In the strategy mobile game “Clash of Clans“, the quality of tower defense layout is directly related to the protection of resources and the gain and loss of trophies. A carefully constructed defense formation can make the attackers return in defeat and escort the development of your village. Today, let’s talk in depth about the tower defense Clash of Clans strategy to help you build an impregnable defense line.
Reasonable placement of defensive buildings
In the game, there are many types of defensive buildings, each with unique attack characteristics, and they need to be cleverly placed according to their characteristics when laying out.
1. Single damage buildings
Single damage buildings such as arrow towers and cannons have fast attack speeds and are suitable for dealing with small soldiers with low health. They can be distributed outside the formation to clear out the enemy’s cannon fodder troops in advance, such as barbarians and archers. When a large number of low-health enemy soldiers pour in, they can quickly consume their troops and reduce the pressure on subsequent more powerful defensive buildings.
2. Area Damage Buildings
Mage towers and mortars are area damage buildings with a wide attack range and can cause considerable damage to enemies in an area. They should be placed in locations that can cover multiple important areas, such as near resource libraries or core buildings. When enemy troops attack in groups, the flames of the mage tower and the shells of the mortar can be used to great effect, causing heavy casualties to the enemy in an instant. Taking the mage tower as an example, if it is placed at the corner of the city wall, it can attack enemies from two directions at the same time, greatly improving the attack efficiency.
3. Air Defense Buildings
Air defense rockets are crucial in fighting against air force schools. As the game progresses, air force play becomes more and more popular, and the reasonable arrangement of air defense rockets becomes the key. Be sure to distribute them evenly in the formation to avoid air defense blind spots. When air forces attack like flying dragon flow and balloon flow, each air defense rocket can attack them from different angles, making it difficult for them to easily break through the defense line. If the air defense rockets are concentrated in one place, the enemy can easily find the weak points of air defense and use the air force to bypass the attack and go straight to Huanglong.
4. Special buildings
Special buildings such as X-Bow and Inferno Tower have super strong attack power and can be regarded as the core of defense. X-Bow has a long range and high damage. It can be set to anti-air or anti-ground mode. It should be placed in a position that can cover a large area and is protected by other defensive buildings to prevent it from being easily destroyed by the enemy. Inferno Tower is divided into single-target and multi-target modes. In single-target mode, it causes huge damage to a single target, which is suitable for dealing with high-health units such as Stoneman and Barbarian King; multi-target mode can attack multiple enemies at the same time, which is effective against dense troops. When placing the Inferno Tower, you should consider its attack mode and the coordination with the surrounding buildings. For example, the single-target Inferno Tower can be placed on the route where the enemy may concentrate on breaking through, and the multi-target Inferno Tower can be placed near the resource library to prevent the enemy’s human wave tactics.
City wall layout skills
City walls are an important part of the defense system. Reasonable use of city walls can effectively guide the enemy’s attack route and buy more attack time for defensive buildings.
1. Grid array
The wall is divided into small grids, so the enemy needs to take detours when attacking, which greatly prolongs the marching time. For example, a multi-layer grid wall is built outside the formation, and the enemy’s troops shuttle through it, just like being trapped in a maze, so that the defensive buildings can fully output and cause continuous attacks on the enemy. The higher the level of the wall, the more obvious the effect of the grid array, because the high-level wall has thicker blood volume, and the enemy needs to spend more time and troops to destroy it.
2. Guiding array
Use the position of the wall and special buildings to guide the enemy’s troops to a specific route, so that traps and defensive buildings can play the greatest role. For example, in the enemy’s common attack direction, through the placement of the wall, the enemy’s fat man, stone man and other thick blood troops are guided to the area with a large number of traps and range damage defense buildings. When these thick blood troops are successfully guided, the subsequent enemy output troops will also be brought into the trap area, and will suffer a lot of damage instantly, disrupting the enemy’s offensive rhythm.
3. Coordination of city walls and buildings
City walls are not only used to block the enemy, but also to cooperate with defensive buildings. Place the defensive buildings in a suitable position behind the city wall so that the enemy will enter the best attack range of the defensive buildings when destroying the city wall and approaching the defensive buildings. For example, set up a section of city wall in front of the mortar. The mortar can continue to attack the enemy while the enemy is destroying the city wall. By the time the enemy breaks through the city wall, it may have lost a lot of troops.
Protection of the resource library and core buildings
Resource library and core buildings (such as base camp) are the main targets of enemy attack.
Protecting them is the top priority of tower defense.
