Noc’s Upgrade Guide for BH8

[Uggster]

Hey Noc sir, spookily my upgrade order wish list is v similar to yours, I have HT above crusher. From xperience, the HT I feel has qualities if placed right and in the BH7 update I made a post asking advice on which to upgrade first HT v AT and I went with your advice and found the HT to perform better than AT and crusher. I have HT placed in a triangle sheilded by AT and crusher with much success in picking off troops held up. Sorry to say the HT I feel out way the MT in regards to effectiveness, least they don't have to wait seconds to recharge a zap. MT are so easily taken out at range, not seeing a benefit in Def either, just extra % the attacker has to get which to be fair can make that difference in a tight scrap 78% Vs 76% type wins you know. I get hit more from air than ground.

[Noctaire]

Hey Noc sir, spookily my upgrade order wish list is v similar to yours, I have HT above crusher. From xperience, the HT I feel has qualities if placed right and in the BH7 update I made a post asking advice on which to upgrade first HT v AT and I went with your advice and found the HT to perform better than AT and crusher. I have HT placed in a triangle sheilded by AT and crusher with much success in picking off troops held up. Sorry to say the HT I feel out way the MT in regards to effectiveness, least they don't have to wait seconds to recharge a zap. MT are so easily taken out at range, not seeing a benefit in Def either, just extra % the attacker has to get which to be fair can make that difference in a tight scrap 78% Vs 76% type wins you know. I get hit more from air than ground.

I’m doing Crushers first just because of how heavily they can damage RBs as a splash damage defense whereas the HTs are point defenses. MegaTesla hits hard against the CCs and has good range, not to mention the Lightning Chain thing. MT can one shot a CC into Last Stand; the HT will require multiple shots to do that. I usually snug the MT right up against the BH; ideally, by the time the CCs reach it (if it survives) it takes one or two down before being taken out itself.

I’m going to try HTs early on for one of my alts and see how that works out. Most of my games are idle right now, pending the season reset chaos ending.

[Moria1]

I have a question Noctaire, I'm basically saving up gold during clan games so I can use Book of Building on a major defense. I currently have L8 roaster, L8 mortar, L7 air bombs, L7 Giant Cannon, L4 mega tesla and two L7 crushers. I'm debating on L8 air bombs (just to add a punch to air defense) or L5 mega telsa, but I also know the importance of giant cannon. What would you recommend? I'm currently at 4600 range, and I'm facing a lot of ground troops so prioritizing defense is crucial.

[Noctaire]

I have a question Noctaire, I'm basically saving up gold during clan games so I can use Book of Building on a major defense. I currently have L8 roaster, L8 mortar, L7 air bombs, L7 Giant Cannon, L4 mega tesla and two L7 crushers. I'm debating on L8 air bombs (just to add a punch to air defense) or L5 mega telsa, but I also know the importance of giant cannon. What would you recommend? I'm currently at 4600 range, and I'm facing a lot of ground troops so prioritizing defense is crucial.

Of those listed and with the current meta...L8 Giant Cannon. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a bit underwhelmed with the MegaTesla; it does a good job at L8 but way down at L4/L5...not something I would use a BoB on. Both Crushers and AirBombs are generally adequate at L7. I see lots of issues with the GC in my attacks (especially when CCs get in line behind their tanks) and you’re looking at another big upgrade for GC8, so it’s a good candidate for the BoB.

[Moria1]

Of those listed and with the current meta...L8 Giant Cannon. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a bit underwhelmed with the MegaTesla; it does a good job at L8 but way down at L4/L5...not something I would use a BoB on. Both Crushers and AirBombs are generally adequate at L7. I see lots of issues with the GC in my attacks (especially when CCs get in line behind their tanks) and you’re looking at another big upgrade for GC8, so it’s a good candidate for the BoB.

Thank you! I figured the GC would be the ideal choice. I just needed another professional opinion. Next week, I will do some gem farming so maybe then I will focus on mega tesla and air bombs. I will also use those power potions for that pekka/cc combo you showed. Hopefully, I will do good, haha. I'm using the prototypical dropship/mini so the ground game will be new to me, however, after watching your video it looks pretty straightforward.

[Shadrach777]

Thank you! I figured the GC would be the ideal choice. I just needed another professional opinion. Next week, I will do some gem farming so maybe then I will focus on mega tesla and air bombs. I will also use those power potions for that pekka/cc combo you showed. Hopefully, I will do good, haha. I'm using the prototypical dropship/mini so the ground game will be new to me, however, after watching your video it looks pretty straightforward.

Just so you know when you use the power potion, you won't be able to see the full power of the cannon cart since you won't be given the extra troop you get at 16.

[Moria1]

Just so you know when you use the power potion, you won't be able to see the full power of the cannon cart since you won't be given the extra troop you get at 16.

Oh, thank you for the heads up! I will just keep using air for the time being.

[ElectroWiz]

I’m excited for your BH9 guide once everything is announced on Sunday. This really helped me to progress very quickly and I think it is still incredibly useful for those only going to BH8 now! Thank you

[Noctaire]

I’m excited for your BH9 guide once everything is announced on Sunday. This really helped me to progress very quickly and I think it is still incredibly useful for those only going to BH8 now! Thank you

Already working on that, base layouts, and attack strats....

[iHeron]

Already working on that, base layouts, and attack strats....

Already working on base layouts and strats for BH9 ?

Dev build ? (I'll not push for any further details as I'm sure NDAs would preclude that)