I rushed to th 8 with a lvl 1 king and im glad I did, but I also didn't have a de drill at th 7 nor did I even build a dark barracks let alone upgrade hogs or minions. De is so much easier to get at th 8 and I maxed my king in just a couple weeks. Plus King is 100% unnecessary in war as a th 7 and isn't a huge factor in farming if you're just barching collector bases.
PS hogs > King, they're not garbage and I wish I learned that before I went to th 9 without even unlocking them.
I can't even remember my king without ability I'm th8 just got him to lvl10 today best upgrade ever however I neglected Teslas at th7 have had to do them all at th8 all 3 are going to lvl5 as we speak a pain but they do serious damage lvl4+
Co-Leader Urban Search And Rescue #2GR9YCGR Adults Only War Clan established January 2014 230 Clan War wins (now recruiting th8 and th9)