MagmaHound's Strategy Guides/Dealing with Clan Castle Troops

Hello, this is a guide on luring and destroying the enemy Clan Castle troops.



Why Lure Out the Clan Castle Troops?
First things first, let's boil this down to the basics. As you can see, Clan Castle troops are capable of ruining an attack; they can cause chaos and mayhem in the defender's base.
 * The Clan Castle stores reinforcement troops that can be used for both attack and defense.
 * Each troop except the Healer is capable of dealing damage.
 * When defending, they don't wreck the defender's base, but help defend the defender's base by attacking the attacking troops.
 * Since Clan Castle troops (except Healers, of course) are capable of dealing damage, they will deal damage to the attacking troops over time.
 * As if defenses weren't enough, the Clan Castle troops add insult to injury by slowly wearing down your army. Also, they distract any troop that has no favorite target, hence forcing these troops to kill off all the Clan Castle troops before they continue destroying the defender's base.
 * As these Clan Castle troops support the defenses in destroying the attacker's army, the attacker's army will die off faster. When the army dies off faster, there will then be less time to destroy the base, and less overall damage will be done.

This is why most attack strategies encourage luring of the Clan Castle troops; if lethal troops are inside the Clan Castle, the attack is as good as ruined.

Do I need to lure out Clan Castle Troops?
The answer is not always "Yes", because some armies take enough time such that luring the clan castle may cause the attack to run out of time, and some armies are powerful enough such that luring isn't necessary. You always have to remember that luring the Clan Castle takes time; perhaps up to a minute. You only have three minutes in battle; luring may be time-wasting if your army composition is slow to deal damage.

Consult the following table, just for kicks. These are my recommendations, you do not need to obey. More coming soon!