Mortar Skeleton Barrel Cycle
Cheap siege deck using Knight to protect Mortar and Skeleton Barrel to force out spells
3.5 
Very HardArena 6+
Very HardArena 6+
🎯 Strategy
Use Knight to protect the Mortar. Skeleton Barrel forces out spells, then you can punish with Mortar. Cycle quickly and apply constant pressure. Musketeer provides excellent defense.
📖 How to Play
- 1Defend with Musketeer, Archers, and cheap troops
- 2Cycle quickly to Mortar
- 3Use Knight to tank for Mortar
- 4Skeleton Barrel forces opponent to use spells
- 5Once spell is used, punish with Mortar placement
- 6Arrows for swarms and Minion Horde
- 7Rocket cycle in overtime
- 8Musketeer for defense
✅ Strengths
- •Extremely fast cycle
- •Knight excellent tank for Mortar
- •Skeleton Barrel creates spell bait
- •Consistent pressure
- •Strong defensive options
❌ Weaknesses
- •Very difficult to master
- •Weak to heavy beatdown
- •Requires perfect placement
- •Vulnerable to spells
- •Mortar can be countered easily
👍 Good Matchups
- •Hog Cycle
- •Spell Bait
- •Control
👎 Bad Matchups
- •Golem
- •Lava Hound
- •Royal Giant
- •Heavy Beatdown
💡 Pro Tips
- •Mortar placement is everything
- •Knight can tank and retarget troops
- •Skeleton Barrel timing - use it to bait spells
- •Never play Mortar without elixir advantage
- •Rocket cycle can win games in overtime