Bomb

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"Nothing says 'STAY OUT' quite like a good old-fashioned hidden bomb."
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Level 1-2	Level 3-4	Level 5-6	Level 7-8	Level 9-10	Level 11-12
==Summary==
*Bombs are that remain hidden until they are activated by an attacking troop moving into their trigger radius like other traps. It is the first such trap unlocked.
*Once triggered, Bombs must be re-armed, which can be done for free and takes place automatically after logging into the game.
*Although they are the weakest of all the traps, Bombs can still have a positive impact on the effectiveness of a village's defense if properly placed, but only if they are always re-armed after triggering.
*Even though Bombs are classified as "", they are not buildings and do not need to be triggered/destroyed for your enemy to reach 100% destruction (nor do they count toward it).
*The Bomb explodes approximately 1.5 seconds after an enemy comes within 1 tile of it, causing splash damage to every enemy ground troop within 3 tiles. This delay means that you'll want to place the Bomb in an area where troops are likely to remain for a period of time like right next to a building they're attacking.
*By itself, a single Bomb will not do a great deal of damage to even the weakest of troops (although every bit helps). However, several Bombs in a cluster can significantly damage or even destroy an entire group of Archers or Goblins.
==Strategies==
===Defensive Strategy===
*A Bomb can destroy an equivalent-level Wall Breaker. Since Wall Breaker A.I. targets wall junctions, place Bombs at outside perimeter intersections and corners for maximum effect.
**This can be used to ruin pathing for a potential Queen Charge or similar strategy, though it is ineffective against Super Wall Breakers (or if the enemy deploys sufficiently many Wall Breakers and they are able to reach the Walls).
*One defensive strategy commonly used for the placement of Bombs is to position them along the outside , behind external buildings. The external buildings serve to delay the enemy troops until they've grouped up, so that when they attack the Wall, the Bomb hits many troops at once. This is most effective against low-health troops, though grouping enough Bombs together can be a serious hazard for Giants, too.
*Alternatively, some players decide to place a group of Bombs around a on the outside of their base, to act as a trap for enemy Giants. Placing a at the entrance to these trapped defense structures makes them even more effective.
*Be cautious when upgrading a Bomb, as this will reveal its location. Combat this by relocating it during the upgrade period, since it won't trigger during that period anyway. This is useful against players who scout out your base ahead of time for revenge attacks.
*Exploiting the way the A.I. targets buildings can dramatically increase the defensive effectiveness of your Bombs. For example, a group of 2-3 Bombs placed between a pair of is very likely to destroy an entire group of Goblins as they pass from one collector to the next.
*A Bomb upgraded to level 4 or higher can instantly kill a group of summoned Skeletons, making Bombs very effective against Witch based attacks. However, note that Skeletons on their own are unable to trigger Bombs, meaning they won't be immediately wiped out until other troops (such as Giants) trigger it.
*Bombs are useful against players who use a Battle Blimp filled with Sneaky Goblins who aim to use the Sneaky Goblins to quickly destroy the Town Hall. Since Bombs trigger even if the Sneaky Goblins are invisible, a sufficient amount of Bombs around the Town Hall can quickly kill the Sneaky Goblins and defuse this tactic. This increases in importance at the highest Town Hall levels, where Town Hall sniping strategies become more viable as the Town Hall gains an increasingly devastating weapon.
*They are even good against witches. as the bomb damages the Skeletons and the Witch.
===Offensive Strategy===
*Bombs do only slight damage to high health troops but will destroy small troops. Try using tanks or high health troops like a Giant to absorb the Bomb.
**Skeletons spawned by Witches or a Skeleton Spell do not trigger the Bomb, so using such troops to trigger the traps may be less beneficial in Witch-based strategies.
*If you suspect that a particular location has Bombs in it, use a small troop, such as a Barbarian to trigger them. Do not send small troops in mass, or they may all be heavily damaged at best, or completely wiped out at worst.
**Air troops like Minions do not have to worry about Bombs as the Bombs cannot damage them.
==Upgrade Differences==
*The Bomb goes through significant visual changes at levels 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11.
**When initially constructed the Bomb appears as a spherical iron shell with a fuse.
**At level 3, the Bomb becomes a little bigger and gains 4 golden spikes around its circumference.
**At level 5, the Bomb is encased in two metal shells that have several golden bumps on their surface.
**At level 7, the Bomb is encased in two golden shells with no bumps on the surface.
**At level 9, the Bomb takes the shape of a truncated icosahedron with spikes.
**At level 11, the Bomb takes the shape of a cube with the corners golden and spiked, and gains a thin torus around its circumference.
