For Level 8 to Level 10 Lightning spells guide (Click here)
(Updated 22 Oct 2022) Below are quick reference guide on completing some challenges using lightning spells along with level 5 earthquake spell (in some occasions). You may use this guide to determine the number of lightning spells required for the respective level of each defense building type.
Note: number of lightning spells may change in the future when SUPERCELL updates total damage per spell.
Whenever an earthquake spell is required, always drop it before a lightning spell
+ denotes 1 additional Level 5 Earthquake (EQ) from clan castle or brew from dark spell from TH11 or higher
@ denotes 1 additional level 9 lightning spell from clan castle
@@ denotes 2 additional level 9 lightning spells from a clan castle (CC Level 7 or higher)
# denotes 1 additional level 10 lightning spell from clan castle
## denotes 2 additional level 10 lightning spells from a clan castle (CC Level 7 or higher)
Inferno Tower
| Lightning Level 5 | Lightning Level 6 | Lightning Level 7 | TH | |
| 1 | 4+ or 4@ or 2@@ | 4+ or 3@ or 2@@ | 1@@ | 10 |
| 2 | 5+ or 5@ or 3@@ or 1+@@ | 4+ or 4@ or 3@@ or 1+@@ | 2@@ or 1+@@ | 10 |
| 3 | 6+ or 6@ or 4@@ or 2+@@ | 5+ or 5@ or 3@@ or 2+@@ | 4+ or 3@@ or 1+@@ | 10 |
| 4 | 7+ or 5@@ or 3+@@ |
6+ or 6@ or 4@@ or 2+@@ |
5+ or 4@@ or 2+@@ | 11 |
| 5 | 8+ or 6@@ or 3+@@ | 6+ or 5@@ or 3+@@ | 5+ or 4@@ or 2+@@ | 11 |
| 6 | 8+ or 7@@ or 4+@@ | 7+ or 6@@ or 4+@@ | 6+ or 5@@ or 3+@@ | 12 |
| 7 | 9+ or 9@@ or 5+@@ | 8+ or 7@@ or 4+@@ | 6+ or 6@@ or 3+@@ | 13 |
| 8 | 10+ or 10@@ or 6+@@ | 9+ or 9@@ or 5+@@ | 7+ or 7@@ or 4+@@ | 14 |
| 9 | 7+@@ | 9+ or 9@@ or 7+# | 7## or 6+@ | 15 |
X-Bow
| Lightning Level 5 | Lightning Level 6 | Lightning Level 7 | TH | |
| 1 | 4+ or 4@ or 2@@ | 4+ or 3@ or 2@@ | 3+ or 4 or 1@@ | 9 |
| 2 | 5+ or 5@ or 3@@ | 5+ or 5@ or 3@@ | 4+ or 5 or 2@@ | 9 |
| 3 | 7+ or 7@ or 5@@ | 6+ or 6@ or 4@@ | 5+ or 6 or 3@@ | 9 |
| 4 | 8+ or 8@ or 6@@ | 6+ or 7@ or 5@@ | 5+ or 4@@ | 10 |
| 5 | 9+ or 10@ or 8@@ | 7+ or 8@ or 7@@ | 6+ or 5@@ | 11 |
| 6 | 10+ or 11@ or 9@@ | 8+ or 10@ or 8@@ | 7+ or 6@@ | 12 |
| 7 | 11+ or 11@@ | 9+ or 11@ or 9@@ | 7+ or 7@@ | 13 |
| 8 | 10+ or 10@@ | 8+ or 8@@ | 14 | |
| 9 | 10+ or 11@@ | 8+ or 9@@ | 14 | |
| 10 | 11## | 9@@ | 15 |
Bomb Tower
| Lightning Level 5 | Lightning Level 6 | Lightning Level 7 | TH | |
| 1 | 2+ or 3 or 1@ | 2+ or 3 or 1@ | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | 2+ or 3 or 1@ | 2+ or 3 or 1@ | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 2+ or 3 or 1@ | 2+ or 3 or 1@ | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | 3+ or 4 or 2@ | 2+ or 3 or 1@ | 2+ or 3 or 2@ | 10 |
| 5 | 3+ or 4 or 2@ | 3+ or 4 or 2@ | 2+ or 3 or 2@ | 11 |
