Super Minion - Army Troop Units in Clash of Clans

"Super Minion's big forehead isn't just for show: sniping enemy defenses from a safe distance is simply a brainy move! Especially when you've grown too big to avoid Seeking Air Mines ."

Base Attributes

Preferred Target None

Attack Type Single Target

Housing Space 12

Movement Speed 16

Attack Speed 1s

Range 4 tiles (Normal) 10 tiles (Long Shot)

Special Ability Long Shot

Boost Cost 25,000

Boost Duration 3d

Minion Level Required 8

Levels

Level	Damage per second	Damage per shot	Hitpoints	Town hall level required
4*	200	200	1,100	7
5*	225	225	1,200	9
6*	250	250	1,300	10
7*	275	275	1,400	11
8	300	300	1,500	12
9	325	325	1,600	13
10	350	350	1,700	14
11	360	360	1,800	15
12	370	370	1,900	16
13	385	385	2,100	17
14	400	400	2,300	18

Summary

The Super Minion is a Super Troop based on the Minion . It can be unlocked by boosting the Minion when the Minion is at least level 8.
Boosting the Minion requires 25,000 Dark Elixir or a Super Potion , and doing so allows the Minion to be boosted for 3 days. The level of Super Minion you obtain from the boost corresponds to the level of Minion you have.
Because of the level requirement, players require Town Hall 12 in order to boost Minions into Super Minions. However, because of the Laboratory level cap, players require a level 6 Clan Castle or greater in order to get donated one, allowing anyone Town Hall 10 or above to get one.
The Super Minion is a much larger Minion who has a ring at the middle of his left horn, and has a belt going up to its right. He wields a rocket launcher, on which it uses to fire rockets from a long distance to attack. Its Long Shot ability enables it to fire its first 7 shots (first 3 when on defense) at a very long range. Unlike the regular Minion, the Super Minion can be detected and attacked by Seeking Air Mines .
Super Minions have no preferred target when attacking; they will simply attack the closest building . However, if they become aware of enemy Clan Castle troops , Heroes , or Skeleton Trap skeletons (either by being attacked themselves or by being near another friendly troop under attack), and can fight back against them, they will leave their previously targeted building and instead engage the enemy troops. Once all of the nearby enemy troops are defeated, the Super Minions will proceed to attack the nearest structure.
The Super Minion is the subject of the March 2025 Mini 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 7.

Strategies

Consider using a Rage Spell to maximize the amount of damage your Super Minions do with their long-distance attacks. With some precision, you can place a Rage Spell so that the Super Minions will be in its area of effect from a distance and up close, getting the most value out of it.
Their long-range attacks from their ability allow them to outrange any defenses with a range of 10 tiles or less. This includes Archer Towers , Air Defenses , multi-target or single-target Inferno Towers , Bomb Towers , Scattershots and any Town Hall weapon. Saving a few Super Minions (together with a Rage Spell to boost damage if required) to snipe or finish off an exposed Giga Tesla or Giga Inferno can be a viable strategy. However, when against an Inferno Artillery , be careful as it can be outranged by this defense, in addition to dealing splash damage and dealing damage over time. These long-range attacks also allow them to effectively attack defending Archer Queens , Grand Wardens and Royal Champions without them fighting back. Two Super Minions are generally enough to defeat any of the above heroes if defenses, other buildings or troops do not get in the way.
However, when against an Inferno Artillery , be careful as it can be outranged by this defense, in addition to dealing splash damage and dealing damage over time.
These long-range attacks also allow them to effectively attack defending Archer Queens , Grand Wardens and Royal Champions without them fighting back. Two Super Minions are generally enough to defeat any of the above heroes if defenses, other buildings or troops do not get in the way.
The travel time of the Long Shot projectiles is long enough such that if the Super Minion is sufficiently far enough from its target building, the Super Minion will fire another shot before the first shot lands. As a result, when sniping low-hitpoint buildings in this way, the Super Minion will end up wasting one more shot than needed to destroy a building, and so when attacking non-defensive buildings, its Long Shot is best used on buildings with a considerable amount of hitpoints like resource storages or the Clan Castle . Alternatively, one can also use other troops to clear these non-defensive buildings before deploying the Super Minions.
Once the Long Shots run out, the Super Minion will also need some time to move to the shorter-range position from which it attacks thereafter, during which it is vulnerable to the mercy of defenses. Because of its slow movement speed, if you are not already using a Rage Spell as above to buff its speed, you can also use a Haste Spell to get it to its short-range position quickly.

