How much army housing do you have at TH8?

Town Hall 8 armies have 200 troop housing and 7 spell space.

What armies work at TH8 for war?

GoVaHo (Golem Valk Smash), GoHo (Golem + Hog Riders), Mass Dragons + Lightning — each with the exact composition, spells, Clan Castle request and execution steps listed above, plus a one-tap in-game copy link.

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Best TH8 attack strategies

Q: What is the best TH8 attack strategy right now?

GoVaHo (Golem Valk Smash) is the current top pick at Town Hall 8 (medium difficulty). Valkyries hit everything around them inside TH8's tight compartments, and two Golems buy them the time they need. It's the most forgiving true smash at this hall — one funnel, one lane, heal on cooldown.

The armies winning at Town Hall 8 right now — exact compositions with troop counts, spells, siege, Clan Castle and hero loadouts, plus a one-tap copy into your game.

Army camps200 housingSpells7 spaceCurrent meta

Defending at TH8? See the best TH8 base layoutsInteractive war, farming and trophy layouts — with what each one is weak to.

GoVaHo (Golem Valk Smash)

#1 at TH8 · War / 3-star

Medium

Valkyries hit everything around them inside TH8's tight compartments, and two Golems buy them the time they need. It's the most forgiving true smash at this hall — one funnel, one lane, heal on cooldown.

Army198/200 housing

Golem×2

Valkyrie×12

Wizard×8

Wall Breaker×5

Spells7/7 space

3× Healing Spell

1× Poison Spell

Clan Castle

High-level Valkyries + Poison

Heroes & equipment

Barbarian King — Rage Vial (walks with the Valkyrie core)
Archer Queen — Archer Puppet (funnel support)

How to execute

1Drop both Golems a few tiles apart on the side closest to the enemy Clan Castle to tank and trigger it.
2Place Wizards behind the Golems to carve a funnel on both edges.
3Send Wall Breakers at the first compartment, then commit the Valkyries and King through the gap in one line.
4Poison the defending Clan Castle troops as they clump on your Valkyries.
5Chain the three Heal Spells ahead of the Valkyrie pack as it grinds through the core.
6Save leftover Wizards for edge cleanup so the timer doesn't beat you.

Copy army in game

Curated from AllClash — Best TH8 Attack Strategies (Oct 2025)

GoHo (Golem + Hog Riders)

#2 at TH8 · War / 3-star

Medium

Hogs ignore walls and shred defenses once the Clan Castle is neutralized, which is the whole game at TH8. The Golem kill squad handles the one thing that beats Hogs — defending troops — before the real attack starts.

Army198/200 housing

Golem×1

Hog Rider×18

Valkyrie×4

Wizard×9

Wall Breaker×5

Spells7/7 space

3× Healing Spell

1× Poison Spell

Clan Castle

Hog Riders + Poison

Heroes & equipment

Barbarian King — Rage Vial (kill-squad anchor)
Archer Queen — Archer Puppet

How to execute

1Open with a kill squad: Golem in front, Valkyries and the King behind, Wall Breakers to open the first wall.
2Use the kill squad to draw and destroy the enemy Clan Castle troops — Poison the clump.
3Once the CC is dealt with, release Hogs in a wide arc on the defense-dense side.
4Pre-place Heal Spells where the Hogs will cross Wizard Tower + Mortar coverage — expect Giant Bombs between defenses.
5Follow with Wizards to mop up outside buildings behind the Hog wave.

Copy army in game

Curated from Skycoach — CoC attack strategies for every Town Hall (2026)

Mass Dragons + Lightning

#3 at TH8 · War / 3-star

Easy

The longest-standing war staple at TH8: three Air Defenses are the only real threat, and Lightning removes one before takeoff. Dragons forgive sloppy deployment in a way no ground army does.

Army200/200 housing

Dragon×9

Balloon×4

Spells6/7 space

3× Lightning Spell

1× Earthquake Spell

1× Rage Spell

Clan Castle

Balloons or a max Dragon

Heroes & equipment

Barbarian King — Rage Vial (drop on the same lane as the Dragons)
Archer Queen — Archer Puppet

How to execute

1Zap + Quake the hardest-to-reach Air Defense before deploying anything.
2Deploy Dragons in a line across one full side so they sweep rather than funnel into a snake.
3Send Balloons slightly ahead on the flank with the remaining Air Defenses — they target defenses first.
4Rage the Dragon pack as it reaches the second Air Defense's coverage.
5Let the King clean the outside buildings on the deployment side.

