Minion Prince Upgrade Time and Cost per Level (2026)

Dark Elixir and builder time for every level, 1 to 95Updated 31 October 2026

Upgrade estimate

Minion Prince: Level 90 → 91

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Gold Pass

Builder Potion

Hammer Jam

Upgrade levels1

Dark Elixir400,000

Upgrade time8d

Boost savingsNone

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Key takeaways
Cost by Town Hall
Why TH17 is the hardest
Prince vs Archer Queen
Caps by Town Hall
Dark Elixir left to 95
The fifth hero and his skins
Planning his upgrades
Every level
Questions

Key Takeaways

The Minion Prince is the fifth hero. He unlocks at Town Hall 9 with Hero Hall 3 and maxes at level 95 at Town Hall 18 with Hero Hall 12.
Level 1 to 95 costs 12,356,500 Dark Elixir and about 360 days of builder time before boosts.
He gains 10 levels at every Town Hall from TH9 to TH17, then 5 at TH18.
His heaviest step is TH17, not TH18: levels 81 to 90 cost 3,350,000 Dark Elixir and 80 days, against 2,110,000 and 40 days for TH18.
Up to level 30 his levels cost the same as the Archer Queen's; from level 31 they are cheaper.

Minion Prince Upgrade Cost by Town Hall

From TH9 to TH17 the Prince gains ten levels at every Town Hall, then five at TH18. With equal steps, you can compare the price of each Town Hall directly.

Town Hall	Levels	Dark Elixir	Time	Average per level
TH9	2 to 10	64,000	4d 8h	7,111
TH10	11 to 20	127,500	9d 22h	12,750
TH11	21 to 30	260,000	12d 12h	26,000
TH12	31 to 40	405,000	20d	40,500
TH13	41 to 50	725,000	26d 6h	72,500
TH14	51 to 60	1,225,000	40d	122,500
TH15	61 to 70	1,725,000	55d	172,500
TH16	71 to 80	2,365,000	72d 12h	236,500
TH17	81 to 90	3,350,000	80d	335,000
TH18	91 to 95	2,110,000	40d	422,000

An average TH18 level costs about 60 times an average TH9 level. Levels 71 to 95 take 7,825,000 Dark Elixir, more than half of his total.

Why TH17 Is His Hardest Step

For the King and Queen, TH18 is the most expensive Town Hall. For the Prince it is TH17: that Town Hall adds ten levels, and each one takes 8 days.

TH16: the first long timers

Levels 71 to 80 take 7 to 7.5 days each, 72 days 12 hours in total.

TH17: 80 days of upgrades

Levels 81 to 90 cost 290,000 to 380,000 Dark Elixir each. Together they cost 3,350,000 Dark Elixir, more than any other Town Hall.

TH18: five levels left

Levels 91 to 95 cost 400,000 to 450,000 Dark Elixir each. If he is already level 90, he needs 40 days to max.

Minion Prince vs Archer Queen Upgrade Cost

The Prince's first 30 levels cost the same as the Archer Queen's. From level 31 each of his levels is cheaper. At level 40 he costs 45,000 Dark Elixir against the Queen's 55,000.

Hero	Unlock	Max level	Dark Elixir, 1 to max	Time, 1 to max
Minion Prince	TH9	95	12,356,500	360d 12h
Archer Queen	TH8	110	15,161,500	403 days
Barbarian King	TH4	110	15,211,500	403 days

Minion Prince Level Cap at Each Town Hall

Each cap also needs the matching Hero Hall level, from Hero Hall 3 at TH9 to Hero Hall 12 at TH18.

Caps: TH9 10 · TH10 20 · TH11 30 · TH12 40 · TH13 50 · TH14 60 · TH15 70 · TH16 80 · TH17 90 · TH18 95.

Minion Prince upgrade cost and time by Town Hall (upgrades from level 1)
Town Hall	Hero Hall	Max level	Upgrades added	Step cost	Step time	Cumulative cost	Cumulative time
TH9	Hero Hall 3	10	9	64,000	4d 8h	64,000	4d 8h
TH10	Hero Hall 4	20	10	127,500	9d 22h	191,500	14d 6h
TH11	Hero Hall 5	30	10	260,000	12d 12h	451,500	26d 18h
TH12	Hero Hall 6	40	10	405,000	20d	856,500	46d 18h
TH13	Hero Hall 7	50	10	725,000	26d 6h	1,581,500	73d
TH14	Hero Hall 8	60	10	1,225,000	40d	2,806,500	113d
TH15	Hero Hall 9	70	10	1,725,000	55d	4,531,500	168d
TH16	Hero Hall 10	80	10	2,365,000	72d 12h	6,896,500	240d 12h
TH17	Hero Hall 11	90	10	3,350,000	80d	10,246,500	320d 12h
TH18	Hero Hall 12	95	5	2,110,000	40d	12,356,500	360d 12h

Dark Elixir Left Until Level 95

Find your Prince's current level to see the Dark Elixir and time left to level 95, with and without Hammer Jam.

