Thread:UnofficiallyRed/@comment-28070587-20180204170229/@comment-33560940-20180205155723

Lightning is not a must have ever since it was nerfed. If you are on lower arenas like arena 7 or 8, lightning is a must-have, but on arenas 10 or above I would go with fireball + zap since you won't see inferno tower THAT Often. remember, you are not trying to keep the lava hound alive - you are trying to keep the balloon alive. (Also, poison is damage over time, while arrows or fireball are instant damage. By the time the poison kills the minions/minion horde, your lavahound will be greatly damaged, if not killed. Also, don't forget about musketeers, wizards etc. poison kills them, but the same thing as with minions: your lava hound will probably die by the time they die. Fireball + zap is more reliable)