Our Strategy Guide/Trophy Hunting

This page will talk about my strategies for getting a lot of Trophies. 
==What to Have in Your Clan Castle==
Always keep your Clan Castle full if at all possible. If you need Troops, Archers and Barbarians would probably be the best type of Troop to ask for. This is because they are cheap to train, and most members don't hesitate to send them. The better Troops like Balloons and Wizards are also good to have, but only use them if you have something to distract enemy defenses with as they are offensive Troops (Giants recommended). You should use your Clan Castle Troops after you have placed your regular Troops.
Try not ask for P.E.K.K.As and Dragons; they are great Troops to have, of course, but generally, people consider them to be too expensive to send on a regular basis. Clanmates are usually the most reluctant about sending expensive units, so do not beg them too much; a co-leader or the leader might kick you out for begging too much and not actually donating yourself. However, P.E.K.K.As and Dragons might be donated by higher level players in better Clans.
Try to ask for a small set of troops that could destroy one or more buildings and help out a bit, like a Giant, 2 Wall Breakers, and a few Archers . That would do some damage.
==What to Use When Attacking==
If you don't have your Barracks at level 7 yet, use 100% Archers, with 4 Giants (most of the time) unless you are raiding regularly. Since I have all 3 of my Barracks at level 7, I train 6 Giants, 21 Archers, and 21 Wizards. This is merely my suggestion and not a hard and fast rule. I mainly use Wizards on the Mortars and the Wizard Towers. Always have "Meat Shields", such as Barbarians and Giants, when using Wizards because of their low health.
Okay, from the top:
*Barbarians are good in numbers and for taking out point defenses such as Cannons and Archer Towers.
*Archers are used for behind-wall defenses.
*Goblins are used in small numbers unless you are farming for Resources as well as Trophies.
*Giants are good "meat shields", like Barbarians, and are good for taking out Cannons, Archer Towers, Mortars and Air Defenses.
*Wall Breakers are for high-level Walls, unless using a P.E.K.K.A.
*Balloons are great troops at higher levels; they can usually be relied upon to destroy most base defenses themselves, with Archers or Wizards used as mop-up once all defenses are down. You should try to find bases with exposed or "on the outside" Air Defenses, however.
*Wizards are for Wizard Towers and Mortars, and must have a "meat shield" defense. Wizards have the highest DPS per Housing Space of any non-Super Troop.
*Healers are for healing and also should have a Dragon beside it, or a few Balloons.
*Dragons have high health and damage and are often accompanied with Lightning Spells.
*P.E.K.K.As have high health and damage and can be used as "meat shields". P.E.K.K.As are capable of destroying walls quickly without support.
*Baby Dragons are good for funneling and farming with their moderate housing space.
*Unique among troops, Miners can burrow underground and are immune to Traps and Defenses while underground.
*Electro Dragons are slow but they deal massive damage and have high health. They are considered one of the best troops in the game and are vulnerable to Air Sweepers.
*Yetis have moderate health and high damage. When they lose a certain amount of health(600) they spawn Yetimites who prioritize defenses and use kamikaze style attacks.
*Minions have low health, damage and housing space but can be used to pick off expose buildings.
*Hog Riders jump over walls and target defenses. Hog Riders are vulnerable to Giant Bombs and are aided greatly by Healing Spells.
*Valkyries have moderate health and housing space. Valks will try to position themselves so that they are attacking two targets at once.
*Golems have high health and target defenses. Golems split into two or three (depending on level) Golemites when defeated.
*Witches spawn Skeletons at regular intervals. Skeletons have low health and damage but can easily swarm non-splash defenses.
*Lava Hounds are tanky troops with low DPS that prioritize Air Defenses over all other Defenses which Lava Hounds prioritize over other buildings. 
*Bowlers are fragile but can attack two buildings at a time dealing high DPS.
*Ice Golems are tanky troops that freeze nearby units upon death.
*Headhunters are fast prioritize Heroes over all other units. Headhunters inflict a debuff on enemy units and heroes.
