Question on BAM...

[Corvalus]

I have started th 7 (on noob account) and i have multiple questions on it
1. How noob does a base have to be to be a vault raid (basic average defenses)
2. Does minion lvl matter
3. Is lightning spell the complimentary spell to this technique
4. Should I hold back on the minions till i get BK
5. Should I snipe ths and use minimal troops and lose most
6. Should wbs be included
7. How come I never been raided this way
8. Are the barbs mainly for meat shielding and to take out the air defense
9. Is this asking for a whole guide

[Cjdolan]

I have started th 7 (on noob account) and i have multiple questions on it
1. How noob does a base have to be to be a vault raid (basic average defenses)
2. Does minion lvl matter
3. Is lightning spell the complimentary spell to this technique
4. Should I hold back on the minions till i get BK
5. Should I snipe ths and use minimal troops and lose most
6. Should wbs be included
7. How come I never been raided this way
8. Are the barbs mainly for meat shielding and to take out the air defense
9. Is this asking for a whole guide

1) doesn't have to be a noob base at all. I just took 400k gold from a maxed th8 and 200k was in the storages, just gotta pick where to attack and take out wiz towers first and AD second.
2) i was successful with level 1 minions, but now with level 2 it is much better.
3) i never use spells when BAM-ing. I always have 2 rage just in case, but never used them. Very seldom I will have to lightning CC troops so 2 rage 1 lightning is great to have (I haven't needed either in 3 days)
4) your choice, I love the BK and just upgraded it to level 10. It's great on attacking so its never a bad idea to get it/ upgrade it first.
5) i use 80/80/20 and train 20/20barb/arch in each barracks prior to raiding. I honestly only use the minions maybe once in every 10 attacks, so I don't find the need to train prior to searching for a raid. Also, I go for 50% or a TH every time until I'm too high in trophies. I'm raiding every 10 minutes, so bailing out and losing trophies will maybe save you 2 minutes each time. The time you take crawling back up in trophies if you drop too far would be more than 2 min per battle.
6) no
7) if your base is set up well, you won't be tempting to BAM users. Max your wiz towers and keep your mines pumps and storages within reach of ground and air troops, and SPREAD OUT.
8) yes. I pick a corner or side to attack, drop a line of barbs, then maybe 2-3 archers per mine.
9) all good questions.
Dont use all of your troops if you don't have to. I have actually started training just 11/11 barbs arch in each barracks and can usually get 100% loot and 50% base using 44/44 and MAYBE 4-8 minions per raid. This obviously speeds up attack time.

If you have barbs attacking a wall with arch behind and the barbs are taking wiz/ mort hits, toss a couple more barbs in when the first wave is almost dead to make sure the archers aren't targeted.

If you get the strategy down, you can EASILY make 1.25 mil an hour. Just find a good range and stay there.

[Corvalus]

Not sure how to get a picture, might be in this post
its my base setup, my bottom part is a bait technique so only elixer gets jacked, th is on the outside to sometimes get free shields got a good triangle for mortars and a good diamond for wizard towers/ air defense i think its overall good only problem is it doesn't fit my dark container

[NioTheDreamer]

I use 3 to hit bases that put mortars and wizard towers next to each other (destroy both) then hit a weak side or one with the other splash defenses close to the outside


previous poster covered the other stuff

Edit: BAM is new and mostly used by forumers here