Originally Posted by
Goobers
Yeah ADs are the defenses I work on right after I finish my maxing my splash defenses early. They are important for stopping dragon raids from 3-starring you in war as a TH8, so if you war often enough and don't want to be a liability on defense, make sure to get those ADs to 6 during your time at TH8 (or while you're on your way to TH9 during construction). But I do splash first b/c it is the best defense against the most common farming raids on your base that you'll see (Barch/BAM). Wiz towers then mortars is the preferred order, I know wiz towers are more expensive but it's worth it to knock them out first.
Giants lvl 5 aren't really that great for farming at TH8, so you should focus on barbs/archers/wallers first. But if you do decide to rush through TH8 to get to TH9, make sure you get your giants to lvl 5 at least during the construction time so that you can do giants lvl 6 first when your TH9 lab finishes. Giants lvl 4 are solid for TH7 farming, Giants lvl 5 aren't too great (plus more expensive) for TH8 farming, but Giants lvl 6 are outstanding for TH9 farming.
