

Use another card (such as a Cannon) to counter the Hog Rider if necessary. A Barbarian Barrel can shut this down with minimal Tower damage for a positive Elixir trade, as long as the Goblin Barrel was placed directly on the Tower.Timing it so that the Hog Rider is tanking the tower shots for the Goblins is the most effective way to deal damage. A Hog Rider combined with a Goblin Barrel can be awkward for the opponent to defend against.They are also unable to target air troops, so the Minion Horde can stop this easily. However, this combo can be defeated with swarms like Skeleton Army, as the Mini P.E.K.K.A cannot handle swarms. Both units are fast but the Mini P.E.K.K.A does much more damage and does not attack only buildings so the Mini P.E.K.K.A can deal with troops like the Executioner and Musketeer. A fast and deadly combination is the Hog Rider and Mini P.E.K.K.A combo.If they manage to defeat the Lumberjack, the dropped Rage will make the Hog Rider even more dangerous than it normally is. If this happens, the attacker should use a spell like Arrows to render the defender poetically defenseless. It is a very fast combo with an extremely high damage output potential, so the defender will likely try to counter it with a swarm. The Hog Rider can be paired with the Lumberjack as both a swarm bait and damage combo.Using The Log to predict a Skeleton Army or even a Tombstone will let your Hog Rider keep most of his hitpoints and your opponent may not answer in time, letting your Hog Rider connect to the Tower.

To a lesser extent, Lightning could also be used, retaining the same point of almost destroying every building while also crippling troops such as the Wizard or the Hunter.

On the offender's side, a powerful move is to accompany him with an Earthquake, obliterating almost every building, and also grounded swarms.Air swarms such as Minion Horde can also help due to the Hog Rider's usual support cards not countering them. But be wary, as the offender will usually play around it with cards such as Earthquake. When countering Hog Riders, using buildings would be your best bet.Air troops can still attack him though, and the Inferno Tower and Inferno Dragon will continue to ramp up their damage. The Log and Earthquake will fail to damage a Hog Rider while he is jumping. When he is jumping over the river, he cannot be targeted by any ground attacking units.A Hog Rider card costs 4 Elixir to deploy. He appears just like his Clash of Clans counterpart a man with brown eyebrows, a beard, a mohawk, and a golden body piercing in his left ear who is riding a hog. He is a quick, building-targeting melee troop with moderately high hitpoints and damage. The Hog Rider is a Rare card that is unlocked from the Builder's Workshop (Arena 5). He followed the echoing call of "Hog Riderrrrr" all the way through the Arena doors.” “Fast melee troop that targets buildings and can jump over the river.
