Playing Raid Weekend in Clash of Clans involves your clan collectively attacking other clans' Clan Capitals to earn Capital Gold and Raid Medals, offering a unique blend of strategy and teamwork.
How to Play Raid Weekend in Clash of Clans?
Raid Weekends are a key feature in Clash of Clans that allows your clan to collaborate and attack the Clan Capitals of other clans. Unlike normal Clan Wars, you are not competing directly against a single opponent clan. There is no 'opponent'; the clans you attack won't be the same ones attacking your Clan Capital. Instead, your clan simply attacks the Clan Capitals of various other clans, and different clans attack your Clan Capital throughout the weekend.
What is a Raid Weekend?
A Raid Weekend is a recurring event in Clash of Clans where all eligible clan members can participate in attacking other Clan Capitals. It's a fundamental way for clans to earn resources for Clan Capital progression and Raid Medals, which can be spent on various valuable items.
Getting Started: Participation and Eligibility
To participate in a Raid Weekend, you need to be a member of a clan that has unlocked the Clan Capital.
- Unlock Clan Capital: Your clan leader or co-leaders must first repair the Airship on your Home Village to unlock the Clan Capital.
- Join a Clan: You must be in a clan to participate. If you leave a clan during a Raid Weekend, you will lose any remaining attacks and associated rewards.
- Eligibility: All clan members who are Town Hall 6 or above are eligible to participate in Clan Capital attacks, provided they are in a clan that has started a Raid Weekend.
The Attack Phase: Earning Loot and Glory
During a Raid Weekend, each participant receives six attacks to use over the entire weekend. These attacks are crucial for earning resources.
- Attacking Districts: The Clan Capital is divided into several districts, each with its own unique layout and defenses. You must destroy all buildings in a district to fully conquer it.
- Sequential Attacks: If a district is not completely destroyed in one attack, subsequent clan members can continue the attack where the previous one left off. Any damage inflicted on buildings and any destroyed traps persist for future attacks on that district.
- Unique Troops: Unlike Home Village or Builder Base attacks, you don't train troops for Raid Weekends. Instead, you have access to a shared pool of Capital Troops and Spells that are unlocked and upgraded by your clan. These troops cost no Elixir or Gold and are instantly available.
- Shared Progress: Your clan collectively works to destroy districts within enemy Clan Capitals. Once all districts of an enemy Capital are destroyed, your clan moves on to attack another Capital.
Understanding Defenses
While your clan attacks other Capitals, your own Clan Capital will be attacked by different clans.
- Shared Capital Health: All damage dealt to your Clan Capital's districts by attacking clans is persistent. This means if one clan attacks a district and leaves it damaged, the next clan attacking your Capital will see that damage.
- Defensive Layouts: Your clan's leaders and co-leaders can design the layouts of your districts. A well-designed defense can deter attackers and minimize damage, potentially allowing your clan to earn more Capital Gold from successful defenses.
- No Direct Opponent: As mentioned, the clans attacking your Capital are not the ones your clan is attacking. This creates a more generalized "PvE-like" experience where you're trying to maximize your offensive gains and minimize your defensive losses against a variety of attackers.
Rewards: Capital Gold and Raid Medals
Successful attacks and defenses during a Raid Weekend yield valuable rewards:
- Capital Gold: Earned by destroying buildings in enemy Clan Capitals. This resource is essential for upgrading and building new structures and defenses in your own Clan Capital. It's automatically contributed to your clan's Capital Bank.
- Raid Medals: Awarded based on the total Capital Gold earned by your clan during the Raid Weekend and how well your defenses performed. Raid Medals are a personal reward and can be spent in the in-game Trader shop on items like resources, Builder Potions, Research Potions, and even Home Village troops for your own army.
Strategic Tips for a Successful Raid Weekend
To maximize your clan's success and your personal rewards, consider these strategies:
- Coordinate Attacks:
- Focus Fire: Encourage clan members to focus attacks on one district at a time until it's completely destroyed before moving on.
- Specialized Attacks: Discuss which troops work best for different districts. Some districts might benefit from air attacks, while others are better suited for ground assaults.
- Optimize Troop Combinations:
- Experiment: Don't be afraid to try different combinations of Capital Troops and Spells. The cost is zero, so experimentation is encouraged.
- Shared Learnings: Share successful attack strategies and troop compositions with your clanmates.
- Target Vulnerable Districts:
- Prioritize: Look for districts that have already sustained damage or where key defenses have been destroyed.
- Take Out Key Defenses: Focus on eliminating powerful defenses like Rocket Artillery, Blast Bows, or Multi-Mortars early in an attack to pave the way for subsequent attacks.
- Utilize Spells Effectively:
- Rage Spells: Essential for boosting troop damage and speed.
- Healing Spells: Can keep your high-HP troops alive longer.
- Jump Spells: Allow ground troops to bypass walls, especially useful in heavily walled districts.
- Practice and Learn: The more you play, the better you'll understand the mechanics and optimal strategies for different Capital layouts.
Raid Weekend Summary
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Objective | Collaboratively destroy other clans' Clan Capitals to earn Capital Gold and Raid Medals. |
| Participation | All clan members (TH6+) in a clan that has unlocked the Clan Capital. Each participant gets 6 attacks. |
| Attacks | Use shared Capital Troops and Spells to attack districts. Damage persists for subsequent attacks on the same district. Attacking clans are not your defensive opponents. |
| Defenses | Your clan's Capital is attacked by various other clans. Damage is persistent across different attacking clans. Clan leaders design defensive layouts. |
| Rewards | Capital Gold: For clan progression, earned by destroying enemy Capital buildings. Raid Medals: Personal reward based on offensive performance and defensive success, spent at the Trader. |
| Strategy | Coordinate attacks, focus on one district at a time, use optimal troop compositions, and prioritize key defenses. |
Raid Weekends are a fantastic way to engage with your clan, build your Clan Capital, and earn valuable rewards to boost your Home Village progress.
