Farming with Hogs too Expensive? (TH9 Raid Guide for Giants/WB/Arch/Barb/Goblin)

[TrentSabanRobot]

Hi, this is a nice guide.

I actually do,exactly the same: make a versatile army: where with tier 1 troops you can do collectors... While you still have enough punch to also do a storage raid.

- i have one addition: i always end my army que with wizzards if I'm not raiding back to bakc... So these wizzies pre-cook and reduce cooking time for the 2nd raid.( which i usually do back to back)

by the way : also the following army is versatile for collectors and storage raids:

1 giant
20 arch
5-10 barbs
50 minions
Rest balloons ( 24-28)

use giant arch barb to check / kill clan castle and queen... ( no worries about the king..;-) Or... To pick some of the collectors.

use minions supporter by 1-2 balloons to pick collectors ...or ... Go in full with balloons and minions to get storages.

When doing this first time you will need some spels... (1 light/1-2 heal/1-2 rage)... But as you gain experience you can 3 star most th8's and ger 2 star th9 without any spels. ( ok except for clan Castle)


cheers!

Thanks commenting! I usually do the same queue order each time, but can switch it up and do giants or wizards first if I'm using them and I know I will be spending my whole army. It really depends on trophy range for me, as I don't use all of my expensive troops in Gold 2, but will in crystal 3.

As for the alternative army composition, that's too many spaces, even for a TH10. 50 minions and 24 balloons is 220 spaces. I do like the modified balloonion composition though. I will occassionally swap a loon with a giant in my build to help pull cc troops and aq. It's not always easy to pull them with loons/minions. I think for lower trophy levels though, that's an expensive/long build. I like using it in mid-high crystal leagues, where loot is good, and a 34k-55k loot bonus is yours with a victory. Makes the build time more worth it imo.

[rhaegar13]

You're right that BAM is still better in farmig gold. But I'm thinking to use your army composition to farm dark elixir when I reach TH9. With that being said how do you think they will fair?

[TrentSabanRobot]

You're right that BAM is still better in farmig gold. But I'm thinking to use your army composition to farm dark elixir when I reach TH9. With that being said how do you think they will fair?

I like this build for DE raids. It's fairly quick, doesn't rely on spells, and doesn't cost any DE. I've used it to raid from 1650-2100 and it works in all ranges. It gives you flexibility to get to a DE storage that's in the core, or use less troops and pick off a perimeter storage. If you get your giants/archers/barbs up to lvl 6 quickly, you can be a very effective DE farmer as an early TH9.