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We'll be talking about how to counter the miner
This video takes a different approach on the typical how to counter videos
Since the miner can be deployed anywhere on the map
You need to analyze the psychology behind it's deployment
The most cost effective card to counter miner are Skeletons or Goblins
they're perfect when your opponent doesn't have a zap on hand
Other wise glass cannons or mini tanks are the next best choices
Knight or Mini P.E.K.K.A come to mind
To counter the miner, you need to understand how he works
And when it makes sense to use him
His pathing is predictable to a degree
As soon as he reaches the bridge, you can tell if he's going to go left or right
From there if your opponent deploys him on the tower
The Miner's going to split again, left or right
Due to the 1 second serve delay
The most helpful indication is the first split before the bridge
If you hover a unit around his dirt
Another visual indication is the exclamation mark
When you deploy a miner on the tower, there are 4 sides to choose from
On the inner tile this is the kill zone where the other arena tower can target the Miner as well
The corner tile are just barely out of range
But he can easily be pushed into range
Because of this, it's safe to assume most players won't deploy him there
On the other hand
Miner deployment is a psychological game
Maybe you do want to plant him the kill zone
Another uncommon area of deployment is the front side
There are two reason
1. If the miner is supporting minions
Splash attacks such as the Wizard fire ball aimed at the Miner will also chip the minions
2. If the Miner is tanking the Mini P.E.K.K.A
And you plant him in front, it's easier to counter
It makes more sense to spread the Miner apart
That was over a thousand damage done to the tower
Because of that, the two most preferred sides are behind the arena tower
And on the outer side
Now that you know where he'll path
And you know the side where he'll most likely be planted on
You have to learn your opponent and try to predict his moves
Since it's generally not a good idea to plant the Miner in front
And on the inside, you can rule out these tiles
Now you have to guess if he'll be on the side or behind
The best tiles to take advantage of this is the corner tiles
Your units won't have to walk far for either the top or the side
Take note on where your opponent places the Miner
Some players will continue this pattern for the entire game
And you'll be able to predict the Miner 100% of the time
If you're desperate to protect your tower
You can use high cost units such as the Minion Horde to take out the Miner
Be careful not to be out predicted
Here I predicted my opponent would protect the left tower
So I sent my Miner to the right side
The miner is the perfect counter the the princess
Two whacks to the head and she's done
To effective use the Miner, it's all about predicting patterns
Whether you're using him
Or defending against him
It's very important to predict patterns when using or countering the miner
Here I noticed that my opponent would always planted the princess in the centre to take out my minions
So I waited until he had a princess in his hand
Then baited her with my minions and preplanted the Miner to where the princess would be
Since the Miner counters the Princess
You have to read the situation
If your opponent needs to take out your princess
Surround her and protect her with skeletons
You can do this with other units too. Mini P.E.K.K.A wrecks the Miner
Some very good combos with the Miner are swarms such as Minion Horde
And glass cannons such as Mini P.E.K.K.A
Since the Miner has reduce damage to crown towers
His primary function is being a mini tank
He outputs less damage per second than 1 skeleton on a arena tower
Because of this
It maybe more wise to take out the associating combos if you can't immediately address the Miner
Minions and Mini P.E.K.K.A have high DPS
And are therefore used to defend
Since the Miner has a low cost
By the time the glass cannon is finish defending
The miner is typically deployed the tank
Here's an example of the Miner tanking for the goblins
Together the dealt over 1500 damage
Fast forward the match
And the enemy went in for another Miner, goblin attack
The cannon was placed close enough to the Miner
But far enough that the goblins aggro towards it
Given that zap wasn't in rotation, this was a much better defence
The Miner is a hard counter the buildings
He'll destroy passive buildings for a positive elixir trade
Once you discover your opponent has a Miner
Unless you have high damage troops such as Mini P.E.K.K.A
Or goblins to kill the Miner, it's not a good idea to use the elixir pump anymore
Similar to the arena tower
You need to understand which tile he should or shouldn't be planted on
If the elixir pump is planted beside the King's tower
Generally these tiles are avoided because the Miner will go straight to the King's tower
After taking out the pump and activating him early
With that being said
It's an amazing location to use the Miner as most people are unfamiliar with this positioning
The Miner generally shouldn't be deployed directly above the arena tower on these two tiles
As he'll target the tower instead
1 interesting thing to tower is that the Miner will attack the left corner of the pump
So with that in mind, these are the spaces he'll mostly like be planted on
If you don't know the pattern of your opponent
Or your opponent is smart enough to randomize their pattern
The safest place to plant the card is the corner to minimize the travel distance to both sides
That's it for the video
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