Clash of Clans shares May 2026 balance changes and the intent behind the adjustments

Supercell is back with the second part of its “State of Gameplay” blog for Clash of Clans, and this time the focus is on balance changes, CWL modifiers, and future gameplay plans for May 2026. Following the plans announcement earlier this month that discussed new CWL tiers and player-targeted events, the developers are now moving toward gameplay balancing.

Clash of Clans adjusts CWL modifiers again

After introducing expanded CWL modifier setups earlier, Supercell says some temporary adjustments are now needed while they continue refining the long-term system.

Starting with the upcoming CWL season:

According to the developers, these changes are aimed at creating healthier competition while also helping them better understand how different modifier combinations affect gameplay and hit rates across leagues.

Upcoming balance changes for Clash of Clans this May 2026

Clash of Clans has discussed some important Balance Changes for the upcoming update, and those are as follows:

Giant Arrow

Supercell is changing how Giant Arrow works against Air Defenses. Instead of repeatedly buffing its normal damage whenever a new Air Defense level gets added, the equipment will now deal double damage specifically to Air Defenses while losing some overall damage against other targets.

Rocket Backpack

Rocket Backpack is receiving a small nerf to its penetrating damage. Supercell also confirmed a bigger interaction change is planned for June, where explosions will always fire based on Dragon Duke’s direction instead of the Backpack’s direction.

Fire Heart

Fire Heart is also getting multiple reductions across regeneration and DPS values, which is to tone down Dragon Duke’s overall impact on the current meta.

Dragon Duke

Dragon Duke’s trap damage reduction is being reduced as part of the effort to lower his dominance in attacks.

Lava Launcher

Lava Launcher is getting nerfed heavily to reduce how oppressive it currently feels against ground attacks. DPS, attack range, and pool damage are all being lowered.

DPS changes are as follows:

Nerfs to attack range are below:

Pool damage changes are listed below:

Air Bombs

Air Bombs are receiving buffs to help improve anti-air defenses against the current air-heavy meta. Attack range is increasing while attack speeds become much faster across every level.

Attack Range buffs are as follows:

Attack Speed buffs are as follows:

Roaster

Roaster is getting major buffs overall. Attack speed improves, damage radius increases, while both damage and burst count are buffed across all levels.

Attack Speed buffs are as follows:

Damage Radius buffs are as follows:

Damage buffs are as follows:

Burst Count buffs are as follows:

Sky Wagon

Sky Wagon is losing one barrel attack, one Minion spawn, and one upgrade level across all spawned units. Supercell says they still want it strong, just not dominant in nearly every attack strategy.

Attack Count nerfs are as follows:

Spawn Upgrade Level nerfs are as follows:

Units Spawned nerfs are as follows:

Dragon Rider

Dragon Rider receives smaller nerfs to both health and DPS.

Inferno Dragon

Inferno Dragon is receiving very small DPS reductions across all three damage stages.

Clash of Clans also teases new Epic Equipment and gameplay content

Outside of balance changes, the developers also teased future gameplay additions. A brand-new Event Troop, new gameplay mechanics that could change the flow of attacks, and another “monolithic” Epic Equipment are already in development, the details of which are unavailable.

Supercell also addressed the growing concerns around the Ore economy and how difficult it has become to keep up with Epic Equipment upgrades. The team says they are actively working on a fair catch-up mechanic that should make Epic Equipment progression more accessible.

More details on these future additions are expected in the next Clash On video. Till then, read other stories from the CoC universe:

• Clash of Clans breaks silence Builder Base Bonanza A/B testing chaos, promises June rollout for excluded players
• Clash of Clans “Clash vs Skeleton” Event for May 2026: Details, How to Progress, Rewards and more
• Clash of Clans free rewards and how to claim them
• Clash of Clans hints at bringing Global Chat-like feature as social features get more emphasis

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