Protect Your Assets and Secure the Win With Battle-Tested Builds
In a multiplayer game like Clash of Clans, players need to prepare for attacks from opposing players. While your base being destroyed doesn't mean game over, the numerous penalties are still hard to swallow given the amount of time and effort you've spent acquiring all those trophies and resources. Employing effective strategies makes it harder for an opponent to destroy your base, and base arrangements are among those strategies.
On the CoC Best Base Layouts page at igitems, you'll find different defensive setups that fit different player needs. You'll find more than information pages at igitems; there are also various other services, such as game items and account trading. Head over to the igitems page to find out more.
Beyond standard multiplayer, Clash of Clans also features Clan Capital raids and Clan Games - cooperative modes where your clan works together for shared rewards. While bases for Clash of Clans in these modes follow different rules, the ultimate Clash of Clans experience still depends on a solid home village. Browse the top base options and bases for every town hall level below to find the right fit.
For now, let's learn more about defensive builds for Clash of Clans and how we can better defend against invading players.
Understanding what separates the best bases from average setups comes down to layered compartments, protected Heroes, and efficient traps - every well-designed base in our collection applies these proven base designs to maximize your defense rate. Meta bases here are kept current with the 2025 patch cycle, so each featured coc base reflects the perfect base design for today's dominant attack strategies. Below, you'll find layouts sorted into clear base categories by Town Hall level and goal, whether you're farming, climbing ranks, or competing in Clan War.
Common Types of Base Layouts
There are different situations CoC players need to deal with when playing the game. Designs make use of various structures and defensive options to maintain a strong defense, but these options also change based on certain factors, such as your current objectives in the game and the features you currently have access to.
But aside from the availability of defensive options, you also need to work out your defensive priorities. Here, we'll take a look at three common defensive types that dictate how you'll effectively structure your defenses.
Town Hall Layouts
Most base designs use a specific structure as their core, meaning your structures and defenses are positioned around it. For TH designs, this usually means positioning the bulk of your defenses around your own Town Hall to keep enemy units from attacking it directly. Aside from defensive structures and walls, you'll also make use of other buildings to create enough obstruction to impede the advance of enemy forces.
Your options are limited by your TH level, so the design changes greatly depending on your current level. In the Designs page, you'll find various effective options for any Town Hall level, from low levels all the way to TH18 — including key milestones like Town Hall 7, where Clan War access first opens up, and TH13, which introduces the Royal Champion and Scattershot. Use TH designs when you're intent on defending your resources and trophies.
Among all town hall bases, TH8 marks a pivotal design shift — the PEKKA's arrival demands tighter compartments and a protected core for the first time, fundamentally changing how players approach layout planning. That complexity deepens at TH9, where X-Bow positioning and the debut Archer Queen reshape defensive priorities all the way to the multi-layered endgame layouts required at town hall 18.
Builders Hall Layouts
Instead of using your Town Hall as the core of your defenses, a BH arrangement uses the Builder's Hall instead. This approach is used when a player is more interested in securing a Clan War victory, or when you're planning to be more active in engaging enemies in battle.
On the defensive side, BH designs used in conjunction with traps allow for better defense against the enemy, securing a 3-star victory.
Your builder base operates as a completely separate village with its own troop roster and defenses, so builder hall bases require distinct strategies from your main village. Progressing through both town hall and builder hall unlocks the O.T.T.O Hut — a critical milestone that grants a sixth builder and ties both villages together.
Anti 3-Star
Aside from BH layouts, there are specialized builds designed to prevent 3-star victories. Some of these use nonstandard placements, such as non-symmetrical structures, while others place the Town Hall at the edge of the build and keep the Clan Castle in the center.
These builds are designed to prevent invaders from obtaining a 3-star victory. This ensures that losses are never too great, although a 1-star result is almost guaranteed.
