X-Bow/Home Village

For the Builder Base version, see X-Bow/Builder Base.

"The X-Bow shoots mystical bolts with terrifying power. Load it with Elixir and the X-Bow works automagically. You can set it to target ground units at long ranges, or all targets at reduced range."

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Level 6

Level 7

Level 8

Level 9

Level 10

Level 11

Summary

The X-Bow is a single-target, rapid-firing defense that is unlocked at Town Hall level 9.
The X-Bow has to be loaded to work. Loading is free and takes place automatically after you log into the game, but if it fires enough shots without being reloaded it will eventually run out of ammunition and will not fire.
- It takes 3 minutes and 12 seconds for one X-Bow to unload all of its ammunition.
It can be configured to two modes - Ground Mode, which can target ground troops at a 14 tile range, or Air & Ground Mode, which can target both ground and air units at a reduced range of 11.5 tiles.

Strategies

Defensive Strategy

A well-placed and loaded X-Bow will dominate attacks, but to be most effective it should not be used as a front-line defense. With the second longest range of any damage-dealing defense, it is best placed behind all other defenses, typically in the center of a base.
Be sure to keep your X-Bow loaded by logging into the game from time to time. An unloaded X-Bow is not only a waste of space, it is a good indicator that your base may be neglected, encouraging others to raid you.
Although the X-Bow shoots rapidly, each shot causes only a relatively small amount of damage, but has a high damage per second. Support it with powerful defenses (such as Mortars or Wizard Towers) so it can quickly take out your enemies.
The dominance of Balloon and Minion oriented attacks at and around Town Hall 9 in Clan Wars and regular raids make a strong case for keeping X-Bows set to Air and Ground in both farming and war bases. At higher levels, it is still useful to set it to Air and Ground if extra aerial defense is needed against air attacks like Lavaloon, Electro Dragons, or Bat-based attacks, or if Air Defenses are being upgraded and unavailable.

Offensive Strategy

The X-Bow has essentially no weaknesses (but is quite weak to swarms) unless it is set to ground-only mode, determinable by the way it is angled. If it is horizontal to the ground, it can target ground troops only. If it is tilted up, then it can attack air units as well.
The X-Bow can lock on to a unit for a very long time because of its long range. This means that placing the X-Bow near the center can allow it to snipe at troops on the outer areas of your base. It also counteracts the effect of the Healer when set to Air & Ground mode. The X-Bow also counters the Queen Walk, a popular strategy consisting of the Archer Queen and Healers, with the help of other buildings.
In order to attack an X-Bow, treat it like a longer-ranged Cannon or Archer Tower, but don't forget that many units can be mowed down very quickly by this defense. Distract it with high-health troops like Giants, Golems or P.E.K.K.As, and destroy it with a large group of attackers such as Archers or Barbarians.
- Attacking players can see if the defender's X-Bow is loaded or not. Currently, there is no way to tell exactly how much Elixir the X-Bow has left, but a player can visually tell when it is empty. When it is loaded, you will see a small box containing what appears to be small Elixir bolts. An unloaded X-Bow will be lacking the box, and the bowstring will be missing (see the image gallery below).
- Attacking players can also see if the X-Bow is set to ground-only or both ground and air. Take advantage of ground-only X-Bows and send in air units to destroy it first.
- An X-Bow that is empty is completely useless and will not fire. It still must be destroyed to achieve 100% destruction, and troops that preferentially attack defenses (e.g. Giants and Balloons) will still target an unloaded X-Bow if it is closer to them than an active defense.

