Hi may barbs, archers, giants and wbs at level 5 and healer at level 3 lab upgrading to level 7 if I will upgrade my giants and archers to level 6 by using gems will I be able to get more loot.
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Hi may barbs, archers, giants and wbs at level 5 and healer at level 3 lab upgrading to level 7 if I will upgrade my giants and archers to level 6 by using gems will I be able to get more loot.
I generally don't endorse gemming, but yes, if you're going to gem anything I'd gem your offense. If BAM isn't working well, try Giant/wb/barb/arch. If that doesn't work, Giant/Healer/damage class has a lower skill cap yet.
This is a really good post. Im only level 36 with a level 7 town hall. (I upgraded during the birthday week). Now I know 1 reason I lose a lot.
What is the best trophy range for farming at town hall level 9 and troops pack
I have no idea why I read this, because I am super close to maxing out my base at lvl 6 TH, but I read it nonetheless. Nice write up.
I have spent a lot of $$ on this game and had no idea I was getting penalized for it. The more and more I play this and what you have to spend is ridiculous. I didn't mind spending some $$ until i read this post. So, basically SC wants me to give them my money and then penalize me for it???? What's the point of spending money then??? GREED:p
When I was a noob, I rushed my TH to level 5 within a week of the game. I think I still had level 2 archer towers! I just thought I should look this over, but I'm fine now. I've been at Town Hall 7 for a few months and am pretty well maxed out. (Except for walls and barb king because those take FOREVER to upgrade). You've helped a lot of noobs :)
I built my th up to lvl 10 before the new mamby pamby rules protecting the newbies and have been developing my town around the hall over 10 months.. So because some hot social worker got into the offices of supercell and the developers are trying to impress her the game called clash of clans (which incidentally promoted raids and beating each other up) now says.. Okay so if your bigger than your opponent then you get restricted access to his loot!
I say if your bigger than your opponent prepair to have your butt kicked.. And if you want to do somthing about it... Go to the gym work out them kick his butt!
this is war not politics ( or if it is politics please let me know i have a cute sister who is looking for an internship)
rant over....
Guys i mean its concidered premature if u have lvl 7 walls at th 9 but basically thats not "premature"
They even put a warning about the loot penalty under the description whenever you upgrade your town hall. To upgrade to town hall 9 it says " Note: Upgrading will reduce you loot from opponents with town hall level 8 and below".
Prematurely upgrade town hall can cost bad experience.... see lot of guys quit because of that. Found interesting article on Town Hall upgrade guide at www.flyboyshome.com
This reply misses the point of the post completely. The article doesn't discourage those from buying gems, it helps guide the best use of them to maximize game play experience. The mistake wasn't spending money, it was what they spent it on. The title of the post is "What to do about a premature TH?". The OP(original poster) is trying to help those that have mistakenly gone the premature TH route and now regret it. Many posts and comments in this forum mention how that route has ruined the game play experience for them and many others have quit the game because of this.
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You’re alienating the most potentially lucrative subset of your player base.
These players have already spent their money and if they choose to spend more, this is a great guide on the best way to remedy their past mistakes with that money. The premature TH group has a very high percentage drop out rate as it is, how can they be the most lucrative subset of players?
I got a town hall 10... Not a bad village to go with it upgrades are high priced now. I have clan mates lower than me their upgrades are not as costly... But their replays show them getting twice as much in their raids as me im starting to get feed up of it as the game is starting to drag for us townhall 10 players.... Premature or not!
Th 9 isnt that bad. you still get 200 000 and out of luck 300 000 of each resource if your in the 1400 trophy range.
HOW BAD IS IT?? :eek:Would you guys say I have a premature Town Hall?
I have Town Hall lvl 10 and all my collectors and storages maxed! (Besides the drills)
My walls are at lvl 6 and 7.
1 X-bow Lvl1
7 Archers at Lvl 8
6 Cannons at Lvl 9
2 Mortars at Lvl 5 & 1 at Lvl 6
3 Wizards at Lvl 3 & one at Lvl 4
2 Air Defenses at Lvl 4 & 2 at Lvl 5 (soon)
4 Hidden teslas at Lvl 2
BK @ Lvl 3
Archer, Barbarians and Giant are at Lvl 5
Goblins and Wall Breaker at Lvl 4
Minions at lvl 1 (soon lvl 2)
See picture!
