Lightning Earthquake Combo

Lightning+Earthquake combination (LE combo) is a technique use to destroying buildings especially Air Defense. This strategic goal is very useful if you want to use air attack where Air Defense will become major danger. Sometime, LE combo can also be used to destroy Inferno Tower. Lightning itself can be used to destroy Air Defense or Inferno Tower, but LE combo is much more desirable as you can save at least 1 normal spell for other uses. Utilizing 1 dark spell that available directly for you or 1 dark spell that available through CC can play major role in your overall strategy.

In this article, we will specify the use on LE combo on Air Defense. How many Lightning needed of what level to destroy 1 Air Defense of what level with combination of what level of Earthquake spell. Diagram 1 show the level of Air Defense that LE combo can be used. For example, 2L5+1E1 can destroy AD6.

 Diagram 1. Level of Air Defense that can be destroyed by 2 Lightning spell with 1 Earthquake spell (Source: Canadian Beaver)

Diagram 2. How much damage can Lightning spell inflicted and how much hitpoints Air Defense have

In addition to Diagram 1, I also table how much damage can Lightning spell inflicted in order to know how many need to destroy any level Air Defense. Diagram 2 above illustrate Lightning+Lightning combination without Earthquake. You need to know this as well because some LL combo doesn't need Earthquake at all. 2 Level 5 Lightning can destroy AD3, 2L6 can destroy AD4 and 2L7 can destroy AD6. Knowing this will enable you save 1 slot spell for other usage.

Be careful, both diagram show what Lightning and Earthquake can do. It assume you do it correctly. If your placement skill is not good enough, you LE combo or LL combo might failed miserably. Sometime, if AD placement is not good such as 2 or more AD are put closely together, you can manipulate spells in order to use lesser amount. For example, TH9 can destroy 2AD with 4L and 2E. If AD placement is bad, you can use 4L and only 1E. It also possible to use only 3L and 1 or 2E.