Upgrade Priorities By Town Hall Level
General Notes
After TH8, we require members to upgrade on the .5 path. That is, max your key war offensive capabilities prior to upgrading ANY defenses. This allows us to keep you in the main clan as you move through TH levels. If you choose to ignore this, you will be sent down to a feeder clan until your defenses meet our requirements shown here.
TH8
Key Offensive Buildings
Lab
Until you have AD6x3, you will be three starred by all decent dragon attackers, so AD6 is your focus.
Next Level
Once you have fully maxed TH8, upgrade your town hall and go to TH8.5.
TH8.5
Step By Step
Lab
Next Level
Once you have completed the above AND your heroes are Total Level 30+ (AQ15+BK15)
TH9
Key Offensive Buildings
Defense
Next Level
Once you have completed the above AND your heroes are AQ30 and BK30, proceed to TH9.5
TH9.5
Key Offensive Buildings
Lab
Next Level
Once you have completed the above AND your heroes are AQ40 and BK40, proceed to TH10.
TH10
Defense
Next Level
Once you have completed the above AND your heroes are AQ40 and BK40, proceed to TH10.
TH10.5
Key Offensive Buildings
Lab
Next Level
Once you have completed the above AND your heroes are AQ40 and BK40 and GW20, proceed to TH11.
General Notes
After TH8, we require members to upgrade on the .5 path. That is, max your key war offensive capabilities prior to upgrading ANY defenses. This allows us to keep you in the main clan as you move through TH levels. If you choose to ignore this, you will be sent down to a feeder clan until your defenses meet our requirements shown here.
TH8
Key Offensive Buildings
- Lab6 (4 days) - Note: Before you start the upgrade of the lab, kick off one of your troop upgrades (assuming you are not fully maxed on troops coming in). The research will continue while the lab upgrades.
- Dark Barracks (6 days + 7 days) - Your DB should have already been level 2 coming to TH8. You need 2 upgrades to get Golems which you will need to go with your Hogs. 13 days into TH8, you should have Golems. WORST CASE: We need you to have golems 22 days in to line up with your hogs
- Spell Factory- Good news, there is no Lab Upgrade at TH8.
- Army Camps - Good news, there are no army camps to upgrade at TH8.
Lab
- Drag3 (10 days)
- Loon5 (5 days) - For 99 and 813 dragoon attacks
- Hog3 & 4 (10 days + 12 days) - You should have Hog2 arriving at TH8, therefore 49 days into TH8 you should have Hog4 and be prepared to start practicing GoHo.
- Wizard5 (5 days)
- Heal5 (5 days)
- Archer
- Barbs
- WB
- Golem2
- Rage5 (7 days)
- As you wish from here
Until you have AD6x3, you will be three starred by all decent dragon attackers, so AD6 is your focus.
- AD6x3 - One will be a new AD, the other 2 are just a single upgrade from Level 5. First build the level 1 ad, then do the two level 5 to 6 upgrades of the other two Ads. Yes, you will get hit while they upgrade, but suffer through and get them to L6.
- Archer Towers are your next best defense against dragons, prioritize these
- Teslas - very effective against dragons, you should ALWAYS have a tesla upgrading, at least one because these take forever. Do not wait until the end of TH8 to start or you will be sorry because it's a grind.
- Wizard Towers
- Canons
- Mortars - these have limited war value but have a huge war weight. You decide if you need them maxed:
- L1 = 500, L2 = 990, L3 = 1470, L4 = 1940, L5 = 2400, L6 = 2850, L7 = 3290, L8 = 3720 (L40 Queen = 1187)
Next Level
Once you have fully maxed TH8, upgrade your town hall and go to TH8.5.
TH8.5
Step By Step
- Lab (5 days)
- Spell Factory (5 days) - Note: Before you start the upgrade, make sure that you are opted out of war. DO NOT COME TO WAR WITH NO SPELLS. You will be asked to gem to completion if you do.
- Army Camps x 4 to 220 - Need all four of these upgraded ASAP. Until you do, you cannot compete at the TH9 level. THIS TAKES PRIORITY OVER ANY DEFENSIVE UPGRADES.
