We do go to war, but were not a "war clan". I can usually 2 star in the top 5 with the right combination of troops and spells. I got as far as I did by spending my dark elixir on hogs for attacking.
Gold Grab: 370 252 851
Elixir Escapade: 371 045 027
Heroic Heist: 1 070 749
Not that impressive, but that is what upgraded all my defenses and troops.
I would be nice to have a lvl 40 queen, but I don't think its worth staying at a TH for... I focused mostly on my defenses, not so much the walls as they weren't important prior to the update. Now I'm working on the walls, got the queen up to 15 and just go the Grand Warden.
The 1 gem boost has been nice!
What level do you guys have your heroes at?
It sounds like you have a long way to go before you get a Grand Warden. Your stats read like a TH9.
Here's mine as a lower end TH10:
Gold Grab: 640,516930
Elixer Escape: 862,776,459
Heroic Heist: 2,565,162
BK:21
AQ:25
How long have you been playing? And TH9? All of my stuff minus walls would be maxed at TH9 level.... I could've stayed at TH10 to finish maxing out my defenses, I was ready to quit after the update though so I dumped my gold on the TH. I've already go the Grand Warden... and I haven't spent any real money on the game, except for my builders hut when I 1st started. I hardly play anymore though, mostly just clearing mines and collectors.