==Statistics==
Level	Damage	Cost 	Build Time	Experience Gained	Town Hall Level Required
1 	20 	400 	N/A 	N/A 	3
2 	24 	1,000 	6m 	18 	3
3 	29 	10,000 	1h 	60 	5
4 	35 	75,000 	2h 	84 	7
5 	42 	220,000 	4h 	120 	8
6 	54 	450,000 	8h 	169 	9
7 	72 	650,000 	12h 	207 	10
8 	92 	1,100,000	1d 	293 	11
9 	125 	2,000,000	2d 	415 	13
10 	140 	3,000,000	3d 	509 	14
11 	155 	5,000,000	4d 	587 	15
12 	170 	9,000,000	8d 12h 	856 	16
Trigger Radius	Damage Radius	Damage Type	Unit Type Targeted	Favorite Target
1.5 tiles 	3 tiles 	Area Splash	Ground 	None
Unarmed Bombs	Unarmed Bombs	Unarmed Bombs	Unarmed Bombs	Unarmed Bombs	Unarmed Bombs	Unarmed Bombs	Unarmed Bombs
Level 1 & 2 	Level 3 & 4 	Level 5 & 6 	Level 7 & 8 	Level 9 & 10 	Level 11 & 12	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==History==
Patch 	Description
August 2, 2012 	Introduction of the Bomb, with no levels and 6 of them to build.
August 30, 2012 	Bombs and other traps are now visible when visiting own clan members.
September 19, 2012	Improved visual effect of Bomb's lit fuse.
October 15, 2012 	Bombs and other traps are no longer visible during a defense replay.
February 5, 2013 	Tapping a Bomb now shows its trigger radius.
November 6, 2013 	
*Bombs now remain in the village after being triggered, but imposing a re-arm cost in doing so, and removing the ability to sell untriggered Bombs.
*Added four more levels to the Bomb, for a total of five.
July 3, 2014 	
*Added the level 6 Bomb.
*All Bombs and other traps can now be re-armed by tapping the Town Hall.
*Moved down the Town Hall requirement for level 5 Bomb to Town Hall 8 (from 9).
December 10, 2015 	
*Reduced the re-arm costs for the Bomb at all levels.
**Level 1: 400 -> 50 
**Level 2: 500 -> 100 
**Level 3: 600 -> 150 
**Level 4: 700 -> 200 
**Level 5: 800 -> 250 
**Level 6: 900 -> 300
May 22, 2017 	
*Increased the Bomb's damage at all levels.
**Level 1: 12 -> 20 
**Level 2: 16 -> 24 
**Level 3: 20 -> 29 
**Level 4: 26 -> 35 
**Level 5: 34 -> 42 
**Level 6: 42 -> 54
March 5, 2018 	Added the level 7 Bomb.
October 23, 2018 	
*Added the level 8 Bomb.
*Reduced the detonation delay to 1.5 seconds (from 2 seconds).
April 2, 2019 	Removed re-arm costs for the Bomb entirely (as with all traps and reloadable defenses), instead automatically re-arming after logging into the game.
December 9, 2019 	Added the level 9 Bomb.
March 30, 2020 	
*Reduced the upgrade costs of level 5-7 Bombs.
**Level 5: 1,000,000 -> 500,000 
**Level 6: 1,500,000 -> 1,000,000 
**Level 7: 2,000,000 -> 1,500,000
January 20, 2021 	Increased the level 9 Bomb's damage from 112 to 125.
April 12, 2021 	
*Added the level 10 Bomb.
*Reduced upgrade costs at level 5-7.
**Level 5: 500,000 -> 300,000 
**Level 6: 1,000,000 -> 600,000 
**Level 7: 1,500,000 -> 1,200,000 
*Reduced upgrade times at level 2, 5, and 6.
**Level 2: 15m -> 6m 
**Level 5: 1d -> 18h 
**Level 6: 2d -> 1d 12h
December 9, 2021 	Reduced upgrade costs at levels 6-8.
October 10, 2022 	Added the level 11 Bomb.
December 12, 2023 	
*Added the level 12 Bomb.
*Reduced upgrade costs/times at levels 3-10.
==Trivia==
*The fuse on the Bomb is lit constantly, but never burns up.
*The Bomb, Giant Bomb, and are the oldest traps in the game.
*If the Bomb has been triggered just before the battle ends, the Bomb won't explode.
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