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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 26 Oct 2026

TH18 · Split core · Hybrid

FarmingHybridSplit coresample dataPublished 24 Nov 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 18 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.→ Set the Guardian choice→ Re-copy if the game says the link has expired.

What it is built to stop

Denies easy Town Hall accesseditorial
Holds up against Root Rider smasheditorial
Holds up against Thrower / Healereditorial
Named by its source: Dragon Duke, Throwerssource 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

Air Sweeper gapWeak
sweepers face inward; the 10 o'clock line is only partly coveredAttacker will: send a Blimp or air group along that line
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 pathServiceable
6 o'clock path is long but openAttacker will: clear outer buildings first

I keep losing to…

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

Is it still fresh?

336days public

Meta-shiftedOld: yes, last updated before the 30 Aug 2026 updatePublicly solved: not establishedRecently tested: 2 attack types on 27 Nov 2025

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 + LavaLoonHybrid · 27 Nov 20254 defensestested
Dragon-based airHybrid · 27 Nov 20253 defensestested
Root Rider smash——editorially inspected
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 Battle Blimp + LavaLoon from 10 o'clock: sweepers leave a gap on this line.

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 blimpsTH18 Hybrid · Ring coreRing core with doubled sweepers · sample layout, freshness and tests on its own page Better against airTH18 Hybrid · IslandIsland base with spread air defenses · sample layout, freshness and tests on its own page Better against groundTH18 Hybrid · BoxBox base with wall rings · sample layout, freshness and tests on its own pageordered by your selected weakness

What changed between versions

v1 24 Nov 2025First published.

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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.