What does destroying my defensive items do?

Articles in this section

• What is Attack on Altador about? What does it have to do with the plot?
• What's the goal of the game?
• Tools? Resources? What do these terms mean?
• How do I play the game?
• What can I do to stop Shades from attacking my base?
• What do the different defensive items do?
• How do I upgrade my towers and scarecrows?
• Can Shades attack my defensive items? What happens if they do?
• I ran out of Tools, how can I get more?
• What happens if a Shade takes a resource from my base?