
These spaces should be placed further in than the first layer of defenses so they can not be easily pre-triggered by scout hogs or eliminated by altering pathing. I also prefer to slightly stagger the defenses so hogs are more likely to run through the middle of both bombs. You want two bombs stacked width-wise between defenses. This is also the case with bombs stacked lengthwise between defenses. Keep in mind that bombs with corners touching are very unlikely to be triggered simultaneously. This will keep your attacker guessing as to exactly where your double giant bombs may be. This is a 2×4 space that is empty (except for traps obviously) that could potentially contain a double giant bomb. Include at least two possible double giant bomb spots within your base (my base has four).If all buildings are within the range of some defenses, attackers will have to use more troops pulling the CC. As an attacker, I love those corner builder huts - they make killing the CC so much simpler.
CLASH OF CLANS BASE DESIGN TH8 FREE
Don’t leave any free buildings outside of defense range where attackers can easily pull the CC to the corner. There are many combinations of clan castle troops, but try to have at least 13 total troops. I recommend using some archers to make the lure last longer and wizards to do massive damage to packs of hogs. Include troops in your CC that will be tougher to pull and kill and will destroy hogs if not killed properly. This will require your attacker to use hogs or balloons to lure your CC and make it harder fully lure. Ideally, the entire lure circle should be contained within your walls.

Due to the way my base design worked and me wanting to have 4 possible double giant bomb spots (anti-hog), mine are not. Some people like to put teslas in the core.Protect your archer towers behind other defenses instead of cannons and mortars. Against dragons, cannons and mortars are useless. This means all 5 of them can target anything getting near the core. 4 of mine are in the second ring of defenses and the 5th is in my core. This will stall dragons so the air defense hits them longer. Protect air defense with two storages in front of but also within range of each.That way dragons can never be funneled to more than one at a time. Mine are just spaced out just far enough that they don’t overlap each other and in a triangle pattern for maximum coverage. With that being said, here are the design considerations I follow to make a base strong against dragons: I believe it is better to build a solid, straightforward base instead a gimmicky base. A good attacker can exploit these kinds of bases by creating a proper funnel and getting a load of dragons and balloons into the core under rage. In my personal opinion, these are only effective at making bad attackers worse. Many people design moat style bases like the Tootsie Roll and others that funnel dragons around the outside. Because of this, most design choices should be made to thwart these attacks.

At TH8, dragon attacks are by far the most I have seen against me.
CLASH OF CLANS BASE DESIGN TH8 UPGRADE
Now that I am about to upgrade to TH9, I wanted to share everything I learned about designing a TH8 base to best defend in war. Clash of Clans TH8 War Base Design Guide by jimbo831
