Best Town Hall 9 Lava Hound attack strategies in Clash of Clans

Lava Hound is one of the strongest air troops in Clash of Clans. Players can unlock it once they reach Town Hall 9. Lava Hounds are big tanks that target Air Defenses and distract them from other attacking troops like Dragons and Balloons.

Players can use Lava Hound in various air attack strategies as a tank. Moreover, Lava Pups, which appear after the Lava Hound gets busted, are quick attackers like Minions and can help clear nearby buildings. In this article, we will explore the best Town Hall 9 Lava Hound attack strategies in Clash of Clans.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's views.

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Clash of Clans Town Hall 9 Lava Hound attack strategies

1) Queen Charge LavaLoon

Queen Walk should be used as an opening strategy to create a funnel (Image via Supercell)

The army composition of the Queen Charge LavaLoon attack strategy is as follows:

• 4 Healers
• 1 Lava Hound
• 12 Minions
• 2 Wizards
• 16 Balloons
• 10 Wall Breakers
• 2 Archers
• 3 Rage spells
• 1 Poison spell
• 2 Haste spells
• Archer Queen
• Barbarian King
• Lava Hound and Haste spell (clan castle)

Queen Charge LavaLoon is one of the best Town Hall 9 attack strategies that can be used both in multiplayer and clan war battles. This attack focuses on using Queen Walk as the opening strategy to clear one corner of the base. Archer Queen and Healers are used together in this approach.

It creates a funnel for the remaining troops. Players should use Barbarian King, Wall Breakers, Wizards, and Poison and Rage spells to help Archer Queen enter the base core. This way players can take down multiple Air Defenses, enemy's clan castle troops, and more.

Lava Hounds and Balloons are then used together from the other side to clear the base core. Haste and Rage spells are used to help increase the attack and damage of Balloons. Minions and Archers are used to clear outside buildings and get perfect three stars.

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2) Lava DragLoon

Use Dragons to clear base core (Image via Supercell)

The army composition of the Lava DragLoon attack strategy is as follows:

• 1 Lava Hound
• 6 Dragons
• 2 Wizards
• 10 Balloons
• 1 Baby Dragon
• 2 Archers
• 2 Rage spells
• 1 Earthquake spell
• 2 Lightning spells
• Archer Queen
• Barbarian King
• Lava Hound and Haste spell (clan castle)

Lava DragLoon is very effective against open bases. In this strategy, Dragons can easily clear outside buildings and even reach the base with the help of Lava Hounds and heroes.

Two Lightning spells and one Earthquake spell are used together to take down one Air Defense. Wizards and Baby Dragons are used to create a funnel for Dragons. Once the corner buildings of the attack side are cleared, all the Dragons are deployed. An early Rage spell should be used to help Dragons reach the base core easily.

Now, five Balloons and one Lava Hound are dropped from two different corners of the base. This would help clear the remaining defenses and distract them from Dragons. Haste and Rage spells should be used to increase the speed of Lava Hounds and Balloons. Heroes and Archers are used to clear the outside buildings.

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3) Rage LavaLoon

Rage LavaLoon attack strategy (Image via Supercell)

The army composition of the Rage LavaLoon attack strategy is as follows:

• 3 Lava Hounds
• 10 Minions
• 21 Balloons
• 2 Rage spells
• 1 Poison spell
• 4 Haste spells
• Archer Queen
• Barbarian King
• Balloons and Poison spell (clan castle)

This is one of the most popular air attack strategies in Clash of Clans. It focuses on using Lava Hounds as tanks with Balloons and Rage and Haste spells to clear the base. Minions and heroes are used to clean up the base.

After choosing an attacking side that is in the opposite direction of Air Sweepers, three Lava Hounds are deployed at some distance from each other. Around seven Balloons are dropped behind every Lava Hound to clear defenses. Poison spells should be immediately used to counter the enemy's clan castle troops.

Haste spells are used to help speed up Balloons and clear defenses before Lava Hound gets busted. Archer Queen, Barbarian King, and Minions and used to clear outside buildings and clean up the base.