History VideoGame / ClashOfClans

* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: Your Army Camp needs to be upgraded so that you can store more mooks. Like many buildings in this game, you can also construct multiples ''of'' them[[note]]up to 4 in your main village and 6 in the Builder Base[[/note]] to boost it further.

* ArbitraryWeaponRange: Mortars and Eagle Artilleries have long range SplashDamage, but they are incapable of firing at troops that manage to come up close to them. Same for Multi Mortars in the Builder Base.

** The Battle Ram, which was available for only two non-consecutive weeks during the 5th anniversary event in August and September 2017, was wielded by four Barbarians. If the ram didn't get taken out beforehand, it would strike and damage its target, while its Barbarian carriers remained in the fight. (However, these Barbarians had less hitpoints and did less damage than their normal counterparts.)

* BoobyTrap: Traps are a type of defense that are hidden to enemies until they come in range. In the main village, they need to be re-armed when used (this costed money prior to the April 2019, and the update also makes traps re-arm when logging in to the game). Note also that traps in your War Base don't have to be re-armed; all traps are fully armed at the start of a Clan War attack. Traps in the Builder Base operate the same way as traps in the War Base, except that they're not active when being upgraded.

* TheMole:

* RealMenWearPink: The TV/Internet ads for the game show that the Hog Rider (who looks like Mr. T) has a squeaky voice, and loves balloons and pretty things. Another shows the P.E.K.K.A. (a hulking, [[BlackKnight black-armored]] bruiser with GlowingEyesOfDoom) chasing a butterfly, trying to catch it in its hands like small children do.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Archers, Giants, and Bowlers are barefoot. So are Sneaky Archers and Boxer Giants in the Builder Base.

* ArbitraryMinimumRange: Mortars and Eagle Artilleries have long range SplashDamage, but they are incapable of firing at troops that manage to come up close to them. Same for Multi Mortars in the Builder Base.

* DiscOneNuke: Immediately after you unlocked the Dragon at [=TH7=], they will completely replace most of the early game compositions that you use in Clan Wars to the point that even the most unskilled players can simply zap one Air Defense and simply spam Dragon and watch as they wipe even the most anti-dragon bases with little to no effort besides deploying the Dragons all at once. However at [=TH10=] and beyond, simply spamming Dragons won't help you win against an opponent; you need planning and smart deployment in order to get the same result against stronger opponents.

** The toughness of Giants, combined with their cheapness, makes them ideal for drawing fire away from other troops. Golems take this UpToEleven, going outright into DamageSponge.

** The Electro Dragon, introduced in the June 2018 update, takes the Dragon UpToEleven. Instead of fire, he breathes lightning, causing even more damage than his fire-breathing cousin, and the bolts can cause chain damage to up to four other buildings or troops (provided that said targets are no farther than one tile away from one another). He also has even more health than a regular Dragon, and causes a modest bit of lightning damage when killed.

** Taken UpToEleven when the Baby Dragon was introduced. That troop can fit in any Clan Castle, regardless of level. It has about half the health of a full-grown Dragon, which is bad enough... but if it's the only air troop in a CC, it does about the same damage as a full-grown Dragon, and attacks much faster.

* UpToEleven:
** Your resource buildings can scale up to level 13. It had been Level 12 before the June 2018 update.
** The major December 2015 update introduced Town Hall level 11. And then the June 2018 update gave us Town Hall 12.

In late 2016, Clash of Clans received an animated webshow called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGhzmQmduiLdZqEQ9KIdGnBt3auHIfGWf Clash-A-Rama!: The Series]]'' produced in conjunction with Creator/RoughDraftStudios. The series is based on a webcomic adaptation of the same name, and features several well-known voice actors such as Creator/TomKenny, Creator/CharlieAdler, Creator/TressMacNeille, and Creator/KariWahlgren, and also has much of the writing team for ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''.

In late 2016, Clash of Clans received an animated webshow called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGhzmQmduiLdZqEQ9KIdGnBt3auHIfGWf Clash-A-Rama!: The Series]]''. The series is based on a webcomic adaptation of the same name, and features several well-known voice actors such as Creator/TomKenny, Creator/CharlieAdler, Creator/TressMacNeille, and Creator/KariWahlgren, and also has much of the writing team for ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''.

* BadassBeard:
** Giants start with huge sideburns that become full beards when fully upgraded.
** Hog Riders sport Mr. T style beards.
* BadassMustache: The Barbarians and Hog Riders, which their bio compliments on. Wizards also have black mustaches. Raged Barbarians (in the Builder Base) look exactly like the standard version.

''Clash of Clans'' is a combat strategy game developed by [[http://www.supercell.net/games/view/clash-of-clans Supercell.]] (or Sup-Erc-Ell if you wanna get technical). It's on both [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames iOS]] and UsefulNotes/{{Android|Games}}.

** Another tactic favored during Clan Wars and trophy raids is the Mass Dragon tactic where you simply fill your Army Camps full of [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons Dragons]] along with at least 3 Lightning Spells to take out Air Defenses and (if you're a Town Hall 9 or higher) a Rage Spell to help speed up the destruction. If used properly, the result will be easily wiping out an entire base that can help either 3-starring the enemy or obtaining full trophy points.

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: A strange game crashing village appeared in 2015 by the user "AngArkey Rikhi" which apparently only rarely loaded. When the village was viewed, buildings could be seen stacked on top of each other, which is impossible to do in normal gameplay, such as a Cannon superimposed on a Town Hall. It was rumored that the owner of the village was dead, but Supercell apparently determined that he was still alive, and merely quit ''Clash of Clans'' many years ago.

