Town Hall 16 (also known as, TH16) is a very important stage in Clash of Clans!
You have a wide range of upgrades and new buildings to setup at the same time!
Quite naturally, it gets very overwhelming for TH16 players.
They often get confused regarding which troop or building or hero to upgrade next!
To solve that problem, I've written this article!
In this article, I've explained the ideal Town Hall 16 upgrade priority order in detail!
If you follow this guide, you will max out your Town Hall 16 super fast and without much hassle!
So, without any further ado, let's get started!
TH16 Upgrade Priority Order
So, as soon as you reach Town Hall 16, here's the upgrade priority order which you should ideally follow to max out your base super fast:
First things first, upgrade your Laboratory, followed by the Hero Hall!
Once the Laboratory is upgraded, start upgrading the troops/spells that you frequently use in your attack strategies!
For instance, if you use dragons the most, then upgrade them first, once the laboratory is upgraded.
Next, upgrade your Pet House to the max level.
Army camps don't have any new upgrades, so that is going to save us both some resources and time!
Upgrade your Barracks (unlocks Thrower), and the Clan Castle.
However, the Clan Castle upgrade is not that important (as you only get an extra +1 slot for Siege Machine), so you may consider doing it in the end too!
However, the Clan Castle upgrade is not that important (as you only get an extra +1 slot for Siege Machine), so you may consider doing it in the end too!
Then, upgrade your Workshop.
On the side, keep upgrading your heroes one by one, in the Hero Hall!
That way, you can still participate in Clan Wars using alternate heroes (like the Minion Prince instead of the Barbarian King, which is in the upgrade).
If you ask me, I'd first upgrade the Archer Queen, followed by Grand Warden. Then, Minion Prince, Royal Champion, and Barbarian King!
But, I'd advise you to upgrade the heroes as per your requirements and the attack strategies which you would be using!
Then, upgrade the Blacksmith, primarily to increase the ore storage capacity.
For Hero Equipments, upgrade them as required, depending on the attack strategy you are using.
Now, its the time to upgrade the defenses!
Firstly, upgrade the Monolith, Eagle Artillery, followed by the Scattershots.
They are the most heavy hitters.
Then, upgrade the Inferno Tower, X-Bows, Air Defense, Builder's Hut, Wizard Tower, Hidden Tesla, Archer Tower, Cannon, Mortar, and Bomb Tower, in order.
Also, if you want, you can max out two archer towers, and two cannons in the beginning, and merge them to setup the Multiarcher Tower and Ricochet Cannon respectively!
Next, upgrade the resource storages, Elixir storages, Gold storages, and Dark Elixir storages, in the end!
Resource collectors like the Gold Mine, Elixir Collector, and Dark Elixir Collector do not have any upgrade in TH16, so that saves up some good time!
If you want to know the exact updated TH16 max levels, you can check out our article here.
There is no upgrade for Spell Factory and Dark Spell Factory in TH16, so that saves us some time and effort!
Then, focus on upgrading the traps in your base.
The most important traps are the Seeking Air Mine and Air Bombs, as they can do great impact against air attacks, which are predominant in Town Hall 16.
Whenever you feel like you have excess loot, upgrade the walls in your base!
When you are upgrading your offense (mainly via elixir and dark elixir), you can upgrade your walls using the excess gold you have.
When you are upgrading your defense (mainly via gold), you can upgrade your walls using the excess elixir you have.
When you are upgrading your defense (mainly via gold), you can upgrade your walls using the excess elixir you have.
Conclusion
In this article, we have explained in detail the upgrade priority order for Town Hall 16 in Clash of Clans!
We have put it out in great detail, and we have made it intensely focused first on the offense part, and then the defense!
If you follow this guide, you will max out your TH16 base super quick!
I'll also update this upgrade priority guide with time, so you can still follow it even when the game gets an update!
Now, I'd like to hear from you:
How long do you think it will take you to max out your Town Hall 16 base? (I already wrote an article on that topic, which you can check here!)
Or, you might have a question.
Either way, feel free to let me know by dropping down a comment below!
Cheers,
Raj