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I upgraded to TH8 recently. I upgraded my barracks to unlock mighty PEKKA or so im told. So im trying out different army combos with pekka on th7s because rest of my army is still th7. I must say im not having any luck with any of them. Pekka tends to go around the base and gets killed off when cannons & archer towers have field day shooting at it. So my question is, how do you use pekkas? What army combo works well with pekka? And what army combos are effective vs th8s?
PEKKA will target whatever is closest to her.
Therefore use Barbs/Archers first to clear rubbish on the outside like army camps/barracks/pumps which will get her attention.
Make it so the closest thing to her is the middle of the base, then watch her rampage.
I like dropping her behind a pack of giants, it will allow the PEKKA to live quite a while.
Barb ai is a curse. I experimented a lot with barb ai troops, and abandoned them. Flying or missiles offsets it, but even the lowly goblin is a better choice for either pushing forward or cleaning up.
PEKKAs are awesome mannn. This is how I usually use my PEKKAs.
12 Giants - 2 PEKKA - 2 Healers - 6 Wallbreakers - 30 Barbarians - 20 Archers - 3 Lightning Spells
(with many different variations 2-6 PEKKA at a time, with differing numbers of Barbs and Archers)
Look for a base with exposed or easily accessible Air Defense towers. Getting rid of the AD early is critical. Drop 3 Lightning Bolts to kill off least accessible AD. Then, send Giants to closest AD, follow with Wallbreakers. Watch carefully and deploy healer towards giants as SOON as AD is gone. After defensive towers target Giants, deploy a wave of Barbarians and a PEKKA behind them, and then follow with Archers (I usually deploy half in the first wave of Barb, PEKKA, Archers). Whenever you see the defensive towers targeting the Giants, it's a green light to deploy Barb AI troops right behind them to clean up.. Hope this helps!
Are you using this combo vs th8s? I was using similar combo but with one healer and two drags in th7 and i can say i was kicking some major ♥♥♥ with it vs th7. Not so much vs th8 with third ad. I am looking for combo that i could use vs th8 with similar successQuote:
Originally Posted by ppyuri
Against TH7 healer-giant is very effective. If you are going against a well-upgraded TH8 then stick to the ground unless you have at least 3 level 4+ lighting spells or the air defenses are weak.
As with most level 1 troops, Pekkas aren't that great. They do shine at level 3 and paired with proper troop compositions, however.
PB. I do use this on TH8s but like stoud said, you gotta find one with either weak or exposed Air Defense. Maybe I'll put a video up.. Also, try experimenting with Rage and Healing.. very effective.
I use PEKKAs in this army, 3 healers, 6 giants, 1-3 PEKKAs, Rest Wizards and fill spare spot(s) with archers. With that I basically deploy the giants first followed by a healer then wizards/archer(s) to take out the outside buildings then when all distracting buildings are gone I will release my PEKKa(s) and then when there is no Air Defence I will release Healers to back them up.
Alternatively you could use the popular GoWiPe strategy which uses Golems, Wizards, PEKKAs, Wallbreakers and Archers. There are a number of guides on this strategy and what ratio of troops you should use. I will go through the basics. First you deploy your Golem(s) to tank damage followed by Archers/Wizards to clear distracting buildings, then PEKKA(s) ad more Wizards and Wallbreakers to break through the first layer of walls.