1. Placement of the resource library
The resource library should not be too concentrated as far as possible. It should be scattered in different areas within the formation, and there should be strong defensive buildings and traps around it. For precious resources such as black water, its storage library should be placed in the core position of the formation, surrounded by multi-layer walls and high-damage defensive buildings. In this way, even if the enemy breaks through the outer defense line, it will cost a lot to obtain black water.
2. Handling of the Base Camp
In the low-level stage, the level of the Base Camp is relatively low. Sometimes it can be appropriately placed outside to attract enemy attacks and protect internal resources. But in the high-level stage, the Base Camp level is upgraded, and the accompanying rewards are more generous. At this time, it is necessary to properly place it in the center of the formation, surrounded by high-level defensive buildings and city walls. At the same time, pay attention to using other buildings and city walls to guide the enemy’s attack direction to prevent the enemy from easily approaching the Base Camp.
Clever use of traps
Although the trap is small, it can play a huge role at a critical moment and disrupt the enemy’s offensive plan.
1. Spring trap
The spring trap can bounce the enemy away, which has a good restraining effect on the enemy’s ground forces, especially the dense human wave tactics. Place the spring trap on the route where the enemy may concentrate its attack, such as the gap in the city wall, the passage between the defensive buildings, etc. When a large number of low-health troops such as barbarians and goblins from the enemy pour in, the spring trap can instantly bounce them away, disrupting their offensive rhythm, and even directly ejecting some enemies from the attack range of the defensive buildings.
2. Bomb traps
Bomb traps are divided into ordinary bombs and large bombs. Ordinary bombs can cause damage to a single or a small number of enemies, while large bombs can cause high damage to enemies in an area. Ordinary bombs can be placed near defensive buildings. When enemies try to approach defensive buildings, they will be damaged by the bombs. Large bombs are suitable for being placed in places where enemy troops may gather, such as the gaps after the city walls are blown up. Once triggered, they can cause devastating blows to the enemy’s crowded troops.
3. Invisible springs and skeleton traps
Invisible springs can be hidden under the ground. When the enemy passes by, they are triggered and the enemy is thrown away. Their concealment makes it difficult for the enemy to detect them in advance. When the skeleton trap is triggered, it will summon a group of skeleton warriors to interfere with the enemy’s attack, especially for the enemy’s long-range output troops. The invisible spring can be placed in an unexpected position for the enemy, and the skeleton trap can be placed in an area where the enemy troops may stay, such as near the resource library, around the defensive buildings, etc.
Defense strategies for different schools
There are various offensive schools in the game, and the defense layout needs to be adjusted according to the characteristics of common schools.
1. Tian Pang Liu (Angel + Fatty)
This school uses Fatty as the front row to resist damage, and Angel is responsible for treating Fatty. For Tian Pang Liu, the layout of air defense buildings should be strengthened, because Angel is an air unit. At the same time, a densely set up range of damage defense buildings and traps, such as Mage Tower, Mortar, Bomb Traps, etc., on the route where Fatty may attack. When Fatty advances in the front row, range damage buildings and traps can cause a lot of damage to him, while air defense buildings can attack Angel, making it unable to effectively treat Fatty, thus disintegrating the attack of Tian Pang Liu.
2. Dragon Flow (Mainly Flying Dragon)
The Flying Dragon Flow has a strong impact due to the high HP and range damage of the Flying Dragon. To deal with the Dragon Flow, ensure that the number and level of air defense rockets are sufficient and evenly distributed, without air defense blind spots. In addition, some high-HP buildings, such as base camps and castles, can be set up in the formation, and placed on the route where the flying dragon may pass, so that the flying dragon will consume more time when attacking these buildings, and strive for more attack times for the air defense rockets. You can also set bomb traps and spring traps in areas where flying dragons may stay, causing additional damage and interference to them.
3. Boar Flow (mainly Hog Rider)
The Hog Rider can quickly jump over the city wall and directly attack the defensive buildings. For the Boar Flow, you need to densely arrange spring traps around the defensive buildings, because the Hog Rider’s health is relatively low, and the spring traps can easily bounce it away. At the same time, place more defensive buildings that cause high damage to a single target in the formation, such as cannons, arrow towers, etc., and concentrate firepower to attack the Hog Rider. In addition, you can use city walls and other buildings to guide the Hog Rider’s route and make it enter the concentrated attack area of the defensive building.
The tower defense of “Clash of Clans” is a comprehensive strategy system that requires comprehensive consideration of the layout of defensive buildings, city walls, traps, and response strategies for different offensive schools. Through continuous practice and adjustment, you will definitely be able to create a super defensive formation that suits you, protect every resource in the village, and gain a firm foothold in the world of Clash of Clans.
