COC Farming Strategies: Using the BAM Army

COC Farming Strategies: Using the BAM Army 

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The BAM Army is a variation of the Barb/Arch where you add Minions in to speed up troop creation time by utilizing the extra Dark Barracks. BAM does cost some Dark Elixir to produce so it isn't ideal for farming Dark Elixir, however it can be great for speeding up attack frequency and getting you more Gold and Elixir. As with the Barb/Arch army, it is often used in combination with Lightning Spells.

Preparing to BAM

The key to the BAM army is quick attacks, so you want to cue up your barracks before and after every battle. I cue up 2 barracks with Barbarians, 2 with archers, and 1 with minions (this can be 2 barracks, but it may produce too many minions). By going for an exact ratio, it defeats the purpose of the quick attacks and queuing up barracks so troops are producing whilst you are attacking, but I generally aim for about 90 barbs, 70 archers, and 20 minions. I also like to bring 2 rage spells for more difficult but loot heavy bases and 1 lightning spell just cuz I can! I also recommend bring a CC full of archers or other strong troops and your hero(es) for back up. Once all of this is prepared, you are ready to go steal some poor soul’s loot.

Strengths and Weaknesses

As with the Barb/Arch army the primary strength is the low cost and fast production time, however the addition of the flying Minions also makes the combination great for attacking bases with poor Air Defence or low level Wizard Towers. The two biggest weaknesses are the overall susceptibility to splash damage and in particular with BAM some people are not a fan of the Dark Elixir cost.

Bases to Target

As with Barb/Arch the BAM Army is great for attacking just collectors - in particular the flying minions provide a way to easily take out collectors that are only protected by Canons, Mortars or Ground Targeted X-Bows. Sometimes you can even just use 1 minion to take out a collector.

The tactics for attacking storages is similar to the Barb/Arch combo, however with the addition of minions it is possible to attack on the side with the Air Defence and/or Wizard Towers on the edge and take them out fast so that the Minions last longer and can decimate the rest of the base unopposed.

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Attacking from one side is also a good idea with the BAM Army - however sometimes if there are exposed Air Defence on the other side of the base it can enhance the attack if you take them out too.

Look for bases with low level and/or exposed Air Defence and Wizard Towers - low level Mortars helps too.

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Watch out for!

Avoid bases with high level Wizard Towers and internal high level Air Defence towers as they can decimate a BAM Army before you can take them down. Also be careful of Air Bombs and always drop a few Minions first to set them off - One air bomb can wipe out a whole army of Minions.

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