However, ignoring the vertical space—the 'Z-axis' of the arena—is a fatal flaw that will immediately stall your progression on the competitive ladder.
Flying units operate under a completely different set of physical rules than ground units.
The Danger from Above
If a player sends a Balloon at the bridge, and your only anti-air card is a 3-elixir Minion squad buried at the bottom of your deck, you have already lost the tower.
Because flying units avoid so many standard defensive interactions, they require highly specialized, immediate answers.
If you play your Musketeer and they kill it with a Fireball, you are 100% defenseless against their incoming Balloon.Flying anti-air units (like Mega Minion) are safer because they avoid ground melee.If you place a Wizard and a Musketeer right next to each other, a single Poison spell will kill both, leaving the skies wide open.
Choosing Your Air Guards
The 'Air Assassin' role (Mega Minion, Phoenix, Minions) involves playing flying melee units that fly out to directly intercept the enemy threat in the sky.
If you are playing a heavy Beatdown deck, you must also include 'Splash Anti-Air' (Baby Dragon, Electro Dragon, Executioner).
The DefenderThe UnitHow to Use ItThe Ranged SniperMusketeer / Dart GoblinPlaced centrally to shoot down Balloons from a safe distance; highly vulnerable to spellsThe Air AssassinMega Minion / PhoenixPlaced directly on top of the enemy air threat; immune to ground damage, survives medium spells
Look Up
You must respect the skies and build your defenses with complete vertical coverage in mind.
Control the ground, but dominate the air.
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