Deck:The Frozen Hog

Hog Rider + Freeze / Poison Combo
==== *This is the main combo of this deck which absolutely match with the name. Hog Rider will do a lot of damage to the tower but the opponents would not allow Hog Rider to reach their tower. There must be defenders to counter your Hog Rider. Therefore, what you should do is to bait the opposing troops with Hog Rider and Freeze them immediately. ==== ==== *Don’t rush to cast Freeze. Wait for the opponent to deploy them.Keep in mind that your Hog Rider must be alive after Freeze. Otherwise, this combo fails. Use Poison instead of Poison if the opponent has a lot of low-cost troops, just like Dark Lighting deck. ====

Catch the Right Timing
==== *What Hog Rider decks should focus on is the right timing to strike. Offend on the wrong timing may result in wasting the elixirs and do nothing to the tower. So what is the right timing? Here are some examples to help you. ====
 * When the opponent spent a lot of elixirs ( For Instance, Golem ), deploy the Hog Rider on the other lane, as there would be not many elixirs left for the opponent at the moment.The moment the opponent focus too much on one lane and you could counter it very easily, play the Hog Rider and Freeze combo immediately on the other lane.Another great timing is the opponents are frustrated. How do you identify it? My opinion is when you see the opponent keep on deploying the useless troops and spells.
 * Target Counter Push
 * Building a major push after successfully defend the enemy’s attack is another effective way to offend, especially for Hog Rider decks. Hog Rider is fast which could take down the tower before the opponents generate enough elixirs for their defense.
 * One of the best features of this strategy is your Hog Rider would not offend alone but with the team left   after successfully defend your base. Therefore, the opponent’s troops might pay attention to the other troops rather than Hog Rider. This enables Hog Rider able to reach the tower more easily than ever.
 * Use Ice Wizard, building, Spear Goblins and the other troops to defend the attacks by the opponent.After successfully defend against the opposing troops, your troops that still alive would match straight to the opposing tower. Wait for them to cross the river.Deploy the Hog Rider behind them when they crossed the river.Bring your spells to support them.
 * Collect Chip Damage with Spear Goblin & Poison
 * Spear Goblins only cost 2 elixirs to deploy and most players do not want to counter it, as they want to keep the elixirs for a more effective push. However, the chip damage has very significant value in King’s Cup Challenges because all players are using the well-balanced decks designed by the game developer.
 * It’s so hard to break a tower when you are playing these decks with experienced players. Sometimes, use Poison as a Rocket, as Poison is a spell which inevitable in this game. Therefore,keep on casting the Poison on the targeted tower to break it.
 * When there is nothing happen on the arena ( maybe the moment you and the opponent are generating elixirs ), you could deploy Spear Goblins to do some chip damage to the tower. Sometimes, it baits the opponent’s Zap.When you have a hard time to deal with a skilled player, keep on deploying Poison to the opposing tower. The best of the cases is Poison the tower along with the buildings nearby.
 * Defend with Ice Wizard & Building
 * Pairing Ice Wizard with a building could form a great defensive combo to protect your towers. Ice Wizard slows down the opposing troops that coming for your tower while the building takes down them.
 * This combo works very well when deals with Golem, as Golem would be attracted to the building. Plant your building in the middle of your territory.Deploy Ice Wizard after the opposing troops stepped into your territory.Ice Wizard’s damage is too low to defeat the opposing troops so assist him with more troops.

Tips Against the other 6 opposing decks

 * The Frozen Hog
 * *Use building to lure the opposing Hog Rider and Ice Wizard shows him down. After that, your tower will kill him.Poison deals chip damage to tower and damage the building cards badly before playing your Hog Rider combo.Focus on defense. Who destroy the tower first, who is going to be the winner.
 * Dark Lighting
 * *Always keep your Poison to counter weak swarms like Skeleton Army.Be aware of Skeleton that could take down your Hog Rider before he could reach the tower.Keep your Knight to defend against Dark knight and Lumberjack.
 * Go-Log-Go
 * *Once the opponent dropped Golem, play Hog Rider combo on the other lane immediately.Keep your Poison to defend against Minion Horde.Ice Wizard and Building to counter Golem effectively.
 * The Raging Balloon
 * *Plant more buildings in the middle of your territory to lure Balloon.Pairing Ice Wizard with buildings to defend against Balloon and Witch.Offend with regular Hog Rider and Freeze combo, you are good to go.
 * X-Bowler
 * *Always have Knight before the X-Bow planted.Deploy your building in the middle of the arena will help you to prevent X-bow targets your tower as well.
 * Mirror, Miner, Muskies
 * *Three Musketeers are the only threat. Therefore, you should counter three musketeers with Freeze and the random melee troop.Wait for the Three Musketeers to cross the river. Cast the Freeze and drop the random troop right on top of the Three Musketeers to eliminate them.Prepare your Knight to take down Miner.