Air Defense - Clash of Clans Complete Guide to Defenses
A powerful and determined anti-air unit that boasts great range and a no-nonsense, lethal approach when it comes to your enemy’s flying squad.
It's defenceless against ground-based attacks, however, so remember to place it within range of other Defenses for symbiotic cover.
Range: 10 tiles
Attack Speed: 1s
Damage Type: Single target
Targets: Air
Size Requirement: 3x3 tiles
Defensive tactics
This is the most effective form of defense against air units but one that is unable to deal with ground-based attacks.
Position it to give the largest coverage over your village's key constituents (Town Hall, etc), but ensure you provide hefty cover fire from your other units in order to maintain the excellent guard against Balloons and Dragons that the Air Defense can offer.
| Level | Damage Per Second | Hit Points | Upgrade Cost | Upgrade Time | Town Hall Level Required | Build Number Allowed |
| 1 | 80 | 800 | 22,500 | 5h | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | 110 | 860 | 90,000 | 1d | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | 140 | 900 | 270,000 | 3d | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | 160 | 940 | 540,000 | 5d | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | 190 | 990 | 1,080,000 | 6d | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 230 | 1040 | 2,160,000 | 8d | 8 | 2 |
| 7 | 280 | 1100 | 4,320,000 | 10d | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | 320 | 1160 | 7,560,000 | 12d | 10 | 4 |
Offensive tactics
While Archer and Wizard Towers can be dealt relatively successfully with, say, a large group of Balloons, the Air Defense unit is a far more dangerous prospect when it comes to air-based attacks – its range and power will ensure you just won't get close enough.
So if air assaults form the core of your attack strategy, focus on destroying Air Defenses with ground troops first.
