Gowipe

Hello

i know this subject has been talked about at length but I couldn't find the answer I'm looking for in the past threads..
I only just got my pekkas, we're at war and it's an anti dragon base.. What do you deploy first in the go wipe attacks?
thank you for your answers

There are a few things to remember with GOWIPE:
- Golems and Pekkas need to get into the middle towards the TH, not to do a lap around the base. This is critical, so remember that troops tend to head to the next nearest thing to attack (remember some troops have 'preferred' things to attack).
- Golems need to do the tanking
- wizards and AQ need to be at the back of the attack

So, my strategy is as follows:
1. Choose an entry point that a) means you can mitigate the troops doing a lap (see point 3), and b) allows good access to the TH
2. Drop the golems around this entry point, but spread them out a lttile bit so that they tank the maximum amount of defences (remember that they will head for the nearest defence, not merely the nearest item)
3. Drop a couple of wizards either side of the entry point to take out the outer bits that your troops might move onto, this stops the 'lap around' problem. (For example, if your entry point is at 12 o'clock, you will want to take out the bits at 10/11 o'clock and 1/2 o'clock). What is essential here is that you have worked out what bits these couple of wizards need to take out, where you will drop them, and what defences they will be in range of. Be sure that your golems tank these defences.
4. Once the defences that the wizards are taking down are done (or at least close to), drop your pekkas and you BK, and your WB at and around the entry point.
5. Then drop your wizards behind those (I spread them out a wee bit), I like to drop about two thirds of them, and drop the remainder a bit later. Also drop your AQ at this point
6. I tend to use the BK rage first, ideally with the pekkas and the golems alongside, and also use a healing spell to keep them all topped up. This is usually at the point that the CC troops are causing problems.
7. Then use rage spells (and any additional healing spell you might also have with you) to get them to the TH and get it down.
8. I would also drop the remainder of the wizards, either behind all of this, or at a strategic point elsewhere.

The reasons I find I do not 3 star with GOWIPE are usually:
- I am distracted with the different steps to get the troops dropped, and the golems or pekka lose too much health
- I am distracted by the golems & pekkas, and do not get the wizards, BK and AQ down quick enough, and they end up doing a lap.
- I use my spells too early on, and get an easy 2 star, but then left with not much else for the 3 star, so either die or run out of time
- I save my spells too long, and pekkas die
- My wizards get too close to the golems and pekkas, and die in splash damage

As you can see, it is a bit of a balancing act, but as long as you avoid the 'lap around' problem, and focus on getting your pekkas and golems to the TH, you should 2 star without too much problem. I will occasionally use a jump spell to help them get to the TH, this is usually with a base that I think will be too tough to 3 star.

This is my way, I am sure there are others that do it differently, I hope it helps, good luck (unless you are attacking me!).

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Originally Posted by Lepholar

There are a few things to remember with GOWIPE:
- Golems and Pekkas need to get into the middle towards the TH, not to do a lap around the base. This is critical, so remember that troops tend to head to the next nearest thing to attack (remember some troops have 'preferred' things to attack).
- Golems need to do the tanking
- wizards and AQ need to be at the back of the attack

So, my strategy is as follows:
1. Choose an entry point that a) means you can mitigate the troops doing a lap (see point 3), and b) allows good access to the TH
2. Drop the golems around this entry point, but spread them out a lttile bit so that they tank the maximum amount of defences (remember that they will head for the nearest defence, not merely the nearest item)
3. Drop a couple of wizards either side of the entry point to take out the outer bits that your troops might move onto, this stops the 'lap around' problem. (For example, if your entry point is at 12 o'clock, you will want to take out the bits at 10/11 o'clock and 1/2 o'clock). What is essential here is that you have worked out what bits these couple of wizards need to take out, where you will drop them, and what defences they will be in range of. Be sure that your golems tank these defences.
4. Once the defences that the wizards are taking down are done (or at least close to), drop your pekkas and you BK, and your WB at and around the entry point.
5. Then drop your wizards behind those (I spread them out a wee bit), I like to drop about two thirds of them, and drop the remainder a bit later. Also drop your AQ at this point
6. I tend to use the BK rage first, ideally with the pekkas and the golems alongside, and also use a healing spell to keep them all topped up. This is usually at the point that the CC troops are causing problems.
7. Then use rage spells (and any additional healing spell you might also have with you) to get them to the TH and get it down.
8. I would also drop the remainder of the wizards, either behind all of this, or at a strategic point elsewhere.