Current level	Dark Elixir to 95	Time, no boosts	With Hammer Jam
60 (TH14 cap)	9,550,000	247d 12h	4,775,000 · 123d 18h
70 (TH15 cap)	7,825,000	192d 12h	3,912,500 · 96d 6h
80 (TH16 cap)	5,460,000	120 days	2,730,000 · 60 days
85	3,910,000	80 days	1,955,000 · 40 days
90 (TH17 cap)	2,110,000	40 days	1,055,000 · 20 days

Hammer Jam halves Dark Elixir and time in the calculator. Try your own level in the calculator above.

The Fifth Hero and His Skins

A common complaint among players is that the Prince still has fewer standout skins than the four original heroes, and that several older themed skin sets, released for the King, Queen, Warden and Champion together, were never extended to him.

Skins are cosmetic. They don't change his damage, hitpoints, upgrade cost or upgrade time, so every number on this page stays the same whichever skin you use.
Keep upgrading while you wait. A new skin can arrive at any level, so there is no reason to pause his upgrades for one.
Check the in-game Shop. Skin offers change with each season and event.

Planning His Upgrades

Max him before moving up. Each Town Hall adds ten levels; finishing them first stops him falling behind.
Start the 8-day levels during Hammer Jam. From level 81 every upgrade takes 8 days, so half cost and half time save the most here.
Plan around the King and Queen. All three use Dark Elixir, so avoid starting their big upgrades on the same day.
Town Hall first, then the Hero Hall. A new Town Hall unlocks the next Hero Hall level, and that Hero Hall level unlocks his next levels. Have the Hero Hall upgrade ready to start as soon as the Town Hall finishes.

Where my Prince stands (MoonLight ID #9280QPL8G): level 90 of 95 at TH18, so 2,110,000 Dark Elixir and 40 days are left. I mostly play ground attacks, so the Prince is not in my top four hero priorities. I start one of his levels only when a Builder is free and I don't have enough Gold or Elixir for other work, such as a defense upgrade. Once my Barbarian King, Archer Queen, Grand Warden and Royal Champion are maxed, I'll upgrade him without a break. I know some air attackers rank him first because he fits the armies they use. The Prince only joins my army when the Warden is upgrading. He isn't a like-for-like replacement, but it keeps my attacks going. He's at his best in complex air attacks, where he fits straight into that style of play.

Every Minion Prince Level: Dark Elixir and Time

Cost, time and the Town Hall and Hero Hall needed for each level, before boosts.

