Why does SC hate Valkyries!!!! MAX Hog Rider costs less than LEVEL 1 Valkyrie!!!

Today I am overflowing with DE and all of my builders are too busy so I thought of using all Valkyrie army. Then I noticed a level 1 Valkyrie costs 70 DE while level 5 Hog Rider costs 65 DE. I couldn't believe the cost difference, obviously this is one of the reason why many (if not all) people opt to use Hog Rider instead. I knew Valkyrie took considerably long time to train compared to Hog Riders, but I never realised there was a big gap in cost.

Level 5 Hog Rider
Costs - 65 DE
Housing Space - 5
Training Time - 2min

Level 1 Valkyrie
Costs - 70 DE
Housing Space - 8
Training Time - 15min

If you had the option to choose between level 1 Valkyrie or level 5 Hog Rider, people will undoubtedly choose to train Hog Rider. I don't understand why SC made Valkyrie completely unworkable. They are the most useless troops ever, even if SC matches Valkyries stats (Housing Space, Training Time and Costs) with Hog Riders, they will be used more but will be used less than Hog Rider. I believe (imo) they should be the second Dark Elixir troops instead of being the third, they are not useful in any trophy range and their unique ability is nothing compared to Hog Riders. I for one, believe SC made a mistake here, everything about this troop is just wrong.

lol wow, didn't even notice before.... That's kinda messed up but I see a boost for Valks in the near future.... :rolleyes:

well.. i would choose Hog5 because of the lvl.. not because of the cost.

you have to compare apples to oranges.. all stats.

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Originally Posted by Dragonn

Level 5 Hog Rider
Costs - 65 DE
Housing Space - 5
Training Time - 2min

Level 1 Valkyrie
Costs - 70 DE
Housing Space - 8
Training Time - 15min

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Funny how SuperCell either knows or doesn't know about this.
But obviously, they're a little dumb either way.

If you're comparing troops just by cost you would have to look at cost per unit which makes lvl 1 valks cheaper than lvl 5 hog riders. Valkyries are just weird as a troop and don't really fit into their own army comp however.

The only reason (until now ) for valkyrie's existence is so you must build lvl 4 dark barrack to get golem. She is not there to be used.

It's because of her former occupation as a stripper.....she wants to be well compensated!

the prob with Valks isn't their cost, it's just them - they're not impressive as a troop. I got attacked yesterday with 30 max valks + a variety of spells (5) and they did just awful...we had fun watching the replay, but it doesn't inspire anyone to seriously play with them, at least not for TH10s/master league...maybe they work better against TH8/9 but there's def better ways to spend your DE at those TH levels too.

While you are right that valkyries are underused, I would like to point out that a level 5 hog rider also costs less than both a level 1 golem and a level 1 witch, and golems and witches are both used extensively. By your logic, nobody would use giants (just use archers or barbs, they're both cheaper at max level than giants are at level 1), wall breakers, balloons, wizards, dragons, etc. Just because a unit is cheaper in absolute terms doesn't mean it's better.

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Originally Posted by MrScribbler

I would like to point out that a level 5 hog rider also costs less than both a level 1 golem and a level 1 witch, and golems and witches are both used extensively.

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A level 1 golem costs 450 DE. Not sure where you are finding golems that cost less than a level 5 hog rider. Witches cost more then any level hog rider as well.