Offensive Strategies

Consider using a Rage Spell to maximize the amount of damage your Super Minions do with their long-distance attacks. With some precision, you can place a Rage Spell so that the Super Minions will be in its area of effect from a distance and up close, getting the most value out of it.
Their long-range attacks from their ability allow them to outrange any defenses with a range of 10 tiles or less. This includes Archer Towers , Air Defenses , multi-target or single-target Inferno Towers , Bomb Towers , Scattershots and any Town Hall weapon. Saving a few Super Minions (together with a Rage Spell to boost damage if required) to snipe or finish off an exposed Giga Tesla or Giga Inferno can be a viable strategy. However, when against an Inferno Artillery , be careful as it can be outranged by this defense, in addition to dealing splash damage and dealing damage over time. These long-range attacks also allow them to effectively attack defending Archer Queens , Grand Wardens and Royal Champions without them fighting back. Two Super Minions are generally enough to defeat any of the above heroes if defenses, other buildings or troops do not get in the way.
However, when against an Inferno Artillery , be careful as it can be outranged by this defense, in addition to dealing splash damage and dealing damage over time.
These long-range attacks also allow them to effectively attack defending Archer Queens , Grand Wardens and Royal Champions without them fighting back. Two Super Minions are generally enough to defeat any of the above heroes if defenses, other buildings or troops do not get in the way.
The travel time of the Long Shot projectiles is long enough such that if the Super Minion is sufficiently far enough from its target building, the Super Minion will fire another shot before the first shot lands. As a result, when sniping low-hitpoint buildings in this way, the Super Minion will end up wasting one more shot than needed to destroy a building, and so when attacking non-defensive buildings, its Long Shot is best used on buildings with a considerable amount of hitpoints like resource storages or the Clan Castle . Alternatively, one can also use other troops to clear these non-defensive buildings before deploying the Super Minions.
Once the Long Shots run out, the Super Minion will also need some time to move to the shorter-range position from which it attacks thereafter, during which it is vulnerable to the mercy of defenses. Because of its slow movement speed, if you are not already using a Rage Spell as above to buff its speed, you can also use a Haste Spell to get it to its short-range position quickly.

Defensive Strategies

A Super Minion’s Long Shot ability, high damage per second, and flexibility to target both ground and air troops make it a useful defensive troop. If you combine Super Minions with shorter-range troops like Balloons or Dragons , attackers will not be able to catch both groups of defensive troops with a single Poison Spell without taking heavy damage from either group (or if that is possible, positioning the spell to hit both groups will be difficult). For example, combining Super Minions with the Headhunters in defense will be able to effectively shut down unprepared Queen Walks or Charges. Such a Queen Walk/Charge will need at least two spells to deal with both groups (e.g. Poison to slow down the Super Minions, and a Freeze Spell to stop the Headhunters from doing massive damage to the Archer Queen), and due to her low health recovery, the Super Minions can easily pierce through the her ability and stop a successful attack.
For example, combining Super Minions with the Headhunters in defense will be able to effectively shut down unprepared Queen Walks or Charges. Such a Queen Walk/Charge will need at least two spells to deal with both groups (e.g. Poison to slow down the Super Minions, and a Freeze Spell to stop the Headhunters from doing massive damage to the Archer Queen), and due to her low health recovery, the Super Minions can easily pierce through the her ability and stop a successful attack.
It can be handy to distract the Super Minion with unimportant buildings such as Barracks , Army Camps and possibly resource collectors and storages depending on the situation) so that their Long Shot abilities are wasted on them. Defend these buildings to prevent attackers from utilizing other troops like Archers to clear these buildings. Distracting Skeleton Trap skeletons are also useful in this regard, especially if the attacker triggers it by another air troop in a way that the Super Minion uses a Long Shot from far enough to attack the Skeletons.
An Air Sweeper can prove useful against Super Minions because of their slow movement speed, and can allow the rest of your defenses an opening to attack especially once the Super Minion runs out of Long Shot attacks.

