Mortar Miner Deck Guide

Siege · Average elixir 2.8 · 4-card cycle 8

3

Miner

4

Mortar

1

Skeletons

2

Spear Goblins

2

The Log

3

Knight

3

Archers

4

Fireball

Mortar is a siege building that can fire at the enemy tower from your side, and it's cheaper than X-Bow. With Miner alongside it, troops coming to stop Mortar get hit by both Mortar and Miner. The deck is cheap and applies steady pressure.

Game plan

Place Mortar on your side, near the river, so it can reach your opponent's tower. When your opponent sends troops to destroy it, defend with Knight, Archers and Skeletons.

Send Miner to the tower for extra damage alongside Mortar's shots. Miner can also go after the backline troops attacking your Mortar.

Mortar works on defense too: it pulls building-targeting cards (Hog Rider, Giant) toward itself and shoots them.

Cards and their roles

• 
  Miner 3 elixir
  Second win condition. Damages the tower or the troops attacking Mortar.
• 
  Mortar 4 elixir
  Win condition. A cheap siege building that shoots the enemy tower from your side. Has a blind spot at close range.
• 
  Skeletons 1 elixir
  The cheapest cycle card. Distracts single-target troops.
• 
  Spear Goblins 2 elixir
  Cheap ranged damage. Hits air.
• 
  The Log 2 elixir
  Small spell. Pushes back swarms heading for Mortar.
• 
  Knight 3 elixir
  Mini tank. Stands in front of Mortar to protect it.
• 
  Archers 3 elixir
  Cheap air defense. Can be split into both lanes.
• 
  Fireball 4 elixir
  Medium spell. Clears support troops and finishes towers.

Tips

• Remember that Mortar can't hit troops right next to it; meet troops that get close with Knight or Skeletons.
• Place Mortar when your opponent has spent elixir or when you have an elixir lead.
• Sending Miner onto ranged troops your opponent uses against Mortar (like Musketeer) is a good trade.
• Don't risk Mortar while your opponent holds Earthquake or Rocket.

Strong against

• Against slow beatdown decks: constant Mortar pressure leaves them no time to set up a tank.
• Against building-targeting decks: Mortar pulls those cards on defense.

Struggles against

• Against building-killing spells like Earthquake and Rocket.
• Against strong air decks: Mortar can't hit air.

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