data/card_tips.json

{
  "giant": {
    "role": "win_condition_tank",
    "how_to_play": [
      "Play in the back when you want to build a push, not at low elixir.",
      "Support with ranged units (musketeer/archers) and clear swarms with arrows/fireball."
    ],
    "common_counters": ["mini-pekka", "building distraction", "kiting + DPS"]
  },
  "knight": {
    "role": "cheap_defender",
    "how_to_play": [
      "Use as a low-cost mini-tank on defense to absorb hits and enable positive trades.",
      "Drop in mid to pull lane pressure and protect your tower."
    ],
    "common_counters": ["air units", "high DPS single-target troops"]
  },
  "minions": {
    "role": "air_dps_swarm",
    "how_to_play": [
      "Punish ground tanks and slow melee units.",
      "Avoid playing into arrows/fireball if opponent can punish."
    ],
    "common_counters": ["arrows", "fireball", "splash damage"]
  },
  "archers": {
    "role": "ranged_support",
    "how_to_play": [
      "Split in the back (left/right) to reduce spell value (if supported by your sim rules).",
      "Use to pick off air units and support tanks."
    ],
    "common_counters": ["fireball", "fast melee units"]
  },
  "musketeer": {
    "role": "high_value_ranged",
    "how_to_play": [
      "Place in back to maximize uptime and support defenses.",
      "Keep her protected; she melts troops over time."
    ],
    "common_counters": ["fireball", "mini-pekka dive", "pressure opposite lane"]
  },
  "mini-pekka": {
    "role": "tank_killer",
    "how_to_play": [
      "Hold for big tanks (giant).",
      "Don’t waste on tiny units unless you must."
    ],
    "common_counters": ["swarm distraction", "air units"]
  },
  "arrows": {
    "role": "swarm_clear_spell",
    "how_to_play": [
      "Use to clear small troops / swarms efficiently.",
      "Try to get value (hit multiple units) instead of single targets."
    ],
    "common_counters": ["spread units", "baiting cheap arrows"]
  },
  "fireball": {
    "role": "medium_spell",
    "how_to_play": [
      "Best for medium-health troops and chunking tower when you get value.",
      "Don’t fireball nothing—wait for a cluster or a key target."
    ],
    "common_counters": ["unit spacing", "cycle pressure"]
  }
}