Post by bo0tiful on Apr 26, 2014 18:15:10 GMT
This is by far and away the most important part of clan wars (unsurprisingly).
We win stars by taking out the enemy base
1 star for 50%
1 star for Town Hall
1 star for 100%
Our aim is to 100% an enemy whenever we attack them. So we must try to keep our army alive as long as possible. In order to do this we must substantially reduce the offensive capabilities of the defending troops & buildings.
In clan wars it is ESSENTIAL to take out the defending castle troops BEFORE sending your army in. If you do not do this you are at substantial risk of not getting 1 star let alone 3!
So, how do you lure the castle troops & heroes? When you scout the enemy before attacking (check for any replays first too where you may be able to see what troops are in the castle & where there are any traps) click on the castle. You will see the white circle which is the activation circle for the castle. Place 1 barb so that he goes into the circle & you will see the castle troops emerge. The barb will die, but you have now lured the castle troops & when you next place a troop anywhere on the map they will head towards it no matter if it is inside the white circle or not. Also make sure you lure the king & queen too. You will know they have been lured because a red exclamation mark appears over their head. Once you have all 3 lured, you can place 1 barb by a building that you have selected in your scouting that is outside of the range of a defensive weapon (usually a builders hut in the corner) & wait for all 3 to get there whereupon you can ambush them with your troops & kill them. Remember that the queen is faster than most troops & will get there quicker, so lure her last & also choose a building that is furthest from her position to lure them to. Some people like to zap the castle troops with lightening spells. This will ONLY work against tier 1 troops. Wizards are not killed by 1 lightening spell (2 will kill them) nor are dragons, hogs etc, so remeber this when using lightenings against them. I know we had at least one attack in the last war where the troops were not killed by the lightening spell & other troops had to be used to do the job... result.... no 3 star for that attack!
Sometimes it is difficult to lure castle troops & heroes if they are too central and the outside buildings seem more attractive to attack by your barb so he never makes it into the activation zone. In these circumstances (and you will know when you see this when you scout the enemy) you can lure them by using either breakers or a hog. When you use breakers to lure you might as well try to get them to blow the wall too, so use the 1 barb 2 breaker drop. You need to be very quick when doing this! Drop 1 barb followed immediately by 2 breakers in the same spot. Hopefully the barb will stay alive long enough for the breakers to make it to the wall & kill 2 birds with one stone by blowing the wall AND triggering the castle activation circle. The other luring trick for centrally located castles is to use 1 hog. Choose an area to drop him so he will jump the wall & head straight to a weapon within the castle activation zone. Job done! I am spending quite a long time on this aspect of attacking because we will never maximise our star attainment unless & until we can get this part of the attack right!
Once the castle troops & heroes are dead you are well on the way to getting your 3 stars! Now you just need to attack the enemy with your favoured army & as you would normally do & things will be easier because the defense has been significantly weakened.
Don't forget to take the appropriate spells with you! When placing your spells try to put them infront of your troops so they they walk into them & then proceed towards the middle of the base. Rage spells work best like this with balloonion and dragon attacks. Healing spells are the same, try to drop them in front of your troops & also try to get them to cover at least 3 weapons!
Make sure your castle is filled with the troop of your choice. Tell us you need them for war & we will try to fill you with max lvl troops if we can.
I am sure there are many things that I have not touched upon here but I mainly wanted to concentrate on killing defending troops & heroes.
Thoughts & comments welcomed.
Bo0t
We win stars by taking out the enemy base
1 star for 50%
1 star for Town Hall
1 star for 100%
Our aim is to 100% an enemy whenever we attack them. So we must try to keep our army alive as long as possible. In order to do this we must substantially reduce the offensive capabilities of the defending troops & buildings.
In clan wars it is ESSENTIAL to take out the defending castle troops BEFORE sending your army in. If you do not do this you are at substantial risk of not getting 1 star let alone 3!
So, how do you lure the castle troops & heroes? When you scout the enemy before attacking (check for any replays first too where you may be able to see what troops are in the castle & where there are any traps) click on the castle. You will see the white circle which is the activation circle for the castle. Place 1 barb so that he goes into the circle & you will see the castle troops emerge. The barb will die, but you have now lured the castle troops & when you next place a troop anywhere on the map they will head towards it no matter if it is inside the white circle or not. Also make sure you lure the king & queen too. You will know they have been lured because a red exclamation mark appears over their head. Once you have all 3 lured, you can place 1 barb by a building that you have selected in your scouting that is outside of the range of a defensive weapon (usually a builders hut in the corner) & wait for all 3 to get there whereupon you can ambush them with your troops & kill them. Remember that the queen is faster than most troops & will get there quicker, so lure her last & also choose a building that is furthest from her position to lure them to. Some people like to zap the castle troops with lightening spells. This will ONLY work against tier 1 troops. Wizards are not killed by 1 lightening spell (2 will kill them) nor are dragons, hogs etc, so remeber this when using lightenings against them. I know we had at least one attack in the last war where the troops were not killed by the lightening spell & other troops had to be used to do the job... result.... no 3 star for that attack!
Sometimes it is difficult to lure castle troops & heroes if they are too central and the outside buildings seem more attractive to attack by your barb so he never makes it into the activation zone. In these circumstances (and you will know when you see this when you scout the enemy) you can lure them by using either breakers or a hog. When you use breakers to lure you might as well try to get them to blow the wall too, so use the 1 barb 2 breaker drop. You need to be very quick when doing this! Drop 1 barb followed immediately by 2 breakers in the same spot. Hopefully the barb will stay alive long enough for the breakers to make it to the wall & kill 2 birds with one stone by blowing the wall AND triggering the castle activation circle. The other luring trick for centrally located castles is to use 1 hog. Choose an area to drop him so he will jump the wall & head straight to a weapon within the castle activation zone. Job done! I am spending quite a long time on this aspect of attacking because we will never maximise our star attainment unless & until we can get this part of the attack right!
Once the castle troops & heroes are dead you are well on the way to getting your 3 stars! Now you just need to attack the enemy with your favoured army & as you would normally do & things will be easier because the defense has been significantly weakened.
Don't forget to take the appropriate spells with you! When placing your spells try to put them infront of your troops so they they walk into them & then proceed towards the middle of the base. Rage spells work best like this with balloonion and dragon attacks. Healing spells are the same, try to drop them in front of your troops & also try to get them to cover at least 3 weapons!
Make sure your castle is filled with the troop of your choice. Tell us you need them for war & we will try to fill you with max lvl troops if we can.
I am sure there are many things that I have not touched upon here but I mainly wanted to concentrate on killing defending troops & heroes.
Thoughts & comments welcomed.
Bo0t
