Minion



"This terror of the skies was born out of Dark Elixir. Undetectable by the Seeking Air Mine, Minions materialize with ease, but are fragile in our world."


 * Summary
 * The Minion is a Dark Elixir troop added in the March 12th 2013 upwelling.
 * Its appearance is a blue dragon that resembles a gargoyle.
 * It is made of Dark Elixir and is trained in the Dark Barracks.
 * It made its first appearance on March 6, 2013, on the Clash of Clans Tumblr page. It was the first of the 3 Dark Elixir Troops to be unveiled.
 * The Minion's method of attack is spitting Dark Elixir.
 * Tapping on the Army Camp while a Minion is present will make the Minion chomp the air.
 * Because it is a flying troop like the Dragon and the Healer, it will not be shot by Cannons or Mortars.
 * Although the minion does the weakest damage per second out of all dark troops, it has the fastest training time.
 * Seeking Air Mines won't target minions, but regular air bombs do.
 * Resemble the Drones in the Halo Series and like the Drones, they are very effective if summoned in swarms.


 * Offensive Strategy
 * As it is ranged, flies, and is rather cheap it could be used as a massing unit, like in a barbarian rush.
 * You should take out the enemy's Air Defense before you deploy the Minions as an Air Defense kills each Minion in one shot no matter what level it is.
 * Minions can also be destroyed by one Air Mine; therefore a good strategy is to deploy them one at a time in different locations to set off the mines, and then follow it up by deploying them en masse.
 * Taking out Archer Towers, Wizard Towers and Air Defences with is a good idea so then the Minions can wreak havoc on your opponents base free from attacks against them.
 * Using Minions as a mass army works well, because they are such a strong unit and only take up 2 spaces.
 * Using Giants as a defence when using Minions to attack other buildings is a good idea since the Giants will attack the defences and keep them occupied while the Minions can attack all the outside units achieving at least 50% damage.
 * You should use them in great amounts like 60-85, not just 10.  (Strength in numbers make the minion more valuable and effective.)
 * Sometimes, you don't have to take out the air defense when using mass minions, because the air defense only kills one at a time.
 * Defensive Strategy
 * Try to have a Air Bomb in case you are attacked by Minions. Its the biggest weak spot for a Minion, especially if the attacker has multiple Minions, as Air Bombs do splash damage.
 * Defend the Air Defenses, Wizard Towers and Archer Towers well so the Minions don't have free range.
 * Minions, although weak, are very powerful in the numbers.


 * Trivia
 * Minions can trigger Giant Bombs  even though they will not be affected by them!
 * It is unlike the Barbarian King and Archer Queen as it is not a Hero, is mortal and can be bought in multiple numbers like normal Troops.