The reasons I find I do not 3 star with GOWIPE are usually:
- I am distracted with the different steps to get the troops dropped, and the golems or pekka lose too much health
- I am distracted by the golems & pekkas, and do not get the wizards, BK and AQ down quick enough, and they end up doing a lap.
- I use my spells too early on, and get an easy 2 star, but then left with not much else for the 3 star, so either die or run out of time
- I save my spells too long, and pekkas die
- My wizards get too close to the golems and pekkas, and die in splash damage

As you can see, it is a bit of a balancing act, but as long as you avoid the 'lap around' problem, and focus on getting your pekkas and golems to the TH, you should 2 star without too much problem. I will occasionally use a jump spell to help them get to the TH, this is usually with a base that I think will be too tough to 3 star.

This is my way, I am sure there are others that do it differently, I hope it helps, good luck (unless you are attacking me!).

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Thank you very much for your reply!
i do not have the AQ yet as I'm only th8 and none of my pekkas/golems are upgraded but I will give it a go following your alive.
how many pekkas and golems would you suggest using?
thanks :))

Advice not alive lol
pardon my auto correct

The troop set ups can range from what I have seen
In my opinion, as minimum you will need:
- 2 golems
- 2 pekkas
- 12 wizards
- 4 wall breakers
That will still leave you some room to add on to the above, which of course you will need to do, plus you clan castle.

Some people like 3 golems with 2 pekkas, some the other way round, some like 3 of each.
I personally go for (I think I have this right):
- 3 golems
- 2 pekkas
- 12 wizards
- 4 wall breakers
- 2 witches
- clan castle I ask for 1 pekka, 1 wizard, and 2 archers
- 2 rage spells, 1 healing spell, and either a jump spell or another rage or healing spell

I appreciate you may not have the same amount of space as that, so I would advise:
- always make 2 golems and 2 pekkas, 4-8 wall breakers, and the rest wizards
- For clan castle troops, ask for an extra golem or more likely if your clan castle does not have space, ask for a pekka. I would say pekka either way anyway, as with a setup where you have more golems than pekkas you run the risk of timing out having not done much damage.

It might be frustrating for you to start off with, as lvl 1 golems and pekkas are that bit more squishy, but don't be put off, it'll firstly get easier as you upgrade them, but also you will learn a lot about tactics.
If you have the loot available, practice it while farming, making sure you choose tricky bases.
I really enjoy gowipe attacks as it is very tactical, which was a nice change from the somewhat mindless all dragons or mass hogs attacks that are the standard at lower levels.

Finally, I would strongly urge you to save up for an AQ, if you are not already. An AQ has such a long range they work really well with tanks such as golems, so are brilliant in a gowipe as they sit back and nuke whilst staying out of trouble.

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply
i tried but only got 1star.. I think I was nervous and didn't deploy my troops fast enough
then the king went the wrong way..
oh well it was a good 1st try, I was hoping for beginner's luck but it did not quite work out as expected .
i wish I could say that I'm saving up for the AQ as I have seen her in other players' attacks and she is brilliant but I've only been on th8 for a few weeks and I have still quite a few items to upgrade before I can move on to th9, I don't want to rush things.
my next troop upgrade will be pekkas though :))
thanks again for all the advice, I will polish my gowipe attacks for a better war next time!

