Hog Glider

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"The real riders in the sky. They have a good track record in getting over , but are not very good at avoiding crashes."
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Hog Glider
Level 15-16
Level 17
Level 18
Level 19
Level 20
Hog Rider
Level 15-16
Level 17
Level 18
Level 19
Level 20
==Summary==
*Hog Gliders are the eleventh and the second to last Builder Base Troop unlocked in the Builder Barracks level 11, which requires Builder Hall level 9 to unlock.
*They are flying troops which target defenses, similar to Balloons. Upon reaching a defense, they crash into it, dealing damage and stunning them for a short period only if the Stunning Glide ability is unlocked, which requires level 2. However, if the glider is destroyed, they will be unable to perform this attack.
*Regardless of whether or not the Hog Glider is successful in hitting a building, the Hog Rider drops down and continues to attack defenses as a ground troop. Like Hog Riders from the Home Village, they can jump over if necessary.
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==Strategies==
===Offensive Strategy===
*Hog Gliders are best used surgically rather than en masse. If multiple Hog Gliders are deployed onto the same defense in quick succession, most of the Stunning Glide stun from the preceding Hog Gliders will be wasted (as it is overridden by the stun from the last Hog Glider to hit the defense).
**When attacking high-hitpoint defenses, such as the Crusher, it can often be better to deploy two or three at a time so that the Hog Riders can destroy the defense before the stun wears off.
*The lack of healing abilities makes the Hog Riders harder to use a masse than their counterparts in the Home Village; Crushers can easily do heavy damage to a group of Hog Riders, whereas Roasters, Lava Launchers and Mega Mines provide splash damage which can add up quickly.
**Nevertheless, their ability to bypass can still be a useful tool and gives them an advantage over other ground troops, preventing the Walls from easily funneling them (however they are still vulnerable to be funneled by defense placements).
*Use them to stun key defenses, such as Crushers, to allow other troops to attack safely as long as the defense is stunned. Stunning a Crusher, for example, can prove invaluable to a Raged Barbarian-based attack if the troops can take down the Crusher in time.
*Be careful of s, as they can unexpectedly change the path of Hog Gliders around them. When a Tesla appears nearby, Hog Gliders that are still flying may change their target on short notice and stun the Tesla rather than another defense.
===Defensive Strategy===
*Place your most valuable defenses out of reach of the Hog Gliders to prevent them from being stunned. It can be a good strategy to place relatively unimportant defenses, such as s on the frontlines to get rid of the glider or soak up the stun and damage. However, remember to protect these defenses still, as the resulting Hog Rider may still destroy the defense if poorly defended, allowing further Hog Gliders to reach deeper into the base.
*Well-upgraded Firecrackers and Air Bombs can prevent the Hog Glider from reaching a targeted defense, however the Hog Glider's speed means doing this will be difficult.
*A sufficiently upgraded Mega Tesla will be able to take down a single Glider and also severely damage the resulting Hog Rider at the same time, or zap two Gliders out of the sky which prevents the use of their stun ability.
*Placing s in expected lines of attack can force the Hog Glider to crash earlier than expected onto the Tesla.
==Upgrade Differences==
The Hog Glider undergoes significant visual changes at levels 5, 9, and 13.
*Initially, the Hog Glider consists of a Hog Rider and his hog riding a ratty glider with patches on the orange fabric and rope around the joints.
*At level 5, the patches disappear and the fabric changes to a more reddish-orange color.
*At level 9, the ropes in the intersection of the wings are replaced by a metal gear. The inside of the wings appears to be a darker shade of red.
*At level 13, the gears are golden, and the wings have a bright orange outside with a dark red inside (similar to lava).
*The spawned Hog Rider also changes appearance as the Hog Glider is upgraded, resembling a certain level of Hog Rider in the Home Village.