Minion Prince upgrade cost and time, levels 1–95
Level	Dark Elixir cost	Upgrade time	Town Hall required	Hero Hall required
Level 1		N/A	TH9	Hero Hall 3
Level 2	5,000	2h	TH9	Hero Hall 3
Level 3	5,500	4h	TH9	Hero Hall 3
Level 4	6,000	8h	TH9	Hero Hall 3
Level 5	6,500	10h	TH9	Hero Hall 3
Level 6	7,000	12h	TH9	Hero Hall 3
Level 7	7,500	14h	TH9	Hero Hall 3
Level 8	8,000	16h	TH9	Hero Hall 3
Level 9	8,500	18h	TH9	Hero Hall 3
Level 10	10,000	20h	TH9	Hero Hall 3
Level 11	10,500	22h	TH10	Hero Hall 4
Level 12	11,000	1d	TH10	Hero Hall 4
Level 13	11,500	1d	TH10	Hero Hall 4
Level 14	12,000	1d	TH10	Hero Hall 4
Level 15	12,500	1d	TH10	Hero Hall 4
Level 16	13,000	1d	TH10	Hero Hall 4
Level 17	13,500	1d	TH10	Hero Hall 4
Level 18	14,000	1d	TH10	Hero Hall 4
Level 19	14,500	1d	TH10	Hero Hall 4
Level 20	15,000	1d	TH10	Hero Hall 4
Level 21	17,000	1d	TH11	Hero Hall 5
Level 22	19,000	1d	TH11	Hero Hall 5
Level 23	21,000	1d	TH11	Hero Hall 5
Level 24	23,000	1d	TH11	Hero Hall 5
Level 25	25,000	1d	TH11	Hero Hall 5
Level 26	27,000	1d 12h	TH11	Hero Hall 5
Level 27	29,000	1d 12h	TH11	Hero Hall 5
Level 28	31,000	1d 12h	TH11	Hero Hall 5
Level 29	33,000	1d 12h	TH11	Hero Hall 5
Level 30	35,000	1d 12h	TH11	Hero Hall 5
Level 31	36,000	2d	TH12	Hero Hall 6
Level 32	37,000	2d	TH12	Hero Hall 6
Level 33	38,000	2d	TH12	Hero Hall 6
Level 34	39,000	2d	TH12	Hero Hall 6
Level 35	40,000	2d	TH12	Hero Hall 6
Level 36	41,000	2d	TH12	Hero Hall 6
Level 37	42,000	2d	TH12	Hero Hall 6
Level 38	43,000	2d	TH12	Hero Hall 6
Level 39	44,000	2d	TH12	Hero Hall 6
Level 40	45,000	2d	TH12	Hero Hall 6
Level 41	50,000	2d 6h	TH13	Hero Hall 7
Level 42	55,000	2d 6h	TH13	Hero Hall 7
Level 43	60,000	2d 6h	TH13	Hero Hall 7
Level 44	65,000	2d 6h	TH13	Hero Hall 7
Level 45	70,000	2d 6h	TH13	Hero Hall 7
Level 46	75,000	3d	TH13	Hero Hall 7
Level 47	80,000	3d	TH13	Hero Hall 7
Level 48	85,000	3d	TH13	Hero Hall 7
Level 49	90,000	3d	TH13	Hero Hall 7
Level 50	95,000	3d	TH13	Hero Hall 7
Level 51	100,000	4d	TH14	Hero Hall 8
Level 52	105,000	4d	TH14	Hero Hall 8
Level 53	110,000	4d	TH14	Hero Hall 8
Level 54	115,000	4d	TH14	Hero Hall 8
Level 55	120,000	4d	TH14	Hero Hall 8
Level 56	125,000	4d	TH14	Hero Hall 8
Level 57	130,000	4d	TH14	Hero Hall 8
Level 58	135,000	4d	TH14	Hero Hall 8
Level 59	140,000	4d	TH14	Hero Hall 8
Level 60	145,000	4d	TH14	Hero Hall 8
Level 61	150,000	5d	TH15	Hero Hall 9
Level 62	155,000	5d	TH15	Hero Hall 9
Level 63	160,000	5d	TH15	Hero Hall 9
Level 64	165,000	5d	TH15	Hero Hall 9
Level 65	170,000	5d	TH15	Hero Hall 9
Level 66	175,000	6d	TH15	Hero Hall 9
Level 67	180,000	6d	TH15	Hero Hall 9
Level 68	185,000	6d	TH15	Hero Hall 9
Level 69	190,000	6d	TH15	Hero Hall 9
Level 70	195,000	6d	TH15	Hero Hall 9
Level 71	200,000	7d	TH16	Hero Hall 10
Level 72	205,000	7d	TH16	Hero Hall 10
Level 73	210,000	7d	TH16	Hero Hall 10
Level 74	220,000	7d	TH16	Hero Hall 10
Level 75	230,000	7d	TH16	Hero Hall 10
Level 76	240,000	7d 12h	TH16	Hero Hall 10
Level 77	250,000	7d 12h	TH16	Hero Hall 10
Level 78	260,000	7d 12h	TH16	Hero Hall 10
Level 79	270,000	7d 12h	TH16	Hero Hall 10
Level 80	280,000	7d 12h	TH16	Hero Hall 10
Level 81	290,000	8d	TH17	Hero Hall 11
Level 82	300,000	8d	TH17	Hero Hall 11
Level 83	310,000	8d	TH17	Hero Hall 11
Level 84	320,000	8d	TH17	Hero Hall 11
Level 85	330,000	8d	TH17	Hero Hall 11
Level 86	340,000	8d	TH17	Hero Hall 11
Level 87	350,000	8d	TH17	Hero Hall 11
Level 88	360,000	8d	TH17	Hero Hall 11
Level 89	370,000	8d	TH17	Hero Hall 11
Level 90	380,000	8d	TH17	Hero Hall 11
Level 91	400,000	8d	TH18	Hero Hall 12
Level 92	410,000	8d	TH18	Hero Hall 12
Level 93	420,000	8d	TH18	Hero Hall 12
Level 94	430,000	8d	TH18	Hero Hall 12
Level 95	450,000	8d	TH18	Hero Hall 12