How many Lightning spells are required to destroy Inferno Tower in Clash of Clans?

In Clash of Clans, using lightning spells to take down an Inferno Tower is a method that is frequently used in many attack strategies.

As there are numerous levels for both lightning spell and Inferno Tower, it is quite common for players to get confused about the number of lightning spells (of a particular level) required

for taking down an Inferno Tower (of a particular level). 

To solve that issue, I've decided to come up with this article! 

The number of lightning spells required to destroy an Inferno Tower can be calculated in this way: Hitpoints of Inferno Tower (of a particular level) / Damage by one lightning spell (of a particular level). 

I've done all the required math in this article so that you don't have to! 

In this article, I've listed the number of lightning spells required to take down an Inferno Tower considering all the levels of both the lightning spell as well as Inferno Tower.

So, without any further ado, let's dive right into it! 

1. Number of Lightning spells required to destroy a Level 1 Inferno Tower
2. Number of Lightning Spells required to destroy a Level 2 Inferno Tower
3. Number of Lightning Spells required to destroy a Level 3 Inferno Tower
4. Number of Lightning Spells required to destroy a Level 4 Inferno Tower
5. Number of Lightning Spells required to destroy a Level 5 Inferno Tower
6. Number of Lightning Spells required to destroy a Level 6 Inferno Tower
7. Number of Lightning Spells required to destroy a Level 7 Inferno Tower
8. Number of Lightning Spells required to destroy a Level 8 Inferno Tower
9. Number of Lightning Spells required to destroy a Level 9 Inferno Tower
10. Number of Lightning Spells required to destroy a Level 10 Inferno Tower
11. Number of Lightning Spells required to destroy a Level 11 Inferno Tower
12. Conclusion

Number of Lightning spells required to destroy a Level 1 Inferno Tower 

The following table displays the number of lightning spells you'll require to take down a level 1 Inferno Tower:

Lightning Spell Level	Number of Lightning spells required
1	10
2	9
3	8
4	7
5	6
6	5
7	4
8	4
9	3
10	3
11	3
12	3

The data in the above table can also be written as:

You require any of the following to take down a level 1 Inferno Tower: 

• ten level 1 lightning spells
• nine level 2 lightning spells
• eight level 3 lightning spells
• seven level 4 lightning spells
• six level 5 lightning spells
• five level 6 lightning spells
• four level 7 or level 8 lightning spells
• three level 9, 10, 11 or level 12 lightning spells

Number of Lightning spells required to destroy a Level 2 Inferno Tower

The table below shows the number of lightning spells required to destroy an Inferno Tower of level 2: 

Lightning Spell Level	Number of Lightning spells required
1	12
2	10
3	9
4	8
5	7
6	6
7	5
8	4
9	4
10	3
11	3
12	3

The above data can be interpreted as: 

You require any of the following to take down a level 2 Inferno Tower: 

• twelve level 1 lightning spells
• ten level 2 lightning spells
• nine level 3 lightning spells
• eight level 4 lightning spells
• seven level 5 lightning spells
• six level 6 lightning spells
• five level 7 lightning spells
• four level 8 or level 9 lightning spells
• three level 10, 11 or level 12 lightning spells

Number of Lightning spells required to destroy a Level 3 Inferno Tower

The table below displays the number of lightning spells you'll require for taking down a level 3 Inferno Tower:

Lightning Spell Level	Number of Lightning spells required
1	14
2	12
3	10
4	9
5	8
6	7
7	6
8	5
9	4
10	4
11	4
12	4

The data in the above table can be interpreted as:

You require any of the following to take down or destroy a level 3 Inferno Tower:

• fourteen level 1 lightning spells
• twelve level 2 lightning spells
• ten level 3 lightning spells
• nine level 4 lightning spells
• eight level 5 lightning spells
• seven level 6 lightning spells
• six level 7 lightning spells
• five level 8 lightning spells
• four level 9, 10, 11 or level 12 lightning spells

Number of Lightning spells required to destroy a Level 4 Inferno Tower

In the table below, you can see the number of lightning spells required to destroy a level 4 Inferno Tower:

Lightning Spell Level	Number of Lightning spells required
1	16
2	14
3	12
4	10
5	9
6	8
7	6
8	5
9	5
10	4
11	4
12	4

The above data can also be written as:

You require any of the following to take down or destroy a level 4 Inferno Tower:

• sixteen level 1 lightning spells
• fourteen level 2 lightning spells
• twelve level 3 lightning spells
• ten level 4 lightning spells
• nine level 5 lightning spells
• eight level 6 lightning spells
• six level 7 lightning spells
• five level 8 or level 9 lightning spells
• four level 10, 11 or level 12 lightning spells

Number of Lightning spells required to destroy a Level 5 Inferno Tower

The following table shows the number of lightning spells you'll require to take down a level 5 Inferno Tower:

Lightning Spell Level	Number of Lightning spells required
1	18
2	15
3	13
4	12
5	10
6	9
7	7
8	6
9	5
10	5
11	5
12	4

The data in the above table can be written as:

You require any of the following to take down or destroy a level 5 Inferno Tower:

• eighteen level 1 lightning spells
• fifteen level 2 lightning spells
• thirteen level 3 lightning spells
• twelve level 4 lightning spells
• ten level 5 lightning spells
• nine level 6 lightning spells
• seven level 7 lightning spells
• six level 8 lightning spells
• five level 9, 10 or level 11 lightning spells
• four level 12 lightning spells

