TH18 Attack Comparison
Dragon Duke Hydra vs Root Rider Siege
Dragon Duke Hydra
STH18·Air·Medium
Hydra's TH18 form: Dragon Duke tanks and refuels the air mass while Dragon Riders and Balloons do the work underneath. A strong answer when the ground core is walled too tightly to path through.
4× Dragon5× Dragon Rider10× Balloon1× Baby Dragon
Root Rider Siege
STH18·Spam·Medium
The TH18 scale-up of Root Rider spam — bigger camps mean more Riders and Throwers per wave, with Dragon Duke adding a second wall-ignoring threat the defense has to split attention against.
8× Root Rider9× Thrower2× Valkyrie4× Wall Breaker
| Dragon Duke Hydra | Root Rider Siege | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | S | S |
| Difficulty | Medium | Medium |
| Spells | 2× Rage 3× Freeze 1× Invisibility 1× Recall | 3× Rage 2× Freeze 1× Poison 1× Recall |
| Clan Castle | — | — |
Both are ranked, real attack strategies for TH18 — tier reflects editorial judgement of overall strength this patch, not a hard rule. Read the full step-by-step guide for either on its own page.