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When first starting out the dragon can be a pain to counter
It's a mini tank that can splash and fly
You can counter dragon with dragon
But there are much better methods that'll put you at an advantage
It's important to realize that dragon splashes
You don't want to place archers and spear goblins beside the tower
It's better to wait until the dragon is targeting the tower
You want to place your goblins or musketeer one tile away from the tower to avoid the splash
For archers, they can tank at least 2 shots from the dragon
Completely preventing it from touching your tower
Lets take this a step further, you can do an advance archer pull.
If you plant the archers in the center, slightly in the other lane
And one second before the dragon is within the archer's aggro range
The second archer will wander off for a moment and then reengage at a safe distance
Completely shutting down that dragon, while only losing 1.5 elixir worth of troops
This requires perfect timing or the second archer will run away
If you're in a lower arena
One of the most devastating combos you'll encounter down there is the dragon prince combo
The dragon splashes away at all the troops you're trying to lay down to defend against the prince
After learning the lesson the hard way, most people will plant their troops behind the tower
But the dragon / prince still did over 1000 damage over that tower
The best way of dealing with this combo is with a pull
Since we know your archers can tank 2 hits from a dragon
You want to use them to pull the prince within range of both your towers
You can get creative with this and do a splitting chain pull for the cost of 3 elixir
With the good understanding of these techniques, you could apply them in any situation
Hog rider is my favourite unit to defend against the dragon
Turning your offensive move into defense by luring the dragon into a U-Turn
Since the dragon is a mini tank
Players tend to place it in the back to accumulate elixir for a strong push
If you have lightning or rocket it's a perfect excuse to damage their crown tower for 2 elixir
If you're a rocket user, I recommend watching our rocket video
Because it's flying unit, you can easily miss the rocket
You need to react as soon as you see the dragon deploy and launch it just below the tower
The trick is to aim for its shadow
Buildings are incredibly effective against the dragon. Telsa and infernos shred the dragon like it's a goblin
Tombstone works too, but only if the dragon is by itself
My absolute favourite building to counter a lone dragon is the mortor
Dealing 700 damage to their tower, while my crown tower chips away at their dragon
Witches are also great against the dragon since her skeleton distracts the dragon
She's great for a strong counter push
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