Heroes: Barbarian King

This is STL bringing a real treat. I will be talking about the Barbarian King today and the Archer Queen tomorrow. This guide will be about cost, offensive usage, defensive usage and other facts. Enjoy! Cost: You unlock the Barb King at TH7, but unless you gem for it or loot hard for Dark Elixir,…

Clan Positions

STL here talking about the clan positions. This is a guide about when you should promote people, what the positions can do, and how to use each position. Leader: The beginning of the clan was started by this person. He has built the clan up all the way. A leader can do whatever they please:…

Inactive Accounts

STL here, talking about inactive accounts. As we all know, inactive accounts are the BEST people to raid for loot. Their uncollected mines and collectors are full for us just brimming with resources that we can take easily. These people can lead to easy 600k raids if you are lucky. For getting this unattended loot…

The Road to XP 100

Hey guys, Jacob the Great here! I recently just got to XP 100. I’m here to tell you about what town hall, what your highest trophies should be (excluding Town Hall Sniping), and where you should farm at each XP. I hope you enjoy the guide   XP 10 Town Hall: 4 Highest Trophies: 700…

Walls: The Complete Guide

STL is bringing a entire post devoted to walls. Walls are the most expensive thing in the game each costing 8.2 million each to get ONE to level 11. Most people will get level 8s and not worry about them again. However getting them higher is a must in this game. Why? Once your attacker…

Attack Strategies: Hogs

Town Hall to use in: 8-10 Trophy Range: 1600-2800 Hogs are a very cheap and fast pushing strategy. Lots of Town Hall 9s use this strategy to get to Master. However, after the hero update where you cannot lure out heroes, this strategy is less used because if you don’t knock out the heroes it…

Large Clans: Pros and Cons

This is the second installment about clans brought to you by STL! Most people prefer to have a large clan to make the player look better and to try and hit leaderboards. Pros: -Much more impressive -Receive better troops -More people to talk too -Usually active -People are more likely to join -Chance for leaderboards…

Hidden Teslas | Worth it?

Hey everyone, Bacca here bringing you a defense spotlight.  And as you can tell by the title of this, I am here to talk to you about Hidden Teslas.  The hidden tesla is a hidden defensive building that has a 7 tile hit range.  It may not be the best, but wait until you see…

Attack Strategies: Mass Dragons

Town Hall to use in: 7-10 Trophy Range to use in: 1600-4000 The Mass Dragon strategy is one of the more popular pushing strategies for the higher town hall levels. In my opinion this is the only strategy that can 3 star a town hall 2 above you. Usually, this strategy is only used for…

Favorite Troop Poll

This is just a follow up on the Favorite Troop Poll. Archer ended up winning with about 50% of the votes. Dragon came in second, wizard in third, and hog finished in last place. Thanks for the participation and tune in daily for new posts!

Small Clans: Pros and Cons

STL here bringing a mini-series about clans. I will be talking about the pros and cons of a small clan and likewise for a large clan. While it might seem like a large clan is definitely better, you might be surprised with all the pros to a small clan. Check out my clan: 2013 WS…

Attack Strategies: Giant Healer Combo

Town Hall to use in: 6-7 Trophy Range to use in: 700-1200 Giant Healer Combo is a very popular attack strategy for player in the silver league. As the name indicates it uses giants and healers to crush other Town Hall 6’s and 7’s. Giant Healer Combo can be used for farming but is mainly…

Favorite Troop Poll: Winners

STL here, bringing the final favorite troop poll. For a recap: archers won in Tier One, wizards won in Tier Two, dragons won in Tier Three, and hog riders won in Dark Troops. This final poll will decide what your guys’ favorite overall troop is based on these 4 winners. Vote well!

Every Single Trap [Explained]

Hello everyone KingBacca here bringing you a sort of different post, in this post I will break down every single trap, its damage, cost per re-arm and cost to upgrade.  Ok into the first trap.   The Bomb- Ah, the bomb, one of the most simplest traps in the game, hidden in your base until a…

Why Rushing/Gemming Your TH is Bad

This is STLCardinalFan2 talking about people rushing their town halls. We all know that those X-Bows at Town Hall 9 and inferno towers at Town Hall 10 look pretty scary and its tempting to upgrade your TH to get them. However, is it really worth it? There are three major reasons for not upgrading your…

Favorite Troop Poll: Dark Troops

STL here with the final favorite troop poll. This will decide what troops will join archer, wizard, and dragon in the final favorite troop poll. Minion, hog, Valkyrie, golem, or witch? Vote now!

