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

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.