Different Army Compositions

I like to do something special each 100 posts, and this time I'll do a guide on army compositions.

There are many different kinds, good against different types of bases. Here are some of my favourites.

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Healer+Giant Combo

8-18 Giants (I'd start off using 12 at first)
1 Healer
30-60 Archers
20-30 Barbarians
10-20 Goblins

Basic Strategy

1. Start off by locating the Air Defences.
2. Destroy all Air Defences or at least one with the giants to maximise the amount of damage that the giants can do.
3. Deploy the Healer once the Air Defence is down.
4. While the giants are knocking down defences, deploy just a few barbs and archers behind to destroy what's left behind by the giants. Goblins can clean up the storages.

Tips and Things to look out for

• Destroy defences ahead of the giants with archers to speed up the destructive trail of giants.
• The 'Critical Mass' of giants is when there are enough giants to quickly beat down a defence. Spring Traps will diminish the Critical Mass very quickly as they are instant kill.
• If the Air Defences are centered, you'll have no chance of penetrating into the middle.
• This Composition will only work effectively at TH7 and TH8 where you have enough space to fit a mass of giants and a healer. Don't use this at TH9 where there are 3 Air Dfences that counter almost any Healer attack.
• Be patient with the healer. Wait until the giants have knocked down most of the defences guarding the storages and THEN deploy the goblins.

Pros and Cons

Pros
+Great at 3 Starring
+Completely counters Splash Defence (healer heals in splash)

Cons
-Long Train Time
-Relatively high cost compared to other compositions.
-Not very noob-friendly
-CC troops will demolish the giants if they go unchecked.

Overall, the Healer+Giant build is very viable, but I find there are more efficient compositions.
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Barbarian, Archer, and (Sometimes) Goblins Combo

1/3 - 2/4 Barbarian
1/3 - 2/4 Archer
1/3 Goblins
(Sometimes) wall breakers

*The amount of units vary from player to player
**I hardly use this so don't flame me if I get the strategy wrong.

Basic Strategy

1. Deploy Barbarians to tank damage for archers and goblins.
2. Deploy Archers and Goblins to speed up the destruction.
3. Use wall breakers while defences are distracted to penetrate inside the walls for the barbarians and archers to rain the pain.

Tips and Things to look out for

• If the mortars are centered, you'll have a hard time getting in.
• Avoid Wizard Towers if you can.
• Funnel Bases will wreck your time.
• Basically just avoid splash when possible.
• Always keep some barbs and archers to bAck the forces up.
• Deploy units in packs, don't spread them out too much or they'll die too quickly from cannons and archer towers. At the same time, don't keep them too tight or they'll die from splash defence.

Pros and Cons

Pros
+Cheap and quick to train
+Viable against almost any base.
+Great against CC troops (If there aren't any splash units)

Cons
-Splash will ruin you
-Not very noob-friendly

This build is a very cost efficient composition that anyone can train. One of the best out there.
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The Variety Combo (My composition)

9 Giants
80 Archers
55 Goblins
10 Wall Breakers

Basic Strategy

*This focuses on attacking heavily on 1 side

1. Clear out building out of range of defence
2. Deploy giants in pairs to tank and distract for WB.
3. Deploy more archers to destroy buildings behind the giants.
4. Repeat Step 2 until you are in the core.
5. Deploy 10-15 goblins in groups to take out storages. Deploy 2 giants for every giant that dies.
6. Deploy more and more units until you take out the storages.

Tips and Things to look out for

• You'll have a hard time getting very spread out storages. You can try, but this build is better for clumped up storages.
• You'll have to keep a close eye on the giants and goblins so you know when to deploy some more.

Pros and Cons

Pros
+Good for getting storages and collectors
+Can 2 star bases very easily

Cons
-Relatively high cost
-Slow train time

I use healer giant combo but no barbs or goblin.

L6 Giants x12
L4(soon L5) x 9
L1 Healer x 1
L6 Archers x100 +

Can easily three star bases (non epic ones)

Attack one side with two points of entrance

Deploy half the giants, use wb to break into first layer, and then deploy the other half of giants and use wb, spam archers into two points of entrance and drop healer (regardless if air def is destroyed, healer acts as a last resort if mortars/wiz towers are well positioned.

Usually drop random single archers outside the base (up to three), to play decoy before giants and archer army gets it.

If all else fails then drop barbking and archer queen and CC troops to do cleanup and lightning spells x4 L5 if loot is plenty and attack is failing.

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Originally Posted by thisfob

I use healer giant combo but no barbs or goblin.

L6 Giants x12
L4(soon L5) x 9
L1 Healer x 1
L6 Archers x100 +

Can easily three star bases (non epic ones)

Attack one side with two points of entrance

Deploy half the giants, use wb to break into first layer, and then deploy the other half of giants and use wb, spam archers into two points of entrance and drop healer (regardless if air def is destroyed, healer acts as a last resort if mortars/wiz towers are well positioned.

Usually drop random single archers outside the base (up to three), to play decoy before giants and archer army gets it.

If all else fails then drop barbking and archer queen and CC troops to do cleanup and lightning spells x4 L5 if loot is plenty and attack is failing.

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Is healer giant really viable in TH9?

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Arch barbs gobs giants wb wizard combo anyone?

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Originally Posted by Markoolio

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Arch barbs gobs giants wb wizard combo anyone?

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Wizards take too long to train IMO. Not good for long constant raids IMO. I sometimes use barbs in my army.

Farming:
Barb/arch/gob/giant (one barrack of each)
overnight queue(optional): drag, healer, wb.

Aim for bases with all loot in one compartment.
archers to take out surrounding buildings followed by barbs to break a hole.
Then one more wave of archers followed by wbs to break into the loot compartment.
rush gobs behind giants and (optional) rage/heal.


Trophy:
Same as above but only arch and barb.
Place five fingers at different points to deploy all barbs.
repeat with archers

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Originally Posted by pinser

Farming:
Barb/arch/gob/giant (one barrack of each)
overnight queue(optional): drag, healer, wb.

Aim for bases with all loot in one compartment.
archers to take out surrounding buildings followed by barbs to break a hole.
Then one more wave of archers followed by wbs to break into the loot compartment.
rush gobs behind giants and (optional) rage/heal.


Trophy:
Same as above but only arch and barb.
Place five fingers at different points to deploy all barbs.
repeat with archers

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Pretty much the same for me. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by pinser

Farming:
Barb/arch/gob/giant (one barrack of each)
overnight queue(optional): drag, healer, wb.

Aim for bases with all loot in one compartment.
archers to take out surrounding buildings followed by barbs to break a hole.
Then one more wave of archers followed by wbs to break into the loot compartment.
rush gobs behind giants and (optional) rage/heal.


Trophy:
Same as above but only arch and barb.
Place five fingers at different points to deploy all barbs.
repeat with archers

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But I play on an iPhone 3GS. :(

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Originally Posted by TheSwordwalker

But I play on an iPhone 3GS. :(

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Buy an i-pad or find a better strategy:rolleyes:

When you use the giant healer combo why do people not use balloons or minions? After all you do need to take out air defence and giants will keep wizards and archer towers busy.