hog wars

[Opihi]

so since clan wars came out im noticing almost every clan using only hogs... what can you do against them? th8 can't do anything against 35+ hogs even against lv1 hogs and th9 can't do much against max hogs... I know a solution would be a hog base... but unless you have a maxed th9 or mid th10... it won't stop 35+ hog army. unless you clan is all lv10 with infernos which im assuming most arent... is clan wars just gonna be who is the better hog clan? kinda defeats the purpose of the game to have only 1 base style to defend 1 attack style... we tried to center our cc and hogs still lure even if they have to beat down a few defenses to get in range... any thoughts or possible solutions that we may have overlooked? we are probably gonna slow down on wars until we have more members at th10. right now we have a majority of th 7 and 8 and they just get hogged to death.

im not gonna demand that everyone rush hogs just for clan wars as it makes no sense and there are many other upgrades that take priority. again any advice would be appreciated.

[jakewebs]

Experiement with base design until you find one that is versitile and defends well against everything. For the past four or five wars that's what I was doing until I found a town hall 9 base that worked very well. Remember, trap placement is key.

[Karganeth]

I think the truth of the matter is like you said yourself, a TH8 cannot defend against hogs unless the hogger does something very daft. Each clan war I also get hogged. It's the norm and I really can't be bothered to change my base to an anti-hog because by doing that then I'm vulnerable to a 100 other type of attacks. What would be the point? Stick with a base that defends against everything else well besides hogs or go for an anti hog base and then defend poorly against all other forms of attack? On that basis no thanks. Currently I only get hogged in clan wars but that's probably because hoggers need to make profit so they don't attack me as I've only a few hundred DE to raid.

[Siddmaster]

Honestly, it's impossible to "win" defenses against another person in a clan war, unless you're TH10, or somehow the opposing clan doesn't have a TH9 or 10. Which is unlikely. I am the top person in my clan, level 73 and TH8, and still get other clans with TH10s that have maxed troops. Being the top guy, I get three starred a lot by the TH10's, since for most people against morality to attack the low guys. No way to beat it. Even with the best base.

[OfficerBarbary]

Which is proof they should get nerfed. Ive seen tough th8 bases and non maxed but nt rushed th9 getting besten by hog both on ours and enemy side. Its annoying snd silly,

[Sandalhat]

TH8 can't really defend against anything in CWs tbh.

I've seen them flattened by hogs, mass drags, mass loons, giant-healer etc etc.

[KingRyan1120]

so since clan wars came out im noticing almost every clan using only hogs... what can you do against them? th8 can't do anything against 35+ hogs even against lv1 hogs and th9 can't do much against max hogs... I know a solution would be a hog base... but unless you have a maxed th9 or mid th10... it won't stop 35+ hog army. unless you clan is all lv10 with infernos which im assuming most arent... is clan wars just gonna be who is the better hog clan? kinda defeats the purpose of the game to have only 1 base style to defend 1 attack style... we tried to center our cc and hogs still lure even if they have to beat down a few defenses to get in range... any thoughts or possible solutions that we may have overlooked? we are probably gonna slow down on wars until we have more members at th10. right now we have a majority of th 7 and 8 and they just get hogged to death.

im not gonna demand that everyone rush hogs just for clan wars as it makes no sense and there are many other upgrades that take priority. again any advice would be appreciated.

TH9 cant do anything against hogs? Are you joking? An anti hog base with traps can so easily defeat hogs. So can an unlurable cc with a dragon or wizards

[Sandalhat]

TH9 cant do anything against hogs? Are you joking? An anti hog base with traps can so easily defeat hogs. So can an unlurable cc with a dragon or wizards

There's a big difference between a new TH9, mid TH9, and maxed TH9.

Giant Bombs makes the biggest difference and there are already 3 levels of upgrades, those who get flatten by hogs most likely have an anti-hog base with level 1 giant bombs.

Not to mention people saying "i got hogged" when the hogger brought along both level 30 heroes.

[GameloverHD]

TH9 anti-hog base with powerful CC troops should be able to hold off most Hog attackers. TH8s can and will get flattened by just about any army. The predominant base style for Clan Wars is an anti-hog base so using hogs is almost suicidal.

[Terraist]

TH9 cant do anything against hogs? Are you joking? An anti hog base with traps can so easily defeat hogs. So can an unlurable cc with a dragon or wizards

It all depends on the skill level of the hogger. I still think that ANY "anti-hog" base is easily defeated by a skilled hogger as long as the cc and heroes can be lured with limited troops. I love coming against ringus style or moat bases as it makes me that much happier to destroy them.

However, I agree with your second point about the cc. While no cc is "unlurable" there are many out there that make you use 15-25 troops spaces just to get the darn thing lured out and that is killer imo. Nothing worse than a very difficult lure, only to have the cc filled with 30-35 archers which take ages just to trot out!

As for the point at hand... as a TH8 you are going to get flattened no matter what you do. Hogs are no more OP than a mass drag attack or loons as a TH8, or even TH9 if done well. In our 9 wars we have only seen about 12-15 hog attacks used against, many coming in our last war. From our clan only three of us use hogs, myself included as I like going after TH10 if their IT's are on single or only L1. I'm trying to get more of our clan into upgrading their hogs so they can be using them as well.