Archers overrated?

lets see... TH7 here... I love my archers.

Archer lvl4:

• 1 troop space.
• Distance attacker puts it out of range of some defenses while still hitting targets.
• DPS: 16
• HP: 33
• moves at 24... kind of like a fast walk or slow jog.
• not expensive, not the cheapest, but way less than a wizard.

Wizard lvl 4:

• 4 troop space. more expensive than archers.
• Shorter distance so it is usually in range of defenses, however, it has splash damage.
• DPS: 125
• HP: 130
• moves at 16... so a quick walk, but not fast.

Barbs lvl 4:

• 1 troops space, and cheaper than archers.
• must contact target, so these little dudes are like cannon fodder.
• DPS: 18 so more than archerS.
• HP: 78... the cannon fodder has on armor plating apparently.
• Moves at 16. so same speed as wizards, they cant dodge a mortar shell.

Honestly, the reason people like archers so much is because they are versatile. They augment any army combo well, they move decently fast, and they can do damage from father away, and over a wall.


Besides, TH sniping is sooo fun when the person thinks their TH is in range of the towers and cannons but archers hit it from the corner without triggering defenses. mooooowaaaaaaa.

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Originally Posted by kristinepixie

Besides, TH sniping is sooo fun when the person thinks their TH is in range of the towers and cannons but archers hit it from the corner without triggering defenses. mooooowaaaaaaa.

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That isn't just for TH-sniping, I've attacked bases in which that even worked for the loot storages :D

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Originally Posted by nattinord

I like archers because they're able to shoot above a wall, they don't need to get through them first. Mine are level three atm, I shield them with some giants and that works perfectly fine.

I don't think you can over- or underrate troops. I personally don't get what everybody seems to like about balloons, but I'm pretty sure that's a) because I have only lvl 2 balloons and b) because I don't know how to properly use them. I don't have minions yet, so I can't use balloonion. That makes them useless for me, but not for everyone else.

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Level 6 Ballons + Rage Spell = Carnage

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Originally Posted by 1thatknocks

Unfortunately You're the only person doesn't understand the importance of archers and there's probably nothing any cam tell you to convince you other wise.

"You can't pour water in a glass that's already full."

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Sadly, I do agree with this guy, chuy is too much in his ways/not open to new ideas. Just leave it.

I understand that shooting over walls and hitting air troops are big pluses. But I always carry a ton of wallbreakers (just to be safe/paranoia from my part) and they can always clear a path for my barbs, gobs or any troop. If there were no wallbreakers in the game, then yes, i would use archers 100% of my raids. I find the ability to shoot over walls like a small niche-nothing required imo. I rather carry tons of wallbreakers that would grantee my WHOLE army to advance rather than practically 2 troops. Oh man, and once the archers are ready to move forward, they all hit random walls. Just imagine, the troop with lowest dps hitting walls practically individually, its gonna take a while..... This still happens even after the recent update with my barbarians that i put relatively close and still go for different walls. Now i can imagine archers trying to push through a wall since the general consensus on how to use archers is to spread them apart. Eventually the archers need to move up deeper into the base.

is there anybody out there who is like me? That absolutely do not use archers whatsoever?

Large masses of Archer attacks is very good for pushing trophies and even getting loot occasionally if they are in range.

Archers are pretty powerful despite their lack of HP which is about the only down side to using them.

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Originally Posted by chuy409

Whenever someone asked what troop to upgrade first or something to that nature, everyone automatically says archer. Why? I am in Town hall 7 and still have lvl 1 archers. Havent bothered to upgrade them. When i started playing, like 2 months ago, i searched youtube for some attack strategies. Again, i saw everyone using archers. So i gave it a go. The amount of disappointment was huge. No matter how many archers i put into the battlefield, they would die instant. Now im no noob and i know where to put them its just they are simply too weak, even en-masse.I have tried lvl 4 archers from my friend's account and that effect still applies. Probably fits archer since she IS the weakest troop (per troop basis, not per housing space) and the troop with the lowest health. Heck, even a suicide-type troop like the wallbreaker has more health than the archer. I find trophy hunting/farming raiding hybrid attack with barbs and goblins to be MUCH better. Goblins take, at least all the collectors/mines, and do about 20-30 percent to the base. Then, i send the barbarians to destroy buildings around the perimeter of the base to get that 50 percent. Also, the double elixir price tag than the other tier 1 troops/much costlier upgrades are a real turn-off. But heck, that is just my opinion. What is your experience with the archer? Good or bad? What do archers do for you guys that always finds room in your attack composition?

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Much inexperience, such noob, wow

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Originally Posted by chuy409

automatically says archer. Why? I am in Town hall 7 and still have lvl 1 archers. No matter how many archers i put into the battlefield, they would die instant. Now im no noob and i know where to put them its just they are simply too weak, even en-masse.

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Are you trolling? Seriously, I'm not trying to be a jerk. Sorry if you're not.

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Originally Posted by Ahorer

Do a mass archer and youll find the power of arrows

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Did you read all of the OP, or at least all of the first half of the OP?

OP. I use level 6 archers with all my combos, but they are slightly overrated. In masses they're great, but individually they are not so good. Right now I do BAM and it's great.

Also you are not alone, one of the mods here used to use mass gobs for quite a while. I've never tried mass gobs myself, but I do use a giant/BAG army and I love the power of gobs on resource buildings.