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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 26 Oct 2026

TH16 · Island · War

WarCWLIslandsample dataPublished 27 Aug 2025 · last verified 26 Oct 2026 · baseline: 30 Aug 2026 update⚠ Review required: last updated before the 30 Aug 2026 update

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Overlays

Illustrative GamGem schematic, the same drawing for every layout; overlay positions are editorial annotations, not game data.

Open in game

illustrative sample link

Before and after you copy

→ Sample copy link — a drawing, not a live layout; nothing was opened.→ Town Hall 16 comes from the sample's own name.→ Availability not checked: no layout source was read for this one.→ After importing, confirm the walls and the Town Hall placement in game.→ Check the Clan Castle settings against your own clan.→ Re-copy if the game says the link has expired.

What it is built to stop

Denies easy Town Hall accesseditorial
Holds up against Battle Blimp + LavaLooneditorial
Holds up against Root Rider smasheditorial
Named by its source: Throwers, Queen Chargesource says

How it holds up against each attack

Labels are editorial inspection (sample). Win and 3-star rates are not established. Tap a row to show its route on the schematic.

Where it fails

Central Spell TowersServiceable
clustered in the core; one Freeze covers bothAttacker will: Freeze both when the push arrives
Core trap laneServiceable
traps sit on one path; a second path avoids themAttacker will: enter from 2 o'clock
Long RC pathWeak
6 o'clock path is long but openAttacker will: clear outer buildings first
Outer storagesServiceable
storages on the outer ring are reachable from the edgeAttacker will: snipe them with a small group first

I keep losing to…

Pick the attack that beats you; its route shows on the schematic and alternatives reorder.

Is it still fresh?

425days public

OutdatedOld: yes, last updated before the 30 Aug 2026 updatePublicly solved: not establishedRecently tested: not established

Exposure grows with days public; this is an estimate from the publication date only, kept separate from test evidence.

What has actually been tested

Battle Blimp + LavaLoon——editorially inspected
Dragon-based air——not established
Root Rider smash——not established
Royal Champion walk——not established

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Patches since publication

How the base works

1The attacker sees spread compartments and a deep Town Hall.
2Expected path: a funnel from 2 or 4 o'clock toward the core.
3Defensive value is spent on wall rings and the long back end.
4It can fail against Royal Champion walk from 6 o'clock: a short, open path to the Town Hall.

Deny 3 stars: spends value on wide compartments and the long back end; gives up some Town Hall safety.

Fixes your weak spot

Better against blimpsTH16 War · Ring coreRing core with doubled sweepers · sample layout, freshness and tests on its own page Better against groundTH16 War · BoxBox base with wall rings · sample layout, freshness and tests on its own page Less exposed to Royal ChampionTH16 War · Offset coreOffset core, long back end · sample layout, freshness and tests on its own pageordered by your selected weakness

What changed between versions

v1 27 Aug 2025First published.
v2 01 Oct 2025Moved two Giant Bombs to the 4 o'clock lane; Clan Castle shifted one tile toward the core.

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Source ledger

GamGem is an independent fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Supercell. This layout, its tests and alternatives are sample data; the copy link is a placeholder. Facts checked 26 Oct 2026: maximum Town Hall 18 · latest update 30 Aug 2026 · latest balance announcement 17 Oct 2026 · October season Portal Panic 1–31 Oct.