**At levels 1-4, the Hog Rider resembles a level 1-2 Hog Rider from the Home Village.
**At levels 5-8, the Hog Rider resembles a level 3-4 Hog Rider.
**At levels 9-12, the Hog Rider resembles a level 5 Hog Rider.
**At levels 13-16, the Hog Rider resembles a level 6 Hog Rider.
**At levels 17-18, the Hog Rider resembles a level 7 Hog Rider.
==Statistics==
Hog Glider
Number of Units per	Preferred Target	Attack Type 	Movement Speed	Range 	Builder Barracks Level Required	Special Ability
2 	Defenses 	Melee (Ground Only)	24 	0.25 tiles	11 	Stunning Glide
Level	Damage	Hitpoints	Stun Duration	Research Cost	Research Time	Star Laboratory Level Required
15 	180 	600 	5.0s 	N/A 	N/A 	N/A
16 	220 	650 	5.0s 	4,000,000 	5d 12h 	9
17 	220 	650 	5.0s 	4,200,000 	6d 	9
18 	220 	650 	6.0s 	4,400,000 	6d 	9
19 	220 	650 	6.0s 	5,400,000 	6d 12h 	10
20 	260 	700 	6.0s 	5,800,000 	6d 12h 	10
===Hog Rider===
Spring Weight	Preferred Target	Attack Type 	Movement Speed	Attack Speed	Range
12 	Defenses 	Melee (Ground Only)	32 	1s 	0.75 tiles
Level	Damage per Second	Damage per Attack	Hitpoints
15 	112 	112 	1,267
16 	112 	112 	1,267
17 	125 	125 	1,393
18 	125 	125 	1,393
19 	139 	139 	1,533
20 	139 	139 	1,533
==Trivia==
*The hog that he rides is most likely a "Phacochoerus africanus" (common warthog). Warthogs are smaller than boars but more agile which might explain why the Hog Rider can move particularly fast. Warthogs also have tusks, which is like the Hog Rider's hog in Clash of Clans.
*Hog Glider is a clear pun on Hog Rider and hang glider.
*The Hog Rider bears more than a passing resemblance to Mr. T and Zangief from the Street Fighter franchise.
*The addition of Hog Gliders alludes to the fact that the Hog Rider, seen in the video introducing the Builder Base (two years before the update that added it), did not make an appearance in the Builder Base until then.
*Interestingly, the Hog Riders spawned from the Hog Gliders are named "Hog Rider" in game files; Hog Riders in the Home Village are called "Boar Rider" in game files.
*According to an AMA response by Darian, the Hog Glider was inspired by a scrapped idea for a main village Goblin Glider.
*As a Hog Rider troop, his mohawk is orange at level 9-16 and appears with headband at level 17-18. But with the hang glider, the his mohawk isn't orange at level 9-16 and doesn't appear with a headband at level 17-18.
*In Hog Mountain, 2 Hog Rider statues can be seen behind the enemy's King's Tower in Clash Royale.
*In Clash Royale, the Master 2 League badge resembles a Hog Glider's hammer.
*Despite the Builder Base not having Dark Elixir, the Hog Rider from the Glider creates a Dark Elixir bubble explosion upon death.
**This is likely due to the fact that Hog Riders are made of Dark Elixir.
*Currently, when deployed, the Hog Glider will say "Hooog Glideeer!" with the glider repeatedly flapping sound.
**Before the Builder Base 2.0 update, when deployed, the Hog Glider's sound is "Weeheee!", with the glider only flapping once.
===Comparisons===
*They are the only troop to only spawn one unit, as well as the only flying Builder Base Troop to turn into a ground troop in the same battle. 
**Unlike the Siege Barracks from the Home Village, the Hog Glider can be attacked by Air targeting defenses.
*The Hog Glider and Power P.E.K.K.A/Builder Base are the only Builder Base Troops to have the least level upgrade differences.
**However, the Hog Rider (without the glider) has five visual changes like most other Builder Base troops.
*The Hog Glider, Dragon Rider, Mighty Yak, and the Battle Machine are the only units that don't appear in loading screen images, excluding the Super Troops (with the exception of the Super Giant and Rocket Balloon).
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