What is a hog rider

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"Having tamed the fierce leaping hog, the Hog Rider punishes those who hide behind their puny walls! Fueled by Dark Elixir, these warriors have never known defeat!"

Hog Rider is a Clash of Clans troop that can be trained with Dark Elixir.

He is unlocked by upgrading the Dark Barrack to level 2, which requires a Town Hall level 7.

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Hog Rider Explained

Hog Rider is a melee troop known for his ability to jump over walls while riding his large hog.

He and the Miner are the only ground troops capable of bypassing walls, regardless of their levels (Hogs and Walls).

He has moderate health, does high damage per second, and is one of the fastest troops on the game.

Targeting only defenses, he can quickly run through all enemy villages destroying its defenses on a well-planned attack.

How to Use Hog Riders

Hog Riders are usually used on mass attacks with over 15 or 20 Hogs.

With moderate health, he is a great troop to be used with the Healing Spell. This is highly recommended, and it's how it's done on most attacks when they are grouped together, making them pretty much invincible while inside the radius of the spell.

Always watch out for double Giant Bombs as they can severely damage all your Hogs at once. Sometimes you can easily predict if there are two Giant Bombs together by looking for big gaps in the village.

Since they target defenses only, they will not attack Heroes and Clan Castle troops, so always watch out for them. It's recommended to only deploy the Hogs after killing them first. Poison Spell can be used to kill the Clan Castle troops, but it might not be fast enough, and the Archer Queen will still be a big threat.

A single Hog Riders is a great troop to be used as a bait and take Clan Castle troops out of the Castle.

On high-quality attacks on Legend League, mass Hogs are usually used on a two-step attack with a big Queen Walk. Since they are quite fast, the attacker can spend more time than usual with the Queen Walk, being able to take down many strong defenses, Heroes and Clan Castle troops.

Attack Strategies

• TH 13: ZapQuake + Hogs + Miners

Stats

Preferred Target	Attack Type	Housing Space	Movement Speed	Attack Speed	Dark Barracks Level Required	Range
Defenses	Melee (Ground Only)	5	24	1s	2	0.6 tiles

Training Time

Upgrade Chart

Level	Damage per Second	Damage per Hit	Hitpoints	Training Cost	Research Cost	Research Time	Laboratory Level Required
1	60	60	270	30	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	70	70	312	34	5,000	10h	5
3	80	80	370	38	9,000	20h	6
4	92	92	430	42	16,000	1d 6h	6
5	105	105	500	48	30,000	2d	7
6	118	118	590	60	50,000	4d	8
7	135	135	700	80	100,000	7d 12h	9
8	148	148	810	100	150,000	11d 12h	10
9	161	161	890	120	240,000	14d	10
10	174	174	970	140	280,000	16d	11
11	187	187	1,080	160	320,000	17d	12

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