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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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