Every troop upgrade cost and max level at Town Hall 18

Your Laboratory can only research one thing at a time, which makes troop upgrades the longest queue in the game for most players. This table shows every home-village troop, its max level and how long it takes to get there.

Max level, cost and time for every troop

Sorted by total upgrade time from level 1 to the Town Hall 18 max. Upgrades run one at a time, so these days add up.

Name	Max (TH18)	Total cost	Total time
Dragon	13	110.7M Elixir	69 days
Electro Dragon	9	113M Elixir	67 days
Golem	15	1.28M Dark Elixir	63 days
Hog Rider	15	1.24M Dark Elixir	61 days
Baby Dragon	12	100.5M Elixir	60 days
Miner	12	98M Elixir	58 days
Healer	11	92.85M Elixir	58 days
Balloon	13	91.17M Elixir	58 days
Bowler	10	1.27M Dark Elixir	57 days
Yeti	8	92.5M Elixir	56 days
Druid	6	1.17M Dark Elixir	56 days
P.E.K.K.A	13	90.3M Elixir	53 days
Wizard	14	83.82M Elixir	50 days
Wall Breaker	14	84.43M Elixir	50 days
Dragon Rider	6	82.5M Elixir	49 days
Minion	14	1.12M Dark Elixir	47 days
Ice Golem	9	892.5K Dark Elixir	44 days
Electro Titan	5	78.5M Elixir	44 days
Giant	14	73.69M Elixir	43 days
Lava Hound	8	763K Dark Elixir	42 days
Valkyrie	12	933K Dark Elixir	41 days
Witch	8	841.5K Dark Elixir	41 days
Archer	14	67.6M Elixir	40 days
Ruin Witch	4	900K Dark Elixir	38 days
Thrower	4	61M Elixir	35 days
Furnace	4	780K Dark Elixir	35 days
Root Rider	4	62.6M Elixir	34 days
Meteor Golem	3	58M Elixir	30 days
Headhunter	4	517.5K Dark Elixir	28 days
Barbarian	13	48.59M Elixir	25 days
Goblin	10	42.84M Elixir	25 days
Apprentice Warden	4	385K Dark Elixir	22 days
Ice Wizard	13	free	instant
Battle Ram	13	free	instant
Royal Ghost	13	free	instant
Pumpkin Barbarian	13	free	instant
Giant Skeleton	13	free	instant
Skeleton Barrel	13	free	instant
M.E.C.H.A	13	free	instant
Party Wizard	13	free	instant
Ram Rider	13	free	instant
Barcher	13	free	instant
Witch Golem	13	free	instant
Hog Wizard	13	free	instant
Lavaloon	13	free	instant
C.O.O.K.I.E	13	free	instant
Firecracker	13	free	instant
Azure Dragon	13	free	instant
Barbarian Kicker	13	free	instant
Giant Thrower	13	free	instant
Broom Witch	13	free	instant
Ice Minion	13	free	instant
Debt Collector	13	free	instant
Snake Barrel	13	free	instant
Giant Giant	16	free	instant
K.A.N.E	16	free	instant
The Disarmer	13	free	instant
YEETer	16	free	instant
Meteor Golem	13	free	instant
Elephant Rider	18	free	instant
Yeti Undertaker	18	free	instant
Totem Thrower	18	free	instant

How to finish lab upgrades faster

• Lab Assistant: boosts the current research every day; level it up for bigger boosts.
• Gold Pass research boost: cuts research time and cost. See is the Gold Pass worth it.
• Books and potions: Research Potions and Books of Fighting / Spells finish long upgrades. Use them on the longest ones.
• Never let it sit idle: one lab means every idle hour is lost forever. Read why the lab is usually the bottleneck.

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