Best TH13 Base Layouts 2026

How to Execute

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   Scout the base and identify the defense-ring side most accessible to the Royal Champion — she targets the nearest defense and ignores walls, so she needs a clear entry point near clustered defenses

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   Lure Clan Castle troops using a Wall Breaker — eliminate them with Poison Spell before deploying your army

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   Build a wide entry funnel: deploy 2 Wizards on the far left corner and 2 Wizards on the far right corner of your attack side — burn both corners completely

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   Deploy the Golem in the center of the funnel opening as the primary tank — it absorbs Scattershot and Mortar fire immediately

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   Send all Super Witches in a horizontal spread directly behind the Golem — space them 2 tiles apart so Big Boys spawn across a wide front rather than clustering at one point

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   Release Royal Champion on one side of the Golem — she advances independently toward the nearest defense and begins removing it

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   Bat Spell on the first major defensive cluster the Super Witch line encounters — bat skeletons distract Scattershots and Inferno Towers while Big Boys advance

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   First Jump Spell to carry the Super Witch and Big Boy army over the inner wall ring without stalling

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   First Rage Spell on the Super Witch line when they approach the Scattershot area

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    Second Jump Spell for the TH compartment if needed — Big Boys and Super Witches lose momentum on multi-layer walls without Jump support

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    Trigger Royal Champion ability when she approaches the TH area — her ability deals burst damage and removes remaining perimeter defenses

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    Second Rage Spell on the full army cluster at the Town Hall for the 3-star push

How to Counter It

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  Giga Inferno activates when the Town Hall is destroyed and fires splash damage in all directions — position the TH where the Giga Inferno activation burst fires into the densest Super Witch and Big Boy cluster

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  Scattershots positioned to cover the base interior shred Big Boy skeleton groups before they can mass into overwhelming numbers

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  Multi-target Inferno Tower handles grouped Big Boys more efficiently than Single-target — each bolt hits multiple Big Boys simultaneously

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  Royal Champion targets the nearest defense first — place one low-HP isolated building near the base edge to bait her path away from the TH core

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  Bomb Tower positioned inside the base center provides continuous splash damage to skeleton groups throughout the entire attack duration

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  Clan Castle with a maxed Witch or Super Barbarian creates counter-skeleton distractions that redirect Big Boy targeting away from defenses

How to Execute

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   Scout all five Air Defense positions and identify the one most isolated or farthest from the others — use all 5 Lightning Spells to destroy it completely before deploying

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   Send a Balloon to the base edge to lure Clan Castle troops — kill them with Poison Spell before E-Drags appear, as a CC Electro Dragon pulls your entire line off course

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   Create a funnel: deploy 1 E-Drag on the far left corner and 1 E-Drag on the far right corner of the base — let them burn corner buildings to direct the main army inward

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   Once funnel E-Drags have cleared corners, deploy remaining E-Drags in a tight line between them — chain-lightning jumps between targets within proximity range

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   Send Balloons along the base edge opposite the main E-Drag line — Balloons handle isolated buildings E-Drags path around due to their large hitbox

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   Set Grand Warden to Air mode before confirming the attack — his passive aura boosts every E-Drag's HP throughout the sweep

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   Activate Grand Warden ability when the E-Drag line is under concentrated Eagle Artillery or Scattershot fire — the invincibility window absorbs the burst damage

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   Drop Rage Spell when E-Drags converge near the final Air Defense cluster or the Eagle Artillery area

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   First Haste Spell on the Balloon column if they stall on wall segments before reaching the TH area

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    Second Haste Spell on remaining Balloons during the final cleanup sweep after all defenses fall

How to Counter It

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  Five Air Defenses at TH13 means the attacker must spend all 5 Lightning Spells to eliminate just one — place Air Defenses in separate quadrants so even with one eliminated, four remain in different coverage zones

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  Giga Inferno activates when the TH is destroyed — position the TH where the Giga Inferno activation burst fires perpendicular to the E-Drag line approach, maximizing splash contact with the formation