Number of Lightning spells required to destroy a Level 6 Inferno Tower

The table below displays the number of lightning spells required to destroy an Inferno Tower of level 6:

Lightning Spell Level	Number of Lightning spells required
1	20
2	17
3	15
4	13
5	12
6	10
7	8
8	7
9	6
10	5
11	5
12	5

The above data in the table can be interpreted as: 

You require any of the following to destroy a level 6 Inferno Tower:

• twenty level 1 lightning spells
• seventeen level 2 lightning spells
• fifteen level 3 lightning spells
• thirteen level 4 lightning spells
• twelve level 5 lightning spells
• ten level 6 lightning spells
• eight level 7 lightning spells
• seven level 8 lightning spells
• six level 9 lightning spells
• five level 10, 11 or level 12 lightning spells

Number of Lightning spells required to destroy a Level 7 Inferno Tower

The following table shows the number of lightning spells you'll require to take down a level 7 Inferno Tower: 

Lightning Spell Level	Number of Lightning spells required
1	22
2	19
3	16
4	14
5	13
6	11
7	9
8	7
9	6
10	6
11	6
12	5

The above data in the table can be written as:

You require any of the following to take down a level 7 Inferno Tower:

• twenty-two level 1 lightning spells
• nineteen level 2 lightning spells
• sixteen level 3 lightning spells
• fourteen level 4 lightning spells
• thirteen level 5 lightning spells
• eleven level 6 lightning spells
• nine level 7 lightning spells
• seven level 8 lightning spells
• six level 9, 10 or level 11 lightning spells
• five level 12 lightning spells

Number of Lightning spells required to destroy a Level 8 Inferno Tower

The table below displays the number of lightning spells required to destroy an Inferno Tower of level 8:

Lightning Spell Level	Number of Lightning spells required
1	25
2	21
3	18
4	16
5	14
6	12
7	10
8	8
9	7
10	7
11	6
12	6

The data in the above table can also be written as: 

You require any of the following to destroy a level 8 Inferno Tower:

• twenty-five level 1 lightning spells
• twenty-one level 2 lightning spells
• eighteen level 3 lightning spells
• sixteen level 4 lightning spells
• fourteen level 5 lightning spells
• twelve level 6 lightning spells
• ten level 7 lightning spells
• eight level 8 lightning spells
• seven level 9 or level 10 lightning spells
• six level 11 or level 12 lightning spells

Number of Lightning spells required to destroy a Level 9 Inferno Tower

The table below displays the number of lightning spells required to destroy an Inferno Tower of level 9:

Lightning Spell Level	Number of Lightning spells required
1	27
2	23
3	20
4	17
5	15
6	13
7	10
8	9
9	8
10	7
11	7
12	6

The data in the above table can also be written as: 

You require any of the following to destroy a level 9 Inferno Tower:

• twenty-seven level 1 lightning spells
• twenty-three level 2 lightning spells
• twenty level 3 lightning spells
• seventeen level 4 lightning spells
• fifteen level 5 lightning spells
• thirteen level 6 lightning spells
• ten level 7 lightning spells
• nine level 8 lightning spells
• eight level 9 lightning spells
• seven level 10 or level 11 lightning spells
• six level 12 lightning spells

Number of Lightning spells required to destroy a Level 10 Inferno Tower

The table below displays the number of lightning spells required to destroy an Inferno Tower of level 10:

Lightning Spell Level	Number of Lightning spells required
1	30
2	25
3	21
4	19
5	17
6	14
7	11
8	10
9	8
10	8
11	7
12	7

The data in the above table can also be written as: 

You require any of the following to destroy a level 10 Inferno Tower:

• thirty level 1 lightning spells
• twenty-five level 2 lightning spells
• twenty-one level 3 lightning spells
• nineteen level 4 lightning spells
• seventeen level 5 lightning spells
• fourteen level 6 lightning spells
• eleven level 7 lightning spells
• ten level 8 lightning spells
• eight level 9 or level 10 lightning spells
• seven level 11 or level 12 lightning spells

Number of Lightning spells required to destroy a Level 11 Inferno Tower

The table below displays the number of lightning spells required to destroy an Inferno Tower of level 11:

Lightning Spell Level	Number of Lightning spells required
1	32
2	27
3	23
4	20
5	18
6	15
7	12
8	10
9	9
10	8
11	8
12	8

The data in the above table can also be written as: 

You require any of the following to destroy a level 11 Inferno Tower:

• thirty-two level 1 lightning spells
• twenty-seven level 2 lightning spells
• twenty-three level 3 lightning spells
• twenty level 4 lightning spells
• eighteen level 5 lightning spells
• fifteen level 6 lightning spells
• twelve level 7 lightning spells
• ten level 8 lightning spells
• nine level 9 lightning spells
• eight level 10, 11 or level 12 lightning spells

Conclusion

In this article, I've listed the number of lightning spells (of a particular level) required to take down an Inferno Tower (of a particular level). 

I'll also update the data in this article if any numbers change in the game in the future! 

Also, please note: I've updated the data in this post. The entire data in this post is up-to-date as of 13 September 2025.

Now, I'd like to hear from you:

Have you ever used lightning spells to take down an Inferno Tower in an attack? Why or why not?

Or, you might have a question.

Either way, feel free to let me know by dropping down a comment below! 

I've also written an article in which I've listed the number of lightning spells required to take down or destroy Air Defense in Clash of Clans. You can read it here. 

Cheers,

Raj Oberoi