Clash of Clans is a mobile game enjoyed by millions. But what is the goal? There are several metrics you could aim to maximize:
- Trophies - earned by winning attacks and defenses
- XP - gained by playing regularly and unlocking achievements
- Town Hall Level - your Town Hall should be the last building you upgrade
With Builder Base and Clan Capital there are totally different dimesions to the game, but the most important is still the Home Village.
There are a lot of tutorials and guides online which explain different strategies, compare base layouts and demonstrate various attacks.
But, they do not matter.
What matters is time.
Time to upgrade your builds, time to research troops and spells. With better buildings, troops and spells you win more often, no matter the strategy, base layout or combination of troops for an attack.
How to upgrade as fast as possible
There are two rules:
- Builders and Laboratory have to always be working.
- Only spend gems on things that reduce build time.
How to achieve Rule Number 1
1.1 Choose wisely
When starting a new upgrade, choose one that will finish at a time you can play to start the next one as fast as possible. Make sure you are not asleep, at school or in the middle of a meeting.
1.2 Have enough resources
You do not want to have a builder or your laboratory sitting idle because you do not have enough resources to start the next upgrade. Estimate how much you need for the next upgrades and loot what you can not produce yourself.
How to achieve Rule Number 2
2.1 Sell all Magic Items*
* that do not reduce or save time for gems to be able to buy more items that do. The Magic Items to keep and use are:
- Books (of every kind)
- Hammers (of every kind)
- Builder Potion
- Research Potion
- Pet Potion
2.2 Participate in events
By attending in events you can get a lot of stuff you can use or sell.
With Clan Games every member in the clan can choose multiple items depending how much points the clan scored in total. If you complete 4000 points yourself, you can select one additional item. Clan Games are once a month.
Raid Weekend is primarily for the Clan Capital but after each weekend you get rewarded with Raid Medals which you can use at the Trader to buy various Magic Items.
By participating in Clan Wars you get League Medals which you can spent at the League Shop. Here you can buy Hammers. With an Hammer you can do an upgrade without using resources nor waiting time.
Basically always there is some kind of Event ongoing. Use these opportunities to earn Magic Items.
2.3 Spend wisely
Not all Magic Items worth keeping (Rule 2.1) are equal. You have different places where you can acquiring Magic Items, at the Trader or League Shop. And you have different currencies, Gems, Raid Medals and League Medals. Some Magic Items give you a fixed time reduction, others save you more or less depending on which upgrade you use them. Before every transaction ask yourself: Is this the most efficient way of spending?
General Tips and Tricks
Choose a Clan with many active players. This will give you and everyone else a huge advantage at basically everything in the game. Remember, the game is called “Clash of Clans”.
Spend (only) excess Gold and Elixier on Walls. Walls upgrade instantly. Resources you have spend can not be stolen from you anymore, but make sure you still have enough left for Rule 1.2.
Builder Base. Prioritize unlocking the additional builder over everything else, second is your upgrading your Gem Mine.
But
Clash of Clans is a game designed to be played over years if not decades. If you rush, not just your Town Hall but the entire game, you might loose the joy of playing it. Once you reached the maximal level on everything you might there won’t be much to do. Games are supposed to be fun.