[TH 7] DE Troops: To use or not to use

[TH 7] DE Troops: To use or not to use
A guide on how to use them efficiently

Introduction

As we all know,almost everything dark elixir-related is unlocked at town hall 7 such as dark elixir storage, dark elixir drill, dark barracks (which unlocks minion at lvl 1 and hogs at lvl 2) and the barbarian king. Most people at th 7 rarely use dark elixir troops in attacking and doesn't upgrade them. This guide is made to inform other players that dark elixir troops are useful at town hall 7. This guide includes the use,strengths and weaknesses of dark elixir troops. Most of the information here are based on my experience on using them.

Table of Contents

1] Minions

1.1] Use
1.2] Strengths and Weaknesses

1.3] Common Attacking Strategies

1.3.1] BAM
1.3.2] Dragons + Minions
1.3.3] Balloonion
1.3.4] Dragoonion

2] Hogs

2.1] Use
2.2] Strengths and Weaknesses
2.3] Common Attacking Strategies

2.3.1] Hogs + Archers
2.3.2] HoLo
2.3.3] Dragon + Hogs

3] Reserved
4] Reserved
5] Reserved

1] Minions

1.1] Use

• Disarm Air Bombs
  
• Kill CC troops
  
• Clean up buildings that other troops didn't destroy

1.2] Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths

• Cannons, Mortar and X-Bow set on ground can't kill it
  
• Fast and doesn't activate Seeking Air Mine
  
• Strong if they are many

Weaknesses

• Has low health
  
• Can't disarm Seeking Air Mine
  
• Air Defenses can kill it in one shot

1.3] Common Attacking Strategies

1.3.1] BAM

-u/c-

1.3.2] Dragons + Minions

Army Composition:

6-9 Drag
Rest Minions
3 lightning/ 2 rage 1 heal/ 3 rage
CC: level 5+ Balloons/ level 3+ Dragon

How to use:

• If 3 lightning:

Drop all lightning spells on an air defense (higher level or surrounded by high hp buildings). Deploy all dragons except for 1-2 on the side near the other air defense. When the dragons are taking damage, deploy your cc. When the dragons didn't attack the air defense, deploy the remaining dragon/s. Deploy the minions when the air defense and/or air bombs are gone. Send you Barbarian King to help in destroying buildings.

• If 2 rage 1 heal/ 3 rage:

Deploy all dragons except for 1-2 on the side near the air defense. Drop a rage spell when dragons are approaching an air defense. When the dragons are taking damage, deploy your cc. Drop the remaining dragon/s and minions if the dragons approach the air defense. Send you Barbarian King to help in destroying buildings.

1.3.3] Balloonion

Army Composition:

24-32 Balloons
Rest Minions
3 heal
CC: level 5+ Balloons/ level 3+ Dragon

How to use:

• Deploy 1-3 balloon/s to check if the enemy's clan castle has troops. If it has troops, deploy a minion until the troops are on the edge of the map. Use the balloons' death explosion to kill archers,wizards and witches. Use minions if it's a dragon. Drop all balloons on the side that is nearest to an air defense. Use heal when approaching wizard tower or an air bomb appears. Deploy minions when balloons are tanking.

​1.3.4] Dragoonion

Army Composition:

4-6 Dragons
10 Minions
Rest Balloons
2 rage 1 heal/ 3 lightning
CC: level 5+ Balloons/ level 3+ Dragon

How to use:

• If 3 lightning:

Drop all lightning spells on an air defense (higher level or surrounded by high hp buildings). Deploy all dragons on the side near the other air defense (and the cc if it contains a dragon). When the dragons are tanking, deploy all balloons (and the cc if it contains balloons). Send the minions and your heroes to help in cleaning.

• If 2 rage 1 heal/ 3 heal:

Deploy all dragons on the side near the other air defense (and the cc if it contains a dragon). When the dragons are tanking, deploy all balloons (and the cc if it contains balloons). Use rage(or heal) when balloons are attacking the air defense, use heal when balloons are taking much damage. Send the minions and your heroes to help in cleaning.

2] Hogs

2.1] Use

• Lure CC troops
  
• Better substitute for Giants
  
• Tank

2.2] Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths

• Jumps over walls
  
• High Damage
  
• Strong if they are many

Weaknesses

• Has low health
  
• Giant Bombs deal 1.5x damage than it would to other troops (one is enough to kill lvl 2 hogs)
  
• Too fast for other troops to catch up
  
• vulnerable against skeleton traps and heroes

2.3] Common Attacking Strategies

2.3.1] Hogs + Archers

-useful for farming (gold 3 and above) and trophy push.
-not tested for cw
-the base should have no 2x2 empty space to be sure that no giant bombs will kill your hogs

Army Composition:

20-24 Hogs
Rest Archers
3 heal
CC: any

How to use:

• Drop 1-2 hogs to test if cc has troops. If there are troops, drop archers to lure them on the edge then surround them with archers to kill it. Drop an archer to the side near the wizard tower to test if there is a giant bomb on the spot. Deploy all hogs then use heals when their hp is red. Send all your archers and hero while the hogs are destroying defensive buildings.

2.3.2] HoLo

-u/c-

2.3.3] Dragon + Hogs

-u/c-

reserved 10char

for future use

again, for future use