How to Do Gowipe for TH8 in Clash of Clans

Last Updated: July 2, 2020

Gowipe (Golem, Wizards and P.E.K.K.A) is a wonderful attack strategy for Town Hall 8+ players in Clash of Clans. This strategy is mostly used to get 2 or 3 stars during clan wars or regular bases. This article will guide you to perform this wonderful and exciting attack easily.

Steps

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Train adequate troops. Gowipe mainly consists of 3 main troops i.e. Golem, Wizards and P.E.K.K.A. The number of troops needed must be chosen wisely as it totally depends on the strength of the base.^{[1]
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- Golems range between 2 or 3 in Town Hall 8. The number of Golems is directly proportional to the strength of the base.
- Wizards are usually taken 18-21 in numbers. If the base is very large or has a lot of compartments, you may take more than 20 wizards for the attack.
- P.E.K.K.A.s are mostly used for soaking up the defenses so 2 or 3 units are adequate for this composition.
- Wall breakers play an important role in speeding up the attack. Take 8 to 10 units for breaking at least 2 layers of walls.
- Take a Giant and fill the remaining space with archers. These two troops play a crucial role in killing the Clan Castle troops.
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Prepare adequate spells. Spells play a significant role in this attack. For Town Hall 8, a combination of heal and rage spells are used for speeding the attack keeping in mind that troops must last for long. Poison spell must also be taken to kill or weaken the Clan Castle troops or skeletons.^{[2]
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Find an appropriate base for attack. As stated earlier, Gowipe can easily get 2 stars on your Town Hall or one level above you but the base selection must be ideal as Golem is a slow troop but can handle a lot of damage.
- Make sure that the base is not very large as Golem might run out of time to destroy all the defensive structures.
- Check if the base has a lot of spaces between buildings. Avoid such bases as spring traps might take away a lot of wizards, thus making the attack very slow.
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Lure out the Clan Castle troops first. Drop an archer to the area which comes under the range of the Clan Castle, drop another archer away from the range of all the defenses to bring all the Clan Castle units to a spot such that all units are near to each other.
- In case, the Wizards and Archers come out, drop a poison spell to wipe them out. A level one poison spell is enough to take down the max level Wizards and Archers.
- If a troop with high hitpoints like Dragon or Balloons comes out, from a giant to distract the troops and then scatter 4 to 5 wizards along with archers to kill them within the first 30 seconds of the attack.
- If Lava Hounds come out, drop a Golem and then scatter 5 to 6 Wizards along with Archers to disintegrate it into Lava Pups, they won't cause much damage and would be killed by the wizards later.
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Drop 2 or 3 Golems a little bit away from each other. If you are carrying 2 Golems, make sure that you drop them 10 to 11 tiles away from each other. Else, if you are carrying 3 Golems, drop them 5 to 6 tiles away from each other. Make sure that they don't target the same defense.
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Drop in all the Wall-breakers to make the way for the Golems. Golems can become very fragile if they are left to deal with walls for a long time. Make sure that the Wall-breakers aren't killed by the splash damage defenses like Wizards and Mortars.
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Immediately, drop some of your Wizards to clear the outer buildings. Make sure that you have at least 12 or 13 wizards remaining for leading them inside the base.
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Quickly, drop in all the remaining Wizards, P.E.K.K.A.s and Barbarian King. P.E.K.K.A.s and Barbarian King are fond of going around the base, make sure no outer building remains for them.^{[3]
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Drop Rage and Heal spells. Always get the best out of your Heal spells, drop them such that they cover maximum troops. Rage them when the troops are near the Town Hall.

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Community Q&A

Question

Can we do a Gowipe attack with Level 1 Golems, Level 4 Wizards, and Level 1 PEKKA?

Community Answer

The strategy should work similarly even with lower level troops. Since the troop level is low, you can't expect to 3 star a base with a strong defence. With good timing, however, you can still be very successful.
Question

How do I defeat a dragon if it a is a CC troop?

Community Answer

Use a barb or gob to lure the dragon out of the CC, then take it to a corner of the base and place archers in a circle around the dragon. Make sure to put the archers one by one and not many of them at the same place. If you have 2 poison spells. 10 to 15 archers are enough or else around 15 to 20.
Question

How can I destroy CC troops with wizards?

PrincessTS

Community Answer

Deploy your wizards in a circle around the defending troops, and deploy a poison spell. Do not deploy all of your wizards; 4-5 should kill a Valkyrie.
Question

How many wizards I will deploy when destroying outside buildings?

Mohil Khare

Community Answer

5 - 6 are adequate. Just make sure that the damage is getting absorbed by golems only.
Question

Which league is appropriate for this attack?

Community Answer

It really doesn't matter which league you're in as long as you have the ability to make Healing Spells, Rage Spells, Haste Spells, P.E.K.K.As, Golems, and Wizards.
Question

What spells should be used and how many should I use for Gowipe?

Community Answer

Two heal, one rage, two poison or two rage, one heal, one poison, one haste. There are many combinations but heal and rage are a must.
Question

Can I do this with a level 1 Golem, level 2 Pekka, and level 5 wizards?

Community Answer

Yes, it will still work. I started using this attack when my Pekka was level 1, so I know it will still work.
Question

What should I take in CC?

Mohil Khare

Community Answer

You may carry a P.E.K.K.A. if you have required space. 6 top-level wizards are also amazing for the attack. If possible, take a top-level golem to speed up defense clearance.
Question

Should I place my both golems in the same place?

Mohil Khare

Community Answer

No, about 8 to 9 tiles away such that both target different defenses.
Question

Where can I deploy golems?

Harinandan Karipott

Community Answer

You should drop your first golem in the left side of the base and the next one to the right of the base. If you are using 3 golems, then drop one in the center.

Warnings

If you drop P.E.K.K.A.s and the Barbarian King before the outer building are cleared, they will more around the base and then it is very difficult to get them inside the base.

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Wizards play a crucial role as well, make sure that they enter the base as well, or else, the attack may be restricted only to one star.

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