Best defense reinforcements for your Clan Castle

Whether you’re going to war or defending your loot, your Clan Castle reinforcements can make all the difference between a successful defense and being “3-starred.” The best reinforcements will always depend on your village layout and the enemies you’re facing, but it’s always good to start with the basics and work your way up.

Wizards are an effective defense at the early Town Hall levels. They do large amounts of splash damage and are very effective against Giants and Balloons. A full Clan Castle of Wizards will often force your opponent to divert a large portion of their troops to stop them, making it easier for your defenses to guard your Town Hall and resources.

Baby Dragons are very powerful defenses at early Town Hall levels. They only take up 10 housing spaces, and can quickly destroy attacking troops with their speed and splash damage. Being an aerial troop, your enemy will often have to expend multiple Archers or Wizards to take down one Baby Dragon — leaving them with little offensive power to attack the rest of your base.

Even at higher Town Hall levels, the original Dragon can ruin an entire offensive attack if the enemy isn’t prepared for it. The Dragon’s fire can easily take out multiple troops at once and can even take out the strongest of ground troops like Giants, P.E.K.K.A.s, and Valkyries.

Balloons, like Dragons, can wreak absolute havoc if the enemy is not prepared. Their high damage output, especially when clustered together, can easily destroy attacking troops.

However, they are weak to Wizards, who can easily take out a group of Balloons with a few shots, and Lightning Spells that can either weaken or destroy them completely. If your Clan Castle is upgraded, pairing a lone Balloon with a Dragon or a P.E.K.K.A. can capitalize on the Balloon’s damage output, while the other units distract and take the damage instead.

Depending on your Clan, it may be rare to get troops from the Dark Barracks as reinforcements, but these can be some of the strongest reinforcements you can get at both early and later Town Hall levels.

The Valkyrie is very strong, doing massive splash damage to ground troops with her whirlwind attack and even destroying them completely if she is upgraded enough.

The Witch summons reinforcements of her own: Skeletons that attack alongside her while she fires magic blasts. These Skeletons can distract enemy troops that can only attack a single target, while she constantly summons new ones to assist your defenses.

The Lava Hound is a massive tank that easily distracts enemy troops from targeting your defenses. They are fast, flying units that can throw an enemy’s Archer Queen off course, and ruin their offensive strategy as they divert more resources into destroying it.

The Electro Dragon is a very scary troop to face during a Raid. Their chain lightning can strike multiple troops in the same vicinity. This makes them very tough to combat without Poison or Healing Spells, and is a surefire way to make your opponent use their resources during their Raid.