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How bad is it and what should I do?? Should I loose on purpose (place one archer then surrender) fights to get down in trophies? In which interval should I be with trophies? Lower?
Which troops should I have in my clan castle?
Edit: I have tried out the BAM tactic and I have 205 capacity of troops in my camps. How should I balance Archer, Barbarians and Minions. How many of each?
Hannibal I need your help!
Yes you are premature. You are not SO premature (Don't even think of starting game again, I have being a premature TH but actually my gameplay got better since that hahahaha)
Keep between 1600-2200 trophies to farm resources
I recommend you to farm at 1800 because there are many TH 9 there and you will get good loot with them, try to attack abandoned bases with mines and pumps full
You have to quickly upgrade defense with builders!
To get resources upgrade your troops and upgrade army camps. These are the 2 things that you need to start by
Don't try to use bam with minions lvl 1 because they are too weak :(
When I use BAM I usually would use 80 archers 30 minions and 70 barbarians
Many people just fill up 2 barracks with barbarians, the other 2 with archers and both of the dark barracks with minions, that's a fast way! ;)
good luck!!
Hi I want to know that how premature I am now and the best trophy range for gold loot cause I am getting loot of around 3 million every day but only 25 % is of gold hope to get reply soon thanks.
It takes a lot of patience. I can't say I know what you're going through, but I wasn't level 25 when I got town hall 7, but now I'm level 51 and close to maxing th 7 because of a few things:
1) Cheap army. I use half barbarians, half archers, and 10 wall breakers, just in case. I get high resources each raid, and can usually get 50% to keep my trophies at my level, which is between 1200-1400. I would say this should be good for a premature town hall 9.
2) Patience when searching. Just know, you can always find a better battle. You many see 250k of each resource, but if it's in the middle of a well-defended base, I wouldn't reccommend going for it. You could get 500k raids from highly upgraded town hall 9s just by dropping a few archers on collectors and mines that are on the outside and filled up. I was recently able to get 1.02 million from a level 93 town hall 10 just by dropping troops on the outside collectors.
3) Never leave too much money available when you exit. If you have one million gold available, a town hall 7 will see 300 thousand gold, and will attack you. Spend some money on walls, or you can risk getting attacked if you want to. I would reccommend queing up wall breakers in your barracks if you have a full army camp. This can "hide" up to 750k elixir in maxed barracks with max level wall breakers; even without these, you can still hide a few hundred thousand.
4) Max your town hall 9 defenses before upgrading again. Don't worry about getting all level 10 walls, as no mere mortal can do this without spending gems on them. You may feel overwhelmed now, but, in a few months, you will look back at this day and laugh, and chuckle at those town hall sevens trying to attack you.
a) Upgrade you splash damages (Wizard Towers, Mortars) first, then your air defenses, then your archer towers, then your cannons, and then your X-Bows. Don't worry too much about X-Bows, as they are very expensive and take a long time to upgrade. Town Hall 9s are well off with only level one X-Bows.
I hope I have helped you out here. Don't give up, and you will be feared by the very players who used to destroy you. Good luck!
He kept mentioning to delete your village...how do I do that exactly?
[QUOTE=HikinenPorsas;411380]I am a premature Town Hall 9 and I am seriously stuck in progress. A friend of mine also recently upgraded to Town Hall 9 and now he has stopped playing. The most annoying thing about this is that SC didn't warn me or any of us about this. I am also quitting if I can't come up with anything. Shame, since it's an awesome game if not for this.
I tried farming, not working since all the lower level villages have 30-40k loot wich is less than my army and spells and those wich have loot worth my army are well defended Town Hall 9s. Is there any hope for a premature Town Hall 9 at all?
I was a premature town hall 9. It is possible I was lvl 62 when I got th 9. It is possible I'm lvl 90 and my base defends against 9/10 attacks against people over lvl 100. I farm at crystal 2 so I doubt you would be attacked by them, but it is possible. I suggest you just keep looking for a base with more loot. It can take a while, but it is worth it
I was a premature town hall 9. It is possible I was lvl 62 when I got th 9. It is possible I'm lvl 90 and my base defends against 9/10 attacks against people over lvl 100. I farm at crystal 2 so I doubt you would be attacked by them, but it is possible. I suggest you just keep looking for a base with more loot. It can take a while, but it is worth it. Also, it says I'm tiny print on yw town hall upgrade tan in the game that there is a poor penalty. There wasn't one until recently tho.
