Talk:Skeleton Spell/@comment-25856498-20160621122814

And I wonder what it could actually be useful for...

Cannon - not quite (oneshot by level 7 or higher, which is TH6 standard. It might only survive against a new TH10 or TH11's new Cannon)

Archer Tower - worse than Cannon (oneshot by level 10 or higher, TH8 standard), because of faster attack speed.

Mortar - maybe, if you place it right. Oneshot by level 3 or higher (TH5 standard) but decent for a lone Mortar (which is actually rare)

Air Defense - if they are dumb enough to leave an Air Defense unprotected by other ground defenses, it's good. But who would leave their AD unprotected?

Wizard Tower - rather bad, oneshot by level 5 or higher (TH8 standard). If skeletons deploy in a circle around WT, it will definitely be better than if you summoned them elsewhere.

Air Sweeper - same comment as AD. It'll be a bit easier to find unprotected AS, but there is little importance in that.

Hidden Tesla - about as bad as an Archer Tower. Oneshot by level 3 or higher (TH7 standard), and fast attack rate too.

X-Bow - goes down to them in no more than 5 shots. At maxed TH9 level, they get downed by 3 hits each (level 3 X-Bow doing 11.52 damage per hit). And yes, fast fire rate means they make no more than one miss so it's also quite bad.

Inferno - okay for a single, if other defenses near the core don't pwn the skeletons in under 3.5 seconds that'll be great. Against multis, a big fat no.

Artillery - the skeletons will never be targeted by the Artillery in a million years if there are other troops nearby.

Defending CC troops - okay for slow-attacking troops such as PEKKA, but I believe your normal attack might work just as well on them. Splash troops like Valk will shred them instantly. Don't get started on air troops.

Based on my judgment, I come to the conclusion that the Skeleton Spell is just there to fill content and burn excess Dark Elixir. If you are enticed enough to max it out then good; that's one step closer to removing the "Research" bubble above your Lab.