Trophy Leagues

Bronze and Silver Leagues

This league is filled with players in lower TH levels who are in the early stages of Clash.  It would be a waste of time (and gold) to drop trophies all the way down to here, because trophy-droppers will knock you right back up into higher leagues as soon as you log off, and the loot down here is not very spectacular.

Gold League

I refer to this league as "gen pop".  This is where a majority of Clashers reside, and it's overall the best place to "farm" for gold and elixir.  The bases generally aren't very well developed and are pretty easy to raid, and you have a pretty good chance at stumbling across inactive bases with loot still pooled up in the collectors.  If you're looking to upgrade walls or defenses, or save up elixir for troop research, this is the place to be.  I have been finding the 1600 trophy mark to be a pretty good spot for finding good loot here.

Crystal League

You'll notice a strong shift in difficulty in the bases here.  This is the best place to farm for dark elixir, but I would only recommend this league for players TH9 and up.  For TH8, you're better off trying to raid for dark elixir in gold.  But once you hit TH9 and you have upgraded camps, troops, and spells, you can start hitting the harder bases with bigger stashes of dark elixir.  You can pretty easily find bases with 1,500 - 3,000 dark elixir here, which will help fund those dark troop and hero upgrades.  If you're looking to score gold and elixir, however, you should stay down in Gold, where the difficulty-to-payoff ratio is much better.

Masters League

If you're looking to improve yourself in wars, this is the place to be.  Nothing but the cream of the crop here, well designed bases and players who know what they are doing.  Come here when you're trying to perfect your three-star attacks and strategy.  Watch replays on your own base being attacked to see how the pros do it.  But be warned, you will not be making any money here.  In fact, you'll probably lose more elixir/dark elixir than you win back, because you need to make full war armies every time you attack.  I've spent about 2 weeks here perfecting new valkyrie strategies, and I started with 110,000 dark elixir and I'm now down to 60,000 dark elixir.  So if you're in this league, don't plan on making money or putting your builders to work, this is the place to put your base progression on hold while you test your skills and become a better fighter.

Champion League and Above

If you're in champs or higher, you don't need to be reading this, you should be blogging yourself to help inform the rest of us!


Quick Summary:

Bronze/Silver: Don't bother
Gold: Best place to find gold and elixir to upgrade defenses, walls, and lab upgrades
Crystal: Best place to find dark elixir to upgrade heroes and dark troops
Masters and Above: Best place to fight and improve, worst place to earn money