Individual War Preparation
Winning wars requires more than just having a good clan strategy. Each member must also do their part to prepare their defense and attacks properly. Every one of us in clan can improve. Below are a list of things we all should be doing in order to make the best contribution to wars we can.
All members individually need to attack better. To do so we all need to:
All members also need a base that defends better. To do so we all need to:
Clan wars are becoming more competitive every week especially with the introduction of Clan Perks. We need to be doing all of the above in order to become competitive ourselves.
Winning wars requires more than just having a good clan strategy. Each member must also do their part to prepare their defense and attacks properly. Every one of us in clan can improve. Below are a list of things we all should be doing in order to make the best contribution to wars we can.
All members individually need to attack better. To do so we all need to:
- use well known and proven attack strategies (e.g. Surgical GoHo, DragLoon, PentaLoon etc.) because they work. GoWiPe, GoWiWiPe and unique and unproven strategies especially mixed air and ground attacks DO NOT WORK.
- learn the proven attack strategies online (see attack strategy fundamentals as well as links to good online resources in the Attack Strategies section)
- practise those strategies in war and in regular play
- discuss which base to attack and what strategy to use with clan leadership
- on prep day, research opponent bases online (look to see if they are using a popular internet base and if so, the best way to defeat it)
- watch replays of previous attacks to identify traps, teslas, cc troops, and tactics that might work
- look for repeat bases in the enemy clan (as many clans use a specific base layout multiple times) and watch any available replays of attacks on those bases before attacking any of them
- upgrade heroes, upgrade heroes, upgrade heroes (TH 7 should have lvl 5 BK, TH 8 should have lvl 10 BK, TH 9 should have lvl 10+ BK and AQ, TH 10 should have lvl 20+ BK and AQ) and learn how to use heroes effectively as they are key to getting that extra star in an attack
- upgrade troops and spells used in war attacks (see the Upgrade Priorities in the guide section of the site)
- provide helpful feedback and advice to other clan members on their attacks and accept helpful feedback on our own attacks
- read clan mails, keep current on clan chat, use the resources on this site and join our BAND group as all four will have valuable information related to winning wars
- USE BOTH ATTACKS and FOLLOW CLAN STRATEGY!!!!
All members also need a base that defends better. To do so we all need to:
- research fundamental base design for our TH level (see the Defense Basics guide on this site), and design our bases accordingly. If we can’t design an effective base ourselves, copy an internet base but modify it so traps and some defences are different without compromising the capability of the base.
- not be rushed, if rushed, catch up before upgrading our TH again.
- prioritize base upgrades on defensive structures that will be most effective against the kind of attacks we are likely to face most (most people neglect structures that defend against air attacks especially air defences and teslas even if they are not “rushed”. This is a huge mistake since in war a base with low air defenses is easy pickings. See the Upgrade Priorities guide for more info.)
- ensure we don’t neglect our walls and continue to upgrade them when we have spare resources. A great time to do this is when base upgrades are complete but there are still more troop upgrades to do before moving to the next TH level. In all TH levels above lvl 5, troop upgrades take longer than base upgrades so there is a gap of time to farm resources for walls while the lab is busy and builders are idle.
- watch our defensive replays to identify strengths and weaknesses in our own bases and adjust accordingly
- review successful base designs from our clan and the enemy’s clan
- provide helpful feedback to other clan members on their bases and accept helpful feedback on our own
Clan wars are becoming more competitive every week especially with the introduction of Clan Perks. We need to be doing all of the above in order to become competitive ourselves.