Clash of Clans balance changes coming soon in February 2019 update

Supercell has announced a new round of balance changes coming to Clash of Clans in an update expected to arrive in February.

Clash of Clans developer Supercell Games is readying to release a new update that’ll introduce a slew of balance changes to the popular strategy game. The balance update is expected to arrive “in the next couple of days,” and appears to be separate from the update that’ll contain the recently teased Quality of Life improvements.

As for what we can look forward to in the short term, Supercell has laid out the specifics in terms of what’s being tweaked along with explanations for each change.

"We have observed at higher Town Hall levels that Mortars and X-Bows have become quite underwhelming as defensive structures in terms of Damage per Second (DPS). One of the challenges in balancing the game is to perform these changes in a way that retains a unit’s viability and relevancy without making attacking or defending too easy or difficult."

With that in mind, the update will increase the DPS of Mortars and X-Bows, while decreasing the DPS from Archer Towers and Cannons. There are a lot of changes to various levels for each respective building, so I strongly suggest checking out the specific patch notes for details.

Aware of the effect these changes could have on “farming troops,” Supercell has also buffed the Hit Points on Barbarians and Goblins.

A Barbarian will have 145 HP (up from 125) at level 7 and 205 HP (up from 140) at level 8. Goblins are getting a slight bump from level 4 onward before a 27 HP boost (74 to 101) at level 7.

The update will also fix a minor bug with Eagle Artillery “that required ranged troops to be closer to hit it than other buildings. Now they can hit it from the same distance they can other buildings.”