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Farming is a great way to get resources that you need for upgraades. One of the keys to farming is to be at a good trophy count where you will not get hammered by players that can take you for everything you have. You also have to be aware about who to attack and get the most out of each attack.
If you are able to use archers and attack resources from a distance without alerting the defenses, it will pay off to gather from this type of situation. If the defenses are covering the resources well enough to where you can send in a few giants as distractions, try it out and see how much you can gather before the giants are knocked out.
Some people go the route of lowering their trophy count to be able to save resources and go from shield to shield and use their pumps or mines to gather for them. You can find these types of people will usually place their townhall just outside the reach of defenses. Most of the time, this will allow a player to attack your townhall for the trophy points they're looking for and to gather just enough resources to replace a few troops they might have lost. For this type of method, you will find that the trophy range from 1100 - 1300 will work fine. This range will set your base in the same range as other people that are trying to get to that 1250 trophy count for their gem prize.
There are a lot of different ways to go about farming in Clash of Clans. If anybody else has any other suggestions, let us know.
