Talk:Baby Dragon/@comment-24184030-20190602063956

Despite not being anywhere near as strong as other 4 Elixir or splash damage cards, Baby Dragon is still one of my favorite cards. Like most others have said, being the only flying AoE troop gives it a unique advantage in the battlefield. It is nowhere near as powerful as some of the other splash damage cards (Wizard and Executioner, primarily), but the baby dragon can be used in a multitude of ways. It can be an effective tank for many swarm cards(uncontested Baby Drag + spears will destroy a tower. In my experience people will sacrifice elixir to destroy the spears with a spell, which the dragon can survive and continue to damage). It can protect tanks and heavy hitters from swarms. It is also an effective distraction card for ranged troops if you want to save ground troops (mini-pekka, guards, etc) to counter larger tanks and hitters (pekkas, princes, etc).

Baby Dragon might get outplayed by harder hitters at times, but you do NOT want to leave a baby dragon alone against a tower. Too large of as health pool.