TH8 GoWiPe

I've been experimenting with GoWiPe at TH8 and have never 3* a TH8-9. Although the 2* is consistent. I've done a little digging online and have found most people are in agreement, but I was wondering if there are any people that have gotten really good at it and have some tips. I know it works better on large compartment bases, and i'm always luring CC troops even though i've heard it's not as important? I typically use 15 Wizards (LVL5) 2 Pekkas (soon to be level 3) 2 Golems (Lvl1) 5 Wallbreakers (LVL4) and 20 LVL 5 Archers (for picking off free buildings and luring CC) also my Barbarian King is lvl10. I usually also go in with a lvl3 pekka in my CC and 2 Rage and 1 Heal spell. Any suggestions on army composition, troop placement, or anything else would be helpful.

Don't believe what you see and hear on youtube.

GoWiPe is, imo, the most effective strategy at TH8. (hogs being the second if lvl4).

I don't care what all the YouTubers are telling you. They're implementing all these hybrid attacks, and yes they work, but they all have 30/30 heroes to rely on.

Until you reach th9 and your heroes are 15/15+ I would stick to the basics.

And GoWiPe is where it's at. (you can bring some back end troops if you'd like, but I wouldn't do so until you got the strategy down).

I like to attack the side of bases that have the most point defenses.
I never lure the CC. So get rid of any Archers in your comp.
If you know what's in the CC, bring a zap.
If not, replace with a rage spell.
Attack the side opposite the CC if possible, you want your troops funnelled into the base before engaging the CC troops.

Before you drop pekkas/heroes, make sure to create a wise funnel with wizards.
I also like to keep 1-3 wizards to funnel in along side of my heroes at the backend of the main attack.

When CC engages, rage up the wiz.
Ideally they will target your golems while your wizards are smashing them.

Depending on the base, you can bring some hogs or loons for the back half, this is base dependant and requires a bit of skill. you only need 5-8 of each to eliminate the hard to get to final few defensive structures + clean up.

I would prioritize your golem upgrade to level 2 after your pekka upgrade.

GL

Thanks for the pointers, when you talk about bring lightning spells when I know what is in their CC. Which troops are you suggesting I zap? I've had some trouble with witches, but what are some other troops i should lightning?