--- title: "Preventing Conquering" description: "Preventing Conquering" url: https://support.travian.com/en/articles/55-preventing-conquering collection: "Expansion" updated: 2026-10-25 language: en alternates: [pl, tr, fr, it, ar, cs, de, es, pt, ru] --- # Preventing Conquering Preventing Conquering ### Why do players lose villages? Many players fail to defend their villages because they **react too late** or **don’t recognize the signs of a conquest attempt**. Knowing how conquering works — and how to respond effectively — can make the difference between losing your village and turning the tables on your attacker. A well-prepared defense not only prevents conquest but can **cripple the attacker’s army**. * * * ## Precautions ### Spies (Scouts) Scouts are **cheap, fast, and often underestimated**, but they’re one of your best early warning systems. - A **failed scout attempt** discourages attackers — they risk losing their army if they attack blind. - Even if the attacker succeeds, you’ll be **notified that you’ve been scouted**, giving you time to prepare. * * * ### The Wall Your wall increases the **defensive strength** of troops stationed in your village — up to **+81%** depending on the tribe and level. Even a smaller defending army can deliver **devastating results** with a strong wall in place. \> [Walls & Rams](https://support.travian.com/articles/64) * * * ### Alliance Support A strong alliance can deter attacks **by reputation alone**, and more importantly, **provide reinforcements** when you’re under siege. Good diplomacy and coordination are crucial — inform your alliance early when under attack. \> [Alliance](https://support.travian.com/articles/84) * * * ### Celebrations A **Town Hall level 10** allows **large celebrations**, which: - Slightly **reduce the effectiveness of enemy administrators** during conquest attempts. - Generate **Culture Points** to help you expand further. * * * ### Administration Buildings Every village should have one of the following: - **Residence** - **Palace** - **Command Center** _(Huns only)_ An attacker must **destroy this building** before being able to conquer your village. * * * ## Analysing Incoming Attacks ### Types of attacks: 1. **Raid attacks:** Fast surprise attacks meant to plunder, not conquer. 2. **Fake attacks:** Used alongside real attacks to confuse defenders. 3. **Conquering attacks:** Usually arrive in **multiple waves** — cleaner, catapults, and administrators. Each conquering attempt requires **rams and catapults** to destroy your wall and administration building — both are **slow units**. If you see a **slow, multi-wave attack**, you’re likely facing a conquest attempt. Use your **Rally Point** to check the attack’s **origin and speed** — this helps you determine what kind of units are coming. > Tip: Attacks landing on your high-population or military training villages are more likely to be conquest attempts. \> [Loyalty](https://support.travian.com/articles/66) * * * ## Defence Strategies ### 1\. **The Wall Defence** Fill your village with **as many defensive troops as possible** — ideally a **mix** of infantry and cavalry. - Combine armies from several of your villages and allies. - Ensure there’s **enough crop** to feed the troops during defence. * * * ### 2\. **Administrative Building Upgrade Trick** If your **administration building** is being targeted, you can **queue a building upgrade** timed to **finish after the clearing wave** but **before administrators arrive**. This causes the new level to complete just in time, preventing the conquest. Example: - Clearing wave & catapults land at **10:00:01**. - Administrators arrive at **10:00:02**. - Queue the upgrade to complete at **10:00:02** — it will rebuild a level 1 Residence/Palace just in time. \> [Event Order](https://support.travian.com/articles/74) * * * ### 3\. **Wave Splitter (Sniping)** You can **time defensive troops** to arrive between attack waves. - Ignore the first (cleaning) wave. - Send reinforcements to land **between the cleaning and catapult waves**. - Risky but effective — you may lose some buildings or resources, but save your village. > Skilled attackers may send **extra clearing waves** or time attacks **within the same second**, making this harder to execute. * * * ### 4\. **Celebration Defence** Start a **large celebration** in your Town Hall before the conquest attempt lands. - Reduces the effectiveness of enemy administrators by up to **5%**. - The attacker will need to send **additional administrators** to compensate. However, experienced attackers usually send enough administrators to counter this — so use it as **supporting strategy**, not your main defence. * * * ### 5\. **Using Tablets of Law** Each **Tablet of Law** used by your Hero increases loyalty in their **home village by 1%**, up to a **maximum of 125%**. This forces the attacker to send **more administrators**. Still, a careful attacker will often anticipate this, so combine it with other defenses. \> [Hero Consumables](https://support.travian.com/articles/90) * * * ## Counterattack Strategies ### Stealing Crop If an attack is several hours away, send a **raid on the attacker’s village** to destroy or steal their crop. If you or your allies succeed, their army might **starve** before reaching you. * * * ### Conquering the Attacker’s Village Rarely possible due to timing — but if you can **capture the attacker’s village before their army arrives**, their attack vanishes with it. This is easier with **close allies** who can act faster. * * * ### Re-conquering & Destroying the Offence Let the attacker **successfully conquer your village**, then immediately **counterattack**: 1. Your army arrives moments later and **destroys their remaining troops**. 2. Use your own **Administrator** to **reclaim** the village. 3. Quickly rebuild the **administration building** to raise loyalty. > Watch out: attackers sometimes send defensive troops in the final wave to secure their new village. * * * ### Enemy Self-Annihilation A highly advanced and risky tactic: 1. **Destroy your own administration building** and **lower your loyalty below 20%**. 2. Let the attacker conquer the village. 3. Their first Administrator succeeds — the rest **crash into their own army**, destroying it. 4. Retake your village afterwards. You’ll lose one random building in addition to your administration building, but this can completely **wipe out the attacker’s army**. * * * ## Recognizing Fake Attacks Signs that an attack might be fake: - Targeting **low-value villages** while real waves focus elsewhere. - **Long gaps** between incoming attacks. - **Identical unit speeds** across multiple waves (typical of fake spam). - Inclusion of **allied attacks** that arrive off-timing — often fakes. Stay alert and communicate with your alliance before reacting to fake waves. * * * ## Uncontrollable Factors ### Lag & Event Jams When servers are under heavy load, **lag** can delay events (like building upgrades or troop arrivals). This affects both attacker and defender — timing becomes unpredictable. \> [Event Jams](https://support.travian.com/articles/112) * * * ### Server Failures Although rare, **server crashes** can interfere with planned actions, like sending catapults or reinforcing in time. Both attackers and defenders can suffer from this unpredictability.