Need Help on Trophy Pushing

Okay. I'm a close to max town hall 8. All my defence (except teslas which are level 4. Archer tower which are level 9. And walls which are level 7) and was wondering how to get some dark elixir. Should I push to master? I'm cutrently on gold 3 for gold and elixir farming.
If I am to push to master or high crystal, what army comp. Should I use to push. Also what army should I use to get the dark elixir when I'm in masters or high crystal?

Thanks I'm advance. I request no goofy or false answers please.

http://forum.supercell.net/showthrea...-TH8-and-below
Follow that guide, very informative.
You could either Use Bam and Barch or 3 star your way with Stronger armies.
Giant healer works until you start reaching high up.

If you want to trophy push I would use this strategy until you reach crystal 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7O8UVNfZys

Then once you hit crystal 1 I would use gowipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uavDKi0SZp0

This is the th8 gowipe troop composition: http://clashofclans.wikia.com/wiki/A...ced_TH8_GoWiPe