Clash of Clans Patch Notes TH16 Update (December 2023)

Clash of Clans has released its biggest update of 2023, bringing major additions like Hero Equipment, Town Hall 16, the Root Rider troop, Building Merges, and more game-changing features. In this article, you will find the complete Clash of Clans Patch notes for the TH16 update (December 2023).

Clash of Clans December 2023 Update Patch Notes

Town Hall 16

 

• New nature-themed Town Hall with tree design and solar beam attack
• Unlocks at Town Hall 15
• The poison effect is still deployed when Town Hall is destroyed
• New building levels for many existing structures

Blacksmith Building

• Build a Town Hall 8+
• Used to upgrade Hero Equipment

Root Rider Troop

 

• Unlocked at Town Hall 15
• Barracks Level 17 required
• Housed 20 troop space
• Smashes through walls and targets defenses
• Moves at a very fast 12-tile speed

Spirit Fox Hero Pet

 

• Unlocked at Town Hall 16 and Pet House Level 9
• Grants invisibility with the “Spirit Walk” ability
• Attacks closest target within 4.5 tiles of the hero

New Ore Resources

 

• Shiny Ore: Upgrades Common & Epic items
• Glowy Ore: Upgrades key item levels
• Starry Ore: Upgrades Epic items past certain levels

Ricochet Cannon

 

• Merged from 2 Cannons
• Munition bounces to 2 targets
• 2x available at Town Hall 16

Multi-Archer Tower

 

• Merged from 2 Archer Towers
• Fires at 3 targets at once
• 2x available at Town Hall 16

Other Changes in Clash of Clans Update: 

Balance Changes

• Reduced Rage Spell radius & damage boost
• Lowered high-level defense damage
• Modified war matchmaking weights
• Reduced TH14/15 poison duration
• Lowered TH15 weapon DPS range
• Reduced Multi-Inferno, X-Bow & Scattershot DPS
• Cut some Lava Hound and Ice Hound pup counts

Quality of Life Improvements

• Friendly challenge your own village
• Partial army quick train
• Reduced many upgrade times/costs
• Various UI upgrades

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Zappies, Siege Machines, and other troop bugs
• Building upgrade info is now consistent
• Improved pathfinding intelligence
• Multiplayer battle fixes

This enormous Clash update brings meta-reshaping new features that will reinvigorate attack strategies and base-building creativity for years to come. The introduction of diverse Hero Equipment options enables unprecedented army combinations to plow through the new Town Hall 16’s intimidating solar beam blasts.

Note: You can find complete Clash of Clans Patch notes over here.