“It may take a while to charge, but the rapid-fire payoff on the lowest HP enemy is worth the wait!”
The X-Bow is a building that belongs to the Building: X-Bow Modifier. It can also be spawned by the Battle Machine. It spawns a single-target ranged building with low hitpoints, very high damage, and very high attack speed. The X-Bow charges for 12 seconds before firing projectiles at the enemy with the lowest hitpoints. The X-Bow takes the appearance of a crossbow with wooden, stone, and metallic features along with a shining steel bolt for ammunition mounted on top of a base with a metal rim and blue plates.
Strategy[]
- Since the X-Bow takes 12 seconds to charge, it is best placed in the backmost row, so that enemy troops are less likely to defeat the building before it can get value. Ways to delay enemies from reaching the X-Bow include using tanky troops, such as Valkyrie, P.E.K.K.A., Mega Knight, stun-based troops, like Musketeer, Electro Giant, and Bandit, and longevity-boosting traits, like
Brawler, 
Giant, 
Noble, and P.E.K.K.A.
- With Battle Machine, The X-Bow is best placed in either the hex to the last of either of the last row's corner hexes or on either of the second-to-last row's corner hexes. That way, it and Elixir Collector (or Mortar in its absence) can trap a ranged troop in either corner hex of the last row making it extra protected, as the enemy troops would have to target one building (or both of them) to damage that troop, decreasing the player's chances of losing due to buildings not accounting for team members. Great troops for said hex include Musketeer, Princess, and Witch, especially when Superstar (or Blaster in the case of Princess) is active.
- Witch, especially when on a higher merge level or with an active Superstar trait, can spawn Skeletons that can distract the X-Bow for long enough so that the enemy's team either destroys it or defeats the player's troops before the X-Bow gets too much value. As such, splash cards, like Valkyrie, Wizard, and Skeleton King can help the X-Bow by clearing the spawned Skeletons, while Princess and Mortar can directly target the Witch before she can spawn too many Skeletons.
Statistics
Attack Period
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Range
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Critical Chance
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|---|---|---|
| 0.3 seconds | 8 | 15% |
Star Level
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Cooldown
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|---|---|
| ★ | 12 seconds |
| ★★ | |
| ★★★ | |
| ★★★★ |
Hitpoints (★)
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Damage (★)
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Damage Per Second (★)
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Hitpoints (★★)
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Damage (★★)
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Damage Per Second (★★)
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Hitpoints (★★★)
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Damage (★★★)
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Damage Per Second (★★★)
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Hitpoints (★★★★)
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Damage (★★★★)
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Damage Per Second (★★★★)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 200 | 666 | 1,200 | 320 | 1066 | 2,400 | 512 | 1706 | 4,800 | 819 | 2730 |
History[]
- The X-Bow building was added to the game in a Seasonal Update on 24/11/2025, belonging to the Building: X-Bow Modifier. It was also spawnable by Battle Machine's Ruler Modifier, Building Master.
Trivia[]
- The name "X-Bow" is a play on the word "Crossbow", which the device resembles. The letter "X" resembles a cross (十), leading to this abbreviated name.
- In the Spanish, Russian, Chinese, and Finnish language settings of the game, the X-Bow's name translates to "Crossbow". In the Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, and Vietnamese language setting of the game, the X-Bow's name translates to "X-Crossbow", "Giant Crossbow", "Large Crossbow", "Bow", and "Bow Tower" respectively.
- The X-Bow is 1 of 4 Merge Tactics units associated with archery, with the others being Archer, Princess, and the Archer Queen.
- The X-Bow is the only Merge Tactics building associated with archery.
- The X-Bow is 1 of 5 Merge Tactics buildings which first existed in Clash of Clans, the others being Inferno Tower, Mortar, Tesla, and Elixir Collector.
- The X-Bow is one of the first buildings to be added to Merge Tactics, alongside the Inferno Tower, Mortar, Tesla, and the Elixir Collector.
- The X-Bow has the lowest attack period out of all Merge Tactics buildings, with an attack period of 0.3 seconds. It also has the lowest attack period out of all Merge Tactics units.