| 6 | 4+ or 5 or 3@ or 1@@ | 3+ or 3@ or 1@@ | 3+ or 4 or 2@ or 1@@ | 11 |
| 7 | 5+ or 6 or 4@ or 2@@ | 4+ or 5 or 2@@ | 3+ or 4 or 2@@ | 12 |
| 8 | 5+ or 5@ or 3@@ | 5+ or 6 or 3@@ | 4+ or 5 or 2@@ | 13 |
| 9 | 7+ or 9 or 5@@ | 6+ or 8 or 4@@ | 5+ or 6 or 3@@ | 14 |
| 10 | 7+ or 5## | 6+ or 5@@ | 5+ or 4@@ | 15 |
Air Defense
| Lightning Level 5 | Lightning Level 6 | Lightning Level 7 | TH | |
| 6 | 3 or 2@ | 3+ or 2@ or 4 | 2+ or 3 or 2@ | 8 |
| 7 | 4 or 2@ | 3+ or 2@ or 4 | 2+ or 3 or 2@ | 9 |
| 8 | 4+ or 3@ or 1@@ | 3+ or 4 or 2@ or 1@@ | 2@ or 1@@ | 10 |
| 9 | 4+ or 3@ or 1@@ | 3+ or 3@ or 5 or 1@@ | 3+ or 2@ or 1@@ | 11 |
| 10 | 4+ or 4@ or 1@@ | 4+ or 3@ or 5 or 1@@ | 3+ or 4 or 1@@ | 12 |
| 11 | 4+ or 4@ or 2@@ | 4+ or 3@ or 5 or 2@@ | 3+ or 4 or 1@@ | 13 |
| 12 | 5+ or 2@@ | 4+ or 2@@ | 3+ or 2@@ | 14 |
| 13 | 1+@@ | 1+@@ or 2@@ | 3@ | 15 |
Eagle Artillery
| Lightning Level 6 | Lightning Level 7 | Lightning Level 8 | TH | |
| 1 | 9+ or 6+@@ | 8+ or 5+@@ | 6+ or 4+@@ | 11 |
| 2 | 10+ or 7+@@ | 8+ or 6+@@ | 7+ or 5+@@ | 11 |
| 3 | 11+ or 8+@@ | 9+ or 6+@@ | 8+ or 5+@@ | 12 |
| 4 | 9+@@ | 10+ or 7+@@ | 8+ or 6+@@ | 13 |
| 5 | 10+ | 9+ or 10@@ | 14 |
Air Sweeper
| Lightning Level 5 | Lightning Level 6 | Lightning Level 7 | TH | |
| 1 | 1@ or 2+ or 3 | 1@ or 2+ or 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1@ or 3 | 1@ or 2+ or 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2@ or 3+ or 4 | 1@ or 2+ or 3 | 1@ or 2+ or 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 2@ or 3+ or 4 | 2+ or 2@ or 3 | 1@ or 2+ or 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 2@ or 3+ or 4 | 2@ or 3 | 1@ or 2+ or 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 2@ or 3+ or 4 | 2@ or 3+ or 4 | 2+ or 3 or 2@ | 10 |
| 7 | 2@ or 3+ or 4 | 2@ or 3+ or 4 | 2+ or 3 or 2@ | 11 |
Mortar
| Lightning Level 5 | Lightning Level 6 | Lightning Level 7 | TH | |
| 4 | 1@ or 2+ | 2 or 1@ | 1+ or 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 1@ or 2+ | 2 or 1@ | 2 or 1@ | 7 |
| 6 | 1@ or 2+ | 1@ or 2+ | 2 or 1@ | 8 |
| 7 | 1@ or 2+ | 1@ or 2+ | 2 or 1@ | 9 |
| 8 | 1@ or 3+ | 1@ or 2+ | 2 or 1@ | 10 |
| 9 | 1@ or 3 | 2+ | 2+ or 1@ | 11 |
| 10 | 3+ | 2+ | 2+ or 2@ or 3 | 11 |
| 11 | 4+ | 3+ | 3+ or 1@@ or 2@ | 12 |
| 12 | 4+ | 1## | 3+ or 1@@ | 12 |
| 13 | 5+ | 2@@ | 1+@@ or 2@@ | 13 |
| 14 | 6+ | 1+@@ | 1+@@ or 2## | 14 |
| 15 | 6+ | 3+# | 1+## or 2## | 15 |
Monolith
| Lightning Level 5 | Lightning Level 6 | Lightning Level 7 | TH | |
| 1 | 11+ | 11+ | 9+ | 15 |
| 2 | 11+@ | 9+ | 15 |
Scattershot
| Lightning Level 6 | Lightning Level 7 | Lightning Level 8 | TH | |
| 1 | 7+ or 4+@@ | 6+ or 3+@@ | 5+ or 3+@@ | 13 |
| 2 | 8+ or 5+@@ | 7+ or 4+@@ | 6+ or 3+@@ | 13 |
| 3 | 9+@@ | 11+ or 8+@@ | 9+ or 6+@@ | 14 |