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Originally Posted by Tink1000

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply
i tried but only got 1star.. I think I was nervous and didn't deploy my troops fast enough
then the king went the wrong way..
oh well it was a good 1st try, I was hoping for beginner's luck but it did not quite work out as expected .
i wish I could say that I'm saving up for the AQ as I have seen her in other players' attacks and she is brilliant but I've only been on th8 for a few weeks and I have still quite a few items to upgrade before I can move on to th9, I don't want to rush things.
my next troop upgrade will be pekkas though :))
thanks again for all the advice, I will polish my gowipe attacks for a better war next time!

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Unlucky with the attack.
Sorry I didn't pick up on this earlier, but note that if you are a new TH8 then I would say that GOWIPE is probably not going to be your best war attack option until you have upgraded lots of troops and got your AQ, and that dragons will be your bread and butter for a bit.
still...keep practicing your GOWIPE when you get the chance

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Originally Posted by Lepholar

Unlucky with the attack.
Sorry I didn't pick up on this earlier, but note that if you are a new TH8 then I would say that GOWIPE is probably not going to be your best war attack option until you have upgraded lots of troops and got your AQ, and that dragons will be your bread and butter for a bit.
still...keep practicing your GOWIPE when you get the chance

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You don't need to be TH9 to have success with GoWiPe! Though the success chance usually goes way up after upgrading the golems, and pekkas to level 2, and the wizards to level 5.

My normal GoWipe army comp as a TH8 is 2 golems, 2 pekkas, 9 wb's, rest wizards. 2 rage, 1 heal spell.

Thanks . I got it

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Originally Posted by Lepholar

There are a few things to remember with GOWIPE:
- Golems and Pekkas need to get into the middle towards the TH, not to do a lap around the base. This is critical, so remember that troops tend to head to the next nearest thing to attack (remember some troops have 'preferred' things to attack).
- Golems need to do the tanking
- wizards and AQ need to be at the back of the attack

So, my strategy is as follows:
1. Choose an entry point that a) means you can mitigate the troops doing a lap (see point 3), and b) allows good access to the TH
2. Drop the golems around this entry point, but spread them out a lttile bit so that they tank the maximum amount of defences (remember that they will head for the nearest defence, not merely the nearest item)
3. Drop a couple of wizards either side of the entry point to take out the outer bits that your troops might move onto, this stops the 'lap around' problem. (For example, if your entry point is at 12 o'clock, you will want to take out the bits at 10/11 o'clock and 1/2 o'clock). What is essential here is that you have worked out what bits these couple of wizards need to take out, where you will drop them, and what defences they will be in range of. Be sure that your golems tank these defences.
4. Once the defences that the wizards are taking down are done (or at least close to), drop your pekkas and you BK, and your WB at and around the entry point.
5. Then drop your wizards behind those (I spread them out a wee bit), I like to drop about two thirds of them, and drop the remainder a bit later. Also drop your AQ at this point
6. I tend to use the BK rage first, ideally with the pekkas and the golems alongside, and also use a healing spell to keep them all topped up. This is usually at the point that the CC troops are causing problems.
7. Then use rage spells (and any additional healing spell you might also have with you) to get them to the TH and get it down.
8. I would also drop the remainder of the wizards, either behind all of this, or at a strategic point elsewhere.

The reasons I find I do not 3 star with GOWIPE are usually:
- I am distracted with the different steps to get the troops dropped, and the golems or pekka lose too much health
- I am distracted by the golems & pekkas, and do not get the wizards, BK and AQ down quick enough, and they end up doing a lap.
- I use my spells too early on, and get an easy 2 star, but then left with not much else for the 3 star, so either die or run out of time
- I save my spells too long, and pekkas die
- My wizards get too close to the golems and pekkas, and die in splash damage

As you can see, it is a bit of a balancing act, but as long as you avoid the 'lap around' problem, and focus on getting your pekkas and golems to the TH, you should 2 star without too much problem. I will occasionally use a jump spell to help them get to the TH, this is usually with a base that I think will be too tough to 3 star.

This is my way, I am sure there are others that do it differently, I hope it helps, good luck (unless you are attacking me!).

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Golem first .

th8:

2 pekkas
2 golems
16 wiz
8 wallbreaker
10 arc.
:o