at what level are mass hogs a viable strategy

I just got level 3 hogs - I tried mass hogs when I first unlocked them, and they were all massacred immediately obviously. at what level can mass hogs start to wreck bases?

i think if there not maxed they cant be used very good.... THEN you have to pick a base that is crowded

Level 3 is when they become able to 3 star a base. But dragons outperform them.

Level 4 is when they become the best strategy for town hall 8.

A yr ago they were good, they are rubbish now

Due to repeated nerfs by Supercell, encouraged by whiny fools on the forum, hogs are almost useless en mass now even at level 5.

Depending on what bases you are selecting you should be able to do quite well with 3s but like most troops, they take practice.

Also, maybe more so than other troops, hogs are all or nothing. Theyll either devastate a base (if you navigate the giant bombs, predict their pathing and apply heal spells correctly), or they'll evaporate in seconds.

In other words, dont be discouraged if you have a few miserable failures along the way.

Lol. Some people make me laugh.

You got 1 sensible answer in there OP, wonder if you can guess which it is.

For someone championing staying at th9 forever, you:
1. Never had your max TH10 flattened by the old hogs every logoff. (When i say old, v2 as soon as started targeting defences).

2. Would prefer your pride and joy of a maxed th9 being an instant 3* joke by hogs, no matter how good the layout.

They may have weakened hogs a touch too much over time, but most of it was necessary.

Well,I'd like some advice too.I started my DB upgrade to Level Two yesterday.Should I mass hog someone as soon as they are unlocked or wait?

Mass hogs doesn't depend on the level of hogs, it depends on the kind of base you're attacking and your skill of course, to know how to deploy them.

It all depends on who you're up against. Against a TH7 they need to be lv2. Against a mid TH8 they need to be 3. Against a maxed TH8 you might need them at 4. At the start of TH9 lv4 hogs might work but after that you want them maxed.

Tldr- max level of your opponent's TH level

Edit: Oh and if you don't path them right or go against an obvious dgb base then it doesn't really matter what level they are because you lose