If left unchecked, a single dedicated healer can provide thousands of points of 'free' hitpoints to an attacking push, making it virtually unstoppable.
Many novice players make the fatal error of focusing all their defensive damage on the massive tank, ignoring the tiny support unit standing behind it.
Target Priority
The cardinal rule when facing a healing or shielding composition is to completely ignore the primary tank until the support is dead.
Deploy your assassin directly behind the enemy push, ensuring it locks onto the healer before the tank can turn around to protect it.
Tornado is the ultimate counter to healing auras.A Valkyrie is great, but a heavy spell is usually more reliable against a dedicated healer.If you defend it cheaply, you win the game instantly.
The Cheese Pushes
Healing units are often paired with incredibly gimmicky, high-risk spells like Clone or Rage to create an overwhelming, chaotic push.
The definitive counter to any Clone strategy is a cheap, instant-cast splash spell like the Log, Zap, or Snowball.
Threat LevelMechanicThe SolutionThe Melee Healer (e.g., Battle Healer)Heals herself and surrounding units every time she successfully lands a melee attackUse flying units she cannot hit, or drop a high-DPS unit directly on her head to kill her before she swingsThe Shield Buff (e. If you liked this write-up and you would like to receive extra information about tower rush kindly stop by our webpage. g., Heal Spirit)Jumps onto a group of units, providing a massive, instant burst of healingPlace a cheap distraction unit (like skeletons) in its path to force it to trigger early, wasting the heal entirely
Staying Calm
The visual clutter and constant healing numbers can cause panic, leading to terrible card placements and wasted spells.
Cut off the head of the snake, and the body will quickly wither away.
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Defeating Healers and Shields in Tower Rush
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