Why Is Hog Rider So Balanced In Clash Royale?

I just want it to have a 0.1 second hit speed nerf, everytime it is almost dead but still manage to get a hit off like what the

Would love to see hog get another .1 sec FIRST hit speed nerf

For me rare cards are the hardest to level up

after playing this game for 5 years, i can say that hog rider is the most broken and unskilled card. and 0 brain hog players act like they are high skilled after winning. but i have always destroyed hog players. the things you need to do is:

1. take out muskateer as soon as possible. better if you can catch the tower too. this one thing will completely disable hog players defense as they are braindead, they won't be able to do anything with rest of his cards. he will simply keep placing them in front of you but without muske its futile. same applies for firecracker. do this and see hog players 'high skill' going out of window.

2. don't vigorously defend hog. its broken. accept it. let it have one or two hits but immediately counterattack hard. spend the elixir on attack.

3. don't let him cycle through cheap cards. force him to play his key cards this will break his order of cycle. if he cant spam stuff with hog, he won't be breaking through.

4. never use building to stop hog. earthquake is another broken card and every hog spammer use it. so use cheap tanks. mini pekka can stop hog completely but the placement is hard and require fast reflex. or knight is a good option. or you can use archers. never use building or swarm.

keep practicing these tactics. it will work. no hog spammer will ever get through you.

I really want the card to be nerfed

Saying that the hogrider is a balanced card is nothing short of a lie!

i got a biochem test in the morning but this is more important

If you’re still using this card in 2024, you must write your name in crayon.

It needs a health change

I feel like it needs a slight nerf.

The only nerf the hog rider needs is it to charge like the ram rider. This will allow it to be countered by spells so you no longer need a building to counter which is not always a counter since hog decks sometimes run earthquake to weaken it and get greater chip damage.

hog rider!!!!!!!

can you cover Sparky?

If hog 2.6 is so good, why isn't there a hog 2.7?

No matter what you do the players will always complain

Hog rider is not that balanced once he in tower it’s guaranteed 2 hits

Hog roder is so iconic and everyone knows it it needs a buff or a evo

Its not the hog rider is balanced they just realized to balance the game around the hogrider because it's activity the best card in the game. You can drop a scarmy on it and it will hit the tower.

‼️🚨 HOG EMERGENCY 💪 BUFF

You should do a video on underrated cards

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I personally don't use hog rider due to the iconic scream but I do find it pretty good for both being able to be countered and good for damage on towers too.

It’s literally not lol it’s not fun fighting the same shit for 8 years

hog rider is not balanced

HOG RIDAAAA

They need to nerf 2.6 as a whole.

It has too much defense that then transforms into an offense giving you no breathing room

Hog rider is paired with firecracker they should just have kids

its not valkery, its valkyre

It’s not balanced lmao. It’s too strong for a 4 elixir card in my opinion.

Skeleton

Me at first when seeing the title of the video i d idint want to watch it the hog is so damn fast if only it was "fast" it will be better to react to it

You talking about Trifecta 2.0 felt like namedropping the BBG in passing at the beginning of a DnD campaign

I think we can all agree
HOG RIDAAA

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Can you do a history of bowler and current state? Looks like they want to nerf it right now, but why?

What is the 1st longest time a card has gone Without receiving Balances changes ?

I have 2 guess , Wizard and princess .

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Extremely annoying spam freeze rage decks make this card excruciatingly painful to counter

Idc he needs a nerf

I go through and occasionally count the hog matches in my history and i play hog on average 9 out of 26 games. Hog is a win condition its not the same usage rate as goblins, archers, ect that just balance to your deck. Hes the only win condition with absurdly high usgae rates that pairs incredibly well with most new card releases. He needs a good nerf to make the game feel fresh. I dont want to play against this card every 3-4 matches.

The Hog Rider card is unlocked from the Spell Valley (Arena 5). He is a very fast building-targeting, melee troop with moderately high hitpoints and damage. He appears just like his Clash of Clans counterpart; a man with brown eyebrows, a beard, a mohawk, and a golden body piercing in his left ear who is riding a hog. A Hog Rider card costs 4 Elixir to deploy.

