Getting attacked may stink, but thankfully if 40% of the town is destroyed, or your
Town Hall comes crumbling down, you’ll possess a 12-hour shield. If 90% of your
base is erased, you’ll get an extra 4 hours. How can you best make use of this
time? Well, don’t go out and start assaulting immediately, that’s for certain. That
can eliminate your shield instantly. The protection time is efficacious, so put it to
use to your benefit - spend some time to determine the way to increase your
economy, increase your military, upgrade towers (since they don’t fire when
upgrading) or just stockpile and spend resources prior to the pain train comes
rolling around again. Shields are useful enough that you could even wish to
voluntarily move your town hall out into the open; you'll lose trophies and some
resources, but usually the level of security time you receive out of it is worth it.
Learn the lay of the land
The core tactical mechanic of Clash of Clans combat is always to have as
numerous walls between resources and the outdoors as you possibly can. To
achieve this, you’ll need to make there are not any breaks within your border, and
of course make sure that there aren't any spawnable tiles inside your base. You’ll