Clash of Clans Archer

Offensive Strategy

• Archers are very weak when under fire but have a long range and can attack over Walls. Their low health makes them vulnerable to nearly all defenses, but Mortars, Wizard Towers and even Bombs are especially dangerous as they deal splash damage which can take out groups of Archers quickly. This can be alleviated by placing them in several small groups so that one or a few hits does not kill all of your Archers.
• Archers work well when deployed in large numbers. However, it’s a good idea to spread them out so that a Mortar or Wizard Tower cannot kill them with a single shot. This strategy is called an Archer Rush.
• Due to the Archer’s low health, some people find it useful to use Barbarians or Giants as a distracting unit or “meat shield” in order to draw fire away from them.
• Using only Archers and Barbarians has a very small chance of wiping a base, or even getting 2 stars (50% damage and destroyed Town Hall).
• The Mortar’s blind spot is smaller than the Archer’s range, so they aren’t safe from any tower except Air Defenses.
• Another strategy is to try out dead spots. Deploy one Archer for each building and see if you get hit by any defenses. With this tactic you will be able to destroy a lot of buildings and get a lot of loot without much loss. Additionally you can go for the 50% damage and get one star by taking risks and destroying a few more buildings.
• They are good to take out lone buildings, e.g. Builder’s Huts placed far away to prevent full destruction.
• Putting a handful of Archers on one defensive building where only that building can attack the group is usually successful, but should only be done depending on the level of both your Archers and the defending building.

Defensive Strategy

• She is an excellent troop to have in the Clan Castle because she can target both Air and Ground Units.
• If she is behind a Wall when enemy melee Troops without a favorite target notice her, those troops will start attacking the Wall in order to reach her. Unfortunately she will often forget to stay behind the wall and begin attacking the Troops in open space.

Level	Damage per Second	Hitpoints	Training Cost	Research Cost	Laboratory Level Required	Research Time
1	7	20	50	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	9	23	80	50,000	1	12 hours
3	12	28	120	250,000	3	2 days
4	16	33	160	750,000	5	3 days
5	20	40	200	2,250,000	6	5 days
6	22	44	300	6,000,000	7	10 days
7	25	48	400	7,500,000	8	14 days

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