Strategy

His fast move speed can boost forward mini tanks like an Ice Golem in a push. At the same time, he can also function as a tank for lower hitpoint troops such as Goblins as he still has a fair amount of health. Most cheap swarms complement the Hog Rider well, as they are nearly as fast as him and usually force more than one card out of the opponent's hand.

The Hog Rider struggles with swarms, as they can damage him down and defeat him quickly while obstructing his path. Barbarians in particular can fully counter him without very strict timing on the defender's part, though be wary of spells.

A Hunter can kill the Hog Rider in 2 hits if placed right on top of it. However, if you place something in front of the Hog Rider, the Hunter's splash will damage the Hog Rider and hit the card in front of it more.

The Hog Rider in conjunction with the Freeze can surprise the opponent and allow the Hog Rider to deal much more damage than anticipated, especially if the opponent's go-to counter is a swarm, or swarms are their only effective counter to him. Skeletons and Bats will immediately be defeated by the spell, while Spear Goblins, Goblins, and Minions will be at low enough health to be defeated by a follow up Zap or Giant Snowball.

However, this strategy isn't very effective against buildings as the Hog Rider will take a while to destroy the building, giving the opponent ample time to articulate another counter.

Against non-swarm troops, it can deal a lot of damage during the freeze time, but this can allow the opponent to set up a massive counterpush. For this reason, players should either only go for a Hog Rider + Freeze when they have other units backing it up from a counterattack, or if the match is about to end and they need to deal as much damage as possible.

It is not a good idea to send in a Hog Rider simply to destroy a building, especially if it is the only building targeting unit available, as defeating Crown Towers becomes substantially more difficult. Spells or simply waiting out the lifetime of the building are more effective. The exception to this is an Elixir Collector placed in front of the King's Tower. If a Hog Rider placed at the bridge, he can destroy the Collector for a positive Elixir trade, though the damage from both Princess Towers will usually mean he does not survive to deal any damage to them. However, if the opponent sends in defending troops, it can be an opportunity to gain spell damage value.

In a deck with several low-cost cards, it might be worth it to simply send the Hog Rider against one building. These decks shuffle their card rotation quick enough, that they will arrive to their next Hog Rider before the next building arrives in the opponent's card rotation.

Long-ranged troops like Musketeer and Flying Machine can snipe those buildings, preserving some of the Hog Rider's health, possibly allowing it to get some Tower damage.

When there are buildings placed in the middle to counter the Hog Rider, understanding the placement of the Hog Rider and the type of building placed can help the Hog Rider to bypass certain buildings.

Passive buildings such as spawners and Elixir Collector have a larger hitbox than defensive buildings; which means that if a passive building was placed 3 tiles away from the river in the middle of the opponent's side, then it is impossible for the Hog Rider to bypass that placement as the Hog Rider will get pulled to that building.

Defensive buildings have a smaller hitbox than a passive building, which means if that if a defensive building was placed three tiles away from the river in the middle of the opponent's side, a Hog Rider placed at the very left or right side of the Arena may be able to bypass it due to its smaller hitbox.

If the player has a building already placed down in the center of the arena, and the opponent tries to bypass it with a Hog Rider at the edge of the arena, they can use certain air troops to push the Hog Rider towards the building as it jumps over the river, effectively denying the bypass attempt. They must be already hovering over the correct placement, as very quick reflexes are required to correctly perform this technique.

For Bats, Skeleton Dragons, and Minion Horde, they should be placed right in front of the Hog Rider as soon as it is deployed.

For Minions, Skeleton Barrel, Mega Minion, Flying Machine, Electro Dragon, Baby Dragon, Inferno Dragon, Balloon, and Lava Hound, stagger the above placement one tile to the right if the Hog Rider is placed on the left side of the arena, and vice versa.

They can also use ground troops to achieve the same result. Something like an Ice Golem deployed at the Hog Rider’s landing spot will obstruct his path and force him to go around the unit, which causes him to be closer to the building instead of the Crown Tower.

The Hog Rider can kite Very Fast non-building targeting troops due to his own Very Fast speed and building only targeting if he is placed on the fourth tile from the bridge, slightly into the opposite lane. He can also stall grounded units when placed right at the bridge. He will pull them towards him while deploying, and then be untargetable by them when he jumps over the bridge. After landing, he will pull them back. This can be useful when the player needs to deal damage in the same lane they are defending. It will also help separate troops behind a tank in a large push.

