Hog Attack Strategies

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February 24th, 2015
dantoddd

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Hog Attack Strategies

I've been using hogs quite sucessfully for sometime, but today i got totally owned (one star only) by two very similar bases. Can someone explain to me what went wrong.

Both attacks were very similar. wiped out the cc first and then launched the hogs. No problems with DG Bombs. One thing i left out was the queen. she was centralised in both cases. I didn't bother with her. maybe that was the issue. anyways in both cases the composition was around 33 hogs (lvl 4), rest wizzes (lvl 5), BK lvl 8, AQ lvl 5, and 4 heal (lvl 5). Both attacks came from the south west.

here are the bases

can someone who is experienced at hogs please explain to me how they would hog these bases
February 24th, 2015
14chenct

For the left base, I would

1. locate possible double bombs location, which appears to be sitting between mortar & wizard tower. (NW & NE)

2. Eliminate defenses that will guide to hogs to double bombs and lure the cc troops, that is, 1 loon at SW on the cannon, followed by several hogs to destroy the wizard tower.

3. 1 archer at NE barrack, when the cc arrive, drop your cc golem followed by several wizards, 1 witch and Heroes. This should destroy the wizard tower and the queen. I would suggest a rage spell due to your low level Heroes.

4. As soon as the queen is aggro'd, release hogs using multiple fingers along SE and at E. (approx. 30 hogs)

5. A couple hogs should run off side to the bottom mortar, forget about those. The rest of the hog should run directly into the core.

6. Predict hog path and be patient to drop heal spells.

I just run through that in my head, feel free to correct me if I made any mistakes.
February 24th, 2015
dantoddd

I did all of that expect aggro the queen. I feel like that was my mistake.
February 24th, 2015
Aaronspjut

Gohowiwi

Mass hog just doesnt work. Supercell doesnt want it to work consistently.

GOHOWIWI on the other hand is a hybrid mass hog, utilizing a Golem, a cpl witchs and about 15 wizards along with 25 hogs.

Basically you pull and dispatch cc troops. I use my golem to grab attention and nuke them down with wiz.

Then its just a matter of getting your golem and heros into base and taking fire. You then TWO FINGER drop your hogs and drop heals in obvious locations. 9X outa 10 you'll have the bulk of your kill squad alive after last defense goes down.
February 24th, 2015
dantoddd

GoHoWiWi. ok, I'll try that. my witches and golum are only lvl 1 will that be an issue. I need to learn these more sophisticated attacks, I'm just coming form TH 8 and still used to the more simple attacks like mass hogs and mass dragons. lol.
February 24th, 2015
Aaronspjut

Golem and hogs should be priority upgrades.
But yes, a lvl 1 golem will work. I use golem as a target for enemy cc troops so i can drop my wiz and nuke them down without losing a single troop. Lvl 4 obviously works much better for this, but i started doing it with lvl 1 everything lol.
February 24th, 2015
dantoddd

Hmm...

I guess my next upgrade will be golem
February 24th, 2015
dantoddd

Are there any good GoHoWiWi guides out there
February 24th, 2015
alwally024

GoHo

I've been using hogs for a very long time and was quite successful at TH8 and even early TH9 but as you suggested the queen becomes a huge hog killer. I became quite frustrated after many failed hog attacks in wars so went searching for new strategies and GoHo looks pretty solid, if you are sticking with hogs.

The way I use it is by going through the usual process of luring the cc troops (important to lure to the same side as the queen), destroy surrounding buildings with wizzys to funnel troops into the middle then drop the golem, heroes and any troops you have for your kill squad. I usually take 1 jump spell to get over the walls and towards the queen. If they survive this is also a great way to continue to the TH and get a guaranteed 2 star.

Another great thing about this is it also destroys some defences and distracts several more, leaving less work for your hogs to do. For more details I watched this guy's video over and over. http://youtu.be/IGYG-Bit4JA?list=PL_...wT9mLGoEoksDZ2

It's worth adding I've started 3 starring maxed TH9 bases with this method (though need to get more consistent).
Hope this helps.
February 24th, 2015
dantoddd

OK what about troop composition and the level of unit. Do they matter? My Witch and Golem are lvl 1 and king is lvl 8 and queen lvl 5.
February 24th, 2015
alwally024

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Originally Posted by dantoddd

OK what about troop composition and the level of unit. Do they matter? My Witch and Golem are lvl 1 and king is lvl 8 and queen lvl 5.

Obviously higher the better but it can be done with your level troops. Though I would focus on upgrading hogs and then golems. The higher the level of your kill squad, the longer they will last and the more damage they will do. If you're in a good clan see if someone can donate a higher golem or witches to you in the time being.