Originally Posted by
EricS568
With my TH outside, I rarely get wrecked. I got my new defensive buildings up to TH8 level quickly, but the only defenses I've really upgraded beyond that are X-Bows (after I was TH9 for about a month, I built them and upgraded them to level 3 directly), Teslas, and traps. Teslas and traps don't deter attackers, obviously, since they can't see them.
I've been staying in Crystal lately because I'm emphasizing DE to upgrade dark troops and heroes, but the gold and elixir farming totally stinks in Crystal in my experience.