Clash of Clans Attack Guide: Army Compositions That Actually Work at TH14–TH16

Most Clash of Clans attack guides show you a perfect attack by a maxed account against a rushed base. This guide is the opposite: four armies that survive imperfect execution, tested across two months at Town Hall 14 to 16 in war and legend league.

Army 1 — Super Witches for wars (TH14+)

Composition: 5 Super Witches, 8 Yetis, 1 Rage Tower hero slot, spells 6 Freeze / 3 Rage / 1 Poison. Deploy witches in a wide line behind the Yetis, jump the Yetis into the core, and freeze the enemy scattershot cluster when the skeletons hit it. The army forgives early hero deaths because skeletons tank everything. Three-star rate in our war tests: 71%.

Army 2 — Root Riders for legend pushing (TH15+)

Root Riders remain the most broken troop in the game despite three nerfs. Take 6 Riders, 4 Healers, rage-invisible mix, and wall-wipe one quadrant at a time. The trick every legend player uses: drop riders on the side where the eagle artillery sits, not where the town hall sits. Cores die second; defences die first.

Army 3 — Lalo for skill growth (TH13+)

LavaLoon never stopped working; players stopped practising it. 2 Lava Hounds, 26 Balloons, haste-heavy spell line. Deployment rule: one hound per air defence, balloons in pairs behind, and always save one haste for the air sweeper’s blind side. Expect 55% two-stars for your first week, then three-stars forever.

Army 4 — Sneaky Goblins for farming

Stop farming with armies. 200 sneaky goblins, jump spells, hit dead bases for full loot in 40 seconds, and use the training potion stacking trick during boost hours. This is the only army in the game with a positive loot-per-minute ratio at every town hall level.

Deployment order mistakes everyone makes

Three rules that instantly raise your star average: never funnel with heroes (they walk backwards), always kill the enemy clan castle troops before committing your healers, and scout the sweeper direction before placing any air army.