ok this is my USUAL strategy i let my two miners mine and take ONLY one archer letting me have 200 gold 0 mana and when the miners 'give' their gold i will have 350 and train another archer then one swordwrath then miners but i always have troulble with the opponents sword archer start what should i do

This strategy is difficult to pull off and only works in really really short maps like castle. It especially has trouble facing the sword+archer start, which is most common at lower to middle ranks. One tactic is to hide your first archer behind one of your miners, then withdraw that miner when it gets low on health. But you have to make sure that you dont let it die, or else half of your income will be gone. Imo, it works better at the higher ranks where people use starts other than sword+archer, as It can easily dominate most of those on castle.

I see some people do well with one miner and one archer (beats me alot) but something about it doesn't seem like a wise idea (exposed archer)

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I see some people do well with one miner and one archer (beats me alot) but something about it doesn't seem like a wise idea (exposed archer)

Um no, hes talking about getting 1 archer, then waiting for a second archer.

great thanks!

I also use 1 miner+ 1 archer and then sword...works well, but hard to control, I mean your oppointment should already got 2 swords and one archer....but its really good if you micro right ^^

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I also use 1 miner+ 1 archer and then sword...works well, but hard to control, I mean your oppointment should already got 2 swords and one archer....but its really good if you micro right ^^

O.o If the opponent uses the sword + archer combo, you'd have to garrison everything if you're wise. By then, they will have a second swordwrath, and will keep you from mining for ten or fifteen seconds. If they're dumb, then they'll charge, unless it's a last resort, which I understand. I usually do sword + archer at first; in large maps i do 2 sword and get rage to kill dem archers. :D I'm only 1600, though, so don't take my word for it. Be warned: I'm rapidly reaching 1700.

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O.o If the opponent uses the sword + archer combo, you'd have to garrison everything if you're wise. By then, they will have a second swordwrath, and will keep you from mining for ten or fifteen seconds. If they're dumb, then they'll charge, unless it's a last resort, which I understand. I usually do sword + archer at first; in large maps i do 2 sword and get rage to kill dem archers. :D I'm only 1600, though, so don't take my word for it. Be warned: I'm rapidly reaching 1700.

dont worry ^^ the trick for 1 archer- 1 miner start is, to get 2 archers...dont understood me? Here explanation: you get at first 1 archer and 1 miner (you have 50 gold now)...then wait untill the 2 miners you had in the beginning give you money, so you should have now 200 gold, which you buy with it 1 sword...(now, you have 75 gold) now wait untill the 3 miners you have give you the next incom...now you should have 300 gold, which means you buy an archer now ^^ So as a result: 3 miners, 1 sword and 2 archers......just perfect ^^

Why are you guys talking about archer/miner start? OP's talking about archer -> archer start.

I go arch/sword, tech to spear once opponent buys castle arch. If opponent starts one miner one arch, I will most likely have my archidon in the way. I hold my sword in place and pursue with arch until it flees beyond the second row of gold. I then hold him there to scout until something happens that'd influence me to do otherwise. If the opponent goes second arch I'll be ahead in economy. I'll simply place my archidon closely to my miners let him absorb a peg or two. Place him behind my miners or statue when wounded. Charge with spearton and sword that've been garrisoned. Buy miner hustle or another spearton. Harass opponents economy since opponent will garrison archers due to pegs from spears.
Whilst he is garrisoned I buy miner hustle for sure. Flee from the castle archer that may be purchased after my first charge.
Place more miners on mana. Decide between tower spawn pressure or beginning to build albows.
If albows then hold them at base for a bit to avoid being outranged by archidons and my spears won't have to chase them back to base so I guess... Tower spawn first for short-to medium albow first for long. Maybe even go for Magikill if I feel the opportunity.