Farming is the
forsaking of trophies in favor of loot.
You might farm for gold, Elixir or Dark Elixir. The strategy for each would be
different. Typically I farm for Elixir
or Dark Elixir and the gold takes care of itself.
Preparing
to Farm
You really only need
a few things to begin farming:
- Enough Elixir to support your first few raids. This is in case you make a couple of bad decisions right off the bat. I'd say for TH6 and below you can get away with starting at 50K Elixir if you farm the way I describe. If you are higher than that I would bank at least 150K.
- Full camps
- Stick your Town Hall as far from your main camp as you can get it.
- Have enough gold to be able to be picky. This will vary depending on what TH you are. It costs me 750G to hit next. I usually have at least 50K banked.
Getting
It On
OK - WE DON'T CARE
ABOUT TROPHIES! Pick a range you want to
farm. Right now I farm from 1700-2200
trophies with great success. I also know
1000-1200 and 1200-1700 is decent. Sub
300 can work if you are patient. The
higher you go the more Dark Elixir you are going to find. Whatever the range is you want to battle up
to the top end, for me that is 1700. Now
you are ready to farm.
My approach farms
with Goblins or mostly Goblins when heading down in trophies. Then I use Archers and Barbarians or farm
back up.
My armies are:
- Farming Down - 20 Archers, 10 Wall Breakers, and 160 Goblins for a cost of 52,000E per raid. My lower limit on Elixir in order to attack a base is 62,400E, which is 120% of the cost. That way I know I can cover without hitting any storages. I want a Clan Castle full of Archers.
- Farming Up - 50 Archers, 50 Barbarians, 100 Goblins for a cost of 32,500E per raid. My lower limit on Elixir in order to attack a base is 39,000E, which is 120% of the cost. I want a Clan Castle full of Wall Breakers.
When farming I'm
looking for heavy hitters. What is
that? Lots of loot stored in
collectors. The storages are going to
look empty and the collectors will look like the images below.
If I'm climbing back
up to get to the top of my range I am a little less concerned with the loot as
long as I am covering the cost of the army.
When you find your target just aim your troops at the collectors and go. If you choose a base with a Barbarian King or
Archer Queen drop some troops by them and then use your archers or Clan Castle
to take them out. The same goes for the
enemy's Clan Castle. Try to draw them
out and eliminate them before dropping your Goblins. I always keep at least some archers so that
if I find a good score with the Town Hall on the outside I can take it out and
not drop trophies, but when in doubt get the loot.
