Talk:Hog Rider/@comment-33560940-20171107160102/@comment-33560940-20171108045150

So, let's see a simple example:

Your opponent plays hog

You play barbarians (normal) to defend him

That's 5 elixir for 4, negative trade

But now your opponent will have to deal with full health barbs

And he'll have to waste at least 2 elixir fire spirits, which will result in a positive trade for you.

"But... But hog almost never gets sent alone!"

Combos and cards that can counter hog valkyrie (the most common hog combo):

Exenado

Rocket

Barbs + knight, ice golem or whatever card that can tank (send knight to distract valkyrie, then barbs to kill the hog. Neutral trade, but you counterpush).