New Dark Spell: True Strike

A guiding spell to get your AQ to stop shooting at walls and shoot at something useful.

Everyone who has used the Archer Queen has had the frustration of running out of time while she mindlessly shoots at walls to leave you with 97% and one star. This spell would paint a target on a building, redirecting all troops within the spell radius to that building.

Duration: Instantaneous
Cost: 200 Dark Elixir
Range: 7 tile radius
Progression: Level 2- 275 DE, 8 tile radius
Level 3- 400 DE, 10 tile radius
Available at TH9, level 3 at TH10

This spell could be used in various ways such as directing hogs to hit that one air defense that is pummeling your dragons, or to redirect the gowiwi skeleton hoarde to a town hall to get that second star before time runs out. Combined with Rage could bring devastation to the target. Combined with Jump might make Valkyries attacks more viable.

The spell dropped on a building will redirect troops within the radius to attack that building.
The spell dropped on a location would redirect troops to go to that location, and once there choose whatever target their AI dictates.

The spell would be instant, flashing the troops within the radius to change target. I think if the we're any duration it might be OP to have troops moving into the spell and switching. It could even be counterproductive.

Let me know what you think!

I think it would also have to be a limit of one spell. Not sure how to do that. I wouldn't want to make it take up 8 slots, that would defeat the whole purpose of spells.

What about troops with favourite targets like giants or gobs? Would it draw them in as well?

So kind of the same thing as a flare in Boom Beach, but with a limited zone?

Also will troops have to break through walls on their way to the target? I'm feeling a little confused on as to how that will work...

If a targeting spell is ever added, the radius would have to be the biggest at level 1. That way troops may not go after the exact thing you want. As it levels up your control over your troops increases.

A spell idea that directs troops is currently ruled out.
Read the stickies before posting.

No, this is not in fact ruled out, this is in the frequently requested section. Please reread the sticky, you will not find anything troop/spell related which is ruled out except for a TH targeting troop.

I read stickies for 3 hours before posting so, yeah got that covered.

As for attacking walls to get through, I'm thinking the spell would do nothing for troops but change their target.

I'm open to suggestions on troops with favorite targets. I believe since it's instant everything should re-target, even those with favorites. Wonder what that would do with wallbreakers?

Thanks for the feedback