Learn this to improve your attacks PART 2 (For Beginners)
๐๐ช๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐๐๐ โ ๐๐๐ง๐ฉ 2 ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ง'๐จ (Longer review)
Since many of you needed more guidance, hereโs a part 2 before CWL starts.
- In a base, there are multiple ways you can funnel.
- Siege Machine
- Heroes ability
- Troop Investment
- Spell (e.g overgrowth, lightning spell, skelly donut โfor advanced players)
How Do You Choose the Right "Method"?
- Always go for the most ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ option.
A good rule of thumb: The "amount of space" you invest should be proportional to the "number of buildings" you need to clear for the funnel.
This is usually trueโif everything goes well... 5 housing space for 1-2 outside building is a decent conversion for th15 and above.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ก๐จ?
- A funnel can fail if you invest too much troop space but get baited by a well-designed base.
๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐: Using 2 E-Drags (60 troop space) to funnel but only clearing 4 buildings because of a Tesla farm and outside Air Mines.
On the other hand, using too few troops without a backup plan can cause your army to wander around the base instead of heading inside the funnel.
Here are Funneling Troop Examples:
1-3 buildings: Super Barbarians, Sneaky Goblins, Baby Dragon, Valkyrie, etc.
- These are great options if you aren't using 2 super troops at once, it's also the best option if you already have them in the composition such as Super barbs & Valkyrie on root rider attacks.
Several buildings: Yeti, Baby Dragon, E-Drag.
Yeti โ Ideal for funneling well-defended areas that other troops can't handle. Yeti โ Can also be used to snipe an outside defense while clearing buildings.
E-Drag โ Avoid using if buildings have too much gap between them. (No chain value) E-Drag โ Always test with a Balloon first before dropping.
A general tip is to consider that outside gaps (2 tiles wide) may have a hidden Tesla, and if that were to appear, What should be your backup plan?
๐๐๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ค๐ฅ? There is no "best" troopโit depends on the base. However, Wizards and Baby Dragons are the most universal choices of all.
๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ช ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐? - Every hero should have a clear role in your attack, not just be used randomly without a goal. - Heroes are crucial to most attacks, and letting them die early without value is a waste and could lead to a fail.
๐๐ช๐ข๐ข๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค ๐ง๐ค๐ก๐๐จ:
When heroes are used for funneling, they should also take down a ๐ ๐๐ฎ/๐ข๐๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ along the way before they die but preferably keeping them alive is a nice touch.
This is even more important at higher TH levels.
Key Defenses to Prioritize: (๐๐ค๐ฉ ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐)
- Eagle Artillery
- Firespitter
- Monolith
- Scattershot
- Inferno Tower
- Merged Defenses
- X-Bow (For lower TH levels)
- Special Scenario: Town Hall (TH12 & above only)
While taking out these defenses isn't always necessary when making funnels, it's always a bonus if your heroes manage to do so.
๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐๐จ (๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐'๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ซ๐):
2๐ฃ๐ & 3๐ง๐ photo: ๐๐17
- The King died early, but that was fine for this attack.
- He created a huge funnel on the left while taking out an X-Bow, Ricochet Cannon, and the enemy RC.
On the right, the Queen and Siege Barracks troops cleared the path and will take down the Scattershot compartment. ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐จ๐๐๐ช๐ง๐๐+๐ข๐๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ
With the funnel set, the main army should be deployed. (In the picture, the deployment was slightly delayedโ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ค๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ง๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ก๐ฎ.)
4๐ฉ๐ & 5๐ฉ๐ photo: TH14/TH13
Same principle: clear the edges and enter the middle. In this case, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐ค ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ. Fireball helped the Warden clear the right flank.Queenโs Giant Arrow cleared the left flank.
This created a clear path for the main army to reach the core where King's earthquake boots will be used.
๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ค:
The same funneling is applied, but this time with dragons.
The heroes didnโt dive toward major defenses but instead ๐๐ก๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐.
๐๐ค๐ฉ๐: This method doesnโt apply to every base. This is just the basics of funnel but it works to MOST bases.
Iโm tempted to make a video for a more comprehensive breakdown in live attacks, but Iโm not sure if most of you would prefer that over this format (pictures & writing). Let me know what you think in the comments! Your feedback would be highly appreciated.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ก โ ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐
๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐-๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐๐ง๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐๐๐ก๐ with proper funneling and some don't even know that at all. Meanwhile, ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ in the method. But we don't need to judge as long as we play for fun.
(This should be the last part, I might go to base sectioning next)
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