Talk:Goblin Barrel/@comment-27703542-20160228162511/@comment-27973839-20160313215654

How is it bad exactly? How is it any worse than prince?

You counter Prince with Tombstone 3mana to 5mana, barbarians 5to5 with spare 1 barbarian, skeleton army with 4 mana, and so on.

Meanwhile the barrel, unattended, deals 1000dmg easily. And to effectively counter it (like you counter the prince - trade and no dmg to your tower), you need arrows or fireball, timed perfectly while predicting barrel land location. If you cast too soon, you might miss or shoot before they spawn - too late and they already dealt 200-400 dmg, almost as much as prince's initial lance.