“Shoots a firework that explodes on impact, damaging the target and showering anything behind it with sparks. This is what happens when Archers get bored!”
The Firecracker is a Common card that is unlocked from the Spooky Town (Arena 12). It spawns a fast, single-target, air-targeting, long-ranged, ground troop with low hitpoints and high damage. The Firecracker launches an attack that once it hits its target, splits into 5 additional shrapnel, which continue to travel, while piercing through enemies. After attacking, she will recoil backwards 1.5 tiles. The Firecracker appears similar to an Archer, but wears a team-coloured headband and carries a firework. A Firecracker card costs 3 Elixir to deploy.
Strategy
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- She has the exact same amount of hitpoints as a single Archer. Anything that would OHKO an Archer, like Royal Delivery, would also OHKO a Firecracker. However, since the Firecracker only has a count of 1 and deals higher concentrated damage, many one-on-one interactions differ.
- The Firecracker's attack is similar to the Hunter's. Each shrapnel deals its own damage, so something closer to the point where her firework hits will be hit by more of them, and therefore take more damage. Unlike the Hunter's attack, the shrapnel goes straight through enemies just like the Magic Archer's arrow.
- The impact of the firework does not deal damage; rather, it is that all 5 pieces of shrapnel spawn clumped together, creating the illusion of impact-induced damage. This means that against shielded units, not much of her damage is wasted, since each piece of shrapnel is an individual hit. For example, against an undamaged Dark Prince, 4 shrapnel pieces will break his shield, and the last piece of shrapnel will damage the Dark Prince himself.
- Alone, a Firecracker will connect to the Tower Princess and Dagger Duchess, hitting them with all 5 shrapnel, doing notable chip damage. Depending on whether the player can afford to spend Elixir to counter her, the player might choose to ignore her if they run a heavy deck. However, a Cannoneer will be able to OHKO her before she gets the chance to attack.
- Players should be careful when deploying her. If their opponent plays a card 4 tiles in front of their King Tower and 2 tiles away from their Crown Tower, the Firecracker's shrapnel will cause a King's Tower activation with most units. This works especially well with troops with quick movement speeds because they will dodge her attack, taking no damage while the Crown Tower slowly chips down the Firecracker’s low hitpoints. With that in mind, Firecracker shouldn't be used on offense; rather, as a defensive powerhouse.
- The Battle Healer is another good unit to pull this off, because she will quickly regenerate the damage caused by the Firecracker due to her passive healing, although this is usually a negative Elixir trade.
- Most Spirit cards can be used to pull off this technique, due to their movement speeds being fast enough to avoid the Firecracker from damaging them if deployed at the right time.
- A standard 4-2 building deployment is enough to cause the Firecracker to attack it and activate the King Tower. While this is not a good play by itself, it is worth doing if this building is also used to distract a building-targeting troop at the same time.
- Note that spawner buildings may not be as applicable for this strategy, as an early deployment can cause the Firecracker to lock onto the spawned troops of the deployed building first, preventing a King Tower activation.
- Since activating the King Tower is a relatively simple technique, it is not advised to use her in decks that suffer heavily against an activated King Tower, such as Graveyard or Goblin Barrel decks.
- These techniques are possible to be executed with the Cannoneer as well, however, more precise timing is required due to the Cannoneer's ability to OHKO the Firecracker before she gets the chance to attack.
- When she shoots, she pushes herself back by 1.5 tiles. Players should keep this in mind when they are positioning her to attack, as her repeated recoil may cause her to switch to the other lane. At the same time however, this makes her effective at kiting grounded troops for a short while, and depending on which troop it is, she can fully counter them with the assistance of the Crown Towers as they cross the bridge.
- Against a Mini P.E.K.K.A., place her on the fourth tile from the bridge, staggered slightly into the other lane.
- Against a P.E.K.K.A. or Giant Skeleton, place her on the fifth tile away from the bridge, and on the third tile horizontally from the Crown Tower. This can allow the P.E.K.K.A to activate your King Tower.
- Against a Battle Healer or Mega Knight, place her on the sixth tile away from the bridge, and on the third tile horizontally from the Crown Tower.
- Against Elite Barbarians, place her in an area near the middle of the board. She will do considerable damage to the Elite Barbarians, but they will need to be distracted by an Ice Spirit and/or Skeletons to fully finish them off. If done correctly, the Firecracker player is netted a +2 positive Elixir trade.
- Against a Bandit, place her on the sixth tile away from the bridge, and on the second tile horizontally from the Crown Tower. The Firecracker will dodge the Bandit's damage, forcing her to attack her normally. While the Firecracker will be defeated in the process, the Bandit will only be able to hit the Tower Princess once.
- Against a Bowler that is in the inside of the Arena, place her on the fifth tile from the bridge, and on the second tile horizontally from the Crown Tower. The Bowler will hit her once but will have to walk closer to her after the recoil, which will bring him closer to the King Tower. The second attack from the Bowler will cause a King Tower activation after defeating the Firecracker.
- When using spells to finish off a Firecracker, the player should be especially mindful of any other units on the map that she could attack, possibly causing their spells to miss due to her speed and recoil effect.
