Rocket Balloon/Home Village

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"Retrofitted with two carefully safety-inspected booster rockets, the Rocket Balloon gets a flying start to every battle!"
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Level 5-11
==Summary==
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*The Rocket Balloon has rockets attached to it, hence the name, that give it an increased speed for the first four seconds after deployment. This speed boost is equivalent to that of a level 5 Haste Spell. Aside from that, Rocket Balloons have slightly higher damage and are slightly faster than regular Balloons once the speed boost wears off, but have the same hitpoints as Balloons of the same level.
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*The Rocket Balloon is the subject of the Rocket Balloon Spotlight event, where it can be boosted for free for the duration of the event. Additionally, it is available at lower levels below its normal minimum level, so that the event is accessible to players as low as Town Hall level 8.
==Strategy==
===Offensive===
*The Rocket Balloon's speed boost allows you to save on Haste Spells when you need to engage (such as s) with Balloons from a considerable distance, whether it be to attack the defense or trigger the Clan Castle. You can, with Rocket Balloons, quickly close such gaps where normal Balloons would be severely damaged or taken down before reaching the defense, while letting you use the saved spell slot for other means (such as an extra Freeze Spell).
**Alternatively, you can Use Rocket Balloons to snipe defenses that might ruin your attack, or to trigger traps and activate Teslas. 
* In Lalo attacks, consider mixing regular Balloons and Rocket Balloons. Rocket Balloons can be used for the aforementioned purpose, while regular Balloons are better for attacking exposed and easy-to-reach defenses and are more space-efficient than Rocket Balloons for a more concentrated attack into the core.
* Rocket Balloons have considerably higher damage upon death than regular Balloons. In most cases, you will usually need less Rocket Balloons than normal Balloons to take out a defense completely. For example, against a relative-level , the Hidden Tesla is able to survive one attack of a normal Balloon plus its death damage, but not one attack of a Rocket Balloon and its death damage.
===Defensive===
*Rocket Balloons may be more effective than regular Balloons as a defensive Clan Castle troop. Their significantly increased movement speed drastically reduces the attacker's reaction time when dealing with them, which can lead to the Rocket Balloons quickly dealing massive damage to large groups of troops, and/or force an early activation of the Archer Queen's or Grand Warden's respective abilities. 
*Avoid placing Air Defenses on the outside of the base, as they could easily be sniped with two or three Rocket Balloons each if exposed.
==Statistics==
Preferred Target	Attack Type	 	Movement Speed	Attack Speed	Range 	Death Damage Radius	Special Ability	Boosters Movement Speed Increase
Defenses 	Area Splash	8	12 	3s 	0.5 tiles	1.2 tiles 	Boosters 	52
Training Time of Rocket Balloons	Training Time of Rocket Balloons
Barracks available 	Barracks upgrading
48s 	1m 36s
Level	Damage per Second	Damage per Attack	Damage Upon Death	Hitpoints	Town Hall Level Required
5* 	170 	510 	300 	390 	8
6* 	220 	660 	400 	545 	9
7* 	260 	780 	500 	690 	11
8 	270 	810 	580 	840 	12
9 	280 	840 	620 	940 	13
10 	285 	855 	650 	1,040 	14
11 	290 	870 	700 	1,140 	16
*Levels 5 through 7 are only accessible in the Rocket Balloon Spotlight event.
==History==
June 29, 2020 	June 29, 2020 	A user on Reddit named SniproGamer01 suggested adding super version of the Balloon that has the speed boost ability.
Patch 	Type 	Description
June 12, 2021 	Sneak Peek 	Announced the Rocket Balloon, with levels 8-10.
June 15, 2021 	Update 	Added the Rocket Balloon.
December 12, 2023	Update 	Added the level 11 Rocket Balloon, corresponding to the addition of level 11 Balloon.
April 9, 2024 	Balance Changes	
*Increased the damage per second and damage when destroyed for level 8-10 Rocket Balloons:
**Level 8: 236 -> 270 , 400 -> 580 
**Level 9: 256 -> 280 , 500 -> 620 
**Level 10: 276 -> 285 , 600 -> 650
==Gallery==
Avatar Rocket Balloon.png|Rocket Balloon icon
Rocket Balloon info 2.png
File:Rocket Balloon8.png
Rocket Balloon Sneak Peek.jpeg|Rocket Balloon, as shown in the promotional image of June 2021 Sneak Peek.
==Trivia==
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*The rockets attached to the hot air balloon resemble the Rocket card from Clash Royale.
*The silver platings that it has resembles how the level 8 Balloon gains them.
*The Rocket Balloon's ability could be inspired by a Lavaloon strategy where players use Haste Spells on Balloons.
*The chains and silver platings it has are darker in battle than in the info image.
*The Rocket Balloon could be inspired by the Balloon in Clash of Clans – A Clashiversary Tale video where they celebrate 50th anniversary.
*Unlike the regular Balloon, the Rocket Balloon has sprites where it faces different directions rather than looking idle while moving. This may be due to the fact that its hot air balloon has two rockets on both sides and an empennage on the back of it.
*The Rocket Balloon appears to have a Super Wall Breaker in it. This is based off of the fact that regular Balloons contain “promoted” Wall Breakers.
===Comparisons===
*The Rocket Balloon is one of the 4 Super Troops, along with the Sneaky Goblin, Inferno Dragon and Ice Hound that don't have the word “Super” in their names.
*The Rocket Balloon is one of the 6 Super Troops to have a Super Troop logo, the others being the Super Giant, Super Wizard, Super Valkyrie, Super Witch, and the Super Bowler.
*The Rocket Balloon, along with the Super Barbarian, Sneaky Goblin, and Super Minion are the only Super Troops to have abilities that are temporary.
*The Rocket Balloon is the only Super Troop not to have unique sounds exclusively.
*The Rocket Balloon, along with the Super Archer, Sneaky Goblin, Super Minion, and the Super Bowler are the only Super Troops to have icons that are used from their info image.
*The Rocket Balloon is one of the 4 troops to have a spell-like effect when deployed, including the Baby Dragon, Raged Barbarian, and Super Barbarian.
*The Rocket Balloon is the only Super Troop to have the same amount of damage and hitpoints as its regular counterpart.
*The Rocket Balloon and the Super Giant are the first and only Super Troops to appear in a loading screen, doing so in the 9th Anniversary loading screen.
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