Build faster without weakening your attacks. This COC upgrade guide puts troops, Heroes, equipment, storages and builders in the order that keeps your village moving.
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Before you spend a builder: choose your next two upgrades, not just the next one. A long Hero or Laboratory timer is best started when you can leave it running; short upgrades fill the gaps.
Upgrade the parts of your village that let you earn more loot and win more attacks before spending heavily on defences. A stronger army pays for every later upgrade; an early defence only slows down an attacker.
The short version: keep builders busy, prioritise offence, start long Hero upgrades before you log off, and leave short upgrades for the time between. If an upgrade does not improve your attacking power, resource income or next Town Hall requirement, it normally waits.
Walls are a great use of spare loot, but only after your village can already progress: keep a dependable farming army, enough storage for your next major upgrade and a usable layout while builders are busy. Start wall work early in small batches, then use excess loot between long timers rather than stalling your Laboratory, offence or Hero upgrades.
| Town Hall range | Build first | Keep moving | Do not rush first |
|---|---|---|---|
| TH2–TH6 | Army Camps, Laboratory, Barracks and storages | One simple farming army and every builder | Walls before camps or troops |
| TH7–TH9 | Spells, Dark Barracks, Clan Castle and Hero levels | Dragons or your strongest farming army | Expensive point defences while your Lab is behind |
| TH10–TH12 | Clan Castle, Workshop, camps, Laboratory and Heroes | Siege support, spells and a complete attack army | New defence levels before troop and spell levels |
| TH13–TH15 | Offence buildings, Heroes, pets and priority equipment | One war army plus one low-cost farming army | Taking every Hero down at the same time during war |
| TH16–TH18 | New offensive capacity, Heroes, pets and core army levels | Builder availability for long upgrades and season boosts | Short cosmetic upgrades that strand a builder before a long timer |
There is no single perfect list for every player. A farming account can push camps, troops and collectors aggressively; a serious war account should keep its main army, key spells and Heroes closer to its current Town Hall cap.
Hero levels compound: the level itself helps every attack, and it can unlock a stronger ability threshold. Put a long Hero upgrade on before an overnight break or before a period when you will not need that Hero. If you are in back-to-back wars, use the time to improve troops, spells, pets, equipment and defences instead.
Do not spread Ore across every equipment piece. Upgrade the equipment you actually use with your main army first, then build a second loadout for another attack style. The Hero Max Levels by Town Hall guide helps you see which Heroes are worth planning around at each Town Hall.
For casual play, cycling one Hero at a time preserves a usable army. For focused progress, taking multiple Heroes down can be efficient—but only when you do not need them for an important war or Legend League push.
Strategic rushing is not the same as randomly upgrading your Town Hall. It means you move up after securing the offence, storage and resource tools needed to function at the next level. You gain access to stronger farming options and more builders’ work, but you accept that your defences will be lighter for a while.
Use the gaps between long timers for traps, smaller defences and walls. That is how a village stays efficient without turning the game into a checklist.
Start with Army Camps, the Laboratory, Clan Castle capacity, storages and the buildings that unlock your preferred army. Then begin the longest Hero or pet upgrades when your schedule allows.
Not always. Maxing makes sense for players who value war weight and a balanced village. Strategic rushing can be faster when you keep offence, storage and resource generation healthy.
Yes. Farming players can prioritise resource-friendly armies and builder efficiency. War players should keep a dependable army, spells and key Heroes available for the wars that matter.
Balance changes can alter the best upgrade path. Check the official Clash of Clans news after a major update, then adjust your next builder cycle.
