Boom Mine

"The Boom Mine stops the enemy in their tracks! Its high impact blast is focused in a small area."

Summary

• Boom Mines are traps that will be triggered when troops are sufficiently close to them.
• The first Boom Mine is unlocked upon reaching Headquarters level 10.
• Boom Mines have the same function as normal Mines, but they deal much more damage and have a much smaller radius.
• Boom Mines deal splash damage within a very small radius.
• Boom Mines reappear after every attack on your base. You never have to rebuild them.
• Boom Mines are upgraded using the Armory.
• Statues will not increase the Boom Mine's damage dealt.
• Boom Mines have a very short trigger delay.

Offensive Strategy

• Do not let your Troops (especially your most valuable ones) step on a Boom Mine, as they are very deadly! However, if your Troops have at least 1 tile spacing, the Boom Mine will only damage or destroy 1 of them because of its poor blast radius.
• Artillery, Barrages, or Critters can trigger Boom Mines.
  • Grenadiers, Lazortrons and Rain Makers can also trigger Boom Mines if their attacks hit the mines. The Cluster Grenade, Explosive Charges, and Shock Knuckles abilities can also detonate any Boom Mines as a result of their impacts.

Defensive Strategy

• Place Boom Mines away from normal Mines and other Boom Mines, as they are capable of dealing with a group of troops alone.
• Having some distance between Boom Mines can also prevent attackers from triggering all of them through a Barrage.
• Hiding your Mines/Boom Mines behind tall buildings such as Sniper Towers can make them a surprise to your attacker and help you win your defense.
• You can hide your Boom Mines behind Magma statues or any Masterpieces as their heads can hide Boom Mines. It is advised to put behind Magma Masterpieces.
• They are better against single yet powerful troops such as a Scorcher but very ineffective against a swarm of Riflemen.

Upgrade Differences

• The Boom Mine does not change appearance when upgraded; the only difference is increased damage.

Trivia

• When the Headquarters is destroyed, all the buildings except Mines, Boom Mines, and Shock Mines explode.

Statistics

HQ Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Number Available	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	8	8	8

Building Size	Trigger Radius	Damage Radius
1x1	1.3 Tiles	1.35 Tiles

Level	Damage	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Time	Build Cost	Instant	Armory Level Required	XP Gain
1	1,000	N/A	N/A	20	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	1,130	94,000	11h	33	229	7	40
3	1,270	193,000	13h	50	293	8	43
4	1,422	266,000	13h	80	321	9	43
5	1,586	276,000	14h	120	336	10	45
6	1,763	286,000	18h	170	377	11	50
7	1,954	370,000	21h	240	435	12	54
8	2,160	690,000	21h	340	536	13	54
9	2,383	950,000	1d 2h	480	654	14	61
10	2,623	980,000	1d 5h	700	686	15	64
11	2,883	1,520,000	1d 5h	1,000	825	16	64
12	3,164	2,070,000	1d 9h	1,400	985	17	68
13	3,467	2,130,000	1d 9h	2,000	998	17	68
14	3,794	2,560,000	1d 10h	2,800	1,103	18	69
15	4,148	3,000,000	1d 12h	3,900	1,211	19	71
16	4,530	3,080,000	1d 12h	5,000	1,225	20	72
17	4,942	3,300,000	1d 14h	6,500	1,286	21	75
18	5,388	3,700,000	1d 16h	7,800	1,379	22	76
19	5,870	4,280,000	1d 18h	9,100	1,506	23	78