- She can be used in a manner similar to the Magic Archer and get chip damage by angling her to attack another unit and have the shrapnel hit the tower. If the unit is closer to the Crown Tower, more shrapnel will deal damage.
- When using an Elixir Collector against her, players should avoid placing it behind their Crown Towers, as a Firecracker leftover from defense could not only chip their Tower, but also deny their Elixir Collector from generating a bit of Elixir.
- When using a Miner to snipe a Firecracker that is on the opposing side of the arena firing at your troops, be particularly careful with your timing, as his pushback can make the Miner walk some extra distance, thus giving the enemy Tower and herself more time to defeat the Miner.
- The Firecracker pairs well with the Balloon. The Firecracker helps to get rid of air swarms, and the Balloon tanks the damage from the Tower. However, this could possibly be a lot of spell value for the opponent.
- When using the Firecracker to counter Wall Breakers, the defending player should place her right in front of them as soon as they see the Wall Breakers deployed at the bridge. If they try to counter the Wall Breakers by placing her at a distance, the rocket will be outrun by the time it lands, allowing both Wall Breakers to connect for unnecessary damage.
- Sending a Miner to the back of the Crown Tower as the Firecracker finishes defending is a good synergy. The Miner tanks for the Firecracker, and if the opponent uses swarms to counter the Miner, the Firecracker's shrapnel will splash onto those troops when it fires onto the tower. However, this is a fairly predictable tactic and can be easily countered by placing a tankier unit on the Miner and distracting the Firecracker to attack in a different angle.
- She can defend supported tank pushes similarly to an Executioner by placing her right in front of the tank, allowing her area damage to heavily damage back end troops. However, this makes her more vulnerable to spell damage value.
- Despite her shrapnel effect, she is not too effective at countering a Graveyard that is tanked for due to her slow attack time and her shrapnel not one-shotting Skeletons.
- Stacking multiple Firecrackers on the map is a great way to control the Arena. With their great range and recoil effect, a Firecracker can easily protect another Firecracker from swarms and it can also discourage the opponent from attacking. However, make sure that the Firecrackers are far away from each other to prevent the opponent from gaining major spell value.
- The best time to place the Firecracker against a Goblin Barrel is when the Goblin Barrel's shadow is 4 tiles from the river. Try to place her angled so that she attacks the bottom Goblin while the attack hits the outer Goblin. This placement will prevent the most damage from the Goblin Barrel.
- Against a Mortar or an X-Bow placed 1 tile staggered from the bridge, the Firecracker will be able to hit both the building and the Crown Tower, as well as any additional support troops. The Crown Tower will be hit with only one shrapnel, but placing her at the edge of the Arena will cause 2 shrapnel to hit the Crown Tower.
- If you can predict a Firecracker at the bridge, activating the Monk's ability will cause the Firecracker to deal damage to his own Crown Tower through the reflected projectiles.
- On the other hand, these reflected projectiles can be used to activate the King Tower. This can be a great way to activate your King Tower against the Monk, however this is risky, and is likely to result in the Firecracker being killed in the process.
- In 2v2 battles, if the Firecracker locks onto a Crown Tower, the shrapnel will also hit the King's Tower. If she is crossing the bridge alone and headed for the healthier Crown Tower, it may be valuable to soak one hit for a King's activation instead of spending Elixir on a distraction unit. This also means that it may not be worth it to use her in 2v2 Battle decks, as a King activation can severely cripple future pushes.
Statistics
Cost |
Hit Speed |
First Hit Speed |
Speed |
Deploy Time |
Range |
Projectile Range |
Projectile Radius |
Projectile Speed |
Target |
Count |
Transport |
Type |
Rarity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 sec | 0.65 sec | Fast (90) | 1 sec | 6 | 11 | 0.4 | 550 | Air & Ground | x1 | Ground | Troop | Common |
Level |
Hitpoints |
Area Damage |
Damage per second |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 119 | 25 x5 (125) | 41 |
2 | 130 | 27 x5 (135) | 45 |
3 | 143 | 30 x5 (150) | 50 |
4 | 158 | 33 x5 (165) | 55 |
5 | 173 | 36 x5 (180) | 60 |
6 | 190 | 40 x5 (200) | 66 |
7 | 209 | 44 x5 (220) | 73 |
8 | 229 | 48 x5 (240) | 80 |
9 | 252 | 53 x5 (265) | 88 |
10 | 277 | 58 x5 (290) | 96 |
11 | 304 | 64 x5 (320) | 106 |
12 | 334 | 70 x5 (350) | 116 |
13 | 367 | 77 x5 (385) | 128 |
14 | 403 | 84 x5 (420) | 140 |
15 | 442 | 93 x5 (465) | 155 |
Card Mastery
Type | Level/Tier | Objective | Rewards |
---|---|---|---|
Damage Dealer |
1 | Deal a total of 185,500 Damage to enemy Troops or buildings | 200 Firecracker Cards 25 |
2 | Deal a total of 550,000 Damage to enemy Troops or buildings | 2,000 25 | |
3 | Deal a total of 920,000 Damage to enemy Troops or buildings | 150 25 | |
Greatest Hits |
1 | Hit Troops or buildings a total of 5,600 times | 3,000 100 |
2 | Hit Troops or buildings a total of 16,000 times | 200 100 | |
3 | Hit Troops or buildings a total of 28,000 times | 5,000 100 | |
Efficient Attacker |
1 | Land 8 attacks with a single deploy a total of 80 times! | 100 150 |
2 | Land 8 attacks with a single deploy a total of 240 times! | 125 150 | |
3 | Land 8 attacks with a single deploy a total of 480 times! | 150 150 |
History
2020
- The Firecracker was made available before its general release on 6/1/2020 via the Trophy Road. She was also available in a Special Challenge as a reward.
