TH8 Hogrider Attack Strategy

HOG RIDERS

What bases to use them on

• Be aware of bases with lots of spaces between their inner walls and that are overall very spread out.
• The best bases will be ones that are very compact and have few spaces between walls P.S. remember that the spring traps and giant bombs are a hog riders worst enemy.
• Also look out for bases with wizard towers that are too compact, a cluster of wiz towers can easily kill half of your hog army.

Army Composition:

• 2 Dragons (3 if you fill your cc with hogs)
• 32 Hogs Level 3+ (28 if you fill your cc with hogs)
• Clan Castle: Dragon or hogs as long as the hogs are level 3-4
• Spells: 3 heals, no exceptions

The Strategy:

• Lure the CC: If an enemy CC is deep within his base you should be able to find a spot where a hog can get to a defense that will trigger it, essentially you’re sacrificing one hog. Most likely dragons or wizards will come from the CC so using a dragon on a far edge (away from AD) will trigger the troops, drop your other 2 dragons when the enemy CC troops approach.

• Drop the hogs: I use 1 or 2 groups of hogs when attacking, but make sure you don’t use like half and hold off. Drop them in mass either all at one entry point or 2. It’s also okay to drop a few to make sure the way is clear of traps.Pro Tip: Save 1-2 hogs for the end, I have run out of time attacking before and it is a nightmare. If you save 1-2 hogs for the end you have the opportunity to take out far off builders huts in the corners of the map or send them directly towards the enemy TH if for some reasons your dragons did not survive.

• Spells ! Hogs WILL split up, look for mass groups of defenses that your hogs will spend some time near and drop your heals IN FRONT of the hogs. Always be wary of giant bombs, if one goes off near a good sized group of hogs heal them immediately.

• Clean up: Now it’s time to use your barb king to clear any building away from any troop's reach. If you are running out of time and if you still need to get to a TH and are low on time use the 1-2 hogs you have saved to attack the TH directly. The defenses should all be destroyed at this point so if all goes according to plan (assuming your dragons won’t make the TH in time and getting 100% looks like a long shot) the hogs should have a straight line to the TH.

• The Victory: Now you can celebrate your tremendous three star victory.