A standard three-minute match is often just an intricate dance of probing defenses and testing the opponent's card rotation.

Entering overtime fundamentally alters the mathematics and psychology of the entire game.
Nuking the Tower
You use your cheapest cycle cards (like Skeletons and Ice Spirits) to rapidly rotate your deck until your Rocket or Fireball is back in your hand.

During this phase, you must play absolute, perfect defense, dedicating 100% of your remaining troops to stopping their attacks while your spells slowly whittle away their tower.
Watch the opponent's spell cycle too.Don't get cocky and ignore defense.A Log and a Zap might provide the final 200 damage needed without spending 6 elixir on a Rocket. Exploiting Tunnel Vision
In many matches, both players spend the entire three minutes attacking and defending the exact same lane, leaving one Princess tower severely damaged and the other completely untouched.

Because they are suffering from extreme tunnel vision and lack elixir, they will be completely caught off guard and unable to defend.
Match StateBest StrategyThe Nail-BiterImmediate, aggressive spell cycling while using cheap distraction units to stall their spell cycleLeading into OTPlay hyper-defensive 'turtle' mode; take absolutely zero risks and slowly spell their tower out over 2 minutes Mastering the Nerves
Overtime is designed to make you panic, causing your hands to sweat and your heart rate to spike.

Earn it with a cold, calculating mind.

To learn more information regarding tower rush take a look at our page.