buildings, traps, heroes, Guardians, troops, spells, equipment, pets, and siege machines. Known exclusions are documented below.

3
Heroes
40
Equipment
17
Troops
9
Spells
0
Sieges
9
New
00

New at TH9

9 fresh unlocks
NEWBaby Dragon
Baby Dragon
Troop
NEWFreeze Spell
Freeze Spell
Spell
NEWHaste Spell
Haste Spell
Spell
NEWJump Spell
Jump Spell
Spell
NEWLava Hound
Lava Hound
Troop
NEWMinion Prince
Minion Prince
Hero
NEWSkeleton Spell
Skeleton Spell
Spell
NEWWitch
Witch
Troop
NEWX-Bow
X-Bow
Building
Guide

TH9 Progression Plan

Practical, offense-first guidance

The objective at this level

Coordinate three heroes and an X-Bow era without starving the Laboratory

Town Hall 9 adds the Minion Prince, X-Bow, Baby Dragon, Witch, Lava Hound, Jump, Freeze, Haste, and Skeleton Spells, plus the Lab Assistant. That is a large jump in hero, army, and base complexity. The useful approach is to establish one dependable farming and war army, schedule hero downtime around it, and choose X-Bow modes based on the threats your layout is meant to handle.

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

Laboratory, Army Camps, Clan Castle, and spell access

TH9 opens several viable armies. Capacity and research let one of them become usable quickly instead of leaving a collection of low-level unlocks.

Priority 2

Queen, King, and Minion Prince schedule

Define which hero is essential to your current army and stagger downtime when possible. The goal is continuous progress without making every planned attack unusable.

Priority 3

X-Bows and core layout coverage

X-Bows reshape the defensive core. Their mode and placement should support Air Defense, splash coverage, and likely paths rather than simply occupy the center.

Suggested builder sequence

  1. Start Laboratory, Camp, Clan Castle, and spell-building upgrades, then begin research for one TH9 army.
  2. Place the Minion Prince and create a repeatable hero rotation based on the heroes that army requires.
  3. Use the Lab Assistant consistently on the research bottleneck instead of changing targets without a plan.
  4. Build X-Bows and position them with intentional modes, then upgrade Air Defense, splash, and high-impact traps.
  5. Complete secondary armies, remaining defenses, heroes, collectors, and walls after the primary attack is dependable.

Ready to advance when

  • At least one TH9 army has current troops, spells, Clan Castle capacity, and a clear hero requirement.
  • Hero upgrades follow a schedule rather than consuming Dark Elixir whenever a random builder becomes free.
  • X-Bow modes match the layout's air and ground weaknesses and are protected by overlapping defenses.
  • Laboratory research has remained active and the Lab Assistant is assigned to a meaningful bottleneck.

Continue planning

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The Max-Level Ledger

101 entries · ranked by ceiling
02

Buildings

26 entries · caps to lvl 12
Air DefenseAir DefenseMax 7
Air SweeperAir SweeperMax 5
Archer TowerArcher TowerMax 11
Army CampArmy CampMax 7
BarracksBarracksMax 11
BlacksmithBlacksmithMax 2
Bomb TowerBomb TowerMax 3
CannonCannonMax 11
Clan CastleClan CastleMax 5
Dark BarracksDark BarracksMax 6
Dark Elixir DrillDark Elixir DrillMax 6
Dark Elixir StorageDark Elixir StorageMax 6
Dark Spell FactoryDark Spell FactoryMax 4
Elixir CollectorElixir CollectorMax 12
Elixir StorageElixir StorageMax 11
Gold MineGold MineMax 12
Gold StorageGold StorageMax 11
Hero HallHero HallMax 3
Hidden TeslaHidden TeslaMax 7
LaboratoryLaboratoryMax 7
MortarMortarMax 7
Spell FactorySpell FactoryMax 4
THTown HallMax 9
WallWallMax 10
Wizard TowerWizard TowerMax 7
X-BowX-BowMax 3
03

Heroes

3 entries · caps to lvl 30
Archer QueenArcher QueenMax 30
Barbarian KingBarbarian KingMax 30
Minion PrinceMinion PrinceMax 10
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

17 entries · caps to lvl 6
ArcherArcherMax 6
Baby DragonBaby DragonMax 2
BalloonBalloonMax 6
BarbarianBarbarianMax 6
DragonDragonMax 4
GiantGiantMax 6
GoblinGoblinMax 6
GolemGolemMax 4
HealerHealerMax 4
Hog RiderHog RiderMax 5
Lava HoundLava HoundMax 2
MinionMinionMax 5
P.E.K.K.AP.E.K.K.AMax 4
ValkyrieValkyrieMax 4
Wall BreakerWall BreakerMax 5
WitchWitchMax 2
WizardWizardMax 6
07

Spells

9 entries · caps to lvl 6
Earthquake SpellEarthquake SpellMax 3
Freeze SpellFreeze SpellMax 2
Haste SpellHaste SpellMax 2
Healing SpellHealing SpellMax 6
Jump SpellJump SpellMax 2
Lightning SpellLightning SpellMax 6
Poison SpellPoison SpellMax 3
Rage SpellRage SpellMax 5
Skeleton SpellSkeleton SpellMax 1
10

Traps

6 entries · caps to lvl 6
Air BombAir BombMax 4
BombBombMax 6
Giant BombGiant BombMax 3
Seeking Air MineSeeking Air MineMax 2
Skeleton TrapSkeleton TrapMax 3
Spring TrapSpring TrapMax 4
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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 9. 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 TH9; 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 .

Coverage limits at Town Hall 9

The ledger includes Home Village entities whose game ID and Town Hall cap are both mapped and reviewed. It is not a claim that every live game entity is covered.

  • Lab Assistant: The max-level row is tracked, but public catalog provenance is not yet complete.
  • Helper Hut: Unlocks at Town Hall 9; excluded until a verified entity data ID is available.