We have all seen the leaked spreadsheets and stat blocks over the last few days, but nothing beats seeing the real thing. A brand-new video just dropped on Reddit, finally showcasing the highly anticipated Clash of Clans Season 3 Crafted Defense gameplay.
If you are wondering exactly how these Builder Base classics are going to perform when they cross over into your Home Village during the upcoming event, you can check out the embedded Reddit video below. Let’s break down everything the footage reveals about the Roaster, Air Bombs, and Lava Launcher!
[Xingchen] Season 3 Crafted Defenses Gameplay
by u/SA0051 in ClashOfClansLeaks
Clash of Clans Season 3 Crafted Defense Gameplay Leaked
Following are the three Crafted Defenses coming to the game in Season 3.
Roaster
The first defense highlighted in the leaked footage is the Roaster, and it looks just as aggressive as you would hope. Just like its Builder Base counterpart, this tower continuously blasts waves of hot plasma in a wide cone at incoming enemies.
The video shows a fully maxed-out Level 30 version of the Roaster defending a base layout. Its stats at this level are absolutely massive:
- It boasts 6,000 Hitpoints, making it a very tanky building for attackers to clear.
- It deals 95 damage per hit.
- It fires a rapid burst of 15 consecutive shots before needing a brief reset.
This rapid-fire attack is going to be a complete nightmare for players who rely on swarm troops. If you regularly use mass Witches, Bats, or even massive Goblin armies to secure loot, you will need to plan your attack path carefully to avoid this plasma bath.
Air Bombs
Next up, the video gives us a terrifying look at the Air Bombs. If you frequently spam Electro Dragons or Balloon armies in the Home Village, you might want to rethink your strategy for Season 3.
The gameplay footage shows the tower rapidly launching heavy barrels into the sky that explode on air targets. When pushed to its absolute limits with maxed modules, the Air Bombs turn into a formidable anti-air fortress:
- Hitpoints: It sits at a highly durable 6,000 HP.
- Damage: It dishes out a staggering 950 damage per hit.
- Attack Cooldown: The firing speed drops to just 2 seconds between shots, allowing it to rapidly swat expensive air units out of the sky.
Lava Launcher
Finally, the video gives us a great look at the Lava Launcher’s notorious “Floor is Lava” mechanic.
This tower is incredibly unique because it lobs a flaming projectile entirely across the map, leaving a burning crater on the ground where it lands. Any ground troops unfortunate enough to stand in this zone will take continuous damage over time.
A fully maxed-out Lava Launcher commands the battlefield with these final stats:
- Hitpoints: It maxes out at 4,900 HP.
- Damage: The burning ground deals 125 Damage Per Second to enemy troops.
- Range: It covers an incredible attack range of 20 tiles.
This means a centrally placed Lava Launcher can effectively control massive areas of the village, completely disrupting ground-based Queen Charges or Root Rider pushes.
Upgrade Mechanics For Crafted Defense
If you are wondering how these towers get so absurdly strong by Season 3, it all comes down to the new Crafting Modules mechanic. You don’t just assign a builder to upgrade them normally.
Instead, you improve these towers by spending Gold, Elixir, and Dark Elixir on three specific traits. For instance, to get the Roaster to fire those 15 burst shots, you have to spend Dark Elixir specifically on its “Burst Fire” module. If you want the Lava Launcher to hit that massive 20-tile range, you need to pour regular Elixir into its “Range” module. This lets you tailor your defenses perfectly to whatever attack style your clan struggles against the most.
Watching the Clash of Clans Season 3 Crafted Defense gameplay confirms that the upcoming event is going to be incredibly chaotic. These towers bring entirely new mechanics to the Home Village that will force attackers to adapt quickly.