Copy army in game

Curated from Community war staple — counts cross-checked with Skycoach all-TH guide (2026)

Build your own TH8 armyLoad any of these as a preset in the army builder, tweak it, and copy it into the game.

Attack strategies by Town Hall

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Armies & tier lists

Attack strategies

Best TH8 attack strategies

The armies winning at Town Hall 8 right now — exact compositions with troop counts, spells, siege, Clan Castle and hero loadouts, plus a one-tap copy into your game.

Army camps200 housingSpells7 spaceCurrent meta

Defending at TH8? See the best TH8 base layoutsInteractive war, farming and trophy layouts — with what each one is weak to.

GoVaHo (Golem Valk Smash)

#1 at TH8 · War / 3-star

Medium

Army198/200 housing

Golem×2

Valkyrie×12

Wizard×8

Wall Breaker×5

Spells7/7 space

3× Healing Spell

1× Poison Spell

Clan Castle

High-level Valkyries + Poison

Heroes & equipment

Barbarian King — Rage Vial (walks with the Valkyrie core)
Archer Queen — Archer Puppet (funnel support)

How to execute

1Drop both Golems a few tiles apart on the side closest to the enemy Clan Castle to tank and trigger it.
2Place Wizards behind the Golems to carve a funnel on both edges.
3Send Wall Breakers at the first compartment, then commit the Valkyries and King through the gap in one line.
4Poison the defending Clan Castle troops as they clump on your Valkyries.
5Chain the three Heal Spells ahead of the Valkyrie pack as it grinds through the core.
6Save leftover Wizards for edge cleanup so the timer doesn't beat you.

Copy army in game

Curated from AllClash — Best TH8 Attack Strategies (Oct 2025)

GoHo (Golem + Hog Riders)

#2 at TH8 · War / 3-star

Medium

Army198/200 housing

Golem×1

Hog Rider×18

Valkyrie×4

Wizard×9

Wall Breaker×5

Spells7/7 space

3× Healing Spell

1× Poison Spell

Clan Castle

Hog Riders + Poison

Heroes & equipment

Barbarian King — Rage Vial (kill-squad anchor)
Archer Queen — Archer Puppet

How to execute

1Open with a kill squad: Golem in front, Valkyries and the King behind, Wall Breakers to open the first wall.
2Use the kill squad to draw and destroy the enemy Clan Castle troops — Poison the clump.
3Once the CC is dealt with, release Hogs in a wide arc on the defense-dense side.
4Pre-place Heal Spells where the Hogs will cross Wizard Tower + Mortar coverage — expect Giant Bombs between defenses.
5Follow with Wizards to mop up outside buildings behind the Hog wave.

Copy army in game

Curated from Skycoach — CoC attack strategies for every Town Hall (2026)

Mass Dragons + Lightning

#3 at TH8 · War / 3-star

Easy

The longest-standing war staple at TH8: three Air Defenses are the only real threat, and Lightning removes one before takeoff. Dragons forgive sloppy deployment in a way no ground army does.

Army200/200 housing

Dragon×9

Balloon×4

Spells6/7 space

3× Lightning Spell

1× Earthquake Spell

1× Rage Spell

Clan Castle

Balloons or a max Dragon

Heroes & equipment

Barbarian King — Rage Vial (drop on the same lane as the Dragons)
Archer Queen — Archer Puppet

How to execute

1Zap + Quake the hardest-to-reach Air Defense before deploying anything.
2Deploy Dragons in a line across one full side so they sweep rather than funnel into a snake.
3Send Balloons slightly ahead on the flank with the remaining Air Defenses — they target defenses first.
4Rage the Dragon pack as it reaches the second Air Defense's coverage.
5Let the King clean the outside buildings on the deployment side.

Copy army in game

Curated from Community war staple — counts cross-checked with Skycoach all-TH guide (2026)

Build your own TH8 armyLoad any of these as a preset in the army builder, tweak it, and copy it into the game.

Attack strategies by Town Hall

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