Clash of Clans: How to Raid Storages for Maximum Loot

To fill your storages efficiently during raids in Clash of Clans, target inactive bases with full perimeter collectors, deploy low-housing troops along a wide front to build a funnel, and support your main pushing force with targeted spells.

Scouting High-Yield Base Targets

The fastest way to gain resources is by identifying bases where loot is accessible without requiring a full three-star destruction.

Target Dead Bases: Look for inactive villages where Gold Mines and Elixir Collectors display full storage bins along the perimeter. These allow high-yield raids that drain resources quickly.
Identify Clustered Storages: Skip bases with deeply centralized, heavily fortified storages unless your army can reliably penetrate the core. Prioritize layouts with exposed or lightly defended resource clusters.
Check Defensive Levels: Note the placement of Mortars and Wizard Towers. Low-level or upgrading area-of-effect defenses significantly reduce the damage your raiding units will take.

Executing Funneling and Army Deployment

Reaching internal storages requires controlling your unit pathing so main damage dealers do not drift around the outside of the base.

Deploy a Broad Line: Spread low-housing-space units along the exterior building line rather than dropping them at a single point. This broad front clears peripheral structures quickly.
Create the Funnel: Destroy corner and outer trash buildings first. Removing these anchors ensures follow-up forces path straight toward the inner defenses and storages.
Drop Spell Support: Cast spells directly over high-threat splash defenses like Mortars and Wizard Towers as your main army enters their range.
Send in Heroes: Deploy Heroes after the outer funnel is set so they punch into the core rather than wandering around the edge of the map.

Managing Resource Economy and Base Protection

High resource gains mean little if your army training costs consume your profits or if enemy players raid your village immediately after you log off.

Task	Action	Objective
Cost Check	Calculate troop and spell Elixir costs before attacking.	Avoid spending more Elixir on army training than the target yields.
Target Selection	Skip low-yield or overly fortified bases.	Maintain a net positive profit margin on every raid.
Loot Reinvestment	Upgrade structures immediately after a successful attack.	Keep available resources low to discourage retaliatory attacks.

Optimizing Trophy Ranges and Raid Timing

Matchmaking availability fluctuates based on your trophy standing and local active play windows. If you encounter too many fortified live bases, lower your trophy count slightly to enter ranges dominated by inactive players or weaker Town Hall levels. Searching for targets during off-peak activity periods also increases your chances of finding uncollected mines and full collectors.