Hey guys! Level 37 super premie here. I didn't know the rules that time. Done my part (research, guides, blah blah) & now @ level 79 with a very active clan. Love the game & you'll know how to survive without buying anymore gems.
Enough said. Just keep calm & chive on.
Visit me @ Drunk Clashers
IGN: Thomas&Kulas
In all honesty you should attack them if they dont have above level 5 mortars because it can be quite easy to steal all their resources with a goblin army if non prepared, none the less you could get screwed over by underestimating their 2 xbows....
Yes this is so tru I'm lvl 72 with a premature lvl 9 th and its dificult to upgrade but its not impossible just takes patients and time but I don't focuse on that much im for my clan (valyrian forge) my clan comes first while enjoyin the game it's just a game i messed up now I'm just laughin at my self no need to quit or get made at SC it's not their faults it's the over abitious minds of the ppl that gem their town halls to get more
I'm fairly new with this game, I'm currently upgrading to TH5. Thanks for the heads up! :)
Although it is hard, you can recover from premmie th9. I was level 53 th9, but now i am lvl 83 with max troops and a (hopefully) awesome base. :D
I love premature townhall, the let my enjoy the game more when i crush them..;) Keep upgrading the townhall guys its the key to sucess! ;)
...NOT!
Just finished all 24 pages. Some great info in there thanks guys. I'm new to the forum and have just gotten to TH8 and am probably a little light on some defence buildings and walls. I've learned a lot from all the reading and am completely revamping my Clan set up etc
But yeah, I mainly scooted ahead TH wise to try and level up my troops asap and get the other cool troops that not many people seem to use haha. I think I've tuned in just in time.
Thanks again!
your army level, your defense structure level, complete research and spell upgrade.
since the higher you go, the less loot you will get against lowers TH level.
when you upgrade the higher level with lower level troops and defense, that doesn't help at all.
visit many game play videos for ideas.
Search in youtube: Edmond Niu
Or my playlist here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4qaD...mBoUifnV88K7Zx
The coc guide is a free app on iTunes and explains this. I was started upgrading prematurely too using left over gems from builders huts when I read it. I bought th level 7 then thought better of it I'm still maxing out stuff 2 months later with about another month to go before looking at lvl 8 th I was greedy and impatient but learnt. no one can blame sc for doing this as most apps have in game purchases that's how they make the money to keep the games going otherwise you'd be paying to download then probably a subscription to play ether monthly yearly ect. I suggest researching before doing to new players in my clan and advise to max out before hand as raiders ran over me for the first few weeks until I was told by my former leader whee I was going wrong. Hope this helps at all
cheers Chris
still at TH4, but pretty advanced on farming and defenses, want to maximize my defenses now before going to TH5, am I wrong?
The premature TH problem doesn't get really severe until higher TH. I definitely wouldn't go any further than TH7 without starting to max everything before TH upgrades. Personally, I started doing so at TH6. Make sure the troops you use are leveled up and you have your army camps maxed.
definetly upgraded to th10 because I was uber excited about the inferno tower. but after realizing the loot penalty.. still
trying to fight through it to keep all builders going though
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I'm TH10 Level 75 and going through some serious frustration and I want to thank you for taking the time to write all this. I would rather quit playing than starting all over again but I'll stick around because I have some pretty amazing clan mates.
Nice Guide! Deserved the sticky.
Any tips for my layout design?
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If I could just get knuckle heads in my clan to join the forum and pick up some knowledge on this. Great post, should help tons!
put your th outside, if you are farming, you are going to need every shield you can get.
regarding upgrades i would go for;
walls , walls, walls, wizard towers, air defenses, teslas, walls, walls, archer towers and cannons (to th8 level), max xbows and mortars, army camps, bk and finally archer towers and cannons(point blank defense)
never upgrade giant bombs, id throw them in a corner if i were you.
try finding a good th10 farming base and a good trophy range, im assuming silver league isnt working that well.
gd luck and enjoy
I upgraded to TH 8 about Lvl 65 (now Lvl 73) and have been slowly upgrading all my defensive buildings.
