1 Giant Bomb + 3 Little Bombs WIPES HOGS

Hey fellas. I wanted to post this thread because a ton of people probably do not know this, and I know it could help a ton of people with base design.


We all know that when creating a good th9 base, 2 sets of giant bombs (gbs) are essential in order to take out the threat of hogs. However, with the oncoming popularity if goho and holo attacks, sometimes these gbs can be negated with smart tactics. So why have 2 sets of hog extinctions when you can have 3?


Yes, having 3 is quite possible, as long as you have max gbs and max little bombs (lbs) and place them next to a wiz tower.


I'll do the math for you.


1gb x 1.5 = 337.5 hp
3lbs = 126 hp
Total hp = 463.5


Wiz Tower dps (damage per shot) = 52


Hog health = 475


So as you see, if you have 1 gb and 3 lbs placed next to a wiz tower, then there is enough damage to wipe out a group of mass hogs (likely even through a heal spell). One might say, "oh the heal spell will heal the hogs before the wiz tower can get the killshot off". Wiz towers shoot off every 1.2 sec. So the likelihood of that wiz tower hitting the hogs right before, during, or right after the hogs nail the bombs is high. So basically the odds are in your favor, not the attacker's.


I hope you all read this and let me know your opinions on the subject. Please comment! Peace all✌️

But the range is so short that only some hogs will get killed not all of them

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Originally Posted by dasyoyo16

But the range is so short that only some hogs will get killed not all of them

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I thought the same would be true. But hogs like to be dumb and wander off their path slightly. Trust me when i say they will all be triggered.

The bombs will not go off all at once along with the wizard tower so heal will most likely work anyway. Your assessment of the likelihood of the wizard tower hitting the hogs at the right time is misleading. It has around a 0.35 second window assuming the big bomb and little bombs all go off at the same time.

I see what you are saying. If there is a "pre-heal" placed, then the hogs can survive. But i do not believe this will happen every time. One thing you have to take into account is that since there are 3 locations now instead of two, the attacker would have to drop 3 pre-heals in order to combat the base strategy. Also

Having said this, one of the main reasons I like to do this to my war bases is that it helps defend against gowiwi better (most people get scared of the dgb locations and do not hog anyway). Having 3 spots with gbs vs 2 helps a lot more with taking out wizzies, witches etc. in a gowiwi, while also keeping the base anti-hog.

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Originally Posted by Rutan

I see what you are saying. If there is a "pre-heal" placed, then the hogs can survive. But i do not believe this will happen every time. One thing you have to take into account is that since there are 3 locations now instead of two, the attacker would have to drop 3 pre-heals in order to combat the base strategy. Also

Having said this, one of the main reasons I like to do this to my war bases is that it helps defend against gowiwi better (most people get scared of the dgb locations and do not hog anyway). Having 3 spots with gbs vs 2 helps a lot more with taking out wizzies, witches etc. in a gowiwi, while also keeping the base anti-hog.

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You wont need 3 pre-heals just 1 where you are placing the hogs. By the end the double bombs don't do very much because the hogs have broken up. Not hard to get around this strategy.

Interesting idea, Rutan, and something I will experiment with.

My sense is that hogs are not used very much, and when they are used, a moderate strength TH9 can usually defend against them as it is, without needing this approach.

I think that when positioning giant bombs for hog defense, the most important factor is to place them so they hard to detonate by a couple of hogs sent as 'scouts.' This is probably more important than what type of defense building they are next to.

The math adds up but smart hoggers would preheal that spot. Even if you have 3 possible spots, four heals work. I think dgb work because the heal heals them gradually, not all at once. So two hurts them enough were they cannot heal themselves from the first gb fast enough.