Clash of Clans TH16: Building Upgrade Priorities Guide

Here are the best buildings to get first in Clash of Clan's Town Hall 16 update.

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Clash of Clans TH16: Building Upgrade Priorities Guide
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Town Hall 16 introduces a ton of new build upgrades, including defense merging, upgrade tiers to the Barracks and Pet House, and the Blacksmith building. This guide, sourced from well-regarded community expert, iTzu, will teach you how to best prioritize your build order in the TH16 update.

Follow this list from top to bottom and you'll do just fine!

Priority #1 Buildings:

Town_Hall16

Town Hall Level 16

  • Cost: 20,000,000
  • Build time: 14 days
Laboratory14

Laboratory 

Level 14

  • Cost: 13,500,000
  • Build time: 16 days
Blacksmith

Blacksmith Level 9

  • Cost from level 1 to 9: 63,750,000
  • Build time from level 1 to 9: 45 days

Priority #2: New Upgrades:

Barracks15

Barracks Level 17

  • Cost: 16,000,000
  • Build time: 14 days
Pet_House8

Pet House Level 9

  • Cost: 21,000,000
  • Build time: 15 days

Priority #3: Defenses

Bomb_Tower11

Bomb Tower Level 11

  • Amount: 2
  • Cost per build: 20,800,000
  • Build time: 14 days
richochet cannon1

Ricochet Cannon 

Level 1

  • Amount: 2
  • Cost per build: 20,000,000
  • Build time: 14 days
multiarcher tower1

Multi-Archer Tower 

Level 1

  • Amount: 2
  • Cost per build: 20,000,000
  • Build time: 14 days
richochet cannon1

Ricochet Cannon 

Level 2

  • Amount: 2
  • Cost per build: 22,000,000
  • Build time: 15.5 days
multiarcher tower1

Multi-Archer Tower 

Level 2

  • Amount: 2
  • Cost per build: 22,000,000
  • Build time: 15.5 days
X-Bow11

X-Bow Level 11

  • Amount: 4
  • Cost per build: 21,000,000
  • Build time: 15 days
Air_Defense14

Air Defense Level 14

  • Amount: 4
  • Cost per build: 20,500,000
  • Build time: 15 days
Wizard_Tower16

Wizard Tower Level 16

  • Amount: 5
  • Cost per build: 20,200,000
  • Build time: 14.5 days
Mortar16

Mortar Level 16

  • Amount: 4
  • Cost per build: 19,500,000
  • Build time: 14.5 days

Priority #4: Traps

Giant_Bomb9

Giant Bomb Level 10

  • Amount: 7
  • Cost per build: 12,000,000
  • Build time: 12.75 days
Air_Bombs10

Air Bomb Level 11

  • Amount: 7
  • Cost per build: 10,000,000
  • Build time: 9.5 days
Bomb11

Bomb Level 12

  • Amount: 8
  • Cost per build: 9,000,000
  • Build time: 8.5 days

Priority #5: Storage

Dark_Elixir_Storage10

Dark Elixir Storage

  • Amount: 1
  • Cost per build: 13,500,000
  • Build time: 15 days
Elixir_Storage16

Elixir Storage

 

  • Amount: 4
  • Cost per build: 7,500,000
  • Build time: 12.5 days
Gold_Storage16

Gold Storage

  • Amount: 4
  • Cost per build: 7,500,000
  • Build time: 12.5 days

iTzu's in-depth breakdown:

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