A Tornado placed on the second tile front of the player's King's Tower and staggered two tiles towards the Princess Tower will activate it without any damage dealt to the Princess Tower, helping them in defending future pushes. This can also be a method of mitigating all damage dealt to a Princess Tower, but doing this more than three times may result in the King's Tower's health being low enough to be targeted directly, opening up the possible threat of a back door three crown. A better alternative is to pull the Hog away from the Princess Tower into the attacking range of all three Crown Towers, which will negate all damage as long as none of them are already distracted

A very powerful combo is the Hog Rider, the Musketeer, and the Valkyrie, typically referred to as the Trifecta. The Musketeer will defend against most troops, while the Valkyrie can protect her and the Hog Rider from swarms or high damage units. The Hog Rider is used to deal damage to the tower.

This can be effectively countered by Lightning, one-shotting the Musketeer and severely damaging both the Valkyrie and Hog Rider. The Minion Horde is also effective, but the enemy can Zap them and the Musketeer will one-shot them all. Even if the Musketeer is defeated, the Hog Rider and Valkyrie will have enough time to severely damage the Tower.

The Hog Rider should be placed behind the Valkyrie to give it a boost so that it stays in front of the Hog Rider, protecting it.

A Hog Rider combined with a Goblin Barrel can be awkward for the opponent to defend against. Timing it so that the Hog Rider is tanking the tower shots for the Goblins is the most effective way to deal damage. However, a Barbarian Barrel can shut this down with minimal Tower damage for a positive Elixir trade, as long as the Goblin Barrel was placed directly on the Tower.

Pairing the Hog Rider with the Balloon can deal devastating damage. If executed properly, the Hog Rider will act as a tank while the Balloon threatens to deal massive damage. The Hog Rider can also destroy any buildings attempting to slow down the combo. However, this combo is very vulnerable to swarms and anti-air cards as neither of the troops target anything but buildings. Additionally, they are easy to separate, due to the disparity in move speeds. Alternatively, the Hog Rider and the Balloon can be played in different lanes to spread the opponent's defenses thin. However, a building or Tornado can bring them back together for an easier defense.

The Hog Rider can be paired with the Lumberjack as both a swarm bait and damage combo. It is a very fast combo with an extremely high damage output potential, so the enemy will likely try to counter it with a swarm. If this happens, use a spell like Arrows to render the opponent defenseless. If they manage to defeat the Lumberjack, the dropped Rage will make the Hog Rider even more dangerous than it normally is.

A fast and deadly combination is the Hog Rider and Mini P.E.K.K.A. combo. Both units are fast but the Mini P.E.K.K.A. does much more damage and does not attack only buildings so the Mini P.E.K.K.A. can deal with troops like the Executioner and Musketeer. However, this combo can be defeated with swarms like Skeleton Army, which will defeat both of them since neither of them can deal area damage. They are also unable to target air troops, so the Minion Horde can stop this easily.

A risky play is to deploy the Hog Rider at the bridge as soon as the match starts. If the opponent does not react fast enough, the Hog Rider will deal a significant amount of damage to the Princess Tower. This can also allow the player to quickly scout the opponent's deck if they happen to react to him fast enough

I never really played hog rider maybe sometimes but like never really used it too much

I think Hog is definitely meta. I use off meta decks, so anytime i encounter hog users, i really enjoy killing those sacks of bacon. Such an easy card to use imo, just throw it down and itll go straight for the tower.

Hog rider is no where closed to balanced, almost 60% of decks are using hog rider. The hog rider has only a few counters and most of them get completely obliterated by earth quake. Almost any spell you place or troop is a negative elixir trade. This only leaves a couple of counters like fisherman or tornado, also not mentioning how many support cards there are for hog rider.

i still use my hog deck hahaha. this is my hog deck composed of . Hog, Ice Wiz, Log, Bowler, Archer, Fireball, Monk, and Tesla. 😄. and i reach 6.8k+ trophy with that

talk about golem

"Why is hogrider so balanced"

Hogrider use rate at 8000 trophies : 34%

we need bandit history