Top 5 Best COC TH17 Bases - War, Legend and Root Rider Defense
Copy best TH17 base links for war, CWL & Legend League. 5 proven layouts to defend RC Walks, Electro Dragons and Root Riders in Clash of Clans 2025 meta.
These 5 layouts are designed for Clan Wars, CWL and Legend League. They have been tested against Queen Walks, Electro Dragons and Root Riders.
See also: Top 5 Best TH17 War & Hybrid Bases - proven designs that defends well in wars, home village or legend league. If you're looking to win war defenses Base 1 and Base 4 are your best picks.
🎧 Hear Which TH17 Base you should Pick.
1. Trusted TH17 Layout for Daily War Defense
This is solid boxed base that you’ll see it a lot in esports. It is tough to score 3-star even with Queen Walk, hybrid or air troops.
Poison Towers are placed near Monolith and one near Multi Gear Tower to slow down pushes.
Ice Golems work best as Clan Castle troops to slow down heroes or freeze enemy troops.
See also: Best TH17 Base Links (2025) solid picks if you’re switching between farming, war and hybrid layouts.
2. E-Drags Struggle on This Layout
Monolith melts Electro Dragons fast and Air Sweepers keep pushing them back so they can’t reach the core.
Defenses are spaced out in separate compartments making it tough for E-Dragons chain to reach key defenses.
E-Drags struggle to reach Town Hall as dead zones break their pathing and pull them away from key defenses.
See also: Hard TH17 Anti-Everything CWL Base if you're defending against unpredictable attacks in Clan War League.
3. Hard to Triple Even with Maxed Troops to Frustrate Pros
Copy this layout in game and set it for clan war or home village. It has strong defense win records in CWL and War.
Traps are set to mess with pathing and hit hard during funneling or wipe out air or ground troops early. Also handles Super Archer Blimp surprisingly well.
See also: Top Anti 3 Star TH17 Base Links perfect if you're tired of pros tripling your base like it's nothing.
4. Breaks Root Rider Funnel Before It Starts
Inferno Towers along with Poison Spell Tower burn down high HP troops like Root Riders and Super Witches.
5. Legend Pushers Love This One
This layout’s been tested in Legend League and defends both ground and air attacks well up to 5700-6000 trophies.
Lava Hound plus Super Minions in Clan Castle forces extra spells and slows down Royal Champion walks.
If maxed out this layout can push past 6000 trophies. it’s hard to triple even with best attack strategies.
See also: Top TH16 Base Links great picks if you're on the way to TH17 and need proven bases that can win defense.
If you're not sure which one to try first go with Base 2 for strong air defense or Base 5 if you're pushing in Legend League.
Try these layouts in your next war or Legend push. Copy links, tweak your CC troops and see which base fits your style best.
Both have proven defense wins in clan wars and are hard to triple even against maxed attackers now it’s your turn.
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