* FourFingeredHands: Older artwork portrayed nearly all, if not all troops as having four fingered hands. It is now downplayed as newer art portrays humanoid units such as the Barbarian, Goblin, and Skeleton with five fingered hands, yet the 3D models of some skins for the Barbarian King, including the default one, feature him with only four fingered hands.

* RealMenWearPink: The TV/Internet ads for the game show that the Hog Rider (who looks like Mr. T) has a squeaky voice, and loves balloons and pretty things. Another shows the P.E.K.K.A (a hulking, armored bruiser with GlowingEyesOfDoom) chasing a butterfly, trying to catch it in its hands like small children do.

* EliteMooks: Dark Elixir is hard to find, but allows for the creation of more powerful troops than your regular barracks. (Troops are listed in the order they are unlocked in-game.)
** Minions are cheap, flying creatures that make up for their weak damage and health with their speed and [[ZergRush strength in numbers]].
** [[FullBoarAction Hog Riders]] can jump over walls, which is a very useful ability since walls are the main form of defense.
** Valkyries are strong, tough troops whose attacks have a small range of splash damage.
** {{Golem}}s are very tough and [[AsteroidsMonster split into two smaller golems]] when killed.
** Witches have low health, but can [[MookMaker summon endless hordes of skeletons]] to overwhelm forts.
** Lava Hounds are essentially flying Golems—very tough, and split into 8 to 14 smaller units when killed. Unlike Golems, which target all defenses, Lava Hounds target only Air Defenses until those are destroyed.
** Bowlers, introduced in the March 2016 update, have moderate health and toss large rocks at buildings/walls (or enemy troops/Heroes). Each rock will bounce off its first target and cause damage to a second target directly behind it (if one is along the bounce path).

* SpinOff: ''VideoGame/ClashRoyale''

** If you forgot to activate a Hero's ability and it is about to be knocked out, they will automatically activate their ability just before they could get KOed. Of course, if you don't like this, you can choose to turn it off in the options menu.

* BoobyTrap: Traps are a type of defense that are hidden to enemies until they come in range. In the main village, they need to be re-armed when used, which costs money (although the December 2015 upgrade dramatically reduced the cost of re-arming traps). Note also that traps in your War Base don't have to be re-armed; all traps are fully armed at the start of a Clan War attack. Traps in the Builder Base operate the same way as traps in the War Base, except that they're not active when being upgraded.

** The Ice Wizard, like the Freeze Trap first available only during the Christmas 2016[=/=]New Year's 2017 special event (and later [[HesBack brought back]] at the same time a year later), did his damage with ice balls instead of the fireballs or lightning bolts of the regular Wizard.

* FourFingeredHands: Older artwork portrayed nearly all, if not all troops as having four fingered hands. It is now downplayed as newer art portrays humanoid units such as the Barbarian, Goblin, and Skeleton with five fingered hands, yet the 3D models of the Barbarian King feature him with only four fingered hands.

* LastDiscMagic: Starting from Town Hall 9 onward, you are able to build endgame defenses that require the player to log on repeatedly to load [[Note]]they used to require either Elixir or Dark Elixir as well[[/Note]] and have properties that often outclass the early game towers. Building them will drastically raise your Clan War weights (and you can't cancel their construction either if you change your mind), so be prepared before you build them.

* LastDiscMagic: Starting from Town Hall 9 onward, you are able to build endgame defenses that need either Elixir or Dark Elixir to load and have properties that often outclass the early game towers. Building them will drastically raise your Clan War weights (and you can't cancel their construction either if you change your mind), so be prepared before you build them.

** Town Hall 12, introduced in June 2018, is also a defense structure. It includes the Giga Tesla, a cross between a Hidden Tesla and Inferno Tower. Like the Hidden Tesla, it isn't visible at the start of an attack, but activates when the Town Hall takes damage or 50% of the base's buildings are destroyed (whichever comes first). Like the Inferno Tower in multi-target mode, it deals huge damage to multiple units at once (though doesn't have a single-target option). The Giga Tesla can be upgraded to Level 5, at which point it also becomes a ticking time bomb: once the TH goes down, it explodes, damaging anything unlucky enough to be near it.

** A more straightforward example, however, has a clan member during clan wars "defect" into the enemy clan and afterwards, proceeds to check the Clan Castle, their bases and their traps and afterwards, return to their clan and deliver vital information regarding their enemy. Clan leaders can prevent this by making their clan invite-only so that they can reject any traitors seeking to attain an advantage.

* LevelGrinding: Building and upgrading takes time and patience, especially for higher level stuff.

* {{Unobtainium}}: Dark Elixir is this unless your base is very advanced in producing it. A level 1 Dark Elixir Drill gives ''20'' per hour and upgrading them is very costly, giving an incentive to raid other players for it even after your gold and elixir stores are set.

* YouRequireMoreVespeneGas: Gold and Elixir are resources needed to create and upgrade things. Eventually you can acquire the rare Dark Elixir, which is used in training EliteMooks. (Dark Elixir is available only in the main base.)
* ZergRush: A common tactic among players; create a bunch of cheap troops like Barbarians and/or Archers and unleash them all in a huge wave. Sometimes it works, sometimes it fails. If you have the elixir and space, you can Zerg rush with more powerful and expensive troops.