THE BASICS

Boxer Giants are big high Hit Point tanking troops in the Builder Base. They are the 3rd troop available on the Builder Base. Boxer Giants like the Giants of the Home Village are "defense only" troops meaning they target defenses only until all defenses are eliminated from the map. Once all of the defenses re gone they then turn into a single target ground attacking troop attacking the closest building to them. Boxer Giants will not attack any defending troops they come into contact with until all of the defenses have been destroyed. This can be a good and bad thing… it's good because the defending troops can not distract the Boxer Giant away from their defensive building targets but it can be bad if a defending Guard Post troop begins attacking a Boxer Giant and there are no other attacking troops nearby to come to their aid. The defending troop will simply pound away until the Boxer Giant dies or until all defenses are down and the Boxer Giant begins to fight back.

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COST

Boxer Giants first upgrade (level 2) starts out at 20,000 elixir which is 4X the cost of the Sneaky Archer's level 2 upgrade cost. They max out at 3.5 million which is common with most of the Builder Base troops. Boxer Giants come 2 per camp until level 8 when they get 3 per camp and then finally in level 16 they get the 4th troop per camp.

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THE POWER PUNCH ABILITY

The Bower Giant gets their special ability as soon as they get to level 2.The Power Punch adds 250% damage on the 1st strike at their 1st level special ability and maxes out at a whopping 500% additional damage on the 1st strike at their maxed ability level. The trick to their special ability is to use it on the defenses nd NOT the walls. Adding the Bomber troop to your army composition will help ensure that the Boxer Giant uses his 1st attack on a defensive structure and not the walls. (the Bomber is basically a Wall Breaker from the Home Village that throws the bombs instead of dying with them when they explode)

THE SCOUT

The Boxer Giant may be one of if not the most versatile troop in the entire builder base. When on a traditional scout before each attack you want to study the base and decide which troops you will want to take with you on that specific attack. The Boxer Giant is kind of the opposite of that. If you notice the Mega Mine being upgraded in lower levels or the Multi Mortar being upgraded in higher levels you may decide not to bring the Boxer Giant because your smaller troops like the Raged Barbarian no longer has the attack ending threat active for your attack… lucky you. Boxer Giants can be used to tank (tank means that they go on the front line of the attack and distract the defenses and absorb the majority of the damage they deal, keeping the lower HP troops behind them safer. Beware of bases that have intentionally left holes in the outer walls, this is usually a Boxer Giant trap. Spring Traps work on Boxer Giants and Push Traps work as well so 1st danger is that they could have the holes trapped for the BG (calling the Boxer Giants.. BG from now on) Second danger is that the BG could be lured too far away from the support troops and without the support troops assisting the BG taking out the defenses they will get beat down to the ground quickly.

EASE OF USE

The Boxer Giant may be one of the easiest troops to own and operate. They have tons of Hit Points (HP) so if you mismanage their dispersion a little at the start of the attack you will still have time to correct the mistakes. Don't attempt to use the BG all by themselves. They will rarely take out all of the defenses on their own with enough time to finish off the base. This could lead to high % 1 star attacks or even worse low % 0 star attacks. If you are trying to solo with BG you will find that the Guard Post troops alone will do a number on them long before they eliminate all of the defenses and can fight back against the defending troops. They work best with either Sneaky Archers or Raged Barbarians or both behind them. They can also assist the Baby Dragons in a land/ air combo attack especially if the air targeting defenses are all close together or grouped near the outer layer of walls. The GiaBarch (Boxer Giants, Raged Barbarians and Sneaky Archers) along with the Bomber may be one of if not the strongest attacks in the Builder Base. BG also work wonderfully with both the Cannon Cart or the Night Witch which is why the Boxer Giants may be considered the most versatile troop in the Builder Base today.

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DEFENSE

Defending against the Boxer Giant can be very challenging, especially if the attacker is experienced and has been using the Boxer Giant in every raid. One of the best ways to defend against the BG attacks is to separate them from whatever support troops they have with them. You also want to separate the traps and attempt to force the BG over the Spring and Push Traps and have whatever support troops that are accompanying the BG trigger the Mines and Mega Mine(s). This separation is vital in defending against many forms of raids that will include the BG. The reason for this is that the Mage Mine can literally kill 30 Raged Barbarians if they are grouped together and unlucky enough to surge over the Mega Mine together yet the Mega Mine will not even take a Boxer Giant down to 1/2 health. Same goes the other way, a Spring Trap may catch 7-8 Raged Barbarians (could be more but they normally will get 5-10 single housing space troops) and leave another 30-35 troops to ravage the base but if the BG runs over the Spring Trap and it gets 2 BG then that’s an entire camp (or 2/3 to 1/2 at higher levels) leaving the number of BG left on the base a much more manageable one. So to be more specific, Spring and Push trap defenses and use the Mine and Mega Mine off the beaten path in between "trash buildings" or non defensive buildings. Last thing… try to do your best to hide the trap locations. Do this by littering your base with possible Mega Mine locations(2x2 open areas) if you group everything together and have just one or two 2x2 tiles of open space then the attacker will be able to identify the trap locations and make the necessary adjustments for them.

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FINAL THOUGHTS

Boxer Giants are one of the no brainer troops on the Builder Base. They are vital parts of so many different attacks and a force to be reckoned with at higher levels. The Meta (most effective tactic available) will come and go as different troops and defenses are introduced into the game and the ongoing balance changes consisting of the Buff (make more effective) and Nerf (make less effective) reshape the way we attack and defend but… the Boxer Giant will always find a way to lead the charge… that is until another hefty hard-hitting heavyweight tank gets introduced. Therefor upgrade them ASAP, learn how to utilize them to their fullest capacity and enjoy the results.

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