
You can always put them in a “holding area” in some unused corner of your base until you’re ready to move them to where they belong. Thus, it’s a good idea to plop down a bunch of them all at once so you can task your builder quickly afterwards. Pro Tip Walls require a builder, but they take no time to build. Once you’ve built something worth defending, and you’ve built something to defend it with, it’s time to shift everything around until your base is properly covered. The strategy lies in placement, which we’ll talk about alongside the other defensive structure – walls.

You don’t have to choose which defenses to build – you’re going to want to build them all. As you level up and gain expertise in planning your defenses, keep them in mind for choke points and difficult-to-protect areas. At the early levels, they’re kind of expensive and there are so few of them that it can be difficult to employ them properly. There are also traps, like bombs and spring plates, to consider. Therefore, do this when you’re shielded, or plan to have other defenses covering the holes your “offline” defense is leaving. Pro Tip When you’re upgrading a defensive structure, it’s not going to participate in defending your base. The downside is that it has an inner radius where it cannot fire!

Once you’ve got your resources figured out, it’s time to start building defenses. Posted February 19, 2014, Updated December 11, 2015, Clash of Clans Defenses: A Beginner’s Guide
