I am sure someone's proposed this before but why hasn't a test battle been implemented yet? Where we could attack one of the top players from leaderboards with current army with no losses... Would be a very nice addition.
Horrible idea if you ask me... were is the fun in attacking without risk of loosing. -1 if you ask me. (Sorry nothing personal)
To test bases, to make better bases without spending gems in order to repeat attack. You gain nothing and lose nothing. Yet you learn how to fight bases as well. I don't see any bad side to it
EZ and I both played a game together prior to PP that had this option. It was utilized by all. Back when I played Clash, such an option was being utilized by most clans I encountered, through known hacks. People already utilize an exploit to do practice raids in this game (at least they did, that person is no longer with us as I asked him to leave Skulls when he told me what he was doing). It is a popular feature, one that has been requested here prior and I think has been rejected by Midoki.