10+ Anti-Air TH18 Baselinks for Strong War Defense
Top TH18 anti-air war bases vs Dragons, Electros and LavaLoons. Town Hall deadzones force sideways pathing, burn spells early and prevent clean funnels.
ClashCodes brings you 10+ TH18 anti-air bases for War, CWL and Legends to break funnels, force sideways pathing and waste spells.
These layouts defend Dragons, Electros, LavaLoons and RC Walks by pulling troops away from Town Hall and fail troop pathing.
Most of base is built around TownHall deadzones, high DPS cores and Poison Towers to use early hero abilities.
- Base 3 counters Electro Dragons using unconventional spacing to break chain value in Legends.
- Base 4 ruins air funnels with hybrid anti-air pathing and Bomb Hive plus Revenge Tower core.
- Base 6 is designed for CWL, using TownHall deadzones to bait air troops away from core.
- Base 7 burns RC Walk spells by baiting Monolith entry and forcing sideways hero movement.
- Base 10 is Legends layout with dual Poison Towers and tricky pathing to defend ground and air troops.
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Base 1: Defend Dragons with TH Core + 2x Poison for Clan Wars
Wide deadzones around TownHall and Revenge Tower will force troops to walk outside compartments instead of entering core.
Air Sweepers are angled to push Dragons off funnel path, disrupt Rage timing which causes early spell waste.
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Base 2: Mainly for Hero Defense with TH Deadzones and Maze Walls
Royal Champion is forced to walk sideways away from deadzones instead Town Hall, burning Invisibility spells early.
Barbarian King placed near Infernos pulls troops inward, breaks clean funnels and forces unpredictable path under heavy DPS.
Zig zag and offset ring walls break straight line movement forces troops to retarget and walk outside.
Base 3: Defend Electro Dragons in Legends Unconventional Design
Buildings are spaced 2 tiles apart breaking Electro Dragon chains and forcing single target damage instead of chain value.
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Base 4: Hybrid Anti-Air with Bomb Hive + Revenge Core for War
Air defenses protected with Monolith, Scattershots and X-Bows prevent free air pathing and deal continuous DPS.
Outer buildings and hero placement ruin air funnels which forces Dragons/ E-Drags to drift sideways instead of heading to core.
SEE ALSO: Trending TH18 Anti-Air Base with Rage + Poison Core for War & CWL Defense.
Base 5: High DPS Core with Rage + Invis Towers to Defend Dragons
Key defenses (Infernos, Scattershots, Monolith/Firespitter, X-bows) are stacked tight in circle to form an instant high DPS kill zone.
Invis Towers pop at the worst timing, scrambling targets, reducing spell value and baiting early Warden ability.
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Base 6: Mainly for CWL TH Deadzones Bait Air Troops Away from TH
Intentional empty areas (deadzones near TH) disrupt funneling and delay Root Riders and Force troops sideways.
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Base 7: Defends RC Walks with Baited Monolith Entry and Hero Defense
If RC reaches the core it’s already bad. Good TH18 bases like this one drag her sideways and burn spells early.
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Base 8: Revenge Tower + CC Core with Deadzones for Loon Defense
TownHall/ Revenge Tower side deadzones divert LavaLoons away which forces Loons to split before reaching high value defenses.
Seeking Air Mines and Air Bombs are positioned after the first Haste hitting Loons when they are grouped together.
SEE ALSO: TH18 Anti-3 Star War Bases with Bomb Hive & Poison Core (2025).
Base 9: TH Inferno Revenge Core Deadzones for Electro Defense
Revenge Tower wipes core troops after deadzones break pathing, waste spells and crush heroes turning triples into 1-stars.
Base 10: Design for Legends with Dual Poison Towers and Tricky Path
Base designs like this counter most common attacks in your league (Root Riders, Dragons, LavaLoon, RC Walks) preventing 3 stars.
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These TH18 bases defeat Dragons, Electros, LavaLoons and RC Walks by breaking funnels and forcing sideways pathing with TownHall deadzones.
Poison Towers high DPS cores with Revenge Tower and Monolith burn spells early and cap results at 1-2 stars across War, CWL and Legends.
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