Shock Mine

"Shocking! Enemy troops caught in the area of effect are briefly stunned and unable to move or attack."

Summary

• Shock Mines are traps that will be triggered when troops are sufficiently close to them.
• Shock Mines are first unlocked upon reaching Headquarters level 21.
• Shock Mines will shock troops in its area of effect which makes them unable to move or attack.
• Shock Mines also deal minor damage to troops in its area of effect.
• Shock Mines are visible to attackers.
• Shock Mines reappear after every attack on your base. You never have to rebuild them.
• Shock Mines are upgraded using the Armory.
• Statues do not increase the Shock Mine's damage dealt or shock duration.
• There is a short delay between when the Mine is triggered and when it detonates.

Offensive Strategy

• Like Mines and Boom Mines, you can trigger them using Artillery, Barrage, and Critters.
• Grenadiers can trigger Shock Mines with their grenades, so Shock Mines are very unlikely to come into play if you use Grenadiers throughout the attack.
• When using Warriors, Shock Mines located on the preferred path can easily be taken out of the equation with GBE. However if singled out mines appear within a tile of any building on the path, it is best to Flare to that building and drop a Smoke on it so the Warriors can group up and recover from the shock before the next Flare is deployed.

Defensive Strategy

• Place them away from defenses that are likely to be attacked by Artillery and Barrage before troops are deployed, in order to prevent attackers from triggering them prematurely.
• Place Shock Mines away from each other to prevent several from getting destroyed at the same time.
• Never place a Shock Mine next to or within one tile of the Headquarters, as when Warriors reach the building under a Smoke Screen the shock duration will not outlast the Warrior's cover, and they will all hit in unison like normal.

Upgrade Differences

• There are no visual changes as the Shock Mine is upgraded.
• As the Shock Mine is upgraded, its damage increases by approximately 10% and the shock duration increases by half a second per level.

Trivia

• Mines and Boom Mines are both built using Wood, but the Shock Mine is built using Iron.
• When the Headquarters is destroyed, all the buildings except the Mines, Boom Mines, and Shock Mines explode.
• It is possible for a Shock Mine to stun buildings if they are under the influence of Universal Remote/Remote Hack, should a troop trigger it.

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	5	5

Building Size	Trigger Radius	Effect Radius	Trigger Delay
1x1	1.5 Tiles	3 Tiles	0.25 seconds

Level	Damage	Shock Duration	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Time	Build Cost	Instant	Armory Level Required	XP Gain
1	38	6.0s	N/A	N/A	50,000	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	42	6.5s	2,920,000	21h	55,000	1,069	21	46
3	46	7.0s	3,200,000	23h	60,000	1,145	21	47
4	51	7.5s	3,600,000	1d 1h	65,000	1,240	22	50
5	56	8.0s	3,800,000	1d 3h	70,000	1,297	22	52
6	61	8.5s	4,000,000	1d 5h	75,000	1,353	23	53
7	66	9.0s	4,400,000	1d 7h	80,000	1,443	23	55