How to COUNTER and USE the Miner Effectively! [iTeach Ep. 9]

Hey everyone, Doc Storm here.

So today's iTeach episode 9,  I want to show you two important strategies:

1) How to COUNTER the Miner
2) How to USE the Miner

These decks are very common at 2500+ Trophies, so to climb to the top, we must first have to know these strategies. Lets begin!

How to Use the MINER

When using Miner, you want to damage their tower as much as possible consistently throughout the game. So having a Spell like Fireball or Poison is good. Poison is great because it helps kill low elixir cost troops like Goblins which are often used to counter the Miner. So your Miner and Poison can damage the tower.

Now these decks similar to Royal Giant Decks require “POKERS”, units use to damage the tower slowly and surely. The best unit for this is Spear Goblins. Hard to defend against these guys without it damaging your tower because opponents may want to save elixir by not countering them if they don’t have low elixir troops.

3 Best Ways to Engage with the Miner:

1) Miner is best at taking out buildings, from huts to Elixir Collectors. This will help you gain a healthy lead in Elixir.

2) You use the Miner when the enemy tower is distracted by your incoming troops (usually from a counter attack). The Miner is then free to attack and damage the Tower without taking much damage.

3) Send the Miner in as a mini-tank followed by spear goblins on the same lane. The Miner tanks the Tower damage, while the spear goblins is damaging the tower freely.

So the Miner acts almost like a Hog Rider, except he bypasses the enemy units for lesser damage. So these decks must find other means to damage the tower consistently throughout the game (i.e. Poison Spell, Spear Goblins, and/or Princess). Decks that use a Miner then are considered Control Decks.

How to Counter the MINER:

To counter the Miner, you must always add pressure to them so you don't fall behind in the Elixir game. Try to learn what cards your opponent has and see if they have a weakness towards your own cards and then abuse it! For example, if they don't have a fireball or just used it, then you rush them with Barbarians. It is definitely an uphill battle. Use your counter attacks wisely.

4 EASY Tips to help Defeat Miner Decks:

1) Try to prevent from getting poked by their Spear Goblins or Princess. Deal with them before they damage your tower.

2) Usually Miner decks have lower elixir costing troops. Especially if you run high elixir troops, you can force a big attack after they play an Elixir Collector or they use a Miner and Poison.

3) Mini Pekka is great at destroying the Miner and can be used for a counter attack (seeing the trend of these little guys? They counter Hogs, Royal Giant and Miner...hint hint).

4) If you can anticipate where the Miner pops up. Before they pop up, place troops there and when Miner surfaces, they would attack your troops instead of the building/tower they originally intended on attacking. In other words, your troops get priority. Miner hates your troops more than your buildings/tower :).

Good luck everyone and CLASH ON!

- Doc Storm