Archive editionA researched restoration of Top COC Bases as it appeared in 2020

TCB-20-042 · 2020 archive layout

TH13 Farming Base: Storage Carousel

A resource-first layout that spreads storages across compartments and slows down deep loot runs.

splits resource targetsprotects Dark Elixirmakes one-sided raids less profitable
Historical strategy referenceTH13

Newly drawn strategy diagram; not an exact building-by-building screenshot.

01 · Defensive idea

What this layout is trying to do

Place the most valuable storage behind multiple wall layers and avoid stacking every resource in one quadrant.

A farmer may accept losing the Town Hall when the important storages survive. That tradeoff is intentional: a useful base has a clear job instead of trying to win every possible exchange.

Best reasons to try it

  • It splits resource targets.
  • It protects Dark Elixir.
  • It makes one-sided raids less profitable.

02 · Placement guide

Build it as a system, not a picture

Start at the center and work outward. Place the main objective, then the defenses that protect it, then the walls that force an attacker to spend time reaching them. Exterior buildings come last because their spacing determines how easily an army can create a funnel.

  1. 1
    Lock the core

    Place the most valuable storage behind multiple wall layers and avoid stacking every resource in one quadrant.

  2. 2
    Split premium defenses

    Do not let one freeze, jump, or hero route solve every high-value target at once.

  3. 3
    Shape the approach

    Offset outside buildings and wall openings so the easiest funnel does not point directly at the core.

  4. 4
    Set traps after the structure

    Use small bombs near likely wall-break points and air traps along straight routes toward central storage pockets.

03 · TH13 context

What mattered at this Town Hall in 2020

Scattershots and the Royal Champion make TH13 layouts a contest over layered reach, hero access, and the order of high-value targets.

The pressure this layout must answer

Hybrid armies, hero dives, and siege-led core pushes become much stronger when Scattershots and Infernos are available from the same compartment.

Placement note

Split Scattershots, protect them with different defensive layers, and avoid giving a single hero route the Town Hall plus another signature defense.

Replay checkpoint

Track Royal Champion and siege value separately. If both converge on the same quadrant, redistribute objectives and seeking traps.

04 · Layout-specific field note

Make the best loot route different from the best Scattershot route

Resource protection improves when a hero dive that removes a Scattershot cannot immediately transition through the most valuable storage pockets.

Adjustment to test

Distribute storages across the opposite diagonal and use the Town Hall zone as pressure rather than a complete loot vault.

Evidence to collect

Compare hero value, storage value, and total destruction. Move a pocket when one quadrant dominates all three.

05 · Replay lab

Three checks before you keep it

Entry

Which edge do attackers choose, and which outside buildings make that choice easy?

Spell value

Can one spell affect the Town Hall and more than one premium defense?

Pathing

Where does the main army change direction, split, or leave a defense standing?

Review three comparable defenses before making a large change. Move one or two traps first; change the structure only when the same route keeps succeeding.