Attacking in the Clan Capital looks like home village attacking, but it plays by very different rules. Damage carries over between attacks, armies are assembled from a shared pool of unlocked units, and every district has its own terrain, its own defensive personality, and its own favorite way of ruining a careless raid. An army that shreds the Barbarian Camp can fall apart completely on Capital Peak.
This guide walks through the attacking principles that work everywhere in the Capital, then breaks down what actually matters in each district. Whether your clan is grinding through its first Raid Weekends or pushing for full clears every week, the goal is the same: more destruction per attack, and more Capital Gold and Raid Medals for everyone.
The Rules That Change Everything
Before looking at individual districts, internalize the three mechanics that separate Capital raiding from every other attack mode in Clash of Clans:
- Damage persists between attacks. A district does not reset after a failed raid. If your attack clears the outer defenses and dies at the core, the next clanmate starts against a half-broken base. This means a "failed" attack that removes key defenses can be the most valuable attack of the raid.
- You do not need to win alone. The smartest attackers think one attack ahead. Removing the defenses that would ruin the next attacker's plan is often better than chasing your own destruction percentage.
- The bonus attack rewards finishers. If your last attack destroys a district completely, you earn one extra attack on top of your five. Coordinating so that finishing blows land on players' final attacks quietly adds several extra attacks to your clan's weekend.
Every district strategy below builds on these three ideas. Attack for the team, leave the base better than you found it, and let finishers finish.
Universal Opening Principles
On a fresh district, your first job is not the district hall. It is the defensive core. Splash-damage defenses are the natural enemy of the massed, cheap units that dominate Capital raiding, so a strong opening attack drives straight at them. If the first attack removes the major splash threats, every following attack becomes dramatically easier, and a three-attack district becomes a two-attack district.
Funneling matters more in the Capital than almost anywhere else because armies are large and easily distracted. Spend a few cheap units on the edges to pull your main force inward, exactly as you would shape a funnel in the home village. A raid army that wanders the perimeter collecting trash buildings is an attack wasted.
District-by-District Strategy
Barbarian Camp and Wizard Valley
The early districts are small, open, and light on defenses, which makes them the natural training ground for newer members. The main threat here is overconfidence: traps hidden in the obvious approach lanes claim more armies than the defenses do. Send a scout unit or a small group ahead of your main push to spring surprises, then commit. Ground pushes with sturdy frontline units work well, and these districts are the best place in the Capital for members to practice funneling without costing the clan much when it goes wrong.
Balloon Lagoon and Builder's Workshop
Water channels and terrain turn these districts into mazes. Ground armies get strung out along narrow paths and arrive at the core in a trickle, which is exactly how armies die. Two answers work. The first is air: flying units ignore the terrain entirely and turn the defender's maze into wasted space. The second is patience: if you attack by ground, pick one lane, break into it fully, and resist the urge to split your forces across multiple bridges. A split army in a terrain district is two half armies, and half armies lose.
Dragon Cliffs and Golem Quarry
Mid-to-late districts bring serious anti-air firepower, so the free ride that air armies enjoy in earlier districts ends here. Check the base before assuming your favorite air push will work. Ground armies built around a durable front line that soaks damage while ranged units dismantle defenses behind it tend to perform reliably. This is also where spell discipline starts to decide raids: dropping offensive spells on the defensive cluster that threatens your push, rather than saving them for a perfect moment that never comes, is usually the right call.
Skeleton Park and Goblin Mines
The late districts are dense, layered, and built to punish one-dimensional armies. Expect overlapping air and ground coverage, which means hybrid thinking wins: either bring an army that can fight both layers, or coordinate so that attack one strips the anti-air and attack two flies through the gap. Because these districts reward sequenced attacks so heavily, they are the worst possible place for members to attack without checking clan chat first.
Capital Peak
The Capital Peak is the final boss of every raid: the largest layout, the strongest defenses, and the biggest reward. Cliffs and edges shrink the viable attack surfaces, so the defender has usually concentrated strength on the few approachable sides. Treat the Peak as a clan project, not a solo mission. A good sequence looks like this:
- Attack one breaks the outer compartments and removes the biggest splash defenses, ignoring the hall entirely.
- Attack two drives into the core and takes down the heaviest remaining defenses.
- The finishing attack comes from a player on their last raid, so the full destruction converts into a bonus attack.
Send your strongest, most experienced attackers at the Peak first. Cleanup on a broken Peak is easy; opening it badly can cost the clan two extra attacks.
Cleanup: The Most Underrated Skill in the Capital
Cleanup attacks on half-destroyed districts feel like free wins, and that is exactly why players throw them away. Sloppy cleanup that leaves a district at 96 percent forces yet another attack and burns clan resources. Before a cleanup attack, count what is left, bring precisely the units that answer the remaining defenses, and start your attack from the side closest to the surviving buildings. Cheap, fast units shine here, and a disciplined cleanup player is worth as much to a clan's weekend as a flashy opener.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I always use the same army for every district?
No. One-army players are the easiest attackers to defend against. Districts with heavy terrain favor air, late districts punish pure air, and cleanup attacks want cheap, fast units. Build two or three go-to compositions and pick based on the district and its remaining defenses.
What should I do if my attack is clearly failing?
Keep going, and redirect what is left of your army at high-value defenses. Because damage persists, every defense you remove makes the next attack easier. There is no benefit to giving up early, and there is real value in dying usefully.
How do I get the bonus sixth attack?
Destroy a district completely with your fifth attack. Clans that coordinate finishing blows so they land on members' final attacks consistently squeeze extra attacks out of every Raid Weekend, which compounds into noticeably more loot. Our Raid Medal guide covers how that extra destruction converts into rewards.
Wrapping Up
Great Capital attacking is sequencing, not heroics. Open by killing splash defenses, respect each district's terrain and defensive identity, save the Peak for your strongest players, and treat cleanup as a craft. A clan that attacks in the right order will consistently out-earn a clan of stronger players who attack at random.
Defense is the other half of the equation. If your own districts fall in one attack, browse our proven Clan Capital base layouts and give your raiders a Capital worth defending.
