TH8 CLAN WAR STRATEGIES

• Offence

All recommended compositions are based off of the assumption that your army camps are maxed - 200 spaces

• Barcher

1) Target: 50%, 1 star

2) Recommended Composition

i) 70 barbarians, 130 archers

ii) 3x lightning

iii) Clan Castle: archers, wizards, minions

3) How to lure CC and Heroes

i) Drop a barbarian in range of each hero

ii) Drop several barbarians in range of the CC to draw out all troops

iii) Drag to a corner with an archer to kill using your CC and other troops if required

4) Deploying Troops

i) Spread around the base to pick off buildings to get to 50%, barbs then archers

5) Spell usage

i) Use 2x lightning to take out the most inconvenient mortar

ii) Use the last lightning spell to EITHER kill CC troops OR destroy a building at the end to get to 50% if short

• BAM

1) Target: 50%, 1 star

2) Recommended Composition

i) 60 barbarians, 100 archers, 20 minions

ii) 3x lightning

iii) Clan Castle: Archers, Wizards, Minions

3) How to lure CC and Heroes

i) Drop a barbarian in range of each hero

ii) Drop several barbarians in range of the CC to draw out all troops

iii) Drag to a corner with an archer to kill using your CC and other troops if required

4) Deploying Troops

i) Spread around the base to pick off buildings to get to 50%, barbs then archers and minions

5) Spell Usage

i) Use 2x lightning to take out the most inconvenient mortar

ii) Use the last lightning spell to EITHER kill CC troops OR destroy a building at the end to get to 50% if short

• Giant/Wizard

1) Target; town hall, 1 star OR 2 stars

2) Recommended Composition

i) 20 giants, 20 wizards, 5 wall breakers, 10 archers

ii) 2x rage, 1x heal

iii) Clan Castle: giants, wizards, archers

3) How to lure CC and Heroes

i) Drop an archer in the range of the heroes

ii) Deploy 2 giants to draw out CC

iii) Drag to the corner using an archer and kill using CC troops and other troops if required

4) Deploying Troops

i) Deploy all giants on the nearest side to the town hall, follow with staggered wall breakers

ii) Deploy all remaining troops behind, spread across the side

5) Spell Usage

i) When giants are first through the walls, use a rage spell

ii) Follow with a heal spell when their health drops to dark orange/red

iii) Use the last rage spell on the wizards as they near the town hall

• Giant/Healer

1) Target: 2-3 stars

2) Recommended Composition

i) 18 giants, 5 wall breakers, 10 wizards, 32 archers, 2 healers

ii) 2x rage, 1x heal

iii) Clan Castle: giants, archers, wizards

3) How to lure CC and heroes

i) Drop an archer in the range of the heroes

ii) Deploy 2 giants to draw out CC

iii) Drag to the corner using an archer and kill using CC troops and other troops if required

4) Deploying Troops

i) Deploy all giants near the most exposed air defence and follow with staggered wall breakers

ii) Follow with 2 healers once the air defence is down

iii) Then deploy all archers and wizards around where the giants entered

5) Spell Usage

i) Use heal to ensure the first air defence (and second if very close by) are destroyed before the giants die

ii) Use the 2 rage spells to burst the troops through the base, especially useful when close to any remaining air defences

• Dragon Rush

1) Target: 2 stars

2) Recommended Composition

i) 4 dragons, 14 giants, 4 wall breakers, 42 archers

ii) 3x lightning

iii) Clan Castle: dragon

3) How to lure CC and Heroes

i) Drop an archer in the range of each hero

ii) Deploy 2 giants to draw out the CC

iii) Drag to a corner using an archer and kill with archers

4) Deploying troops

i) Deploy 6 giants near the 2 most exposed air defences and follow up with a pair of wall breakers

ii) Once the giants are through the wall, deploy half the remaining archers on each side

iii) As soon as the air defences are down, deploy the dragons nearest the town hall

5) Spell Usage

i) Use all 3x lightning to destroy the most defended air defence

• Mass Dragons recommended

1) Target: 3 stars

2) Recommended Composition

i) 8 dragons, 2 giants, 30 archers

ii) 3x lightning OR 3x rage (personal preference)

iii) Clan Castle: dragon

3) Luring CC and Heroes

i) Drop an archer in the range of the Archer Queen

ii) Deploy 2 giants to draw out the CC

iii) Drag to a corner with an archer and kill using archers

4) Deploying troops

i) Deploy all dragons along the side with the best air defence coverage

5) Spell Usage

i) Rage: Use to boost the dragons through the base, especially over remaining air defences

ii) Lightning: Use to destroy the most defended air defence

• Balloonian

1) Target: 2-3 stars

2) Recommended Composition

i) 28 balloons, 30 minions

ii) 3x rage

iii) Clan Castle: balloons, minions, dragon

3) How to lure CC and Heroes

i) Drop a minion in the range of the Archer Queen

ii) Deploy 2 balloons to draw out the CC

iii) Drag to a corner with a minion and kill using minions and your CC

4) Deploying troops

i) Deploy all balloons along the best (3 stars, risky) or worst (2 stars, safe) defended side

ii) Follow up with minions as they reach the first defences

5) Spell Usage

i) Use 2x rage to push the balloons into the base

ii) Use the last rage spell over the town hall to ensure 2 stars

• Hog Riders best choice

1) Target: 3 stars

2) Recommended Composition

i) 32 hog riders, 8 barbarians, 12 archers, 10 minions

ii) 3x heal

iii) Clan Castle: wizards, archers, minions

3) How to lure CC and Heroes

i) Drop a barbarian in the range of each hero

ii) Deploy 2 hog riders to draw out the CC

iii) Drag to a corner with an archer and kill using barbarians, archers and your CC

4) Deploying troops

i) Deploy all hogs into the side with the greatest splash defence coverage

ii) Deploy the minions behind once the hog riders have destroyed all nearby defences

5) Spell Usage

i) Deploy a heal spell to the largest group of hogs whenever their health is running low

 

• Defence

• http://imgur.com/fBkcBuh [1] recommended

1) Good vs barcher, giants, drags, balloons

2) Bad vs hogs, heroes

• http://imgur.com/a1GAnTr [2]

1) Good vs giants (sides), barcher, balloons

2) Bad vs giants (corners), hogs, heroes

• http://imgur.com/cwwsKA6 [3]

1) Good vs giants (top & bottom), barcher, balloons

2) Bad vs drags (top), giants (left &right), hogs

• http://imgur.com/UfzvFSV [4]

1) Good vs drags, balloons, barcher

2) Bad vs giants (top), hogs, heroes

• http://imgur.com/X7HXjWU [5]

1) Good vs balloons (bottom), drags, barcher

2) Bad vs balloons (top), giants (sides), heroes, hogs

• http://imgur.com/BWwVgHd [6] recommended

1) Good vs hogs, drags, barcher, giants

2) Bad vs heroes

• http://imgur.com/zYraBFv [7]

1) Good vs barcher, balloons (right), drags,

2) Bad vs hogs, giants (left), heroes