The biggest issue is you need 1.5million to upgrade tesla to Lvl 3 and it takes about a week of farming to get there.
all my walls are Lvl 6/7, air defence are all Lvl 5/6, cannons all Lvl 9/10, archer towers all Lvl 9, WT all Lvl 4/5 and mortals all Lvl 6/7 yet I still keep getting hammered in the 1500-1800 trophy range.
I have also upgraded all my troops and spells to Lvl 4/5 except for healer and dragon (both Lvl 2)
any suggestions on how to farm more resources without spending $$$$ is most welcome
Yeah I'm a Premature TH8
I've spent way toooooo much on diamonds to restart game.
I wish I would of found this Thread 2mnths ago. Slowly but surely I'm climbing out of my whole I dug my self into. It's been a LONG WAITING process, but its worth it.
Have you tried the single player sceneries? That helps too
Trophy Route:
Just keep hitting the "Find Player" button till you see an easy village to loot.
The more Trophies you get the higher the bonuses you get.
Oh I would get some diamonds (500 is the cheapest) just to speed up you resource collection & a longer Shield Time period (250 for week). It helps alot, but it lasts 24hrs. You lose it if you want to upgrade that specific mine.
Also take advantage of the Shield given after lost battle. If you decide to raid someone you lose your sheild too. Leaving you open for REVENGE!
Good luck
I feel your pain
Hi hi I posted my town picture 4 months back regarding premature town and now I have done a lot I want to what you think about my town now the photos are below hope to get reply soon thanks.
Old
http://i1363.photobucket.com/albums/...ps14f09803.jpg
current
http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/r...B1215ECF72.png
The update did away with the town hall loot penalty, at least to an extent. To what extent is this guide still applicable? Is upgrading to TH8 before maxing TH7 still the cardinal sin it used to be?
FRONTROWUNION-
1.5 million takes a week? Ouch. With a little training you can easily farm a couple of million every day. We have a farming training clan called Centum Ludus. The Ludus trials will teach you troop efficiency and key farming techniques without using gems. Within the first few hours in the clan I farmer over a million in an hour with the tips the elders gave me. My one hour gold rush record is 2.16. Most everyone can farm/rush over a million in an hour in our clans. I strongly recommend you checking it out. (increasing your trophy count for loot bonuses or riding out a shield --not the way to go.) post a pic of your base and I will review it if you want. Click on the link in my signature to check out the Centum Family and Centum Ludus. I am in Centum Centuria if you want to check out my base.
Good Luck and may the raids always be in your favor!
Fin
HI have a Close to maxed Th7 i would trade for a Rushed TH above TH7 (preferably TH9) Can trade christmas day or after because thats when i get my Ipad.
I was a very premature TH9... I've been catching up for about 6months now. And I'm starting to see light at the end of the tunnel.
I've had very inactive perioids and lately I've started to play really actively again because of the game becoming more fun after getting to the manageable side of TH9, level ~90.
So if youre a new player and rushed to TH9 or even 10... You should choose. A new village OR pay $1000 more to catch up.
Its quite useless and boring to play for months being the underdog.
I even started a secondary account a month or something ago. Its now at a maxed TH7 level, going for 8 soon. And it is just so much more fun playing the game when you can be competitive instead of being tossed around every time.
http://s24.postimg.org/k8g7ydqg4/image.jpg
Great read, so many people are boosting to get to th10' not realising they have wasted there time
I have been playing for a couple month and love this game. Thanks for the info I find it very helpful I stopped at TH 8. I did it to get the dark drill. Or I would probably still be TH7. I am stopping till I am maxed on everything available. I wasn't sure about buying builders but will max that out now. Thank you for writting this and the helpful comments that followed.
useful info
Hi everyone,
A higher level Town Hall with low level defenses isn't the end of the game. If you spend a few hours studying the wikia that many people created to help others it is possible to design a village that will still win every so often. A very experienced player will be able to 3 star win on you easily but there is quite a few gamers with maximum upgraded troops and mediocre skills.