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  Seeking Air Mine clusters placed near the Eagle Artillery and near the TH create surprise burst damage traps that E-Drag lines hit when they approach the base center

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  Air Sweeper facing the widest base edge resets E-Drag pathing and breaks the chain-lightning timing — repositioning an E-Drag even slightly prevents the chain from jumping to the next target

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  Clan Castle Electro Dragon provides powerful air-to-air fire that pulls incoming E-Drags off their planned sweep path and disrupts the chain formation

How to Execute

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   Identify the base half with an Inferno Tower and the Eagle Artillery — the Archer Queen must destroy both during her walk

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   Deploy 5 Healers then the Archer Queen along the identified base edge

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   Queen Walk for 60–90 seconds destroying the Eagle Artillery, Inferno Tower, and any Scattershot on that side — trigger her ability when HP drops below 25%

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   While the Queen walks, lure CC troops from the opposite side using a Balloon — kill them with Poison Spell

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   Release Royal Champion on the Miner-Hog deployment side to begin removing perimeter defenses there

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   Deploy Hog Riders on the Queen Walk side first — defenses are weakened so Hogs cycle through quickly

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   Release all Miners simultaneously behind the Hogs — they dive underground and spread across the remaining base

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   Bat Spell on the Scattershot or Giga Inferno area — bat skeletons distract the most dangerous remaining defenses from the Miner-Hog cluster

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   Chain Healing Spells on the combined Miner-Hog group as they sweep through the base center

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    Haste Spell if Hogs stall between two closely spaced defenses — prevents them from bunching for a Double Giant Bomb trigger

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    Royal Champion ability at the TH area to remove the final perimeter defenses before Miners close in

How to Counter It

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  Single-target Inferno Tower on the Queen Walk side burns through Healer regeneration — forces the Queen to use her ability early and limits how far the walk extends before the main army deploys

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  Double Giant Bomb pairs in the Hog pathing corridor on the non-Queen-Walk side eliminate Hog groups before Miners can create a two-layer dilemma

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  Seeking Air Mines near the base perimeter damage Healers and interrupt their healing radius, reducing how much of the base edge the Queen can cover

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  Giga Inferno activates on TH destruction — position it so the burst fires into the Miner cluster that arrives at the TH last, when Healers are no longer active

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  Scattershot positioned to cover the Miner-Hog entry side punishes the main army deployment before it fully spreads across the base

How to Execute

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   Scout the base and identify the Air Defense that is most isolated — it is the Lightning Spell target

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   Use all 4 Lightning Spells to destroy that Air Defense completely before deploying any troops

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   Send 2 Balloons to lure Clan Castle troops and kill them with Poison Spell before Super Dragons appear

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   Deploy Super Dragons in a wide spread line along the base edge farthest from the remaining Air Defenses

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   Space Super Dragons 3–4 tiles apart — chain-lightning from adjacent Super Dragons hits your own formation if they are too close

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   Set Grand Warden to Air mode — his passive HP aura significantly extends Super Dragon survivability

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   Drop first Rage Spell when the Super Dragon line converges near the Eagle Artillery or Scattershot zone

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   Activate Grand Warden ability when the formation faces concentrated multi-Defense fire at the base center

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   Second Rage Spell at the TH area for the final push

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    Haste Spell on any Balloons that trail behind the Super Dragon sweep for cleanup acceleration

How to Counter It

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  Seeking Air Mines placed beside each Air Defense deal burst damage to Super Dragons before they engage — reducing the formation HP before the sweep begins

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  Air Sweeper facing the widest base edge pushes the Super Dragon formation backward and resets chain-lightning targeting, buying Air Defenses additional fire time

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  Giga Inferno activation fires into the Super Dragon cluster that arrives at the TH — position the TH where the burst engages the formation at maximum HP cost

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  Scattershots covering corner approaches intercept Super Dragon formations before they fully enter the base — each Scattershot shot hits multiple Super Dragons mid-flight

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  Clan Castle Electro Dragon engages the incoming Super Dragon line and forces individual Super Dragons to divert, breaking formation spacing