@Thane. If you're looking to increase your hit range without changing your build(upgrading or building more) , then your only other option would be to buy allies. It will take much more time and money to increase your hit range using allies than it would using buildings.
Ok ok ok. So I've been seeing the rancor wars since they came out. Ever since the first one, I've been wanting to participate, but no one lets me join. How is a rancor war fought and can I join anyone for the next one
Aqua is much rarer and necessary for many later levels of high end equipment. All eb pieces that are enchantable require inferno and it is much less valuable. Ee wars work on a ko timer as a workaround to prevent the old style turtle wars. Now its better to take out your opponent by pinning them when they go into ko and regen a certain amount before being allowed to fight again. Try finding a small beginner clan for them, most big clans require masses of equipment bonus and heavy towers in the range of 2m adt and 2m sdt before you can war alongside pots and mithril.
Wulf's guide to epic battles in the guides section is the post for anything you need to know about ebs
@Harley that's calling out hits. The format I'm familiar with is wins/attempts/defense pots, type if attack attack/scout/steal/assassinate and ended with p(pinned) NP (not pinned) 0ed (0 remaining spies)