Put all of your resources into army camps so you can have as many troops as possible and try to find a good clan. Not necessarily a high trophy clan, but a clan that is fairly active and could make good use of the troops you would be able to donate them. For instance, a th9/10 can have level 6 troops and they would be a huge help to th5/6 players. I see lots of villages with th9/10 and no clan and think to myself why is that even possible.
So, there are options besides spending a lot of money on gems. I purchased 2500 gems to get more builder huts and have no regrets. With the achievements I should be able to get a fifth builder but i might just get another gem package. The builder huts are so tiny and boring but they are very important!
Also, in the loading screen is says "upgrading defenses is just as important as upgrading offenses". So there's little room for blaming the game that you didn't bother to read or comprehend the message. :rolleyes:
Cheers,
Fred
Thank You so mucth this really was the guide to clash everyone needs to read this! Thanks again!
Really wish i had read this before all the money was spent upgrading needlessly!!
Do enjoy the game but so many raids i am getting despondent and after reading this thread i can see why!! doh!
Going to try a redesign and swap TH with clan castle i think.....
Honestly, there is no right or wrong. You upg ur th and u reap all the benefits of building extra towers and such likes. Just play the game, what is done is done. Just make sure you do a better job for your next th. :rolleyes:
made the mistake of upgrading to TH10 too early as well. should be a warning about lost loot. can't go back so this is the end of the game for me. thanks for the fun while it lasted!
Several times a week I deter people from prematurely upgrading their town halls, I will use this post a lot, thanks, explains it perfectly! :)
There is a warning about it.
Just take up the challenge, max your offense and go farming.
tons of people have recovered from a premature TH, I myself am in the middle of it.
This is possible to overcome i had a lvl 10 th with all my defenses at very low lvls. I am now a maxed TH 10 with everything, but walls maxed. You can get over this with out gems i have spent about 100$ quite low for my clan but all in all not hard to over come.
A great thread, I first enjoyed reading it months ago, however since the new disco balls have been added to the game the base upgrade priority section has become seriously outdated. I think it should be changed to something along these lines.
Base Upgrade Priority:
Offense and defense draw largely from separate resource pools, but if there’s ever a choice between them, always upgrade offense first. As far as upgrading your defenses, your top priorities should be at Th10 to build 2 inferno towers and centralise them, they are going to make your premie base almost un-farmable to most raiders, even if your other defences are only at Th7 level. After you have the IT's (set on multi beam) you can do the clan castle, mortars, wizard towers, and Xbows. If your a premature Th9 you should upgrade to Th10 as soon as possible to be able to get the amazing disco balls (Inferno towers on multi beam).
Also just just wondering if Hannibal is still playing and using the forum, because I really used to enjoy reading his posts and would love him to write some more and keep this one current to the game.
Thx
How do I reset my game???
Sadly, hannibal has retired. :(
i love farming rushed town halls
Since last big update, I thought that they removed the bonus refereed to difference between TH levels when attacking. Is it right?
Wow this is an awesome thread I am no where near there but man I am macing everything out until I have to upgrade. Great work guys.
Does this thread still up to date?
Can I still use this thread as guide?
very nice & usefull post for a beginners like me.
it helps a lot ;)
Sweet Hannibal, many people will benefit from this :o
Hi,
I just saw this forum yesterday. I soon found out that I was in big trouble.
A long time ago, I wanted to upgrade some of my troops for aesthetics purposes. I rushed in to TH9 to max my Barb, Archers, Giants, Gobs, WB, and Healer. Now they are all maxed out and I've been using this attack strategy for the longest time. I totally forgot to upgrade my other units. Now, I heard that BAM,Balloonions, or Mass Hogs are better attack strategies. I can't pass 2000+ trophies with this set up. Please help.
My units level are the ff.
Balloons (currently upgrading to level 4)
Gobs (max)
Wiz (level 3)
Dragon (max for th9)
Hog (level 2)
Minions (level 1)
others at level 1
BK level 5
AQ level 3
My questions are:
1. What unit should I level up first?
2. Is BAM a good strategy to farm and to reach Masters? If yes, can a level 1 Minion do the job?
3. What other attack strategies should I also try aside from the others mentioned above?
4. I attached pics of my base and upgrades. What should I prioritize moving forward?
TIA!
