What troops to upgrade next [poll]

hi guys wht shld I upgrade next.
Archer to 5
Goblin to 5
Wall breaker to 5
Balloons to 5
Wizards to 5
Drags to 3

i use mass dragons in war if ur gonna ask. Pls post below wht to upgrade n why!!

If you barch, then archers. If not, then upgrade your dragons.

wiz, lvl4 to 5 is one of the biggest boosts in the game, similar to the boost from lvl5 to lvl6 loons

Hi Ishaan1234!

I've heard people asking this very question SO MANY TIMES that I think I'm practically an expert in this, until th8 at least. So when I saw your poll I got the idea that you might just make your decision solely based on your poll results. Dont! Upgrading troops is quite often time and resource consuming, so you want to have the right troops for the right kind of attacks as often as possible.

What kind of troop you should upgrade first depends on what purpose you would want your troops for. For example, if you're going to focus on farming for awhile, then as SirSpanner mentioned earlier archers are your #1 priority for Barch, or whatever farming troops you'd like to use (Goblins, Giants etc).

However, if you're looking to get some of those big stars in your wars then I would strongly recommend upgrading your Dragons to level 3 for INITIAL attacks. Mass dragon armies are the cheapest elixir war armies at th8. They also work fairly well with Rage spells as you must know by now. Mass dragon armies are also unfortunately one of the weakest of the possible war armies you can use at th8. The stronger your army composition, the better the chance of you getting more stars against your opponent, as long as you plan your attacks well.

After Dragons, Balloons should be your priority for wars. These can be used in the more powerful Dragoon/Dragoonian attack strategies. Balloons, along with wizards, experience a huge boost in their stats when upgraded from levels 4 to 5. They have one of the highest DPS and HP stats of all the elixir troops in the game! Plus they're air troops, so cannons can't attack them. Their only weakness lies in their slow speed and their lower than optimal HP. This is why they are mostly deployed in groups for attacks, making them more vulnerable to Wizard Towers. They are also great troops as lures for the Clan Castle troops, if positioned well.

Finally when you feel you are ready to take on some of the toughest th8 bases and even some of the weaker th9 bases, upgrade your Wizards. As sr55651 said before, Wizards undergo a significant increase in their stats from levels 4 to 5. They are best used for wars in the popular GoWiPe strategy. Unfortunately this army comp. requires you to unlock (and preferably upgrade) PEKKAS and Golems, both of which are some of the most expensive troops in the game so far! This is why is prioritized the Wizards at #3 in your list.

If you feel the need to use them, you could upgrade your Wall Breakers at #4 too for use in your GoWiPe attacks, though some players don't feel the need to use them. This is subjective.

To summarize the above, for wars -

#1 = Dragons (Mass Dragon)
#2 = Balloons (Dragoonian/Dragoon)
#3 = Wizards (GoWiPe)


The strength of the above army compositions is -

GoWiPe > Dragoonian > Dragoon > Mass Dragon


I hope I could help you with this long but detailed bhashan (lecture). Thanks for reading. You're welcome to join my clan 'Cry Havoc' if you ever feel the need to join an active, experienced and mature war clan. Till then, Good Luck & Clash on!

Goblin :smirk:

No, actually Dragon.

Archer. Always prioritize farming troops above war troops.

Wiz for war/war base donation