TH18 Base Layout with Copy Links (2026)

9 of the best Town Hall 18 base layouts for 2026, built for War, CWL, Ranked and Legend League. Every base has a one-click copy link, and five use Crafted Defenses like Hero Hunter, Cake-A-Pult and Hot Candle.

TH18 Anti-2 Hero Hunter War Base

CC: 2 Ice Golems, 25 Archers

• The Hero Hunter makes the section more difficult for enemy Heroes to enter.
• Two high-DPS sections create heavy pressure from both sides.
• The isolated Revenge Tower is harder to reach.
• Giant Bombs punish ground pushes, while Air Bombs help stop Healers.

TH18 Anti-3 Cake-A-Pult CWL Base

CC: 1 Furnace, 2 Ice Golems, 7 Archers

• The central Cake-A-Pult is protected by The Logger and is difficult to reach.
• Strong flanks and a tough backend make the base difficult to finish.
• The King is baited toward the Town Hall, with strong compartments and dead zones around key defenses.
• Anti-Giant Arrow wall placement helps protect important defenses.
• The flanks are heavily baited to punish Hero Charges.

TH18 Anti-2 Hot Candle Ranked Base

CC: 1 Furnace, 2 Ice Golems, 7 Archers

• The Hot Candle section makes Hero pathing difficult and helps disrupt Queen Charge attacks.
• The isolated Revenge Tower is difficult to remove.
• The core is designed to make Thrower attacks awkward and difficult to path.

TH18 Anti-3 Hero Hunter Ranked Base

CC: 1 Furnace, 1 Witch, 2 Headhunters, 8 Archers

• The Hero Hunter behind the Town Hall can deal double damage to enemy Heroes.
• Far-side entries are heavily baited, especially around the Monolith and Town Hall.
• Traps near the flanks make Queen Charge pathing difficult.
• Spitters are positioned in hard-to-reach areas to maintain pressure.
• Thrower entries into the Monolith are heavily baited.
• The isolated Revenge Tower is supported by two Heroes, making it difficult to reach.

TH18 Anti-2 Cake-A-Pult Legend Base

CC: 1 Furnace, 2 Ice Golems, 1 Headhunter, 1 Archer

• The Revenge Tower is protected against Throwers and enemy Heroes by a strong core setup.
• The Cake-A-Pult is placed centrally and supported by the Guardian, King, and Duke.
• The layout disrupts Hero funnels and Siege Machine pathing.
• The base is strong against Thrower, Super Bowler, and Dragon attacks.
• It limits the value of Queen Walk, Duke Walk, and Revenge Deck strategies.

TH18 Anti-2 Hot Candle CWL Base

CC: 1 Furnace, 2 Ice Golems, 1 Headhunter, 1 Archer

• Town Hall set to The Logger, sitting in the core with the Hot Candle, Monolith, and a Rage Spell Tower, making the core dangerous against every attack type
• 4:30 section holds three Inferno Towers in multi-target mode grouped with a Rage Spell Tower, baiting attackers into entering from that side
• Air Sweepers point toward the Revenge Tower, making it hard for air spam to enter that side
• Most key defenses sit inside the walls with a 5-tile gap between them, effective against the Thrower

TH18 Anti-3 Cake-A-Pult CWL Base

CC: 3 Super Minions, 3 Headhunters, 1 Archer

• The Town Hall hides inside the Invisibility Spell Tower zone, so the attacker's plan falls apart right from the start.
• The Cake-A-Pult sits up top with tons of gap around it, pounding Throwers the whole way in.
• Key defenses sit 5 tiles apart, so Throwers can't snipe them from outside the base.
• Two Seeking Air Mines wait just for the Dragon Duke with Revenge Deck, sending it straight into the Monolith instead.
• This base is built to stop 3 stars on purpose. It gives up 2 stars but locks down that last star in CWL.

TH18 Anti-2 Hero Hunter War Base

CC: 1 Furnace, 2 Ice Golems, 1 Headhunter, 1 Archer

• TH18 core packs Multi Inferno Towers, Hero Hunter, and the Revenge Tower under an Invisibility Spell Tower, so troops lose their targets mid-push.
• Hero Hunter deals double damage to Heroes, so diving Heroes into the core rarely make it back out.
• Wall layers sit 4 tiles apart, keeping the Archer Queen from reaching buildings from outside, while covering both ground and air pushes.
• Key defenses stay 5 tiles deep against Throwers, and Multi Inferno Towers plus the Hero Hunter and Revenge Tower punish Super Bowler groups hard.
• Tested honestly, got 3-starred a couple times by a Warden Fireball into the core, though it performs well in Legend League with Battle Modifiers.

TH18 Anti-2 Cake-A-Pult War Base

CC: 3 Ice Golems, 1 Headhunter, 4 Archers

• Town Hall sits dead center with The Logger, backed by Multi Inferno Towers and Revenge Tower for heavy core damage
• Cake-A-Pult stands alone up top, chipping troops down slow while a Seeking Air Mine handles stray Dragons
• Both Spell Towers set to Rage, making those compartments hit way harder than usual
• Monolith parks next to the King and Queen, making entry planning a headache for attackers
• Built to stop Thrower, Super Bowler, Duke Charge, and Dragon attacks cold in war and CWL