Best counters for units
I'm listing what I've learned for units i have had difficulty with at some point and what I'm still having difficulty with.
If you have a counter for units i didn't mention or ones I don't know how to beat LMK!
Assassins > engineer
I use the engineer, the auto turret is placed in front of where they'll appear, it won't necessarily save your back row units though, you'll need a firing line like cupids and totems to eliminate them before they can cause much damage.
Exploding barrels > turtles
if you can get the final upgrade for them they will plow through and explode them on contact, for higher leveled barrels with more hp you may need a second row to ensure detonation
Wasters > turtles/snails, maybe exploding barrels
These things will hurt you no matter what you do unless your entire force consists of assassins, turtles and back line units, the best you can do is try to limit their damage by blowing them up early OR using barrels to blow them off to the sides and hopefully out of your units path but more likely than not they're gonna be a problem some so limiting their impact is all you can do.
--if someone has a better strategy I'm all ears, I hate those things--
Moles > barrels? Engineers?
I sometimes have no trouble with these things but usually I do. If my opponent fully upgrades and builds a lot of them i can struggle. The barrels are good because they will surface to fight them and get blown up but it rarely kills them.
Engineers can help hold a line with high hp and the turret is useful but if there's a lot and no extra support the engineers seem to go down and the turret becomes useless once they burrow.
The only way I can beat a horde of moles is by dividing them so one half of the battlefield can hopefully overwhelm one group at a time.
I really don't know a surefire method so please help
Turtles > midline ranged
Assuming they're not wiped out in the initial attack, they will pick them off pretty easily while they're dizzy or focused on the rear line.
Snakes > ?
If my opponent has a large number and full upgrade I have no luck, I'll try to let them take over weak units but having my guys just turn into enemies is not a good result. Somehow ghost archers usually do pretty well, i don't know if spell units can be turned, but they don't show up again if they die and I only use them when I have one heart left, not great.
I hate these things, help!
Beehive > snails/snipers
The snails target the closest enemy so they won't go after these things off the bat, but likewise they won't be targeting the snails either. Once forces are depleted the snail attack usually beats the bees.
If you have enough snipers to survive an attack or they aren't attacked they will take out beehives easy, with the second upgrade it's too easy.
Spartans > no idea
At first I thought these were pretty dumb and could beat them with ranged and barrels but now they've become as unstoppable as moles!
They almost always end up in crazy huge numbers and they steam roll everything.
What can I do?
Sorry if this is too long