Jungle Wars: Placing the clan headquarters

Placing your clan headquarters (HQ) is a deep subject but we can start by looking at a mistake:

This HQ has been placed way off to the side on the right edge of the map.

When I attack this player, I will open my attack way off to the left so that when the attack moves from left to right, I will have scored most of my winning percentages before my troops come within "range" of the HQ and the HQ troops come running out to attack my army.

A riskier approach might be to knock out the clan building immediately by deploying shaman next to it, but you can lose good troops that way and it will weaken your attack on the village.

If you hover your mouse over the HQ, you can see it's range. Here are some better ideas:

(1) Put it near the totem as a "last line of defense."

(2) Put it near other high value buildings, like the wana pit.

(3) Give it some defense so the clan troops that come out to fight the attacker have support.

Don't put it away from the action - you will lose the battle before your clan defenders can help you.