Healing Dragons at TH8

[mrkw]

I've seen tons of people talking about 2 heal 1 rage or the other way around. Aren't heal spells worthless vs lvl 5+ ad's? Why not use all rage or lightning? Help please?

[dansta31]

i find healing the dragons helps extend their attack. of course being hit with the ad the dragon is still losing health, but that overall staying power can be the difference between a 2 and 3 star attack.

I myself hate a 3 rage attack and prefer 2 rages and 1 heal.

[Lunaticfringe]

I've seen tons of people talking about 2 heal 1 rage or the other way around. Aren't heal spells worthless vs lvl 5+ ad's?

Not at all. Heal spells are often critical to a solid drag attack. And I'm far from alone with this sentiment. The best clashers with drags I know also frequently use heal spells.

I would rather enjoy hearing an argument against bringing a heal or two to the party.

I think it often just defaults to this logical fallacy that, "offense" must be better than, "defense" or something.

Why not use all rage or lightning? Help please?

All rage (or all heal, which I see often as well) is a mistake I see far, far too often. It literally baffles my mind like 95% of the time.

All lightning, however, is often a very good choice; it's base dependent