Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28616233-20170129051015/@comment-31862466-20180219035332

Xbow is a powerful card by its own. An Xbow requires you to protect it with all your elixir, but on the other hand, the Mortar is less distracted an can be used more often, promoting the mortar cycle meta. Mortar is slower, does splash, but it is considerably easier to get it to lock onto the tower. Xbow vs Mortar is like Hog Rider vs Prince. Prince does way more damage if it can connect to the crown tower, but the chances of the opponent not countering the Prince is very low, plus the Prince can be counter very very easily. The Hog Rider is cheaper than the Prince but it guarantees at least 500 damage once you deploy one. It does less damage than a Prince but its easier to get it to deal damage at all! So i'd pick the Mortar. I would rather have something cheaper but it can deal enough damage to a tower. I perfer not to waste all my elixir defending the Xbow. So naturally i''d lean towards the Mortar.