Quick answer: Clash of Clans' October 2026 season is Cosmic Curse: Portal Panic, a Clash-O-Ween season running October 1–31 with 21 dated windows, headlined by the new Totem Thrower, the season's temporary troop, obtainable through Battle Options, the Mass Troop Event (50 free Totem Throwers for Town Hall 10+ on October 7–8) and the Medal Event and the Portal Panic Medal Event (October 8–25), where Rift Medals buy the new Portal Pendant, an Epic Equipment for the Minion Prince.
Clash of Clans' October 2026 season, Cosmic Curse: Portal Panic, fits 21 dated windows into 31 days of Clash-O-Ween. The headline is the all-new Totem Thrower, the season's temporary troop with 6-tile range, obtainable through Battle Options, the Medal Event track and a 50-Totem-Thrower Mass Troop Event for Town Hall 10+ on October 7–8. The season's grind track is the Portal Panic Medal Event (October 8–25), which pays out Rift Medals for the Trader Shop and the new Portal Pendant, an Epic Equipment for the Minion Prince. Around those sit six Hero Skins, two Battle Options windows (October 1–5 and 17–21), Clan War League (October 1–11), Clan Games (October 22–28), and a brand-new Cosmic Streak Community Event that asks for 7 straight days of attacks. Every event fact on this page comes from Supercell's October 1, 2026 post, "Cosmic Curse: Portal Panic Teleports In!".
What Is the Full October 2026 Event Calendar?
The October 2026 calendar, in date order, as Supercell published it:
| Window | Event | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| October 1–31 | Cosmic Curse: Portal Panic | The season itself. The Totem Thrower is the season's new temporary troop — obtainable through Battle Options, the Mass Troop Event and the Medal Event |
| October 1–31 | Gold Pass | Exclusive Hero Skin: Shroud Queen (alternate option: Ghost Champion) |
| October 1–11 | Clan War League | 15v15 or 30v30, against seven other clans |
| October 1–5 | Battle Options: The First Curse | TH6+ pick Clash-O-Ween temporary troops or resources mid-attack |
| October 3–31 | Cosmic Portals XL Scenery | New scenery: a village twisted by Goblin-opened portals |
| October 5–31 | Hero Skin | Savage King |
| October 6–13 | Portal Challenge | October Challenge Level — try the Portal Pendant and the season's temporary troops. Every Town Hall |
| October 7–31 | Hero Skin | Nasty Prince |
| October 7–8 | Totem Thrower Mass Troop Event | 50 Totem Throwers free of charge. TH10+, one day only |
| October 8–25 | Portal Panic Medal Event | Collect Sour Elixir in battles for rewards, temporary troops, and Rift Medals. TH6+. Trader Shop open through October 27 |
| October 9–31 | Hero Skin | Terror Champion |
| October 10–17 | Treasure Hunt Event | TH3+ |
| October 11–31 | Hero Skin | Behemoth Duke |
| October 12–14 | Resource Collector Boosts #1 | Collectors 4× as productive for two days. TH8+ |
| October 13–31 | Hero Skin | Spider Warden |
| October 15 | Cosmic Curse 2025 Cosmetics Return | Last year's original Cosmic Curse cosmetics, second run |
| October 16–31 | Cosmic Streak Community Event | Attack at least once a day for 7 days straight. Claim rewards by November 1 |
| October 17–21 | Battle Options: The Second Curse | TH6+ pick Clash-O-Ween temporary troops or Sour Elixir mid-attack |
| October 20–25 | Portal Pendant Equipment Boost | Portal Pendant boosted to its maximum level for five days. TH9+ |
| October 22–28 | Clan Games | Clan tasks for seasonal rewards |
| October 26–28 | Resource Collector Boosts #2 | Second 4× collector boost for two days. TH8+ |
Three deadlines sit outside the month's shape: the Medal Event ends October 25 but the Trader Shop stays open through October 27, and Cosmic Streak rewards must be claimed by November 1.
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Run the free upgrade checkWhat Is the Totem Thrower in Clash of Clans?
Impact: significant. The Totem Thrower is the October 2026 season's new temporary troop — the first through the portals, in Supercell's words. Supercell names one dated way to get him, the Mass Troop Event (October 7–8); the season's temporary troops also come through Battle Options (October 1–5 and 17–21) and the Medal Event track (October 8–25), and the Portal Challenge (October 6–13) lets every Town Hall try them. Supercell does not say he can be trained in your barracks all month, so this page does not claim it. Supercell's description of the troop, in full:
- High DPS at 6 tiles range, and he can target anything on the ground.
