I recently was playing a game in which I was frequently AFK because people get bothering me to go see something "fascinating" (oooh, sugar caramelizes, how amazing). I realized that the opponent was using an interesting strategy. I'm not sure how he started, but I think he opened by training 3 miners, setting two on praying, and 3 on mining. Then, he spammed shadowrath, got shinobi, assassinated my archer, took tower, bought ghost, and spammed more shadowrath. Obviously, being both a beginner and distracted by my friend's fascination with his Chem 1 experiment, my own defense was probably not so good. Still, I think it could be interesting to look at.

http://pastebin.com/6dEV2n6Z

Try not to use the word spam in the title.

OK, sorry about that!

Didn't watch it, and I understand that you were distracted a such, but next time someone masses ninjas, send an albow over XD and walls plus 3 castles if they decide to charge at statue.

Giant spam is a brilliant way to counter shadowrath spam. Giants stun them so their speed is irrevant, and it takes a lot of shinobi to down a giant, and it gets harder when giants are in a mass.

If you can't afford a giant yet, though, invest heavily into archers and raged-up swordwrath. Think about it.

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Giant spam is a brilliant way to counter shadowrath spam. Giants stun them so their speed is irrevant, and it takes a lot of shinobi to down a giant, and it gets harder when giants are in a mass.

If you can't afford a giant yet, though, invest heavily into archers and raged-up swordwrath. Think about it.

Spamming ShadowWrath is not something to consider trying. If you put a Spearton against a ShadowWrath, the result is both dying simultaneously. So basically, if you see your opponent spamming ShadowWrath, anything, even raged SwordWrath will defeat them.

Unless, of course, 40 miners.

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I was frequently AFK.
Then, he spammed shadowrath, got shinobi, assassinated my archer, took tower, bought ghost, and spammed more shadowrath.
I was frequently AFK.
I was AFK.
AFK.

Well not much serious play I can really pull out from here. In a real match with you using your wits I doubt any of it would come to be (unless you planned to sit back idly from the start).

Because you mentioned the above, I didn't bother to look at the replay. Ninjas have potential, but allowing him to harass you with enough of only a single type of unit and quickly following into defeat is pitiful.

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Spamming ShadowWrath is not something to consider trying. If you put a Spearton against a ShadowWrath, the result is both dying simultaneously. So basically, if you see your opponent spamming ShadowWrath, anything, even raged SwordWrath will defeat them.

Unless, of course, 40 miners.

If anyone spams ninjas and decides not to rush your statue, you're playing against someone terrible.

Or they're having a little fun with you.

My tip: Remember that ninjas can only hit one unit at a time. This also applies to giant massers (if they still exist)

So basically Swordwrath with rage. If they're going for your statue, resilience. ALWAYS get resilience. Castle Archers take them out since melee units all have to group together to attack the statue. Castle Archer splash damage will RAPE them. And magikill. Explosion on ninjas attacking your statue or electric wall. I notice spammers think they can destroy your statue fast so they ignore your units.

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My tip: Remember that ninjas can only hit one unit at a time. This also applies to giant massers (if they still exist)

So basically Swordwrath with rage. If they're going for your statue, resilience. ALWAYS get resilience. Castle Archers take them out since melee units all have to group together to attack the statue. Castle Archer splash damage will RAPE them. And magikill. Explosion on ninjas attacking your statue or electric wall. I notice spammers think they can destroy your statue fast so they ignore your units.

Well, 3 Castle Archers did nothing to my 6 Giants crushing the statue.

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Well, 3 Castle Archers did nothing to my 6 Giants crushing the statue.

Notice how we were talking about ninjas? A Castle Archers in my situation were for melee units. Enslaved giants aren't melee units.

CHAOS GIANTS ARE! And they have the same hp as order giant, i believe.

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CHAOS GIANTS ARE! And they have the same hp as order giant, i believe.

Chaos giants have lots of health, but they're so bad. I could dodge one's attacks with an enslaved giant. You know a unit is bad when.....

Just fought a player who masses albowtrosses and swordwraths. I lost. And we meet 2 more times after that. I continously won 2 battles and get the 1470+ rating... gonna get 1500+...

By the time they have 3 ninjas i have 1 giant