It is not perfect spell timing, it is not deep deck-building knowledge, and it is not lightning-fast reflexes.

Playing the game without knowing how much elixir your opponent has is like playing poker without looking at the cards on the table.

The Elixir Advantage

Every single aggressive action you take in the arena should be dictated primarily by the opponent's current bank of elixir.

You create an advantage by making positive defensive trades (e.g. If you have any concerns pertaining to where and how to use tower rush, you can get hold of us at our page. , using a 3-elixir Arrows to kill a 5-elixir Minion Horde).

• Counting elixir tells you if they can afford their heavy spell.
• Counting elixir tells you if it's safe to place your pump.
• If you know they have zero elixir, you don't need to spend 4 elixir to defend a dying 1-elixir skeleton.

How to Train the Skill

Tracking a constantly shifting number in your head while managing complex micro-interactions on the screen is incredibly difficult for beginners.

As you get comfortable with this broad tracking, start actually doing the math: "They started at 10, played a Golem (8), so they are at 2, plus two seconds of generation, they are at 3."

The True Metric of Winning

Tower health is a deceptive metric; you can have full tower health and still be losing the game if you are down 5 elixir.

Count the drops, manage your economy, and crush the mathematically inferior.