Clans

Clans are, as the name of the game suggests, a major part of Clash of Clans. You can easily go through the game never joining one, but once you have repaired the Clan Castle for 40,000 Gold, this option opens up and it is one that is worth exploring.

Once in a Clan, players combine their Trophies and fight against other Clans to get the most. These are collated and Clans are placed on a leaderboard based on the Clan's trophy total. Once in a Clan you also have a private chat, and are able to donate troops between each other.

Each Clan has three ranks of player within it: Leader, Co-Leader, Elder, and Member. The Leader, Co-Leader, and Elder have the ability to accept and decline Clan invites, while the Leader is also able to demote themselves to Elder and pick a new Clan boss. Many Clans have a certain number of Trophies that you should have to be able to join. Once you reach that number, you will be able to send a join request.

TIP: To join a Clan, you can look it up and select the Join button (if it is set so that anyone can join). You can also send a request to join a particular Clan if their status is set to invite only. You could join a friend's Clan, or hang around on the global chat or game forums (like Supercheats!) looking for people recruiting Clan members.

See the Defenses section for more information on the Clan Castle.