- The Firecracker card was generally released on 3/2/2020.
- On 4/2/2020, a Balance Update, added the Firecracker to Clan Wars Collection Day card pool, Draft selections, and Mega Deck Touchdown.
- On 7/4/2020, a Balance Update, added the Firecracker as a Trophy Road reward.
- On 7/7/2020, a Balance Update, decreased the Firecracker's recoil range to 1.5 tiles (from 2 tiles).
2021
- On 7/6/2021, the Summer 2021 Update, moved the Arena to unlock the Firecracker from Hog Mountain to Serenity Peak.
- On 27/10/2021, the Champions Update, increased the Level cap of all cards to 14 (from 13).
2022
- On 26/10/2022, the 2022 Quarter 3 Update, moved the Arena to unlock the Firecracker from Serenity Peak to Spooky Town. It also added the Efficient Attacker Card Mastery task for the Firecracker.
2023
- On 7/2/2023, a Balance Update, decreased the Firecracker’s first attack time interval to 0.6 seconds (from 1 second).
- On 6/6/2023, a Balance Update, decreased the Firecracker’s first attack time interval to 0.55 seconds (from 0.6 seconds).
- On 19/6/2023, the Card Evolution Update, increased the Level cap of all cards to 15 (from 14), increased the Firecracker’s first attack time interval to 0.6 seconds (from 0.55 seconds), and added the Firecracker's Evolution. It also changed the Firecracker's card image and card render.
- On 30/6/2023, a maintenance break, increased the Firecracker’s first attack time interval to 0.65 seconds (from 0.6 seconds).
Gallery
Trivia
- The Firecracker's weapon resembles man-portable rocket launchers. Rocket Launchers were first developed in ancient China in the ninth century. Originally, they were firing multiple arrows together in a device called fire arrow, until they were replaced with rocket motors during the twelveth century.
- In the Turkish and Portuguese language settings of the game, the Firecracker's name translates to "Pyrotechnist". In the Dutch and Indonesian language settings of the game, the Firecracker's name translates to "Fireworks Shooter". In the French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Malaysian, Thai, and Finnish language settings of the game, the Firecracker's name translates to "Artificer", "Firethrower", "Pyrotechnic Archer", "Rocket Gunner", "Rocketeer", "Fire Archer", "Fireworks Thrower", "Fireworks Gunner", "Firecracker Shooter", "Firework Archer", and "Firewoman" respectively.
- According to a tweet, the Firecracker's firework is taken from an Air Defense from Clash of Clans.
- The Firecracker was inspired by Penny from Brawl Stars, another Supercell game. This was stated in Firecracker's intro video.
- The Firecracker is 1 of 17 troops that inspired a troop in Clash of Clans, the others being Spear Goblins, Bomber, Bats, Skeleton Barrel, Minion Horde, Battle Ram, Ice Golem, Zappies, Baby Dragon, Giant Skeleton, Ram Rider, Inferno Dragon, Miner, Royal Ghost, Ice Wizard, and Night Witch.
- The Firecracker is one of the first troop cards to receive a Card Evolution, alongside the Skeletons, Barbarians, and Royal Giant.
- The Firecracker is 1 of 4 troops which can defeat itself in one attack, the others being Skeletons, Bats and Wall Breakers.
- The Firecracker is 1 of 3 troops to recoil when attacking, the others being Sparky and Super Archers.
- The Firecrecker is 1 of 22 troops that has been featured in the Troop Rush game mode, the others being Skeletons, Skeleton Dragons, Fire Spirit, Bats, Elite Barbarians, Rascal Girls, Royal Hogs, Heal Spirit, Elixir Golem, Guards, Prince, Balloon, Golem, Wall Breakers, Ram Rider, Sparky, Phoenix, Royal Ghost, Bandit, Lumberjack, and the Monk.
- From her description, it is implied that the Firecracker used to be an Archer.
- The spread angle between the leftmost and rightmost small projectiles is 70 degrees, which means the angle between any two adjacent small projectiles is 17.5 degrees.
- The Firecracker is the subject of 3 Emotes.
- The Santa Firecracker Emote was originally going to appear in December of 2021, but did not make it to the game until the December of 2022.
- The Santa Firecracker Emote was originally going to appear in December of 2021, but did not make it to the game until the December of 2022.