Yay! Made it to Champs with Archers!
Took a couple of weeks, but I finally made it! My big plan was to use the gem bonus to buy a 7 day shield and take a break, only to find out I'm ineligible nowOh well. Anyhoo, I'm a rushed TH 10 with fully upgraded army camps. You don't have to be a 24/7 TH sniper or beast player with maxed everything to get to champs! Here's how I did it in case anyone is interested:
Army Comp: 229 Archers (Lvl 7), 5 Barbs (lvl 7), 3 WB (lvl5), BK (lvl6), AQ(lvl11), 5 Lightning Spells (lvl 6)
1. Only attack bases with 34+ buildings outside the walls
2. Only attack bases with 24+ cups, so losses are minimized and wins are maximised
3. Drop archers using two fingers in a circle around the base for at least 40%. Drop them thick, should have none to very few left over after this step.
4. Use BK+barbs+wall breakers to break into a pocket and kill 1-4 more buildings to get to 42-45%
5. Use AQ to take out 3-5 more buildings for 48-50%
6. If steps 1-5 leave u shourt of 50%, use lightning spells on 1 shot buildings to get over the line (Army Camps, Builders Huts, Hero pedestal, watch for other structures weakened by the archers) Also, mortars can be taken out by two lighning spells if all the one shot structures are gone.
Note: Since Clan Castle troops all deploy in one location, they weren't too helpful for this strat (mortars or air bombs taking them all out at once) So I usually only used them to draw pesky enemy clan castle troops to the other side of the base from my attack, if necessary)
Other considerations:
1. Don't attack bases with wiz towers or infernos outside the walls (in the first layer of buildings)
2. Don't attack bases with the heros in the first or second layer of buildings (where they will attack your archers)
3. Look out for obvious giant bomb and tesla placement. They will kill your attack if they can interfere with step 3.
4. Don't worry too much about clan castle troops, normally they are triggered too late to do much
5. If a base has more that half of it's cannons and/or archer towers in the first layer, or an xbow, pass it by.
Tidbits:
1. The most I ever got with lightning spells was 9%. I thought I was a gonner having only got 41% with my army, but the guy had four buidlers huts clustered together in groups of two. I one shotted each group with one spell to get to 45%. There was a weakend structure next to one of these which went with them, getting me to 46%. Then he had both hero pedestals next to each other, which I again one shotted for 49%. I used the last two spells on a mortar for 50% and the win!
2. TH sniping is helpful along the way but it wont help you much. Snipes get rare in Crystal 1 and almost completely disappear somewhere in masters. I saw maybe 8 snipes from Master 2 to Champs (about 30 cups out of 400 needed). Just my experience, may have had something to do with the time of day I was playing. How on earth those TH 3-8 guys make it up there I cannot imagine.
3. It can take up to 20+ minutes to find a base fitting the strat in Master 1, especially between 3100 and 3200 trophies. Probably goes without saying, but boosting the barrack, heroes, and spell factory even for a couple hours makes the whole process much quicker and more viable.
4. Revenge attacks are horrible. like 14-30 trophies lost horrible. Luckily, there are so many people desperate for trophies in these ranges that putting your TH outside farmer style will usually result in a 4-11 trophy snipe instead of a revenge attack.
5. The loot bonus in the Master+ leagues will generally cover your elixir costs plus a little extra. Gold and Dark Elixir will stack up to the ceiling. In order to avoid becoming an enticing target for a full attack, pour the gold into your walls (and always keep one builder available for the task). Your Dark Elixir storages will fill up no matter what you do, so upgrade your dark troops and keep the storage on the outside to make you base more snipe worthy.
6. It is hard to imagine the delight you feel when you have been searching for 20 minutes and you come across some poor TH 7 sniper who you can three star for 20-30 trophies. I love those guys
Sorry for the long post. Thanks for reading!
Originally Posted by BezG
will be sure to use this strategy. Never attempted champs but now I know how to approach it
