TH8 = too hard to win in wars

I really feel TH8 needs a little more help to ever be feasible when attacking TH9s or 10s in war, such as allowing the jump spell to be produced at TH8, or even allowing 4 spells to be held by the factory instead of 3. I am trying to max my TH8 before actually upgrading to TH9, but I am almost useless in war if I don't immediately attack--all the bases I conceivably can 3-star are already gone. Please consider some small way of evening the divide between TH8 and TH9. I am not suggesting anything so drastic as giving an archer queen or X-Bow to TH8s, but something simpler like allowing jump spells, which would dramatically help in troop deployment (i.e.- getting troops to go TOWARDS the enemy town hall), could really allow TH8s to be a viable threat in wars.

If other higher people are attacking the people that you should be, then that is the problem where they need to attack their own levels

Since the clan matching is how it is, and they cannot reasonably match clans with other clans with the exact same number of different THs, I am simply in favor of it not being impossible for a TH8 to 100% a TH9.

There are a lot of great attacking strategies available in TH8 already. The key is knowing which one to use, which ones you have available, and knowing how to use them. Mass drag, hogs, balloonion, and gowipe are very effective go-to's given you have the troops/spells upgraded. Practice makes perfect.

Also make sure the members of you're clan aren't dropping too low for easy 3-stars... this can ruin many opportunities to gain more stars. Hope this helps.

I feel like you're just complaining. Most of my clan are town hall 8 and we max star wars. There is no reason why we can't take down town hall 9s with some help from town hall 9s. I think you should just get your fellow members to be more organized.

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Originally Posted by EmeraldRange

I feel like you're just complaining. Most of my clan are town hall 8 and we max star wars. There is no reason why we can't take down town hall 9s with some help from town hall 9s. I think you should just get your fellow members to be more organized.

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I *am* complaining, and the reason is, I think TH8s are so much more limited in options than TH9s it's ridiculous. I am not talking about strategy, I am talking about options. Giving a jump spell to TH8 would not change much except to allow more precise control over where your troops go. It would not make attacking a TH8 any harder, either.

Also, allow me to make it clear--I am talking about making it a little more possible, with skill and proper execution, for a TH8 to THREE STAR a TH9 or maybe even TH10. I can usually at least get one star on these already, but in crunch time, I would love it if I could better help my clan by 3-starring a higher TH. I still would have the odds against 3-starring, it's just that it is almost impossible to get the troops I have available at TH8 to get to the center of a properly constructed TH9 or 10. X-Bows and the number of traps TH9 make it so.

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Originally Posted by melia004

Also, allow me to make it clear--I am talking about making it a little more possible, with skill and proper execution, for a TH8 to THREE STAR a TH9 or maybe even TH10. I can usually at least get one star on these already, but in crunch time, I would love it if I could better help my clan by 3-starring a higher TH. I still would have the odds against 3-starring, it's just that it is almost impossible to get the troops I have available at TH8 to get to the center of a properly constructed TH9 or 10. X-Bows and the number of traps TH9 make it so.

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The best a TH8 can do is two-star a TH9 where a TH9 couldn't three star that same TH9. That TH9 in ur can then just flatten the TH8s for an additional star. Thats where clans who coordinate attacks win wars.

Being TH8 before, I'd gowipe a TH9 for two stars when our TH9s weren't sure they could 3 star it. It really helped us in wars.

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Originally Posted by gibby86

There are a lot of great attacking strategies available in TH8 already. The key is knowing which one to use, which ones you have available, and knowing how to use them. Mass drag, hogs, balloonion, and gowipe are very effective go-to's given you have the troops/spells upgraded. Practice makes perfect.

Also make sure the members of you're clan aren't dropping too low for easy 3-stars... this can ruin many opportunities to gain more stars. Hope this helps.

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^^^ This.

A TH8 should be able to 100% many TH9s. I did when I was TH8 and I was not maxed at TH8.

I am having trouble adjusting to winning against advanced TH 9s and medium 10s but that is all about my skill level at attacking this level, nothing ♥♥ needs to "adjust" for me. At some point I will get more skilled here and when I move to TH10 I will have trouble defeating a maxed TH10. Until I dont.

I am having a hard time believing that my point is getting across. I will be the first to admit that I am not the greatest Clash of Clans attacker, believe me, but I am not suggesting that any huge change be made, I just want to be able to attack a base and use a jump spell to direct my troops. Having a troop space limit of 200 really becomes frustrating when you have to choose between bringing heavy troops or 30 wall breakers just so some make it alive to actually destroy walls past the outermost ones. If I could, for instance, drop a jump spell and a bunch of valkyries and actually get them to go TOWARDS THE MIDDLE instead of all around the base, that would be nice.

Upgrade your th if you want a jump spell.

If you're using valks as an attack strategy then that might be where most of your problem lies.

If you dont max out your hogs and GoWiPe at TH8, then wars are tough.

Loons at TH8 are pretty pointless and Drag/Rage takes some practice (and good base selection).

Valks are tough to get right, but still not going to give the results you would expect because they take so much space and you wont get enough in your camps.

I have only just gone to 9, and my troops are still from 8, but the additional spell helps... a little.

Choose your war attacks more carefully and it will yield results... It did for me... I have been able to 2star 9s and 3star 8s regularly.

A good war clan and a well coordinated strategy make a HUGE difference in war.

If you have good troops and want a GREAT war clan, PM me... I am not the leader and have been to many clans, so no bias here.

I know how you feel i have been a th 8 for 4 months and i am about to be max th 8 in a few days u just have to change up your attack strategy when your going to attack a higher th maybe get golems i dont know how far along are you in your th 8.

Learn how to funnel your troops. You use it in every strategy. For barch clear trash break some walls. Once they target middle boom. Dragons don't spam them all in one area, know that they will go to the outside. Force some outside, and the rest will go in. Use enemy cc to lure your troops to the middle. Gowipe same thing. Drop golems wizards behind to take out trash, wb to open up, pekka king more wbs rage heal rage. You have to learn how to take out the trash

I have both a TH8 and TH10 account and, while I feel your pain as a TH8 in war, what you're suggesting doesn't make much sense.

No TH8 attacker should be able to 3-star a TH9 (unless the base is super-rushed). Just like most TH9 folks can't 3-star a TH10. Heck ,even most TH10 attackers can't 3-star another Th10 base.

You don't think this is a strategy issue, but it is. As a TH8 you should be paired up with a TH8 or low TH9 opponent in your war. With my TH8 acct I can usually 2-star a low TH9 base with gowipe. It sounds like your clan mates are attacking too low in war and not giving you a shot at bases around your level.

1) Learn a lot of strategies and have your TROOPS maxed, Pekkas and DE so you have a full toolchest available.

2) If the ones you CAN ATTACK and star are taken before you get there then you need to have a chat with your leader or war director about how your clan attacks. A clan that let's it go however with no sort of system is going to have problems whether you are a TH8 or a TH6 depending on your clan mix. Easiest is mirror #1 then pick up stars #2 something like that. How you call #2 is up to your clan. Another option is to call #1 and use an outside chat to formalize the list of who goes after what. There's also apps to allow help with this.

Also some rules like everyone attacks at their TH level or higher for #1 and then we do clean-up max stars #2. But really sounds like a war strat issue not a attacking issue.

It is hard for any hall to attack the hall above them, that is how the game is supposed to be.