

However, this can be predicted for an Elixir advantage. If the Mighty Miner is deployed in the pocket, in the position opposite of your opponent's Princess Tower, you can use the ability and quickly jump to the opponent's other Princess Tower, leaving minimal reaction time.Mighty Miner can defend some split-lane pushes, mostly ground ones, due to his high damage potential from his main attack, combined with Explosive Escape's lane swap mechanic.This allows the Skeletons from the Graveyard to spawn in faster before the Tower starts targeting the Mighty Miner. When using the Mighty Miner's ability to tank for an opposite side Graveyard, place the Graveyard first and then use the ability.However, if one uses this as a punishment, it can very easily take out the Tower if the opponent does not have counters in hand since the opponent cannot predict if one might actually use the ability or not. Be wary, as good players can and will be prepared for it. The troops that the opponent used to defend him will be weakened by the bomb and minimal Elixir is needed to defend this counterpush. Then, activate his ability and place a threat card like Graveyard or Goblin Barrel in the other lane (the lane that he will resurface on).



The opponent will likely spend a fair amount of Elixir to try to defend him. A good strategy is to send the Mighty Miner alone at the bridge.He cannot defeat Skeletons in one hit, so avoid using him to defensively kill swarms though you can spend another 1 Elixir to use his ability. Outside of his ability, the Mighty Miner does not deal area damage.Explosive Escape's lane swapping mechanic can also be handy with cards such as reactive melee troops. One of his weaknesses are swarms, and Explosive Escape's bomb mitigates that. Unlike other tank killers such as the Hunter and the Mini P.E.K.K.A., he packs more health, giving him more survivability. Thanks to the Mighty Miner's main Inferno Tower-like attack, he can shred tanks such as the Royal Giant or the Mega Knight.For the purposes of determining Elixir trades, the Mighty Miner and his activated Ability count as 5 Elixir, as the player must play the 4 Elixir Mighty Miner and then spend a further 1 on his Ability.The Explosive Escape ability costs 1 Elixir to activate. The ability goes on a 13-second cooldown after the duration ends. His bomb affects both ground and air units and will also knock them back 1.8 tiles. He also drops a bomb in the position he originally was prior to using the ability, dealing medium area damage to enemies around it after 1 second. He is intangible while changing positions. After a 1-second delay, the Mighty Miner changes his position to the horizontally mirrored position of himself. The Mighty Miner has a special ability, accessible from the rightmost side of the screen just above the player's card slots in battle. “Mines underground to the opposite lane, leaving a bomb at the original location. A Mighty Miner card costs 4 Elixir to deploy, and his ability costs an additional 1 Elixir to activate. He appears as a hunk with a mustache, blue shorts, a hat with a more advanced helmet for its candle, wielding a giant drill with an emblem of a crown, which majorly resembles the Goblin Drill. The Mighty Miner’s ability causes him to dig underground to the horizontally opposite position of it and drop a bomb in the spot he was at, dealing medium area damage to enemies around it after a delay. Being a Champion card, he will stay out of the player's card cycle while he is deployed, and only return once he is destroyed. His damage increases over time as it remains focused on a single target, similar to the Inferno Dragon. He is a single-target, melee troop with high hitpoints and various damage stats. The Mighty Miner is a Champion card that is unlocked from the Royal Crypt (Arena 17). This makes him not only the mightiest, but also the sneakiest Miner in the Arena.” and carry a big drill! This Champion deals increasing Damage to his target and can switch lanes to escape combat or change attack plans.
