Clash of Clans is an online strategy game for Android, iPhone and iPad, with Windows play through Google Play Games. You develop a village, assemble armies and raid other players for resources, while defending your own buildings against attack. Joining a Clan adds troop donations, organized wars and a shared capital that members build and attack together.
Developing your Clash of Clans village
Your village is both a source of resources and a target for other armies. You arrange walls, cannons, towers, mortars and traps into a defensive layout, then upgrade buildings to strengthen them. Builders carry out upgrades to defenses, resource mines, storage buildings and Heroes, so village development involves deciding where to commit resources and construction work.
The same village supports your offensive development. Laboratory research upgrades troops, spells and Siege Machines, letting you improve the units you use in raids alongside the defenses that protect your resources.
Army composition
Clash of Clans lets you combine troops, spells and Heroes into an attacking army. The Hero Hall brings Hero selection and upgrades together, with up to four Heroes assigned to your attacking lineup. Each Hero has an ability you can activate during battle, adding decisions during an attack to those made while assembling the army.
Hero progression also opens further customization. You can assign Pets with their own support abilities, such as healing a Hero or dealing extra damage to walls. The Hero Hall’s level limits how far Heroes can be upgraded, while Pets require their own building to unlock.
Clan Castle reinforcements extend your army beyond your own units. Requests can specify troops, spells or Siege Machines, subject to the Castle’s capacity and level. Donated troops can support an attack or defend the village when enemies enter the Castle’s trigger area. Reinforcements deployed offensively are used up after that attack, even if they survive it.
Battle modes
Ordinary multiplayer Battles let you raid for loot, take part in events or experiment without affecting your Ranked League standing. Ranked Battles also offer loot, but attach competitive progression to a limited number of weekly attacks. You can choose a defensive layout for Ranked play as well as prepare the army you will use to attack.
The single-player campaign in Clash of Clans places Goblin villages on a progression map. Winning at least one star opens the next level, and successful attacks earn loot. These attacks have no time restriction and allow repeated attempts without affecting Trophies or your Shield. Practice Mode offers another place to work through army combinations and Clan Castle troops before using them in competition.
Clan Wars
A Clan provides a setting for coordinating attacks and sharing reinforcements. In a standard Clan War, leaders select the participating lineup, and a preparation period gives members time to arrange their War Bases, receive defending troops and scout enemy defenses. War Base defending troops are separate from the reinforcements used in attacks.
On Battle Day, each participant has two attacks against different enemy bases. The Clan with the most stars wins, with overall destruction percentage settling a tie. Participants receive bonus loot, and the Clan earns experience, with larger rewards for the winning side. Battle replays remain available for a limited period to examine how attacks unfolded.
Clan Capital
The Clan Capital shifts construction from an individual village to shared Districts. Members convert resources into Capital Gold at the Forge, then contribute it toward buildings. Completing and upgrading those buildings unlocks and strengthens the Capital’s troops and spells for the Clan.
Raid Weekends use those shared forces to attack other Capitals. Damage remains in a District after an attack, so the next member continues against the defenses that are left. Spells also remain for the following attack. Each participant has a limited set of attacks, with an extra attack available for finishing a District. Raids earn Capital Gold and Raid Medals.
Builder Base
The Builder Base is a separate Clash of Clans settlement with its own Builder Hall, resources and league. You place and upgrade buildings there, then choose an army for Builder Battles. Before attacking, a preparation phase lets you scout defenses and change troop types.
Later bases contain two stages. Clearing the first sends surviving troops onward, supported by healing and available reinforcements, to fight through the second. Attacks earn Builder Gold, while defensive performance earns Builder Elixir; conceding fewer stars increases the defensive reward. Attacking also opens your base to opponents, but the player attacking you need not be the one you attacked.
Gold Pass and Season Tasks
Clash of Clans is free to play and requires a network connection. Optional purchases include game items and the Gold Pass. Season Tasks award points toward rewards, while the paid pass adds rewards and perks such as reduced building and research costs and shorter upgrade times. Its perks last until the season ends, including when the pass is purchased partway through that season.
