How Many Healers Can You Have for a Queen Walk?
The Queen Walk, a staple strategy in Clash of Clans, hinges on the Archer Queen’s ability to stay alive while she carves a path through enemy defenses. A critical component of this strategy is the number of healers you deploy alongside her. While having enough healers to keep your queen alive is essential, it is important to understand that more isn’t always better, with diminishing returns at a certain point.
The straightforward answer is that you can deploy as many healers as you wish, but only a maximum of seven healers will effectively heal a single target at any given time. Beyond seven, any additional healers will not add any extra healing capacity to the Archer Queen. Understanding this limit is key to optimizing your attacks and troop deployments.
Understanding Healer Effectiveness
The mechanics of healers in Clash of Clans are not as simple as a linear increase in healing. Here’s a breakdown:
- Initial Healing: The first few healers provide substantial healing to the Archer Queen, quickly replenishing her health and keeping her in the fight.
- Diminishing Returns: As you add more healers, the additional healing each one provides starts to decrease. For instance, going from four to five healers provides a significant boost, but going from six to seven provides a smaller benefit.
- Hard Cap: After seven healers, you hit a hard cap. Adding an eighth, ninth, or even tenth healer will not increase the healing capacity on your Archer Queen, they simply won’t affect the same target. Instead, they will be vulnerable and exposed to the enemy defenses, without a target to heal.
Why Not Just Use Seven Healers All the Time?
While seven is the maximum effective number of healers on one unit at once, it’s not always the most optimal. Here’s why:
- Exposure: More healers mean a larger group that is vulnerable to seeking air mines, air defenses, and splash damage. These defenses can quickly take out your healers, crippling the Queen Walk.
- Resource Allocation: Healers take up precious housing space, impacting the number of other troops you can deploy. Overusing healers can mean you’re sacrificing offensive power elsewhere in your attack.
- Situational Needs: The number of healers you need may vary based on the town hall level. For example, at Town Hall 10 and above, using five healers is often recommended because of the greater risk of seeking air mines.
Optimizing Your Healer Usage
The key to effective healer usage is balancing the benefits of extra healing with the risks of added vulnerability. Here are a few tips:
- Scout for Air Mines: Before you deploy your troops, scout the base to determine if any seeking air mines are present in the initial path your queen and healers will follow. Adjust your approach to mitigate the potential impact of these defenses.
- Consider Your Town Hall Level: As mentioned earlier, the risk of seeking air mines increases at higher town hall levels. If you’re a town hall 10 or above, always use a minimum of five healers with your queen walk to account for this.
- Use Rage Spells: When your healers start to take damage, a well-timed rage spell can significantly enhance their healing output, allowing them to out-heal the incoming damage. This can be more effective than simply adding more healers that will have diminishing returns.
- Proper Funneling: Ensure that you establish a proper funnel before deploying your healers. This will prevent your queen from walking out of range, and also prevent healers from wandering into dangerous zones.
- Don’t Forget Support Troops: The queen walk shouldn’t be a solo act. Ensure you have adequate support troops ready for the rest of your attack. The best approach here depends on your goal, whether it is to push into a specific part of the base, or simply to obtain a percentage.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is a Queen Walk in Clash of Clans?
A Queen Walk is a strategy where the Archer Queen is supported by a group of Healers. This allows the queen to stay alive long enough to clear a significant portion of a base. It is a popular strategy, commonly used with a wide variety of attack strategies.
2. How many healers is recommended for a TH9 Queen Walk?
For TH9, 4 healers are usually sufficient if the Archer Queen is adequately leveled, and the initial walk is planned correctly. If you are facing a base at or above your own strength, or if your queen is lower level, you may want to consider using 5 healers as a precaution.
3. How many healers are recommended for a TH10+ Queen Walk?
For TH10 and above, it is generally recommended to use 5 healers with your queen walk, due to the increased presence of seeking air mines, which can quickly eliminate a couple of healers at the start of your attack.
4. What is the maximum number of healers that can heal one unit?
The maximum number of healers that can effectively heal one unit simultaneously is seven. Any additional healers beyond this will not increase the healing capacity on that unit.
5. Is there a limit to the number of healers you can deploy in an attack?
No, there is no limit to the number of healers you can deploy in an attack. However, it is important to note that the maximum healing cap is 7 per unit.
6. Can healers heal the Archer Queen?
Yes, healers are primarily used to heal the Archer Queen in a Queen Walk strategy.
7. Can healers heal other troops besides the Archer Queen?
Yes, healers can heal any ground unit in Clash of Clans, including Pekkas, Golems, and Giants. However, their primary function is to heal the Archer Queen in a Queen Walk.
8. What happens if a healer is targeted by an air mine?
If a seeking air mine targets a healer, the healer will be instantly destroyed, leading to a reduction in the overall healing output on the Archer Queen and potentially leading to a failure of the Queen Walk.
9. What troops are commonly used with a Queen Walk?
Common troops used with a Queen Walk include wall breakers to create a funnel for the Archer Queen, and a variety of units such as Baby Dragons, Golems, Wizards, Dragons, Witches, and Pekkas to follow up with the main attack.
10. What level should my Archer Queen be for a Queen Walk?
Ideally, your Archer Queen should be level 15 or above. However, if you are new to TH9, you can successfully use the queen walk on bases with similar defenses, even with a lower level hero. You need to ensure that your healers are strong enough to compensate for this lower hero level.
11. What are some ways to protect healers during a Queen Walk?
- Scout for and avoid seeking air mines.
- Use rage spells to out-heal damage.
- Ensure the Queen is not walking into dangerous zones with splash defenses.
- Create a proper funnel to prevent the queen and healers from going astray.
12. Can a rage spell affect healers?
Yes, a rage spell increases the healing output of healers, allowing them to heal more health per second, allowing you to out heal incoming damage.
13. Can I use healing spells with healers?
Yes, using a healing spell will heal the queen and your other troops. While the healing spell does affect the healers, it is often more efficient to use a rage spell, given that this has a double effect on the healer output.
14. How does the Archer Queen’s range affect the Queen Walk?
The Archer Queen has a range of 5 tiles, which is longer than that of normal archers. This allows her to hit more defensive buildings before she is attacked and allows for better planning.
15. Is it possible to do a Queen Walk with a low-level Archer Queen?
Yes, it is possible to do a Queen Walk with a lower level Archer Queen, especially at lower town hall levels, or when attacking bases with lower defenses. However, you may need to use an additional healer, or make sure to avoid dangerous zones on the map.
By understanding the mechanics of healers and the optimal number to use, you can significantly improve your success with the Queen Walk strategy in Clash of Clans. Remember to adjust your approach based on your town hall level and the base you’re attacking for maximum effectiveness.