- Clan Castle 30 - Needed to house a max Golem for either GoHo or GoLaLoon.
- We prefer that you do not upgrade your Dark Barracks at this time. War Weight for Witch 1 = 900. Witch 2 = 2100. Hound1 = 120, Hound2 = 240. You do not need witches at this level to be effective. GoHo & GoVaHo/GoVaLo are the key strategies here. If you decide you must have Hounds, then LEAVE YOUR WITCHES AT LVL1.
- Build extra and max all traps (NOT teslas)
- Hogs to 5
- Build new air defense (leave at level 1) and air sweeper
- Max the 3 existing ADs, Max all sweepers. (These are all low war weight items)
- When heroes are level 20+ combined, build new Canon, Archer Tower, Tesla, Wiz Tower, and get them to maxed th8 -- DO NOT BUILD THE EXTRA MORTAR
- Max out the new AD (currently level 1) when heroes are Level 20+ combined
Lab
- Hog5 (14 days) - With Hog5, a max golem in your cc, and a level 1 AQ, you can 3 star TH9s well above your level 19 days into your TH9 life.
- Heal6 (7 days)
- Loon6 (10 days)
- Golem3&4
- Valks
- Jump2
- We Recommend HOLDING on Witches, Leaving them at Level 1 through TH10 due to excessive war weight and limited value in war.
Next Level
Once you have completed the above AND your heroes are Total Level 30+ (AQ15+BK15)
TH9
Key Offensive Buildings
- Dark Barracks - If you held off on your DB upgrades, now is the time to bring them up to get Lavas for GoLaLoon. Again, leave your witches at Level1.
- LavaHound2 (10 days)
Defense
- Xbow 1 - Heroes should be Level 30+ now
- Xbow 2 - When Heroes reach total level 35+
- Wizard Towers - Upgrade
- Archer Towers & Canons - Upgrade when heroes reach level 40+
- Xbow 3 - When heroes reach level 40+
- Mortars - Build final and max existing only after Heroes are Level 60.
Next Level
Once you have completed the above AND your heroes are AQ30 and BK30, proceed to TH9.5
TH9.5
Key Offensive Buildings
- Spell Factory (6 days) - Note: Before you start the upgrade, make sure that you are opted out of war. DO NOT COME TO WAR WITH NO SPELLS. You will be asked to gem to completing if you do.
- Lab
- Army Camps x 4 to 240 - Need all four of these upgraded ASAP. Until you do, you cannot compete at the TH10 level. THIS TAKES PRIORITY OVER ANY DEFENSIVE UPGRADES.
- Clan Castle 35
Lab
- Golem5 (14 days) - With Hog5, a max golem in your cc, and a level 1 AQ, you can 3 star TH9s well above your level 19 days into your TH9 life.
- Wizard6
- LavaHound3 (14 days)
- Wallbreaker6
- Archer7
- DO NOT UPGRADE FREEZE AT TH9.5 - War Weights: Freeze 1 = 1000, Freeze 2 = 2000, 3 = 3000, 4 = 4000, 5 = 5000. If you are a true war machine, you may choose to live with Freeze 1 for a very long time.
- If you can continue to leave witches at level 1, that is preferred.
Next Level
Once you have completed the above AND your heroes are AQ40 and BK40, proceed to TH10.
TH10
Defense
- Wizard Towers
- Air Defenses
- Point Defenses (Archer towers, Canons)
- Mortars
- Xbows
- Infernos - Once everything above is maxed, begin Inferno construction/upgrades.
Next Level
Once you have completed the above AND your heroes are AQ40 and BK40, proceed to TH10.
TH10.5
Key Offensive Buildings
- Spell Factory (6 days) - Note: Before you start the upgrade, make sure that you are opted out of war. DO NOT COME TO WAR WITH NO SPELLS. You will be asked to gem to completing if you do.
- Lab
Lab
- Witch3
Next Level
Once you have completed the above AND your heroes are AQ40 and BK40 and GW20, proceed to TH11.