PS. I also posted in a thread. Sorry if I double posted. I don't know where to put my questions. Thanks! :)
You aren't in bad shape. I would hold off on increasing trophies though, and focus on finding a nice farming range to level up the rest of your buildings/troops.
You are not in a terrible shape.
Why do you want to go to Masters. With the troops you have it is going to be very difficult anyway. I would suggest you stay in Gold 1 + C3 range and farm.
Defense wise, focus on wizard towers (plus that last mortar) until they are maxed. Then max CC also. It is useful both in defense and offense.
Offense wise, focus on loons and minions. Loonion is the best attack strategy for TH9 I would say. In between, when you can, max wizards too. Forget about hogs, they are kind of outdated now. Rather spend the DE on heroes.
I think this is more than enough for a start. When you have accomplished this, then yu can start thinking about the other upgrades priorities.
Both balloon and wizard get real big boost when you upgrade them for TH 9 level. I suggest you concentrate on these two while upgrading minion in between.
You're actually not in that bad shape. You're doing a lot better than I was when I was at TH5, but since then I've realized my mistakes and slowed down, spending 4 months at TH7 and catching everything up.
I think that this was a great post and very informative, I will be honest and admit that I am TH10 that is somewhat pre-mature. I had no clue that there were loot penalties when I started playing. Luckily for me I am not even close to being as bad off as some of the bases pictured here! I am actually testing the information in this post on another account, and it appears to be dead on.
I always enjoy good, informative posts that can help us all in the game.
Thanks!
I seriously had no idea about this and like an idiot, spent my personal money on gems. I'd really prefer not to start over because of all the money spent. How bad is it? Any advice is appreciated, I'm quite annoyed at myself right now.
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When I upgrade my TH to 9, my condition was more or less like you with one difference. Honestly I've got a 4th builder today only. Now, since you got 5 builders right of the bat, your condition can be improved faster.
Should warn you though, it won't be easy and requires patience. Just remember, you're not the only one with this condition and premmie base comes from every TH level. Thus you can still raid other premmie base too!
My last two brain cells are playing freeze tag, so please bear with me. After reading everything, it seems that I should immediately build up my troops, army camps, archer towers, mortars and cannons, no? After that, focus on the walls? I know that I need to keep my elixir and gold down as I'll be an easy target.
I've read a ton of threads and it's just confusing the hell out of me, so I appreciate the help.
In general you want to focus on offense first. If your defense is very under-leveled, it will take a very long time for it to be upgraded. So just assume a 100% loss every time, and plan accordingly. If you increase your offense, at least you will be able to raid enough to continue upgrading things.
You can work your way out of any situation, it just might take some patience and/or specialized strategies. If you post more details we can try to help more specifically.
This is what I have right now;
5 builder huts
Offense
Army camps
Two level 6 with two in the process of going to level 6
Barracks/lab/spell factory
One level 6
Two level 7
One level 8
Level 5 laboratory
Level 1 spell factory
Level 1 dark barracks
Troops
Level 3 barbarians
Level 3 archers
Level 2 goblins
Level 2 giants
Level 2 wall breakers
Level 2 balloons
Level 2 wizard
Level 1 healer (barrack 8 only)
Gold production & storage
One level 6 mine
One level 7 mine
Two level 9 mines with one being upgraded to level 10
One level 10 mine
Two level 11 storage
One level 10 storage
Elixir production & storage
Five level 7 elixir collector
One level 8 elixir collector
One level 1 dark elixir drill
Two level 10 storage
One level 8 storage
One level 1 dark elixir storage
Defense
Cannons/mortars/wizards/archer towers
Three level 4
Two level 5
Two level 2 mortars
One level 2 wizard tower
Three level 5 archer towers
One level 2 archer tower
If you need any more information, let me know, but I think this is what you're looking for.
I'm not sure if you mentioned your TH level, but I didn't see it. The advice would change a lot depending where you are from TH8-TH10. I should have specified that, sorry. Also your current trophy level.
Again, in general, focus on offense. So that means maxing those army camps, and focusing your troop upgrades on the troops you use. Your best bet right now will be barbarians and archers, because they are fast, cheap, and highly effective troops that all players use at all levels.