Statistics

Added the level 10 Super Minion.
Reduced damage at levels 8 and 9: Level 8: 350 -> 300 Level 9: 375 -> 325
Level 8: 350 -> 300
Level 9: 375 -> 325
Increased hitpoints at levels 8 and 9: Level 8: 1,400 -> 1,500 Level 9: 1,500 -> 1,600
Level 8: 1,400 -> 1,500
Level 9: 1,500 -> 1,600

History

Added the level 10 Super Minion.
Reduced damage at levels 8 and 9: Level 8: 350 -> 300 Level 9: 375 -> 325
Level 8: 350 -> 300
Level 9: 375 -> 325
Increased hitpoints at levels 8 and 9: Level 8: 1,400 -> 1,500 Level 9: 1,500 -> 1,600
Level 8: 1,400 -> 1,500
Level 9: 1,500 -> 1,600

Gallery

You can have a maximum of 28 Super Minions at one time in a complete set of fully upgraded Army Camps . This number increases to 32 if you include 4 that can fit into a level 11 or higher Clan Castle . On the battlefield, you can clone an additional 12 Super Minions with four level 7 or higher Clone Spells (three from the regular spell inventory and one from a level 10 or higher Clan Castle). These total to a maximum of 44 Super Minions.
The Super Minion seems to be a Minion fused with the ability of a Beta Minion and the size of a Mega Minion from Clash Royale.
According to an Autumn 2020 Dev Update , the Super Minion is inspired by concept sketches of the Yeti , where the Yeti was originally going to be a bigger, chunkier and beefier Minion called the "Giant Minion".
The rockets the Super Minion carries have yellow color at the tip of the warheads in the picture, but none of the warheads have them in battle.
The Super Minion's attack is similar to the Firecracker from Clash Royale 's attack, except without the splash damage.

Trivia

You can have a maximum of 28 Super Minions at one time in a complete set of fully upgraded Army Camps . This number increases to 32 if you include 4 that can fit into a level 11 or higher Clan Castle . On the battlefield, you can clone an additional 12 Super Minions with four level 7 or higher Clone Spells (three from the regular spell inventory and one from a level 10 or higher Clan Castle). These total to a maximum of 44 Super Minions.
The Super Minion seems to be a Minion fused with the ability of a Beta Minion and the size of a Mega Minion from Clash Royale.
According to an Autumn 2020 Dev Update , the Super Minion is inspired by concept sketches of the Yeti , where the Yeti was originally going to be a bigger, chunkier and beefier Minion called the "Giant Minion".
The rockets the Super Minion carries have yellow color at the tip of the warheads in the picture, but none of the warheads have them in battle.
The Super Minion's attack is similar to the Firecracker from Clash Royale 's attack, except without the splash damage.

General

You can have a maximum of 28 Super Minions at one time in a complete set of fully upgraded Army Camps . This number increases to 32 if you include 4 that can fit into a level 11 or higher Clan Castle . On the battlefield, you can clone an additional 12 Super Minions with four level 7 or higher Clone Spells (three from the regular spell inventory and one from a level 10 or higher Clan Castle). These total to a maximum of 44 Super Minions.
The Super Minion seems to be a Minion fused with the ability of a Beta Minion and the size of a Mega Minion from Clash Royale.
According to an Autumn 2020 Dev Update , the Super Minion is inspired by concept sketches of the Yeti , where the Yeti was originally going to be a bigger, chunkier and beefier Minion called the "Giant Minion".
The rockets the Super Minion carries have yellow color at the tip of the warheads in the picture, but none of the warheads have them in battle.
The Super Minion's attack is similar to the Firecracker from Clash Royale 's attack, except without the splash damage.

Comparisons

The Super Minion, along with the Super Barbarian , Sneaky Goblin , and Rocket Balloon are the only Super Troops to have abilities that are temporary.
The Super Minion, along with the Super Archer , Sneaky Goblin, Rocket Balloon, and the Super Bowler are the only Super Troops to have icons that are used from the info image.