Clash of Clans December update: Town Hall 13 & Giga Inferno sneak peek

The Clash of Clans December 2019 update will introduce Town Hall 13, which comes packed with the brand new Giga Inferno signature defense.

Supercell Games has officially lifted the curtain on the upcoming December update for Clash of Clans, unveiling the look of Town Hall 13. Not only that, they started off the week of sneak peeks by giving us a glimpse of one of TH13’s several new features: the Giga Inferno.

Upon upgrading to Town Hall 13, you will unlock the Giga Inferno among “several new features.” The Giga Inferno functions similarly to a “multi-mode Inferno Tower,” dealing damage over time to multiple enemy attacks at once.

In addition to the attack damage, the Giga Inferno has a self destruct mechanism once Town Hall 13 reaches zero Hit Points. Supercell briefly outlined this power, which is in line with Town Hall 13’s “Dark Elixir and Ice” theme.

"Like the Giga Tesla, the Giga Inferno can be leveled multiple times. Once Town Hall 13 reaches zero Hit Points, the Giga Inferno will explode, dealing damage to any enemy units within range. However, when you’ve upgraded the Giga Inferno to level 3 and up, the explosion has an extra bonus effect: a haze of ice will blanket an area surrounding the destroyed Town Hall, slowing the enemies down for a duration of time depending on the level of the Giga Inferno."

Supercell notes that the Grand Warden’s Eternal Tome ability can protect your troops from the damage caused by the exploding Town Hall, but it will not prevent your troops from being slowed down from the icing effect.

Supercell shared a brief gameplay video of Town Hall 13 and the Giga Inferno in action. Check it out below, but be cautioned that it’s still a work in progress.

To upgrade to Town Hall 13, you’ll need to fully upgrade your Town Hall itself to level 12 as well as the Giga Tesla to level five. While the rest of the base can progress as usual, you’ll also need to first place all Town Hall 12 buildings before you can upgrade to Town Hall 13. The Giga Inferno will replace the Giga Tesla as the Town Hall’s signature defense.

This is the first sneak peek for the massive December update to Clash of Clans. Supercell already confirmed that the update will also bring improvements to the Clan Recruitment tool and the recent Town Hall 13 preview trailer seemed to suggest we’ll also be getting a new Hero.

I suspect the sneak peeks will continue through the week before the update drops sometime next week. In the meantime, let us know what you think about the new Town Hall 13 design and the Giga Inferno ability.