You'll want to use those barbs and archers to find bases with full collectors (not storages) that are outside the walls. Again, assume you will be crushed 100% when you log off, but don't let that bother you. This game is about attacking. So don't break your shield unless you can be on to launch several raids, then try to spend whatever you can before you log off.
Edit: I saw an earlier pic that you have TH9. Ok, all hope is not lost. I would recommend a trophy range around 1500, and just focus your barbs and archers on picking off collectors. You can visually tell (especially for elixir pumps) how full they are. It will be tedious at first, but it is possible to recover.
This is my suggestion for recovery program:
Phase 1:
1. First you want to upgrade the elixir storages until you can keep at least 7 mill elixirs. Use 1 builder to keep this up.
2. While doing that, use another 2 builders to upgrade your army camps as max as possible. This will allow you to deploy sizable army while consistenly upgrading your troops.
3. Use another builder to upgrade spell factory /gold mines/ collectors/ laboratory whenever you got spare resources to do so. These buildings cost less than others, so you can do this between army camps upgrade.
4. Use your last builder to keep building walls. At this point, the best way to not being raided is to not having gold in your loot. No point in trying to defend yourself. Just keep low at silver league. Phase 1 ends when you've maxed your army camps.
Phase 2:
1. Your targets are bases rich with elixirs. Gold is still not critical. Use this elixir to upgrade your troops to the max.
2. Use 2 builders to upgrade spell factory/ gold mines/ collectors/ drills and any other resources oriented buildings.
3. Use another 2 builders to work on your defense towers, starting with anything that does splash damages first like mortars, wizard towers, etc.
4. Use your last builder to keep upgrading walls or heroes whenever you got enough resources to do so.
5. At this point, trying to defend yourself is still a low priority, but you can recover your lost by overwhelming your targets with superior army number. This phase ends when you got your max upgrade troops (lvl 6).
Phase 3:
1. At this point, farming won't that much problem for you since you already got max camp and troops upgrade. Keep your lab busy upgrading spells and dark creatures.
2. Use one builder to upgrade your barracks / dark barracks.
3. Use 3 builders to upgrade your defenses. Whichever you feel like.
4. Use 1 builder to concentrate on x-bow.
5. You should have ample defense by this time, at least against TH 8 tryists or other premmie TH 9. So you can begin to actually pile up your gold for higher level upgrade like x-bows. Having 1 builder dedicated to x-bow keep your base strong (I've learned upgrading them both at once wasn't the smartest idea). This phase ends when your x-bows are maxed. Stay in gold league for more tangible loot.
Phase 4:
1. At this step, you'd want to make your base looks like a real TH 9.
2. Get whatever upgrade (laboratory/ barracks) that require elixir. By this time, elixir shouldn't be a problem. You'll be sitting at 6-7 mill all the time.
3. Use 3 builders to keep upgrading your defenses. Air defs are a good idea here. And tesla too if you haven't upgrading them.
4. Use 1 builder to keep on your heroes.
5. Use 1 builder to do the walls. Should be around lvl 8-9 walls at this time.
6. This phase ends after you have completed your remaining defenses. Try higher gold or crystal for more loot. The occasional pushing is also a good idea if you get bored.
Phase 5:
1. Now you're real TH 9 ! Elixir wasn't that important anymore. Just do whatever you want with them.
2. Concentrate on farming dark elixir. Use 1 or 2 builders for heroes.
3. Have 1 builder for walls and the other 2 for whatever you want.
4. Make crystal your home, do the push to master if you want, try different army combos.
5. Prepare yourself for TH 10 (if you want). Now you know not to go premmie anymore.
6. Have fun. Happy clashing.
Thanks @boardguest, I appreciate the response.
First, upgrade your lab... this is the most important thing.
And you have to get at least lv. 5 barbarian and Lv.5 archers, they are very strong
If you have gem, then gem this progress, if not you can progress slowly...
when your lab and troops is upgrading, you have to focus on spell factory upgrade and army camps upgrade. Get them to the best levels you can.
forget your def first and always dump your gold into walls so you're not getting farmed
once you have both lv.5 archers and barbarians, 3/4 spells to use and 200+ camps space...
you should have no problem playing on gold league
Skype me Xmodz14 for gem háck
Please advise....I only have one Apple device and unsure how to restart my village, but this just seems painful either way... =(