Quote Originally Posted by thebuch4 View Post
Well you can't "regularly use" level 3 hogs, far too weak

If you war a lot, level 4 hogs. Level 4 hogs will get you A LOT more 3 stars in wars than a level 10 king. A level ten king is only a slight upgrade when GOWIPing, which is often just a two star strategy, especially against maxed TH8s that you absolutely need level 4 hogs to have a prayer of three starring. I got my level 10 king before level 4 hogs, and it was a HUGE mistake.

Is it very helpful? Sure. But how many war attacks will it be the difference between two and three stars in? Very, very few at TH8. The difference between level 3 and level 4 hogs is the difference in one and three stars on pretty much any base that can't be dragoned or gowiped (most sensible upper TH8s)

Let me put this another way, level 10 king: 3 DPS, about 50 HP, 120 health in ability, 2 barbs
30 hogs: 1650 extra hp, 360 extra DPS.

Of course, level 4 hogs are FAR more survivable when healed against giant bombs, level 3 hogs have way too small of a margin for error especially when they're being hit by other defenses. You're still toast by double giant bombs, but if they're triggered wrong level 4 hogs once again have a far better chance at survival.

Looking at the difference, for your strong war attack, is it even a question?
I agree mostly with this, although a "Huge mistake" sounds a tad exaggerated lol, as it can be rectified within days. But still, Hog4 as hogs will be used in a ton of different future war combos and lab should really never stop researching useful items.