You are no longer playing a game of slow, methodical advantages; you are playing 'Sudden Death', where the first player to destroy a single tower wins the match instantly.

This article analyzes the absolute best cards to have in your rotation when the Overtime clock begins ticking down.

The Unblockable Finishers: Heavy Spells

The Rocket is the absolute king of Sudden Death; it deals the highest burst damage in the game, capable of taking nearly 600 hitpoints off a tower instantly.

The Lightning spell is the secondary option; while it deals slightly less damage than the Rocket, it deploys almost instantly and has a massive radius, making it impossible to miss.

• The Fireball is great for chip damage, but it takes 3 or 4 cycles to kill a healthy tower in overtime.
• If the opponent is spell cycling you, you must pressure them so heavily they cannot afford to spend 6 elixir on a spell.
• If you cast Poison, they might cast a Rocket and win before your Poison finishes ticking.

Fast Damage in Overtime

The opponent must guess exactly which tile he will pop up on to defend him; if they guess wrong, the Miner gets two or three guaranteed hits, which is often enough to secure the win.

If the opponent makes a slight defensive error or overcommits by 2 elixir, a Bandit dropped at the bridge will dash to the tower in less than two seconds.

The Psychology of the Final Hit

The player who panics and throws a desperate, unsupported push will almost always lose to the player who calmly executes their win condition.

Be the player who calculates the win.