I have noticed that the massive use of giant gives very complicated parties win.Farming = getting resources while raiding. My army cost has been around 160k, but it's not very effective. Using 24 giants, 15 wizards, 20 archers and three healing spells, + cc troops. Most bases i come across that have 250k + are upgraded, giving me little to no chance.
now I use
15 giant
3 healer
wizards 20
2 Rage potions
1 protection potion
I no longer use the hogsriders I have saved my black elixir
I sent one of my winning attacks so that you can see