Best TH11 Base Layouts 2026

How to Execute

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   Scout the base before attacking: identify the Air Defense that is most isolated or farthest from others

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   Use all 4 Lightning Spells on that Air Defense to destroy it completely — verify the kill before deploying troops

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   Send 2 Balloons ahead of the main deployment to pull out Clan Castle troops for distraction

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   Deploy Electro Dragons in a horizontal line across one full edge — spacing them 2–3 tiles apart prevents friendly chain damage

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   Set Grand Warden to Air mode before confirming the attack — his passive aura boosts every E-Drag's survivability

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   Drop Rage Spell when the E-Drag line converges near the Eagle Artillery to push through concentrated fire

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   Use Haste Spell on lagging Balloons if they get stuck circling outer walls after Air Defenses fall

How to Counter It

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  Separate all four Air Defenses into different base quadrants — E-Drag chain-lightning cannot bridge large gaps between non-adjacent buildings

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  Stack two Seeking Air Mines next to each Air Defense so E-Drags take burst damage the moment they approach

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  Place the Eagle Artillery centrally but offset from your TH so it activates while E-Drags are mid-chain

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  Clan Castle with a Dragon or Electro Dragon delays the attacker's E-Drag line by pulling it off course

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  Air Sweeper facing the widest attack corridor resets E-Drag pathing and breaks the chain timing

How to Execute

1. 1

   Use 4 Lightning Spells to eliminate the Air Defense that is hardest to reach from your planned attack angle

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   Create a funnel: deploy 1 E-Drag on each far corner of the base to prevent the main army from funneling outward

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   Once corner buildings begin burning, deploy remaining E-Drags in a tight line across the middle

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   Simultaneously send 4 Balloons around the opposite base edge — the split attack prevents the base from being "walled off" on one side

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   Drop the first Haste Spell on the Balloon column when they approach a cluster of Mortars or Cannons

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   Activate Grand Warden ability when E-Drags face the Eagle Artillery — the invincibility window absorbs its burst shots

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   Deploy the Rage Spell on the E-Drag cluster at the base center where defenses are densest

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   Save the second Haste Spell for Balloons that stall on compartment walls in the final third of the base

How to Counter It

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  Position all Air Sweepers facing the base edge most likely to receive the E-Drag line — this pushes them back and breaks funnel timing

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  Place Seeking Air Mines in pairs near Air Defenses and near the Eagle Artillery so E-Drags face burst traps throughout the sweep

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  High-level Inferno Towers set to Multi-target shred Balloon clusters that survive the outer ring

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  Build with a tight trash ring of resource buildings outside walls — forces the attacker to spend funnel E-Drags or enter at a poor angle

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  Clan Castle troops in the center lure E-Drags off course, breaking the clean sweep attackers depend on

How to Execute

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   Scout the base and plan the Queen Walk path: the goal is destroying 1–2 Air Defenses and any Inferno Towers on one side

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   Deploy 4 Healers first, then the Archer Queen just behind them along the identified base edge

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   Let the Queen walk for 60–90 seconds destroying Air Defenses — trigger her ability only when she drops below 30% HP

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   While the Queen walks, lure CC troops from the other side using a Balloon — kill them with Poison Spell

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   Drop both Lava Hounds on the cleaned side at the point where the remaining Air Defenses are concentrated

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   Release the full Balloon stack directly behind the Lava Hounds — the Hounds tank all Air Defense fire while Balloons cluster beneath

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   Drop the first Haste Spell when the Balloon wave reaches the Eagle Artillery to push through its activation burst

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   Use remaining Haste Spells on Balloons stalling at the base center or final compartment ring

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   Rage Spell on the Balloon cluster during the final sweep when the TH area is approached

How to Counter It

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  Single-target Inferno Tower burns through Healer regeneration faster than the Queen can sustain — force the Queen to use her ability early

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  Place Seeking Air Mines directly next to Air Defenses rather than between them, so Lava Hounds take damage before parking

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  Giant Air Bombs near the Eagle Artillery create a death zone for Balloon clusters that reach the inner ring

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  Spread Air Defenses to all four corners — prevents both Lava Hounds from parking near more than one at a time

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  Clan Castle Hound or Dragon pulls the Queen off her planned walk path if she triggers it before clearing the Air Defenses

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  Use a base design where the Eagle Artillery is far from the Queen Walk side — it fires at Balloons even if Air Defenses fall early

How to Execute

1. 1

   Identify the base half containing the Eagle Artillery — the Queen must destroy it during her walk

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   Send Healers first, then drop the Queen slightly ahead of them along the Eagle Artillery side edge

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   Queen walks along the base perimeter for 60–90 seconds, destroying Eagle Artillery, Inferno Towers, and Air Defenses she encounters

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   Use her ability when HP drops below one-third to extend the walk and reach deeper into the base edge

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   Once the Queen Walk ends, immediately lure Clan Castle troops and eliminate them with Poison Spell

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   Deploy 6–8 Hog Riders on the Queen Walk side — defenses are weakened so Hogs move through fast

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   Release all Miners directly behind the Hog line — they dive underground and spread across the remaining base

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   Drop Healing Spell 1 on the Hog cluster as they hit the first internal Inferno Tower

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   Drop Healing Spell 2 on the combined Miner-Hog group at the center of the base

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    Haste Spell if Hogs stall between two tightly spaced defenses — keeps them moving so they do not bunch for Double Giant Bomb hits

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    Save Healing Spell 3 for the TH compartment if Miners cluster there at the end

How to Counter It

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  Single-target Inferno Tower on the Queen Walk side burns through Healer output — forces early ability use and limits how far the Queen walks

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  Double Giant Bombs hidden in high-traffic Hog pathing routes eliminate Hog clusters in one detonation

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  Seeking Air Mines near buildings on the base perimeter damage the Queen and disrupt Healer positioning

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  Spring Traps placed at defense jump-points catch Hogs as they leap over walls, removing large numbers instantly

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  Spread buildings throughout the base so Miners cannot cluster — isolated targets force them to spread thin and leave defenses alive longer

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  Eagle Artillery positioned in the base center (rather than an edge) forces a longer Queen Walk and reduces how much she clears before the main army deploys