Upgrade Differences

X-Bows undergo significant visual changes at all levels except level 8. The projectiles also changes significantly as well.
- When initially constructed, the X-Bow consists of a huge crossbow-like structure mounted on a base made of light-colored wood with a stone axle and a black, gear-shaped rim being riveted on it. It has small black stone on the corners of the stone foundation.
- At level 2, the X-Bow base is replaced with normal wood, the gear is gilded. The stone foundation turns black and gold spike replaces the black stone on the corners.
- At level 3, the X-Bow base is replaced with wood dyed black, the axle is now gilded, the gear is black once again but still has gold rivets. The stone foundation has a slightly deeper shade of black and bigger and sharper black spikes replaces the gold spike.
- At level 4, the X-Bow base becomes a red wheel with a gold axle, a golden octagonal rim with gold plating on each angle replaces the gear. The stone foundation is now made of rough gray rocks, the tip of the spikes glow a brighter dull red than its base, as if it is red hot.
- At level 5, the ammunition cartridge at the back turns from wooden to gold, the barrel now comes with a riser (around the "muzzle" of a crossbow securing the bow's limbs) with small golden spike flanking both sides, and the tip of the barrel is golden. The X-Bow base's wheel turns gray, the golden rim becomes bigger that its gold plating on the sides now goes into the ground, its inner surface turns red. The foundation is now covered with a red casing, complete with a metal band around it, there are more small spikes at the edges of the foundation with the main one becoming more pronounced, the glow comes from the base of the spikes.
- At level 6, the bow is now made out of metal, the ends of the bow are covered with metal, the front of the riser is covered with gold, and the spikes are replaced with a steel stirrup. The X-Bow base is now mostly pink with the center of the wheel gilded. The foundation is fully made of metal, the spikes are replaced with metallic corner piece with a pentagonal bolt in the middle.
- At level 7, the ends of the bow is thinner but covered with a brass band, the riser is now made of a deep green metal, the front of the riser is larger, stirrup is now a deep green metal spike. The X-Bow base wheel is replaced with deep turquoise wood flush to the rim, the center of the wheel is made of purple metal, and the gold platings on top of the metal platform is slightly taller. The top part of the foundation is made of a deep purple metal and the bottom is deep green, the corner pieces are now slightly bigger, with icy blue metal tops, dark grey metal base, and two deep green metal spikes on the base for each piece.
- At level 8, the X-Bow base's gold plating that go into the ground now gains a second step. Each corner piece and its spikes are slightly bigger again, and at the sides are a small purple plate that itself has an even smaller deep green plate on it which both connects to the top and bottom of the foundation.
- At level 9, the ends of the bow is now covered with a green metal band and the riser is now made of a green metal. The X-Bow base wheel turns to green , the center of the wheel and the axle turns back to grey, the second step of the gold plating becomes a golden bolt, and the corner pieces are bigger yet again and replaced with black stone, the top gold platings are gone and replaced with the shrank metal top which is now green and surrounded by the golden rim, the spikes on it are replaced with two golden grooves on each corner piece, the side purple plate is removed and the green place is now grey connecting to the foundation.
- At level 10, the ends of the bow is a bit wider and covered with a silver band, the riser is now made of a purple metal, and the spike at the tip is replaced with a silver triangular prism which is hollow at the base (the symbol of Town Hall 15). The X-Bow base wheel turns to purple, the center of the wheel turns purple and the axle turns golden once again, the second step of the gold plating replaces the golden bolt again, and the corner pieces slightly shrinks, the metal top is now purple and cover most of the corner piece but no longer surrounded by the golden rim, the golden grooves are removed, and the side middle-sized plate is added back using silver and the small plate is bigger and red both connecting to top and bottom of the foundation.

The arrow shots from the X-Bow changes throughout the levels (except for level 4-7).
- At level 1, the arrows are pink.
- At level 2, the arrows turn yellow.
- At level 3, the arrows turn dark purple.
- At level 4 to 7, the X-Bow shoots flaming arrows.
- At level 8, the arrows turn frosty and glow cyan.
- At level 9, the arrows turn emerald-green, and glow slightly yellow.
- At level 10, the arrows turn pink, and glow slightly yellow.

Statistics

Town Hall Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Number Available	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Town Hall Level	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Number Available	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4

Size
3x3

Level	Damage per Second	Damage per Shot	Hitpoints	Cost	Build Time	Experience Gained	Town Hall Level Required
1	60	7.68	1,500	1,000,000	2d	415	9
2	70	8.96	1,900	1,600,000	2d 12h	464	9
3	80	10.24	2,300	2,400,000	3d 12h	549	9
4	90	11.52	2,700	2,500,000	5d	657	10
5	110	14.08	3,100	3,900,000	5d 6h	673	11
6	130	16.64	3,400	6,800,000	8d 12h	856	12
7	150	19.2	3,700	8,300,000	9d	881	13
8	170	21.76	4,000	10,300,000	9d	881	13
9	190	24.32	4,200	14,000,000	13d	1,059	14
10	205	26.24	4,400	20,000,000	13d 18h	1,089	15
11	225	28.8	4,600	21,000,000	15d	1,138	16

Ground Mode Statistics

Range	Attack Speed	Damage Type	Number of Rounds
14	0.128s	Single Target	1,500

Air & Ground Mode Statistics

Range	Attack Speed	Damage Type	Number of Rounds
11.5	0.128s	Single Target	1,500

Depleted Ground X-Bows