Clash of Clans Update - December 2021 Winter Patch Notes

Looking for the latest Clash of Clans update? The mobile strategy game only gets seasonal updates nowadays, amounting to a few per year, but they usually bring a hefty dose of content to the hit game. This might be new units, balance changes, upgrade levels for buildings, or all sorts of other minor tweaks.

This time it's the Clash of Clans winter update, and Supercell hasn't disappointed. We have two brand-new units to try out, cost cuts, and even some more upgrade levels to keep our towns going and tide us over till the next update in 2022. In this Clash of Clans update guide, we'll summarise the recent additions and list out the official patch notes for what's changed in the game.

Looking for some other mobile strategy games to play? Be sure to give our best Android strategy games list a look. We also have a list for the best Android games in general, as well as the best Android farming games if you want to expand on the farming part of your Clash experience. That said, let's get down to the Clash of Clans 2021 winter update.

The new siege engine and super dragon unit from the Clash of Clans winter update.
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Clash of Clans Update: Winter 2021

The Clash of Clans winter update for 2021 brings a new super troop and siege machine, as well as extra upgrade levels for siege workshops, collector buildings, and walls. There are also tweaks to star bonus challenges, and some overall balancing tweaks. There are also hefty cost cuts to a variety of units, and you can see part one and part two of the full list on the official Reddit. The following info and tables are sourced from the official patch notes for the winter update.

Winter Update Official Patch Notes

New Super Troop: Super Dragon

Look up in the sky! It's a bird, it’s a pl...no wait, why is it angry looking? Why is it engulfed in eldritch flame? Oh no, it’s taking a deep breath.

Introducing a brand-new Super Troop: Super Dragon.

Dragon has been a staple of Clash of Clans for nearly a decade. One of the best spam Troops for lower Town Hall levels and can still be found in many Clan Castles as a War donation. As an air Troop, Dragon avoids all the ugliness from Mortars and Cannons, and from Dragon’s lofty position in the sky, he’ll breathe metal-melting blasts of flame on his foes.

So what could Super Dragon possibly offer that Dragon, Baby Dragon, Inferno Dragon, Electro Dragon, Dragon Rider, or any other Draconid can’t already do? Super Dragon is the supreme Roast Master.

Though being a winged whirlwind of flame does make it hard for him to give good hugs.

  • Favourite target: Any
  • Damage type: Area Splash
  • Targets: Ground & Air
  • Housing space: 40
  • Movement speed: 14
  • Super Troop Cost: 25K Dark Elixir
  • Training time: 6 mins
Level
DPS
Max DPS
Training Cost
TH Level
7
381
6,200
44k Elixir
12
8
414
6,600
48k Elixir
13
9
448
7,000
52k Elixir
14

New Siege Machine: Flame Flinger

The Flame Flinger is a deadly contraption barely held together by spite and willpower. This little-understood wonder of siege engineering contains a payload of incendiary Fire Spirits that are flung over enemy defences, leaving fiery destruction and mass mayhem in their wake. Although this ranged rover gives you the advantage of delivering damage from afar, it can’t take as much damage as other Siege Machines.

  • Favourite target: Defenses
  • Damage type: Area splash
  • Targets: Ground
  • Housing space: 1
  • Movement speed: 6
  • Training cost: 100,000 Gold
  • Training time: 20 mins
Level
DPS
Max DPS
HP
Lifetime
1
124
180
1,700
106s
2
137
200
1,800
112s
3
151
220
1,900
118s
4
165
240
2,000
124s

New Level: Siege Workshop

We’ve added a couple of new levels to a few buildings in this update, and released more Walls to be upgraded.

Level
TH Required
Upgrade Cost
Upgrade Time
HP
Siege Capacity
6
14
17.5M Elixir
18d
1,500
3

New Collector Levels

Building
Level
Upgrade Cost
Upgrade Time
HP
Capacity
Production Rate
Gold Mine
15
1.2M Elixir
6d
1,280
350K Gold
6300/hr
Elixir Collector
15
1.2M Gold
6d
1,280
350K Elixir
6300/hr
Dark Elixir Collector
9
4M Elixir
7d
1,480
3,600 DE
160/hr

Walls

All remaining Wall segments at TH14 can now be upgraded to level 15, for a total of 325 level 15 Wall segments.

Star Bonus Changes

We’re also changing the amount of loot gained from Star Bonuses. All leagues will see an increase in the amount of loot you earn when you complete your daily Star Bonus. Check out yet another table with the new rewards.

League
Gold
Elixir
Dark Elixir
Unranked
50,000
50,000
0
Bronze 3
100,000
100,000
250
Bronze 2
150,000
150,000
500
Bronze 1
200,000
200,000
750
Silver 3
250,000
250,000
1000
Silver 2
300,000
300,000
1250
Silver 1
350,000
350,000
1500
Gold 3
400,000
400,000
1750
Gold 2
450,000
450,000
2000
Gold 1
500,000
500,000
2250
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Balance Changes

In this patch, we’ll be introducing a few balance changes in the form of HP and DPS increases for several Troops. For the full list, please review the following tables.

Note: Blank entries on the table means no changes were made.

Troop
Level
Old HP
New HP
TH Level
Barbarian
4
78
85
7
5
95
105
8
6
110
125
9
7
145
160
10
Goblin
4
46
50
7
5
56
65
8
6
76
80
9
7
101
105
10
Giant
3
430
450
6
4
520
600
7
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Troop
Level
Old HP
New HP
Old DPS
New DPS
TH Level
P.E.K.K.A
1
2800
3000
240
260
8
2
3100
3400
270
290
8
3
3500
3800
310
320
8
4
4000
4300
9
5
4700
4800
10
6
5200
5300
10
Troop
Level
Old DPS
New DPS
TH Level
Minion
1
35
38
7
2
38
41
7
3
42
44
8
4
46
47
8
Troop
Level
Old HP
New HP
Old Heal
New Heal
TH Level
Healer
1
35
36
6
2
600
700
42
48
7
3
830
900
55
60
8
4
65
66
9

And that's the Clash of Clans update for winter 2021. As always, you can find the full patch notes over on the official site's blog. If you're looking for more Clash-related content, why not take a look at our Clash Royale decks list or our Clash Mini decks list? We also previewed Boom Beach: Frontlines, an upcoming take on Supercell's beach-based shooting IP, just a little while back.