War Bases and CWL: Designing for Organized Warfare
Understanding which build to pick also depends on the game mode you're playing - not every situation calls for the same defensive priorities. When your clan competes in organized warfare, war bases and clan war bases are purpose-built to withstand coordinated attacks from rival clans, living on a separate war map so you can optimize them without affecting your farming or trophy setup.
The most demanding version of this is Clan War League (CWL), a month-long competition where every defensive result accumulates across all seven rounds and can swing final standings. Unlike regular wars, matchmaking is based on league tier - meaning you may face clans punching above your weight. Clan war league bases - and league bases in general - use tighter compartmentalization and protected core designs to hold off elite attackers across consecutive rounds.
Farming bases flip this priority - rather than centering defenses on the Town Hall, these layouts place farming resources (Gold, Elixir, and Dark Elixir storages) deep inside the base, accepting a potential Town Hall loss to deny opponents a free shield-trigger. Players still climbing through Town Hall levels often turn to progress bases, which blend storage protection with enough defensive coverage to stay competitive without sacrificing steady advancement.
Counter-Designing Against the Meta: Attack Strategies Your Base Must Answer
Once your farming and progress goals are established, effective base design means understanding the attack strategies your opponents will deploy. The most common attack strategies in Clash of Clans fall into three categories: air-based assaults using Dragons and Balloons that exploit unspread Air Defenses, ground pushes led by Hog Riders who systematically loop between compartments, and hybrid approaches like Queen Walk that combine surgical Hero pathing with a mass army follow-up.
Each of these threats demands a new defense philosophy built directly into the design — spread Air Defenses and double Giant Bombs dismantle air raids, while tight compartment walls and well-placed Seeking Air Mines punish ground swarms. Defending against attacks from hybrid compositions requires the deepest planning: layered walls and a protected Queen zone force attackers into kill zones before their best attack phase can fully execute, and that counter-logic is embedded in every design on this page.
When trophy pushing becomes your competitive focus, every star earned or surrendered matters — players pushing trophies at the highest levels know that a single exposed funnel or misplaced wall can erase weeks of hard-won progress. At the apex of that climb, legend league bases are purpose-built to absorb eight daily attacks from top legend league competitors, relying on compartmentalized cores and anti-3-star architecture to consistently deny full clears across back-to-back rounds.
How to Use the Best Base Layouts Page
Once you load the Base Designs page, you'll see some of the more recent builds added to the database. Using the page is all about navigating the various options to find the one that suits your needs and also fits your current level in the game.
You'll be able to select between design types and various categories to finetune your search.
Step 1 - Select Town Hall Level or Builder Hall Level
First, choose either your Town Hall level or your Builder's Hall level, depending on whether you want a Town Hall or a Builder Hall build. Setting the proper level presents you with the most effective options available at that level.
Step 2 - Choose the Base Category You Need
When choosing TH designs, you'll also have several options to choose from based on what you'd like to achieve. You'll be able to choose between offensive or defensive setups, as well as ones specialized for farming, or nonstandard options for various other goals.
There are many other tags to choose from, including options for Anti 2 Star and Anti 3 Star layouts, or ones specialized for types of units like Dragons or Air units.
Step 3 - Click on the Layout to Inspect More Closely
Finally, you'll get a screenshot of the complete base design. Pay close attention to the placements to use as a reference for your own placement of structures in your own base. Just remember to consider this decision carefully, since defeat can be costly.
Step 4 - Copy the Base Layout Link
Every layout on this page includes Clash of Clans base links — shareable URLs that, when tapped on a mobile device, open the game and load the design directly into your layout editor. Unlike manual copying, base links deliver the full arrangement automatically, letting you preview every compartment and wall placement before confirming. Bases with links remove the hassle of rebuilding complex designs from scratch, saving you time and reducing costly placement mistakes.
To apply a layout, simply tap the link on your phone and confirm the in-game prompt. All copy bases here are organized as base layouts with links, making it easy to browse by Town Hall level, select the best fit, and apply it in seconds — no manual rebuilding required.