- His first attack, and every 4th attack after that, throws a totem instead of a rock. The totem stuns nearby defenses and summons a Tiny Totem where it lands.
- Tiny Totems are stationary and tanky, built to soak damage for your army. Both air and ground defenses can target them, and they lose health passively, so they crumble on their own even if nothing attacks them.
Read the kit as two jobs in one troop. The rock throws are ranged ground damage from 6 tiles. The totem throws are crowd control and a decoy at once: the stun freezes the defenses near the impact, and the Tiny Totem that lands on top of them draws fire from both air and ground defenses while it decays. Because the first throw is always a totem, every Totem Thrower opens with a stun, which makes the deployment point the decision that matters most — drop him where his first target sits next to the defenses you most want silenced.
Supercell has not published hitpoints, damage, housing space, or training cost for the Totem Thrower, so this page does not quote them.
When Is the Totem Thrower Mass Troop Event?
The Totem Thrower Mass Troop Event runs October 7–8: 50 Totem Throwers "show up to toss you a hand, free of charge," for Town Hall 10 and up, one day only. Treat it the way you treated August's mass-troop day: as a farming window, not a learning window. Fifty Totem Throwers means up to fifty opening stuns on top of whatever you trained, so an attack you win with a granted army tells you very little about whether your normal army works.
What Is the Portal Panic Medal Event?
Impact: significant. The Portal Panic Medal Event runs October 8–25 for Town Hall 6 and up. The story: Sour Elixir portals have mashed worlds together, and you help Builder Imp get home by collecting Sour Elixir in battles to fill his Sour Elixir Fountain. Filling it unlocks rewards, temporary troops, and Rift Medals as you go. Rift Medals are spent in the Trader Shop, which is where you claim the new Portal Pendant.
Two timing rules decide how much you get out of it:
- The event ends October 25, the shop on October 27. You have two extra days to spend Rift Medals after collection stops — but only two.
- Battle Options: The Second Curse (October 17–21) can pay Sour Elixir. Town Hall 6+ players can take Sour Elixir instead of temporary troops mid-attack during that window. Supercell flags it directly as "handy if you're racing to stock up before the Medal Event wraps on October 25."
How Do You Get the Portal Pendant?
Impact: significant. The Portal Pendant is the new Epic Equipment for the Minion Prince, and the only route Supercell describes is the Trader Shop: earn Rift Medals in the Portal Panic Medal Event (October 8–25) and spend them before the shop closes on October 27. Two free windows let you judge it before you commit:
| Window | What you can do | Who can join |
|---|---|---|
| October 6–13 | Portal Challenge — "test out the new Portal Pendant Equipment and the season's temp troops" | Every Town Hall |
| October 8–25 | Earn Rift Medals and claim the Portal Pendant in the Trader Shop | Town Hall 6+ |
| October 20–25 | Portal Pendant Equipment Boost — boosted to its maximum level for five days | Town Hall 9+ |
The Minion Prince unlocks at Town Hall 9, matching the boost window's TH9+ gate. As an Epic, the Portal Pendant levels with Starry Ore on top of Shiny and Glowy, so the October 20–25 boost is the cheapest possible test: you play it at maximum level without spending any ore, then decide whether it earns a slot next to the Dark Orb. Supercell's post does not describe the pendant's ability or stats, so we are not ranking it yet — see our hero equipment guide for the current Minion Prince picks and the ore economy.
What Hero Skins Are in the October 2026 Season?
Six Hero Skins arrive across October, each available from its start date through October 31:
| From | Skin | Where |
|---|---|---|
| October 1 | Shroud Queen | Gold Pass exclusive (alternate option: Ghost Champion) |
| October 5 | Savage King | Hero Skin release |
| October 7 | Nasty Prince | Hero Skin release |
| October 9 | Terror Champion | Hero Skin release |
| October 11 | Behemoth Duke | Hero Skin release |
| October 13 | Spider Warden | Hero Skin release |
Supercell's post names the skins without naming their heroes, but the names follow the game's pattern — and the post ties Nasty Prince to the Minion Prince's Portal Pendant directly ("without his trusty Portal Pendant, Nasty Prince must use the bloom of his lantern"). On October 15, last year's original Cosmic Curse 2025 cosmetics also return for a second run.
What Is the Cosmic Streak Community Event?
Impact: small. Cosmic Streak is an all-new Community Event that appears on October 15 with a countdown and runs October 16–31. The rule is simple: attack a base at least once a day for 7 days straight. Home Village, Builder Base, "anything counts." Completing the run pays a reward set capped by an exclusive base decoration, and if the community hits its participation goals along the way, everyone who finishes the streak unlocks an extra reward. Claim everything by November 1.
