Originally Posted by
OnyxDS
See my sig for where I'm at now. That's with max TH9 offence; defence isn't quite maxed, but is irrelevant. It's taken a few weeks, but using shields to have breaks due to real life.
My advice:
- go to 3200 and practice hitting the HARDEST bases you can find. I mean literally do not attack unless every single gun is maxed. They are still easier than the bases you will face higher up, due to poor layouts, and rarely having active 40/40 heroes. But you really, really want to get all your practice done when trophies are very easy to obtain. When you have to search for an hour to find an offer that nets you +5 for a 1* or -30 for a fail, you don't want to fail! I spent about 10 days at 3200 and it wasn't enough.
- practice surgical (lava)loons, probably with a golem to tank your heroes. I used gowixx up to 3600, which is fun, but I doubt it can hit proper maxed bases, and even if it can it will be way too risky. I think some of the Savage and QW guys use drags as an alternative.
- you need to plan to manage your time. Long sessions are more important in this game than skill or troops. So you need to plan to play for 5+ hours every time you drop shield; which means planning ahead when the next session will end and when the following shield should end so that you will be available to play then. A flexible job is a big advantage
- some gems will help. Not essential, but I bought 2500; partly to boost, although at some cup ranges offers are so bad there's no advantage. Also to buy shields. If you can play all day every day that isn't necessary. But if you need to visit real life sometimes, then the ability to buy shields to cover those gaps will help greatly.
- be prepared for a slog at 3900 to 4100 ish. The game is grim at that range - endless nexting past +1 offers.
- don't panic if you have a bad day. The offers you get really are random. I had one 6 hour session with IIRC one +5 hit, 5 +1 snipes, and then I ended up attacking real TH10 bases for +1 because I literally saw nothing else. Next day I made about +50 total with no trouble.
- keep your TH out up to about 4200 or 4300, with important loot beside it, to remove the temptation for anyone to flatten you to get the DE
And ignore this:
Obviously you won't be getting to Legends league. But TH9 pushing it at least sometimes fun and requires at least some skill. You only have to look at all the complaint threads on here to see just how utterly, utterly awful trophy pushing for TH10 is (ie at Titans 1 / Legend)
I'll keep what you've said in mind as I begin my push. Thanks again!