Base Design [Part III|Pushing]

Pushing- Hello fellow clashers, KingBacca here bringing you the final segment of Base Design.  Before we get into the mechanical aspects of your base we first need to know what exactly pushing is.  Pushing is when a clasher challenges himself|herself to reach the highest amount of trophies possible for themselves and it is what Clash of…

Attack Strategies: Balloonion

Town Hall to use in: 8-10 Trophy Range to use in: 2200-3200 Balloonion is a very popular strategies for pushing. It cost a lot of elixer, and time to train but Balloonion will get you at least the two star on lots of bases. As the name might suggest this is a mixture of Balloons…

Favorite Troop Poll: Tier 3

Its STL bringing the last favorite troops poll for the elixir troops. Yesterday, wizard got an amazing 80% of the votes killing balloon and wall breaker. In case you haven’t seen archer won the tier one battle by a lot as well. Today we decide which of the greatest elixir troops moves on! Will it…

Town Hall Sniping: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Town Hall snipers are some of the most hated people in this game, however you might say that its a great way to earn fast trophies. In this post I will be talking about the good, the bad, and the ugly of Town Hall sniping. Town Hall Sniping Basics: Mostly, the only people who Town…

Base Design [Part II|Farming]

Base Design Farming- Ok everyone, welcome back to the guide on base design.  Today I will be talking about farming, and what kind of base you will need or would like to have as a “farmer.”  Well if you don’t know already, a “farmer” is a type of clasher who loves to raid for loot.  They…

Base Design [Part I|Basics]

Hey everyone, KingBacca here bringing you my first post on Base Design.  So there are many different strategies for base design, depending on if you are trying to push to crystal, or farm in Gold II.  In this post I will break down all the mechanics behind placement, traps, defensive units and clan castle troops.…

Gems Clash of Clans Hacks Free Gems

Are Gems Worth Buying?

Gems: the entire basic of the game; how Supercell makes their money and how we stay ahead of the competition. However, is this special currency really worth the much complained about prices? Prices: $5- Buys 500 gems $10- Buys 1200 (20% increase off $5 package) $20- Buys 2500 (25% increase off $5 package) $50- Buys…

Gems: Are they really worth it?

Gems: the entire basic of the game; how Supercell makes their money and how we stay ahead of the competition. However, are gems really worth the much complained about prices? Prices: $5- Buys 500 gems $10- Buys 1200 gems (20% increase off $5 package) $20- Buys 2500 gems (25% increase off $5 package) $50- Buys…

Attack Strategies: Barch

Town Halls to use in: Town Hall 7-10. Trophy Range to use in: 800-2600. Barching is one of the most effective and most popular strategies in Clash of Clans. As the name might indicate, it is a mixture of Barbarians and Archers. One of the reasons that this strategy is so popular is that you…

All Troops in Clash of Clans

Favorite Clash of Clans Troops: Tier One

Hey guys! STL here, bringing a new poll series. I will be seeing which Clash of Clans troops you like the best. Tier One includes Barbarians, Archers, Goblins, and Giants. Tier Two is made up of Wall Breakers, Balloons, and Wizards. Finally, Tier Three is Healers, Dragons, and P.E.K.K.A.s. Dark Troops will be part of…

Favorite Troop Poll: Tier One

Hey guys! STL here, bringing a new poll series. I will be seeing which troops you guys like the most. Tier One is Barbarians, Archers, Goblins, and Giants. Tier Two is Wall Breakers, Balloons, and Wizards. Tier Three is Healers, Dragons, and P.E.K.K.A.s. Also Dark Troops will be in this as well. The winners of…

What League to Farm In

Gold and elixir (loot) is the whole purpose of the game. Without loot, there would be no way to upgrade your defense or your army. Therefore, a valuable skill to this game is know exactly what league to farm in. In this post, I will tell you what league to farm in. Of course, a…

Loot (What League to Find It In)

Gold and elixir (loot) is the whole purpose of the game. Without loot, there would be no way to upgrade your defense or your army. Therefore, a valuable skill to this game is know exactly what league to find these resources in. Of course, a Town Hall 4 is not going to find loot in…

Welcome to Clash for Dummies!

This is the site of Clash for Dummies! This is a site devoted to Clash of Clans. We will be posting: base layout, strategies, great raids, and reviews on the game. For all the clash knowledge look here first!

Welcome to the Site!

Welcome to clashfordummies.com! This is a site devoted to Clash of Clans. We will be posting: base layout, strategies, great raids, and reviews on the game. For all the clash knowledge look here first!