Best TH11 anti-air base layouts for 2026. Four spread Air Defenses, Warden on air mode, and Air Mine layering counter Electro Dragon attacks and Queen Walk LaLoon in Clan Wars.
TH11 introduces the Electro Dragon, a high-HP air troop that chain-zaps between targets. Penta-EDrag attacks deploy five Electro Dragons in a funnel that chain-damages defenses before any individual defense can destroy them. Anti-air design at TH11 uses four spread Air Defenses to break EDrag chains, the Grand Warden on air mode to protect critical defenses from chain damage, and Queen Walk LaLoon counters built into the base structure.
Four Air Defenses at TH11 should cover all four cardinal approach directions. The Electro Dragon chain zap requires multiple targets within a small radius to bounce between -- spread ADs mean the chain zap cannot efficiently hit multiple ADs in one firing cycle. Place one AD per quadrant, each at second-ring depth, so EDrag funnels from any direction face a single isolated AD before the chain reaches another. Isolated ADs take full chain damage but survive longer than clustered ADs.
The Grand Warden defending on air mode provides an aura that temporarily blocks damage to air troops within his radius. In your base defense, the Warden on air mode creates an aura bubble that EDrag and LaLoon attackers cannot simply ignore -- they must either destroy the Warden before pushing or funnel around his position. Place the Warden centrally so his air mode radius covers multiple Air Defenses simultaneously, giving him the widest possible coverage window before he engages incoming air troops.
Queen Walk LaLoon at TH11 uses the Archer Queen to strip one side of the base before LaLoon deploys from the cleared side. Counter this by placing Seeking Air Mines adjacent to the Air Defense on the side most commonly stripped by Queen Walk -- typically the side with fewer outer buildings creating natural funnel barriers. Seeking Air Mines trigger immediately on Lava Hound entry from that cleared side, buying time for the two surviving ADs to engage.
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How do you counter Electro Dragon attacks at TH11?
Four ADs spread one per quadrant break the chain zap -- isolated ADs cannot chain to adjacent ADs efficiently. Warden on air mode creates a damage-block aura EDrag cannot simply tank through.
Should the Grand Warden be on air or ground mode for anti-air defense at TH11?
Air mode for EDrag and LaLoon heavy matchups. Ground mode for GoWitch-dominant matchups. Choose based on what your clan wars against most frequently.
Where should Air Defenses go at TH11 for maximum coverage?
One per quadrant at second-ring depth. This prevents chain zap from hitting multiple ADs simultaneously and covers all four cardinal attack directions.
How do I counter Queen Walk LaLoon entry at TH11?
Seeking Air Mines adjacent to the AD on the most commonly stripped side trigger immediately on Lava Hound entry, buying time for surviving ADs to engage before the Balloon funnel forms.
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