1 The Rock Paper Scissors Strategy in Tower Rush
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If you do not understand this fundamental interaction triangle, you will constantly lose to players with inferior mechanical skill.

In this digital version, the triangle consists of Swarms, Area-of-Effect (Splash) Damage, and High Single-Target Damage.
The Fundamental Triangle
The rules of the arena are simple: Swarms overwhelm Single-Target units; Splash Damage obliterates Swarms; and Single-Target units destroy Splash Damage.

If you blindly play a swarm without baiting out their splash damage first, you are throwing your elixir away.
Only launch a Swarm attack when you know their Splash unit is not in their hand.Always consider the Z-axis.Sacrificing a cheap card to get to your primary defense is acceptable. Exploiting the Rules
Once you understand the basic Rock-Paper-Scissors rules, you can begin to actively subvert them using 'Bait' strategies.

You send your first swarm to force them to use their spell; the second they do, you unleash your primary swarm attack safely.
Triangle RoleWhat it BeatsWeaknessesThe HordeHigh DPS single-target tanks, Princes, P.E.K.K. If you want to see more info regarding tower rush take a look at the site. AsWizards, Valkyries, Bomb Towers, The LogAoE UnitsSkeleton Armies, Minion Hordes, Goblin GangsHigh health single-target units, Mini P.E.K.K.As, Heavy Spells The Balancing Act
Developers spend thousands of hours tweaking stats to ensure no single side of the triangle becomes too dominant.

Always respect the fundamental rules of combat before attempting complex maneuvers.