USE SPELLS OFTEN. My personal favorite is 4 Lightning Spells, but 2 Lightning Spells, 1 Healing Spell and 1 Rage Spell work fantastically as well. Don't use Healing Spells with P.E.K.K.As, Dragons, Electro Dragons, Lava Hounds, Big Boy, the Barbarian King or Golems as they have too much health to bother healing anyway. Rage spells can be extremely useful when dealing with multiple defenses stacked together.
==Designing Your Base==
Just remember these tips and you'll be fine.
*The Town Hall is ALWAYS on the inside, unless your base is an anti three-star base.
*Don't put all your defenses around the Town Hall; make sure other buildings are defended as well, as players can still defeat you without destroying the Town Hall.
*Build first, then upgrade! When you upgrade your Town Hall and receive new Defensive Buildings, build them first and then upgraded them to at least the same level as your existing buildings before upgrading anything else.
*Don't rush your Town Hall level for your main account! Although it is nice to get the more exotic defenses like Hidden Teslas and X-Bows that the higher level Town Halls bring, you will win many more defensive battles if you maximize the defenses you currently have. An under-developed high-level Town Hall base is generally considered to be one of the most attractive targets.
**Many people rushing alternate accounts to donate powerful Troops and Spells which is fine.
*Keep all buildings at higher levels. This is most important with the defenses, as levelling them up increases health and damage, but even the army and Resource Buildings have increased health as they level up.
*GET GOOD WALLS FAST! This is the most critical rule. If you have any Walls under level 6, you are going to get thrown aside by Wall Breakers and Giants. 
*Try to make multiple layers of walls like this:
*#Town Hall/storages
*#Air Defenses and splash damage defenses
*#Point defenses
*#(outside the walls) Army Camp, Barracks, etc.
*Make sure you level up your defenses as your Trophies increase. Above 2,000 is the realm of Dragons, P.E.K.K.As and Dark Elixir Troops; these powerful Troops will destroy you if you aren't prepared.
*Generalization of defense levels required for your relative Trophy level (for Cannons and Archer Towers). This is for EVERY Cannon and Archer Tower you build, so try to follow this as much as possible:
General Cannon/Archer Tower level per Trophy level
Trophy Level 	Defense Level
< 600 	1 to 3
600 - 799 	4
800 - 999 	 5
1,000 - 1,200	6
1,200 - 1,999	 7 to 9 or 10
2,000+ 	10 and up
*Level up your Laboratory and Spell Factory; they should be the most important buildings to upgrade with your Elixir.
*If you manage to get to 2,000 Trophies, make sure you have the maximum number of Air Defenses your Town Hall supports (4 at Town Hall level 9) and they should be at least level 4.
==Defensive Upgrade Order==
This depends on the Town Hall level you are currently at -- 
#Mortar (To defend against spam armies like Barch or mass goblins)
#Wizard Tower (Also to defend against spam armies like Barch or mass goblins)
#Air Defense (To defend against air attacks)
#Hidden Tesla (Town Hall 7's +) 
#X-Bow (Town Hall 9's +)
#Archer Tower
#Cannon
Splash damage units such as the Mortar and Wizard Tower ALWAYS take priority over other defensive structures. Upgrading the Air Defense becomes less of a priority than splash the higher your Town Hall is, until Town Hall 11 when mass Electro Dragons becomes common… Hidden Teslas⁣ – yes they're expensive, yes they take FOREVER to finish, but they are the most underrated defensive structure. X-Bows, if you have them, should be upgraded after Tesla's. Archer Towers over Cannons because they can attack both ground and air units and have a longer range.
NOTE: When upgrading to the new Town Hall always focus on the new Defensive Buildings you get with each Town Hall upgrade. (Splash first, of course) Get them to the same level as your other defensive buildings of the same type from the previous Town Hall level.
==The Laboratory==
If you are a more casual player, you should upgrade your troops in this order:
#Archer
#Barbarian
#Goblin
#Wizard
#Giant
#Wall Breaker
#Balloon
#Healer
If you are a regular raider, however, this is the preferred order:
#Archer
#Giant
#Wall Breaker
#Balloon
#Barbarian
#Wizard
#Goblin
#Healer
#Dragon
#P.E.K.K.A
The reason I put Goblins so far down the list is because they are more farming Troops, and this is a Trophy guide.
For Spells do:
#Lightning Spell
#Healing Spell
#Rage Spell
#Jump Spell
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