Sneak Peek 2: Ranked Mode Updates & Key Fixes in Clash of Clans

If you missed Sneak Peek 1, that one introduced Town Hall 18 upgrades, the Greedy Raven pet, and big Earthquake Spell Tower changes.
This second sneak peek is different. It’s less flashy, but it fixes things that affect how the game actually plays every day.

Let’s break it down.

Several improvements have been made in this Update to Ranked battles to make them fairer, clearer, and harder to abuse.

Ranked Mode Changes

Anti-Spam Protection Added

Ranked battles now follow the same rules as regular attacks.

• You must finish a battle before starting a new one

• No more spamming attacks to manipulate results

This closes a long-standing loophole and makes Ranked progression more skill-based.

Fixed Demotion Warnings

Some players were seeing incorrect demotion warnings even when they were safe.

• This issue has now been fixed

• Rank status should display correctly going forward

League Battle Count Adjustments

The required number of battles has been adjusted in some leagues.

• Better alignment with league difficulty

• Smoother progression across Ranked tiers

(Table to be added here)

Other Changes & Bug Fixes

This update also includes a wide range of balance tweaks, UI improvements, and long-requested fixes.

Gameplay & Balance Updates

• Unbreakable achievement now requires 500 defenses instead of 5,000

• Poison Spells now affect Guardians

  • Full damage

  • Only 70% movement and attack speed slow

• Hero Potion and Mighty Morsel now apply only to attacks, not defenses

• Thrower Level 4 buff reverted

  • 2800 HP

  • 240 DPS

Clan War League Update

• CWL now supports 5v5 wars

• Smaller clans can participate more easily

• Bigger wars still provide better rewards

Combat & Unit Logic Fixes

• Reworked underground combat logic

  • Diggy and Miners now behave more consistently against Skeletons

• Fixed geared-up Mortar attack speed

• Longshot splash damage now correctly hits ground or air based on target

Totem Spell Changes

• Radius reduced from 6 tiles to 5

• Damage reduced from 70–100 to 0

• Apprentice and Life Gem auras no longer affect Totems

These changes clearly rein in Totem value after recent dominance.

UI & Quality-of-Life Improvements

• Special effects on decorations and shoveled obstacles can now be toggled

• Locked troops, heroes, spells, sieges, pets, and guardians are now clickable

  • Shows why they’re locked

• Blacksmith now displays equipment that exists but isn’t owned yet

• Hero Selector shows locked heroes, equipment, and pets

• Super Sauna now shows required troop level for each Super Troop

Bug Fix: Ore Exploit Resolved

• The Ore bug has been fully fixed

• Any excess ore gained through the exploit has been revoked

• Players who abused it may now see negative ore values

This fix is permanent.