I've thus far failed to create a strategy or card setup that does very well against xbows. It seems like they all bring zap or arrows in order to kill all of the small minions I throw in front of it.
Its' range is insane so no other building can hit it, and it always takes down my giants before they arrive!
What is considered the counterplay to xbows, or what are its' "weaknesses"?
Best Answer
I think that you can use the following strategies:
Attack the crossbow before it deploys. Stationary crossbows have a long deploying time, in which you can deploy a Mini P.E.K.K.A, Prince, a Musketeer, a Giant or any other fast/ranged/high-hitpoints unit to have enough time to get close and to destroy it.
Use a long-ranged spell. You can use a Rocket, Poison, Ligtning or a Goblin Barrel to cause a lot of damage to it from a big range. Fireballs may work too. You can also use Freeze to freeze the Crossbow for your troops to have more time to get close.
Let it destroy itself. (BUT ONLY it it's away enough from your towers) Buildings, including the Crossbows, slowly take damage over time and they destroy themselves at a certain point.