The deadline math matters more than it looks. A 7-day streak inside October 16–31 has to start no later than October 25 to finish by October 31, and Supercell warns that breaking the streak means missing out. Start on October 16 and you have nine days of slack for a broken streak.
Supercell's post also carries a teaser about Star Bonus tied to streak participation, but labels it explicitly as an unconfirmed rumour. Nothing about Star Bonus is confirmed for October, and this page will not treat it as a feature until Supercell does.
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Clan War League (October 1–11) runs the usual format — 15v15 or 30v30 against seven other clans. Our Clan War Leagues guide covers the format in depth.
Treasure Hunt (October 10–17) is open from Town Hall 3.
Resource Collector Boosts (October 12–14 and October 26–28) make collectors 4× as productive for two days each, from Town Hall 8. Storage is the binding constraint on a 4× boost, so empty storages before each window opens.
Cosmic Portals XL Scenery (October 3–31) is the season's new scenery, and Clan Games (October 22–28) close the month.
Did Clash of Clans Get a Balance Update in October 2026?
No balance changes are in the October season post — no troop, spell, hero, or defense stat changes at all. As of October 2, 2026, Supercell's newest Clash of Clans release-notes post is the August 30, 2026 update, covered in our WWE: Search for Cena event guide, and the last full balance round remains the July 2026 balance changes. Plan October armies on that balance state; the Totem Thrower is the only new unit.
What Should You Prioritise This Month?
Play the Portal Challenge between October 6 and 13. It is open to every Town Hall and is the first chance to use the Portal Pendant and the season's temporary troops before you spend anything on them.
Bank Rift Medals from October 8, and spend them by October 27. The Medal Event's collection stops on October 25; the Trader Shop closes two days later. Unspent medals after that are wasted.
Use October 17–21 for Sour Elixir. If you are short on the Medal Event track, take the Sour Elixir option in the Second Curse Battle Options window rather than the temporary troops.
Test the Portal Pendant at max level on October 20–25 before you put Starry Ore into it (Town Hall 9+). Five days at maximum level is a free answer to whether it beats your current Minion Prince pairing.
Start Cosmic Streak on October 16. Seven straight days of at least one attack, any village. Starting on day one leaves nine days of margin; starting after October 25 makes completion impossible.
How Does October Affect the Army Meta Data?
Every composition-affecting window in October — both Battle Options windows, the October 7–8 mass troop grant, and the Medal Event's temporary-troop rewards — puts units into attacking armies that players did not train in a normal month. Our Army Meta tier list annotates any snapshot that overlaps these windows, the same way it handled August's Elephant Rider event, so read October's usage numbers as a temporary-troop month rather than a stable meta.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the Clash of Clans October 2026 season end?
The Cosmic Curse: Portal Panic season runs October 1–31, 2026. Two deadlines extend past the event they belong to: the Portal Panic Medal Event ends October 25 but its Trader Shop stays open through October 27, and Cosmic Streak rewards can be claimed until November 1.
What is the Totem Thrower in Clash of Clans?
The Totem Thrower is the October 2026 temporary troop: high DPS from 6 tiles, targeting anything on the ground. His first attack and every 4th attack throw a totem that stuns nearby defenses and summons a stationary, tanky Tiny Totem that air and ground defenses can target and that decays on its own.
When is the Totem Thrower Mass Troop Event?
The Totem Thrower Mass Troop Event runs October 7–8, 2026 and gives 50 Totem Throwers free of charge to Town Hall 10+ players for one day.
How do you get the Portal Pendant in Clash of Clans?
The Portal Pendant, the new Epic Equipment for the Minion Prince, is claimed with Rift Medals in the Trader Shop. Earn the medals in the Portal Panic Medal Event (October 8–25, Town Hall 6+) and spend them before the shop closes on October 27.
Did Clash of Clans get a balance update in October 2026?
No. Supercell's October 1, 2026 season post contains no troop, spell, hero, or defense stat changes, and the newest release-notes post is still the August 30, 2026 update.
What Hero Skins are in the October 2026 season?
Six: Shroud Queen on the Gold Pass (with Ghost Champion as the alternate option), then Savage King (from October 5), Nasty Prince (October 7), Terror Champion (October 9), Behemoth Duke (October 11), and Spider Warden (October 13), all available through October 31.
What is the Cosmic Streak Community Event?
Cosmic Streak is a new Community Event running October 16–31, 2026: attack a base at least once a day for 7 days straight in any village to earn a reward set ending in an exclusive base decoration. Rewards must be claimed by November 1.