Quick overview
Bubbling Cauldron is a Halloween defensive tool. The foul stench of the potion made from frog eyes, according to the game description, sends even the most resilient attackers fleeing, so it basically boosts your castle defense against the army that comes at you. You don't craft it in the Defense Workshop—you get it in the Halloween event, so it's more of a spice for your defense if you like thematic pieces than its backbone.
How to use it
Deploy it when you're preparing your defense, that is, before the attack arrives. Defensive tools are positioned in advance on walls, gates, and ditches, and after the battle is evaluated you can't do anything with them anymore. It makes sense mainly against balanced attacks where the attacker is on the edge and every bonus to defense can decide the outcome. Against a weak raid that you'll repel without it, don't bother placing it.
What to combine it with
Include it in your defensive composition alongside tools that boost fortification protection, like Portcullises on the gate, Tar Sprayers on the walls, and Flaming Ditch, and add proper defensive troops with high defense. The cauldron is one of several layers stacked on top of each other, not a replacement for them.
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