Anti-2-star design aims to deny safe percentage plus Town Hall destruction. The strongest anti-2-star layouts make attackers choose between reliable percentage and reliable core access. If they can get both with one simple entry, your layout is not doing its job.

Many players confuse anti-2-star with merely hiding the Town Hall. Real anti-2-star architecture combines compartment depth, time pressure, and threat layering around core objectives.

Protect your Town Hall using layered access and crossfire, not just wall thickness. Overstacking defenses around one tile can be punished by freeze and hero ability timing. Spread key threats so attackers cannot disable everything at once.

Force at least two major commitments before core entry: one for funnel, one for path control or spell spend. This raises failure risk even for strong attackers.

Time pressure is one of the most reliable anti-2-star weapons. Long pathing, delayed core access, and cleanup inefficiency reduce the margin for error. Attackers who spend too long setting up will often secure Town Hall but miss the percentage threshold, or vice versa.

Use side compartments and defensive anchors that force detours. The goal is to turn a smooth route into a sequence of expensive decisions.

Trap placement should focus on entry support and core transition points. Tornado Trap near expected blimp routes, giant bombs on healer or troop clusters, and spring traps on pathing funnels can break momentum at key moments.

Review replay patterns every week. If attackers always trigger traps after value is already secured, relocate them toward earlier choke points.

No anti-2-star base is perfect for every meta cycle. Run friendly challenges, collect war replays, and adjust one variable at a time. This method tells you which change created the improvement.

Consistent two-star denial comes from iteration discipline. Small, evidence-based updates outperform constant full redesigns.