Clash-of-clans – How to protect theself from revenge attacks

To be clear, there's an important distinction in Clash of Clans when it comes to the amount of damage done in an attack. Resources (gold, elixir, dark elixir) are easily the most limiting aspect in the game. The most painful attacks are typically those that steal a high amount of resources. Attacks that deal a high percentage of total base damage but actually steal very little resources are typically the best possible result you could hope for as a defending player. You get a 12 or 16 hour shield, and at a very low cost to you.

Having your walls, towers, barracks, army camps, etc destroyed doesn't really cost you anything expect maybe a few trophies (and trophies are very easy to earn). So, if you're worried about attacks that destroy 70% of your base, it's not actually a big deal as long as they also don't also steal a large amount of resources that disrupts your base/troop upgrade plans.

Assuming that you can't spend all of the hours in a day every day actively playing (the game forces you off-line at some point anyway), there are a few tips you can keep in mind. The three best ways to deter revenge attacks are also the three best ways to deter costly attacks in general:

1. Upgrade your defenses
   • If your village is well defended, it will require attackers to expend a higher amount of resources in order to achieve whatever result they are hoping for (stealing resources, earning trophies, etc). The higher the cost, the more discouraged potential attackers will be to launch a dedicated raid. And don't neglect upgrading walls, either. Walls are very expensive to upgrade, especially at higher town hall levels, but are also very effective in slowing down attacks you'll typically see.
2. Don't keep more resources stored than you have to
   • Holding onto a large amount of resources entices players, particularly players that have progressed further than you have, to dedicate a full attack on your base in order to steal the resources you're storing. Have a general upgrade plan in mind, and then try to ensure that you have the minimal amount of resources at any given time to meet that plan. If you earn more resources than you can reasonably use in the near future, then you're simply collecting resources so other players can steal it.
3. Fine tune your village layout
   • There are plenty of online resources that provide base layouts. Base layouts should be designed to prioritize the defense of resource storage buildings (including your Town Hall, which now stores a good percentage of your overall resources), limiting as much as possible the amount of resources attackers steal.